@monicarooney ah, yes. #Toronto.

Last week I went out on Queen Street, in my parka, snow boots, hat, hood, and gloves.

I passed a pair in conversation, walking along the sidewalk, and I had to turn around to ascertain what I'd seen:

One person was in winterwear. The other was in a shirt, cutoff sweats (shorts), socks and sneakers. Only.

😲😖

Over the next year, I'll be riding every passenger train in #Canada. (Starting today, when I board The Canadian from #Vancouver to #Toronto.)

I'll be sharing what I see and learn in my HIGH SPEED blog:

https://www.highspeed.blog

On very cold days like today, I ask my friend who runs a popsicle shop to let me know if she sells any. She has every time I’ve asked. #Toronto #SoVeryCold

Over the next year, I'll be riding every passenger train in #Canada. (Starting today, when I board The Canadian from #Vancouver to #Toronto.)

I'll be sharing what I see and learn in my HIGH SPEED blog:

https://www.highspeed.blog

I'll be in #TORONTO TONIGHT (Jan 30) with Tim Wu:

https://nowtoronto.com/event/cory-doctorow-and-tim-wu-enshittification-and-extraction/

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I'll be in #TORONTO TOMORROW (Jan 30) with Tim Wu:

https://nowtoronto.com/event/cory-doctorow-and-tim-wu-enshittification-and-extraction/

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My late-night flight over the Midwest was particularly vivid — all those city streetlights reflecting off the snow. This is the Toronto area of Canada, with Lake Ontario to the right.
#Canada #Toronto #AerialPhotography #LakeOntario

FINALLY finished the 2025 Year in Review: Media Edition. It awaits MMH review and distribution.

Now to do the socials version of the injury and abuse tracker:

58 concussions
3 sprained shoulders
3 teeth knocked out
2 bruised orbital bones
2 bruised ribs
1 cracked collarbone
1 dislocated shoulder
1 bruised tailbone
1 torn rotator cuff
1 torn ACL

And many, many soft tissue injuries, mostly to wrists, arm, and legs, from overtight handcuffs, punches, and kicks.

They grabbed one person's hijab and pulled it so hard that it left bruises on their neck from near strangulation. They took another person's hijab when they arrested them and would only give it back in the cells.

(Edited because the capital B was making me twitchy.)
#Toronto #TorontoActions #TorontoActivists
#FuckThePolice #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #PoliceDontPreventCrime #DefundDisarmDismantle #Abolish

Never forget, #Toronto, you're not stuck in traffic because there are too many damn cars in this city. And this week you're not stuck because of record snowfall clogging roads. (As an aside, if you're complaining about snow on the roads, have you had a look at our sidewalks recently?) No, you're sitting there like a fool because of bike lanes.

Liberal MPP urges province to reopen Ontario Science Centre as roof withstands record snow
A Liberal MPP is calling on the Doug Ford government to reopen the Ontario Science Centre at its current location given that its roof appears to be in no danger of collapsing following record amounts of snow in Toronto.

#reopening #sciencecentre #roof #snow #Toronto
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-science-centre-roof-passes-test-call-to-reopen-liberal-mpp-9.7065687?cmp=rss

Liberal MPP urges province to reopen Ontario Science Centre as roof withstands record snow
A Liberal MPP is calling on the Doug Ford government to reopen the Ontario Science Centre at its current location given that its roof appears to be in no danger of collapsing following record amounts of snow in Toronto.

#reopening #sciencecentre #roof #snow #Toronto
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-science-centre-roof-passes-test-call-to-reopen-liberal-mpp-9.7065687?cmp=rss

We got a lot of snow in East York. The banks are high. #Toronto