So the US is attacking, and the Iranians say a peace deal is not imminent. Cue rising oil prices in 3, 2, 1..... www.bbc.com/news/article...

It turns out that Ukraine has cards after all.

I wonder how many people have blinded themselves because they were applying mascara when an earthquake struck... Enquiring minds and that stuff.

@wellerstein.bsky.social another entry for your demon core collection. Adam Savage is making a replica of the transport container. In the first 10ish minutes he talks about container materials and briefly, the core history youtu.be/V1Y4UR8xqxA?...

The world is on fire and Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social wants to literally pour gas on the flames. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

@anderspucknielsen.dk I expect you've probably heard about this, but in case you haven't www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

@bretdevereaux.bsky.social This isn't top of the landing page (or even bottom) on any of the major American networks, though perhaps it should be. As announced by your Foreign Cheese guy www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The only take away I come up with is that the Trump regime, contrary to their protestations, does not consider Canada important in North American, which is also US, security. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The "accuracy" metric was only responsible for about 4 percent of a vendor’s overall score... 'domestic presence in Ontario' was worth 30 percent." Are you sure you want to use AI for important business or medical decisions? arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

It's not the unexpected knowns that I worry about, it's the unknown unknowns of complex supply chains being disrupted that I fear. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"War does not obey the logic of the market... and there may be no peace to be had at any price." The optimist in me hopes he is wrong. The pessimist in me fears he is right.

Jonathan Parshall's latest book, 1942: Crux of War is 368 pages shorter in Canada than the UK or USA. 912 vs 1280. Uhm... What? If I can't figure out why I'll have to order the American edition. youtu.be/ILfK0-dCe5Q?...

The playground bully is at it again. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Louise Arbour is an excellent choice to be Governor General of Canada. Trump and his sycophants won't like her though. Too woke for them www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Doug Ford, the Ontario premier, who recently changed access to information laws to retroactively protect his private phone that he was using for public business, and tried to buy a private jet, has found actions have consequences globalnews.ca/news/1182219...

It continues to astound me, after 1.5 years of Trump's madness, that news outlets, analysts, etc. continue to think Trump has a strategy. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

I cannot think of a less deserving individual. He believes that only programs that lead directly to a job should be taught. He has starved education at all levels of the funding they need so he can cut taxes. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/02/p...

Sooner or later the satellite megaconstellations will have to be banned, though given how quickly humans act, the Russo-Ukraine war will be long over by then. news.agu.org/press-releas...

"You’ve got to get up so early in the morning To keep your job let alone find one these days Hear them sing in the streets now Hear the sound of marching feet now... Sifun’umsebenzi (Work for all), there's a jobless army in the streets" - Juluka

I remember hearing about the worry of atmospheric ignition from atomic explosions as a kid. Now I wonder what sorts of biological/genetic experiments worry scientists. open.substack.com/pub/doomsday...

It's time to reintroduce the Digital Sales tax in Canada @mark-carney.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g...

A brief video from @sofilein.bsky.social about her new map of tank museums world wide youtu.be/hHp8gNaNJtg?...

Just watching Sal Mercogliano recapping week 8. Man, it's going to be a long, expensive, summer youtu.be/XODPzVrIr9w?...

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

MAGA stands for Make America Gullible Again. Not Great. Gullible. Not that the people who voted for Trump needed much help with that in the first place.

Photon Doppler Velocimetry. It sounds fancy, but in essence it's just a technique to study how fast you smash things together when you do it really, really fast. Some things are just cool.

A very good overview of the state of what we like to call AI, what it is, and what it isn't youtu.be/onCM-Z-qagY?...

Because you can't buy governments unless you're worth at least $200 billion (sorry/not sorry Sam)

USV's, 1920's style youtu.be/4upO2v7lKUU?... from @drachinifel.bsky.social

It's a nice, but how helpful it will be in the long term with the Trump regime doing shenanigans in the Gulf of Hormuz, remains to be seen. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Orban is not just out, but decisively, unequivocally out. Hopefully Magyar and the Tisza party gets the 2/3 parliamentary majority they need to undo the damage Orban has caused.

Under the heading of "what could possibly go wrong," with the US blockading ships that paid the Iranian tolls, this seems like a good start

Hoping for some good news in the form of Orban being decisively beaten in the Hungarian national election. www.cbc.ca/news/world/h...

I cycle, and the number of people with noise cancelling headphones, earbuds, etc. on pathways make having a bell almost completely pointless, so to find out there is a way to make a bell that can be heard? It's great. youtube.com/shorts/Hwn3g...

According to JD Vance the Iranians "have chosen not to accept our terms." That does not sound like negotiating to me. It's no wonder the talks collapsed. www.npr.org/2026/04/12/n...

Some things are just happy, like the smile on the face of a superfan when they meet their stars 🤩 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Over 80% of registered voters cast ballots. Truly, it is good to see a country with such free and fair elections /s www.bbc.com/news/article...

It seems odd that the Artemis 2 mission, a great triumph of American science, has happened under the shadow of the most anti-science government the US has ever had www.science.org/content/arti...

"No," the swordmaster said. "One does not refuse the king," the herald said. "I do. I will not train his soldiers or officers, I will not tell my students to join his army, I will not support his unjust war." "You will regret this!" "No," the swordmaster said.

For those of you speculating on Trump's potential use of nukes, the restraints will not make you sleep better. Part 1 of 3 by Alex Wellerstein blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2016/11/18/t...

Taps the sign - "If Trump invaded Hell I would at least make a favourable reference to th Devil in the House of Commons."

I always knew the Donald was a foreign asset.

To slightly rephrase Churchill, “If Trump invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons"

Differing Perspectives: The Death of the Red Baron and the British, Australian and Canadian Official Histories drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/d...

I haven't had this sense of creeping dread since Jan to early March of 2020. Reports on the Iran War and its fallout are are conflicting, but the general tone is grim. Officials may put on a brave face, but you know things are going from bad to worse

Dear Mr. President,

Reminder: This exists www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releas...

Well, I'm sure this won't have any impact on oil prices. Until he says something different. At which point all bets are (still) off www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

These are the dates when the last oil at sea from the Persian Gulf reaches its destination region. After that there is very little "in the pipe" so to speak. Buckle up folks

Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan together account for about 90% of global semiconductor manufacturing, with Taiwan being over half that total. 25% to 50% of their electricity comes from natural gas fired generators.