hometown 4.6.8+hometown-1.3.0I write code for a living and words for my sins. Among other things, I care about labour organizing, abolition, decolonization, accessibility, and public interest technology. When I’m not at work, I read, climb, and cycle through various vaguely creative hobbies. Voracious collector of memes and shitposts; occasional contributor to the same.
Trans rights are human rights and abortion is health care.
I also run @showuptoronto@cosocial.ca.
what the—and I cannot stress this enough—absolute fuck:
"...sensitive and personal footage captured by [Meta Smart Glasses]—including people going to the bathroom, getting dressed, and having sex—is being reviewed by contractors who see all of it uncensored."
https://gizmodo.com/dear-meta-smart-glasses-wearers-youre-being-watched-too-2000728928
I know bosses are bosses everywhere but there's something particularly silly about wikipedia specifically being like "nah" when offered the opportunity to take the side of collective action https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/wiki-workers-united-uscwa-will-file-nlrb-election-after-wikimedia-foundation-declines
This week's Show Up Toronto is a little late, due to life, but we've got a fun little write-up of the Billy Bishop saga and a ton of organizing and mobilizing events around the city as per usual! Thanks to @ruhee@phire.place for the photo!! https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-july-30-2026/ #toronto
it’s very rude for my body to get sick after I have done nothing but push it to its limits for several weeks straight
This was HIGHLY entertaining and cathartic. https://www.stvn.sh/writing/programming-still-sucks-fqffhyp
Show Up Toronto turns 1 this week!! I'm so proud of this little project and thrilled to welcome some new volunteers who will help it grow even bigger. Take a look at this week's newsletter for some fun event stats, a reader survey, and a mindboggling 68 events!! https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-turns-1-may-7-2026/
I read a lot of newsletters and whatever about the tech industry and finance and labour and it consistently annoys me that the majority of people writing about this loudly are dudes. recommend me your favourite tech/finance/work blogs and newsletters written by not dudes please!! assume I know none of the obvious ones, I’d rather get redundant recs than miss a good one
hey #TOPoli pals, I found out a local vintage store I like is blaming a massive revenue drop and the subsequent closure of their bathurst location to the bus lanes getting rid of parking spots. before I write them off forever, has there been any actual study of the local retail impact?
Toronto! I saw Take Rimbaud tonight and REALLY enjoyed it - it’s about queer longing and the role of art in revolution and hegemony and love, it’s funny and tender, it took big swings and not all of them land but a LOT did. It‘s on till the 23rd, go see it!! https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/show/take-rimbaud/
This week's @showuptoronto@cosocial.ca is about, what else, our apocalyptic sky, and the policy decisions that have led us there. Plus, 50+ events in the city in the next week to get involved! Subscribe & tell your friends https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-july-16-2026/ #toronto
Relevant to lots of y'all's interests: the great folks at Creative Labour & Critical Futures at U of T have launched a cool database tracking worker mobilization around AI in arts, culture and media covering 100+ instances of workers organizing https://creativelabourcriticalfutures.ca/resource-files/tracker-ai-mobilization-clcf.html
I know everything is horrific but next week I'm moderating a panel with two labour experts I really admire about work as a site of moral courage and I'm really excited for the chat!! It's the last conversation in the Wayfinding event series and there are still some tix left!! https://luma.com/wayfinding5 #toronto
The @showuptoronto@cosocial.ca newsletter is switching to a Thursday schedule! Subscribe to get a weekly digest of all the events on the calendar, along with whatever's on my mind that week. This week, it's supervised consumption sites and not hardening your heart https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-march-19-2026/ #toronto
I have SO MANY FEELINGS about this interview with John Samson Fellows and why he doesn’t want to make music professionally anymore, incredibly grateful to Luke Ottenhof for undertaking such a thoughtful piece and offering a glimpse into John’s art in whatever form it takes https://hazlitt.net/longreads/lay-it-down
This week’s @showuptoronto@cosocial.ca newsletter is in your inboxes! Protest season is on, don’t miss the province-wide actions against the Ford government this Saturday, and come check out a cool-as-in-depressing government misspending tool for 36 billion reasons to be mad. https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-march-26-2026/ #toronto
This week’s @showuptoronto@cosocial.ca is in your inbox! Some thoughts on distractions and gravy planes and paying attention to freedom of information act changes, plus a bevy of earth day events this weekend https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-april-23-2026/ #toronto
