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|| mostly IRL || can’t help your career, but you’ll never be my stepping stone https://xitter.gq/t.co/oHe0wklLe4

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This is the last day of our Facebook aquaintance: I will meet you later in somebody's café.
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“It feels as if the walls are closing in and you cannot catch your breath.” Yousef Hammash, who is a film-maker and works for the Norwegian Refugee Council, sends his eyewitness report from inside Gaza. A warning - this film contains extremely distressing images.
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♥️Today's rebroadcast on @SparkCBC "Can we design cities to foster well-being?" is perfect listening: Create/celebrate liveable cities –– save the existing 800+ mature trees podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas… #saveontarioplace #actualwellness #trees #shinrinyoku #forestbathing #stopthespa
Jay Pitter (@Jay_Pitter) profile pictureJay Pitter@Jay_Pitter7 Oct 2023
A lesson I’ve learned from the Ontario Place fiasco is that we must steward, use, monitor & celebrate our public spaces with greater vigilance. We must love on public spaces to the point of obsession so corrupt governments & corporations will think twice before coming for them.
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We've had Airbnb for 15 years in Canada. If you want to understand the housing crisis, start here 👇
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me patiently waiting for airbnb’s downfall so i can be a homeowner
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This is incredible. The power of one person.
NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) profile pictureNowThis Impact
@nowthisimpact27 Jun 2023
‘How do these families survive?’ — Marjy Stagmeier turns blighted buildings into affordable housing communities — and even provides after-school education programs so her tenant families can thrive (with @starcprograms)

Atlanta Landlord Creates Affordable Housing for Families

Marjy Stagmeier turns blighted buildings into affordable housing communities — and even provides after-school education programs so her tenant families can thrive

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I love the work Lorraine does + have followed her for years ✌️ She should be RUNNING the strategy for unhoused people in this city.
nam kiwanuka (@namshine) profile picturenam kiwanuka@namshine9 Jun 2023
.⁦@lorrainelamchop⁩ “Everybody that I’m working with, they’re just trying to survive.”: “The number of tents and structures across the city has doubled since last year, as shelter closures loom and funding for some housing subsidies has dried up.” thestar.com/news/gta/2023/06…
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All kids have the right to their own emotions, feelings, expression of identity (when it harms absolutely noone) –– and privacy
Farrah Khan (@farrahsafiakhan) profile pictureFarrah Khan@farrahsafiakhan18 May 2023
LGBTQ children have the human right not to be outed without their consent. Government and schools must prioritize the right to autonomy and well-being of children, including their right to choose if, when & how they disclose their 2SLGBTQIA identity.
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TIFF (@TIFF_NET) profile pictureTIFF
@TIFF_NET13 Mar 2023
"I want to thank the Academy for not being mortally offended by the words women and talking being so close together like that." —Sarah Polley, Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winner. #Oscars
A photo of writer-director Sarah Polley, dressed in a tuxedo and holding her Oscar on stage.

ALT A photo of writer-director Sarah Polley, dressed in a tuxedo and holding her Oscar on stage.

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Michelle Yeoh. A legend finally gets her due.
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Ponytail as bangs!
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It was in reading Viv Albertine's book that I realized the 'punkers' I watched walk past my London primary school were probably 'THE' punkers bookforum.com/print/2104/pun…
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Reminder that the B52s continue to be the best band
The B-52s (@TheB52s) profile pictureThe B-52s@TheB52s8 Mar 2023
Dear fellow citizens, We, The B-52’s, are deeply concerned about the numerous new bills that promote transphobia and discrimination against transgender individuals and drag artists, which have been introduced in the United States. We strongly denounce these bills and stand in
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Read this marvellous conversation with @OwenPallett on the occasion of all his records being reissued. And then fall directly into some lovely dreams. Good night! thelineofbestfit.com/feature…
Owen Pallett's best songs, as chosen by them | Interview

Owen Pallett's best songs, as chosen by them | Interview

Owen Pallett’s earliest work as Final Fantasy is at long last back in print. They talk to Best Fit about looking back in wonder, and their personal highlights of what came next.

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oldie but ... evergreen
Eric Allen Hatch (@ericallenhatch) profile pictureEric Allen Hatch@ericallenhatch10 Jan 2016
When your home planet exploded a few hours ago but a man you just met is feeling sad about his martial-arts mentor
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Just unearthed this treasure trove of radio interviews I did in early 2000s #unicorns #laurabarrett #ohbijou #bellorchestre #weakerthans #lederhosenlucil #jasonmolina #habitat #toronto2003 @sylvie_draws @laurabarrettgo @clevack @julespenner @jasonjtait
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Wild, some more music stuff. Random interviews with the crowd & perhaps bands at the legendary (and unsung) Ford Plant RIP. I really hope it’s Republic of Safety or The Bicycles! “Canadian & Local”@fuzzylogicrecs @macdonaldmaggie @carlzoilus @owenpallett @jdovercourt
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And somehow I had a music podcast in 2005 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #cleverlazy #musichistory #early2000s
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Wild, some more music stuff. Random interviews with the crowd & perhaps bands at the legendary (and unsung) Ford Plant RIP. I really hope it’s Republic of Safety or The Bicycles! “Canadian & Local” @fuzzylogicrecs @macdonaldmaggie @carlzoilus @owenpallett @jdovercourt
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The fabulous @vedahille and a lesser known band that should have been a bigger deal, The Doers. Did anyone see them? I have an album on vinyl, it’s art Punk AF #thedoers #vedahille #secretmommy #ablum lol #2000smusic #early2000s @oktoebrr #cdnmusic #musichistory #cleverlazy
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