Reposted by RoryJason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 18hThe monthly Art Crawl in downtown Hamilton. The event that’s not really an event because no-one organizes it but everyone just kind of knows and shows up. 1428
Reposted by RoryRogerman @rogerman99.bsky.social · 16hBrad Brad + King Dug Ford = Ruin To paraphrase Lindsey Graham "If we elect Brad Brad, we will be destroyed, and we will deserve it." #onpoli 022
Reposted by Rory💤Zarleck from Space, Esq. @zarleckazpa.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Doug Ford, wasting your money and making living in Ontario more dangerous. It's the conservative way. 34112
Reposted by RoryShirley Jennings 🇨🇦 📎 🌊 @canteach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I really wish I could edit the typos but I’m pretty sure everyone gets the message. 2113
Reposted by RoryBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.comeconomist.comForget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transportPedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war 9491158
Reposted by RoryAndrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Shopify Nosferatu for Brad! 0171
Reposted by RoryBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Local government spends millions on advertising telling taxpayers why they shouldn’t be bothered by 17-hour wait times in their local ER - if their local ER hasn’t already been shut down by local government’s cost cutting on healthcare.thetrillium.caOntario Health Ministry spent $13.3M on advertising last yearNewly released records bring advertising spending identified by The Trillium to more than $90M across five ministries 26285119
Reposted by RoryJoshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 09/10/2026First, as has been pointed out in replies, this measured, data-focused approach has been persistently used for over a decade, and yet, here we are. Second, every cyclist in Toronto knows Doug is doing this no matter what. Nothing short of a fantastical revolt from his base will stop him. 5324
Reposted by RoryPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This by Courtney Maum is where I am too. I am grateful to her for the words... 10859324
Reposted by RoryCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just don’t go!! Global Affairs #Canada says the number of arrest and detention cases involving Canadians citizens has jumped 60%. The department’s annual report on consular cases, published today, tracks an increase in arrests between /1 thread www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...ctvnews.caCanada records 60 per cent spike in arrests, detentions of Canadians in United StatesGlobal Affairs Canada says the number of arrest and detention cases involving Canadians citizens has jumped 60 per cent. 42495289
Reposted by RoryRobert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026NEW: It’s been three years since the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into Premier Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land swap. A former Ontario attorney general says the Mounties should properly update the public on the status of the probe. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...thestar.comThree years later, RCMP says investigation into Doug Ford’s Greenbelt scandal is still ‘ongoing’It has been more than 1,100 days since the Mounties launched their probe into Ford's $8.28-billion land swap on Oct. 10, 2023. 27229112
Reposted by RoryJoshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bradford supported these lanes as a Councillor, but never mind that. This isn't leadership, it's pandering to the petty complaints of ONE portion of the electorate to the exclusion of all others. In other words, it's Toronto politics as usual. So much for "Real Change". 0114
Reposted by RorySean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is no compelling answer that a city councillor can provide, really. It's a problem all over North America. Choosing a right-wing reactionary won't solve anything. 131
Reposted by RoryBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Woke up, read about the guy who suggested another country should blow up a couple of major cities in his country to make people feel better about paying through the nose for gasoline, then went back to bed for the foreseeable future. 1428148
Reposted by RoryToronto Boris @torontoboris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As far as Ive seen none of them are making cars... not in north America anyways. Its all SUVs and pick-ups. Ford even bastardized the Mustang name into an unholy EV SUV abomination... Thousands curses upon Fords grave for that one. 241
Reposted by RoryBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026READ: “If bike lanes were actually removed today, the premier would lose his scapegoat. How would he then explain worsening motor traffic congestion – an outcome that’s virtually assured given a growing population and his measures to induce driving by making it cheaper…” Via @spacing.bsky.socialspacing.caOP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing TorontoWhether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ... 217665
Reposted by RoryJay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Don Dani: “This is exactly what we want, so long as that money goes to Mraiche.” 0155
Reposted by RoryMJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@mark-carney.bsky.social These are a public danger, especially to women and young girls. There is no need for most people to have them. 0168
Reposted by RoryScott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mayor of Calgary: "If you think trading what could be at times an overbearing Ottawa with an incredibly overbearing Washington is going to be any net upgrade, I think you're absolutely out to lunch." 314061
Reposted by RoryJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And it won't even be customers spending money for the most part! Business owners whine about losing parking because they're the ones parking on the street! 918541
Reposted by RoryThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Damn, and you MAGA fools wonder why everyone laughs at you. Because you let these dipshits post ignorant, pathetic bullshit like this. 452829707
Reposted by RoryThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 04/10/2026Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologizethebeaverton.comTrump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize"Canadians will say they’re sorry, in that particular Canadian pronunciation, to literally anything, but they won’t say it to Donald Trump." 524258
Reposted by RoryAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Climate action is not about saving the planet. The planet will survive. It's about saving PEOPLE from climatological, hydrological, biological and geomorphological collapse. 1323872
Reposted by RoryUNCRC.bsky.social @dalriad60.bsky.social · 05/10/2026All hat and no fkg cattle it appears prairiesexposed.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...prairiesexposed.substack.comThe Man Who Wants to Separate Alberta From Canada Is Now Facing a Financial Reckoning of His OwnThere is something almost breathtakingly cynical about the political career Jeffrey Rath has constructed. 045
Reposted by RoryBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026How dumb do you have to be to think this guy is smart? How immoral do u have to be to think this guy is moral? How selfish do u have to be to think this guy is selfless? How corrupt do u have to be to think this guy is law-abiding? How traitorous do u have to be to think this guy is patriotic? 714923
Reposted by RoryBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There's an easy solution for Canadians. Stop going to Florida. I did. www.cbc.ca/news/world/f...cbc.caFlorida weighs ditching property taxes and sticking Canadians with the bill | CBC NewsFlorida voters are weighing whether to scrap residential property taxes and the state's governor has a solution to that potentially huge revenue loss: tax Canadians more. 1718433
Reposted by RoryDan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I am once again at Biidaasige. $1.5 billion in investment that’s going to unlock something like $10 billion in development. An engineering project that allowed landscape architects to lead. We are very fortunate. 1745
Reposted by RoryJohn Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Be My Guest (a play in one act) [curtain up] ENTER RIGHT, PREMIER SMITH: I demand Ottawa get out of our way! ENTER LEFT, PM CARNEY: Ok, done. PREMIER SMITH: Great! Hey [whistles], investors! [silence] PREMIER SMITH: Uh... investors? [silence] PREMIER SMITH: Oh shi- [exit trapdoor] [curtain down] 085
Reposted by RoryRaywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Warren Kinsella has left the Brad Bradford campaign. I think Bradford is bad news for Toronto, and I have no relevant opinion of Kinsella, even though I know a lot of people here really don't like him. I will say that I've been on a couple of TV shows with Kinsella... 1/2 271
Reposted by RoryMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026what is it and what does it do? that’s the question i’ve been trying to get a clear answer to and it has eluded me or there is no consensus 344547
Reposted by RoryJohn Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We might never know exactly how much Doug Ford signing this contract in the first place is going to cost us, but it's likely several Pj. Electing grifty blowhards with poor impulse control is *really* expensive; maybe let's stop doing that, hey neighbour?cbc.caOntario ministers defend secret payout to Elon Musk's SpaceX over nixed Starlink deal | CBC NewsOntario ministers defended keeping secret the province's payout to Elon Musk's SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract, as critics accused the government of obfuscation during the recent release of ... 02015
Reposted by RoryRaywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Geddy Lee, I'm so disappointed. (He's posing with right wing mayoral candidate Brad Bradford) 8396
Reposted by RoryTao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Seeing such joy in Yankee Stadium, it just cuts through my soul like a dull, rusty knife. 37714
Reposted by RoryNeil Before Zod @waytowichneil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is about time that the Canadian government ends subsidies for foreign owned news organizations in Canada and exclusion from the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit, Canadian Periodical Fund, Digital News Subscription Tax Credit, and the Canada Media Fund. Keep Canadian media Canadian. 25519
Reposted by RoryLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026RE: Bike lanes save lives and promote health. Removing bike lanes will lead to injury and death. #signed by 600 healthcare workers and counting via #doctorsforsafecycling h/t @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO 39335
Reposted by RorySean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026While hospitals layoff nurses and support staff, public education crumbles to dust, Brampton still has only one emergency room, and the north goes up in flames, this is Doug’s bright idea. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...thestar.comDoug Ford says Ontario taxpayers will invest in proposed pipeline from Alberta to SarniaA Liberal MPP on Tuesday compared the project to the Ontario premier's proposal for a tunnel under Highway 401. 6318
Reposted by RoryJames Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you’re going to let an AI agent run amok then do so only if you airgap the machine and control every bit of information you feed to it. Or simply don’t run an AI agent. The technology is based on theft on a massive scale. It doesn’t matter how shiny it is. It’s bad to the core. 056
Reposted by RoryJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend. 772054435
Reposted by RoryAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Years of expensive construction, which will muck up car traffic, to make everything worse 34520
Reposted by RoryKristin Louise Raught Photography 🌀 @kristinlraught.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tonight’s moonrise behind the Seattle Space Needle. It was a perfectly clear night for some beautiful moon photography! 522640
Reposted by RoryMike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Scherzer, postgame, on being a #Bluejays: "I never realized it's the entire country of Canada, 40 million people. That'd be the biggest market of any team in the league. There's so many fans on the road and everybody's so passionate about baseball. ... That speaks my language. I love it." 415925
Reposted by RoryTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You take our bike lanes, we take the road. Toronto showed up Friday night. 📸 @geoffreybercarich via Instagram 231332251