daniel aspidistra

nurse, science & history nerd, immigrant, antiracist, urbanist, first gen educated, American from Appalachia/Canadian newcomer

[daniel aspidistra @danisanerd]

#Nurses never asked to be called "heroes." We need fair wages, safe staffing, decent working conditions, resources to provide good patient care.

Wonder Woman and Spiderman don't have landlords and student loan payments. We do. We can also get hurt and burn out. Too many have.

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

The Ford government has proposed a series of changes that will effectively end rent control in Ontario. It's an "apocalypse for tenants," one advocate tells The Grind.

@emmapaling and @rdassaly report.

https://t.co/6srTFXK6WJ

[CCPA— on Bluesky @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa]

When introducing Bill 60, the Ontario government said the bill would unlock tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of new units but the numbers don't add up by @ccpa @ricardo_tranjan https://t.co/6NoaUbchsQ

[Spring Magazine @springmagca]

"There is no way in hell Ford is going to get away with this attack on tenants!" - @chipadovani

Join the @YSWtenants
"Let's fight Ford's War on Tenants: mass organizing call"
https://t.co/BD9sNar5p0

#redoct2025

[Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario @TenantAdvocacy]

🗣️ Yesterday, ACTO’s Director of Tenant Duty Counsel, Dania Majid spoke with @TorontoStar @_manuelavega on what’s at stake for tenants under the proposed changes by the Ontario government.

🔗Read the full article - https://t.co/6R31ADqnYd

#Bill60 #TenantRights

[Toronto Tenant Union @TenantsUnionTO]

Let's get organized to fight back!

Sunday, 8pm, mass organizing call 👇
https://t.co/hoWYfjeKZz

[Josh Matlow @JoshMatlow]

Tell Doug Ford to Protect Tenants' Affordability and Security. Sign the Petition to Save Rent Control and Security of Tenure. Click Here: https://t.co/0cQddM1KVd

[Stephanie Smyth @stephaniesmyth]

In Toronto–St. Paul’s, where over 60% of residents rent their homes, the Ford Government’s “Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act 2025” is an outright attack on tenants. Fast-tracked evictions, gutted protections, and weakened rent control leave renters exposed. 1/3

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

The Ford government's latest proposal would effectively end rent control for tenants across the province. "The bill reads very much like an early Christmas wish list for the landlord lobby,” one lawyer tells The Grind. https://t.co/6srTFXJz7b

[Emily Spanton @whatdoesntkillu]

Seniors are the fastest growing unhoused population in Ontario - @fordnation is literally putting the people who built this province out on the streets to die.

https://t.co/U7qY9qRNk1

[Josh Matlow @JoshMatlow]

The Ford government already eliminated rent control for buildings built after 2018. They are now taking steps to eliminate rent control in Ontario altogether. This is shameful and disgusting given the affordability crisis that so many people are facing.

[Josh Matlow @JoshMatlow]

Housing experts are sounding the alarm about a new bill by the Doug Ford government proposing changes to security of tenure rules, which they say threatens the foundation of tenant protections and rent control in Ontario. https://t.co/Tx3n3Xbt9b

[Matt Darling 🌐🏗️ @besttrousers]

"Roughly 92 percent of those who lost health insurance owing to Medicaid’s work requirements did so because of paperwork problems, not because they were neglecting to contribute to the economy."

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

Union protections save lives.

“[In a union], I can say at any time I have a right to a safe workplace and I can remove myself from the unsafe environment... I don’t have to breathe that dust." https://t.co/xRRFHMK6or

[Pedromics @pedromics]

It's all takin' and no givin'

[NIMBY Patrol @NimbyPatrol]

What would the world look like if everyone understood this?

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

From 1989 to 2019, the richest 1% of families increased their share of total national wealth from 27% to 34%.

At the same time, families in the bottom 50% saw their share drop from 4% to 2%.

When I say trickle-down economics is a hoax, this is what I mean.

[daniel aspidistra @danisanerd]

@shawnmicallef Speedy recovery! Glad that it sounds like you'll be okay. It's happened to me too.

[T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @TRyanGregory]

The immune system is not like a muscle and getting infected is not like lifting weights.

[BikeTO @biketo]

From @shawnmicallef: "in some of Toronto’s wealthiest neighbourhoods off Yonge Street, there are shouty lawn signs demanding the removal of the Yonge bike lane, yet spend time on the street and you’ll see delivery folks using them"

https://t.co/yIox2kGfKX