Martin Z
@pxtl.ca
🌇 #HamOnt 🍁
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✍️ https://Pxtl.ca
🦣 https://mastodon.social/@Pxtl
🐙🐱 https://github.com/Pxtl
🐭🍁 https://lemmy.ca/u/Pxtl
♂️ ♀️ he/him
#️⃣ #YIMBY #BikeSky #ProtectTransKids #ElbowsUp
#️⃣ #Powershell #DevOps #Boardgames #Cocktails
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Introduce yourself with
One book 📚 — Harrow the Ninth
One movie 🎥 — Matrix
One album 💿 — I Saw The TV Glow official soundtrack
One TV Show 📺 — Sense8
One Videogame 🎮 — Pathologic Classic HD
One book 📚 — Harrow the Ninth
One movie 🎥 — Matrix
One album 💿 — I Saw The TV Glow official soundtrack
One TV Show 📺 — Sense8
One Videogame 🎮 — Pathologic Classic HD
Introduce yourself with
One book 📚 — Carrie by Stephen King
One movie 🎥 — Scream
One album 💿 — Worlds by Porter Robinson
One TV Show 📺 — Fleabag
One book 📚 — Carrie by Stephen King
One movie 🎥 — Scream
One album 💿 — Worlds by Porter Robinson
One TV Show 📺 — Fleabag
Introduce yourself with
One Book 📚 - Protector, by Larry Niven
One Movie 🎥 - The Fountain
One Album 💿 - The Downward Spiral
One TV Show 📺 - The Expanse
One Videogame 🎮 - Armored Core
One Book 📚 - Protector, by Larry Niven
One Movie 🎥 - The Fountain
One Album 💿 - The Downward Spiral
One TV Show 📺 - The Expanse
One Videogame 🎮 - Armored Core
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To be politically conscious from 2000-2009, and more specifically from 2001-2005, was to have your brain stamped with a feverish Curse of Knowing. So when you see shit like this, all you can think is “Dick Cheney insisting on links between Al Qaeda and Saddam”. You never forget the scent.
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
To be politically conscious from 2000-2009, and more specifically from 2001-2005, was to have your brain stamped with a feverish Curse of Knowing. So when you see shit like this, all you can think is “Dick Cheney insisting on links between Al Qaeda and Saddam”. You never forget the scent.
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last night, i caught the milky way and andromeda in the same image and it was so special to me.
two galaxies, millions of light-years apart.
two galaxies, millions of light-years apart.
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
last night, i caught the milky way and andromeda in the same image and it was so special to me.
two galaxies, millions of light-years apart.
two galaxies, millions of light-years apart.
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As dark as the last few days have been, the courage of the people of Minneapolis fills me with true hope. I do not know what will happen next. But in this moment, the love of community we see in Minnesota gives us all a beacon of light.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As dark as the last few days have been, the courage of the people of Minneapolis fills me with true hope. I do not know what will happen next. But in this moment, the love of community we see in Minnesota gives us all a beacon of light.
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ME: Smash or Pass?
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR (hanging on for dear life): PASS them I said PASS them
ME: Really? I think they’re kinda hot
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Pull over
ME: I think it’s a cardigan
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Darn right you’re not driving this car again
ME: What?
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: What
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR (hanging on for dear life): PASS them I said PASS them
ME: Really? I think they’re kinda hot
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Pull over
ME: I think it’s a cardigan
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Darn right you’re not driving this car again
ME: What?
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: What
August 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
ME: Smash or Pass?
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR (hanging on for dear life): PASS them I said PASS them
ME: Really? I think they’re kinda hot
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Pull over
ME: I think it’s a cardigan
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Darn right you’re not driving this car again
ME: What?
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: What
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR (hanging on for dear life): PASS them I said PASS them
ME: Really? I think they’re kinda hot
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Pull over
ME: I think it’s a cardigan
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: Darn right you’re not driving this car again
ME: What?
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR: What
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I actually kind of hate being put in the position of defending a man who has chronic Poster's Madness, but he ends up exposing such a truly deranged series of social media pathologies that are somehow even more egregious than his, and it's worth talking about.
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I actually kind of hate being put in the position of defending a man who has chronic Poster's Madness, but he ends up exposing such a truly deranged series of social media pathologies that are somehow even more egregious than his, and it's worth talking about.
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Guys please stop saying I target women, trans people, women of color, that I have an issue with these groups, that I harass people, etc. Again, you don’t have to like me but those are accusations of a different order. They’ve been hallucinated in a game-of-telephone fashion, always heard secondhand.
January 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Guys please stop saying I target women, trans people, women of color, that I have an issue with these groups, that I harass people, etc. Again, you don’t have to like me but those are accusations of a different order. They’ve been hallucinated in a game-of-telephone fashion, always heard secondhand.
One recurring thing I've noticed is accusing him of transphobia... but I've never seen it backed up. Is there anything there?
man the clout chasers on here are really panicking about stancil lol
January 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
One recurring thing I've noticed is accusing him of transphobia... but I've never seen it backed up. Is there anything there?
Never forget that it could happen here in Canada. Anti-migrant sentiment was insane here right up until Trump made it unfashionable to talk that way.
Remember the whole "border crossings" discourse? The anger about student visas?
Everybody has polititely forgotten the loud voices in those days.
Remember the whole "border crossings" discourse? The anger about student visas?
Everybody has polititely forgotten the loud voices in those days.
January 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Never forget that it could happen here in Canada. Anti-migrant sentiment was insane here right up until Trump made it unfashionable to talk that way.
Remember the whole "border crossings" discourse? The anger about student visas?
Everybody has polititely forgotten the loud voices in those days.
Remember the whole "border crossings" discourse? The anger about student visas?
Everybody has polititely forgotten the loud voices in those days.
Just listening to Trash future podcast interview with Jana Silverman.
Talks about the only reason the USA didn't fully annex Cuba after helping in 1900ish anticolonial revolution was the US Gov't was too racist against Afro-Cubans, worried about more blacks in a new State.
What a world.
Talks about the only reason the USA didn't fully annex Cuba after helping in 1900ish anticolonial revolution was the US Gov't was too racist against Afro-Cubans, worried about more blacks in a new State.
What a world.
January 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Just listening to Trash future podcast interview with Jana Silverman.
Talks about the only reason the USA didn't fully annex Cuba after helping in 1900ish anticolonial revolution was the US Gov't was too racist against Afro-Cubans, worried about more blacks in a new State.
What a world.
Talks about the only reason the USA didn't fully annex Cuba after helping in 1900ish anticolonial revolution was the US Gov't was too racist against Afro-Cubans, worried about more blacks in a new State.
What a world.
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Me, last July www.tvo.org/article/anal...
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Me, last July www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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Inuit from Alaska and Canada stand with our relatives in Greenland 🇬🇱 Quyana @ayyu210.bsky.social for organizing this video
An Inuit message of solidarity and support for our 🇬🇱 relatives from Inuit of Alaska and Canada ❤️
You are not alone. We love you and stand for your right to self-determine the future of your nunaat ✨️
#InuitNunaat #InuitNunangat #Greenland #KalaallitNunaat #KalaallitPigaat
youtu.be/MeE8PHbLgfo?...
You are not alone. We love you and stand for your right to self-determine the future of your nunaat ✨️
#InuitNunaat #InuitNunangat #Greenland #KalaallitNunaat #KalaallitPigaat
youtu.be/MeE8PHbLgfo?...
180,000 Strong Inuit Standing Together
YouTube video by Ayyu
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Inuit from Alaska and Canada stand with our relatives in Greenland 🇬🇱 Quyana @ayyu210.bsky.social for organizing this video
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Planners, to council: "if you could maybe possibly support implement this watered-down plan it'd be really nice."
Police, to the press and public: "MAKE THEM RAISE OUR FUNDING OR EVERYBODY DIES."
Police, to the press and public: "MAKE THEM RAISE OUR FUNDING OR EVERYBODY DIES."
I speak from experience when I say its a bit weird and bad that so many of the most passionate housing, transit and urbanism people in Canada aren't "in the tent" and don't actually work in the area.
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Planners, to council: "if you could maybe possibly support implement this watered-down plan it'd be really nice."
Police, to the press and public: "MAKE THEM RAISE OUR FUNDING OR EVERYBODY DIES."
Police, to the press and public: "MAKE THEM RAISE OUR FUNDING OR EVERYBODY DIES."
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Docking.
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Docking.
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Inspired by the recent Merz confession:
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Inspired by the recent Merz confession:
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So to reiterate now they are attacking an orphaned child
School of Renee Good’s son targeted by right-wing attacks
Threats to Southside Family Charter School in Minneapolis came after New York Post articles and a series of social media posts from right-wing commentators.
sahanjournal.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
So to reiterate now they are attacking an orphaned child
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The City of Toronto failed to meet key commitments that they agreed to under the Housing Accelerator Fund. As a result, their funding was reduced from $471 million to... $461 million.
Why bother meeting commitments when the penalties are so weak?
Why bother meeting commitments when the penalties are so weak?
Update on the Housing Accelerator Fund Agreements for Red Deer, Toronto, Vaughan | CMHC
Updates on the Housing Accelerator Fund agreements.
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The City of Toronto failed to meet key commitments that they agreed to under the Housing Accelerator Fund. As a result, their funding was reduced from $471 million to... $461 million.
Why bother meeting commitments when the penalties are so weak?
Why bother meeting commitments when the penalties are so weak?
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JUST IN: In a chilling escalation, Canadian PM Mark Carney warned America by saying, "Our full partnership and obligations to Article 5 stand. We stand FULLY BEHIND them." Canada will back Denmark on Greenland; this comes in response to U.S. plans of annexing Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
JUST IN: In a chilling escalation, Canadian PM Mark Carney warned America by saying, "Our full partnership and obligations to Article 5 stand. We stand FULLY BEHIND them." Canada will back Denmark on Greenland; this comes in response to U.S. plans of annexing Greenland.
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Since "brunch" discourse came up again recently, I ddged some of the old posts about it, which led me to an old tweet from the Some More News guy, dunking on normies out protesting in 2020 carrying joke signs about wanting brunch.
He still does all his posting on X.
"political apathy"
He still does all his posting on X.
"political apathy"
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Since "brunch" discourse came up again recently, I ddged some of the old posts about it, which led me to an old tweet from the Some More News guy, dunking on normies out protesting in 2020 carrying joke signs about wanting brunch.
He still does all his posting on X.
"political apathy"
He still does all his posting on X.
"political apathy"
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extremely cool info environment to tweet something and a half hour later once it’s riled everyone up to be like “no haha jk it’s the opposite actually”
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
extremely cool info environment to tweet something and a half hour later once it’s riled everyone up to be like “no haha jk it’s the opposite actually”
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New: Premier Smith and Alberta’s Justice Minister are applauding the appeals court for finding the use of the emergencies act during the Ottawa convoy unconstitutional under sections 2 and 8.
For context those same sections were stripped by the GOA for Albertans with the notwithstanding clause use.
For context those same sections were stripped by the GOA for Albertans with the notwithstanding clause use.
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
New: Premier Smith and Alberta’s Justice Minister are applauding the appeals court for finding the use of the emergencies act during the Ottawa convoy unconstitutional under sections 2 and 8.
For context those same sections were stripped by the GOA for Albertans with the notwithstanding clause use.
For context those same sections were stripped by the GOA for Albertans with the notwithstanding clause use.
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Hello @democrats.org, I have finished the video you commissioned! Let me know where to send my invoice! xo
youtu.be/3i_8NcK_P1c
youtu.be/3i_8NcK_P1c
I'm A Democratic Politician, And My Solution To Getting Rid Of ICE Is To Give Them All Lil’ Kisses
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Hello @democrats.org, I have finished the video you commissioned! Let me know where to send my invoice! xo
youtu.be/3i_8NcK_P1c
youtu.be/3i_8NcK_P1c
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UATX: "we're the school for free speech."
Faculty member: "the rich should pay their fair share."
UATX: "you're fired."
It's truly a distillation of the reality that the entire "anti-cancel culture" project was just a bunch of rich people who hated being criticized or held accountable.
Faculty member: "the rich should pay their fair share."
UATX: "you're fired."
It's truly a distillation of the reality that the entire "anti-cancel culture" project was just a bunch of rich people who hated being criticized or held accountable.
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
UATX: "we're the school for free speech."
Faculty member: "the rich should pay their fair share."
UATX: "you're fired."
It's truly a distillation of the reality that the entire "anti-cancel culture" project was just a bunch of rich people who hated being criticized or held accountable.
Faculty member: "the rich should pay their fair share."
UATX: "you're fired."
It's truly a distillation of the reality that the entire "anti-cancel culture" project was just a bunch of rich people who hated being criticized or held accountable.