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Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
I am not a huge Chow fan but can we be real for a second… she’s been Mayor for barely 3 years, not even a full term. There are full 1 term Mayors in Canada with far less impressive records. If you’re mad about Toronto today it’s probably John Tory’s fault.
No endorsement from the Toronto Star is which telling about how it feels about Mayor Chow and her record.
There’s always an element of the unknown with change. But the incumbent is well known, 40 years in public office, and the Star is saying it’s time for a change
thestar.com/opinion/editoria…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Remember when Mike Harris sold off Highway 407 for about a three billion and we all got a $200 cheque? That highway is now worth over 30 billion. Another boneheaded move by a Conservative leader. We need to protect our assets.
Toronto debate: Bradford just promised to reduce senior’s water bill by $300! How’s he going to do that?
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
"The number of problem gamblers in Ontario has spiked and gambling-related suicides have tripled since the expansion of private online casino games and sports betting in 2022, CBC News has learned.
Nearly 130,000 Ontarians now show signs of gambling problems, compared with roughly 43,000 in 2018, a tripling of the number of people who meet the criteria of gambling too frequently, losing money and struggling with addiction."
Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos cbc.ca/news/investigates/pro…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
This is the most likely AI apocalypse scenario, imo.
"Speculative data center debt is being repackaged and sold to pension and retirement funds, university endowments, and other institutional investors in a manner eerily reminiscent of the subprime bubble."
ourfinancialsecurity.org/res…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Netflix wants to lead culture, but its obsession w/ data means waiting for audiences to validate show before committing to more. Then we get 18 months between seasons.
Sorry. Can't lead culture by waiting for it to tell you where to go.
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
The National Film Board of Canada was founded in 1939 by John Grierson who invented the term "documentary" The first Canadian fiction films in the 60s, Le Chat dans le sac and Nobody Waved Goodbye, pretended to be docs to trick the NFB for funding. We have a long history of this.
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
In case you were wondering if Larry Ellison would use his partial ownership of TIKTok to shut down the exposure of his billionaire buddies and their weirdness, corruption and grifting … wonder no more. TikTok just shut down the media page of the world renowned, Oscar winning director Alex Gibney’s documentary film “MUSK”. The comprehensive documentary on all things Elon. It’s more f&@&’d then you can imagine. The best thing any of us can do now is to go see it! It will blow your mind. Billionaire broke mind virus. Hear it from the people who have known Elon over the years. #BrokeMindVirus
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
What kind of fuck ass country has multi generational school shooting survivor families
Mom who survived school shooting coaches son through Oregon attack: 'Please be as quiet as possible' trib.al/0dxoVCa
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Important context on who's on bikes most often - migrants, racialized people, low-wage and gig workers - that is who Ford is after.
Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests
@TheBreachMedia dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some of the myths along the way
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
Rep audiences get clowned a lot, but during The Devils last night, the “Sets Designed by Derek Jarman” end credit got a crowd pop like it was 1998 Stone Cold Steve Austin, and I think that's beautiful
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
New from me: Almost 2 years after I filed an FOI, I finally got bureaucrats’ communications from Aug. to Nov. 2024 as Premier Ford prepared and launched his war on bike lanes
Internal records show provincial bureaucrats refuted Doug Ford’s arguments before he ordered Toronto bike lanes removed. thestar.com/news/gta/doug-fo…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
The amazing BURNT OFFERINGS premiered at the Uptown Theatre 50
Years ago — see it tonight courtesy @NathAt at the @RevueCinema.
Thursday night revuecinema.ca/films/designi…
New work:
Shuffling its way to the @RevueCinema this Thursday - @DesigningMovies presents a Halloween treat - BURNT OFFERINGS! Creepy chauffeurs and Oliver Reed dialled up to 11. This is not to be missed:
revuecinema.ca/films/designi…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
why is it always “we cut thousands of employees to save money” and never “we cut millions from our CEOs salaries to save money”
Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees, representing 6% of its workforce, in what is the streamer's biggest layoff to date.
Most of the layoffs will affect workers in Netflix’s product, technology, legal and HR teams.
“Our mission — to entertain the world — is ambitious, and delivering on it requires us to be disciplined about where we prioritize our people and resources,” co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters wrote in an email.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/net…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
This was a fun chat, and we were happy to be included among a great group of people keeping physical media alive!
Meet the purveyors and collectors who are carrying the torch for physical media in the age of streaming. thestar.com/entertainment/mo…
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
If you live outside of Toronto, the Ontario government is blowing $50 million of you tax dollars on ripping bike lanes out of Toronto. This is money that could be spent on keeping your local hospital's ER open or fixing your local school's roof.
Nathalie Atkinson retweeted
$13.3M would have covered deficits at a number of smaller hospitals, eased over-crowding and reduced wait times. But the money was spent instead on self-congratulation.
Ontario Health Ministry spent $13.3M on advertising last year thetrillium.ca/news/health/o… via @Thetrilliumca
Venomous social satire, a haunted house nightmare, and a sultry noir in my autumn @DesigningMovies lineup at @RevueCinema
🎟️ revuecinema.ca/series/design…
'Proof positive that the suburbs are trying to kill you'
🎟️BURNT OFFERINGS, Thursday Oct 15 at @RevueCinema
rue-morgue.com/burnt-offerin…
