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DBast

  1. #EatonCentreShooting shooter's fatal shot was targeted. I think other shots were part of his hastily formed exit strategy. All was very fast
  2. YO, NEIGHBOUR: This is NOT the night for firecrackers & fireworks. There was a shooting in downtown AND it was just raining. Use your head.
  3. @amandaconda24 imo, not an unreasonable question to ask. Not everyone's a local. But unreasonable to expect a definitive answer.
  4. "slashing spending while the economy is deeply depressed is a self-defeating strategy, because it just deepens... fb.me/2cgGF7l26
  5. Most disturbing fact for me of the #EatonCentreShooting is that the shooter is still on the loose. ow.ly/bk3QD
  6. @ottguy The guy goes places. He has a TTC metropass. But TTC always slow, so it's taken a while.
  7. Armadillos look like a possums with armour made from victorious fights with oversized insects. Admit it, you agree. ow.ly/bk1YG
  8. Montreal Pharmacy chain cashing in on the "Casseroles" student marches in Montreal (protesters bang on pots and... fb.me/1685QAgti
  9. @jennzia Yes! like with RHOK, bring project leaders with projects general to the sector to work w/ professionals who have needed expertise.
  10. The French can be morbid with their tiling. instagr.am/p/LYSXR9OyE0/
  11. Whoa, hipster nation. Heard people quizzing each other on nation capitals. At embassy in Kensington.
  12. @jennzia yes, I participated last year. I couldn't register before knowing if I was in town. We need this model in np sector Toronto! Tx
  13. Yo. This is our fun text of the night out to friends. instagr.am/p/LW3UB7OyCj/
  14. The Thing looooves cheesy puffs! instagr.am/p/LWsYlduyMB/
  15. Photo inside City of Toronto archives collection instagr.am/p/LWrvSauyLq/
  16. @Fumon Delegate, Outsource, Assign, Form a team. RT Too many projects right now-have to cut down on my "having ideas" addiction
  17. @edwardog Unless it's government-approved prescription drugs. How about just "don't do PCP"?
  18. Sadly, after 6 years of loyal service but after too many bad falls, I must retire my CSU (Concordia Student instagr.am/p/LWVeHNOyNr/
  19. My friend got this note from his neighbor. IT'S A TRAP! Or the premise to a slasher film. Or… another type of film. twitter.com/DBast/status/2…