"Heated Rivalry" being good for SEO means that I can use it as an excuse to talk about some of my other favorite projects from Jacob Tierney, like THE TROTSKY. www.slashfilm.com/2069819/heat...

Monstrous. All of it.

you can also use these spaces to write a politely worded but concerned letter about historical inquiry and freedom of expression under fascism

I'll be unfollowing/blocking anyone who posts video and images of murder into my timeline. There is absolutely no need to force that kind of horror on people.

Nothing funny about a settler colonial nation threatening to invade an Indigenous People who have been "claimed" by a colonial nation. The ones who lose in this scenario are always going to be Indigenous.

Calling tar sands bitumen "low carbon" and "low cost" is just a straight up lie. And yet it's a lie at the heart of Canada's economic and energy policy.

Canada being the only country in the world going backwards seems to capture the Carney era vibes.

Canada in 2026: shh don't antagonize him Canada in 2027: why isn't everyone condemning this US aggression against us

Carney's bootlicking is beyond humiliating at this point.

Missing in action - Canada.

This is a quite good analysis.

American domestic policy.

after years of smug, shitty puzzlebox garbage I always respect the hell out of how much vince gilligan and that entire writer's room never ever try to pull a fast one or otherwise treat viewers like morons

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

“you won’t get away with this”

This is a wildly low number for a city of more than 3 million.

Truly living in one of the lesser Vonnegut novels at this point.

I appreciate Cameron's whole thread here on student use of genAI. I really wish more folks would listen to what teachers and college profs are witnessing and take it seriously.

Anyone whose primary job is teaching humanities and social sciences to undergraduates has seen the decline in writing, critical thinking, and even basic literacy sills first hand in the past few years. It is genuinely terrifying.

I think a fundamental problem in 2026 is the good solutions require smaller first year classes where we can create new assessment methods (oral presentations, digital research projects, etc). LLMs break the assignments that worked OK with big groups. But no one is investing in hiring professors.

Faculty governance is a myth. even at my CA school, admin make the final call always, but then emphasize that they listen to input and agree with faculty most of the time, which is not the same thing As true shared governance.

Oh hey, Indigo has Mercutio among its "most anticipated books of 2026", so it is 30% off until Jan. 11. ($18.89 CAD for the paperback, which comes out in August). I'd love this novel to find its readers, and pre-orders help, so Canadians, please check it out if you can www.indigo.ca/en-ca/mercut...

I know we’ve been living in Bizarro World for at least a decade now but the Prime Minister of Denmark felt compelled to make this statement today 😮

The Canadian government celebrates the US committing the crime of aggression against Venezuela, in violation of international law and the UN Charter, even as it calls for respect for international law. I’m not surprised: Carney took a similar approach when the US illegally attacked Iran last year.

shameful day to be canadian

There is one simple solution to most of the western world’s most urgent issues. One simple, elegant solution…

Wow. You can’t be surprised by Canada’s response if you know the history of Canada as historic lickspittle for US empire. And yet I expected more. Need more coffee clearly

If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:

Canada effectively legitimating unfettered US aggression, with not even a hint that this might have horrifying consequences for Canadian sovereignty going forward.

Also probably no practical difference in consequences because no one will stand up for anyone. I don't think collective security against the US is a thing. They can literally pick us off one by one if they choose. Which is the whole reason behind the concept of collective security, but here we are.

Madness

Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum condemns the US invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president out of fear that the US may also violate Mexican sovereignty & Trump then tells Fox News that “something is gonna have to be done” about the Mexican President too.

Slopbros is the only appropriate term for AI evangelists going forward.

“according to Pathways’ own numbers, the project would capture less than one-tenth of the carbon this new [tar sands] pipeline will unleash. [A] perfect illustration of carbon capture’s moral hazard: by explicitly tying it to increased oil production, carbon capture literally increases emissions.”

Carney promises 2026 will see huge economic growth that will absolutely not include you

"DATA CENTER WATER USE DOESN'T MATTER" is one of the silliest arguments I see floating around. unless you think re-writing 200 yr old water law (OG political third rail in the US) is a simple matter, the marginal consumption of new water is literally make or break for much of life in the western US

I wish Honey Don't was a better film. Fun and mostly enjoyable, mainly because of a great cast, but nowhere near being actually good. (I think we may have found out which of the Coen brothers is the good one.)

BYD is officially the world’s top-selling electric vehicle maker. Tesla’s decline continued in 2025, selling 1.64 million EVs, down 9% from the year before, while BYD sold 2.26 million pure EVs, up 28%.

I saw an academic unironically suggest that instead of assessing students’ understanding and competence through their writing of essays, arguments etc., we can assess the “quality” of their prompts, and I feel us slipping further and further into dystopia.

Starting the New Year right with a big scotch bonnet ferment.

New theory: the tech sector actually learned about "enshittification" from airlines.

The Nordic countries combine prosperity with equality by realizing (1) substantial public investment in essential services, (2) influential labour unions, (3) high public expenditure on social insurance, and (4) high and progressive taxation. www.nber.org/system/files...

It's certainly interesting to argue that the BC government could possibly be trying to advance reconciliation by fighting against First Nations in court and blaming First Nations for "undermining public support for the work of reconciliation" by fighting for their rights in court.

new (to me) salmon farming horror since i published this story: "salmon asthma"

For those not familiar with the Order of Canada, Narduwar is officially the head of state for a single day of his choosing sometime in the next decade. Looking forward to life under our benevolent despot human serviette!

Arts organizations that don't immediately come out in opposition to AI need to be destroyed. If they can't do the absolute bare minimum, they should not exist. It's not complicated.