Susan Goodman_OBrien

Retired teacher; Wife, stepmom, daughter, aunt, friend, dog rescuer, and so much more. Find me on Threads and BlueSky because of Elon.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.

It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not.

Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on.

Can we not see what is happening here? C’mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go…

[Frank Domenic @TheFrankDomenic]

Doug Ford is taking a 3 month Christmas break. IMAGINE taking 3 months off and then having the gall to tell people to get a job. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: The Ford government says the Legislature will return on March 23, 2026

That eliminates 4 full sitting weeks.

#onpoli

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

People can't afford to live in Ontario.

And the Ford govt is completely out of touch with how the housing crisis is forcing too many people to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table.

We need them to take their fingers out of the ears and start saying Yes to solutions.

[Kate Dupuis @DrKateTO]

Since Doug Ford took office, the number of Ontarians using food banks has doubled, and the number of visits has nearly tripled.

Protect Ontario? What a sick joke.

The Conservative caucus is looking out for themselves, their pals, and their donors.
https://t.co/86lQfysrwQ

[Ontario Liberal Party | Parti Libéral de l'Ontario @OntLiberal]

Imagine what $112 million could have done for ERs, classrooms, or the youth unemployment crisis.

Ford blew it on ads for himself.

This government keeps putting its image ahead of your needs.

#onpoli

[Tyler Watt 🇨🇦 @tylerwatt]

The Health Minister calling nurse layoffs in North Bay “appropriate” is a slap in the face to every frontline worker keeping our system afloat.

Cutting nurses is not fiscal responsibility - it’s a choice that makes care worse & wait times longer. #onpoli
https://t.co/JjldVdM2sS

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

Wow. That money could have paid for over 2,000 educational assistants to work with our most vulnerable students in #OntEd, keeping students and staff safe and helping all students to access learning. It could have paid for over 500,000 student Chromebooks.

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

The salary and expenses of just one Ministry-appointed supervisor (aka Doug’s buddies) could pay the salary of:
-8 educational assistants
-4 psychologists
-4 teachers
-over 900 Chromebooks to replace broken and outdated tech

Send a message here: https://t.co/jtOnsupnL8 #OntEd

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

Ontario teachers are paying out of pocket for basic classroom supplies, and while Premier Ford is promising them new “purchasing cards,” the head of the secondary teacher’s union @osstf tells us teachers don’t need special credit cards, they need properly-funded schools.

[Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy]

Doug Ford has 72 staff members working for him. The largest staff roster of any Ontario Premier ever.

Seventy-two elementary school teachers, for example, would staff three Ontario elementary schools.

But the photo radar "cash grab" is the problem.

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

We fired $25k trustees to give $350k and $40k in expenses to Ford’s insiders

[Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social @fatimabsyed]

Buried in Doug Ford's fall budget are changes that will remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the piping plover: https://t.co/YX9W3IlSnA #onpoli

[Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays]

Good morning to everyone but especially to Trey Yesavage 🙏 #WANTITALL

[(((Harry Enten))) @ForecasterEnten]

Re: tariffs on Canada... America has shifted more against them than any other major Trump policy.

Meanwhile, Canada (+49 pt net favorable) is far more popular than Trump (-10 pt approve) in the USA.

Canadians who see USA as a threat/enemy has jumped from 7% in 2023 to 48% now!

[MLB @MLB]

FIRST EVER pinch-hit grand slam in #WorldSeries history 😱

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

#ONpoli

Doug Ford took nearly 5 months off from Queen’s Park… and this is how he responded to questions when he came back: just lie after lie after lie

[Sister Denby 🇨🇦💜🇺🇦 @DenbySister]

🇨🇦Doug Ford can scream & yell all he wants...so he can appear to be a 'strongman'. But he's a liar. He's lied to the media, to Ontario taxpayers & we are all suffering under his 'leadership'. Excellent clip! @OntLiberal @OntarioNDP @MikeSchreiner

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

“Ontario has been underfunding education systematically for years, while accusing school boards of failing to balance budgets. Real government funding per student fell by $1,500 per student between 2018 and 2024, resulting in 5,000 fewer educators.” #OntEd
https://t.co/o6o8F5K8rN

[Kyle Ross @KyleFromQuinte]

Doug Ford quit on providing $10/day child care before he even started. The only reason the province signed the deal at all was because the 2022 election was coming.