Tootfinder

Very interesting to see the Facebook ads in #Willowdale
Make Lily Cheng appear as pro-housing development, when she is not.
#topoli

Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
Of course he does
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/investigations/ai-app-suggests-posts-brad-bradford-supporters

Hold the line
Make that US boycott a bit stronger
Any dollar not sent to that shit hole is how we make them pay
#buycanadian

So Lily Cheng and the City of Toronto pushed to rename part of Yonge Street to BTS boulevard (in what is essentially Koreatown #2)
However instead of being purple 🟪, the signs are red 🔺
I don't really get it
#toronto

This never gets old
(Stolen on Reddit)
#TheOffice

Where’s the outrage when pedestrians are killed?
#walkto

Had no idea that St-Thomas was so important for rail connections back in the days in Canada.
Also had no idea there was a rail museum there either, which is a shame
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/st-thomas-ontario-passenger-rail-…

RE: https://famichiki.jp/@salyavin/117298519330541433
I’ve used Foursquare / Swarm since 2009. Very little has changed on the app over the years, some years it looked like abandonware (been a bit better the last couple years).
Always thought it was in…

Suspect Sought in Hate Motivated Assault Investigation Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue East area,
Images Released
Someone got assaulted for wearing a Palestinian flag
https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/66949/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/117130373451295402
No thank you

Anyone has a ELI5 on what is happening with the bond market right now?
#finance #stockmarket

The Mastodon "invite only" situation on many servers got so bad that now people are begging for invites on reddit.
It's really not great for the long term sustainability of the platform when it's so hard to join.
And no, I don't have any idea how to solve the spamming issue that caused so many servers to switch to invite only in the first place

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
Jerome Sydenham and Kerri Chandler:
🎵 System (Helix remix)
#JeromeSydenhamandKerriChandler
https://1djhelix.bandcamp.com/track/kerri-chandler-jerome-sydenham-system-helix-remix

Through our business, my partner Gelaine is hosting a virtual summit for purpose-driven BIPOC entrepreneurs & allies on September 22nd-24th, 2026.
It’s called the Build Ecosystems, Not Empires summit
I’ve been pretty busy behind the scene doing the tech for the summit experience
It is free to attend! Hope some of you can join us

40 years ago this weekend, jerry garcia falls into a diabetic coma & nearly dies. in the hospital, his heart stops following an allergic reaction when doctors give him valium. the dead will cancel 30 dates through fall. he relearns to play guitar & is performing again by october.

Un 3e lien qui passerait sur le chemin Royal Š l'Île d'Orléans.
Vraiment le parti conservateur a trouvé une nouvelle façon de rendre ce projet très drôle.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2275865/camionneurs-3e-lien-eric-duhaime

En décidant de ne pas tenir de référendum dans son premier mandat, PSPP vient de gagner ses élections.
Félicitations au nouveau premier ministre!
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2275924/pspp-declaration-independance-referendum-quebec…

Cowboys Advised to Sign 1,463-Yard ‘Insurance Policy’ After Preseason Finale https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/advised-sign-jerome-ford-after-preseason/

La glace pilée : un dessert qui fait boule de neige
--
Je savais pas que shaved ice en français était "glace pilée"
https://www.lapresse.ca/gourmand/alimentation/2026-07-18/canicule/la-glace-pilee-u…

In 2024 I emailed my local MPP because I thought his hotel expenses were fishy. His office responded to me that I was "singling him out" and that all Toronto MPP were doing the same.
Today, my MPP is resigning from his Minister position
Good riddance Stan
https://www.…

Felt a lot of satisfaction yesterday at the grocery to pick an item in my hands and then… oops, US made. Good bye, back on the shelf
Keep it up, every $ diverted is a win.
#buycanadian

RE: https://jasette.facil.services/@jerome/116841019548181341
On est rendu Š 10 dans la collection!

RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/117283920134913198
So… they don’t have offsite backups?

The US Fed just increased their interest rate
Waiting for TACO to tell us he's cutting trades with "every country"
#taco

We will take the support Lewis, thank you
#lewishamilton #f1

J’ai visité St Georges samedi. J’avais jamais mis les pieds dans cette ville du Québec.
Principalement vu le parc des 7 chutes et le bel aménagement qu’ils ont fait avec l’Île Pozer sur la rivière Chaudière. J’aime les villes qui développent leur bord de l’eau.
Mais pour le reste ça ressemble beaucoup Š des stroads, un peu comme le reste des petites villes de la Beauce.
#beauce

Canada Post just created their own online store?
#canadashops #canadapost

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Oscar Jerome:
🎵 The Butter (Spork Version)
#OscarJerome
https://open.spotify.com/track/05U7xqqmSZqvN6WGQNHptL

#Wise Canada is launching chequing accounts with e-transfer support and CDIC insurance. they added interest recently.
Lots of fintech competition on the market right now with similar features

Pont Pierre Laporte entièrement fermé Š Québec direction sud.
En raison d’une poursuite coups de feu durant la nuit ‼️
#villedequebec

Is there a Canadian peertube instance around?
#peertube

Sadly another day that i'm glad that i own not 1 but 2 air purifier in my condo
#toronto

Saying "Free Palestine" got Macklemore dropped from the Ed Sheeran tour
The singer Pink said: " What I need is to be able to say, as a Jewish mom, ‘that scared me, and it scared people I love’
Continuing weaponizing this fear that we can't support Palestine.
As if continuing seeing the genocide on every platform was not scary, but that, that is fine.

Ce qu’être au Québec veut dire pour moi:
Finalement quand quelqu’un demande mon nom au restaurant, j’ai pas besoin de changer qui je suis.
#poutine

À chaque année je regarde, et c'est toujours pareil, le Cinéma Lido Š Lévis a un site web des années 90
#levis

St. John's also has two Caravaggio paintings. I was really struck by this St. Jerome. Caravaggio is known as the bad-boy homosexual Baroque painter and has lots of erotic images of young men. Here St. Jerome is quite pious and elderly but also is painted with a sensuality that is the gay male gaze.

I might have met my first in-person encounter of someone having AI psychosis
It’s.. something.

The GDR and Vietnam: From Fake Coffee to Coffee Empire
New stories from the East German specialists behind this Cold War project
https://www.katjahoyer.uk/p/the-gdr-and-vietnam-from-fake-coffee?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

I don’t know the point of building a brand new race track from scratch and not plan a single place for overtake.
I really hope they can fix this. It’s so stupid
#madring #spanishgp #f1

RE: https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/117264146658107534
I don’t know. I have doubts on that. The Duo will be popular for sure. But the tech is so complex and expensive, and has tons of compromises.
I have a hard time believing foldable will ev…

Dentist receptionist always think my whole life revolves around going to the dentist, especially when it's just a non-urgent cleaning.
"Dentist isn't available next week, can you come tomorrow"
-No
"What time are you available tomorrow?
-I am not available tomorrow
"When can you make yourself available tomorrow"
I HAVE A JOB I CANT GO
Jeez

If you are in Willowdale, you can read up on local news at the Willowdale Wire
Website:
https://willowdalewire.beehiiv.com
Newsletter:

#GiftLink
Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/world/canada/jerome-dupras-quebec-chief-scientist-les-cowboys-fringants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.Ha7F.qCC2ju7DKCxO&smid=url-share

@JeremyMorey_1985@mastodon.social bienvenue!

McEwan Grocery Store to Open at Bayview Village in Former Pusateri’s Space
I guess it makes sense in that location
https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2026/07/mcewan-grocery-store-to-open-at-bayview-vill…

I totally understand the outrage on the “always on” listening device on the Apple Watch.
But at the same time, we can do exactly the same thing with a phone right? I guess it’s native app vs 3rd party app?

There are broad concerns that bans could violate children’s free speech rights by restricting their ability to engage with lawful speech online, as well as pushback from activists, like those in the LGBTQ community, who say that social media can also be a place where otherwise isolated youth can stay informed and connect with peers.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
The System:
🎵 You're In My System (Jerome Sydenham & Kerri Chandler's Atmospheric Vocal Mix)
#TheSystem
https://sirveterano.bandcamp.com/track/alias-apparel-veterano-2dopeboyz-19-the-system-youre-in-my-system
https://open.spotify.com/track/47HusOVsGPUcsJtMq40aRd

Active shooter situation at the Salsa on St Clair street festival in Toronto
2 deaths confirmed already
#toronto #stclair

You can now donate to Olivia Chow campaign for mayor.
If you have the spare cash flow, the refund from the city after the election is actually quite generous. $100 donation = $75 refund later
https://www.oliviachow.ca/donate

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/117248899036829813
Aka they are losing so much money on it that they have to limit the use.
Really curious when we will reach the point where those companies don’t have the cash to subsidize those accounts and the …

RE: #AppleWatch

RE: #meta

RE: https://zeroes.ca/@ndrwy/116840202514387974
I had done Equifax a couple weeks ago, now did the credit freeze for Transunion
It's also a good exercise to have an account with those 2 services (even if you don't credit freeze) as it associates your…

Interesting article in Politico on Janice Charette, which is apparently a big player on the Canadian side of the trade talks in Ottawa (among other things).
Never heard her name before
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/ottawa-canada-t…

Good, now stop this free trade agreement with Israel
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-canada-uk-trade-sanctions-israel-settlements/

Philippines: Revised Guidelines Threaten Indigenous Rights
New Rules Would Deny Communities’ Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
From Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/04/philippines-revised-guidelines-threaten-indigen…

Damages of #StormTO on the East Don Parkland Trail north of Finch (near Cummer)
Technically they closed the trail but people could still walk on the side by being careful to avoid the giant hole near the bridge
#toronto

@… @… comment les gens peuvent s’inscrire Š notre serveur mastodon?

Ukraine hit a large refinery in Omsk
It's easy to think "oh another one!".. but what's insane is... its 2500km from Ukraine
Look at a map, it is FAR. And that's just with drones, no expensive Air Force required.
Warfare is changing dramatically, it's almost impossible to defend against thousands of drones coming your way when your whole country is exposed.

.@… and Francesca Policarpio will be at @… tomorrow to talk about the Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@umzidiu/116873249545860990
Article fascinant

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SHERELLE
Jerome Hill:
🎵 Combustion Zone
#JeromeHill
https://superrhythmtrax.bandcamp.com/track/combustion-zone
https://open.spotify.com/track/0qlBmTCEglyOAykqdsjNMh

The trend of hard forking open source projects that don’t ban LLM contributions at 100% is a bit too extreme for me.
I’m curious how that will look like in a few years.

They missed interviewing activists and people who fought for the animals. But still an interesting read on #marineland
http…

'I feel like I dug my own grave': The Filipino workers caught in the AI transition
#philippines

There’s always a stereotype of white people not locking their door.
Now imagine not looking your door but also leaving the door open. In an urban neighborhood of Toronto no less.
And who came in? A fucking coyote!
#coyote #toronto

Editorial: The Human Rights Museum’s Nakba exhibit ignores the important context that I don’t want to hear about it
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/07/editorial-the-human-rights-museums-na…

Spent the day around #Leslieville, it had been a while I had been around there. It’s quite nice and walkable
I always just found it “far” from the rest of the city, while there’s no shortage of streetcar they always feel so slow.
I saw the progress on the #OntarioLine

Le système de santé : le « tiers-monde » Š Gatineau
https://www.lapresse.ca/elections-quebecoises/chroniques/2026-09-04/le-pouls-du-quebec/le-systeme-de-sante-le-tiers-monde-a-gatineau.php?s…

Burying the lead, this debate is to be « moderated » by …. Jesse Brown.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/olivia-chow-opts-out-of-antisemitism-debate/article_f11e25e0-268a-470a-bb89-24f77b46c28f.html

Airtable sold for over a billion dollar
I don't imagine they will keep this generous free plan for a very long time now..
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/bending-spoons-to-buy-airtable-for-1-28b/

Donation campaign to help fundraise legal costs to protect the #meshcore trademark

"Coffee with cops", of course they couldn't find real people for the photo and used AI
#toronto

Apparently we have a second party leader on Mastodon (after @… )
The leader of the libertarian party of Canada!

Glad to see provincial NDP keeping their seat in Scarborough, but the fact Doug Ford still managed to keep the other 2 seats shows how little the province care about making a change. Even after all the recent scandals. So disappointing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont

La plupart de ses trains de longs parcours ont été construits entre 1946 et 1955 ; ils ont déjŠ accumulé entre 71 et 80 années d’existence.
https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/entreprise…

Nice storm out there
#tostorm #onstorm

For those that did not defederate from threads it sounds like the Toronto Star enabled fediverse sharing
@…

Full support to #westjet workers.
And be ready to explode on the liberals MP for when Carney talks of special law like they tried last summer with Air Canada.

Truly a great plan it was. You attack another country and in the end they hold leverage to your own elections. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/02/irans-demands-leave-trump-few-good-options-01020961

After waiting for months.. I just got a wire transfer from US Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff refunds are in. It’s a substantial amount, but also.. thats also what killed our business.
So fuck you Trump and those who elected him.
But I’m glad to have this refund (it’s not like they had a right to collect it in the first place)
#tariffs

Do every neighborhood has their Facebook Group drama?
#Willowdale had 2 main facebook groups, one where politics is banned, the other one was actually created by our current councillor.
Our councillor eventually stopped moderating this FB group and gave admin access to a team, while she still kept admin access.
Some community famous people got banned from those 2 FB G…

Due to Thursday’s extreme heat forecast and the resources required to safely manage large crowds at fan marches, Toronto Stadium and FIFA Fan Festival™ Toronto, all FIFA World Cup 2026™ match broadcasts at Nathan Phillips Square have been cancelled for Thursday, July 2.
#toronto

Volé sur Reddit

RE: https://flipboard.com/@globalnews/global-news-cu8h0oq4z/-/a-Pz77dBCARVua98y1a36IBQ:a:749442239-/0
I have a feeling this LRT will be slower than Finch and Eglinton on the East side

Est ce que les GenZ ont appris LQJR?
#LQJR

J'ai commencé une petite collection des médias Québécois sur la fediverse / Mastodon. Uniquement les médias, pas des journalistes, etc.
https://jasette.facil.services/collections/116840975385455610
Faites moi signe pour ceux que j'ai oublié

@… @… are you planning to support receiving Apple Passwords exports of Passkey into 1Password?

Le tournage d’un film philippin pourrait attirer de nouveaux visiteurs Š Québec
Dingdong Dantes et Marian Rivera
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2263429/tournage-quebec-toursime-philippin

As much as I hate to discuss this lake naming shit from this dumbass...
I must admit shamefully that I had no idea the province where I live was a Wendat name. I assumed it was Indigenous, just like Québec and many names we have. I just.. never looked into it
Ontari’io, translates roughly to large lake or beautiful lake in Wendat
#ontario

On Friday, I had an official in-person meeting with my city councillor, Lily Cheng.
First time ever meeting with a politician to share my view point about something. There’s a first to everything.
Did I talk about parking? Housing policies? Bike lanes?
No.. we talked about Israel. Or more precisely, her decision to attend the “Walk for Israel” in June.
#topoli

I was in the Kawartha region this weekend and randomly drove down a road where I saw a bunch of unhinged signs about paying no taxes and MANY confederate flags.
We don't see a lot of those flags in Canada so I got curious.
Turns out the Guardian made an article on it.
https://www.

TTC 2027 Annual Network Plan
Round One Survey
#ttc #toronto

RE: https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/117158106654005667
Xcancel mignt not last a long time, we shall see!

Bonne St Jean
#tokebakicitte

Am I the only one who restarted watching #OneTreeHill

Woooooaah
Federal says no to the Billy Bishop expansion
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/federal-governent-grounds-billy-bishop-airport-expansion/article_e6ed731e-b8f0-46b1-9caa-…

Crise de confiance Š l’égard du REM
L’exaspération des usagers monte d’un cran après une panne majeure vendredi dernier ; Pulsar fait son mea culpa.
https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/transports-urbanisme/996596/crise-confiance-egard-rem

I didn't know #TTC had launched a trip planner with Transit on their website
https://www.ttc.ca/trip-planner