Notices by May Likes Toronto (mayintoronto@beige.party), page 2

@skinnylatte I miss the pineapple you could get on the streets of Chongqing. Quartered pineapples peel, sitting in brine on a hot day. ❤️

@skinnylatte but the real question: do you have a pineapple spine tweezer?

Fedi Purists, does it bother you when I say Mastodon, but I mean most of the Fedi software that talks to each other?

#askfedi

@silverwizard That's awesome! A lot of my friends are having kids and the super diligent ones are talking about having a hard time finding access to services like pediatricians, daycare...

These are generally the ones who can spend hundreds of hours doing "research". Also the ones that are probably the most prone to falling into the health mom rabbit holes.

@somcak

Kid and baby just walked by. Baby had red spots all over their face. Kid was running around touching everything.

Why there isn't a huge systematic vaccination push and massive public health education campaign right now is beyond me.

#cdnpoli #measles #toronto

@somcak A lot of people blame the Mennonites, but the health fad moms are making this so much worse.

We have a complete lack of systemic parental training and support. Something like Finland's baby boxes that are fully tied into post-natal care and benefits would be amazing. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22751415

I want to emphasize that this is usually not the health mom's fault. When it's easier to find information on the internet on how to take care of a kid than what the government provides, that's a failure of the government to provide services.

Last day to comment on Ontario's Bill 5, that seeks to do away with the Endangered Species Act and all laws including labour rights in "special economic zones. And more.

https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill-5-explained/

More on the labour side of Bill 5. https://beige.party/@mayintoronto/114503223662535025

#onpoli

Serious question: people who struggle with focus, how do you convince yourself to start to sit down and read a physical book again?

@skinnylatte One of my very few memories of my HK childhood was this outdoor dai pai dong (大牌檔) that had a giant blue tarp. Mom would take me there for lunch, and I'd get the lean pork & liver congee, or the instant noodles with a sunny side up egg and fried spam.

I don't know why that was so memorable.

I'm starting with a party with @PhoenixSerenity , @skinnylatte and @chu .

We're having a potluck because we all post about food and I don't want to look bad, but I'm definitely bringing Chinese BBQ/lechon. (Alternatively, the traditional Chinese fake meats that you get at Buddhist temples.)

We're definitely going to talk about the environment, but also from the lens of being East/South-East Asian migrants to North America in all of our various unique contexts and work. It'll probably blend in and out of food.

What's your Fedi dinner party?

- You and 3 Fedi friends around the dinner table.
- What's for dinner?
- What do you think you'll talk about?

Ontario's proposed Bill 5 allows special economic zones to suspend labour laws. https://cupe.ca/ford-and-bill-5s-special-economic-zones-bring-worst-us-style-labour-practices-our-province-warns

From the article:
"Buried in Schedule 9 of this omnibus bill, now at second reading in the Ontario legislature, is the wide-ranging power to create “special economic zones” anywhere in the province. Within these zones, the provincial government can suspend or override all existing laws and regulations around labour conditions, health and safety, and environmental protections, as well as municipal regulations

"Under Bill 5, the Ford Conservatives could turn entire cities – like Toronto or Windsor or Sudbury – into special economic zones. Any region could be named one in which fundamental labour rights and protections no longer apply, including those around child labour, the right to refuse unsafe work, and even basic meal breaks."

#onpoli

@Homebrewandhacking $10 Canadian. A little steeper but it won't break the bank.

@rexbron @skinnylatte

The CEO of #gumroad is a DOGE guy. You might want to quit spending money on that site if you're using it.

Edit: Sauce: https://www.fastcompany.com/91330297/doge-sahil-lavignia-gumroad (h/t @glyph)

Elon's data centre is powered by unapproved gas plants suffocating a local Black population in Shelby County, Tennessee.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582

#climatecrisis #uspol

@mariellequinton @evan There are a few manufacturers in Canada. Jerico.ca makes really comfy low cost plain shirts and sweaters in Toronto. It's not impossible.

When they want it, the government could bring in the talent we need to build up any industry. It's a matter of doing it.

I sometimes wonder how much drugs these tech bros are on to believe this AGI shit.

LinkedIn screenshot.

And this is why I hate going to that platform. Everyone's publicly worshipping at the altar of that false god.

There's a new(?) trend where organizations pay news media outlets to post an article. It reads like an article and looks like an article, but it's an ad (albeit usually an informative one.)

For example: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-in-an-era-of-dei-rollbacks-interac-is-standing-up-for-employee/

I'm sharing this one because Interac legit has a solid DEI program and this is a good subject for media to be talking about. It still bothers me a lot that this is a thing.

Happy May Day! If you own 2 properties or fewer, you're among the worker class.

Go take an extra long poop on company time or something. Or talk to people about unionizing.