John McCullagh
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Baseball, books, movies and less and less politics #ldnont
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Freddie Freeman Knocks It Out Of The Park for SickKids
YouTube video by Ryan Reynolds
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December 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Don't know how many different ways I can say these are actual Nazis, minus the bureaucratic skill and esthetics
Trump goes on another racist rant about Somalis: "Ilhan Omar should be thrown the hell out of our country, and most of those people -- they have destroyed Minnesota. It's a hellhole right now. Those Somalians should be out of here. They have destroyed out country ... go back to your own country."
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Don't know how many different ways I can say these are actual Nazis, minus the bureaucratic skill and esthetics
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Carney’s version of DOGE
Ottawa informs 68,000 workers of early-retirement incentives in bid to shrink public service — The Globe and Mail
Letter sent to public servants this week outlines the government’s proposed incentive program, which won’t be available until the budget bill passes
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December 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Carney’s version of DOGE
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Like, the biggest issue for fairness in sport is that success is positively correlated with wealth, not because rich people are inherently better but because there are structural barriers to involvement in sports (participating, training, etc) if you are poor.
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Like, the biggest issue for fairness in sport is that success is positively correlated with wealth, not because rich people are inherently better but because there are structural barriers to involvement in sports (participating, training, etc) if you are poor.
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It's a lot closer than you think, and Carney is driving away the people who voted strategically to give him the win last time. Brace for a Con government with all their policies normalized for them.
New Abacus Data numbers show a stalemate. Liberals at 41 per cent and Conservatives at 40 per cent.
Carney holds a leadership edge, but it has not translated into a decisive shift in vote intention. www.thestar.com/opinion/con...
Carney holds a leadership edge, but it has not translated into a decisive shift in vote intention. www.thestar.com/opinion/con...
If an election were held now, would Canadians vote for Poilievre or Carney? It depends what they’re worried about
Canadians are cautious, focused on their household budgets, and waiting for proof that someone can make life feel less precarious
www.thestar.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's a lot closer than you think, and Carney is driving away the people who voted strategically to give him the win last time. Brace for a Con government with all their policies normalized for them.
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Also notable that Carney's first big deal is with a provincial leader with a nearly infinite supply of incompetence, mendacity and cruelty. And he gave her literally everything she wanted, with nothing to show for it except for pissed off premiers in provinces where he actually gets votes. 5D chess
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Also notable that Carney's first big deal is with a provincial leader with a nearly infinite supply of incompetence, mendacity and cruelty. And he gave her literally everything she wanted, with nothing to show for it except for pissed off premiers in provinces where he actually gets votes. 5D chess
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What we have witnessed tday in this new federal-Alberta agreement is a complete abandonment of core federal climate policy and a complete abdication to the MAGA-aligned govt of Alberta and to oil & gas corporations that send huge chunks their profits to the US.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What we have witnessed tday in this new federal-Alberta agreement is a complete abandonment of core federal climate policy and a complete abdication to the MAGA-aligned govt of Alberta and to oil & gas corporations that send huge chunks their profits to the US.
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meanwhile, London police are breaking into people's homes early in the morning because they *checks notes* protested mass murder. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
meanwhile, London police are breaking into people's homes early in the morning because they *checks notes* protested mass murder. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Toronto Blue Jays have blasted out a signal of intent to the other teams in Major League Baseball. Good goddamn lord!
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Hail Ceaser!
Cease to resist givin' my goodbye, drive my car into the ocean, you think I'm dead but I sail away...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Toronto Blue Jays have blasted out a signal of intent to the other teams in Major League Baseball. Good goddamn lord!
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People are already doing what you say they *should be* doing. You could join them.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
People are already doing what you say they *should be* doing. You could join them.
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The UAE has successfully used Canada to launder its image. With trade deals they ensure you won’t say anything about their human rights record or that they’re funding a genocide in Sudan 🇸🇩
During our visit last week, the UAE committed to invest $70 billion into Canada.
We’re building big things at home — and finding new partners who want to build with us.
We’re building big things at home — and finding new partners who want to build with us.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The UAE has successfully used Canada to launder its image. With trade deals they ensure you won’t say anything about their human rights record or that they’re funding a genocide in Sudan 🇸🇩
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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Gee, who could've predicted...
NEW: Months after many supervised injection sites were shut down, Toronto is reporting an increase in “visible substance use on the street" and “open use of substances in public spaces.” #ToPoli #ONpoli
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Toronto reports more visible drug use after supervised injection sites closed down - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
The City of Toronto is reporting an increase in visible drug use in the wake of the Ford government's decision to pull funding for several safe-injection sites earlier this year.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Gee, who could've predicted...
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What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
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NEW: Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of the chamber for calling the Ford government "corrupt" on Wednesday.
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
Marit Stiles kicked out of legislature for calling Ford government ‘corrupt’ | Globalnews.ca
'It is the endless grift of an anti-democratic, and yes, corrupt, government,' Stiles said, to shouts from the government benches and some cheers from her colleagues.
globalnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
NEW: Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of the chamber for calling the Ford government "corrupt" on Wednesday.
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
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every day i wake up wondering if today is the day i get accidentally caught up in some international intrigue that will culminate in me having to climb down mt rushmore through lincoln’s nostril to escape
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
every day i wake up wondering if today is the day i get accidentally caught up in some international intrigue that will culminate in me having to climb down mt rushmore through lincoln’s nostril to escape
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I think the NDP messaging on their vote is wildly disingenuous: No honesty about not wanting to go into an election without a leader or money, claiming they unequivocally voted against the budget while simultaneously explaining why they ensured enough abstentions for it pass, etc, etc.
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I think the NDP messaging on their vote is wildly disingenuous: No honesty about not wanting to go into an election without a leader or money, claiming they unequivocally voted against the budget while simultaneously explaining why they ensured enough abstentions for it pass, etc, etc.
There’s a fine line between finding a compromise to make parliament work, and compromising your values for political expediency. We’ll see what this is as details come out.
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
There’s a fine line between finding a compromise to make parliament work, and compromising your values for political expediency. We’ll see what this is as details come out.
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Opposition MPs allowing the budget to pass out of fear the Libs might win a majority in a subsequent election by allowing the Libs to rule like they have a majority.
If the budget does fail that would be 100% on the Libs due to Carney's refusal to negotiate.
If the budget does fail that would be 100% on the Libs due to Carney's refusal to negotiate.
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Opposition MPs allowing the budget to pass out of fear the Libs might win a majority in a subsequent election by allowing the Libs to rule like they have a majority.
If the budget does fail that would be 100% on the Libs due to Carney's refusal to negotiate.
If the budget does fail that would be 100% on the Libs due to Carney's refusal to negotiate.
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Way to put out that fire, sir.
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Way to put out that fire, sir.
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I won’t remember a single thing Aaron Judge did this year, but I’ll be talking about Cal Raleigh’s season forever.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I won’t remember a single thing Aaron Judge did this year, but I’ll be talking about Cal Raleigh’s season forever.
Well that doesn’t sound right
Unlocked | Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
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Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence to international law.
www.hilltimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Well that doesn’t sound right