Thompson was unspeakably brave, and I cannot imagine the loathing and hatred he got for it.

Bumblebee queen learns how to use protective door in less than 24 hours

I am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions. Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!

So yes, if you were wondering, Doug Ford -does- understand the concept of corruption.

All this. I don’t care if some people find flying out of downtown easier. We need to stop letting these people run Toronto like it’s the place people have to be when they’re not at the cottage. We live here, we like it. Park not planes, @liberalca.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social

READ THE FULL OP-ED: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Make it stick.

I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here. I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!

Breaking news! I have my first opinion piece in the Toronto Star today! I got to make fun of John Tory AND make a joke about me playing for the Blue Jays, so it's safe to say that this was the most fun I've had writing something in a while. 💙 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Two white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night. This is a press freedom issue. Here’s what happened:

My latest on how Trump and toxic tech bros are weaponizing AI to target civilians. People are pushing back. There is a worldwide boycott of CHAT GPT. The stakes are high here. charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

Ahem. Girls. Elementary. School. Children. In school. Girls. One hundred and sixty five. Put that in context: one hundred sixty five small bodies wrapped in white. Who will never get to grow up. Who will never get to love. Or feel the sunshine on their face.

Whether it is rape or kidnapping or murder, women always bear the brunt of men’s aggression. “The Mizan news agency has reported that the death toll at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, has risen to 108.” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Gen Z may be the first modern generation to score worse on standardized tests than their parents. Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath points to schools replacing textbooks with tech and the iPhone. I’d add COVID as a major inflection point many never recovered from.

Ryan Coogler‘s The X-Files reboot has received a pilot greenlight at Hulu. Danielle Deadwyler is set as the co-lead with Jennifer Yale as showrunner. Source: Deadline | Read More: bit.ly/4ayla2N

Feels like he's getting desperate because these takes are getting just objectively terrible. This is one of the silliest arguments about anything I've ever heard.

According to the provincial data, 109 Nova Scotians died of Covid in 2025. That’s more than in 2020 (65) or 2021 (46). Masks save lives.

Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

This is a vivid, horribly relevant read. “She does not sleep well. And as you lift up her pajama top to check her rash one morning, you see that her breathing is labored, shadows pooling between her ribs when she sucks in air. You suffer an icy moment of realization: This is a medical crisis.”

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Terrific TO shows to catch this week: Through the Eyes of God, You Always, Eureka Day, Witch, Copperbelt, Summer & Smoke, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, An Intervention, & Juliet. Support Canadian live theatre!

Just because it's going to be important over the coming days.. I stand with the trans community, especially trans youth. Some of the strongest, most vibrant and amazing people I know are trans and we cannot allow the news cycle to ever take that away. Guns kill people, gender identity doesn't.

always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay

Philippe Gaulier, a French clown who was known as one of comedy’s greatest teachers, with students including Sacha Baron Cohen and Emma Thompson, died on Monday. He was 82.

4/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border

2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.” From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days

3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.” From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days

Soulpepper Theatre Company is starting off 2026 with a hit! "Witch" is a compelling story of love, desire, and most of all, hope. Starring the inimitable Tantoo Cardinal, you cannot miss this stellar show! On stage until March 1! #TheaTO #Theatre #Review aviewfromthebox.net/2026/02/06/s...

Tantoo Cardinal, who is starring in Soulpepper’s Witch, talks art as activism and her legendary five-decade career

GTA folks: Check out Witch at Soulpepper if you can. I had no idea what to expect and I was blown away. Very clever/funny script & delightful performances from the whole cast. www.soulpepper.ca/performances...

Frank Stronach's trial on sexual assault charges begins in Toronto this week. "Some of Stronach’s accusers have spoken to reporters about feeling ignored for years after going to police." www.thestar.com/news/gta/mag...

Today has been a very rough day. But it‘s important to share Alex’s parents message.

I need the Americans to do something about this guy asap because I just cannot fight in a guerilla land war when he invades Manitoba, my back is very bad

I had no idea this is how the NORAD Santa tracker got started! www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3...

What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc). Mobility in cities is about space. Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.

Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears. “I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists - Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I have been seeing a lot of live theater lately, my partner loves it and lives in nyc and yes I know I’m a lucky bastard, that’s a given but I tell you what: it’s a terrific remedy for being sick to your soul about all the slop out there good, bad, meh: it cannot be sloppified. it has the juice

Flu is not "just a flu". www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans. New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:

Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.

Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.

Really want to revisit this because just two days after this was posted, Canada went “oh by the way, here’s this new show about gay hockey players and it’s super horny and our taxes and phone bills paid for this. You’re welcome.” And it’s leaving Americans speechless and in need of a cold shower.

Free Jeremy! That's like one dose of MDMA. Poor guy.

Three horses euthanized at Woodbine last weekend. www.thestar.com/news/gta/thr.... A reminder that this industry is wholly dependent on government subsidy. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...

More fallout from Carney's MOU #CdnPoli #AbPoli #BCPoli www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Nice analysis of AI’s current writing style.