Tim Ford
@timfordwrites.bsky.social
Writer. Journo. Mini Painter.
Politico. Learner. And a gamer.
As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places.
Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Politico. Learner. And a gamer.
As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places.
Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Pinned
Tim Ford
@timfordwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
Oh, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Tour de force of investigative journalism here. Globe obtained evidence and made connections that Judge Wyant did not. Also, Globe confirmed former Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee was guest of Sam Mraiche at Oilers game. EPS failed to be forthright with me when I raised this in a previous story. 1
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tour de force of investigative journalism here. Globe obtained evidence and made connections that Judge Wyant did not. Also, Globe confirmed former Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee was guest of Sam Mraiche at Oilers game. EPS failed to be forthright with me when I raised this in a previous story. 1
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‘Carney doesn’t actually want a pipeline or think one will get built, he’s just a duplicitous weasel’ is not the defence you think it is.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
‘Carney doesn’t actually want a pipeline or think one will get built, he’s just a duplicitous weasel’ is not the defence you think it is.
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On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Yakushima Macaque
Dama Wallaby
Green Sea Turtle
Giant Pacific Octopus
Arctic Hare
Yakushima Macaque
Dama Wallaby
Green Sea Turtle
Giant Pacific Octopus
Arctic Hare
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Goliath bird eating spider
Galapagos giant tortoise
Moose
Three-toed sloth
Canadian lynx
Goliath bird eating spider
Galapagos giant tortoise
Moose
Three-toed sloth
Canadian lynx
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Guanaco
Brown tarantula
Eastern newt
Caribou
Western blue jay
Guanaco
Brown tarantula
Eastern newt
Caribou
Western blue jay
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Yakushima Macaque
Dama Wallaby
Green Sea Turtle
Giant Pacific Octopus
Arctic Hare
Yakushima Macaque
Dama Wallaby
Green Sea Turtle
Giant Pacific Octopus
Arctic Hare
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Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Why do people think the Liberal party is entitled and corrupt
truly a mystery
truly a mystery
David Cochrane asks about the fact that it would’ve been impossible for the coastal First Nations to travel from their communities to meet the feds on the timeline the govt offered.
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
“It’s called Zoom,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson responds.
Jesus CHRIST.
(Video: Scott Robertson/Twitter)
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Why do people think the Liberal party is entitled and corrupt
truly a mystery
truly a mystery
I realize this is such small potatoes, but there's no such thing as a "permanent pause."
Guy's really fucking stupid.
Guy's really fucking stupid.
Donald Trump threatened to "remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States."
globalnews.ca/news/1154875...
globalnews.ca/news/1154875...
Trump threatens to ‘permanently pause’ migration to U.S. from ‘third-world’ countries - National | Globalnews.ca
In a series of social media posts, Trump blamed the millions of migrants residing in the U.S. for "eroding" the living standards of Americans.
globalnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I realize this is such small potatoes, but there's no such thing as a "permanent pause."
Guy's really fucking stupid.
Guy's really fucking stupid.
Noteworthy that Vassy Kapelos gives Hodgson an opportunity to walk back this statement or clarify.
He does not.
The Liberal Party does not give a damn about the environment. And the colour of Hodgson's hair is a big clue as to why.
He does not.
The Liberal Party does not give a damn about the environment. And the colour of Hodgson's hair is a big clue as to why.
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Noteworthy that Vassy Kapelos gives Hodgson an opportunity to walk back this statement or clarify.
He does not.
The Liberal Party does not give a damn about the environment. And the colour of Hodgson's hair is a big clue as to why.
He does not.
The Liberal Party does not give a damn about the environment. And the colour of Hodgson's hair is a big clue as to why.
Just got hit with an Angus Reid #cdnpoli poll. That means data collection post-pipeline announcement.
Should be interesting to see how this one goes. Includes a question on Poilievre staying as leader.
Should be interesting to see how this one goes. Includes a question on Poilievre staying as leader.
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just got hit with an Angus Reid #cdnpoli poll. That means data collection post-pipeline announcement.
Should be interesting to see how this one goes. Includes a question on Poilievre staying as leader.
Should be interesting to see how this one goes. Includes a question on Poilievre staying as leader.
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I'm now convinced that there is *nothing* that Carney loyalists won't rationalize -- or even praise -- no matter what it is. No principles anywhere to be seen.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm now convinced that there is *nothing* that Carney loyalists won't rationalize -- or even praise -- no matter what it is. No principles anywhere to be seen.
If only we had several real-world examples of failed centre-right govs moving further to the right and completely alienating left-wing and centrists voters to see how Carney's actions might turn out.
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If only we had several real-world examples of failed centre-right govs moving further to the right and completely alienating left-wing and centrists voters to see how Carney's actions might turn out.
This is probably the biggest reason I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. We have had multiple towns nearly or even entirely burnt off the face of the earth. We have floods and droughts destroying our agriculture. The water supply in cities like Calgary is straight FUCKED.
But wheee politics fun
But wheee politics fun
Something that is easy to forget in all the "Carney is a political genius / Carney is a political naif" argle bargle is that climate policies matter. Environmental regulations matter. Getting rid of them may or may not achieve a political end — but it's guaranteed to have real-world implications.
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is probably the biggest reason I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. We have had multiple towns nearly or even entirely burnt off the face of the earth. We have floods and droughts destroying our agriculture. The water supply in cities like Calgary is straight FUCKED.
But wheee politics fun
But wheee politics fun
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Something that is easy to forget in all the "Carney is a political genius / Carney is a political naif" argle bargle is that climate policies matter. Environmental regulations matter. Getting rid of them may or may not achieve a political end — but it's guaranteed to have real-world implications.
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Something that is easy to forget in all the "Carney is a political genius / Carney is a political naif" argle bargle is that climate policies matter. Environmental regulations matter. Getting rid of them may or may not achieve a political end — but it's guaranteed to have real-world implications.
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I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
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The mental gymnastics about how Carney is actually playing 4D chess and brilliantly fooled Albertans and will maybe even win more seats in Alberta and Indigenous people and progressives will forget when there's no actual pipeline and he's not at all in it for the corporations.
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a board with papers on it .
Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a board with papers on it to explain a very complex conspiracy theory.
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The mental gymnastics about how Carney is actually playing 4D chess and brilliantly fooled Albertans and will maybe even win more seats in Alberta and Indigenous people and progressives will forget when there's no actual pipeline and he's not at all in it for the corporations.
I know that inevitably, when the Carney gov falls (and God let that be soon) we'll hear the same toxic refrain; that if we don't vote Lib we're selling out Trans ppl, or supporting Trump, yadda yadda.
Here's the thing: Lib partisans are the ones truly holding Trans rights and progress hostage.
Here's the thing: Lib partisans are the ones truly holding Trans rights and progress hostage.
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I know that inevitably, when the Carney gov falls (and God let that be soon) we'll hear the same toxic refrain; that if we don't vote Lib we're selling out Trans ppl, or supporting Trump, yadda yadda.
Here's the thing: Lib partisans are the ones truly holding Trans rights and progress hostage.
Here's the thing: Lib partisans are the ones truly holding Trans rights and progress hostage.
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The Liberal party was historically unpopular only a few months before the last election. If you think the reason is that they weren't appeasing the US enough, or were too feminist, or cared too much about climate, or weren't sufficiently militaristic, well, good luck with the next election.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Liberal party was historically unpopular only a few months before the last election. If you think the reason is that they weren't appeasing the US enough, or were too feminist, or cared too much about climate, or weren't sufficiently militaristic, well, good luck with the next election.
The Libs are right-wing, killing enviro oversight, gutting clean energy, proclaiming "carbon capture"(bullshit tech), sucking up to Trump, overfunding military for an arbitrary GDP goal, in bed with tech broligarchs and shoveling money to AI.
Canada has no left wing voice. We haven't ever had one.
Canada has no left wing voice. We haven't ever had one.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Libs are right-wing, killing enviro oversight, gutting clean energy, proclaiming "carbon capture"(bullshit tech), sucking up to Trump, overfunding military for an arbitrary GDP goal, in bed with tech broligarchs and shoveling money to AI.
Canada has no left wing voice. We haven't ever had one.
Canada has no left wing voice. We haven't ever had one.
The Carney gov may be the most disastrous of my life.
Rather than present alternatives to Con policy, they adopt their positions.
Cons have 2 options:
- move left (HA)
- even further right
So, a narrative that Libs are the "wacky left who ruined Canada" leaving us a nightmare far-right goon squad.
Rather than present alternatives to Con policy, they adopt their positions.
Cons have 2 options:
- move left (HA)
- even further right
So, a narrative that Libs are the "wacky left who ruined Canada" leaving us a nightmare far-right goon squad.
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Carney gov may be the most disastrous of my life.
Rather than present alternatives to Con policy, they adopt their positions.
Cons have 2 options:
- move left (HA)
- even further right
So, a narrative that Libs are the "wacky left who ruined Canada" leaving us a nightmare far-right goon squad.
Rather than present alternatives to Con policy, they adopt their positions.
Cons have 2 options:
- move left (HA)
- even further right
So, a narrative that Libs are the "wacky left who ruined Canada" leaving us a nightmare far-right goon squad.
Entry number 16,194 in "say a broad, sweeping, disingenuous generalization on BlueSky, then act like a completely shocked dipshit in your replies."
People on BlueSky: AI is useless! A stochastic parrot!
Mathematicians/biologists/physicists: It is already helping us do frontier technical research and in some cases solve open problems arxiv.org/pdf/2511.16072
(There are of course, as always, many caveats, but the paper is genuinely remarkable)
Mathematicians/biologists/physicists: It is already helping us do frontier technical research and in some cases solve open problems arxiv.org/pdf/2511.16072
(There are of course, as always, many caveats, but the paper is genuinely remarkable)
arxiv.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Entry number 16,194 in "say a broad, sweeping, disingenuous generalization on BlueSky, then act like a completely shocked dipshit in your replies."
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Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
soniasulaiman.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Great vid from @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social on YYJ's biking revolution. When I wrote an article on Bike Lanes and disability, a local who uses them in a wheelchair told me he feels for Lisa Helps, unfairly maligned, and implored her to hang in there.
Very glad she did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWm...
Very glad she did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWm...
The Best Cycling City No One Talks About
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Great vid from @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social on YYJ's biking revolution. When I wrote an article on Bike Lanes and disability, a local who uses them in a wheelchair told me he feels for Lisa Helps, unfairly maligned, and implored her to hang in there.
Very glad she did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWm...
Very glad she did.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWm...
GIVE ME MORE LEXX
MAKE IT AS HORNY AS POSSIBLE
MAKE IT AS HORNY AS POSSIBLE
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
GIVE ME MORE LEXX
MAKE IT AS HORNY AS POSSIBLE
MAKE IT AS HORNY AS POSSIBLE
One of the core tools of fascism is nihilism - the belief that nothing can be better, that morals don't matter, that life itself doesn't matter. It's about keeping people complacent, inactive, and above all, cruel to each other, to permit greater cruelty.
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
One of the core tools of fascism is nihilism - the belief that nothing can be better, that morals don't matter, that life itself doesn't matter. It's about keeping people complacent, inactive, and above all, cruel to each other, to permit greater cruelty.