I’m at the grocery store on a Saturday afternoon and they’re playing “Last Train to Trancentral” by the KLF over the P.A. I think this is what people mean by an out-of-body experience.

The great thing about us seeing how much the elites can pour into elections is that we are also learning how much more taxes they can afford. Obviously they’re not missing these dollars.

How much does normalcy bias affect media reporting? Here is a chart of global sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) from 1982 to 2026 with the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 omitted. As of June 27th, global SSTs have set 26 daily record highs in a row. Media? Is there anybody out there?

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

Rakes as far as the eye can see.

From the folks who turned $15 million in screwworm prevention into a $1 billion bill for screwworm mitigation, I give you turning $1.6 million in Ebola prevention into a $1.4 billion bill for Ebola mitigation. But “respect the taxpayer” or something.

If more people were to become familiarized with @doctorow.pluralistic.net’s concept of centaurs and reverse centaurs, the quality of liberal/progressive discourse on AI could improve dramatically.

A decade later, the classic observation stands that Trump’s steak order - well done then slathered in ketchup - perfectly encapsulates his approach to everything: stubbornly ignore expert advice, demand a solution that manufactures a problem, then ‘solve’ the problem by making it even worse.

The Republicans were never really pro-life. They’re no longer even meaningfully pro-birth.

The Strait of Hormuz is closed due to an algae bloom after Trump fixed it.

Getting a head-start for Paddy's Day

Make America Green Algae

ICYMI I’ve released a new single called “Stranger”. It’s about, well, it’s about welcoming the stranger. You can find it on all the streaming platforms, including: Apple music.apple.com/ca/album/str... YouTube youtu.be/ZQkBRqR07dk?... Spotify open.spotify.com/track/4aucFk...

♪ I get knocked down, and sometimes I don’t get up again ♪

My newest single, “Stranger”, is now available on all streaming platforms

Now here are some people who really should be entitled to compensation for malicious prosecutorial misconduct.

This is right, and I would only add that references to mental illness, no matter how correct they happen to be, miss the mark too.

We’re not here yet but the trend lines are painfully clear and utterly predictable.

Evergreen skeet IMHO.

Wait until SCROTUS gets a chance to rule on this.

Frank Sinatra: lyrics should be performed conversationally, as if the singer is a character delivering the lines ABBA: JUST ONE LOOK andicanhearabellring

Do I need to tap the sign www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Slightly increase a band: Modestly Complicated Minds

Drum Phil*

Looking at how all the recent court cases are shaking out in the US, I’m reminded again of Wilhoit’s Law: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

Freshly painted ladder crosswalks on Aberdeen Ave at Spruceside and Mapleside #hamont #thelittlethings

The best way to make people obsessed with what’s in the report is to block its release. Someone should tell @kenmartin.bsky.social about the Streisand Effect.

Strange nerds flying on Gulfstreams distributing money is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aeronautical ceremony.

“The long-forewarned impending LRT construction contract was seen skulking around the corridors of Hamilton City Hall, lurking behind corners, creeping toward its unwitting and imperilled victims in its unquenchable thirst for positive or at least neutral media coverage.”

Safe consumption facilities are the worst policy option aside from no safe consumption facilities

Best magnolia in #HamOnt

Really? Does it “loom”? Spec headline treats LRT construction contract as an ominous impending threat

GPT 5.5 before they added that second system prompt youtu.be/NjNc79O8eIk?...

In broad terms you could juxtapose the economic output of fossil fuels with health costs: Crude oil exports were $138 billion in 2024, health impacts from air pollution, $146 billion in 2018. But in other ways it’s tough to quantify: there’s a ripple effect of consequences that go unaccounted for.

When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...

Pick your 5th Ninja Turtle: Bronzino

So much for ‘keeping men out of women’s sports’

Mashup of Urban Cookie Collective and Animal Collective singing “My Girls Have Got the Key, My Girls Have Got the Secret”

Gonna start an AI band called Ellie Lem & the Em-Dashes

This isn’t just interesting journalism—it’s also clever, self-referential writing. techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/a...

I see a million tech moguls complaining that media coverage has become "anti-tech" like some kind of spontaneous vibe shift, and regrettably few wondering if, maybe, the issue is that a bunch of the tech industry became less worthy of being positive about over the past several years.

It has begun.

The replies are >chef’s kiss<

The thing where voters don't believe republican policies could be as evil as they are apparently extends to the republicans actually in charge of the government just mindlessly implementing them

“Just as there is a blueprint for destroying democracy, there is also one for rebuilding it.”

Somewhere in the buffet tables of Mar-A-Lago / A shape with walrus body and the head of a Sumo mandarin / For some reason gazing blankly at a solar eclipse

Since Trump became US president again, voters around the world have rejected the Trump-aligned party in Canada, Australia, Romania, Hungary, and arguably France. Nothing like seeing right-wing authoritarians wielding actual power to remind voters that their populist message is a scam.

It’s a bitter irony that when far-right authoritarians recklessly disrupt the global economy, one of the knock-on effects is to embolden other far-right authoritarians to exploit the disruption in order to destabilize their own countries even further.

This entire thread is a freaking masterpiece. I could have quote-posted any of at least a dozen absolute bangers along the way, but please do yourself a favour, jump to the start and enjoy the full ride!