John Michael McGrath

@jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

Ontario politics and policy for TVO. Writer and Podcast co-host, #onpoli jm_mcgrath.01 on signal

@joemenn.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

No, bombing Yandex has not impacted automated Russian trolling operations in the U.S.

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@mtsw.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

a project the tech companies seem to have, intentionally or not, is to basically ruin phone calls as a method of communication. too direct to actually be able to speak to another human being, not enough opportunity for them to insert themselves in the middle

@alyshah.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

One detail that didn’t make it is that one candidate, Dipika Damerla, made a light-hearted Bollywood-style campaign ad that has been inundated with racist comments online. She put out a statement about it yesterday . Reflects a real online cesspool this election esp for South Asian or Muslim women

@growtogetheryeg.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

Her claims are also false. If she spent one minute googling, she would find that the Edmonton got $0 for the zoning bylaw renewal because it was complete prior to the Housing Accelerator Fund. Goes to show how much the UCP thought about this.

"Table titled 'City of Edmonton Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan' with three columns: Initiative, Allocation, and Actions. Row 1: Zoning Bylaw Renewal, $0, adoption and implementation of a new Zoning Bylaw (Complete). Row 2: Priority Growth Area & TOD Stimulation, $39M, infrastructure investment in redeveloping areas.
@golikehellmachine.comReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

no one reads the articles. all of the quotes assume this is because the party is broke because of (spins wheel) whatever that person is mad about today, but the reason they’re scrambling is because they’re trying to run moonshot campaigns in deep red districts they ordinarily would never attempt

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House Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xra

politico.comHouse Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xraHouse Democratic campaign arm says it needs $17 million, and fast politi.co/3Wh1xra
@gravitysra1nbow.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

AHHHHHHH THE ONLY REASON HE EVEN STAYS TO DIE AT TROY IN THE ILIAD IS TO AVENGE PATROCLUS. IT'S A POEM ABOUT HIS RAGE. THE OPENING LINES ARE PRETTY CLEAR WHY CAN'T A SINGLE DEFENDER OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION READ A SINGLE THING FROM THE WESTERN CANON AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social

I read Rubio’s speech where he does a Prager U recap of Ancient Greek history, and the funniest part is where he praises Achilles for seeking glory in Troy even though it means his death. Yeah, Marco, the Iliad is great. What’s Achilles up to in the sequel?

@stateofthecity.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

Alberta's housing pre-emption play, with a new angle. Look: I was on the frontline of this here in Wpg and while the Feds weren't always easy to deal with, saying no to their money and conditions was always an option. Some cities said no. No city got "interfered" without their voluntary agreement.

@maggiemcneill.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.

Jared@jaredmcclain.bsky.social

Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.

All this time, while Defendants have refused to identify Does 4 and 5 or respond to Leo’s discovery requests, the six-month statute of limitations on his FTCA claims has nearly expired. So, on October 6, Leo sought Defendants’ consent to file an amended complaint that (1) adds his FTCA claims against the United States and (2) adds the names of Does 1, 2, and 3. These minimal changes are shown in a redline attached to this filing. Defendants, however, refused to consent to Leo’s amendments because there is not a protective order in place. One of Defendants’ positions with respect to the protective order is that the “full legal names” of all government employees “should be confidential.” (ECF 109, at 2). That position, apparently, means that Defendants even oppose Leo identifying specific officers in his lawsuit against those very officers based on their misconduct in carrying out their public duties. Because Defendants will not consent to Leo’s amendments, Leo has filed this motion for leave.Justice also requires granting Leo leave to name the Doe officers as defendants. Despite DHS’s remarkable position that all government employees’ names are confidential, parties routinely sue government employees by name. In fact, Rule 10(a) “requires a complaint to ‘include the names of all the parties.’” Doe v. Frank, 951 F.2d 320, 322 (11th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a)). “Lawsuits are public events.” Id. Rule 10(a) “protects the public’s legitimate interest in knowing all of the facts involved, including the identity of the parties.” Id. Only in an “exceptional case” can a party’s name be withheld from the public. Id. And that bar is even higher for public employees since their employment “diminishes their privacy interests” given “the corresponding public interest in knowing how public employees are performing their jobs.” Stern v. FBI, 737 F.2d 84, 92 (D.C. Cir. 1984);
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Trump's got Catholics and US evangelicals on the same side, dude is gonna reverse the Reformation's schism by January 2029 at this rate, that Nobel Peace Prize is still within reach

@cbailey6.bsky.socialReposted by @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

This is a frustrating summary of Midtown in Focus that I don't agree with. The City's plan put most growth into existing apartment neighbourhoods and promised midrise on Avenues, which they then heritage protected. Here are 4 low-rise areas <500 m from the subway/LRT that they capped at 4 storeys.

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