Tim Ford

@timfordwrites.bsky.social

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Writer. Mini Painter. Gamer Geek. As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places. Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).

Ryan Reynolds in The Odyssey
NO SPRINGS! says Coily
Headline from CBC: "[Doug] Ford says Canada could 'dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to' as premiers gather in P.E.I." SUBHED: 'The one way to embolden a bully is to capitulate,' says Eby
Lucy says "Christ, what an asshole"
A chart of FFVI characters determining whether they are tops, bottoms, switches, or non-euclidean entities, and whether they act as same. The top row is Sabin, Emperor, Biggs/Wedge, Cyan Next row is Edgar, Terra, Setzer, Gau Next row is General Leo, Celes, Locke, Shadow Next row is Strago, Mog, Umaro, Gogo
Supergirl with Krypto
PM Mark Carney holding some manner of fuckery at the FIFA ceremony
Trump at the FIFA medal presentation, with a woman behind him holding a strange statue dressed like some kinda stewardess or somesuch
View of the screen for Argentina v. Spain in Market Square
Families are seen enjoying a picture book reading event inside an Asakusa Line Type 5500 railcar in Tokyo's Ota Ward on March 25, 2023. (Mainichi/Emi Naito)
Nicholas Jensen rides a Baere Bikes cargo bike at Willows Park with his two-year-old daughter, Hannah Jensen. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
Display cabinets i mounted to hold my Inquisitor Miniatures
A small stack of tiny rare earth magnets stuck to the wall, indicating where a stud is
ICE quote-tweeting DHS. Homeland says "MAPLE LEAF MENACE. This illegal alien who assaulted a teenager has no business being in our country. She is now in @ICEgov custody pending REMOVAL from our nation." ICE says Kaitlyn, it’s time to go home, eh? 🍁
Rufus Sewell in Dark City
Headline from the Hill from March 14, 2026 - Trump says Iran is 'totally defeated and wants a deal'
A tweet from "Secretary of War" Pete Hegseth, announcing "The High-T Department of War" and mandatory tests for testosterone levels
My great-uncle Wong Koo Kue's C45 certification, issued in 1924, after the Exclusion Act came into force to stop almost all Chinese immigration. This was issued to Canadian-born Chinese so they wouldn't be deported. But the gov still said, at the bottom "This certificate does not establish legal status in Canada." They wanted to go after birthright citizenship, too, but probably couldn't figure out a way to do so without attacking white people, too, and fully exposing the racist machinery of the whole enterprise.
Miracle Max in Princess Bride IYKYK
Persons in the second category are repeat offenders who typically have lengthy criminal records for violence, have already spent significant periods in custody, and are subject to weapons prohibitions. While public concern about this category is entirely justified, there are no easy answers to address this category of person. Section 11(e) of the Charter provides that “any person charged with an offence has the right not to be denied bail without just cause”, and pursuant to section 11(d) of the Charter, all persons charged with an offence are presumed innocent until proven guilty. There is no category of offences to which these Charter-protected rights do not apply. In our opinion, the best guarantor of success and protection of public safety would be to address efficiency within the bail system, to focus more attention and resources on the most serious of offences.
Webb says internationally, the situation is often reversed. In England and Wales, for example, 80 per cent of people in jails have been convicted, while only 20 per cent are awaiting trial. “That should tell you something about how far the pendulum has swung in Canada about the strictness of our bail conditions.”
From the Senate debate on Bill C-14. Senate Pate: In addition, there’s a significant body of evidence suggesting that harsher bail increases, rather than decreases, crime. That research has been the basis for some other changes that have been made. I’m curious about what steps were taken to evaluate the concrete impacts of Bill C-48 in terms of crime prevention before enacting more reverse onuses. As successive ministers of justice — Minister Verani, Minister Lametti and even Minister Fraser — have pointed out, there is a paucity of data coming from provinces. You alluded to that, but you presented some data. In fact, recently, Minister Fraser said the following: It’s not as though there’s an effective national dataset that will demonstrate conclusively that certain changes will or will not have a desired impact. Despite these statements, the federal government has announced no new strategy, initiative or proposal to improve data collection regarding the bail system. Why not take that step first before embarking on a path that we’ve already been on for two years, which has been shown to be ineffective?
(e) create a reverse onus provision for any accused charged with the offence of motor vehicle theft involving violence, motor vehicle theft for a criminal organization, extortion involving violence, breaking and entering a dwelling-house, certain offences related to trafficking in persons or human smuggling, certain offences in the commission of which violence was allegedly used and that would constitute the accused’s third or subsequent such indictable offence or certain offences in which an accused is alleged to have choked, suffocated or strangled a complainant;
Graphs from a policy brief by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association on Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)
The first time I met Bailey, at Comic Expo.
A panel from Penny Arcade, with Gabriel shedding a single tear as the narrator says "Look what your careless hands have wrought."
Post from "The British Patriot" on X The satirical candidate known as Count Binface is comedian and BBC comedy writer Jonathan David Harvey. He is a Remain voter who strongly opposes Brexit, Trump, and right-wing politics. It has also been reported he said Britain should
Sulky ass post from Reform UK's John Peters, saying "The left are showing just how hypocritical they really are. They go on and on about caring for ordinary people yet they would far rather see Count Binface beat Nigel Farage. That proves they do not give a damn about anyone at all. They would happily hand Clacton over to a satire comedian just to make a point. That is not caring that is selfish and completely out of touch."
Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in a promo image from Ted Lasso Season 4.
Your neutralness it's a beige alert
A space trucker from Cowboy Bebop, in a cab decked out with red seats, a daruma, a stuffed seagull, and loads of kanji
Mackenzie King and one of three dogs he all named Pat.
A post from "The True American" that says: I have thoroughly enjoyed the World Cup. I have loved cheering for the US team. Then that fucker intervened. Yes, the red card was excessive, but I would rather lose because of it than win because imbecile called FIFA. The joy is gone. Now we're the bad guys. He destroys everything.
Community Meme Britta: I CAN EXCUSE PEDOPHILIA, NARCISSISTIC SELF-IDOLATRY, TRADE WARS, MASS IMPRISONMENT AND STATE-SPONSORED MURDER AND TERRORISM, BUT I DRAW THE LINE AT FIFA WORLD CUP Jesus Christ
Sepp Blatter with the Qatar announcement Qatar would go on to horrifically abuse migrant labour, literally working hundreds of people to death to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
AI slop comic claiming trees are being killed by Mark Carney "reducing carbon dioxide."
Me and Bailey, my pitbull-corgi, who passed away June 12. This was taken the day before.
Facebook post from the Calgary Public Library, from June 29, 9:35AM The Library is pleased to welcome Paul Freeman as our 2026 Creative in Residence and first AI Collaborative Artist. During his residency, Paul will share his creative process and invite the community to look at art in a different light. Read our latest Library News story to learn more about Paul, his work, and what to expect during his residency: https://bit.ly/4f7Z2hY
Text convo with my dad: Me: Hopefully they can finally seal the deal in the second half Honestly I mostly just care that the US doesn't win Dad: Still no Alphonso Me: Late substitution as a hail mary If they're behind or tied If they go up he stays off My dad: I think its gotta be killing him. Me: If they advance they might start him
A scene from Curse of Monkey Island where Guybrush Threepwood introduces himself as Jethro Vangoughderfassenson. I have no idea why this is so fucking funny. It just is.
Graphics of Guybrush Threepwood from the Monkey Island series: 1990, 1991, and 1997
Screenshot from Curse of Monkey Island - the town of Porto Pollo