The latest @showuptoronto newsletter just went out, with 68!!! events this week alone. The city is hella active and there are so many places to channel your energy. Tell your friends and loved ones! https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-november-18-2025/ #toronto
People from #toronto - remember Bunz? Is there currently anything equivalent to that?
Bunz was AMAZING when I was saving money, wanted to declutter - I spent one year basically buying nothing and only bunzing stuff I already owned. At some point I ran into a woman who worked for fashion photoshoots and she let me choose whatever I liked from three bags of barely used clothes and shoes, so I didn’t even have to buy office clothes that year (I didn’t work from home back then)
Then Bunz owners got into crypto and people abandoned it.
I’d love to save some money and get rid of STUFF again.
So, is there anything similar?
(Please don’t tell me to use Facebook Marketplace, not willing to)
The latest @showuptoronto newsletter just went out, with 68!!! events this week alone. The city is hella active and there are so many places to channel your energy. Tell your friends and loved ones! https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-november-18-2025/ #toronto
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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Upcoming appearances:
* #London: Enshittification with Carole Cadwalladr (Frontline Club), Nov 18
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-enshittification-tickets-1785553983029
* Virtual: Enshittification at the Internet Archive, Nov 21
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-enshittification-tickets-1839608451399
* Virtual: Enshittification with Vass Bednar (Vancouver Public Library), Nov 21
https://www.crowdcast.io/@bclibraries-present
* #Toronto: Jailbreaking Canada (OCAD U), Nov 27
https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/jailbreaking-canada
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Disney has lost Roger Rabbit; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/18/im-not-bad/
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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If you have a work you signed away the copyright for 35 years or more ago, here is a tool from Creative Commons and the Authors Alliance for terminating the transfer and getting your rights back (disclosure: I am an unpaid member of the Authors Alliance advisory board):
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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Table booked! Let's go #Toronto #Fediverse
https://mobilisons.ch/events/2df6a596-7dee-4e14-a4f5-ad471c6bfbcb
Table booked! Let's go #Toronto #Fediverse
https://mobilisons.ch/events/2df6a596-7dee-4e14-a4f5-ad471c6bfbcb
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
eof/
My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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Upcoming appearances:
* #London: Enshittification with Carole Cadwalladr (Frontline Club), Nov 18
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-enshittification-tickets-1785553983029
* Virtual: Enshittification at the Internet Archive, Nov 21
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-enshittification-tickets-1839608451399
* Virtual: Enshittification with Vass Bednar (Vancouver Public Library), Nov 21
https://www.crowdcast.io/@bclibraries-present
* #Toronto: Jailbreaking Canada (OCAD U), Nov 27
https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/jailbreaking-canada
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/17/stop-killing-games-again/
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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No matter the reason, there is nothing good about the games industry's decades-long project of erasing its own past. It's bad for gamers, it's bad for game developers, and it's bad for games. No art form can exist in a permanent, atemporal *now*, with its history erased as quickly as it's created.
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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Seeds of #Sovereignty: #Indigenous leaders affirm food as a right, a relationship, and a responsibility
Mon, November 10, 2025
#Toronto #Canada - " #RightToFood and four Indigenous-led Community #FoodCentres have released Seeds of Sovereignty, a new living brief that shares stories, truths, and policy recommendations from Indigenous food leaders across the country.
"The document is both a reflection and a call to action. It outlines six key recommendations aimed at strengthening and celebrating Indigenous food sovereignty including the enactment of an #IndigenousFoodSovereigntyAct, reform of food safety and licensing regulations, recognition of Indigenous law as legitimate governance over food systems, and sustained, unrestricted funding aligned with #Seasonal cycles and community leadership.
" 'The Western system limited our imagination,' says Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown, Indigenous Network Manager at Right To Food. 'Seeds of Sovereignty invites policymakers and partners to step into the imaginary — to reimagine what #equitable food systems look like when led by #IndigenousPeoples.'
"Jolene Andrew, Director of Community Development at #Líl̓wat Community Food Centre, adds: 'We don't need permission — we just need to do it. This brief is a reminder that sovereignty is already being lived in our communities every day.'
"Developed through gatherings in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut (2024) and #Líl̓watNation, #BritishColumbia (2025), Seeds of Sovereignty amplifies the collective voice of Right To Food's Indigenous Community Food Centres and Indigenous Network. It highlights what is already thriving in communities — hunters harvesting country food, youth learning traditional skills, Elders teaching, and families gathering — affirming that food sovereignty is alive.
" 'Our communities are not waiting. We are organizing, harvesting, teaching land-based skills, and pushing policy,' the brief states. 'Food is not a service — it's a right, a relationship, a responsibility.' "
Source:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seeds-sovereignty-indigenous-leaders-affirm-174000530.html
Full document and stories from participating communities are available at:
https://righttofood.ca/good-food-organizations/indigenous-network/seeds-of-sovereignty/
#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousNews #FirstNations #IndigenousFoodSecurity
#IndigenousFoodSovereignty
#IndigenousFoodSystems #Reclaiming
Seeds of #Sovereignty: #Indigenous leaders affirm food as a right, a relationship, and a responsibility
Mon, November 10, 2025
#Toronto #Canada - " #RightToFood and four Indigenous-led Community #FoodCentres have released Seeds of Sovereignty, a new living brief that shares stories, truths, and policy recommendations from Indigenous food leaders across the country.
"The document is both a reflection and a call to action. It outlines six key recommendations aimed at strengthening and celebrating Indigenous food sovereignty including the enactment of an #IndigenousFoodSovereigntyAct, reform of food safety and licensing regulations, recognition of Indigenous law as legitimate governance over food systems, and sustained, unrestricted funding aligned with #Seasonal cycles and community leadership.
" 'The Western system limited our imagination,' says Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown, Indigenous Network Manager at Right To Food. 'Seeds of Sovereignty invites policymakers and partners to step into the imaginary — to reimagine what #equitable food systems look like when led by #IndigenousPeoples.'
"Jolene Andrew, Director of Community Development at #Líl̓wat Community Food Centre, adds: 'We don't need permission — we just need to do it. This brief is a reminder that sovereignty is already being lived in our communities every day.'
"Developed through gatherings in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut (2024) and #Líl̓watNation, #BritishColumbia (2025), Seeds of Sovereignty amplifies the collective voice of Right To Food's Indigenous Community Food Centres and Indigenous Network. It highlights what is already thriving in communities — hunters harvesting country food, youth learning traditional skills, Elders teaching, and families gathering — affirming that food sovereignty is alive.
" 'Our communities are not waiting. We are organizing, harvesting, teaching land-based skills, and pushing policy,' the brief states. 'Food is not a service — it's a right, a relationship, a responsibility.' "
Source:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seeds-sovereignty-indigenous-leaders-affirm-174000530.html
Full document and stories from participating communities are available at:
https://righttofood.ca/good-food-organizations/indigenous-network/seeds-of-sovereignty/
#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousNews #FirstNations #IndigenousFoodSecurity
#IndigenousFoodSovereignty
#IndigenousFoodSystems #Reclaiming
Going to be in #Toronto at the start of December, should we run an #ActivityInThePub and when/where works best?
#Fediverse
https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/activity-in-the-pub
I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #London, #Toronto and #SanDiego!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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Upcoming appearances:
* #London: Downstream IRL with Zack Polanski, Ash Sarkar, and Aaron Bastani (Novara Media), Nov 17
https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets
* #London: Enshittification with Carole Cadwalladr (Frontline Club), Nov 18
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-enshittification-tickets-1785553983029
* Virtual: Enshittification at the Internet Archive, Nov 21
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-enshittification-tickets-1839608451399
* Virtual: Enshittification with Vass Bednar (Vancouver Public Library), Nov 21
https://www.crowdcast.io/@bclibraries-present
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Toronto: Jailbreaking Canada (OCAD U), Nov 27
https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/jailbreaking-canada
* #SanDiego: Enshittification at the Mission Hills Branch Library, Dec 1
https://libraryfoundationsd.org/events/doctorow
* #Seattle: Neuroscience, AI and Society (University of Washington), Dec 4
https://compneuro.washington.edu/news-and-events/neuroscience-ai-and-society/
* #Madison, CT: Enshittification at RJ Julia, Dec 8
https://rjjulia.com/event/2025-12-08/cory-doctorow-enshittification
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