David Rider

@dmrider

Aging journo with the calves of a 15-year-old and a love of the absurd. Also, Toronto Star senior political reporter. Please email tips to drider(at)thestar.ca

Toronto thestar.com Joined March 2009

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David Rider @dmrider 20h

As a journalist who has been frozen out by politicians I object to such bans, while also wondering why, in 2026, any news outlet is using a medieval term for child of an unwed mother to mean “bad person”

Colin Salao Verified account @colincsalao 20h

The FIA has banned a Daily Mail journalist for the rest of 2026 after calling Ferrari driver Charles LeClerc a “sneaky little bastard.”

The Daily Mail's head of sport called it “an unprecedented and outrageous attack on the freedom of the Press.”
frontofficesports.com/article/fia-ba…
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David Rider @dmrider 20h

Everything comes back to the ballroom

The Washington Sun @washingtonsun 1d

The president allegedly approved the chip exports after Nvidia contributed $26 million toward his personal priorities, including the White House ballroom project. washingtonsun.com/technology/tru…
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David Rider @dmrider 1d

I got an Outlook email. That’s the tweet

David Rider @dmrider 2d

This story is a runaway freight train. Where will it go next? I want Jensen to be out as a spy so we use this

Shay Boloor Verified account @StockSavvyShay 2d

Reuters reports that Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with another $NVDA employee.

This marks the third alleged affair to surface in just five days.

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David Rider @dmrider 2d

Decision to grant the NDP leader protection follows the National Post’s publication of column portraying Lewis, a Jew critical of Netanyahu’s Israel. as a threat to Jewish Canadians who must be dealt with.

Toronto Star Verified account @TorontoStar 2d

NDP Leader Avi Lewis receives RCMP protection thestar.com/politics/feder…
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