John Doe 🍁
@fidelityalt.bsky.social
Long-time Canadian patriot, current Canadian nationalist
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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.
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There are only 2 real policy responses to a housing shortage. You can either get to work building enough housing for everyone or start making a list of the types of people you want to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
There are only 2 real policy responses to a housing shortage. You can either get to work building enough housing for everyone or start making a list of the types of people you want to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
At the end of the day, this is it. We've already given billions and billions of dollars to our automakers to build better/cheaper EVs. They haven't done it (or even really tried), so IMO they should just open the gates
If the Big 3 are so terrified of affordable Chinese EVs trickling into the market maybe they should've tried making affordable EVs? The government gave billions in subsidies to automakers to transition to EV production in Ontario, and the result, 5 years out, is nothing but feet-dragging and delays
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
At the end of the day, this is it. We've already given billions and billions of dollars to our automakers to build better/cheaper EVs. They haven't done it (or even really tried), so IMO they should just open the gates
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So the Ontario NDP stance is that allowing 49,000 Chinese EVs into a country that buys 1.9 million new cars/year will kill Ontario automaker jobs?
I really doubt the Ontario plants making F-150s and Chevy Silverados are at risk of being put out of business by a shipment of Wuling Bingos
I really doubt the Ontario plants making F-150s and Chevy Silverados are at risk of being put out of business by a shipment of Wuling Bingos
Let me be clear: Mark Carney is selling out our auto sector. China gets 49,000 guaranteed vehicle sales. Ontario workers get "expected" investment in "three years." Our workers deserve guarantees – you don't protect an industry with maybes.
If fighting for Ontario auto workers wasn't important enough for Doug Ford to go to Beijing, what was?
Scott Moe flew to China for Saskatchewan canola. Doug Ford stayed home while Mark Carney negotiated our auto sector's future – with no one at the table negotiating for Ontario workers.
Scott Moe flew to China for Saskatchewan canola. Doug Ford stayed home while Mark Carney negotiated our auto sector's future – with no one at the table negotiating for Ontario workers.
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
So the Ontario NDP stance is that allowing 49,000 Chinese EVs into a country that buys 1.9 million new cars/year will kill Ontario automaker jobs?
I really doubt the Ontario plants making F-150s and Chevy Silverados are at risk of being put out of business by a shipment of Wuling Bingos
I really doubt the Ontario plants making F-150s and Chevy Silverados are at risk of being put out of business by a shipment of Wuling Bingos
As usual, the people who call themselves "real Canadians" are actually cowards and traitors
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
As usual, the people who call themselves "real Canadians" are actually cowards and traitors
Why even bother watching the games
🚨Kyle Tucker is signing with the Dodgers
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Why even bother watching the games
The best part about living in Canada is that I don't have to know who this is
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The best part about living in Canada is that I don't have to know who this is
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As usual, Toronto civil service, defending obviously unjust systems. Why should costs for transit be paid for heavily by a small number of new residents?
Asked why other munis like Vaughan have been able to reduce dev charges more than T.O, the CFO says ~42% of Toronto DC rev goes to TTC — other cities don't have subways, etc. Also T.O. opted to use recent fed/prov funding to fund housing programs, instead of just using them to replace DC rev.
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
As usual, Toronto civil service, defending obviously unjust systems. Why should costs for transit be paid for heavily by a small number of new residents?
We've made a choice to tax landlords less than working individuals (aka people who actually contribute to the economy)
"Income taxes paid by Toronto households grew 10x more than municipal property taxes over 2015-2023"
It is a POLICY CHOICE by the feds to have income tax keep up with inflation and a POLICY CHOICE by Toronto to have property taxes not keep up with home value inflation.
It is a POLICY CHOICE by the feds to have income tax keep up with inflation and a POLICY CHOICE by Toronto to have property taxes not keep up with home value inflation.
He's getting technical about his problems.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We've made a choice to tax landlords less than working individuals (aka people who actually contribute to the economy)
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I'm by far not the first to call out how utterly terrible Line 6 is, but coming from a city renowned for slow trams I was in awe at just how badly they spent billions on this project. it makes the cheery advertising seem like it's mocking you. probably the worst modern tram I've been on in my life
January 7, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I'm by far not the first to call out how utterly terrible Line 6 is, but coming from a city renowned for slow trams I was in awe at just how badly they spent billions on this project. it makes the cheery advertising seem like it's mocking you. probably the worst modern tram I've been on in my life
Politicians can just do things, they don't actually need 4 years of consultations with the worst people imaginable to slightly improve something
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Politicians can just do things, they don't actually need 4 years of consultations with the worst people imaginable to slightly improve something