Mastodawn

My @torontostar column: aviation is all about preparation, so it’s weird that proponents of expanding the island airport are trying to fly a plan on hype, rather than a real business case.

Lacking data and detail, this proposal just isn’t ready for takeoff. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/how-the-numbers-undermine-doug-fords-flight-of-fancy-on-billy-bishop-and-jets/article_7c511099-f25d-4158-99ff-d23aa42e9c89.html

Matt Elliott: How the numbers undermine Doug Ford’s flight of fancy on Billy Bishop and jets

There are reasons to be skeptical of the Billy Bishop proposal, based on what we do know about the economic reality of the island airport.

Toronto Star

Tuolla Feb 18

Matt Elliott Feb 17

Check your inbox: it’s City Hall Watcher #371!

The final budget of the term is in the books! I’ve got your complete recap, with notes on police spending, reserve funds, Chow’s opposition, and an endless quest to bring back the leaf-sucking machines.

https://toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-offers-support-for-chows

Council offers support for Chow's low-tax budget, as election looms

City Hall Watcher #371: A recap of the final budget meeting of the Council term, with notes on would-be budget busters, reserve funds, the police, and leaf-sucking machines

City Hall Watcher

Tuolla Feb 8

A.R. Moxon, Verified Duck 🦆Feb 8

Today I wrote about the racist accommodation to the racist response to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show; the moral hazard of extending good faith to those who act in bad faith; and how alienating white bigots is actually part of the solution, not a part of the problem. https://www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-game/

Hating the Game

The cooperation game, the murder game, and acting in good faith with people you know are acting in bad faith.

The Reframe

Tuolla Dec 24

Randahl Fink Dec 24

Trump puts a visa ban on four EU civil servants who have worked on The Digital Services Act, which is the law by which Elon Musk is fined.

I say, it is time for a tit for tat — ban Musk and Trump from entering the EU until this visa ban is lifted.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-bans-ex-eu-commissioner-others-over-social-media-rules/a-75291190

Via @hadon

US bans ex-EU commissioner, others over social media rules

The US accuses former EU tech regulator Thierry Breton and four anti-disinformation campaigners of censorship. Breton called the visa ban a "witch hunt."

Deutsche Welle

Tuolla Dec 11

Dr. Kristopher Wells Dec 10

Today, on International Human Rights Day, Albertans woke up in a province where the rights of one of our most vulnerable minorities have been overridden by a government whose only concern is its own ideological base.

Today is a dark day but our pledge to transgender and gender diverse people in every part of the province is this: we will never give up and we will never stop fighting for your rights.
- Honourable Senator Kristopher Wells

https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/10/alberta-legislature-passes-bill-invoking-charter-override-for-fourth-time

Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

National Newswatch

Tuolla Dec 10

I feel quite seen.

Tuolla Nov 19

Project Gutenberg Nov 19

“They’re about more than mystery”

Harriet Vane, tried for murder in Strong Poison, meets Lord Peter Wimsey, who loves her though she resists. Across later novels they grow into equal partners, enriching Sayers’ mystery series.

By John Mark Ockerbloom

https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/11/18/theyre-about-more-than-mystery/

#books #PublicDomainDayCountdown

Tuolla Oct 19

GeePawHill Oct 19

These two statements are not contradictory, and I wish folks would stop treating them as if they were.

1) *Every* *single* *act* of resistance helps.
2) *No* *single* *act* of resistance will fix this.

Tuolla Oct 9

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Matt Elliott Oct 9

"It staggers me that people resist making the smaller dollar investment for the better outcome," says Councillor Gord Perks of the crisis workers on the TTC initiative. "If we are not here to improve the lives of the people who live in Toronto, what are we doing?"

Tuolla Oct 6

Cat Lady Kydia Music 🇺🇦Oct 6

Someone shared this with me and I laughed out loud at least two times so I’m sharing it with you in the hope that you may also be delighted:

https://onehundredpages.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/dont-make-fun-of-renowned-dan-brown/

#DanBrown #Writing #Critics #BadWriting

Don’t make fun of renowned Dan Brown

Renowned author Dan Brown woke up in his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house – and immediately he felt angry. Most people would have thought that the 48-year-old man had no…

A Useful Fiction