(she/her, Ms.) 👉Housing security for all. https://xitter.cf/t.co/oOK1djbz2B 👉Organizer, Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association. https://xitter.cf/t.co/QUfy1bQOoi

Toronto, Ontario
Joined September 2015
Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
🚆 They could take the GO train, 🚇 They could take the subway train, 💸 But Ford's ministers prefer the gravy train. Conservative Ministers who live within 50km of Queens Park billed taxpayers $121k for hotel rooms in Toronto. #ONpoli
NEW: The Ontario NDP has tallied up the bill. $120,000 in hotel rooms expenses, incurred by GTA-ares PC MPPs, billed to taxpayers. #onpoli
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
TTU members have been fighting an illegal eviction. Even though the LTB has stayed the eviction Q Management has refused to the let the family back into their unit. TTU members paid a visit to Q Management CEO, Daniel Argiros. We won’t stand for slumlord tactics!
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
Premier Doug Ford drowned out by OPSEU protesters blowing whistles and chanting “fair wages” #onpoli
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
🎉 WE JUST WON OUR 1ST RENT STRIKE A few months back, our neighbours at Tahanan Non-Profit Homes in Davenport were hit with a whopping 8% rent increase. After two months on rent strike, with the support of members and organizers of the TTU, tenants just won a huge victory.👇
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
Today, my campaign delivered gift cards, new socks/underwear, and summer clothing to @TUHUnion_ @SanctuaryTO. These will be distributed to people sheltering at Union Station during the FIFA games. Thanks to Another Story Bookshop and Capital Espresso for collecting items for us!
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
📢‼️EVICTIONS ≠ WELLNESS‼️ How can you claim to be a healthcare provider, offering a “welcoming, cozy environment” for your patients while trying to kick a family with children out of their home? 👇🧵👇 #TorontoTenantUnion #TenantPower #StopEvictions #Toronto #Roncy
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
Another one.
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone. And it's making you a worse person because of it. Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would. That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear. It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on. Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one. The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started. Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product. This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens. Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing. You're right. They're wrong. Even when the opposite is true.
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
My latest for @TorontoStar. Increasing surveillance and extending police powers doesn’t solve homelessness or drug use on transit — it merely opens up the broader public to arbitrary punishment, including the potential for jail time and $10,000 fines. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
NEW: Premier Doug Ford yells “go find a job,” at one of the Bill 60 protesters in the galleries.
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
Tenants across Ontario are getting organized to push back against Ford's and landlords' attacks on tenant rights. @fordnation @KingaSurmaMPP @FRPOFACTS : Hands Off Our Rights! #tenants #evictions #the6ix #onpoli #Bill60 Join us: tenantunion.ca/action🔥
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
According to @fordnation, mental health and "addiction" cause homelessness — no acknowledgment that their policies are the largest contributor to homelessness in Ontario. This includes Bill 60, which must be fought by tenants and municipalities alike. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
I will fight this bill tooth and nail.
#BREAKING: Doug Ford is a jobs disaster — and now he’s coming for renters. Bill 60 will mean higher rents, mass evictions, and fewer affordable homes. Families are already struggling. Ontario needs real rent control and more homes people can actually afford. I will fight this bill tooth and nail.
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
#BREAKING: Doug Ford is a jobs disaster — and now he’s coming for renters. Bill 60 will mean higher rents, mass evictions, and fewer affordable homes. Families are already struggling. Ontario needs real rent control and more homes people can actually afford. I will fight this bill tooth and nail.
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
The Ford government just introduced a bill that will make it easier for landlords to evict tenants. Proud to stand today with housing advocates and tenant unions at their rally to demand a rent freeze. Housing is a human right.
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
WATCH: Fresh off launching our NDP leadership campaign, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with striking Canada Post workers outside a Liberal minister’s office. #cdnpoli #canlab #rob4leader #ndp
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
Alberta’s teachers are on strike & they’re standing up for more than themselves. This fight is about every student & the future of public education. As someone who’s spent a lifetime standing shoulder to shoulder with the working class - I’m with you. Keep fighting the good fight & never back down. #cdnpoli #abpoli #WeStandWithTeachers
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>4,000 refugees are in Toronto's shelter system, yet Fed Gov’t plans to CUT supportive IHAP funding. This would result in mass homelessness & elimination of shelter space. Org’s/individ’s working in/adjacent to the housing/refugee rights space, SIGN HERE: forms.gle/Qhusz8ByH6zCshVo8
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Auntie Cyndi (CynthiaBlack.bsky.social) retweeted
THE REPORT: Increases in oil & gas emissions are offsetting any other progress. CARNEY: Let’s fast track LNG expansion. Burn the Earth to boost the economy 🫠
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