ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 3hToday's #Wordle - OPTIONS GALORE!!! 🤦♀️ Wordle 1,929 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 010
Reposted by ruthkoMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 5hMy statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: 29399153
Reposted by ruthkoPat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 4hTrump's new AI-powered government website confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 election, despite Trump's repeated claims it was stolen 🤔 ~ TMZ 085
Reposted by ruthkoTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 7hPlease enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star 18467751542
Reposted by ruthkoOpheodrys @opheodrys.bsky.social · 4hThe CEO of Stelco that just laid off hundreds of workers is a Trumper. Laying off Canadians makes him happy. #cdnpoli #uspoli 159
Reposted by ruthko🇨🇦 Dave210 🇨🇦 @dave210.bsky.social · 5hStelco's CEO is a big Trump supporter, so only a blank cheque from the Canadian govt will do. Conditions, such as keeping Canadian workers on staff in a company on Canadian soil is totally unacceptable to him 134
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 5h“He (Stelco's CEO) quite literally said “nope”, we don’t want your help unless it’s a blank cheque to the tune of billions with no conditions,” 🤬 #cdnpoli #Stelco #Layoff #uspoli globalnews.ca/news/1208276...globalnews.ca‘No amount of money’ would have avoided Stelco slowdown, job loss: CEO | Globalnews.caIn an exclusive interview with Global News, the owner of Stelco, said the layoff decision was purely market-driven and that financial incentives could not fix the issue. 143
Reposted by ruthkoCricket of MeadowHawk 🇨🇦 @cricketmh.bsky.social · 6hI Fucking Love Australia 🇦🇺 022
Reposted by ruthkoMt Pleasant 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 @jekllnnhide.bsky.social · 17hI live in Vancouver. Sometimes, I find the bike lanes a pain in the arse. But I'll tell you what. The vehicle traffic, I find to be a pain in arse AT ALL TIMES. Whatever the needs for more bikes and less cars... I'm in. 052
Reposted by ruthkoRogerman @rogerman99.bsky.social · 16hAnd we shouldn't worry about rubbing out his ugly, corrupt legacy in the same way he's not worried about tearing out these lanes, knocking down wind turbines, prohibiting speed cameras, shredding green energy contracts and on & on & on. #onpoli 034
Reposted by ruthkoRogerman @rogerman99.bsky.social · 16hOne day the corrupt & incompetent clown Doug Ford will not be King of Ontario and our communities will rejoin the rest of the world working to build safe, liveable, human scale communities. And so we will pay 3x for some of these lanes. #onpoli 131
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 6h#NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay 🧡 0217
Reposted by ruthkoDiana M. Barrero (she/her) @barrerod.bsky.social · 18hMy partner began telling me about this article last night. I am so angry that this seems to be one of the issues that #FordNation cannot get over and just continues to waste tax payers monies #ONpoli 012
Reposted by ruthkoPolling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 22hIn case you're wondering where that seat sits 55511
Reposted by ruthko🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22hThe U.S. ban on most Canadian alcohol, whey and motorcycles is now in force. Trump said Canada would say "Sir, we are sorry." LeBlanc's reply: Canada won't apologize "for standing up for Canadian workers." 🔗 Source: globalnews.ca/news/1207747... ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️globalnews.caCanada not going to apologize to Trump amid trade war, LeBlanc says - National | Globalnews.caCanada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc dismissed the idea that Canada would apologize to the U.S. in the coming weeks, as President Donald Trump stated. 23350110
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 18hParry Sound-Muskoka was Tony Clement's riding from 2006 until he "retired" in 2019. Scott Aitchison won in 2019 & carried the riding until now. The last LPC MP was Andy Mitchell in 2004-2006 when Parry Sound-Muskoka was a newly formed riding. 20 yrs of CPC, can LPC flip it? I hope so! 🤞 #cdnpoli 170
Reposted by ruthkoCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 20hFor those who don’t know me, I truly try not to swear but here’s the problem, my father was British, my grandfather was from Newfoundland and I grew up in Cape Breton, my vocabulary is sweary and on that note, Trump is a fucking twat, muzzle your dog, we bow to no one. 60497104
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 22hOh, that sinking ship... 🤷♀️ #CPC #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...ctvnews.caConservative MP Scott Aitchison to resign by end of year: sourceConservative MP Scott Aitchison is resigning his seat from Parliament by the end of the year, according to a source close to him. 121
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today's #Wordle - Wordle 1,928 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 120
Reposted by ruthkoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 338122514526
Reposted by ruthkoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 684275089380
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The whole 🌎 & 1/2 the U.S.A. are holding their collective breath for Nov midterm elxns, praying for the beginning of the end of the madness. Unfortunately, U.S.A. have chosen, 2X, life under the bonkers big top. Fervent prayers may go unanswered again." #uspoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comJanice Kennedy: When exactly did Americans decide to normalize crazy?When did the U.S. media choose, out of respect for an office no longer respectable, to keep pretending the emperor was fully clothed? 100
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"What is certain, however, is that a vast sum of our $$ will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, & eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse." #TOpoli #onpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...spacing.caEXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing TorontoAfter the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor... 397
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Follow the Canadians' lead - just don't go to the States, Mate! #Australia #Canada #USA www.sbs.com.au/news/article...sbs.com.auAustralians' personal data could soon be accessible by US agencies. Here's whySpeculation over a proposal to hand Australians' biometric data to the US is raising concerns among privacy experts. 072
Reposted by ruthkoAnn Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026People have mostly forgotten how the UCP killed people during covid. Why and for whom. #ableg #abpoli Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says albertapolitics.substack.com/p/political-...albertapolitics.substack.comPolitical pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report saysParkland Institute analysis shows how UCP ministers and officials tried to reassure workers to stay at work in the face of a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 78539
Reposted by ruthkoTeresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026mini-Trump lies like his mentor 054
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’? #FordFailedOntarians #FordIsTactless #onpoli #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/star...thestar.comGraeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?No one is expecting the premier to mash out the Bixby letter on his iPhone. Yet we might expect more than this. 085
Reposted by ruthkoTyler Watt @tylerwatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I asked the Health Minister about nurses and health care workers being laid off across Ontario. She didn’t answer. Throughout committee, she blamed the federal government, blamed the previous Liberal government from eight years ago, and avoided answering questions. #onpoli 1611355
Reposted by ruthkostophiddenquarry.bsky.social @stophiddenquarry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026He destroys everything he touches. Paid off by US HMO's to destroy our system & make privatized the way to fix it. Gee this is working out like a dream. #DougFordIsCorrupt #onpoli 001
Reposted by ruthkoScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 31/12/2024Added two more pieces of evidence today that show how good Universal Basic Income is for health and how it can save us a lot of money that's otherwise spent extremely expensively on emergency care instead of much less costly prevention. Think of UBI as a vaccine. www.scottsantens.com/universal-ba...scottsantens.comUniversal Basic Income as the Social Vaccine of the 21st CenturyCan the savings of basic income exceed the costs? > “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Benjamin Franklin [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247269-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-... 515458
Reposted by ruthkoScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald 251624621
Reposted by ruthkoSusan Stone @susanjstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#EarlyVoting #voteBlue #Democracy 022
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Recommendations: ON govt provide more funding to hospitals, implement centralized waiting lists, look at physician payment reforms that enable “team-based care,” while staffing existing public ORs that sit idle days, evenings, & weekends." #FordFailed #onpoli #cdnpoli www.cp24.com/local/toront...cp24.comWait times increasing for some medical procedures outsourced to for-profit clinics in Ontario: reportOutsourcing surgeries and imaging to private for-profit clinics has not resulted in a drop in wait times for most procedures, according to a new study released Monday. 133
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Annual process seems more disruptive than usual, as staff work to bring class sizes in line with provincial requirements. And there are no trustees." #FordBrokeOurEducation #FordFailedOurStudents #FordFailedOntario #onpoli #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...thestar.comStudents shuffled, teachers reassigned: Why this year’s ‘dramatic’ TDSB reorganization has Toronto parents fumingAnnual process seems more disruptive than usual, as staff work to bring class sizes in line with provincial requirements. And there are no trustees. 021
Reposted by ruthkoUnofficial CP24 Mirror @cp24-mirror.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'Wide-eyed and enthralled': The Tragically Hip, Feist enter Canadian Songwriters Hall of Famecp24.com‘Wide-eyed and enthralled’: The Tragically Hip, Feist enter Canadian Songwriters Hall of FameThe memory of the late Gord Downie was in sharp focus as the Kingston alt-rock band The Tragically Hip were among four musical acts inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at a star-studded gala held at Toronto’s Massey Hall on Saturday night. 071
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Never mind who owns these Starbucks, their coffee is not great. There are better small, local, money stays in Canada, independent coffee shops that serve much better coffee. Same goes with McDonald's - there are better local Canadian fast food joints that serve better quality food. Just saying. 🤷♀️ 161
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today's #Wordle - Wordle 1,926 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 040
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026All these "Watchdogs" agencies, they NEED TEETH!!! The Ford government don't care about being called out. What they need is consequences, which these Watchdogs can't enforce. #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli www.cp24.com/politics/que...cp24.comOntario transparency watchdog warns government is dodging its ordersOntario’s transparency watchdog is warning that the government is dodging its orders more frequently, including orders that would shed light on how a multi-billion dollar government fund pushed grants... 0108
Reposted by ruthko𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026“You kept asking what Jesus would do. Well, he's in the back, and he'd like a word." 10941721129
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Basically, every time the 🍊💩 opens his 👄, he lies. And his believers don't care, they will believe ALL his lies. #uspoli #GoVOTE www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 043
ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Starbucks coffee is gross. McDonalds food is even worse. There are so many local Canadian coffee shops and fast food restaurants that are superior in quality, GO LOCAL! #cdnpoli 3164
Reposted by ruthkoRod @roddlyyours.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Canadians should stop drinking at Starbucks and eating at MCDonalds choose Canadian coffee shops and fast food chains instead. A fast food boycott would garner a lot of attention, and we could start with these two companies. 1101227229