Tim Ford
@timfordwrites.bsky.social
Writer. Journo. Mini Painter.
Politico. Learner. And a gamer.
As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places.
Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).
Politico. Learner. And a gamer.
As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places.
Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).
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@timfordwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
Oh, I wouldn't recommend it.
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
I'd be curious to see Cuba in these polls. Italy and Japan topping as we project our values onto them; right-wingers giving favorable seeing these countries as "trad values" and left-wingers giving favorable on public transit, health care. Can China ever make it to net positive under CCP? Unlikely.
Canadian Net-Favourables:
🇮🇹Italy: +65%
🇯🇵Japan: +63%
🇬🇧UK: +59%
🇩🇪Germany: +54%
🇫🇷France: +54%
🇰🇷S. Korea: +40%
🇲🇽Mexico: +28%
🇻🇪Venezuela: -10%
🇨🇳China: -11%
🇮🇳India: -16%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia: -26%
🇺🇸USA: -32%
🇷🇺Russia: -43%
🇮🇷Iran: -46%
🇰🇵N. Korea: -54%
Research Co / Feb 6, 2026
🇮🇹Italy: +65%
🇯🇵Japan: +63%
🇬🇧UK: +59%
🇩🇪Germany: +54%
🇫🇷France: +54%
🇰🇷S. Korea: +40%
🇲🇽Mexico: +28%
🇻🇪Venezuela: -10%
🇨🇳China: -11%
🇮🇳India: -16%
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia: -26%
🇺🇸USA: -32%
🇷🇺Russia: -43%
🇮🇷Iran: -46%
🇰🇵N. Korea: -54%
Research Co / Feb 6, 2026
February 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I'd be curious to see Cuba in these polls. Italy and Japan topping as we project our values onto them; right-wingers giving favorable seeing these countries as "trad values" and left-wingers giving favorable on public transit, health care. Can China ever make it to net positive under CCP? Unlikely.
I appreciate this so much. Canada has a self-righteous attitude that we're "the good country" abroad, but this comedian, a Romanian, stops that shit and confronts our home-grown bigotry.
We are in a moment of intense racism and the Carney gov is lipstick on a pig.
youtu.be/UQqdenMLSDY?...
We are in a moment of intense racism and the Carney gov is lipstick on a pig.
youtu.be/UQqdenMLSDY?...
conversation with 2 Canadians turns sour very quickly
YouTube video by Victor Patrascan
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I appreciate this so much. Canada has a self-righteous attitude that we're "the good country" abroad, but this comedian, a Romanian, stops that shit and confronts our home-grown bigotry.
We are in a moment of intense racism and the Carney gov is lipstick on a pig.
youtu.be/UQqdenMLSDY?...
We are in a moment of intense racism and the Carney gov is lipstick on a pig.
youtu.be/UQqdenMLSDY?...
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“The imminent return of trains to northern Ontario and the Gaspé Peninsula is great news. But we need to make sure it’s only the beginning of a long-lasting national passenger rail revival.”
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
Opinion: Canada’s passenger rail lines are getting revived after decades of vanishing service
Across North America, there is a grassroots clamouring for the return of railway lines that once provided a reliable and affordable alternative to cars and planes
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
“The imminent return of trains to northern Ontario and the Gaspé Peninsula is great news. But we need to make sure it’s only the beginning of a long-lasting national passenger rail revival.”
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
"I'm 40 years old; I can't be dealing with this" is such a mood
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 AM
"I'm 40 years old; I can't be dealing with this" is such a mood
Some highlights from tonight's Victoria at Dusk event! HUGE turnout. Great to see Vic downtown bustling and vibrant.
February 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Some highlights from tonight's Victoria at Dusk event! HUGE turnout. Great to see Vic downtown bustling and vibrant.
A storm is coming and we need troopers
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the party supported by JD Vance and Elon Musk, are now looking to ICE in the US for inspiration and saying Germany needs an ICE of its own. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European far-right parties push for ICE-style police
Fringe figures want to follow the Trump playbook for tackling unauthorized migration.
www.politico.eu
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 AM
A storm is coming and we need troopers
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A friendly reminder that Substack is still a Nazi bar.
I keep seeing fantastic writers with substacks and it's terribly tempting to check out the platform, but this incident from three years ago is why I never do.
NEW: Substack founders finally respond to Substackers Against Nazis. They say Nazis publishing and earning money on their platform is fine with them.
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A friendly reminder that Substack is still a Nazi bar.
No, you wrote a screed about journalists for no reason save that they carried commentary from families of victims expressing empathy for the shooter, and because you know people won't respond well to telling those families they're wrong for that compassion, you pivoted to hitting the medium instead.
I just wrote a thread in which I compared the lack of compassion expressed for the shooter's siblings to the abundance of compassion for the shooter. I actually don't care how much you do or don't hate the dead people. Sorry to disappoint!
February 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
No, you wrote a screed about journalists for no reason save that they carried commentary from families of victims expressing empathy for the shooter, and because you know people won't respond well to telling those families they're wrong for that compassion, you pivoted to hitting the medium instead.
I swear to god if we get a cop mayor i am going to lose all of my shit.
For the second time in the first five months in her time as Victoria's police chief, Fiona Wilson is issuing a correction after she publicly presented incorrect data.
‘Concerning’: VicPD issues correction after chief presents inflated data for seond time
For the second time in the first five months in her time as Victoria's police chief, Fiona Wilson is issuing a correction after she publicly presented incorrect data.
cheknews.ca
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I swear to god if we get a cop mayor i am going to lose all of my shit.
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Gavin Newsom declaring Ronald Reagan Day is the most "Pick Me, Pick MEEEEEEE" thing I’ve ever seen. He attacks trans people and the homeless while thirsting after conservatives to a degree that’s humiliating. Anyone insisting he’s the future of the Democratic Party is the most juiceless husk alive 😡
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Gavin Newsom declaring Ronald Reagan Day is the most "Pick Me, Pick MEEEEEEE" thing I’ve ever seen. He attacks trans people and the homeless while thirsting after conservatives to a degree that’s humiliating. Anyone insisting he’s the future of the Democratic Party is the most juiceless husk alive 😡
It's always good to punch fascists
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It's always good to punch fascists
I'm never going to live in a country with proper trains, am I.
🔴 The self-driving Project Arrow Borealis prototype has been unveiled.
And it is awesome. 👌🏼🙂
The future of auto tech - MADE IN CANADA.
Under this Liberal Government, Canada is determined to win the present AND the future.
And we will. 🍁
And it is awesome. 👌🏼🙂
The future of auto tech - MADE IN CANADA.
Under this Liberal Government, Canada is determined to win the present AND the future.
And we will. 🍁
February 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I'm never going to live in a country with proper trains, am I.
Sharks dangerous, says chief chum tosser
And the source for those tweets?
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney.
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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Sharks dangerous, says chief chum tosser
The prevailing narrative sees the political moment in the US is a cyclical reaction; the violent correction to a Black President, MeToo, etc, a populist wave of discontent.
But as we learn via Epstein files, it's apparent this is a calculated movement with the massive resources of an elitist class.
But as we learn via Epstein files, it's apparent this is a calculated movement with the massive resources of an elitist class.
February 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The prevailing narrative sees the political moment in the US is a cyclical reaction; the violent correction to a Black President, MeToo, etc, a populist wave of discontent.
But as we learn via Epstein files, it's apparent this is a calculated movement with the massive resources of an elitist class.
But as we learn via Epstein files, it's apparent this is a calculated movement with the massive resources of an elitist class.
With this clown as the Democrat nominee, I think the more accurate statement is that corrections from Trump will all be temporary.
Or nonexistent.
Or nonexistent.
Newsom’s message to world leaders in Munich: It’s time to start thinking about the next president.
“Donald Trump is temporary,” Newsom said in a panel about climate change at #MSC2026. “He’ll be gone in three years.”
“Donald Trump is temporary,” Newsom said in a panel about climate change at #MSC2026. “He’ll be gone in three years.”
Newsom to world leaders: 'Donald Trump is temporary'
In Munich, the likely presidential contender continued to position California — and himself — as an alternative to Trumpism
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
With this clown as the Democrat nominee, I think the more accurate statement is that corrections from Trump will all be temporary.
Or nonexistent.
Or nonexistent.
Millennials also have to do better educating Gen Z. The "burn it all down" mentality among them is being misled into the toxic, evil nihilism of the billionaires whose version of "burning down the system" is tearing apart the last vestiges of the welfare state, democracy, and social gold.
This old axiom was coined back when aging boomers wanted to hang on to their gains — and we’re seeing a more desperate version with GenX — but for the millennials and GenZ who’ve been left with nothing, no one’s saying this anymore. Burn it all the fuck down.
I was warned people grow more conservative as they age but all I want to do now here in my 40s is carve ANTIFA into my forehead and burn it all the fuck down
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Millennials also have to do better educating Gen Z. The "burn it all down" mentality among them is being misled into the toxic, evil nihilism of the billionaires whose version of "burning down the system" is tearing apart the last vestiges of the welfare state, democracy, and social gold.
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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...
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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...
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
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Almost immediately, the tragedy was pulled into the public domain and repackaged, writes municipal councillor Ken Matheson.
Not to support the grieving or help a traumatized community heal, but to advance ideological positions and turn suffering into rage farming. #TumblerRidgeShooting #bcpoli
Not to support the grieving or help a traumatized community heal, but to advance ideological positions and turn suffering into rage farming. #TumblerRidgeShooting #bcpoli
Suffering Should Never Be Weaponized | The Tyee
‘Scapegoating vulnerable groups does not make communities safer,’ says a municipal councillor in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy.
thetyee.ca
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Almost immediately, the tragedy was pulled into the public domain and repackaged, writes municipal councillor Ken Matheson.
Not to support the grieving or help a traumatized community heal, but to advance ideological positions and turn suffering into rage farming. #TumblerRidgeShooting #bcpoli
Not to support the grieving or help a traumatized community heal, but to advance ideological positions and turn suffering into rage farming. #TumblerRidgeShooting #bcpoli
Somebody posted that it's been 12 years since the last Castlevania and I felt the icy grip of death on my soul
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Somebody posted that it's been 12 years since the last Castlevania and I felt the icy grip of death on my soul
I am unbelievably stoked for a new Castlevania, and it is incredibly on-brand that they put "Satisfying Whip Action" as one of the key gameplay features.
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I am unbelievably stoked for a new Castlevania, and it is incredibly on-brand that they put "Satisfying Whip Action" as one of the key gameplay features.
So young. So full of potential. All gone.
If I have one ask, it's that we do not become numb to it. I get that people are burnt out on bad news. I get that it's a litany of horror.
But we owe it to them to not be numb. They were children. And we must do better by them.
If I have one ask, it's that we do not become numb to it. I get that people are burnt out on bad news. I get that it's a litany of horror.
But we owe it to them to not be numb. They were children. And we must do better by them.
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
So young. So full of potential. All gone.
If I have one ask, it's that we do not become numb to it. I get that people are burnt out on bad news. I get that it's a litany of horror.
But we owe it to them to not be numb. They were children. And we must do better by them.
If I have one ask, it's that we do not become numb to it. I get that people are burnt out on bad news. I get that it's a litany of horror.
But we owe it to them to not be numb. They were children. And we must do better by them.
There's still 16 days left in Victoria's Hot Chocolate Fest, and I've made a map of all of the participating locations.
Is this really an elaborate marketing scheme? Yes.
Am I going to dive into it regardless? Also yes.
#yyj
Is this really an elaborate marketing scheme? Yes.
Am I going to dive into it regardless? Also yes.
#yyj
Hot Chocolate Fest 2026 - Google My Maps
Hot Chocolate Fest 2026
www.google.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
There's still 16 days left in Victoria's Hot Chocolate Fest, and I've made a map of all of the participating locations.
Is this really an elaborate marketing scheme? Yes.
Am I going to dive into it regardless? Also yes.
#yyj
Is this really an elaborate marketing scheme? Yes.
Am I going to dive into it regardless? Also yes.
#yyj
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NEW: Group sending Canadian right-wing media personalities on free trips to Israel quietly funded by Israeli government
Documents unearthed by @pressprogress.ca show Israel's foreign ministry granted the Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring "Canadian influencers and policymakers" to Israel
Documents unearthed by @pressprogress.ca show Israel's foreign ministry granted the Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring "Canadian influencers and policymakers" to Israel
Group Sending Canadian Right-Wing Media Personalities on Free Trips to Israel Quietly Funded by the Israeli Government
Israeli foreign ministry granted Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring ‘Canadian influencers and policymakers’ to Israel, documents show
pressprogress.ca
February 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
NEW: Group sending Canadian right-wing media personalities on free trips to Israel quietly funded by Israeli government
Documents unearthed by @pressprogress.ca show Israel's foreign ministry granted the Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring "Canadian influencers and policymakers" to Israel
Documents unearthed by @pressprogress.ca show Israel's foreign ministry granted the Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring "Canadian influencers and policymakers" to Israel