I like poetry, photography, languages (esp Japanese), and religion (esp Japanese). And movies (esp Japanese). And Bob Dylan. Epilepsy parent.
Nevin Thompson
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The global far right led by highly online white nationalists like Elon Musk has had its Kristallnacht moment, producing images that shock the conscience. How will the world respond?
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“Last night we had really racist pogroms, or attempted pogroms, on the streets of Belfast.”
Matthew O'Toole tells @lewisgoodall.com of having to drive children, whose homes were set on fire during the Belfast protests, to places of shelter.
“I’m not sure that experience will leave me for a while.”
The Far Right riot in Belfast last night was nothing less than “a race-based pogrom”, Belfast MP and leader of the SDLP Claire Hanna said.
The mob hunted down non-whites and set fire to their homes.
Carl Whyte, a local councillor, called it “a hard Far Right element”.
Meanwhile, in Toronto, pedestrian fatalities are up 56 per cent compared to this time last year and 75 per cent compared to 2024. Are e-bikes the culprit? No. Motorists are.
Notable that “e-bike riders” is often shorthand for racialized gig workers. Immigrants.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.
In Toronto, the overwhelming danger to people walking, riding and rolling, are drivers behind the wheel of cars and trucks of all shapes and sizes.
I'm surprised that 'Priorizing the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users' wasn't the single most important aspect of this @theglobeandmail.com piece.
just saw a video of a guy running after a bus he missed
and then another guy passing by in a cargo bike told him to hop in the front basket
and the they passed the bus and the cyclist dropped the dude at the next stop 😭😭😭
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It is the Summer of Worms
The anti-Zotero discourse the other day was really weird. It’s a great tool. Not the primary use case, but it also can serve as a replacement for the much-missed Google Reader!
Always use ours when cooking. Cooking causes significant indoor air pollution, even with electric ranges.
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> Economists find signs of a ‘large and causal relationship between iPhones and fertility' in AT&T exclusivity-era data
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A man who died in a collision on Monday night is being remembered by his brother as a kind and loving person who gave his heart and soul to people.
Saw my dude here get off the EB Cermak bus and then start straight up HUSTLING to catch the NB Halsted bus. Had to offer up the assist.Always fun when someone is up for a little adventure. @riesemuller #CargoBike #Adventure
Electric bicycles have become a danger on the streets, putting pedestrians, traditional cyclists and e-bike riders themselves at risk. Better regulation is needed. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit... via @theglobeandmail.com
Nevin Thompson
I know the discourse is over and I already weighed in elsewhere but it is actually important to me that y’all know that Zotero isn’t AI. It just isn’t, even under an expansive definition.
Draft regulations in Ontario are a step in the right direction
