Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialJohn 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." 13726
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 2hJust 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 ?? 100
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialJan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Workers' 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.socialepsu.orgWorkers’ anger boiling over as governments and EU fail to address public service emergenciesWorkers and their unions, students, housing and climate activists and many others are showing their anger at government policies. 079
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 5hThis 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 - 010
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialSean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 5hWhat a read. What a dudebro. Two paragraphs describing BB during his time as city councillor: 0137
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialPatrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Excess capacity in EVs, solar panels and batteries? Big problem. Excess capacity in oil and LNG? Awesome, let's build another pipeline!!theglobeandmail.comCanada signs on to pledge to fight subsidized overproduction of EVs, batteries, and solar panelsMore than a dozen G20 countries say their domestic industries are being harmed by excess factory capacity elsewhere 2017966
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 16hAre you going to tell me that Inspector Murdoch is not as tall as the Gooderham building? 020
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The 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. 381565369
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So once again Brad has put his finger up into the wind to craft a deeply held and well thoughtout researched policy 000
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "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." 416177214658
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026When 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. 462828689
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Radio Rwanda 18858173
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026How is this hair not the end of his political career. 010
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To 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...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA 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. 8536822202
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialJenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Selling 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 #VancouverEasthilltimes.comYou don’t build a stronger Canada by selling it off - The Hill TimesThe choice is not between doing nothing and privatizing everything. It is between building an economy that serves people, and building one that serves investors. 718071
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialToronto Star @thestar.com · 08/10/2026Longtime 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.thestar.comPaul Godfrey alleges Ford’s office used son’s government deal as ‘leverage’ to place election op-ed in Postmedia papers 3154
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior 8584491287
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialRobert 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. 27228112
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialEric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They 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. 532015514
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialTheTrillium.ca @thetrillium.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letterdlvr.itPostmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letterPremier Ford’s office calls the claims ‘categorically untrue and completely disconnected from reality’ 84532
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialDon Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bank 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? 59237
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I wonder how she feels about this endorsement x.com/TorontoStar/...x.com 000
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Or 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. 000
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And 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 ". 100
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So 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...thestar.comBrad Bradford's campaign drops an event co-host over online Islam commentsReal estate developer Avi Glina will no longer be one of three hosts for “Rally for change in North York.” 100
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1959711896
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialMitch Wolfe @whrwlfthrwlf85v.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The candidate’s name is Bernadette Greene-Placentia. And her opponent, Abraham Hamadeh, has defended the Tate Brothers. 9251148
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialToronto Star @thestar.com · 07/10/2026The 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.thestar.comThese teens were tackled by plainclothes Toronto police in a case of mistaken identity. Now one faces charge for assaulting a copThe 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. 051
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialToronto Star @thestar.com · 07/10/2026One 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.thestar.comThese teens were tackled by plainclothes Toronto police in a case of mistaken identity. Now one faces charge for assaulting a copThe 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. 351
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialToronto Star @thestar.com · 07/10/2026Two 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.thestar.comThese teens were tackled by plainclothes Toronto police in a case of mistaken identity. Now one faces charges for assaulting a cop 284
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.social🏃♂️The Runner🏃♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hegseth 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. 90424256
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is always a vote . This whole campaign is Brad campaigning against something he voted for. Real change my ass. 000
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialIsaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Brad 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 1352
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialGlyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Under 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… 0101
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialGersande La Flèche @gersande.com · 07/10/2026Bally 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. 05829
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialletithappenalreadymama @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026this is what every elected public servant needs to be willing to do 17726
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cities 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 16120
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If 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! 2418251
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comKimberly Guilfoyle: The Best Is Yet To ComeALT: Kimberly Guilfoyle: The Best Is Yet To Come 711125
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In 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/… 28458134
Reposted by @charlesvv.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished 8045521080
charlesvv.bsky.social @charlesvv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I am thinking Jamelle may be onto something bsky.app/profile/jame... 010