John Leeson 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@johnleesonto.bsky.social
Toronto, biking & walking, Blue Jays. Americana, world & roots music. Dreaming of a world free of Poilievre, Doug Ford, & Pu*in, and that other guy. Trying to ignore politics in that crazy country south of us.
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This is brilliant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is brilliant.
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It's Friday night and you need a little Al Green on Soul Train
youtu.be/bffrijHDPlE?...
youtu.be/bffrijHDPlE?...
AL Green I'm .Tired of Being Alone
YouTube video by MIGUEL RMZ
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November 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's Friday night and you need a little Al Green on Soul Train
youtu.be/bffrijHDPlE?...
youtu.be/bffrijHDPlE?...
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The terrorism continues. open.substack.com/pub/countero...
NEWSFLASH: Close misses in Kyiv last night
Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack, narrowly missing multiple Counteroffensive staff. 9/10 capital districts were on fire, with ~30 residential buildings hit directly or by shrapnel.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The terrorism continues. open.substack.com/pub/countero...
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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The symbolism here shouldn't be overlooked.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is the 218th signature on the bipartisan discharge petition demanding the release of the Epstein files. Under House rules, the House must act in 7 legislative days.
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The symbolism here shouldn't be overlooked.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
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How about it Doug Ford?! A trip to Montreal to see what progressive cities are accomplishing - without provincial meddling. We will pay for your VIA rail ticket. #onpoli
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How about it Doug Ford?! A trip to Montreal to see what progressive cities are accomplishing - without provincial meddling. We will pay for your VIA rail ticket. #onpoli
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Please rise if you are able and remove your caps for the new flag of the City of Toronto
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Please rise if you are able and remove your caps for the new flag of the City of Toronto
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Continuing its streak of exceptionalism — the US has one of the highest rates of traffic deaths in the OECD.
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Continuing its streak of exceptionalism — the US has one of the highest rates of traffic deaths in the OECD.
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
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The Eugene Emeralds Exploding Whales alternate identity is still one of my favorite MiLB logos
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Eugene Emeralds Exploding Whales alternate identity is still one of my favorite MiLB logos
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Politicians like Ford love TALKING about "affordability," but then undermine the most affordable options, including cycling + mass transit. #biketo
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Doug Ford is making my life in Toronto — and that of many other young adults — increasingly difficult
Clearly, many Torontonians want to travel without a car. Why then is Ford pushing to degrade transit development, which directly and negatively impacts the mobility and autonomy of many Toronto
www.thestar.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Politicians like Ford love TALKING about "affordability," but then undermine the most affordable options, including cycling + mass transit. #biketo
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Tatsuya Nakadai’s collaboration with Masaki Kobayashi produced three (or five) of my favorite films, all of which you can see right now on the Criterion Channel: Kwaidan, Hara Kiri, and The Human Condition Trilogy are all brilliant and all impossible to imagine without him.
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai’s collaboration with Masaki Kobayashi produced three (or five) of my favorite films, all of which you can see right now on the Criterion Channel: Kwaidan, Hara Kiri, and The Human Condition Trilogy are all brilliant and all impossible to imagine without him.
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Spotted in Lviv, Ukraine. 💙😽💙
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Spotted in Lviv, Ukraine. 💙😽💙
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Three hundred collisions across the GTA on a major snow day seems like a lot!
… Then why doesn’t the news report that statistically there are over 130 collisions EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, just within the City of Toronto?
(Source: TPS Public Safety Data Portal)
… Then why doesn’t the news report that statistically there are over 130 collisions EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, just within the City of Toronto?
(Source: TPS Public Safety Data Portal)
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Three hundred collisions across the GTA on a major snow day seems like a lot!
… Then why doesn’t the news report that statistically there are over 130 collisions EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, just within the City of Toronto?
(Source: TPS Public Safety Data Portal)
… Then why doesn’t the news report that statistically there are over 130 collisions EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, just within the City of Toronto?
(Source: TPS Public Safety Data Portal)
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Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
TORONTO - Rogers Communications, proud owner of the only Major League Baseball team in Canada, revealed plans to celebrate their 2025 World Series run with a second statue of company founder Ted Roger...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Rogers commemorates Blue Jays World Series Run with new statue of Ted Rogers
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Also, a reminder that it's very hard legislatively (and to some extent in international process) to scrap 2030/35 climate targets, which is likely why Ottawa is technically maintaining them while not really using them to drive policy or talking much about them unprompted. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says | CBC News
Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets that were set under the previous Prime ...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Also, a reminder that it's very hard legislatively (and to some extent in international process) to scrap 2030/35 climate targets, which is likely why Ottawa is technically maintaining them while not really using them to drive policy or talking much about them unprompted. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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LOCATION UPDATE: Queen's Park, South Lawn
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
LOCATION UPDATE: Queen's Park, South Lawn
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
Gather 4:30pm for 5:00pm start
Yes, we're holding it in front of QP again, because our provincial govt is trying to kill people again. They've killed speed safety cameras, and are about to ban lifesaving road re-allocation for road diets + complete streets.
Hello, Doug Ford…
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hello, Doug Ford…
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“If Trump wants to save the lives of Nigerian Christians… all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year.”
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“If Trump wants to save the lives of Nigerian Christians… all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year.”
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Bang-on (as usual) from @nickkristof.bsky.social
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A cheery message.
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A cheery message.
1939: when most democracies - except the USA - went to war against fascism.
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
1939: when most democracies - except the USA - went to war against fascism.
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Go to the comments!
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Go to the comments!
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100% this! I'm going to start calling those two-wheeled electric vehicles with throttles that don't require pedalling "e-motos" too. Hopefully we can shift the narrative => e-bikes are NOT a problem in Toronto's bike lanes, e-motos are the problem. #BikeTO #bikesky
@peopleforbikes.bsky.social looks at the problem of "e-motos" that are confused with e-bikes. There is confusion everywhere in the e-bike world; it's time to clarify and simplify the rules and get the too-big too-fast two-wheeled things out of the bike lanes.
When it comes to e-bikes, we need "clear, simple, straightforward rules that a nine-year-old can explain."
People for Bikes has recommendations for dealing with the confusion between "e-motos" and e-bikes. I have some too.
lloydalter.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Conservative MP thinking of crossing floor wakes up with severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed
Conservative MP thinking of crossing floor wakes up with severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed
OTTAWA – Milton Smolyak, a “red tory” who has been rumoured to be mulling over a switch to the Liberal Party, woke up this morning with the severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed. “I wa...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Conservative MP thinking of crossing floor wakes up with severed head of a John A. Macdonald statue in his bed