Cameron MacLeod
@c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
Tech by day, transit nerd by night, curler and cyclist whenever. 🗳️🚉🚲🏳️🌈 advocate. Anti-fascist, anti-racist, feminist. Trans rights = human rights. I try to […]
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TTC announces that Line 6 Finch will open Sunday December 7th
https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Line-6-Finch-West
#TTC #toronto #metrolinx #topoli #etobicoke #finchwest #transit #publictransit
https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Line-6-Finch-West
#TTC #toronto #metrolinx #topoli #etobicoke #finchwest #transit #publictransit
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
TTC announces that Line 6 Finch will open Sunday December 7th
https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Line-6-Finch-West
#TTC #toronto #metrolinx #topoli #etobicoke #finchwest #transit #publictransit
https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Line-6-Finch-West
#TTC #toronto #metrolinx #topoli #etobicoke #finchwest #transit #publictransit
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#streetcarsummit
Final lightning round items on how to improve things:
- fixing the streetcars themselves (slow doors, don't buy such heavy vehicles, move the PRESTO readers to better locations, ...)
- add cowpusher to the front of each streetcar: panelists seem supportive, one rating it as […]
Final lightning round items on how to improve things:
- fixing the streetcars themselves (slow doors, don't buy such heavy vehicles, move the PRESTO readers to better locations, ...)
- add cowpusher to the front of each streetcar: panelists seem supportive, one rating it as […]
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mstdn.ca
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#streetcarsummit
Final lightning round items on how to improve things:
- fixing the streetcars themselves (slow doors, don't buy such heavy vehicles, move the PRESTO readers to better locations, ...)
- add cowpusher to the front of each streetcar: panelists seem supportive, one rating it as […]
Final lightning round items on how to improve things:
- fixing the streetcars themselves (slow doors, don't buy such heavy vehicles, move the PRESTO readers to better locations, ...)
- add cowpusher to the front of each streetcar: panelists seem supportive, one rating it as […]
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Packed community centre room for the @ttcriders.bsky.social Streetcar Summit, including TTC Chair Jamaal Myers, who opens his remarks stating that the board *asked* to be told about how awful streetcars are, to provide more fuel to improve service.
Follow this 🧵 to follow along, and use […]
Follow this 🧵 to follow along, and use […]
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mstdn.ca
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Packed community centre room for the @ttcriders.bsky.social Streetcar Summit, including TTC Chair Jamaal Myers, who opens his remarks stating that the board *asked* to be told about how awful streetcars are, to provide more fuel to improve service.
Follow this 🧵 to follow along, and use […]
Follow this 🧵 to follow along, and use […]
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Per this slide deck for Metrolinx's November 27 board meeting shared via the @urbantoronto.bsky.social forums, Line 6 is planned to open on December 7. While cited in prior media reports, it's the first time coming from Metrolinx directly. #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Per this slide deck for Metrolinx's November 27 board meeting shared via the @urbantoronto.bsky.social forums, Line 6 is planned to open on December 7. While cited in prior media reports, it's the first time coming from Metrolinx directly. #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...
Toronto’s “Rock, Button, Scissors” curling league for queer women and trans folk is holding its first bonspiel in January!
Details here: https://toronto.pridecurl.ca/bonspiels/rock-button-scissors-is-holding-its-first-bonspiel/
If you’re unfamiliar with curling […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Details here: https://toronto.pridecurl.ca/bonspiels/rock-button-scissors-is-holding-its-first-bonspiel/
If you’re unfamiliar with curling […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Toronto’s “Rock, Button, Scissors” curling league for queer women and trans folk is holding its first bonspiel in January!
Details here: https://toronto.pridecurl.ca/bonspiels/rock-button-scissors-is-holding-its-first-bonspiel/
If you’re unfamiliar with curling […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
Details here: https://toronto.pridecurl.ca/bonspiels/rock-button-scissors-is-holding-its-first-bonspiel/
If you’re unfamiliar with curling […]
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Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger - @NatObserver
UCP candidate in Alberta’s 2019 election’s $7 million dollar lawsuit against Toronto Star, CBC, NDP and @pressprogress who broke story that made her drop out […]
UCP candidate in Alberta’s 2019 election’s $7 million dollar lawsuit against Toronto Star, CBC, NDP and @pressprogress who broke story that made her drop out […]
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mstdn.ca
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger - @NatObserver
UCP candidate in Alberta’s 2019 election’s $7 million dollar lawsuit against Toronto Star, CBC, NDP and @pressprogress who broke story that made her drop out […]
UCP candidate in Alberta’s 2019 election’s $7 million dollar lawsuit against Toronto Star, CBC, NDP and @pressprogress who broke story that made her drop out […]
"If she wants it, Chow has an avenue before her that could solve a large measure of her immediate fiscal problems, serve the city’s larger environmental goals, and improve its fiscal position over the long term. She just needs to destroy the Toronto Parking Authority."
- @jm_mcgrath […]
- @jm_mcgrath […]
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mstdn.ca
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"If she wants it, Chow has an avenue before her that could solve a large measure of her immediate fiscal problems, serve the city’s larger environmental goals, and improve its fiscal position over the long term. She just needs to destroy the Toronto Parking Authority."
- @jm_mcgrath […]
- @jm_mcgrath […]
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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This is a fucking DISGRACE. The Republicans of the United States Congress are permitting a man to spew dangerous and harmful disinformation to the public.
This is dangerous. This will kill infants and children.
Republicans DO NOT CARE about babies after they are born
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
This is dangerous. This will kill infants and children.
Republicans DO NOT CARE about babies after they are born
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is a fucking DISGRACE. The Republicans of the United States Congress are permitting a man to spew dangerous and harmful disinformation to the public.
This is dangerous. This will kill infants and children.
Republicans DO NOT CARE about babies after they are born
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
This is dangerous. This will kill infants and children.
Republicans DO NOT CARE about babies after they are born
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
This was an interesting little investigation to read about. And like it did @nickhunebrown, it left me with despair.
https://mas.to/@thelocal/115576603298613908
https://mas.to/@thelocal/115576603298613908
The Local Magazine (@[email protected])
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites. https://thelocal.to/investigating-scam-journalism-ai/
mas.to
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This was an interesting little investigation to read about. And like it did @nickhunebrown, it left me with despair.
https://mas.to/@thelocal/115576603298613908
https://mas.to/@thelocal/115576603298613908
Want to feel like an entirely neutral website is judging you? Sure you do.
https://ismy.blue/
h/t @iflscience
https://ismy.blue/
h/t @iflscience
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Want to feel like an entirely neutral website is judging you? Sure you do.
https://ismy.blue/
h/t @iflscience
https://ismy.blue/
h/t @iflscience
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Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
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Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]
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"Don't be evil" is so far in the past, it's not even a memory anymore
(Original title: Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort)
https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/
(Original title: Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort)
https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Don't be evil" is so far in the past, it's not even a memory anymore
(Original title: Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort)
https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/
(Original title: Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort)
https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/
I am getting so very tired of the part of my job that involves a client being told a thing doesn’t exist, and then they come back the week later asking for the thing that doesn’t exist, and then they come back a week after that, and the week after that, and
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I am getting so very tired of the part of my job that involves a client being told a thing doesn’t exist, and then they come back the week later asking for the thing that doesn’t exist, and then they come back a week after that, and the week after that, and
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A friend came up with a nice metaphor for a message you would have replied to but somehow missed: "It disappeared over the event horizon of my inbox."
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A friend came up with a nice metaphor for a message you would have replied to but somehow missed: "It disappeared over the event horizon of my inbox."
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The Great #ai Bubble - by Carole Cadwalladr
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Great #ai Bubble - by Carole Cadwalladr
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
“This was not a hard interview.
It was a bro-to-bro podcast but [<a href="/hashtag/openai" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#openai ]’s Sam Altman had a meltdown.
In response to a question about how a company will be able to spend $1.4 trillion when its revenue is only a tiny fraction of that,
Altman […]
Really upsetting to see that pro-Palestinian protesters marched through a predominantly Jewish residential neighbourhood in northern Toronto today, wearing masks. (There’s a bunch of video; they were escorted / monitored by Toronto Police, but did not appear to break any laws)
The destruction […]
The destruction […]
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mstdn.ca
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Really upsetting to see that pro-Palestinian protesters marched through a predominantly Jewish residential neighbourhood in northern Toronto today, wearing masks. (There’s a bunch of video; they were escorted / monitored by Toronto Police, but did not appear to break any laws)
The destruction […]
The destruction […]
Sometimes when I visit the facilities, I am struck with the urgent thought: “Shawn should see this one.”
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Sometimes when I visit the facilities, I am struck with the urgent thought: “Shawn should see this one.”
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
cc @shawnmicallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social
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Going to be in #toronto at the start of December, should we run an #activityinthepub and when/where works best?
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
Activity In The Pub - FediHost
Running an Activity in the Pub is a great way to meet other people near you who are into the Fediverse
fedihost.co
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Going to be in #toronto at the start of December, should we run an #activityinthepub and when/where works best?
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
#fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
Lots of places require that e-scooters and e-bikes be blocked from going faster than a certain speed for safety, but they don't do the same for cars and trucks which weigh many times more and which are more likely to kill people. But this could be changed, and we'd save lives […]
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mstdn.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lots of places require that e-scooters and e-bikes be blocked from going faster than a certain speed for safety, but they don't do the same for cars and trucks which weigh many times more and which are more likely to kill people. But this could be changed, and we'd save lives […]
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Details are finally out about what happened to the Scarborough subway extension boring machine that got stuck under the 401
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Details are finally out about what happened to the Scarborough subway extension boring machine that got stuck under the 401
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
#metrolinx #scarborough #topoli
🐈⬛ Cat got sick last week, stopped eating.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
🐈⬛ Cat got sick last week, stopped eating.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
🐟 As part of his recuperation, we gave him tuna throughout the weekend to get some calories in him. He’s doing fine now.
😾 He has some opinions about the tuna stoppage.
Such an important thing. Collecting cans works well for kids - it’s a physical thing. But if you’re a grownup, and you can spare that dollar — or $20! — give it to the experts to spend. Buy more beans.
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
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mstdn.ca
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Such an important thing. Collecting cans works well for kids - it’s a physical thing. But if you’re a grownup, and you can spare that dollar — or $20! — give it to the experts to spend. Buy more beans.
AND advocate for systemic change! […]
AND advocate for systemic change! […]