Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026By rights, each post in this thread should be nail in the coffin of Brad Bradford’s campaign. Great work, @nationalobserver.com. 19940
bobesplin.bsky.social @bobesplin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When was the last time you saw a billionaire CEO face any punishment for being an accessory to murder? Hmm, let me think - never? That's a problem that "legislation" and "regulation" won't solve - I think there needs to be alternative, and more direct way to resolve this. 000
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialHaus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration. 482431541
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialStephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026One of Canada's advantages is that we know a lot about the US. We follow their news and politics, get their TV channels, travel there. But Americans know nothing about us. They don't understand our politics, history or values. They constantly misjudge us, but we understand them completely. #cdnpoli 33417112
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026There is a reason politicians are terrified of the Toronto police but don't take the job if it means you're not going to do anything. 04110
bobesplin.bsky.social @bobesplin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026LOL business dudes realize that it's all astrology... 031
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialceej @ceej.online · 03/09/2026I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on 193219014417
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Maybe if the AI people yell at me for the 5 millionth time about how I’m not using their dogshit technology that has made everyone’s lives worse I’ll finally start liking it for no conceivable reason. 13681151292
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The laws don't properly protect us The infrastructure generally sucks The police and legal system don't do enough Vehicles are needlessly huge Distracted driving is at an all-time high Speeding and impaired driving remain big problems Few politicians care Folks prioritize convenience over our safety 39422
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Trump pauses tariffs on Canadian goods for three days to give Natalie Harp time to review the deal. 1130169
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One thing about speeding that many drivers refuse to accept: In urban and suburban environments, speeding doesn't even get you somewhere significantly faster. You are just getting to your next red light or highway choke point faster. You are endangering other people for almost no upside. 1081573236
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialYgrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 29/07/2026i've run the numbers three times now and it's always the same 262240611
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This has been an issue in tech for so long that the failure to correct it is really telling about the industry’s inherent lack of capacity for introspection. It selects for and rewards antisociality and then wonders why people don’t like and trust it. 1542869
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Agree with @acoyne.bsky.social on Canada's options: "If there’s nothing we can do – if we lose no matter what – then we might as well do what we want. When nothing you can do will improve your fortunes, when the outcome is the same regardless of which option you choose, the stakes converge on zero." 413154
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialJeff Mac @jeffmacishere.bsky.social · 19/07/2026(guy pointing at the first toaster) is this a bread witch 241391269
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 02/07/2026the next thing you impulse buy WILL change your life. do NOT wait or second guess yourself, this time it IS going to be different 1012075325
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialMichel Patrice @michelpatrice.eurosky.social · 21/06/2026In the future, traffic jams will be 100% electric. 0144
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The moderators of the AskCanada subreddit were so sick of posts that were like "American here, I come in peace, we're so ashamed of Trump, please adopt us, do you still like me Y/N" that they posted a new rule with what I thought was a very well-expressed sentiment 020460
bobesplin.bsky.social @bobesplin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Tax by mass; parking fees by mass; inner city size limits... 010
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.social🇨🇦 Stephen Wickens 🇨🇦 @stephenwickens.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Come on, Toronto. There's still room for improvement. #fifa #homicide 073
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026however much you hate billionaires is not enough 574379746
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialGil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/06/2026That's Network State shorthand for parallel strategy: Do to (institution) what Elon did to Twitter. Buy it, gut it, purge it, and create a twisted version that serves tech fascist oligarchy. We will see this over and over again, so it's crucial to know it's a strategy with a name. 9950210
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.sociallittle lamb @puddleofbrain.bsky.social · 31/05/2026(listening to koyaanisqatsi with my coworker who’s never seen koyaanisqatsi) this is when the koyaanisqatsi happens 637635
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialAlisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price. 13990232928
bobesplin.bsky.social @bobesplin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Lets see how many developers he texts with daily.... 010
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialAndrew Lewis FC @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The criminals who chopped down the Parkside Drive speed camera 7 times wanted to be able to speed on Parkside with impunity & endanger others, Doug Ford agreed with those criminals & banned speed cameras, so now they are speeding with impunity & endangering others on Parkside and provincewide. 1277
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Transphobia is the greatest lodestone for today's far-right, because it embodies the far-right desire to claim all identities are natural and biological. Today's fascists hate trans people for the same reason interwar fascists hated diasporic Jews - because they hate fluidity and border crossing. 151438380
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialIt's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit. 472105848
bobesplin.bsky.social @bobesplin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Great thread, if you want to understand over 50% of the people you deal with most days... 000
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialPaul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard. 643442687
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026i feel like a lesson from the economy these days is that you can just say things and then you will make money 431182129
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 11/04/2026AI bros sound the same as NRA people popping up after tragedies to say guns have legit uses. Nobody asked you, everybody already knows what you think, and you're only here to yell PR for the product that you turned into your identity. 122355
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/04/2026I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses 138137304417
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialscott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 08/04/2026Jesus wept. What does it say about the Mark Carney Liberals that a homophobic, Ivermectin-hawking Trumpist loon like Marilyn Gladu is comfortable joining them and they’ll happily accept her? 😬 169236
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialJimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 07/04/2026Americans: you do have streets, yes? Streets that you could fill in protest today? 66922
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Tuesday is officially war crime day everyone! 1181503360
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/04/2026It's impolite to call Musk a genocidal white nationalist because "civility" in American discourse functions not as a neutral procedural norm but as an asymmetric weapon to shield the powerful from accurate moral characterization while policing the tone of those who object. 6365701940
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I hate how stupid everything is. 603148701484
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialburn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 23/03/2026the mad king is particularly mad this morning, you’re doing a wonderful job sir 1193
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Put the Strait of Hormuz on the blockchain. by Andrew Yang 271476175
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 06/03/2026How do we spin this? Get our narrative right. Everyone hop on board! #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caLiberal MPs to hold call Friday as caucus raises concerns about Carney's shifting Iran position | CBC NewsForeign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to brief Liberal MPs on Friday morning about the government's position on the war that has now engulfed Iran and surrounding countries in the Middle East, a... 6157
Reposted by @bobesplin.bsky.socialJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23/02/2026Relevant to today's conversation about AI's inherent sexism, here's an email from cognitive psychologist and early AI theorist Roger Schank, arguing to Epstein that women can't be truly intelligent, because they care too much about what other people think. 18333301187