Glyn Bowerman
@glynbowerman.bsky.social
Toronto-based journalist, podcaster, and editor. Cities, Raptors, Leeds United, and two black cats named Hall & Oates.
I make an urban affairs podcast called Spacing Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spacing-radio/id1124077274
I make an urban affairs podcast called Spacing Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spacing-radio/id1124077274
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 92, Resolutions for Toronto leadership - Spacing Toronto
The October 2026 Toronto election may seem like a long way off, but intentions to run have already been declared and campaign plans are well underway. So we asked Spacing co-founder and Toronto Star c...
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New @spacingradio.bsky.social! The 2026 Toronto election has started! Now? Yes, now. So what do we need from the people who lead our city in the face of [gestures wildly] this? I ask @shawnmicallef.bsky.social and @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social to help set some resolutions: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
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Order – #9 in Conejo Arias v. Noem (W.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00415) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT--The Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Grea...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:27 PM
NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Link:
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The Hasbara is absolutely Orwellian. Israel has us calling this a “ceasefire” which, for anyone still holding on to reality, by definition means this shit doesn’t happen. Six more dead children in the name of Israeli “safety”: www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel...
Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The Hasbara is absolutely Orwellian. Israel has us calling this a “ceasefire” which, for anyone still holding on to reality, by definition means this shit doesn’t happen. Six more dead children in the name of Israeli “safety”: www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel...
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“It seems to be this accepted collateral damage that disabled people need to be homebound during the winter.” - person who uses a wheelchair on CBC radio just now. 📣📣📣
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“It seems to be this accepted collateral damage that disabled people need to be homebound during the winter.” - person who uses a wheelchair on CBC radio just now. 📣📣📣
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bUt nObOdY RiDeS BiKeS HeRe iN ThE WiNtEr
Bike lanes are impassable.
BikeShare stations are snowed in.
Still nearly 2,000 trips.
Bike lanes are impassable.
BikeShare stations are snowed in.
Still nearly 2,000 trips.
Yesterday there were approximately 1,840 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: Simcoe St / Pullan Pl (67 trips)
Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 585 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1007
#bikeTO
Most used station: Simcoe St / Pullan Pl (67 trips)
Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 585 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1007
#bikeTO
January 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM
bUt nObOdY RiDeS BiKeS HeRe iN ThE WiNtEr
Bike lanes are impassable.
BikeShare stations are snowed in.
Still nearly 2,000 trips.
Bike lanes are impassable.
BikeShare stations are snowed in.
Still nearly 2,000 trips.
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
“It’s the right time — socially and economically — to use the tears of motherless infants to power my Cancer Ray”
The latest from me, a serious national columnist who’s definitely not a cartoon villain:
The latest from me, a serious national columnist who’s definitely not a cartoon villain:
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“It’s the right time — socially and economically — to use the tears of motherless infants to power my Cancer Ray”
The latest from me, a serious national columnist who’s definitely not a cartoon villain:
The latest from me, a serious national columnist who’s definitely not a cartoon villain:
Oh no. Rest in peace. One of the all-time greatest Canadians. This one hurts. people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Oh no. Rest in peace. One of the all-time greatest Canadians. This one hurts. people.com/catherine-oh...
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Grievance in politics is nothing new. But nothing but grievance, nothing but a thirst to own the other team, nothing but contempt for shared viewpoints or facts, well, that's the algorithm we allowed social media to bake into our politics.
Engagement requires outrage, and grievance is the fuel. 🤷♂️
Engagement requires outrage, and grievance is the fuel. 🤷♂️
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Grievance in politics is nothing new. But nothing but grievance, nothing but a thirst to own the other team, nothing but contempt for shared viewpoints or facts, well, that's the algorithm we allowed social media to bake into our politics.
Engagement requires outrage, and grievance is the fuel. 🤷♂️
Engagement requires outrage, and grievance is the fuel. 🤷♂️
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i cant believe the party that smeared their own shit on the walls of the us capitol is acting as poor stewards of american institutions
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
i cant believe the party that smeared their own shit on the walls of the us capitol is acting as poor stewards of american institutions
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A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
They need to make a noose emoji for when this administration is toppled.
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
They need to make a noose emoji for when this administration is toppled.
Without ever taking a lesson, I’m fairly confident I can understand Dutch about as well as a Spanish person can kind of understand Portuguese.
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Without ever taking a lesson, I’m fairly confident I can understand Dutch about as well as a Spanish person can kind of understand Portuguese.
Shrinkflation has reached absurd proportions. What absolute disrespect for customers, man, huff my shorts.
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Shrinkflation has reached absurd proportions. What absolute disrespect for customers, man, huff my shorts.
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I had trouble sleeping night before last. All I could think about was the clip of children screaming and crying inside the Texas detention centre. Just playing over and over in my head.
Monsters.
Monsters.
Just heard a journalist in Minneapolis talk about a 12-year-old girl who has been hiding inside from ICE for weeks.
Do I even have to say what that evokes? We all feel it, right?
Do I even have to say what that evokes? We all feel it, right?
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I had trouble sleeping night before last. All I could think about was the clip of children screaming and crying inside the Texas detention centre. Just playing over and over in my head.
Monsters.
Monsters.
Just heard a journalist in Minneapolis talk about a 12-year-old girl who has been hiding inside from ICE for weeks.
Do I even have to say what that evokes? We all feel it, right?
Do I even have to say what that evokes? We all feel it, right?
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Just heard a journalist in Minneapolis talk about a 12-year-old girl who has been hiding inside from ICE for weeks.
Do I even have to say what that evokes? We all feel it, right?
Do I even have to say what that evokes? We all feel it, right?
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Looking forward to hosting the World Cup in a couple months!
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Looking forward to hosting the World Cup in a couple months!
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It's clarifying to see these chodes with their masks down, asses out for the world to see, and as the irredeemable incel losers that they truly are
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 AM
It's clarifying to see these chodes with their masks down, asses out for the world to see, and as the irredeemable incel losers that they truly are
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Art by Chris Ouellette
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Art by Chris Ouellette
Let’s say we did scrap the industrial carbon tax and fuel standards tax like Conservatives keep calling for, why wouldn’t grocery stores just consider that extra profit, while continuing to charge the prices we have today. I never understand why we act like big retailers are barely covering costs.
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Let’s say we did scrap the industrial carbon tax and fuel standards tax like Conservatives keep calling for, why wouldn’t grocery stores just consider that extra profit, while continuing to charge the prices we have today. I never understand why we act like big retailers are barely covering costs.
Conservatives and cops always talk about “bad guys” when they talk about crime and it always icks me right out. It’s such a childish, comic book level world view. You’re a grown adult, cut the baby talk if you want to be taken seriously.
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Conservatives and cops always talk about “bad guys” when they talk about crime and it always icks me right out. It’s such a childish, comic book level world view. You’re a grown adult, cut the baby talk if you want to be taken seriously.
Very funny Brad Bradford spent the day after 60cm of snow covered Toronto driving around with a camera and blaming everything he saw on Olivia Chow. Schools were closed. Same with a bunch of businesses. People worked from home. And Bradford’s like “Look! I can’t park here! CHOOOOOOOOOW!”
January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Very funny Brad Bradford spent the day after 60cm of snow covered Toronto driving around with a camera and blaming everything he saw on Olivia Chow. Schools were closed. Same with a bunch of businesses. People worked from home. And Bradford’s like “Look! I can’t park here! CHOOOOOOOOOW!”
I heard a clip where a reporter asks Carney if he’s calling an election soon. Carney sputtered before saying “you can’t draw that conclusion.” The reporter said “well you tell me!”
Whoever that reporter was, that was golden. Legitimately funny.
Whoever that reporter was, that was golden. Legitimately funny.
January 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I heard a clip where a reporter asks Carney if he’s calling an election soon. Carney sputtered before saying “you can’t draw that conclusion.” The reporter said “well you tell me!”
Whoever that reporter was, that was golden. Legitimately funny.
Whoever that reporter was, that was golden. Legitimately funny.
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‼️Toronto reports 321 ppl in the 7 warming sites last night, Jan 25. That is 106.6% capacity. While the policy directive is to not turn anyone away, you can imagine how difficult the conditions are.
Relief in the form of an additional site is needed.
www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
Relief in the form of an additional site is needed.
www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
Daily Shelter & Overnight Service Usage
This page reports data on the daily occupancy and capacity of Toronto’s shelter system. It is a daily snapshot of the occupancy and capacity of the system, updated every day except weekends and holida...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
‼️Toronto reports 321 ppl in the 7 warming sites last night, Jan 25. That is 106.6% capacity. While the policy directive is to not turn anyone away, you can imagine how difficult the conditions are.
Relief in the form of an additional site is needed.
www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
Relief in the form of an additional site is needed.
www.toronto.ca/city-governm...