Christopher Lambe

Christopher Lambe

@instantdistractions.com

Father. Metalsmith. Organizer. The anti-corporate T-shirt guy.

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Replying to @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

I'll be speaking with @graphicmatt.com and @neeeda.bsky.social about the election that was via the fine folks at @civictechto.bsky.social #TOpoli, come chat with us at City Hall tonight, or follow along online. Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @planningtoronto.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/civi...

Civic Tech Toronto@civictechto.bsky.social

👉️️ Tue Oct 27 → 7pm • in-person & online The day after Toronto votes, join @neeeda.bsky.social of The Green Line, @graphicmatt.com of City Hall Watcher and moderator @lanrickbennett.bsky.social to unpack the results and surprises! ✚ mingling & informal breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

This speech is classic Bradford. It is not a concession speech it is a pitch for his next job. My crystal ball says he runs for Ontario PC party leader once Ford runs for Federal Conservative Party leader. Until then he will be collecting a developer companies paycheque.

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Diana Chan McNally went to Town of Hardcore on Friday and then won a council seat today. Makes you think.

Wow the CBC Toronto coverage on the Mayoral campaign is horrible. The Bradford reporter names all of his campaign promises in a positive light, meanwhile the Chow reporter talks about how the campaign room is decorated...

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The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada, and other outdoor surveillance cameras.

Didn't check the kiln to see what burnout schedule it was on because I barely ever change it... of course I was messing with it last time it was on so I just ruined a tree entirely. Gotta reprint all 5 pieces and re-invest etc. Booourrns

I really hope that the next government that comes in after Doug Ford does a full investigation into every deal he ever made as Premiere. There needs to be a jail cell waiting for him and every one if his cabinet members when he loses the election

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One thing about people citing slower car travel times on Bloor West following the bike lane install is, well, that was kind of the point. Drivers were **averaging** nearly 20 km/h over the current speed limit at spots. Road revamp has brought speeds closer to limit. www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

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In Toronto we've watched police ignore traffic violations for many years (they even lied about enforcing traffic laws - with no consequences) so this is basically the renaissance painting of the Toronto condition.

Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social

Arrests in five minutes

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Every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver death along here belongs to Doug Ford, Prabmeet Sarkaria, and their government. Even though they legislated away the right to sue in advance. #Bikesky #BikeTO #Toronto

Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social

The cops are just overseeing the workers pulling out the infrastructure now.

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Lembram da Sônia Bridi carregando um bebê Yanomami pele e osso, doente?

Beatriz GUARANI KAIOWÁ@beatrizdiniz.bsky.social

"Fazendeiros dizem que vão invadir territórios indígenas na Amazônia caso Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) vença as eleições de 2026, segundo áudios e relatos reunidos pela Folha." [povos indígenas, ambientalistas, defensores de direitos humanos já vimos isso ocorrer] www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/20...

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The woman beside him is the leader of the anti-LGBTQ+ and separatist movement in Canada. Everything from Indigenous rights to protecting minorities goes out the window for the oil and gas lobby

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Carney announces the crude oil pipeline to the West Coast, which will almost certainly drive the orcas there to extinction, is designated in the “national interest.” That means it can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments and Indigenous consultation. He laughs while announcing it.

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i am 100% serious, i think cities should start building infrastructure to accommodate year-round use of e-scooters and bikes

Kiefo Nilsson@kiefonilsson.com

This is a somewhat hot take but I agree with this article overall. We need to be having a more serious conversation about what micro mobility offers and how to build that up than just slamming it all as a menace or looking to restrict and ban it.

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This is foul. A reader reached out and told me the first google result when you search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" is residential school denial. I did the search myself, and I found the same thing. The first non-sponsored result is the Fraser Institute's residential school denial.

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Also to blame the economic crash it's going to cause on anything else than this obscene circus

shaunt@shaunvids.bsky.social

the dual purpose of "our AI is getting too powerful!" is firstly to generate hype & secondly to provide a reason to scale it down that isn't uh oh, this nonsense is very expensive and we can't figure out a way to make a profit with it

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Companies have turned just about everything into subscription services that users have to pay for. “They get the subscription and our data,” EFF's @ktrendacosta.bsky.social said. “It's a win-win for them and a lose-lose for us.”

wired.comPeople Are Pissed Off and Ready to Own Their ShitA grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices.

I'm all for going up against the Americans, but being more like the American Government is not how we do it. Giving tax breaks to foreign corporations while paying for it on the backs of the working class through cutting services is not the way. I'm disappointed in what Carney is presenting

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'Why are #teachers expected to personally shop for the basic supplies needed to operate a publicly funded classroom? And why is the government’s answer to direct millions of public dollars into a multi-billion dollar private corporation?' www.thegrindmag.ca/ontarios-sch...

thegrindmag.caOntario’s Schools Don’t Need a Staples Card, They Need to Be Properly FundedWith the new school year about to begin, Nigel Barriffe, President of the Elementary Teachers of Ontario, argues that the province’s recent changes are taking education in the wrong direction…

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Now to rewrite the column on mobility in Toronto I was just finishing last night as word came that the decision would be released to day. I am not paid enough to live and work in Doug Ford's Ontario.

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Literally bragging about unconstitutional reverse onus provisions on bail, all in the name of co-opting Conservative penal populism. As I've said, Canadian voters flocked to Carney to avoid Pierre Poilievre, and what they got was Stephen Harper.

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social

We’re making big changes to combat crime and keep Canadians safe.

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Why are car-centric transport systems so difficult to undo? Because automobiles represent the dominance of private property over public space. In this @urbancyclinginstitute.org essay, I look to history to uncover how we got here. #StealingCars

urbancyclinginstitute.substack.comStealing Cars: Property, Automobility, and the Colonial Crisis of Car CultureLong Ride | Historian John Munro delves into the past in order to understand how the primacy of private property shapes mobility hierarchies in the present

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NEW PROJECT ALERT: I built a free simple win projection model for NBA fans. Check it out to estimate how good your team will be next season. Link is in the thread below 👇

This is going to ignite a whole new generation of anti-oil pipeline activism. When will we learn that renewables are cheaper and faster to deploy and don't come with all the risks to the environment.

Pembina Institute@pembina.org

Alberta and Ottawa said any new pipeline would be privately funded. Today that promise was broken: a private company will cover just 10%. Taxpayers will front up tens of billions of dollars. If oil exports are such an economic opportunity for Canada, why won’t companies invest? buff.ly/Ao6yGt3

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Who would've thunk it...

Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social

NEW: Barely half a year after the provincial government ordered Toronto to stop issuing speeding tickets from the cameras it had set up across the city, staff say the number of drivers blasting past the limit has increased more than 350%. #Topoli #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1193652...