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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 6h
"The next day, the Bradford campaign attempted to connect me with a former staffer. After I described the allegations in this story, the staffer decided not to go on the record."
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 2h
Just like the NY Times and burying the lede about dennis hastert.Why would they want to protect the reputations of people like this -peolpe who admitted they abused people under their care and their literal offices. Why ??
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Workers' anger boiling over across Europe as governments and EU fail to address public service emergencies @epsu.bsky.social publishes list of actions public service workers ✅Netherlands ✅Germany ✅Latvia ✅Serbia ✅Italy ✅Belgium ✅France ✅Spain ✅Greece ✅Portugal ✅Ireland @labourstart.bsky.social
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Workers’ anger boiling over as governments and EU fail to address public service emergencies
Workers and their unions, students, housing and climate activists and many others are showing their anger at government policies.
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 5h
This election has had these off moments. Ford's on and off quasi endorsement of OC. Then Crawford endorsing BB in a video with BB and then telling the Star he is not. Then Chris Alexander -
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 5h
What a read. What a dudebro. Two paragraphs describing BB during his time as city councillor:
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There were times when Bradford would come back from having an argument at city council or a committee meeting and would perch at the edge of a staffer's desk in the main office, Tim says, and lead the office in a group discussion about how his opposition was wrong and he was right. Tim and Jessica both say that he was harsher about female councillors, and on occasion, that they heard Bradford use the word "bitch" to describe them.

Jessica says that Bradford "couldn't talk to certain staff without being really belligerent, yelling or screaming at them." It wasn't uncommon, she adds, for staff to cry during or after these encounters. Sometimes, to some people, he would apologize, she says, but his actions did not meaningfully change in the time she worked for him.
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Excess capacity in EVs, solar panels and batteries? Big problem. Excess capacity in oil and LNG? Awesome, let's build another pipeline!!
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Canada signs on to pledge to fight subsidized overproduction of EVs, batteries, and solar panels
More than a dozen G20 countries say their domestic industries are being harmed by excess factory capacity elsewhere
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 16h
Are you going to tell me that Inspector Murdoch is not as tall as the Gooderham building?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The American Dream is amazing: within just a few years you can go from being the child of Cuban immigrants to the great-grandson of Spanish settlers.
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So once again Brad has put his finger up into the wind to craft a deeply held and well thoughtout researched policy
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When I started writing about Supreme Court expansion, you couldn’t get the question *asked* in a poll. The first time I saw it actually polled, it was 8%. Now, we here.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Radio Rwanda
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How is this hair not the end of his political career.
Trump hair blowing in wind
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Selling off Canada’s public infrastructure won't lower costs or build a fairer future for working families—it just guarantees higher corporate profits. You don’t build a stronger country by selling it off. My latest op-ed in @TheHillTimes www.hilltimes.com/2026/10/07/y... #cdnpoli #VancouverEast
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You don’t build a stronger Canada by selling it off - The Hill Times
The choice is not between doing nothing and privatizing everything. It is between building an economy that serves people, and building one that serves investors.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 08/10/2026
Longtime Progressive Conservative power broker Paul Godfrey alleges Premier Doug Ford‘s office used his son’s government-funded company and an unsigned contract as “political leverage” while seeking help publishing a pre-election column in Postmedia newspapers.
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Paul Godfrey alleges Ford’s office used son’s government deal as ‘leverage’ to place election op-ed in Postmedia papers
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: 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...
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Three 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.
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Eric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
They started texting with a 16-year-old. After two years, they offered to sell him a gun. They consider that "stopping a terrorist attack." And they are calling it heroic. What an absolute embarrassment.
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Right after nfrastructure week !!!!!
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like FDR was back in office.
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TheTrillium.ca @thetrillium.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter
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Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter
Premier Ford’s office calls the claims ‘categorically untrue and completely disconnected from reality’
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bank of Canada security officers have been on strike for 100+ days. The Bank has been caught twice violating federal anti-scab law and even hired Pinkertons, a contractor notorious for violent strikebreaking. PM Carney says he stands with workers. Why won't he condemn this corporate lawbreaking?
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I wonder how she feels about this endorsement x.com/TorontoStar/...
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Or perhaps he knows and doesn't care who these people are as long as they say "Chow is bad, vote Brad". That is til it comes who they are and then he scurries away.
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And why doesn't he ever check before taking people into his campaign or accepting endorse ments ? How desperate is he to be mayor? If I show up in a Klan Hood with a" vote for Brad "sign , i would it be " come on board buddy ".
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So why does this keep happening to Brad ? Why do racists endorse him , he accepts their endorsements then the racist comments go public and then Brad furiously backpedals ? What from Brad calls out to racists. What" je ne said quoi " for racists does he have ? www.thestar.com/news/gta/bra...
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Brad Bradford's campaign drops an event co-host over online Islam comments
Real estate developer Avi Glina will no longer be one of three hosts for “Rally for change in North York.”
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
AHEM
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Mitch Wolfe @whrwlfthrwlf85v.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The candidate’s name is Bernadette Greene-Placentia. And her opponent, Abraham Hamadeh, has defended the Tate Brothers.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 07/10/2026
The boy who was targeted by police told the Star in a detailed interview that the undercover officers didn’t identify themselves until the teens were being detained.
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These teens were tackled by plainclothes Toronto police in a case of mistaken identity. Now one faces charge for assaulting a cop
The boy who was targeted by police told the Star in a detailed interview that the undercover officers didn't identify themselves until the teens were being detained.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 07/10/2026
One of the boys faces charges for assaulting a peace officer after he came to the aid of his friend, a situation his mother told the Star has her questioning law and order in their community.
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These teens were tackled by plainclothes Toronto police in a case of mistaken identity. Now one faces charge for assaulting a cop
The boy who was targeted by police told the Star in a detailed interview that the undercover officers didn't identify themselves until the teens were being detained.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 07/10/2026
Two 16-year-old boys were tackled to the ground by plainclothes Toronto police officers on a busy LRT platform earlier this month in a case of mistaken identity.
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These teens were tackled by plainclothes Toronto police in a case of mistaken identity. Now one faces charges for assaulting a cop
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🏃‍♂️The Runner🏃‍♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hegseth removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington Cemetery. Hegseth also removed the names of every person of color and every woman on the same list Only white men were left in place.
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There is always a vote . This whole campaign is Brad campaigning against something he voted for. Real change my ass.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Brad Bradford in Scarborough talking about transit, arguing Olivia Chow prioritized a waterfront LRT instead of Eglinton East LRT. Promises he would work to remove priority bus lanes on local roads including Kingston, Morningside & Midland. Would keep on Eglinton. #ToPoli
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Under Rob Ford it was: “Scarborough deserves subways,” so LRTs were scrapped and everyone had to ride the bus. Under Bradford it’s: Scarborough deserves LRTs, so until they’re built we’re getting rid of the busses…
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Gersande La Flèche @gersande.com · 07/10/2026
Bally Bagayoko's incredible bravery here has also been (admirably, very admirably) imitated by many other politicians who have tried to intervene on behalf of the high schoolers. There are also several clips of Anthony Smith, député européen LFI, trying to engage with the forces where he is ignored.
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letithappenalreadymama @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
this is what every elected public servant needs to be willing to do
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cities are unfairly labeled as problem centres because of homelessness, and drug use. But many people who are struggling came from smaller towns or were rejected by their families. "Cities are holding a lot of people who you failed to love and take care of" -- @anandwrites.bsky.social
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well there is still Edward Gong .
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And will it matter ?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026
lmao
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If anyone here lives in the Toronto-St. Paul's riding, our MP @lesliechurch.bsky.social has now officially endorsed Brad Bradford for Mayor. If you would like to tell her how you feel about that, her email is leslie.church@parl.gc.ca! I, for one, am very excited to do so!
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Kimberly Guilfoyle: The Best Is Yet To Come
ALT: Kimberly Guilfoyle: The Best Is Yet To Come
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 1989 CEOs made 60x the average worker. Today it's 325x. I guess the corporate ladder is getting taller. With @svaneksmith.bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026
this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished
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charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am thinking Jamelle may be onto something bsky.app/profile/jame...
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