Lifelong student of human behaviour and communications. Baseball, music and news junkie. Views are my own.

Toronto, Ontario
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Another hour in traffic. Another late pickup. Another delayed subway. Toronto wasn’t supposed to be this hard. Let’s get Toronto moving again. Click the link to chip in $10: bit.ly/BetterToronto
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Holy crap hahaha LEGEND😂😂 CBC invited a Canadian winery owner on to trash Trump and he comes back with "Trump's 50% tariffs are still less than EVERY OTHER province in CANADA puts on us" Provinces in Canada have mandatory markups (tariffs) of up to 70%
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It’s time to stand with the people of Iran who are fighting for their freedom✌🏻 So where is Greta? Where are the flotilla activists? Where are the self-righteous liberals who have spent the past two years condemning Israel on the streets of London, Stockholm, and New York? Where are the loud, ever-present humanitarians and social justice warriors? They are nowhere to be seen. Because the truth is simple: they never cared about human rights. Their outrage was never about freedom, dignity, or universal values. It was selective political theater masquerading as moral conviction. When the cause is not about spreading chaos in the streets, demonizing Israel, or posing with Palestinian scarves, the sense of urgency suddenly disappears. When women in Iran are beaten, imprisoned, and killed by an Islamist regime, there are no marches. No symbols. No moral sermons. This silence exposes the entire project. For these activists, human rights are not universal principles but props in an ideological performance. They show up where it brings status, visibility, and the “right” enemy—and vanish when the struggle demands courage, consistency, and intellectual honesty. Iran exposes them. And the silence speaks volumes.
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Ready for spills and glory. #NapkinJersey
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A disgusting and cowardly act — Canada’s National Holocaust Monument was defaced overnight. Parliament is just steps away — that’s where dissent belongs. Defacing sacred ground in honour of the millions of victims of the Holocaust in the middle of the night with spray paint isn’t protest, it’s vandalism. Someone this pathetic deserves to be identified and held accountable.
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Our so-called “leaders” continue to embarrass #Toronto with their feckless #cowardice. Tolerating intolerance does not make you a martyr for diversity, it makes you cowards who have betrayed the people who elected you to uphold our laws & keep us safe, all of us—including Jews.
They want the world to know that Toronto is no longer safe for Jews.
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I don't know which is more appalling: a terrorist sympathizer shouting to a large crowd that anyone supporting Israel should be annihilated and urging people to sacrifice their lives for this cause, or the fact that in Canada today, such blatant incitement to hatred and encouragement of terrorism is permitted. Canada has now become a nation where learning to be a terrorist and thriving on hate is tolerated. This is an outrage, and we must not stand for it. We must reclaim our values and ensure that our country does not become a breeding ground for such vile ideologies.
It's a death cult. Why are they in Canada? Terrorist sympathizers' "Night of rage" in Montréal. #GoIDF #AmYisraelChai
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Check out this thread from @DominicCardy. This is what leadership looks like. There is a significant shortage of it today. He's clearly and with courage stepped into the breach. Stay tuned. You'll be hearing more from him shortly. A lot more.
So, Thursday evening I was arrested at a Toronto rally for chanting "Free Palestine - from Hamas"-while Hamas enthusiasts trampled an Israeli flag. A brief 🧵 My parents taught me - don't be a bystander. That's never been more important than this week, with synagogues burning.
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Remind everyone — which embassy, consulate, government office, legislative building is at this specific intersection in Toronto? Seems like the target is a Jewish neighbourhood, because it is. Gutless politicians say the words to your boss — not to Twitter. If you break the law you should be punished. Apply the law to everyone who breaks it equally. Stop emboldening the antisemitism you’ve ignored for 3 months. Start there. #cdnpoli
Due to public safety concerns, the Avenue Road Bridge will be closed. There will be no access to Avenue Road from Highway 401. Police are on scene to enforce this in order to keep demonstrators, counter-demonstrators, and passing traffic safe. Stay tuned for re-opening details.
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Ian Barr retweeted
Absolute *scenes* in Hamilton following Canada's win over the #USMNT that puts the host one step closer to its first World Cup in 36 years (via @CanadaSoccerEN)
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I want to thank my colleagues from emergency, internal medicine, ICU, and administration for taking the time to talk to me about their experiences in order to give you an inside look into how Omicron has impacted our hospital and patients. @HRHospital nationalpost.com/opinion/dr-…
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Fantastic read. I'll reverse engineer this: People are sick w/COVID Why? People transmit it Why? The infected spread aerosols others breathe in Why? Infected air lingers indoors Why? Indoor air ventilation sucks Solve: Change the odds by changing the air! theatlantic.com/health/archi…
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.@tdsb: 11k students didn't provide reason for not showing up to school w/ recent closure; 3k cited 'other'. Our reason @Izzy74 is that 'remote learning' is a failure for JK/SK. Son's mental health deteriorated and can't work/be a ft teacher's assistant. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/01…
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This isn't a knock on the teachers. I'm blown away at their energy, empathy and creativity in trying to make the best of the situation. They're doing everything possible and adapting. It's just that younger age groups don't learn that way day in and day out. It's remote decay.
"As Canadians, we're great at pretending things are okay. We're not doing okay" Our leaders and policies are dividing us. Thank you McKenzie Collins for the courage to share this heartfelt plea! @CBCNews @globalnewsto @breakfasttv @ctvottawa piped.video/DGAEYMtNzPg
Did anyone else see the sarlacc?
For the first time, NASA rover captures wind sounds on Mars
Help send #Ontario's kids back to school by using the link below to let your MPP and @fordnation know enough is enough. #onpoli backtoschoolontario.ca/
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They had the summer of 2020 to prepare, they didn't. They had the winter break of 2020 to prepare, they didn't. They had the summer of 2021 to prepare, they didn't. They had the winter break of 2021 to prepare, they didn't. Now here we are.
BREAKING: @ongov to announce (imminently) schools will go online for the next 2 weeks. As bitter a pill for some who will struggle mightily during this time, this will afford some needed time to upgrade safety measures, defuse the surge of Omicron.
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A plea to news outlets: please stop refering to school delays as 'remote learning'. There is no such thing for JK/SK. That experiment failed long ago! It's a full closure for the youngest grades/parents. @CBCNews @breakfasttv @TorontoStar @CityNewsTO @globeandmail @globalnewsto
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