Tanya (she/her)

My bleakest take is that Ford will push for urban boundary expansion and with this council he will get it without a fight. That, indeed, this council mostly works for Ford.

FINAL RESULTS ARE NOW POSTED. #HamOnt #yhmcc Mayor Loomis W1: Wilson (129 vote margin - wow) W2: Kroetsch W3: Nann W4: Farr W5: Francis W6: Jackson W7: Daly W8: Danko W9: Stathakos (202 votes) W10: Trombetta (56 votes) W11: Tadeson W12: Bennink W13: Kunc W14: Spadafora W15: Stewart

Ester Paul’s gone! YAY!!! Jason Farr back. BOO!

It's not that 27-30% voter turnout indicates a vibrant local democracy, but c'mon Kitchener. Waterloo: 30.71 (2022: 27.18) Cambridge: 27.01 (2022: 28.87) Kitchener: 22.17 (2022: 20.26) In 2022, this sparked at least a debate. It should resume. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

Last night's Hamilton elections result publishing malfunction was the result of screw-ups by the City of Hamilton's "award winning" IT. Instead of preparing for election night, City's top managers was focused on modifying HSR computers to shut down automated bus cancellation alerts #HamOnt #yhmcc

Front page of the Spec @thespec1846.bsky.social has Kojo conceding and Kroetsch and Nann declaring victory. That was their deadline and they hit print. I am so glad they are not the only news outlet in the city because, damn, that is lazy.

I am old enough to remember when politicians felt the need to hide behind euphemism and obfuscation. As frustrating as these obfuscations were I hope it is becoming clear to all that they were an advance, historically speaking

We have a new Mayor, Keenan Loomis. A few incumbents fell incl long timers Brad Clark, Andrea Horwath, Esther Pauls & Ted McMeekin. Jason Farr's concern is back & Tom Jackson re-elected for his 97th term of council. The Nazi got 490 votes (shame on all of you.) Turn out was a paltry 31.59%. #HamOnt

ABC to demand One Nation stop using Bluey in ‘shocking and disrespectful’ cartoon from 2024 that depicts Bluey ramming politicians with an SUV

First Australian charged under deepfake pornography laws avoids jail

I am in the public area of City Hall. I can overhear the counting room. Over 100 tabulators left to be processed, with a time estimate of over 90 minutes. #yhmvote #HamOnt

"Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror" Pratchett nearly cures my mental health

RESULTS ARE FINALLY BEING RELEASED. thepublicrecord.ca/2026/10/live...

Thank you, Ward 2, from the bottom of my heart. Sabreina and I won every poll in the heart of our city. Love you! #HamOnt

The City Clerk just said "you are okay to publish." IT people are talking to the Clerk about a "permission error". #yhmvote #Hamont

I'm going to Hamilton City Hall to see if I can get some answers / info. I'm switching my web servers into an auto mode. I've been working from home with redundant internet connections. I am about 15 mins from City Hall. #yhmvote #HamOnt

I have live results, with clean visuals, now on HamiltonVotes.ca The City has not yet begun feeding data. #yhmcc #HamOnt

Oh god why are we watching Cable 14? These are four of the worst people in Hamilton with the worst opinions ever. No insight. None.

Discworld QOTD, from Maskerade “Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust.”

Discworld QOTD, from The Truth

Ever heard someone say "protest doesn't change anything"? Brazil and Serbia just proved them wrong. 🇧🇷 🇷🇸

My dad took one of those tests (and was unable to answer two questions) about six months before his brain tumour killed him. If you’re taking it, something is seriously wrong.

Really great sign, folks: thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Absolutely incredible bike tour of Sydney from Sara Stace. If you don’t know her she is a force for change. While I sit around complaining she is out there changing things from the inside that leads to real change on the ground.

Find your voting place in Hamilton. I have an address search featuring running right now on both my Election pop-up site www.hamiltonvotes.ca and on ThePublicRecord.ca right now.. Attached is a screenshot of the result for City Hall's address, 71 Main Street West. #yhmcc #yhmvote #HamOnt

RIP to an incredible actor, Alfred Bester is one of my all time favorite Lawful Evil villains

yup.

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

After the first round elections, Congressman André Janones created a WhatsApp channel titled “Lula’s Army.” It ballooned to 10 million people following his commands on how to behave online to counteract Meta’s far-right-favouring algorithms. The right knows how to use socials. We must learn, too.

Honestly, as an Australian, I feel that being deprived of Vegemite would violate my human rights. But I guess the answer is that he shoulda thought of that before he committed murder.

We haven’t come to terms with how much the pandemic broke societies apart

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

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did this for the first time last fall—I moved some of my perennial containers where I raked the leaves under a tree (not too close to the trunk), insulating them. not only did we get some forgotten bulbs popping up under in early spring, we had no aphids this year and lots more moths and fireflies.

You cannot preach partnership abroad while neglecting the relationships, rights, and obligations that must be honoured at home. One of the most disrespectful behaviours toward a people is disregarding their cultural protocols.

You can't beat fascism by agreeing with fascism. You can't beat fascists by accepting a fascist frame. Corporatist Democratic Party leadership needs to be defeated and jettisoned. We have to fight them, not because we don't want to fight Republicans, but because they refuse to.

"Alexander says he didn’t come back to Ingram to help deport his neighbors... he just ended up making it part of his job. Alexander and Ingram’s other patrol officer had delivered at least 70 people to immigration agents. Within a year, they would hand over the equivalent of 10% of Ingram to ICE."