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Son of a preacher man. Waiting for the great leap forward. Happy when it rains. Toronto ⚜️🍁

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I guess this isn't the best time to bring up that that's not what Revelation is about.

03.03.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture from a copy of Life magazine with an article about the fascist really.

Picture from a copy of Life magazine with an article about the fascist really.

Wow, I bought an old magazine with an article about that, once. It may have been the first I ever heard of it. I'm excited to read your article.

02.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Darn. I didn't realize he was still alive.

02.03.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The map of the local area at the eastbound platform of the Wynford stop, which is upside down and has north in the wrong direction.

The map of the local area at the eastbound platform of the Wynford stop, which is upside down and has north in the wrong direction.

Hey, TTC, I don't mean to be a stickler or anything, but, um, which way is north, again? #ttc

01.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No one has an unfettered right to park their vehicle on public land, taking up public space at no cost. There is no #ParkingCrisis

@urbantruth.bsky.social

01.03.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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27.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor 'handed out illegal drugs' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of β€œhanding out illegal drugs on Christmas Day” in a briefing for Chinese-speaking reporters earlier this month, in a false assertion that was partially repeated and then retracted with an apology by a Sim ally.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim started false claim councillor 'handed out illegal drugs'

26.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
James Gregory from the Manchurian Candidate announcing that there are 57 cards carrying communists, etc.

James Gregory from the Manchurian Candidate announcing that there are 57 cards carrying communists, etc.

There are exactly 57...

26.02.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That headline is A+

26.02.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

just had an idea for app that'll let this fella know when cyclists and pedestrians are nearby

25.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I guarantee Solomon is going to work for a tech company as soon as he can after he leaves the government. It's just so clear that's his trajectory.

24.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office The Metropolitan Police says a 72-year-old man has been taken to a London police station for interview following the arrest in Camden.

How about arresting somebody for the rape stuff?

23.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should definitely buy planes from these people.

23.02.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Juno News scraps plan to run residential school denial film after investigation by CNO The decision comes after Canada's National Observer determined a producer listed on the film's trailer credits β€” Simon Hergott β€” has published several videos and comments on his public YouTube channel...

The filmmaker who was supposed to make this residential school denial film had a YouTube account full of Nazi propaganda, Holocaust denial, caustic racism and antisemitism and conspiracy theories.

Too much even for Juno News.

23.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9
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The Toronto Police Has Been a Rogue Agency for Too Long. Rein Them In. The latest corruption scandal is only the latest example of how the Toronto Police has become a broken institution accountable to no one.

"The cops simply aren’t accountable to anyone outside of themselves. Like other municipal police forces across the country, the TPS isn’t merely a public service provided by the city to residents. It (is) a power centre of its own, the most influential and untouchable political entity in the city."

22.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

20.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1700    πŸ” 838    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 140

Not wrong

20.02.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't realize that calling your son a "sissy" for not wanting to be in the army was gentle parenting. I guess you learn something every day.

20.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my limited experience, many book clubs are already like that. Except with wine.

20.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ottawa city staff are bad people.

19.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ford orders minister to ensure Ontario students can watch Canada hockey games during school hours Ontario students will be able to watch the remaining Team Canada hockey games during school hours.

See? And you thought he didn't care about students.

19.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The disciplinary tribunal for Doug Ford's police officer son-in-law is happening now - Toronto Life There is way less drama in basket-weaving

Doug Ford’s son-in-law, a Toronto police officer named Ernest β€œDave” Haynes, is facing 12 police act charges for discreditable conduct, breach of confidence and insubordination

18.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the Mulroney play

17.02.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The best summary of modern conservative economic ideology was given by Jesse Jackson at the 1984 democratic convention. "Reaganomics is the belief that the poor have too much money and the rich have too little." I thought it was an exaggeration at the time. Forgive me. I was just a kid.

17.02.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One less bigot

16.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is back when the Atlantic was only slightly far right.

15.02.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking about B. R. Myers' 'The Mother of All Mothers' in the Atlantic.
"At one point in North Korea: Another Country (2004) we are even informed that the regime's gulags aren't as bad as they're made out to be, because Kim Jong Il is thoughtful enough to lock up whole families at a time."

15.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why did Mojo have to die first?

15.02.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I posted on *three platforms* just over *20 minutes* after Radio-Canada first misidentified this innocent trans woman as a mass shooter on national television in a 6:00pmET broadcast.

I tagged Radio Canada and Patrice Roy.

They didn't issue a correction until after 2:00pmET today.

Unacceptable.

12.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 471    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6

Muppet Movie vs Foul Play is a hard choice

10.02.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0