In 2025 the USA's press freedom rating dropped to 65, below Sierra Leone and Romania. Canada dropped 4 points to 78. Germany and Switzerland steady at 83. Norway rose to the top spot at 92. Billionaire media owners are bad for freedom in print and broadcasting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_P...

Yes it’s an extremely questionable claim to say the least

"These speculative short stories feel less far-fetched given the state of the world, but a small silver lining is the way that grim circumstances often imbue writing about the future with a sorely needed sense of buoyancy."

And also you @jeffdupuis.bsky.social!

Hey @agpasquella.bsky.social here's a nice Solstice Surprise, the book you edited, Devouring Tomorrow (in which my story "Food Fight" happens to appear) made @thestar.com's 20 fav fiction 2025 list! www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

This is great work @deadder.bsky.social

sad and beautiful reflection On Rob Reiner from Wil Wheaton wilwheaton.net/2025/12/this...

I get almost daily spam from people or bots promising to get my book the markets they deserve, make me a worldwide bestseller or sell countless copies to book clubs. Phishing i guess. it’s annoying as hell. But also I’m curious just how lucrative are authors’ egos proving themselves to be?

Let the Nova Scotia government know what your budget priorities are--deadline is tmrw Dec 12th. No to austerity.Their $500 M tax cuts hardly helped those who need it the most and benefited too many who did not. More information on how to submit. #nspoli novascotia.ca/budget-engag...

been quiet on here. I know you’re all heartbroken about it. Lately i find if i got something to i say it at work. So…go raptors. The basketballers and the birds, both.

Somehow had missed this review of The Art of Forgiveness, along and collections by some of my favs Carol Bruneau, Amanda Peters, M.V. Feehan, and Sue Murtagh! consumedbyink.ca/2025/05/12/n...

“…Inuit were receiving funding from the Hamlet Food Voucher Program (HFVP), which gave families $500 per month per child for food and an additional $250 per child under four for diapers. In March of 2025, Indigenous Services Canada ended the program.”

a (zoom) conversation between Renée Sarojini Saklikar and rob mclennan : December 7, 2025 / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-zo...

The notwithstanding clause allows a province to make laws overriding parts of the charter of rights for five years. The Assembly of First Nations expressed concerns over Alberta’s use of the clause to limit the rights of two-spirit and trans youth.

Energy efficiency is green ie good for the planet good for the bank account. Looking forward to this panel.

Across Atlantic Canada, journalism is shrinking. Newsrooms are closing, coverage is thinning, and vital local stories are disappearing. Donate today and support independent, local climate journalism in Atlantic Canada! www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate

This series of videos features four Mi’kmaq people sharing their journeys into working in the green sector. “By prioritizing sustainable practices we can ensure that our land remains healthy and abundant for the next seven generations.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk0N...

Whether or not the gas plant was specifically planned for the data centre, data demand is skyrocketing (thanks in large part to AI) and gas is one is the most environmentally destructive ways to meet that demand.

Public comments open for "renewable energy" project using 60 truckloads of biomass (trees) each day per day + 586 cubic metres of fresh water every hour www.newsbeep.com/ca/248499/

Data centres are also a significant force of fucking up the climate. I have an alternative for you: renewable energy, east-west transition. Let's go! www.junonews.com/p/carney-cal...

Seems that the cops and private hospitals killed folk singer Todd Snider. Brutal end for a great songwriter.

“The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich. If this were just a climate crisis, we would fix it.” The climate crisis has collided with an epistemic crisis - a crisis in the production and delivery of knowledge. -George Monbiot

today’s great big crowd at the Shoulder to Shoulder We Are All Treat People rally, appropriately in The Common. several powerful M i’kmaq water and land defenders spoke reminding Little Tommy who is boss!

The first Christmas song i heard this year, just now, was “Last Christmas”. Isn’t that like seven Christmases of bad luck or something?

Some responses from leading environmental groups across Canada to the 2025 budget. Headlines like "Nature Benched" and "mixed messages on climate action." I haven't read Carney's book but I hear he's big on climate action. Still awaiting the correspondent policies: greenbudget.ca/media/green-...

This weekend

Saw the incredible Sarah McLachlan cover last night. Was also impressed by the lead guitar, rhythm guitar and backup vocals. Turns out they were provided by none other than Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland!

Love it! People are so funny. @gigawattconduit.bsky.social must've had this queued up for years...

Dick Cheney played with our world like it was his little toy. Now he’s finally in the cold ground. To paraphrase Blue Rodeo, for all the men he condemned i hope there’s some kind of heaven and there’s got to be some kind of hell for that motherfucker.

Thank you @conormccreery.bsky.social !

This is great work from @brucemackinnon.bsky.social

Today! And this evening! At Open Book Coffee.

i avoid taking halifax transit because it’s so unreliable. The best route is #1 But the last two times I’ve taken it, it has made me embarrassingly late for meetings. No wonder people with the means prefer other forms of transportation. #shouldhavebiked

Our new Minister of Equity and Anti-Racism

Subsidized driving is expensive chaos

Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

Where I’ve landed on hipsters: fashionistas > fascists

Sean's a great writer so get yourself what promises to be your next great read.

What Elder Bernie Francis (Mi'kmaw linguist and historian) is fundamental to understanding our history and should be mandatory education for all elected officials (and law enforcement too): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

In this week's article, we take a look at the resurgence of sodium-ion batteries - the unsung sibling of lithium batteries - and how they may just be the answer to some of our current and upcoming battery and mineral woes. @dalhousieu.bsky.social www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/lith...

Explaining why they had continued airstrikes and launched a ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave, Israeli officials warned Monday that Gaza was still harboring hundreds of doctors. theonion.com/israel-warns...

I love small towns, little halls, hardware stores, and free parking! This Friday’s show checks all those boxes. I think there are still a few tickets left Oct 17 Clarksburg ON Marsh Street Centre Doors: 7:00 / Show: 8:00 sharp.

"if for some reason you feel you really must drive downtown and you’re irritated at sitting in your car alone going nowhere, blame Tim Houston. He’s the one who ordered all those government workers back to the office. He’s the one who took the tolls off the bridge, increasing traffic by 10%....

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing Through the graves, the wind is blowing Freedom soon will come Then we'll come from the shadows —L.Cohen

Can’t wait to read this!

I love this so much. Stand tall. we will win.

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL. It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto. But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet. My latest. substack.com/home/post/p-...

"Machado’s politics are steeped in violence. She has called for foreign intervention, even appealing directly to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the architect of Gaza’s annihilation, to help “liberate” Venezuela with bombs under the banner of “freedom”" www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...