Rob Ford is Throwing Shade at Literally Everyone on Twitter Right Now

I’ll admit it: I miss Rob Ford. I miss his scent. I miss his musk. I miss his crack-smoking, councillor-tackling, death-threat-making shenanigans. Toronto just hasn’t been the same since everyone’s favourite trainwreck was dethroned as mayor a couple years ago. RoFo put us on the map — he gave Canada more airtime in the U.S. and worldwide than any other story in the 21st Century. (Hell, he did what Matt Damon could never do — he appeared as a guest on Kimmel). We don’t see John Tory grabbing any headlines stateside.

Which is why it sort of tickles me to see Ford drop jaws in the media again — and this time, with a surprising amount of sass. Seemingly out of nowhere, the city councillor’s been throwing shade at just about every sentient being in the world on Twitter lately. It all started yesterday when CityNews asked for his thoughts on a new marijuana strain named after him, to which he retorted with this first-degree burn.

Since then, Ford’s been on a one-man dissing spree, taking no shit, no safe routes and no prisoners. He’s gone on the offensive against Mayor Tory…

He’s questioned the integrity of the Toronto Blue Jays’ front office…

He’s ignited a potential beef with Kanye West…

He’s taken the wind out of Axl Rose’s sails…

He’s called out Buzzfeed on degrading the media landscape…

By God, he’s even taken on Big Chocolate!

This apparent Twitter renaissance could be part of Ford’s plan to drum up some hype as he prepares to run for mayor again in 2018, which he reaffirmed yesterday. But there’s something peculiar about Ford’s slab-and-burn social media tear. They’re a little too…witty. Especially for a dude who hasn’t been known to have the strongest command of language. Moreover, something tells me Rob Ford hasn’t read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and therefore has no business dropping this kind of reference.

But lest anyone accuse RoFo of hiring a PR flack to handle his social media accounts, he’s posted this pic of himself to prove those barbs were indeed coming from his Twitter fingers.

Looks like Toronto’s got a new pop culture-savvy, LOL-heavy, possibly-young-assistant-assisted Twitter celebrity on city council. Will this translate into a swelling tide of political support for Ford 2018? Probably not, but it’s worth a few larfs. Either way, it’s your move, Norm Kelly.