NEWS: Coast Guard enacts policy downgrading swastikas, nooses to ‘potentially divisive’ New, from Tara Copp and me and me wapo.st/4540Xi5

A humbling tribute.

The piece is about how airlines have increased demand by adding the perk to everything but haven’t kept up with that demand. I wish we could stop this trend of sharing only a headline for rage bait.

Even when someone is brutally murdered and a family is grieving, it’s always about him.

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

That FIFA Peace Prize is aging well.

This obviously has tons of historical antecedents, but I do really think this is at the heart of however you want to define this current social malaise: a complete disconnect between the world as a represented thing and the world that you experience in the course of living.

"In 1977, the average 25-34 year old man earned over twice that of a man aged 65+. In 2023, for the first time in recorded history, senior men now earn more, on average, than their 25-34 year old counterparts." Via @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social: 🔗: www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/what-happe...

[sees elite athlete tear achilles tendon] VAXXED???

Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist. I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵

Ottawa and Toronto have never felt closer in spirit.

Paying him $16 million is really going to haunt Paramount/CBS.

Go to a concert and try to get in by saying you’ve got too many subscriptions and shouldn’t have to pay. It’s the same thing.

Exhibit A: Everyone is 12.

"Think of yourself as a reporter who doesn’t type. You investigate, gather, fact-check, shape, and guide. The AI does the drafting." "You must already have a ChatGPT subscription ($20/month)." "We do not believe in resumes or cover letters. They are usually full of AI slop." 🫠

Realpolitik: Pipeline Edition #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/andypins...

Busy travel weekend for AI retirees.

I don't think this is about appeasing Alberta. I think the Alberta MOU part of an ongoing effort to convince Canadians that the prime minister cares about the economy more than anything else. And if you can pull that off, you actually might pick up seats.

Powerful piece by @rlswrites.bsky.social: "The misogyny that is such a casual part of Mr. Trump’s entire modus operandi gives license to systems that prioritize men’s freedoms over women’s lives." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

The Spirit of Christmas.

Excellent piece here from Bruce Deachman. I participated in the same workshop a couple years ago. Eye-opening, empathy-building, and at times maddening. Should be mandatory training for every elected official.

Monday's budget 'showdown' turned into a vote no one wanted to win #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/andypins...

Budget passes 170-168 Green Leader Elizabeth May votes in favour. Unofficial vote tally shows five abstentions, two NDP MP’s, one Liberal MP and two Conservative MP’s. #cdnpoli

Sharing fake pics for attention helps exactly no one.

One person in particular has had nothing to say online about the Epstein developments today.

He kept making the stops. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.

Sometimes, after a lengthy news event that led to a long list of individual stories exploring all kinds of facets and angles, a single, 3,500-word write-up of the entire affair is incredibly helpful.

"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

Never forget the railroaders who moved quickly and bravely to keep it from being much worse—especially Larry Krupa, who ran toward *40-storey flames* to uncouple burning cars so the rest of the train could pull away.

This is the actual official whitehouse dot gov web site

NYT ad from March 15, 1989 proves boredom existed before the Internet.

This would make ON the 2nd province to abandon its fixed-date election law. Of 11 jurisdictions in Canada (feds plus all provs) to have such laws, 10 have had 'early' elections during that period. These AREN'T 'fixed' elections, they're 'maximum life of legislature' laws.

“I’ve stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America.” -Donald Trump, March 4, 2025.

National Post speaks to a free speech crusader who doesn’t like people saying things they disagree with. 🙃 nationalpost.com/news/stop-be...

This woman yelling at Jeff Hoffman entering the ninth inning of Game 7 is my new favourite fan. #BlueJays

The same influencers that called media ‘sheep’ have zero issue signing up to be a press release service for the Pentagon/Trump administration. It’s *almost* like their critiques weren’t genuine or principled and only used to get people mad 🤷‍♂️

PSA: Drake belongs to the Raptors he has nothing to do with the Blue Jays don’t associate him with the Blue Jays thank you

Who knew Leo DiCaprio has a side hustle….

The suspicious fire was at a ‘Mushroom Land’ dispensary on Rideau Street. It’s directly across the street from another dispensary that caught fire after a car crashed into it last month. #ottcity

IMF warns of rising odds of 'disorderly' global market correction www.reuters.com/business/fin... "Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits" Also 👀 Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"

Five-and-a-half years after the largest epidemic in a century was declared.

He always talks about how rich he is but always wants others to pick up the cheque. We all know this guy.

Very disturbing case of a woman going missing from a rural B.C. community and her partner not bothering to file a missing persons case.

he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing

We did a timelapse of the fog this morning. Pretty nifty!

This is a delightful interpretation if you can't stand Trump, but it's not really an accurate account of either the question or the answer, which are about whether Trump's campaigning made a difference at all.

give me a prize for how peaceful i am or i'm going to fucking destroy you

Joseph Montferrand is a legendary French-Canadian folk hero. A logger who stood up for Francophones, his legend has grown with tales of his strength. Also known as Big Joe Mufferaw, he inspired the Ottawa Redblacks' mascot Big Joe. This is his story. 🧵 1/12