Reposted by John Michael McGrathJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1hSort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 231067286
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 2hAh yes the sanctity of Toronto's non-partisan municipal elections, where arguably the most important pro-housing voice on council is going to struggle to get re-elected against a replacement-level former Liberal MP 2222
Reposted by John Michael McGrathGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 2hLeaving the Trump thing aside entirely...what a portrait 2633346
Reposted by John Michael McGrathThe Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 3hAre Toronto's bike lanes really empty? Charlie Buckley hit the streets to count cyclists, dug into city data, and compared the numbers with major cycling cities around the world. 13021
Reposted by John Michael McGrathEric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 5hIf our times have told us nothing else, it’s that the inability to understand a text is diagnostic of something 1115227
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 6hKinda perfect non-housing case with all the hallmarks of local NIMBYism, where Napanee wants to build a trail through a local cemetery. www.thewhig.com/news/candidl...thewhig.com‘Candidly, offensive ’: Napanee council unanimously backs Riverside Cemetery trailTown vehemently defends openness of process 6122
Reposted by John Michael McGrathThe Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 7h🎙️ On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: • Stelco layoffs and Trump's tariffs • Municipal election watch: Windsor & Halton Hills • Toronto zoning battles • A facelift for Queen's Park? • Gary Malkowski's deaf legacy in Ontario 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... 232
Reposted by John Michael McGrathlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 8hthe greatest green degrowth ecofeminist president of our lifetimes 261418157
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 8h"My racism makes it impossible for me to be chill about you; this is somehow your problem" 29414
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 8hNot gonna post a pic of my legs but I am among the be-shorted, don't be weak people 3232
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 8hI debated whether to share this since it feels like a cheap shot but at least one of my fellow BEY voters put this up on a lamppost, these are people who've had the closest experience with BB: 411723
Reposted by John Michael McGrathOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 8hnot that california was ever really on the table for the gop but trump watched a ton of steve hilton on fox news and thats what pushed him to back him in the primary. now the gop ad makers are feasting on the campaign cash while he will be yet another republican who lost statewide in ca. 1305
Reposted by John Michael McGrathStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11hLatest Badenoch: “If [Andy Burnham]’s not calling an election, why’s he talking about things happening in 2030?” - alarming the extent to which so much of our political class cannot process the idea of “planning for events four years in the future”. 3857468
Reposted by John Michael McGrathNorm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 17hRIVER CARTWRIGHT Listen to me, please, listen! There is a bomb in the stadium. I don't know where, I don't know how big it is, but I -do- know you're the only person who can help me find it. ROY KENT Fuuuuuuuuuuuck. 2426
Reposted by John Michael McGrathPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 23hEvery Dems’s dream stump speech 1388992
Reposted by John Michael McGrathBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 01/10/2026He's not joking, this reads like a very dark episode of The Simpsonsen.wikipedia.orgMary (elephant) - Wikipedia 910712
Reposted by John Michael McGrath(MIS)Treated @mistreatedtvo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Why do autoimmune diseases impact women more? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCPO...youtube.comWhy do autoimmune diseases impact women more? | (MIS)TreatedYouTube video by TVO Today 274
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026INBOX: Ontario Liberals say their membership has grown to 55,000 eligible voters in this leadership race — substantially lower than the 2023 race, which claimed over 80,000. 22212
Reposted by John Michael McGrathJeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 01/10/2026Angie Nixon absolutely laying into JD Vance on this website and then dropping as an aside that lower property insurance is very important to her... look, I hope she wins and she should say whatever she needs to, but Lyndon Fucking Johnson couldn't save the insurance market in Florida at this point 4938
Reposted by John Michael McGrathJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026Man, imagine you're minding your own business, getting kind of drunk with your friends at a picturesque brewery in Maine, when suddenly John Roberts walks by and you get to start heckling him. Must have felt incredible. That's the dream. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... 1525326800
Reposted by John Michael McGrathRyan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 01/10/2026Judge: “What future prosecution could even occur?” DOJ: “That I don’t know." Judge: “Give me an example of one possible thing that could happen... Even theoretically, what could there be?” DOJ lawyer conceded he had no satisfactory answer.nbcnews.comJudge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool caseThe judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office. 318234
Reposted by John Michael McGrathRyan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 01/10/2026“This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American. This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn."nbcnews.comJudge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool caseThe judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office. 21887253
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This post is about last night's Liberal leadership town hall I co-moderated but it includes this photo of me doing the actual reporter thing in the wild www.accordingto.ca/p/ontario-li... 4403
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! AAAH! AAAH! AAAH! AAAH!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! 44313
Reposted by John Michael McGrathMike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company. “Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.” 633976541
Reposted by John Michael McGrathThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 01/10/2026Trump 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." 1332589
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't have profound objections to fast-tracking approvals but that we're gonna end up subsidizing construction outright irks me. Now, if we were decommissioning US-bound pipes 1:1 in barrel terms... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caWest Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest | CBC NewsThe federal and Alberta governments have announced that a proposed pipeline carrying one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the B.C. coast has become the first project designated in the nati... 3417
Reposted by John Michael McGrathAaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unexpectedly durable piece of Justin Trudeau's legacy: publicly financed pipeline construction. 1514322
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New from me at TVO, on a new report from the Toronto Board of Trade arguing for why we need more provincial control over zoning (and what it has to do with prefab housing.) www.tvo.org/article/anal...tvo.orgANALYSIS: Should the province rip up Toronto’s zoning rules? | TVO TodayA new report argues that the city is getting in its own way — and wants Queen’s Park to step in. 33912
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kinsella can now claim to have joined and left the campaigns of both leading mayoral candidates in this race. 2211
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My take is that the existence of a 1.4 acre parcel of residential land in downtown anywhere in the GTA is a policy failure. www.thestar.com/news/gta/bra...thestar.comBrampton refuses to disclose records on Patrick Brown’s home renovations. Decision called a ‘secretive’ violation of freedom of information rulesBrampton officials say releasing information on Brown's building permits would endanger the "life and physical safety" of an unnamed individual. 2422
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Except that in no way does it boggle the mind. 1024239
Reposted by John Michael McGrathmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Even hotter take: the fact that ebikes let teens in the suburbs suddenly have freedom to move around the public realm unsupervised is precisely why many older people are trying to ban them (using safety as a pretext) 2363079
Reposted by John Michael McGrathBen K. @benjaminkabak.com · 30/09/2026I feel dumb even just having to say this but the reason passports are mailed out in plain regular envelopes is that so that people do not attempt to steal easily recognizable passports in the mail. bsky.app/profile/carn... 291203267
Reposted by John Michael McGrathStephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 30/09/2026@paulbarter.bsky.social has noted that as countries develop, cities shift from being oriented around motorcycles to transit. Unfortunately NYC is backsliding: people are shifting to e-micro-mobility because transit options are poor, and with that sometimes comes death www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n... 58910
Reposted by John Michael McGrathTVO @wearetvo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026September 30 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to remember the children who never returned home and to honour Survivors and generations affected by residential schools. Watch Remembering the Children, a national commemorative broadcast on TVO at 7 p.m. Every Child Matters. 112568
Reposted by John Michael McGrathABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 30/09/2026EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electricabc.net.auOne EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the worldElectric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales. 031579
Reposted by John Michael McGrathDamien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I keep hearing councillors go on Toronto the Politics the Show to tout the achievements of Toronto Builds rather than express concern that it and its precursors have yet to build a single unit of affordable housing after 7 years and this needs focused council attention. I am confused. 4428
Reposted by John Michael McGrathnanzhounoodles.bsky.social @nanzhounoodles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026YOU hate Nader for throwing the 2000 election. I hate Nader for ushering in the era of Consumer as a primary political identity, touting the tort system as an alternative to normal democratic deliberation, and making things generally work worse in the USA. 17575106
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comStar Wars Emperor's 'Gooood' MomentALT: Star Wars Emperor's 'Gooood' Moment 0201
Reposted by John Michael McGrath🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"This was elder care masquerading as world-saving policy, stringing together some of Trump’s favorite activities — proximity to power, document signings, and arbitrary renamings — for an entire day." 1224775
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today in "committee of adjustment notices spotted while walking my dog": replacing a bungalow with a 2-storey home, needs six variances from Toronto's zoning by-law (incl height, lot coverage, and FSI.) 3365
Reposted by John Michael McGrathBrian M 🇺🇦 @bravado1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank god the city of Windsor is extremely financially stable to do things like this during an auto trade war 0162
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026LOOOOOOL Dilkens would use strong mayor powers to kill fourplexes if needed windsorstar.com/news/dilkens...windsorstar.comDilkens vows to use strong mayor powers to kill fourplexes if new council supports sweeping density'For a lot of Windsorites, this was a central issue to them' 5353
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Someone already said it earlier but: basic journalism-school level verification would have saved them (I'm glad they're dumb) 081
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026McGrath brand maintenance: this is bad for Tory housing policy, Aitchison seemed to at least mostly get it 1215
Reposted by John Michael McGrathSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh, oh my 4048064