Joshua Hind 🇨🇦

Who’s forgiving? We can assess the political implications of things without endorsement. I can, anyway.

In a heads up election, I’d obviously pick Chow over Tory, but that’s no endorsement.

By fixating on the finances, Chow has surely slowed the city’s decline, but the badly needed boldness from her admin on city-building and bureaucratic reform hasn’t materialized. So what’s left? An amiable, unproductive Mayor. “Tory with a tax increase.”

John Tory is weighing a comeback. Here’s what the fallout could be at Toronto City Hall — and when he’s expected to decide Former Toronto mayor John Tory is weighing a political comeback, and insiders expect him to decide by the end of summer whether he will run for mayor in 2026.

The idea of a Tory candidacy is eye-rolling, but creates some interesting scenarios. First, it’s instant death for guys like Bradford. Chow’s cautiousness, already a liability, might become toxic. All she has is a paltry record and a 2.5 year incumbency advantage. www.thestar.com/news/gta/joh...

I spent ten years attacking universities as illiberal and overly woke. Now that the Trump administration is using my rhetoric to destroy American science and higher education, I am horrified but not horrified enough to apologize.

The obsession with noisy students and campus encampments is allowing the real threat to come up the middle, largely uncontested.

Zuck’s AI friends play is the technology equivalent of breaking the yolk while cooking a sunny side up egg so you turn it into a scramble. This is plainly an effort to turn the dregs of a his failed metaverse into something new.

The year is 2033 and I’m crossing the channel from Cherry Beach on my way to Centre Island.

Is this a thing?

Softball season started last night! Pitched reasonably well, fielded well (despite playing a guy short who was hitting hard grounders all night—then cranked one over my head), and hit 4-5 including a 3-run homer. Not bad for a cold, very late game!!

Conspiracy theories thrive when a society feels particularly unable to affect their own outcomes. Concurrently (and not coincidentally), modern technocapitalism is trying to manifest a society where those willing to surrender autonomy won’t have to do anything for themselves.

Anybody else feel like it’s getting harder every day to keep a lid on the existential rage?

The AI scam bots on X aren’t even trying anymore. This looks more like @profgalloway.com than Howie Mandel.

She’s the MPP for somewhere, we’re just not quite sure where.

Pierre Poilievre seeks to regain a seat in Canadian Parliament by running in riding in the province wishing to separate from Canada and that's why this will be called Schrödinger's Byelection.

Wearing those stupid smart glasses in an interview is pure psycho behaviour. You shouldn't get within 100 feet of anyone who refuses to take that shit off when they're talking to you.

Singh shares blame, but if the NDP isn’t willing to clear out their front office with a bulldozer then the next leader’s prospects won’t be much better.

A commentator on CBC discussing Ruth Ellen Brosseau says, "Most Canadians would know her as 'Vegas Girl'..." Brosseau served with distinction, despite being dismissed by the media, and even so,
CBC still won't give her any respect. Shameful.

I would like if CBC could show counts of leading vs elected, not both together

Verification was a strategic handout to journalists (a "prize", if you will) to deepen their investment in the platform and reinforce Twitter's position as the source for live, breaking news.

I can’t help but feel bad. That might have been Easton Lucas’ last pro start.

Also, Tellez knew Roden was going to hit him and chose to brick wall him. It’s a totally fair play and a shit move at the same time and that’s just how I see it.

It’s a baseball play, as they say. Tellez has to spin to snag a bad throw, Roden has his head down and is clearly beaten by the throw so no obstruction. But Tellez doesn’t bother to ask if he’s OK, and that shit really bothers me.

"Blegh Turdman from Brave North Truth Bomb News. Mr...Prime...uhhh...Minister...uhh...wouldn't you agree *scroll scroll*...that...residential schools were *scroll scroll*...good?

It looks like Rebel found this "reporter" by standing on the sidewalk in front of the venue offering $20 to any kid who'd go in and read a prepared statement off their phone.

@meeshbeer.bsky.social I saw you on my TV! (After the first strike on the last Atlanta batter.)

California is beautiful and Los Angeles is one of my favourite cities on Earth, but there's no way Gavin can ensure you won't be detained (or worse) by ICE on your way in or out of the States. So...yeah, hard pass.

I'm currently working on a theme park project, and one of the hotels on the resort has a pretty darn good atrium.

Leaving Springer in, even if that’s what George wanted, is managerial malpractice by Schneider.

To think Morgan Wallen was in a rush to leave NYC. Little did he know…