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John Langstone
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lukelebrun.ca
A Tel Aviv-based group that describes its mission as going on the "legal offensive against Israel’s enemies" says it is trying to "shut down" Canadian news organization @readthemaple.com

Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist

www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
ShuratHaDin "Shurat HaDin has issued urgent legal notices to Stripe, Apple Pay, and all major credit card networks demanding they cut off services to a website that is listing and monetizing Jewish institutions across Toronto. This isn't free speech - it's a threat to Jewish safety."
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
How about the Gordie Howe Bridge Fiction in this. The truth here is that Canada paid for the entire job, and were mean enough to retain ownership. You have to wonder if this were seeded by the Moroun family (owners of the Ambassador Bridge).
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
Neil Saravanamuttoo - Candidate for Mayor of Ottawa, if The Thousand come forward to make change happen.

the613.substack.com/p/who-really...
Who Really Runs Ottawa?
City Hall is broken. Fixing it means taking on the cronies and power brokers who think they own this city.
the613.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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motherjones.com
Trump has erased more than a billion dollars in restitution and nearly 2,000 convictions. You need data to understand a break this extreme—so we crunched the numbers.
How to get away with anything: Trump's sordid year of pardons
No president has ever forgiven this much fraud—or stiffed this many victims.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
Show your support for Neil Saravanamuttoo to become a candidate for Mayor of Ottawa.

betterottawa.ca/thethousand/
The Thousand
The Thousand Who Take Back Ottawa Are You One of The Thousand? The
betterottawa.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
City of Ottawa Politics with Evan H. Potter

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From Larry O’Brien to Alexander Lawson: Will This Become Ottawa’s Favourite Mayoral Plot Twist?
Alexander Lawson as Mayor of Ottawa may sound unlikely, but nine months of intensive door knocking, careful message testing and polling by his campaign may test this assumption.
cityofottawapolitics.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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divided-words.bsky.social
Informal early polling in the Glebe suggests an appetite for political change.

(Observed at Bank & Holmwood.)

#ottpoli #ottawa #glebeOttawa #Lansdowne
A photograph of a crosswalk signal bearing graffiti in ink marker, reading "F___ THE MAYOR".
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
A project for the people, not oligarchs indeed.
mirgray.bsky.social Miranda Gray @mirgray.bsky.social · 21d
Good Morning, Mayor @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social
Bonjour, Monsieur le Maire.
January 24, 2026 at 3:36 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
‘Let’s get back to the old Ottawa. Let’s take a step back. Let’s hit the undo button. Let’s revert to the saved file of Ottawa, where the transit got you where you needed to go’.

I'm looking forward to the "Make Ottawa Great Again" hats during the election campaign.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Why this homebuilder wants to be Ottawa’s next mayor
Alex Lawson already has a team of seasoned political operators backing his run. Candidates can’t submit their papers until May for the municipal election in October.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
Overloading? How long has it taken for that to be figured out. And out comes the "root causes" and "abundance of caution" language, but still no solution.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Latest Line 1 wheel issue linked to overloading, expert says | CBC News
As the latest wheel assembly issues plaguing Ottawa's LRT system cause overcrowded trains and stations, an expert on those components says overloading is a factor and — despite what the city suggests ...
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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jchianello.bsky.social
It's been 4 YEARS since two LRT trains derailed and we still don't have a fix. We don't even know the root cause of this problem. Where is the accountability on this huge project? More important, when can riders start relying on our LRT system? #ottnews
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
OC Transpo reducing O-Train Line 1 service after identifying new issue with trains
OC Transpo will be temporarily reducing the number of train cars running on the O-Train Line 1 after an issue was identified with the vehicles.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
A trip to Wiki tells me there is a bit of truth in this. Maybe a strategy to keep Trump away from Greenland would be to rename it Epstein Island.
nycjayjay.bsky.social Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 25d
Irony thick as his ankles here.
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Really good speech from Carney at the World Economic Forum today.

Genuinely gives the impression he understands the gravity of the moment, which is why I'm struggling to square it with his actual actions and policy re: the United States.
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PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
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January 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
A little misinformation for the Sutcliffe re-election campaign?
occtranspo.bsky.social Occasional Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 25d
That Serbian website can't keep getting away with this!
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
I guess the mark of a good communications team is being able to find anything, no matter how sketchy it might be, that looks good on the mayor. This fits.

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Evan Harold Potter (@evanhpotter)
Here’s a nice piece by the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman on Mayor Mark Sutcliffe using “data” from a Serbian website to crow about the city of Ottawa being ranked No. 1 in North America for livability. I h...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
I probably misunderstand, but the insurrection act allows federalization of state militias or the use of regular army forces to quell a state rebellion. Strikes me that regular forces might be better disciplined than ICE, but maybe Trump sees ICE quelling the rebellion. Will this turn out well?
theomoudakis.bsky.social Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · Jan 15
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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davidreevely.bsky.social
Respectfully decommissioned.
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
I guess we know what the Toronto Sun is all about now.
lukelebrun.ca Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · Jan 13
American-owned Toronto Sun advocating for US annexation of Greenland
Toronto Sun: "LEDREW: Canada should want US in Greenland to safeguard our Arctic We have China and Russia looking to expand in Canada’s North, and the U.S. looking to expand in the North Atlantic with Greenland Stephen LeDrew"
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
The Lansdowne 2.0 sales pitch, then the claims of savings achieved by his administration, and now this......
pressprogress.ca PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · Jan 12
FACT-CHECK: A new ‘quality of life study’ celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is actually sourced from a dubious eastern European website

While Sutcliffe claims the new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, experts say the Serbian website’s data is unreliable
‘Quality of Life Study’ Celebrated by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is Actually Sourced From a Dubious Eastern European Website
Sutcliffe claims a new 'study' proves Ottawa is the ‘most liveable’ city in North America, but experts say the website’s data is unreliable
pressprogress.ca
January 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
Griftopia indeed.
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jan 7
Was an anonymous, $20,000 Polymarket bet on Nicolás Maduro’s ouster just luck—or insider knowledge? @willgottsegen.com explores how the prediction-market boom is poised to worsen the threat of insider trading:
The Polymarket Bets on Maduro Are a Warning
Get ready for the golden age of insider trading.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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muellershewrote.com
The “peace” President has started a war.
muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Dec 17
He'll start a war to:

1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
The Ottawa Citizen kicks off Sutcliffe's re-election campaign with a bit of earned media.

ottawacitizen.com/news/sutclif...

Ken Gray comments on the Citizen article

bulldogottawa.com/how-bout-doz...
How 'Bout Doze Big Wins, Yer Worship: WHOPPER WATCH - THE BULLDOG
"What do you feel are some of the big wins for yourself and council entering the last year of the council term?"
bulldogottawa.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
And what will happen when all the housing built under the soon to be approved new zoning by law with no minimum parking required? Like on street parking to be the new normal and cars evaporate in a snow storm? That's planning department thinking these days.
occtranspo.bsky.social Occasional Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · Dec 13
The title of The Mayor's new book. "How to make enemies, while bleeding the plebs financially dry"

That's +3,440 people that won't be voting for the Mayor.

Onwards and upwards.

#OttElection2026
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
johnlangstone.bsky.social
This is a bit alarming.
wickdchiq.bsky.social Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · Dec 12
I’m a strong skeptic when it comes to data. I try to stay away from purchasing goods that connect to the internet.
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔

techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM