John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“In elections across Canada, centre and left-wing politicians can’t let anti-trans arguments set the terms of the conversation” from @melwoods.me @xtramagazine.com xtramagazine.com/power/politi...xtramagazine.comThe Democrat turn on trans rights should be a warning to Canadian progressives | Xtra MagazineIn elections across Canada, centre and left-wing politicians can’t let anti-trans arguments set the terms of the conversation 010
Reposted by John McCullaghTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters. 12595236
Reposted by John McCullaghkat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The last thing my burrito hears 425144
Reposted by John McCullaghBruceTheSheep @brucethesheep.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#SONGTODAY Here's the latest release by Peter Gabriel from his forthcoming album o/i youtu.be/gzyvAcn90YQ?...youtu.bePeter Gabriel - Face the Wall (Dark-Side Mix)YouTube video by Peter Gabriel 001
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My soon to be winning team in the Movie Fantasy League 010
Reposted by John McCullaghkat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you're wondering. Scherzer and Verlander ending with a tie in strikeouts, so neither can retire, is the funniest possible outcome. 1314
Reposted by John McCullaghabby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is either going to be the best thing I’ve ever seen or make me incandescent with rage 1192
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New Tegan and Sara! And Lights! youtu.be/rsnnyfxdo-Q?...youtu.beTegan and Sara - Our Year featuring @lights and @felixcartalYouTube video by Tegan and Sara 000
Reposted by John McCullaghRowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I also have White Coat Syndrome & need my bp taken 3 times for accuracy. 😱🫨🫤🩸 2254819753
Reposted by John McCullaghceej @ceej.online · 25/09/2026Be serious. Bert and Ernie are not “in love.” Maybe they used to be, once 913300395
Reposted by John McCullaghℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026POV it's Canadian Thanksgiving 2026 47910
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great version of Dancing in the Dark from @eileenlaverty.bsky.social . Nobody better at sad songs. youtu.be/_zgl6HksRIQ?...youtu.beDancing in the DarkYouTube video by Eileen Laverty - Topic 000
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It was over 50 years ago that David Lewis called out “corporate welfare bums”. And here we are still doing the same stuff generations later. Maybe it’s time to try a different strategy. 000
Reposted by John McCullaghActing the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I think a lot of people think the point of sports is that your team will win and then you will be happy. That is not the point of sports. The point of sports is to be sad in a group 541987457
Reposted by John McCullaghThis Fat Mom Bikes @vocame.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Where’s that venn diagram? I hope the residents of #ldnont realize that voting for tax freezes also means voting for services freezes. We won’t get any resolution to homelessness, addiction, or even the additional police you think you need (you don’t) without additional funding. 394
Reposted by John McCullaghBlaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 345783
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Even locally during this municipal election campaign . There are openly active transphobic candidates running for #ldnont city council but no one is talking about it. 130
Reposted by John McCullaghMel Woods @melwoods.me · 22/09/2026As we sit on the precipice of another election in BC—particularly considering the climate with the Democrats in the U.S. right now—it's worth pushing progressive politicians to vocally affirm their support of LGBTQ2S+ folks (and particularly trans people), rather than accepting silence as support. 14319
Reposted by John McCullaghSean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Gotta love a government that sees labour rights and environmental protections as barriers to overcome because sovereignty or something like that. 47020
Reposted by John McCullaghJoan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Carn(ey)age. Rolling back a half century of progress in environmental and climate protection. For what? Oh right, profits for the already very fucking rich & some jobs in the extractive sector, while the rest of us are fucked by climate, ecological and democracy’s collapse. Danger: Banker At Work. 45330
Reposted by John McCullaghDavid Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026I think it's ill-advised and anti-democratic to introduce an omnibus bill, cite a crisis, and rush major changes to labour and environmental law. It's going to provoke aggressive resistance and risks, ironically, slowing down the projects the government is so keen on. It's going to be a huge mess. 36609224
Reposted by John McCullaghParis Marx @parismarx.com · 21/09/2026one thing that baffles me about the current canadian political dynamic is how more people haven’t become in incredibly disillusioned seeing all these liberals ministers and MPs flip on so many issues because now banker daddy carney is telling them what to do and believe instead of justin trudeau 1118627
Reposted by John McCullaghRick @calder12.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trickle down doesn't work, we have 50+ years of evidence of this. Austerity for thee, but not for my corporate buddies! 1175
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Rehab to where? Ontario mayors want to force people into treatment without giving them somewhere to live: ricochet.media/justice/reha...ricochet.mediaRehab to where? Ontario mayors want to force people into treatment without giving them somewhere to liveThe Ford government is considering involuntary addiction treatment while people asking for help wait months for voluntary care — and supportive housing waits stretch into years 024
Reposted by John McCullaghCraig Needles @craigneedles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New Friday Round Table! Ryan Gauss, Mojdeh Azad and @caroldyck.bsky.social joined me to breakdown a big #ldnont mayoral campaign promise from Susan Stevenson - 1% tax hikes each of the next two years. Is this even possible without deep cuts? Will it convince voters? That and more! 132
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is a funny column, until it’s not. Op-Ed: The Liberservative Party of Canada www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/17/o...canadianaffairs.newsOp-Ed: The Liberservative Party of CanadaWith so little daylight between the Liberals and Tories, why don't the parties just merge? 000
Reposted by John McCullaghMichael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Carney's not *selling* our airports, he's just offering concessions to *run* them" translated: Private capital controls them & enjoys all the profits for generations, but infrastructure or cleanup costs are still the public's problem & the door stays open for more public capital flowing into them. 37228
Reposted by John McCullaghClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can anyone smarter than me explain how the government aims to create new pre-strike binding mediation legislation (which essentially removes striking as an active tool), yet claims that it will "never interfere with a worker’s right to bargain or to strike?" Because this seems, uh, bad! 2019173
Reposted by John McCullaghJ. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A while ago I mentioned that Bruce Boxleitner and I were helping Warners with the launch of their Babylon 5 YouTube channel. As part of that, the first of three brand new half-hour-plus interviews/discussions between me and Bruce will go online on Monday. www.youtube.com/@Babylon5youtube.comBabylon 5You’ve arrived at Babylon 5, the last, best hope for peace. A neutral station standing at the crossroads of galactic powers, where ambassadors, soldiers, traders, and dreamers all have a stake in the ... 13660170
Reposted by John McCullaghAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 18/09/2026The profit-taking for Wall St and Bay St begins immediately! Billable hours already piling up as big banks will skim millions off the sale itself. The rich making bank off the public: welcome to privatization, folks. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comMorgan Stanley, CIBC Win Mandate for Sale of Canada Airport ConcessionsThe Canadian government has hired Morgan Stanley and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to advise on selling the operating rights to the country’s four largest airports, according to people with knowl... 14289147
Reposted by John McCullaghClimate Action London @climateldnont.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We asked candidates for their response to 7 climate & sustainability questions/statements. Here are the results from Ward 9. Read their full responses - www.climateactionlondon.ca/ward9 Want to see other Wards or other resources? www.climateactionlondon.ca/election2026 #ldnont 111
Reposted by John McCullaghErika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.thestar.com/politics/pol... ‘Canada’s major airports are currently run by not-for-profit authorities that redirect their revenues — $3.95B in 2022 — into infrastructure and operations. They also send Ottawa millions in lease payments — $525M in 2025, with Pearson alone paying $236M’thestar.comAlthia Raj: Mark Carney’s flight plan means turbulence for Canadian air travellersPension funds seek the stable returns that airports provide, but it's less clear what passengers get out of privatization, Althia Raj writes. 074
Reposted by John McCullaghMondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Good old neoliberal transfer of wealth to the rich. "We already have one year of data from the prime minister’s latest round of corporate handouts. Investment has not budged. What has increased is corporate profits, which have once again reached record highs." canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...canadiandimension.comTrickle down hasn’t worked for the last 40 years. Why does Carney want to try it again?Instead of ensuring our sovereignty, the Carney government is auctioning off more and more control over Canada’s economy to whichever foreign oligarch has the deepest pockets. If Canada wants to incre... 48140
Reposted by John McCullaghMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Pretty much every Carney policy has come from left field, justified not by careful study or enacting long-discussed plans, but by his assertion that he’s the Smartest Man in the Room and if we don’t do exactly what he says right now, the Americans will get us." "governance by whim" #CdnPoli 26333
Reposted by John McCullaghShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Perhaps we should talk about this. Perhaps Carney should make the case for selling to the Canadian public before a reveal like this. 59012
Reposted by John McCullaghEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 15/09/2026A good day to remind you that if Mark Carney wants investment in important things (i.e. the knowledge economy), he could just do it. But instead he's cutting those things in favour of massive military spending while soliciting foreign ownership over Canada's future. 418759
Reposted by John McCullaghDave @pugganoche.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Jays have to do the funniest thing ever. 1135
Reposted by John McCullaghCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Give someone an Emmy for transitioning from the clock to Pierce Brosnan 141025200
Reposted by John McCullaghJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Yellow Vests, the Freedom Convoy, Alberta Separatists : It's all the same breed of clown that feels aggrieved about everything and directs it at everything but the actual problem. Ask anyone in Ottawa who walks past Parliament Hill - the convoy clowns are still there every day.cbc.caAlberta separatists expect a win, regardless of numbers that say otherwise, poll suggests | CBC NewsA political scientist and pollster say that mismatch of expectations has consequences for what comes next and Albertans shouldn’t expect this issue to be put to rest with this one vote. 713743
Reposted by John McCullaghAndy Kroeker @andykroeker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic... #LdnVotes #LdnOntctvnews.caLondon Labour Council announces municipal election endorsementsThe London and District Labour Council (LDLC) has announced its endorsed candidates for London city council ahead of the Oct. 26 municipal election. 001
Reposted by John McCullaghTrapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Housing is cheaper and more effective crime prevention than policing: Police Surge Makes Being Homeless in Edmonton Harder, Advocates Say via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caPolice Surge Makes Being Homeless in Edmonton Harder, Advocates Say | The TyeeThe city’s police chief says his strategy is pushing down crime rates, but unhoused people say they’re being harassed. 33722
Reposted by John McCullaghBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026She adds, "But Republicans have made it a big attack on you," which is a telling statement. Stated simply: We don't find it newsworthy either, but it's our job to use talking points from one side and parrot them back to the other side. If not, we'll be accused of bias. (Also, my boss is Bari Weiss) 844254862
Reposted by John McCullaghEmathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from. 933601911
Reposted by John McCullaghThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Lily Wachowski is so cool. Most celebrities use high profile interviews to be like "it was such a pleasure to work with so and so on such and such" and she's like "JK Rowling funds trans genocide and Elon Musk is a fascist misrepresenting my work to destroy the planet" Let her make more movies. 142551493
John McCullagh @jpmccullagh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I had to use Cannonball Run One AND Two, so I shouldn't be too proud of this: Vulture Cinematrix No. 900: Sep 12, 2026 I got 9/9 Correct Score: 2652 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: vulture.com/vulturecinem...vulture.comCinematrix No. 900: September 12, 2026Can you name a Gene Wilder or Kelly movie based on a book or play? 000
Reposted by John McCullaghRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He should have just run as a Conservative, rather than doing a coup of the Liberal Party and remaking it as something far more right wing. This should inspire a huge shift for self-described progressives in this country. Sadly, many are instead clinging to the name "Liberal" and ignoring reality. 1526833
Reposted by John McCullaghVince Mancini @vincemancini.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Frank took us on a real roller coaster here 421894278
Reposted by John McCullaghBlake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 09/09/20262025: "He just has to have more utility than Joey Loperfido" 2026: "He just has to have more utility than Jesus Sanchez" Anthony Santander has the lowest possible bar for quick fandom rehabilitation, if he can get to it in time. 4514
Reposted by John McCullaghViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 08/09/2026More than anything, Jaws is a metaphor about the dangers of being attacked by a killer shark 28972149
