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@TheGameSheet 😆 It gets better:

I thought the kid’s name was Per Substack for a second and honestly not?

@spaikin @therundowntvo @UofT What a super interview — for many reasons. Glad it was posted. #JFK #StephenLewis

I think this is my favourite interview with Stephen Lewis. It's 12 yrs ago, & we spoke about Pres. John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination, because Lewis had debated Kennedy at @UofT, & JFK helped get Lewis elected: youtube.com/watch?v=IqxXtA… #onpoli #uspoli

@Streetfight983 Do you think the adult man who slapped a child was raised properly by HIS parents?

@PhilipM44524433 @dieworkwear Agree. (Gleason was usually heavier than he was in that photo.)

@dieworkwear I like the guy in the blue cardigan—Jackie Gleason?

here are eight men. the first three, shown in the first slide, have lean and athletic body types. the others are not so lean. of these four slides, which do you think look the best?

@GregGilhooly Hi Greg! Great comment.

I like the Olympics just like as a kid I liked the Eurovision Song Contest, Monty Python, old movies, the Grey Cup, and election night coverage listing the names of far-off ridings: they all made the world seem bigger while spurring wonder and imagination.

@spillorguts @stephenattong @joshokane Wow (my pic is just from about 8 months ago).

this is how spadina looks to me

@danjasper @RealAliciaMayer @nminow 😆😆

@RealAliciaMayer @nminow Not exactly sure his name, but pretty sure they just got finished inventing Monopoly.

This remains the greatest mystery in the family collection. I have no idea who the moustachioed man is next to my great uncle Louis B. Mayer. And how polished is that table?? They're clearly holding a meeting, but who and why I have no idea. Whomever he is, he's got quite the look and bearing, don't you think?

@leeschmidt123 @MomAngtrades Nah - you look like a punk Lee. . .now get off my lawn 🤣😆!

@davidheathTO @MomAngtrades Pretty sure I am too 🤣

I’m sorry but I won’t take any fashion criticism from a man who carries a murse

@MomAngtrades @leeschmidt123 I love it too . . .and I am one 😂👨🏻‍🦳(a #ChoppedUnc)!

@leeschmidt123 I have no idea but I love that term 😭

@sdm107 @BohuslavskaKate Stuart—Spoken like a true pr*ck. The bombs are falling on Ukraine (and not you or the USA), therefore Ukrainians can judge.

Karoline Leavitt: "we had a very stupid and incompetent leader in this White House for four years who gave away many of our best weapons for nothing, for free, to another country very far away by the name of Ukraine." Honestly, the sheer heartlessness, ruthlessness, and cruelty of saying that while we are still under attack, trying to survive. While entire families are being killed in russian bombings due to a lack of air defense missiles, and when we barely survived last winter’s humanitarian catastrophe caused by russian strikes on our infrastructure. I don’t know... I’m just stunned.

@lauren_wilford @threadreaderapp unroll

I’m reading Bowling Alone and I’m laughing at the fact that every single one of the things Putnam lists a frequent point of “informal connection” is going (or has already gone) extinct drinks after work coffee with regulars at the diner poker night gossip with neighbors etc

@CateSask @CailinasEirinn @TheRealKeean “Last straw” means more disillusionment with the CPC for these lifelong conservatives??

True. They don’t like the Liberal Party — but they do like Mark Carney. Spent the week in Alberta. In Banff, talking to lifelong conservatives. The themes were consistent: • Carney is governing like an old-school fiscal conservative. They respect that. • Card-carrying members are furious they didn’t get a real say in the leadership. Many want someone other than PP. • Jamil Jivani’s U.S. visit and press conference was the final straw. That’s not Liberal spin. That’s what Alberta conservatives are saying out loud. Ps. Ask the Conservative Party how many people cancelled their membership to the party after the little influencer stunt get together in Calgary.

This is bullshit. All you need to do is strike up a conversation with anyone in an elevator, on the train, or at the grocery store to know that these numbers aren't real. Liberals are not popular in Alberta, no matter what the Western Standard tries to tell you. Just... Why?

@m1ddy @MAAWLAW My question was for Mark.

@davidheathTO @MAAWLAW He’d probably ignore unless there was a strong (dare I say existential) financial need to engage. I would like to think you’d know the difference.

I am still having trouble processing why any of this is controversial. Yes, Trump is bad. But other countries have found ways to deal with him. Canada alone has decided to pout and stomp it’s feet which is bizarre because we have so much more to lose than any other country.

@Sean_Speer Sean—Very well stated.

Doug Ford’s political instincts are on full display I’ve been critical of Ontario Premier Doug Ford on policy substance at various points. But I’ve never doubted his political acumen. Three consecutive majority governments in a province as large and diverse as Ontario are no small feat. It reflects in large part his common touch and political intuition that were both on display this week. It started with Ford’s appointment of Don Cherry to the Order of Ontario. Cherry’s ongoing omission from the Order of Canada is a source of conservative frustration. For many, it symbolizes an elite cultural sensibility that’s dismissive of the loyalties and tastes of hockey dads and grandfathers across the country. Whatever one thinks of Cherry’s controversies, his place in Canadian hockey culture is undeniable. Honouring him at the provincial level was a culturally fluent move. Ford followed it up by announcing that Ontario schoolchildren would be able to watch the remaining Olympic hockey games, including Thursday’s women’s final and Friday’s men’s semifinal, in their classrooms. The decision is reminiscent of the 1972 Summit Series and other moments when classes paused, and the country rallied around Team Canada. It’s a small act of patriotism and nostalgia, but it taps into a deep reservoir of shared memory and identity. These gestures reflect a powerful intuition on Ford’s part. He has a unique instinct for the cultural sensibilities of the median voter. By validating rituals and symbols that matter to ordinary Ontarians—including many conservatives—he reinforces a sense that he “gets” them. That cultural responsiveness has given him considerable room to deviate from conservative policy without losing broad-based support. At a time when culturally coded issues are salient, one shouldn’t underestimate what voters will tolerate from a leader who reflects their affections and instincts. I’ve long had a hypothesis that the nascent nationalism and good vibes surrounding the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Sidney Crosby’s golden contributed, at least at the margins, to Stephen Harper’s majority victory in 2011. Fifteen years later, Ford is trying to tap into similar sentiments. His cultural instincts and penchant for retail politics are a major reason why he’s one of the most successful politicians in Ontario history and anywhere in the country in decades.

@spectator “The royals are known to keep excellent records in their archives.” ???!! Spectator needs an editor.

The royals are known to keep excellent records in their archives. The ultimate concern is that the King might be asked to give evidence against his brother. ✍️ Tim Shipman spectator.com/article/palace…

@drivandalism @RobynUrback “Gauleiter” — What a word!

@RobynUrback Jivani wants to be in a good position to be Trump's gauleiter when US democracy finally surrenders to him. Jivani is a traitor.

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, talking to Breitbart about Canada's trade deal with China, says, "I think the only reason why this was even possible is because so much anti-American resentment has been ginned up among Liberals in Canada so it made China look better" 🤡🤡🤡

@Shadow_ofaDoubt @ronmortgageguy 1939, 1940, 1941 — a lot can happen and change in three years. Using the recent past to judge future capabilities is not always gonna be accurate.

@davidheathTO @ronmortgageguy Europe either couldn't or didn't come to the defense of Ukraine, their next door neighbor, against Russia, their oldest enemy. What the fuck makes you think they're either willing or capable or crossing the ocean to defend us?

Just To Be Clear: Canada IS IN North America - We Want To Align Defense With Europe? Does 3 things: - Angers US Government just prior to CUSMA Renewal - Aligns Canada with those who will NEVER come to our Defense if we're attacked - Creates Defense tech inferior to US tech

@MPelletierCIO @wgudbranson Martin—Don’t exaggerate. You’ve been warned.

The implementation of the Emergency Act was among the most erroneous and damaging decisions made by a Federal government in Canadian history. I remember getting calls from friends working at large global funds (public and private) asking me what the hell the government was thinking. Capital was so close to leaving en masse. The damage done to our reputation still lasts to this day. The fact that Carney appointed the chief advisor recommending to implement the EA to lead US negotiations is downright scary, and says a lot this government. You’ve been warned folks.

And you guys all think this Carney LPC government is different. Imagine what happens when they get their majority.