John Doe 🍁
@fidelityalt.bsky.social
Long-time Canadian patriot, current Canadian nationalist
Doug Ford's Ontario
Canadian Unemployment by Province:
Newfoundland & Labrador: 9.2%
Prince Edward Island: 7.6%
Ontario: 7.3%
Nova Scotia: 6.9%
New Brunswick: 6.7%
Alberta: 6.4%
Manitoba: 6.3%
British Columbia: 6.1%
Saskatchewan: 5.3%
Quebec: 5.2%
Newfoundland & Labrador: 9.2%
Prince Edward Island: 7.6%
Ontario: 7.3%
Nova Scotia: 6.9%
New Brunswick: 6.7%
Alberta: 6.4%
Manitoba: 6.3%
British Columbia: 6.1%
Saskatchewan: 5.3%
Quebec: 5.2%
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Doug Ford's Ontario
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
Your city councillors think you are so fucking stupid
"Oops, I just spent 900,000 on a condo and never checked whether or not there was parking"
"Oops, I just spent 900,000 on a condo and never checked whether or not there was parking"
"I just can't imagine current requirements being adequate," says Cheng of visitor parking. She rejects the idea that the "market" should decide the amount of visitor parking in a new building, because people buying units just assume parking will be available and don't think about it before they buy.
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Your city councillors think you are so fucking stupid
"Oops, I just spent 900,000 on a condo and never checked whether or not there was parking"
"Oops, I just spent 900,000 on a condo and never checked whether or not there was parking"
People need to start feeling more embarrassed about who they voted for
Councillor James Pasternak says providing visitor parking is an important part of dealing with "chronic loneliness." Councillors Cheng and Holyday also brought up parking as a way to make people feel less lonely.
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
People need to start feeling more embarrassed about who they voted for
"hello [fence-sitting conservative], either cross the aisle or get voted out in an election, your choice"
February 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"hello [fence-sitting conservative], either cross the aisle or get voted out in an election, your choice"
The part that irks me the most about all the "the city is full" guys is that basically all of them live in parts of the city that have significantly *decreased* in population
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The part that irks me the most about all the "the city is full" guys is that basically all of them live in parts of the city that have significantly *decreased* in population
The thing that I dislike the most about my fellow Ontarians is just how OK we are with being straight up lied to over and over again
The Ford govt, Metrolinx, crosslinx, the TTC all habitually lie to our faces, and no one cares
The Ford govt, Metrolinx, crosslinx, the TTC all habitually lie to our faces, and no one cares
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The thing that I dislike the most about my fellow Ontarians is just how OK we are with being straight up lied to over and over again
The Ford govt, Metrolinx, crosslinx, the TTC all habitually lie to our faces, and no one cares
The Ford govt, Metrolinx, crosslinx, the TTC all habitually lie to our faces, and no one cares
Another decade of LPC prime ministers lmao
January 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Another decade of LPC prime ministers lmao
Zoomers on the streetcar talking on the phone: "yeah we were going to Uber there but it said the streetcar would be faster"
We are so back
We are so back
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Zoomers on the streetcar talking on the phone: "yeah we were going to Uber there but it said the streetcar would be faster"
We are so back
We are so back
There is not a person on earth who hates Ford voters more than Ford
Rural communities are falling apart, ERs closing etc, so he takes a 15-week vacation then comes back and tells his voters that they don't get to know what his policies are
They'll vote for him anyway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rural communities are falling apart, ERs closing etc, so he takes a 15-week vacation then comes back and tells his voters that they don't get to know what his policies are
They'll vote for him anyway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario PCs bar reporters from policy convention | CBC News
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives will not allow reporters to attend their annual gathering in Toronto this weekend, a move critics say breaks from democratic norms.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 5:55 AM
There is not a person on earth who hates Ford voters more than Ford
Rural communities are falling apart, ERs closing etc, so he takes a 15-week vacation then comes back and tells his voters that they don't get to know what his policies are
They'll vote for him anyway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rural communities are falling apart, ERs closing etc, so he takes a 15-week vacation then comes back and tells his voters that they don't get to know what his policies are
They'll vote for him anyway
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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i know i'm just a random undergrad but it really is astounding to me how many people get paid so much money to be professional politics-knowers who just completely dropped the ball on the biggest, most important political question of a generation
maybe it's arrogant but i could do better than this
maybe it's arrogant but i could do better than this
hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading
January 26, 2026 at 12:09 AM
i know i'm just a random undergrad but it really is astounding to me how many people get paid so much money to be professional politics-knowers who just completely dropped the ball on the biggest, most important political question of a generation
maybe it's arrogant but i could do better than this
maybe it's arrogant but i could do better than this
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A minor thing, but I hope the NIMBYs who typically scream that safe streets and housing advocates are just paid shills or in the pocket of Big Bike or whatever understand that they're a lot closer to Trumpism than they probably care to admit.
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A minor thing, but I hope the NIMBYs who typically scream that safe streets and housing advocates are just paid shills or in the pocket of Big Bike or whatever understand that they're a lot closer to Trumpism than they probably care to admit.
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The $113-million mess of a community centre I wrote about this week is 100% funded from “development charges.” It is going in a neighbourhood with zero population growth.
In part, these charges are a tax on newcomers to subsidize existing wealthy homeowners.
globalnews.ca/news/1163476...
In part, these charges are a tax on newcomers to subsidize existing wealthy homeowners.
globalnews.ca/news/1163476...
Toronto may cancel new community centres, libraries if development funding dries up - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
The city's chief financial officer reiterated that roughly $300 million had been deferred as revenue from development charges dries up, adding that some projects may be cancelled.
globalnews.ca
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The $113-million mess of a community centre I wrote about this week is 100% funded from “development charges.” It is going in a neighbourhood with zero population growth.
In part, these charges are a tax on newcomers to subsidize existing wealthy homeowners.
globalnews.ca/news/1163476...
In part, these charges are a tax on newcomers to subsidize existing wealthy homeowners.
globalnews.ca/news/1163476...
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I hope it's not lost on anyone that the exact same motherfuckers on the Canadian right who spent decades wielding the idea of Canadian Patriotism like a cudgel, talking about "real Canadians", accusing every opponent of "hating Canada", are now pivoting to a platform of literal treason
January 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I hope it's not lost on anyone that the exact same motherfuckers on the Canadian right who spent decades wielding the idea of Canadian Patriotism like a cudgel, talking about "real Canadians", accusing every opponent of "hating Canada", are now pivoting to a platform of literal treason
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I think these moments of staggering condescension toward the rest of the world, by Americans of all stripes, at all levels, is the thing that gets me.
It was neither boring nor insignificant to the Danes or the Canadians.
It was neither boring nor insignificant to the Danes or the Canadians.
Newsom: "It was remarkably boring. It was remarkably insignificant. He was never going invade Greenland. It was never real."
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I think these moments of staggering condescension toward the rest of the world, by Americans of all stripes, at all levels, is the thing that gets me.
It was neither boring nor insignificant to the Danes or the Canadians.
It was neither boring nor insignificant to the Danes or the Canadians.
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Renewable energy production could be a major earner for places like this but they don't want money, they want to be mad about being poor.
The authentic politics of Rural America in a single street corner
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Renewable energy production could be a major earner for places like this but they don't want money, they want to be mad about being poor.
Been pretty critical on Carney regarding our relative spineless response to America this far but this is... Quite good
Not directly attacking America but very very clear
Not directly attacking America but very very clear
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Been pretty critical on Carney regarding our relative spineless response to America this far but this is... Quite good
Not directly attacking America but very very clear
Not directly attacking America but very very clear
AI is good at one thing: writing code
This is why the tech bros think it's inevitable. It can do their job, they think their job is difficult, every other job is simpler than theirs, so it will take over the world
Most people in my co. find it makes *more* work for them, as it's frequently wrong
This is why the tech bros think it's inevitable. It can do their job, they think their job is difficult, every other job is simpler than theirs, so it will take over the world
Most people in my co. find it makes *more* work for them, as it's frequently wrong
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
AI is good at one thing: writing code
This is why the tech bros think it's inevitable. It can do their job, they think their job is difficult, every other job is simpler than theirs, so it will take over the world
Most people in my co. find it makes *more* work for them, as it's frequently wrong
This is why the tech bros think it's inevitable. It can do their job, they think their job is difficult, every other job is simpler than theirs, so it will take over the world
Most people in my co. find it makes *more* work for them, as it's frequently wrong
Cannot stress enough that the American electorate is just catastrophically dumb
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Cannot stress enough that the American electorate is just catastrophically dumb
Question I'd have for Doug Ford regarding Chinese EVs is which Canadian car models, exactly, would these cars be replacing?
The answer is none. We don't make *any* smaller EVs
He constantly ignores his provincial duties to try to overreach into either municipal or federal politics. Unserious
The answer is none. We don't make *any* smaller EVs
He constantly ignores his provincial duties to try to overreach into either municipal or federal politics. Unserious
January 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Question I'd have for Doug Ford regarding Chinese EVs is which Canadian car models, exactly, would these cars be replacing?
The answer is none. We don't make *any* smaller EVs
He constantly ignores his provincial duties to try to overreach into either municipal or federal politics. Unserious
The answer is none. We don't make *any* smaller EVs
He constantly ignores his provincial duties to try to overreach into either municipal or federal politics. Unserious
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You’re failing because you’re not posting about sports, this is an app for sports
A tale of three apps. Identical post sent at the same time:
Twitter: 136,000 likes, 20,000 shares
Threads: 46,000 likes, 4,000 ahares
Bluesky: 149 likes, 45 shares
To be clear, I have 60k followers on Twitter, 15k on Bluesky, but only 7k on Threads.
I love Bluesky, but this isn't sustainable.
Twitter: 136,000 likes, 20,000 shares
Threads: 46,000 likes, 4,000 ahares
Bluesky: 149 likes, 45 shares
To be clear, I have 60k followers on Twitter, 15k on Bluesky, but only 7k on Threads.
I love Bluesky, but this isn't sustainable.
January 19, 2026 at 10:49 PM
You’re failing because you’re not posting about sports, this is an app for sports
Moderately crashing out from what young people are telling me about their use of LLMs for university
All they do is ask it to summarize the "most important 80% of the info into 20% of the words"
Why even bother going to university? The whole point is *mastery* of a discipline, not a summary of one
All they do is ask it to summarize the "most important 80% of the info into 20% of the words"
Why even bother going to university? The whole point is *mastery* of a discipline, not a summary of one
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Moderately crashing out from what young people are telling me about their use of LLMs for university
All they do is ask it to summarize the "most important 80% of the info into 20% of the words"
Why even bother going to university? The whole point is *mastery* of a discipline, not a summary of one
All they do is ask it to summarize the "most important 80% of the info into 20% of the words"
Why even bother going to university? The whole point is *mastery* of a discipline, not a summary of one
This is the median Toronto homeowner by the way
“She also said she was concerned the development could make biking in the Sherbourne Street bike lane more dangerous because of larger wind gusts.”
This 139-year-old Toronto church could be turned into a skyscraper
The building will tower above a Cabbagetown church and include more than 100 units of affordable housing
www.torontotoday.ca
January 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This is the median Toronto homeowner by the way
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"Less patriotic than a literal separatist party" is certainly a look for Canada's Conservatives.
Among Those Who Say To Defend Our Nation:
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
"If Canada were ever to face a situation in which the United States used military force against Canadian territory, what do you believe should be Canada primary response?"
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Less patriotic than a literal separatist party" is certainly a look for Canada's Conservatives.