Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 16hAt this point, continuing to be a Starlink, X, or Tesla customer/user is morally indefensible. Elon is evil 021 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonJoel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Now that the BC NDP are promising to cut the gasoline tax, it seems like an apt time to reshare my commentary on their cancelling of the BC Carbon Tax in April 2025 2269 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonAnil Dash @anildash.com · 13/10/2026You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean. 13668112262 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 13/10/2026I left X *because* I had a large following. People told me I was the reason they were staying on there, and I didn’t want to be responsible for 100k+ people sticking around for abuse, CSAM, and Nazis. Simple as that 403486439 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 09/10/2026gotta love the complete twisting of reality here: - the $70M budget is to overhaul the entire school building - the purpose of the bathroom redesign is so they can put in cameras and keep students from loitering there shpantherpress.com/scaled-down-... 130 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonPolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jesus Christ dude 502371720 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I've always felt that online sportsbooks/casinos promote their "responsible gaming" stuff because they're specifically trying to attract gambling addicts 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I want to assure everyone that the mob boss that has been doing me a bunch of expensive favours is just my friend and there's no way that, one day, he will ask a favour of me 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 10/09/2026COPE/OneCity have stepped aside for Pete Fry as the progressive mayoral candidate, but there's still a big risk that the their council candidates will be splitting votes; progressives cold get a minority of council seats even if Fry wins. I suggest they agree to a "Big Six" council slate. 1/ 120 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Canadian Bacon (1995) wasn't a comedy, it was a warningyoutube.comCanada's Evil Oozes over the United StatesYouTube video by JoNnYB1969 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It's like they always say, you can sneak the President out of Turkey but you can't sneak the turkey out of the President 011 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Abunch of red flags on this poll: - commissioned by the "Conservative Electors Association" - only 312 respondents, but only 151 (less than half) under age 65 - 6.6% of respondents said intend to vote for the "Vancouver Conservatives", who haven't nominated a single candidate for 2026 1/2 120 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 25/07/2026best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only 000 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 18/07/2026And now, the elected VP of the US Soccer Federation (you read that correctly) gives Infantino both barrels in @theguardian.com. More will follow.theguardian.comInfantino’s Faustian bargain with Trump has stained football’s biggest stageGianni Infantino sought influence with Donald Trump. Instead, Fifa’s president has entangled football in politics and wounded the game’s credibility 314260 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sam Neill made me smile in everything I ever saw him in. RIP 020 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonThe Voyageurs @thevoyageurs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Icky, ucky, stinky, stupid Switzerland #allezlesrouges #canmnt 1159 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 18/06/2026ah yes, that agreement that famously resolved everything and did not lead to any further dispute 191 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Imagine if your local sports team put out a message like "equal rights for women" or "equal rights for racial minorities", and some of the players announced that they disagreed This isn't different from that. Landen Roupp, Sam Hentges, Ryan Walker, and JT Brubaker should be suspended indefinitely 0186 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 28/05/2026youtu.be/dwYtFt4agqo?...youtu.beCold Opening: Homeland Security - Saturday Night LiveYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I would love to see the @bluejays.com try to sign this kid. Big-league power and just 15 years old 000 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonKathryn Harrison @profkharrison.bsky.social · 27/05/2026PM Carney and Min Hodgson responded to Guilbeault's resignation and Ksi Lisims' LNG contract saying "the world has changed." Yes Donald Trump has disrupted global markets and threatened Canada's economy. Know what else has changed? The global climate.Temps just hit 46C in India. And it's only May. 23516 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This setup seems entirely focused on forcing fans to show up early and spend money outside the stadium on food/drinks/merch. It's a frustrating contrast to going to Whitecaps games, where you can show up 20 minutes before kickoff and BC Place staff get you in very efficiently 230 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I gotta say If I knew my beer gut was going to be prominently displayed on national TV, I probably wouldn't try to highlight it further with a tucked-in polo with horizontal stripes 020 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This is really worth reading. 1728373 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Ah, but what are we going to do for power on days when the oil doesn't shine and the gas doesn't blow? 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Thomus Donaghy - the person whose name the site is dedicated to - was a St. Paul's Hospital employee who was killed on the job. Sim's action here is a shameful insult to Thomus' memory 031 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonMatthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Really incredible call to action from a 'Caps fan on r/MLS. MLS fans everywhere should understand this isn't *just* about Vancouver! Read it. It's brilliant. www.reddit.com/r/MLS/commen...reddit.comFrom the MLS community on Reddit: An open letter to all supportersExplore this post and more from the MLS community 718459 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Ken Sim should forget about baseball and focus on finding a way to draw more top-level Caribbean food to Vancouver 030 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 26/04/2026You'd think it would be easier to get accurate updates about a breaking news event where 90%of the people are journalists 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The fact that Mamdani keeps getting open layups like this really highlights the incompetence of the Adams admin Zohran is basically Kramer taking a karate class whereas Adams is a series of scrawny 9-year-olds 010 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Roadkill Raccoon, took its penis back to his room RFK admits: that ain't libel 070 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I'm picturing this ending with Trump floating down the Amazon on a raft, asking who wants to be part of his kingdom 020 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 09/03/2026awesome to see Trump finally acknowledge the effects of climate change 030 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Like they said the other day: seems the US managed to kill future leaders of Iran in addition to the Ayatollah What a sad, horrible disgrace 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 27/02/2026this sounds a lot like the way people talk when their lawyers have told them that saying anything more will put them at risk of civil or criminal liability... 1126 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonAndy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 29/01/2026When some Canadians start to comply early. share.google/fBT7CZTseYxX...share.googleVancouver social-media company Hootsuite looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’Company has secured a project with ICE that involves ‘social listening’ after cancelling a contract in 2020 over employee backlash 0116 0
Reposted by Rory Johnstonderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Marco Rubio, June 2012. 28498992309 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Really fun group discussion over on Twitter about what “murder” actually is. Learning a lot! 1452262112 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I think I've got it figured out: Stephen Miller has just been re-cutting the opening scene from Scarface, replacing Castro with various other Latin American leaders, and then circulating it around the WH 110 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 31/12/2025this would be true if you made people watch an ad to use your goldmine and the goldmine actually contained no gold 111 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonPatrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social · 26/12/2025An (embarrassing) mastery of the passive voice, here. 1521957 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonLinda Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 23/12/2025I kind of like this whole “We won’t buy your liquor but we will air your state-suppressed news stories” niche that Canada’s apparently carved out. 22764562 0
Reposted by Rory JohnstonMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Canada's premiers keep attacking the courts. It might be good short-term politics for them, but it's doing long-term damage to institutions our democracy and freedoms depend on. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...nationalobserver.comCanada’s premiers need to stop attacking the courtsFrom Alberta and Ontario to Quebec and British Columbia, Canada's premiers have been ratcheting up their anti-judge rhetoric. It won't lead us anywhere good. 1722893 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Ken Sim's Vancouver: No-Funds City Seriously, who actually wants this? What use is a bit of property tax savings if the city stops functioning properly?ctvnews.caCity of Vancouver lays off dozens of staff following property tax freezeThe City of Vancouver has notified approximately 30 non-unionized staff members that their roles will be ending, according to an email from the city manager. 000 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 15/11/2025as a total aside: did Elon walk into his local barbershop and say "give me the Christopher Walken"? 121 0
Rory Johnston @rnfjohnston.bsky.social · 06/11/2025This is a really important time to remind ourselves of how important the right to a jury is. By all accounts, Sandwich Guy did it. He threw the sandwich. That was never in dispute. I would have to think that most judges, looking at the facts and the law, would have to convict the guy. 1/x 100 0
