Reposted by Christopher LeightonMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Canada is worth fighting for. Today. Tomorrow. Forever. 1243681655
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Wordle 1,910 3/6 🟨⬛🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 98/99 Luck 65/99 001
Reposted by Christopher LeightonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“.. The Atlanta Fed calculates that as of May, a household would need income of $124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home … that is 45% more than the median household makes.” - Schwab 8722831027
Reposted by Christopher LeightonBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off. “In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.” Via @davidzipper.bsky.social. And that means more people are dying.bloomberg.comWhat Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut OffIn 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data. 1123285
Reposted by Christopher LeightonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Imagine an administration so evil it *intentionally* makes citizens worry about where their next meal is coming from. Well, guess what? You don’t have to imagine. That evil is our reality. 39780213646
Reposted by Christopher LeightonThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/08/2026Measles cases are at a 35-year high, kindergarten vaccine exemptions are surging, and the Trump administration is pressuring states to make opting out even easier. @citizencohn.bsky.social on the public-health disaster coming to a school near you. lnk.thebulwark.com/4wwM1Uz?utm_... 312755
Reposted by Christopher LeightonAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Reporter: Family members of service members are concerned about conditions on the LIncoln. Trump: No they’re not. Reporter: Has the deployment gone on too long? Trump: No. Not nearly long enough. 88737461300
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026@uoftpress.bsky.social needs a refresher in education practices after 2010! If I said that at an undergraduate course I taught in medical school a decade ago, I would have been reprimanded. 000
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This provides me with little comfort or confidence as a plasma product recipient. Time for Canada Blood Services to assume the important role of plasma collection in Canada. Write your MP. @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d0b7b0e...theglobeandmail.comGrifols pauses plasma collection at donation centres across the countryPrivate blood-plasma collector has been under scrutiny for months after the deaths of two donors 020
Reposted by Christopher LeightonCNN @cnn.com · 13/08/2026An oil spill from a stranded tanker off the coast of Oman now covers an estimated 500 square miles, the environmental organization Greenpeace told CNN, prompting fears that a major ecological disaster could be unfolding in the Arabian Sea. cnn.it/4bJzqGi 65629
Reposted by Christopher LeightonT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...nbcnews.comCongo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on recordThe grim toll comes nearly three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15. 02613
Reposted by Christopher LeightonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“.. President Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton could not have imagined the economy that we would have created. It is the envy of the world." - Bessent, 7/31/26 42509169
Reposted by Christopher LeightonGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“The president and first lady seemed totally unfazed about whether there was an abuser—another abuser—in their workplace. There was no follow-up from either of them to see if I needed help or protection. There was no investigation ordered. No effort to get to the bottom of this .... 593110993678
Reposted by Christopher LeightonKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/07/2026BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are. 1402330249270
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Translation: Canadians are strong and principled negotiators who negotiated a deal that Trump hated. 000
Reposted by Christopher LeightonMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"The Arrested Tate Brothers Are Tied to the Trumps: Why Won’t Dems Exploit This?"zeteo.comThe Arrested Tate Brothers Are Tied to the Trumps: Why Won’t Dems Exploit This?The manosphere influencers, arrested in Florida on serious UK charges, including rape, treat the first family and top Republicans as friends. Plus: it looks like Maine has a successor to Platner. 1071520404
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Meanwhile you know who is edited out of the Spanish’s teams photos! 001
Reposted by Christopher LeightonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/07/2026Enten on Trump's polling: "It's the worst this century for a president at this point in his second term ... Donald John Trump -- the worst ever net approval rating among independents at this point in a second term" 2073483878
Reposted by Christopher LeightonHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Home of the Brave is proud to honor Bob Hilliard, a 101-year-old World War II veteran who's been fighting for democracy since the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. He's seen firsthand where this road leads. His message today: "Don't look away." 315856
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026What a sad statement on healthcare in Ontario. Doug Ford promised to improve the number of LTC beds/Assisted Living. 031
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I’m fine with a compensated model in Canada through CBS. 010
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026No @mark-carney.bsky.social Canadian’s healthcare shouldn’t be left to inept private companies. Time to end Grifols contract. Canada can collect their own plasma! Grifols allowed donors to give plasma despite disease concerns, Health Canada report shows www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d0b7b0e...theglobeandmail.comGrifols allowed donors to give plasma despite disease concerns, Health Canada report showsInspectors found multiple cases of the company allowing people to donate who should have been denied because of risks associated with a fatal brain disorder 233
Reposted by Christopher LeightonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections." 15783224210105
Reposted by Christopher LeightonJazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026a major ruling from tuesday night: a federal judge blocked immigration arrests inside courts nationwide. a SCOTUS challenge is likely, but for now, it halts one of the most aggressive pillars of trump’s mass deportation campaign. our latest for the times: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...nytimes.comFederal Judge Bars ICE From Making Arrests in Immigration Courts 324755
Reposted by Christopher LeightonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/06/2026* APPLE RAISES PRICES OF IPADS, MACS IN RESPONSE TO INCREASES IN MEMORY CHIP COSTS * APPLE SAYS AI DATA CENTER BOOM HAS CAUSED UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR MEMORY AND STORAGE, FORCING PRICE INCREASES - STATEMENT @reuters.com $AAPL 94827262
Reposted by Christopher LeightonLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts 196133276753
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Hantavirus outbreak shows we haven’t learned the lesson of SARS-1 or COVID-19 healthydebate.ca/2026/05/topi...healthydebate.caHantavirus outbreak shows we haven’t learned the lesson of SARS-1 or COVID-19 - Healthy DebateIt’s happening again. Not a global pandemic but the minimizing of airborne precautions for transmission of a deadly respiratory virus. 000
Reposted by Christopher LeightonRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Just two weeks after Trump’s $14 million renovation, the paint in the Reflecting Pool is already peeling. Everything he touches turns to crap. 3342079
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I who could have predicted this? 🤦🏼♂️ Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...nytimes.comScores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional 020
Reposted by Christopher LeightonDavid Alman @davidalman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Just insane own goals. Generational errors. Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects 631593492
Reposted by Christopher LeightonBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Follow this: First, Trump quietly buys up to $5 million of Dell stock. Then, he urges his followers to “go out and buy a Dell.” Today, his Pentagon awards a $9.7 billion deal to Dell. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comDell Wins $9.7 Billion Defense Deal To Streamline Software BuysA unit of Dell Technologies Inc. won a $9.7 billion contract to help the US military handle its licenses for Microsoft Corp. software related to email, spreadsheets and other needs across classified a... 831820925
Reposted by Christopher LeightonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026(Reuters) - The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the beginning of a "systemic agrifood shock" that could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Wednesday. www.reuters.com/world/middle... 491037523
Reposted by Christopher LeightonJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/05/2026This. 26994308
Reposted by Christopher LeightonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026$1.776 as in 1776. As in celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by robbing the Treasury to reward those who are destroying the country 521850616
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Shameful chapter in USA Politics. Autocratic corruption of the Justice Department, funnelling 1.8 Billion of taxpayer's money to Trump's coup d'etat wing. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Announces $1.8 Billion Fund in Settling I.R.S. Suit 022
Reposted by Christopher LeightonDick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/s...auditor.on.caOffice of the Auditor General of Ontario 2126
Reposted by Christopher LeightonSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Let’s not doubt Trump reportedly agreeing to take $1.7 billion of our taxpayer money rather than $10 billion is any less of an egregious abuse of power. 942591697
Reposted by Christopher LeightonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.english.elpais.com‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governmentsA leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of ... 15068513495
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026He’s the “typhoid Larry” of public health. 030
Reposted by Christopher LeightonDavid Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026The @who.int summary of the hanta cluster is available. The shape of the epi curve is helpful…as is the history of onshore Argentina travel by the index case. www.who.int/emergencies/...who.intHantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-countryOn 2 May 2026, a cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship was reported to the World Health Organization. The ship is carrying 147 passengers and crew. As of 4 May 202... 23919
Christopher Leighton @ccleighton.bsky.social · 03/05/2026What Body Cam Footage Reveals About ICE’s Tactics www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | What Body Cam Footage Reveals About ICE’s TacticsNew body camera footage from Nashville reveals a disturbing pattern of ICE and state troopers using minor traffic stops to target Black and brown drivers. 000