Kate Gregory

Being stretched so thin that you can't directly respond to the people who need a moment of your human attention; that you can't read what people took the time to write you; that you can't plan a vacation or parent your children without the help of an AI agent? What. A. Nightmare.

Another reminder that fabrics are engineering materials too.

The five artists competing to represent Canada at Eurovision 2027 have been revealed:

So this is a silly story, but for a year or two in 2013/2014 I went around telling everyone I could find about this little cryptography library called “OpenSSL” and how it was used everywhere, but had almost no developers or security budget.

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“The Trains will be run on Montreal Time, which is 8½ Minutes faster than Brockville Time.”

This can also be applied to BradBrad’s use of the Victory app too. In Toronto Centre, Stikuts was the first one out door knocking, his team came again right before advanced voting. Chow’s team also came around that time. IRL stumping outweighed flooding posts with comments.

Brazilians recommending not to amplify right-wing talking points by dunking and quoting, as a winning strategy Next day, my tl is full of people dunking on rfk jr I literally would not have seen the bigotry if it wasn't for y'all repeating it. That's exactly what the Brazilians were on about!

you know who will not be a Toronto Argonaut for 5 years? the team employee Chad Kelly sexually harassed, because in the fallout of that SHE was the one who got fired this fuckin' team

There are lots of ways to measure diversity, but looking at just the portion of councillors who are BIPOC, this is the most diverse group that Toronto has ever elected at once:

4th Line Theatre in #Millbrook to celebrate Robert Winslow's legacy with two world premieres for 35th anniversary season. Outdoor theatre company's 2027 season will feature hockey comedy 'Waiting for Gainey' and western 'The Legend of Pearl Hart'. kawarthanow.com/2026/10/27/4...

RFK jr is an asshole (but we already knew that). Moreover, he's wrong. Why is algebra called that? Who gave us the digit 0 (zero)? And our current number system? Why is the star Betelgeuse called that, for that matter? And so on.

The real unfair competition women are being forced into with men is having women's sports constantly separated off as a distinct event which is made to compete commercially with much better funded and socially and institutionally enfranchised men's sporting events & found inadequate by that standard

He's a stick figure, but the things that really matter to him: his tools, his van, are drawn with detail and care. AI would never be that revealing. That's why this is art. And if I lived there and needed a roof repaired, I'd want to pick someone who cares for this tools meticulously.

I got curious and looked up some numbers. In 2023, Chow won with 37.16% after Tory departed in the midst of a scandal. Today, Chow won with 54.1%. That's a jump of some 17 percentage points *after* she served for three years and showed Toronto what kind of mayor she is - no speculation necessary.

Interesting times in Serbia and in the C++ world! Grab a beer with us and bring whatever’s on your mind: there’s no talk this time, so everyone gets a say. 🍺 📅 28.10.2026. 18:00

Walter Koenig as Oro in the Canadian sci-fi series The Starlost. The Canadian produced show was filmed in Scarborough, and only aired for 16 episodes in 1973. Due to budget cuts and production difficulties, show creator Harlan Ellison left before the first episode aired.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Great message. Don't hate, appreciate.

I want to ask reporters what else exactly they want from Beth Upton. They wanted her booted out of female changing rooms, they got it. They wanted her on trial for misconduct, they got it, she was found totally blameless. They wanted her publicly named and shamed in the media, they got it…

I remember when Mel Blanc died and the Looney Tunes lost their voice for the first time. Now they lost it for the second time.

A magical moment on the tundra. This young polar bear decided that she wanted to come check us out. Being able to share moments like this with guests is why I love my job. #mammals

Today is Intersex Awareness Day. I am intersex – and did not find out until I was 26! Intersex people are also impacted by the decision in FWS, but this is much less talked about. Intersex people continue to be subjected to non-consensual medical interventions. Intersex rights are human rights.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Bolsonaro had corrupt media on his side, Meta interference on his side, US propaganda operations, and his party's officials actively sabotaging public transport in Lula strongholds to prevent turnout. Yet he was still beaten by the power of voter turnout.

Seriously. If we had such a law, then someone who wanted to block me from running for office could change her name and get on the ballot first, and even if I were the more serious candidate, if she somehow managed to beat me by a day I'd be screwed.

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

election's today! the transit file: bradford promising 1000 cops, fare refunds for >15 min delays, while removing bus lanes that reduce delays in the first place 🤨 olivia's leading promise is 10/week fare capping. her record: installing more transit lanes than any mayor, building the scarb busway

If we put as much effort into building representative political movements as we put into shaming people for not voting we'd get more voters and better governments. Haranguing voters isn't democracy

I was having conversations with journalists just a few months ago about whether democracy was doomed. Look at this year: Orban defeated. Vukic defeated. Bolsonaro Jr defeated. Trump heading to likely defeat in midterms. That’s the beauty of democracy. Voters can respond. Don’t count it out yet.

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Our First Nations traditional territory maps are progressing. We're likely a week away from completing our alpha build. This will replace the Native-Land.ca territory maps, which went offline earlier this year (though they have other maps still online). It'll go online at knowledgekeepr.com

Lula won despite Trump and Meta. So many people are convinced that there is nothing to be done against the fascist oligarchy that they too frequently do nothing. So do something. elpais.com/america/2026...

“I am a stranger to my closest family members so ask AI basic questions about them.”

Huge event. Failed Jared Kushner/Trump luxury hotel project planned for Belgrade played a role in starting expanded protests against Vucic.

I’ve stopped giving money to The Guardian because of the abuse they inflicted on Dr Arday. It’s been confirmed for the 4th time that the accusations against him were wrong & yet they’re silent. Why aren’t they as loud with the correction as they were with the abuse?

The other implication of his run -- that Toronto has slid into flith and chaos because we don't have a white man at the helm -- is the vilest dog-whistling shit, especially since Chow is still working to clean up the mess John Tory and the Fords left behind.

NEW on @zeteo.com — Venues are *pulling out* of hosting Vivek Ramaswamy for his bus tour across Ohio in the closing days of the election. “We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican says. “It’s that damn ad.” From @andrewperez.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social:

Brittany, France early 20thc, women making 'picot bigouden' a form of intricate and complex crochet linking to Irish crochet #WomensArt

The popular vote is interesting/frustrating as usual. The BC Conservatives have 48% but a huge majority government thanks to “first past the post.” The NDP+Green total is 49%, more than the Conservatives. Proportional representation would have created a virtual tie with a few government scenarios.

You've got to try to accept that bodies are different and messy and break down eventually. It's part of the human condition. And if we look at our fellows and think "that's fucked up" we will never get out of this.