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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 4h

One d a y It will be The last thing he does And then He'll Be Dead.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 11h

New 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.org

ANALYSIS: Should the province rip up Toronto’s zoning rules? | TVO Today

A new report argues that the city is getting in its own way — and wants Queen’s Park to step in.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 7h

AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! AAAH! AAAH! AAAH! AAAH!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

...STUPID BRAIN!!! I'M GOING TO END UP WRITING THIS WHOLE SCREENPLAY, AREN'T I????

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delfin @thedelfinclutch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If he doesn't call himself a vumpire, then where are we even going with this

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Santani Teng @echodislocation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"It is...a full COUNT! Ah ah ahhhhh"

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Someone give me money to make HOME PLATE VAMPIRE, about a vampire who becomes an umpire

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Davis S Pumpkins @lloyddavis.ca · 30/09/2026

“There’s nothing in the rule book says a prince of the night can’t call calls and strikes.”

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Tanya. @tanyaduncan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WHY ARE ALL THE GAMES SUDDENLY NIGHT GAMES

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My stupid brain has decided that I need to make a fake movie trailer about a baseball league that puts out an ad for a new umpire, except there's a typo and they accidentally hire a vampire instead.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've been seeing this in my ailing father, where he insists on a pointless change and orders people to do his bidding because in a state of entropy, any change looks like meaningful progress. They rage, rage against the dying of the light because they can see the long tunnel ahead.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Marketing a book when the world sucks is hard But if you need an escape and want to read about a girl with a gun getting her vengeance on against some bad men, check out THE DEVIL'S REVOLVER series and watch a young woman go outlaw against a system that sucks. www.devilsrevolver.com

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

See, AI could never do this

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Someone please consult with my husband about a new suit/jacket/clothes for work, I don't know menswear beyond nerdy T-shirts.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you're asleep and I stab you, that's consent, right? If you're passed out drunk and I stab you, that's consent, right? If I gave you drugs and you're out of your mind and I stab you, that's consent, right? If you say no and I insist it'll feel good when I stab you YOU SEE HOW THIS WORKS YET?

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The problem with discovering the entire Skyrim online community is now I just want all the mods and a less buggy game...but I'm on a PS5 playing the PS4 game....

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just a reminder that shareholders can't drink poisoned water or breathe smoke-filled air or survive a nuclear holocaust just because you earned them value or cut costs or whatever

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Cornell 7 is a good reminder to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/09/2026

Opinion: Doug Ford's plan to spend $48 million ripping up Toronto bike lanes has attracted some naysayers. One East York resident texted the premier's cellphone to tell him about his close friend who died in a cycling accident and asked him to reconsider. The response he received included "lmao."

thestar.com

Graeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the guy who ran a campaign railing against gay marriage and spent the Obama years screaming about voter fraud is shocked, shocked to see a GOP obsessed with trans people and screaming about voter fraud

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Saw this trailer before FORGOTTEN ISLAND this weekend and you could feel the dawning horror among the parents in the theatre leading to a mix of gasps and laughter when the title card went up. youtu.be/zz_CEwqZYn4

youtu.be

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hope George Springer and Max Scherzer realize that can just...stay here. Baseball Mom would love y'all as neighbors! I'll even babysit!

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Baseball Mom is so proud of you, Jays! Enjoy your time off, and hugs your families! BBQ and karaoke at my place!

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

S3 of the baseball TV series that runs in my head based on a guy like Max Scherzer really leaving me on a cliffhanger in the finale (and speculations on whether it gets renewed)

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#TheForgottenIsland was a lot of fun. Some timeless themes of friendship and growing up, and it felt fresh and familiar at the same time. And it was wildly funny and moving. It's The Hangover meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but animated. 5 stars.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

mOm, I NeEd MoRe ShElVeS aNd BaSkEtS The Biped's room:

An Ikea Kallax storage shelf in a room piled high with clutter from Skyrim

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Biped lost her Presto card in her room. I told her look everywhere, move things, tidy up. She said she did. I found it after 2 minutes. A mom's superpower is not that she can find things, but that she knows when her kids are lazy liars.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The only appropriate rename would be Obama Ave.

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Chet Scoville @chesterscoville.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So this is what I’m doing today www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/Play...

stratfordfestival.ca

Do You Believe in Fairies? | Stratford Festival Official Website

Stratford Festival

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

At my old job, I once had to set up interviews for an assistant to the publisher post. One guy said, "But it's my birthday!" He grudgingly came in, but showed up with an iced capp that he set on the publisher's fancy desk sans coaster, and splayed out like he was at a lounge. He didn't get hired.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A thing period simulators haven't done yet is send crippling cramping pains through a man's anus. Yes, you need to know about this.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I, however, will absolutely murder this bag if chips and anyone who gets between the chips and my mouth

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I kinda want teams out of Post Season contention to just shift to Bananaball in their remaining games.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I *finished* all the main missions in Skyrim, so now I'm just wandering around, revealing the map bit by bit and discovering a ton of dungeons I never came across before! Jeez this world is huge.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Baseball Mom here. Sorry things didn't go our way this season, Jays. I'm still proud of y'all and will always be your biggest fan. Let's just go back out there and have fun! I'm taking you out to Wonderland on the weekend, and Great Wolf Lodge at Christmas!

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Get yourself a man who'd do violence to get you your period chips

Text string about buying chips:
Picture of chip bag
yes plz
Was the last bag in the store. Had to punch a nun, but anything for you
Heart emoji
Loooooooooovvvvve you

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

No fanfare. No accolades. No building with their name on it. Totally anonymous $100 million donation.

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think we had a Compaq 386 but it had a 5.25" floppy disk drive and the monitor was black and orange only. I played Jeopardy! on it.

static.klipy.com

Belongs Museum

ALT: Belongs Museum

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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This announcement reminds me of one of the times David Letterman was nervously about to interview Howard Stern, and someone in the crowd shouted "GOOD LUCK!"

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