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Toronto Chad

@Toronto_Chad

An earthling, son, brother, software artist, strap hanger, bike riding (in fair weather) Torontonian

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I study authoritarianism for a living, so I do not say this lightly: America isn't facing an authoritarian future. America is living an authoritarian present. (A long 🧵) /1


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I’m a Marine Corp veteran, trained by LEOs when I served in US embassies on how to handle unruly individuals or protestors. 1) If you are the guys with guns, you are the ones responsible for the situation. Doubly so if you outnumber the person you’re engaging. 2) You do not…


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At a time when data sovereignty is top of mind, it is astonishing that Senate Bill S-209 envisions requiring millions of Canadians to provide government IDs to foreign entities for age verification in order to access social media sites and AI services. x.com/mgeist/status/…

Senate Bill Would Grant Government Regulatory Power to Mandate Age Verification For Search, Social Media and AI Services Accompanied By Threat of Court Ordered Blocking of Lawful Content michaelgeist.ca/2025/10/senate…

mgeist's tweet image. Senate Bill Would Grant Government Regulatory Power to Mandate Age Verification For Search, Social Media and AI Services Accompanied By Threat of Court Ordered Blocking of Lawful Content
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The first Congestion Relief Zone has arrived in N America! Congrats to all in New York who were on the front lines of this fight. Finally we'll have some data to set against all the fear and speculation! The evidence of other cities is that people will adapt and thrive.


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#UPDATE: A 13-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained after she was struck by a vehicle in Ajax on Thursday morning. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/07/aja…


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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar

TheoMoudakis's tweet image. Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar

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Bill S-210, requiring online age-verification and seriously implicating freedom of expression, is in the news today. Here's a summary the Bill and some of its many issues: youtu.be/UN8eP6LlWVY

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My good friend and collaborator @scorgie is on to something here! He’s a great planner with great ideas and should be listened to! blogto.com/eat_drink/2023…


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Raymond Moriyama 1929-2023. One of the most important architects in Canadian history passed away today.

alexbozikovic's tweet image. Raymond Moriyama 1929-2023. One of the most important architects in Canadian history passed away today.

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Downtown Toronto, OH

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JoshLipnik's tweet image. Downtown Toronto, OH
JoshLipnik's tweet image. Downtown Toronto, OH
JoshLipnik's tweet image. Downtown Toronto, OH

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Half of business owners on this #Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % for those who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid forbes.com/sites/carltonr…

BrentToderian's tweet image. Half of business owners on this #Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % for those who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid
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“Over the course of a month, a cyclist or pedestrian will spend 40% more than a motorist. Improvements to the public realm that facilitate pedestrian or cyclist access can increase retail sales by as much as 30%.” Debunking 3 big bike-lane myths, via @TVO tvo.org/article/debunk…


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My interview on CityNews on A Better Idea for Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre.

Advocates invite province to consider alternate plan for Ontario Place toronto.citynews.ca/video/2023/06/… #topoli #onpoli



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Documents dubbed “Greenbelt Files” show Doug Ford 's staff discussed Greenbelt changes 2 MONTHS ‼️ before the premier said he was briefed on it. They also breached @EmmaMci's privacy while processing the FOI that led to this story. HUGE #onpoli news 👇🏽👇🏽 thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenb…


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Poilievre solicited, encouraged, and celebrated a foreign media platform's interference with a Canadian media outlet. This is the result. Remember that the next time he's ranting about standing up for Canada.

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In case you didn't know, there's a LOT of construction activity in Toronto right now. Like, a LOT!

BenRabidoux's tweet image. In case you didn't know, there's a LOT of construction activity in Toronto right now.  Like, a LOT!

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Seeing supporters of Bill C-11 cite a misleading graphic from @pablorodriguez as the answer to criticisms about the bill. Here’s my response thread on the reality of a bill that the Senate concluded opens the door to regulating user content.

Michael Geist: A Quick Reminder About What Bill C-11 Will Actually Do mgeist.substack.com/p/a-quick-remi…



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This is a big issue for me. #Toronto has never been in more of a crisis for truly public space. Our Government is going to give this Corp $650,000,000 to turn public space into a pay-to-play private spa #Toronto Mayor candidates need to be clear where they stand. #topoli


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Why Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Bill C-18 and Google’s Response to Mandated Payments for Links michaelgeist.ca/2023/02/why-ju…

mgeist's tweet image. Why Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Bill C-18 and Google’s Response to Mandated Payments for Links
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