It's funny that FIFA had nothing but profit-gouging motives but still did the world a solid with their erasure of corporate stadium names

If y'all keep posting interesting stuff at this rate, my bookmarks are going to get out of hand (just like they got on the ol' bird site)

Good turnout at Calgary's Canada watch party

When my church elevated its views on gender and sexuality to "fundamental tenets of the Christian faith," I called it "somewhere between a mistake and a heresy, but basically an act of schism." Let me know if I've overstated, but here I try to explain: thissideofsunday.blogspot.com/2026/06/alli...

This is a perceptive piece of research and writing by Francisco Herrera. Especially poignant for me (as a regular denouncer of the Church Growth Movement) is the generous unearthing of its founder's far better beginnings and instincts.

Bell's olympic "AI Fabric" ads were out there hallucinating the innocence and wonder of the industrial revolution

Saudi Arabia looks ahead to Cabo Verde on the schedule

CABO VERDE! (Singlehandedly redeeming FIFA's expansion to 48 teams)

This is now the GIF of the entire tournament. Don't @ me

Canada is just theee resource extraction companies in a trenchcoat theory still undefeated

Don't worry, I won't even try

Looking for something to do on Thursday nights this fall? umanitoba.ca/st-johns-col...

Interestingly, the models themselves offer pseudo-mathematical explanations for this effect, claiming that women authors are simply “less salient.”

"Budgets are moral documents"

This Austria v Jordan game has been riveting. Not only for the nice goals but for the way there's hardly any time-wasting; just quick transitions and counterpunches

That pass from De Paul though

pretty incredible that we get to watch both Messi and Jordan play today

We wouldn't want leftists modeling themselves after Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was *checks notes* executed by the Nazis for acting a courier for the German Resistance…

If the PWHL doesn't swoop in and pick up CBC's Hockey Night in Canada slot then someone's not thinking

You gotta love a squirrel just running around the zoo. The Bonus Animal

Thanks for telling me the Stanley Cup is over. Good riddance to that season.

This Ecuador v Cote d'Ivoire game has been a fun watch

Fun strategy. My teams are places I've lived (Canada, Scotland, England) and teams I've enjoyed watching in Cups past (Mexico, Japan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and always open to newbies)

Be ungovernable

This week Alliance Canada ratified its Board's decision to elevate its views on gender and sexuality to "fundamental tenets of the faith". I wonder if any other churches or orgs will notice and say, "wait, what?"

9 years since Grenfell and still no justice

If evangelicals want the government to protect their right to religious speech, how's that going to work when neither they nor the government have accountable theologians who discern together whether the speech has any religious coherence?

Correct me if I'm wrong on the schism thing

The World Cup starts tomorrow

Genuine question: would or should you take communion with church leaders who revoked your ordination and didn't respond to your request for restoration?

💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.

Thank you for your notes of sympathy and support. As bad as church and world can be, I've learned how much it's the little notes and steady friendships that keep you going. Now let's all spare a thought for those more vulnerable to inconsideration than I.

I am sad to report that, as of last week, my church denomination has revoked my license and ordination. This is the church in which I was born and baptized, and these were credentials I held for 20+ years. More here: thissideofsunday.blogspot.com/2026/06/pers...

This is almost alarmingly contemplative. Worth a watch.

The Canadian Theological Society conference rocked. Way to go everybody. Sparkling conversations. Well run. Good people.

I will never watch one minute of a Vegas vs Hurricanes game as long as I live. It's not even on purpose; I just know it to be true

“Nothing in the world of AI is immaterial or magical. Every seemingly immediate and flawless response is the result of a long chain of mediation, involving vast networks of natural resources, energy infrastructure and, above all, people.” - Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas

Looking good T.O.!

Congrats to Dave Wilkie for his repeat (!) win of our Fantasy Premier League, and to my man Elijah for a strong second. (To those few that I beat I say: haha)

Another beautiful day of MLB forcing the Jays to honour the military whose commander in chief keeps threatening to invade 🙏🏻

a pre-referendum is called a preferendum

Colbert had an infectious joy and depth about him that will be missed. The finale was so-so, but I laughed a lot at the worm-hole bit. McCartney was a boring final guest, but made up for it with a good closing song and his sheer fittingness. +

We’re having referendums on having referendums. By this time next year, discourse will reach 100% referendum saturation. No one will even remember our government is supposed to deliver healthcare and education

Very good questions in this thread

So the way this is phrased still makes it a referendum on staying or leaving Canada – it just means the leavers would have to win twice. Seems unlikely, but then again I said that when I voted remain in the brexit vote. It's ridiculous we're even doing this.