Robin Todd

Teacher, marathoner, scribbler of blog, scrutinizer of small details.

[Harsha Walia (she/her) @HarshaWalia]

Horrors of white male violence always depicted as random, an aberration, a shock & something that must be humanized with no implication or stereotyping based on race/culture/religion - even tho white cispatriarchal violence underpins structures of our entire world

#NovaScotia

[Martin Regg Cohn @reggcohn]

Parents and educators told a government survey bigger class sizes would hurt students. Doug Ford's Tories kept the results secret and argued the opposite in public. Today's column on an illusion within a delusion wrapped in a distortion: https://t.co/A21IGuRt9z #ontedu

[Here For Students @hereforstudents]

The Ford Government was fact-checked by @CBCQueensPark on its claim that they were spending $1.2 billion on education this year. It's simply not true.

Here's what is true: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Ontarians overwhelmingly oppose @fordnation's cuts to education.

RETWEET NOW!

#HereForStudents #ONTed

[Ford is destroying Ontario @must_abc]

This mpp is a rock star, seriously. @Sflecce this is what fighting for kids looks like, not running away from press conferences, gaslighting, lying and then trying to blame
it on verbiage. #cndpoli #onted #onpoli

[karen littlewood (she/her) @melmobarrie]

Hey @Sflecce, here’s a question for you: how many Ed Workers does OSSTF represent? What’s their average salary? Hourly rate? #osstf #NoCutsToEducation #redfored

[Gail Vaz-Oxlade @GailVazOxlade]

The STRIKE doesn't leave them w those 2 options, those were ALWAYS the only 2 options! Thank god for the brave people who ARE willing to fight for our children. Our gvmt isn't. Even some parents aren't. How many days a year do you spend in a classroom?

[Harvey Bischof @HarveyBischof]

Disappointed that we have neither seen nor heard from the @sflecce @fordnation bargaining team since yesterday afternoon. Not sure if they are at the hotel. #OSSTF #FairDealNow #onted #onpoli

[Palmer Report @PalmerReport]

Number of times in my life that I’ve been discriminated against, assaulted, or pressured to hide my identity because I’m straight: ZERO.

The #StraightPrideParade is for idiots.

[Ana Navarro-Cárdenas @ananavarro]

Assuming this isn’t photo-shopped, it should help put all those age-related fears about @JoeBiden running against Trump, to rest. Really.

[The Ellen Show @TheEllenShow]

This tweet is for Dr. Ford. You put yourself through so much and I want you to know it wasn’t in vain. You started a movement and we’ll see it through. If they won’t listen to our voices, then they’ll listen to our vote.

[Greg Hogben @MyDaughtersArmy]

And the three men on the top left hand side of the screen, nudging and laughing to each other are a fucking disgrace. I hope the women in their lives see this, and see them for what they truly are - assholes.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Current flavours of hot drinks/candles in Britain:

-Pumpkin spice
-Damp bonfire
-Ghost breath
-Festive guff
-Disappointing firework
-Damp coat
-Musk of regret
-Wet leg
-Aroma of “someone’s been at this brandy”
-Panic and mull
-Incense and fig migraine

[Greg McMillan @GregMcMillan]

REMINDER: You can't judge a workout/race by your warm-up. Case in point. On Sat, I did another race in my Fall XC series & felt terrible warming up. But, I felt great in the race & ran my best this season. You just never know so don't invest a lot in how you feel beforehand.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

What we actually learned in today's hearings:
1- Politics sucks and is at an all-time low
2- We need to find a way to move past horrible tribalism
3- Term Limits need to be a thing. Need new & diverse participation.
4- The Judge invented a new drinking game called devils triangle

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Hurricanes and Trump share some similarities you know. Both are blowhard, unpredictable disasters, both benefit from great spin, and both might take years to recover from.

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Let's all take a moment away from the bad news we face daily and celebrate that 1.3 billion people in India were told by their Supreme Court that there is nothing illegal or criminal about homosexual sex.

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

In our modern society everything seems geared to material development, even our systems of education. As a result we no longer pay sufficient attention to our inner values, which leads to mental unrest. In order to address this imbalance we need to pay more attention to our minds

[Meanwhile in Canada @MeanwhileinCana]

Just imagine trying to reason with this man... I feel deeply sorry for the hard-working Canadian team. No one can say Canada didn't try.
#NAFTA #FridayFeeling #cdnpoli