Gary Grills
@communitymartyr.bsky.social
average 10k runner, (w)reckless cyclist 🍉
It shouldn’t have to be said that Caryma S’ad is a white supremacist who belongs nowhere near council But here we are
Speed cameras banned, bike lanes on the verge of getting ripped out. The Ford government continues to prioritise some folks saving ~30 seconds on their commute than everybody get home safety.
Zero Vision Toronto@zerovisionto.bsky.social · 22h agoPedestrian traffic deaths in Toronto on track for 5-year high: police data www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #VisionZero #VisionZeroTO #ZeroVision #ZeroVisionTO #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOpoli #ActiveTO
A two-term city councillor whose only accomplishments came before 2023 when he first started running for mayor, all of which he now fully repudiates in 2026. Vote 4 Brad Bradford.
It’s actually happening. Ford is ripping these bike lanes out Tuesday. Be there if you can.
The Biking Lawyer LLP@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 23h agoBike lane removals from Islington to Royal York are anticipated to start the evening of Oct. 13. Community members are encouraged to meet at the Bloor Green P Lot for Tom Riley Park at 5pm onwards (come whenever you can) 1/2
Any Canadian, including any politician who believes in Canada as a country, should leave X. There is no benefit to staying on a platform like this @mark-carney.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Elon Musk calls on Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada
Premiers Danielle Smith and Scott Moe say they do not share his views on breaking up the country
theglobeandmail.com
Its pretty crazy that most health plans in Canada cover chiropractic but not things like psychotherapy It’s like if they covered visits to snake handlers
Fwiw i have ostensibly non-political friends asking me about the election and how to vote, which is encouraging
Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 24h agoOn this meh election of low enthusiasm. “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."
Yeah we really need an emotional psycho as mayor
The Local Magazine@thelocal.to · yesterdayFormer staff say he drove them to tears. Some colleagues call him a bully. But Brad Bradford is betting that this election day, enough Torontonians will be as angry as he seems to be. New from @royinori.bsky.social, a portrait of the man who really wants to be mayor. thelocal.to/brad-bradfor...
Oh good they closed the basketball courts at Ramsden again Theyve been closed more than they’ve been open for the past year, countless young people use them, it’s a shame
This is a ‘good strategy’ in game theory terms if you assume Trump will punish you for not rolling over and showing deference and democrats won’t. Democrats should think about altering those incentives.
Conor Sen@conorsen.bsky.social · 2d ago25 days until the midterms:
The Limits of Governance evil thing: extremely doable, implementation near immediate good thing: nearly impossible, piecemeal implementation over three decades
Making a dumbass statement, doubling down, and blocking anyone who points it out. That’s MacFarlane baby!!!
Once a dummy always a dummy
Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 2d ago✅ I’m sorry Waterloo University, you have some of the country’s most brilliant minds walking through your halls but ‘Emmett Macfarlane is a #Snowflake Coming at @tomflood.bsky.social was just comically ignorant. As an urbanist and an activists, his input amounts to ZERO fucks. #FridayFlex
He’s wearing his boots, blue jeans, and top hat in hell now
Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 2d agoI wrote about Jim Bakker, whose parasocial style of grifter evangelism seemed freakish to mainstream society in the 80s and is now the machinery by which mainstream society operates
people are mad at my genocide apologia, can you believe that
Thomas A. Fine@thomasafine.bsky.social · 3d agoThe haters have found my thread and are, naturally, sending a ton of hate my way. Bigots gonna bigot.
Setting the precedent for a livestream of Trump’s execution by firing squad
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 3d agoBREAKING US execution by firing squad of Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed: Pentagon official
Brad Bradford fully supports this Provincial overreach.
Toronto Star@thestar.com · 3d agoThe Ford government is set to remove Etobicoke bike lanes next week. The government confirmed to the Star that work will begin Oct. 13 to remove bike lanes on a stretch of Bloor Street that has been at the heart of the city’s bike lane battle.
he will drive us into a deeper budget hole than Tory
Stephen Geigen-Miller@stephengm.bsky.social · 3d agoBradford wants to hire a THOUSAND new cops?! No. Hell, no. On top of gutting revenue with his cuts, he wants to explode the already massive police budget? Toronto, we HAVE to re-elect Olivia Chow. (Also, citing Malcom Gladwell in a serious policy discussion is instantly disqualifying.) #TOPoli