Is it just me or everything getting just a little too stupid

Do you think they kissed? Putin and Trump? Maybe they went to all this trouble just to kiss a little

Not impressed by the folks who are throwing sex toys at disciplined and accomplished female athletes in the US, but if anyone wants to start throwing sex toys at White House press conferences, they have my support

Frankly, there's too much on the internet for my tastes

America's a sinking ship. Canada's a rising wave. I'm a little teapot. You're a shining star.

I continue to boycott American products and will do so until America stops unjustifiably threatening and effing with us, which, in a trade war, is the only way I know of to enlist.

Sometimes hard work is all flaming swords rushing for glory, but sometimes it's just boring and tedious and long, but that's okay, both kinds pay off

Accidentally said "that'd be lovely" when an acquaintance told me they go for walks on my road and might knock on my door to invite me sometime, so I guess I'll just live in fear of that from this point on forever

If they're going to interview PP about national events, then I must insist that they also interview Ava, who, although a cat, currently holds the same position and relevancy in the Canadian government, and pays exactly the same amount in room and board

It's like watching a grown up let a toddler wear themselves out.

This week I've seen two ducks, a mourning dove, a few cardinals, a handful of those li'l round chirpy guys, and a bunch of crows in my yard. Sometimes I said omigoodness yay birds, but other times I only saw a flock of bird flu

Political debates are hardest on those with a kink for complete sentences.

Met a dog today named Blueberry and what's wild is he honestly looked exactly like a blueberry

None of the other candidates are as strong in math so are accusing Mark Carney's math of being based in "magic" because they can't understand it. Classic.

The US president still aims to make Canada his 51st State. The WH has been clear that this is still intended Just mentioning it so the seeming silence on this very real threat of increasing economic pressure and annexation doesn't lull any of us into not doing whatever we can to defend ourselves

Gentle reminder: if you are making yourself small, knock it off

“We believe in international cooperation. We believe in the free and open exchange of goods, services, and ideas. And if the United States no longer wants to lead, Canada will." 🔥 - PM @mark-carney.bsky.social

CBC News has just decided that enough is enough and has muted Trump's speech while giving us the gist of his rambling as he silently goes on and on and on in the split screen. The relief is immediate and welcome. "If he says something that is germain to Canada, we'll pop back"

Guys, don't be mad. It's only my little opinion as someone who creates for a living. But if it's made by AI, it's not creative. The creative process is hard and more complicated than it looks like from the outside. AI generates. It steals, it mirrors. It doesn't create. It's a tool, not a creator.

Just wanted to post something that wasn't about all of that other stuff, so here it is.

Ava (perfect kitty) just tried to pull my cardigan over my head like a hockey player and I take this as her commentary on Canada/US relations

PSA Listening to political podcasts during workouts is insanely motivating

Wasn't gonna post on sm today and there is zero point in my posting on sm any day but I'm so angry re: the president of the US and his lack of respect for the president of Ukraine who imo is one of the only true heroes of this world's current timeline. It's an honour to share a timeline with the guy

One of the very cutest things in my life (and there are many) is that my colour-blind father sends me brown heart emojis in texts because he thinks they're red

Can't help but smile big when I go to the grocery store and all of the top US brands are overflowing on the shelves even though they're marked way down and they can barely keep the Canadian options on the shelves

Nobody asked me but I think that Carney is the only one who can beat PP in an election which seems like the only way we avoid having fat little Trump/Elon fingers in everything up here and I really believe flawed democracy is still > fledgling fascism and I am scared of what will happen if PP wins

The urge to invite over every American who isn't on board with the nonsense afoot and offer each of them a nice cup of tea and a few moments of solidarity before sending them back into the fray that is their current state of affairs

Hi my name is Pamela and I’m afraid of AI

Long five years we have here. Nostalgic for 2020 when I was still innocent enough to be waiting for a return to normalcy.

Ugh. America this, America that.

Just going about my day, enjoying a li'l budding crush on Mark Carney

I wish comedians from abroad would link us to donairs instead of poutine

So, is anyone going to do anything about America's threats, or

If I were PM I'd resign right away coz electing me would've been a terrible mistake. I'd also quit immediately if accidentally hired as a surgeon. I shouldn't be doing that! Or an airline pilot. I have no sense of location or space. What I'm saying is that I am unhireable in most fields

Putting America on mute, but let me know if they try anything

So there's a little running gag (that the U.S. president-elect started) about having us (Canada) join the States. It makes my blood run cold every time I hear it, and while I have neither the temperament nor the upper body strength to be a good soldier, I would def march out to prevent this

Another Christmas right around the corner and still no Muppets version of It's A Wonderful Life

Grade 3: sub teacher had the whole art class laughing coz I'd shadowed my snow with blue. She stated for the class that "snow is white, not blue." All agreed. I looked out the window at the snow, just to check: def blue shadows. It's my earliest memory of trusting what I saw despite what others said

sm isn't designed to provide information, it's designed to engage our emotions so we'll keep using. It's bananas that most of us use it as a news source. However untrusting one is of the mainstream media, surely we oughta be even less trusting of algorithms and our addiction to their emotional hit

In January 2020 I visited holocaust museums in Germany and Poland. I saw letters written by citizens during the early days, the beginning, the translations all saying similar things: "Surely, the concerns are exaggerated. The tales can't be true. It's the 1930s, ffs. We'd never allow such things."

It's kind of nice here. Feels like Twitter 2012

I quit Twitter months ago but recently opened a fake account as an experiment. I reposted some random AI image of Elon in a tutu as a comment on his posts. About six times. Amidst others' posts condoning rape and racism, it was genteel. My fake account was suspended for inappropriate conduct.