James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org

Affordable housing? Apparently not. #DougFord #Clark.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-line-housing-bathurst-king-no-affordability-1.6953558

well, well, well.

#MrX, shown here with Education Minister Stephen Lecce, has been singled out by the Integrity Commissioner for receiving massive payouts for bribing the Ford govt, on behalf of a developer, to remove land from the #greenbelt.
The province of #Ontario owns $60-billion in school real estate & Premier #DougFord's new #Bill98 is a power grab which gives #Lecce the authority to dictate & overrule local school boards on almost every meaningful issue...including real estate.

#onpoli

To be clear, "Mr. X", now identified as the former Mayor of Clarington is an unregistered lobbyist who convinced the #DougFord govt to remove land from the #greenbelt.

👉​ Mr. X, a "businessman" with ties to the Hells Angels & Satan’s Choice received a $1-million payout for bribing government officials.

More on Mr. X:
https://www.insauga.com/east-clarington-mpp-david-piccini-endorsed-by-hells-angels-satans-choice-affiliated-oshawa-businessman/
#onpoli #greenbeltscandal #ontario #corruption

@wes

Holy Jesus God almighty this story about a random pedestrian bridge in Minnesota. https://tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge

My favourite autumn meme! IDK the artist, does anyone else? I love it so much

Wow, huge unprecedented summer storm on the playa at #BurningMan2023. Roads impassable, 70,000 burners sheltering in place. It’s as if the #climate is somehow changing or something. https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/no-access-after-burning-man-rain-storm-18344393.php

Due to climate change, future Winter Olympics games will comprise events playable when all water outside is liquid and Summer Olympics games will comprise events playable when all water outside is gaseous.

On average a teacher spends $600 to $700 out of pocket on supplies. Is that fair?

Headphone jack removal in mobile devices is still one of the worst tech decision for consumers

#Twitter is planning on collecting biometric data on its users from sept 29

Yet another red flag waving..

@gemelliz Ford is a mafia creep stealing from the people of Ontario.
It’s the worst government of my life, and we had Harris the cheat for a few years.
These cons are criminals and cheats.
Everyone knows that.
Cons don’t care. It is who they are.
#fordiscorrupt

@tristansnell

@gemelliz he cut half a billion dollars from services that fight homelessness* and now he's saying "Oh, some people don't have homes." Vile.

* https://www.ontariondp.ca/news/ndp-slams-ford-s-sneaky-cut-funding-homelessness-initiatives

If you are a white leftist and you talk “both parties are the same they are both capitalist” you will loose most of your black audience. I think it ought to be obvious that this isn’t because blackfolks love Democrats (in most cases, there is always someone being simple in any group) —no. it’s because the difference between the parties is material and obvious and these are unstable times.

When I hear such talk I wonder if the speaker is working on voter suppression.

Adding "lol" to the end of your sentence is an ancient ritual to ward off existential dread lol

Doug Ford is cutting back OHIP-covered eye services for #Ontario seniors. Currently, those over age 65 are allowed a free eye exam every 12 months, this will reduced to a free exam every 18 months.

#Dofo #Onpoli #Healthcare #OHIP

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/03/24/ford-government-cutting-back-ohip-covered-eye-services-for-some-seniors.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=QueensPark&utm_content=fordohip_s

Anyone who lived through the Ford mayorality shouldn't be surprised by the Ontario Place and Science Centre plans. This is his Portlands plan all over again, minus the Ferris Wheel.

These places aren't anything but tourist attractions to Ford, and he doesn't understand attractions other than luxury spas, gambling, and "the world's biggest whatever" anymore than he understands laptops or modern phones.

It also doesn't hurt that it destroys Bill Davis's legacy, 'cuz Davis liked Wynne.

#OnPoli