Technically, confiscating the entire net worth of everyone involved would be civil damages.

My Bond hot take: I don’t care who plays Bond. Jason Bourne should be a Canadian agent I want a scene where the CIA yells “Oh shit! it’s Jason Bourne! If any of us survive this I’m lodging a stern protest with the Prime Minister. what the hell were they thinking?”

Hunter Schafer. The villain should be a deranged children’s author

The markets: We can remain irrational for longer than you can remain solvent Also the markets: There’s no way Trump can remain irrational for longer than we can remain solvent

Slightly increase a band Death Bus for Cutie

What I want to know is if the DJ had the guts to play “umbrella” at their wedding reception?

I always wondered what autoexec.bat would think about Palestine. Finally I can find out

It’s only a true vitamin if it’s imported from a jurisdiction without inspections and sold by a sketchy MLM. Otherwise it’s just sparkling medicine. They can tell the difference

The concept of decentralized high control groups is weirdly fascinating. Terrible, but fascinating

This sort of thing is why it’s so important to support real, boots-on-the-ground, local journalism

Again, to be clear, that's $250 to the first person who can provide an example of Ezra, during May of 2016, addressing the relentless criticism of his "100%" claim by clarifying that, yes, what he meant was 100% after deducting Indiegogo's service fee.

The Alberta NDP had the advantage. They lost it. Former cabinet minister Shannon Phillips on how it slipped — and what it'll take to win it back. This week in Forward Weekly → forwardweekly.ca/How-the-Albe... #ableg #abpoli #canpoli

I look out the window and I think it’s abundantly clear that God hates Alberta.

Two of my favorite authors seem to have caught each other on a bad day and are having a bit of a contretemps in each other’s comments. It feels like watching my parents fight 😂

Waterfowl are amazing in their variety. I got this great shot of a merganser while canoeing last year

NEW BLOG POST Edmonton's housing momentum didn't stop at the end of 2025. Q1 2026 data is in and Edmonton is on track for another strong year of homebuilding in the places people want to live. The rowhome revolution continues. 🧵 #yeg #yegcc #yimby jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q1-building-permits/

This feels like an extremely important program to be cutting for incredibly minor savings

viktor orban gonna lose so bad he has to run for a seat in alberta

@audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social when’s the launch party?

This Venn is my favorite serious visualization.

GCC Dice Throne Championship returns June 20! 64 players compete for epic prizes & exclusive rewards. $10 entry, limited spots! Don’t miss Canada’s largest gaming expo June 19–21, 2026 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. BRING YOUR EH-GAME! #GCC2026 #DiceThrone #TabletopGaming #EdmontonEvents

Dice Throne Digital will launch with a Slay the Spire–inspired roguelite Campaign Mode, Nerd Ninjas revealed in an exclusive interview. (via @polygon.com). 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/58a96yk9

Dice Throne Goes Digital with VR and Cross-Play on April 14 #BoardGames #DiceThrone #Kickstarter #VirtualReality #CrossPlatform #BackseatGamer

Live your life in such a way that everyone assumes you already know it’s sapphic visibility day

World sucks. Here’s a twirly rabbit

Best Star Trek crew. Wrong answers only.

Inside you are two Microsoft Outlooks Neither of them are working

Once again, this is about gender (attack helicopter)

It’s funny what can be polarizing. I *hate* amnesia plots, or basically any literary contrivance where the reader knows what’s going on, but has to watch the character stumble around blindly. I’ll put down almost any book immediately, even from otherwise favorite authors Glad someone enjoys them

My top request to everyone is to please consider nominating On Spec (@onspecmag.bsky.social) for best semiprozine. They've done great work for 35 years, been an incubator for new talent, and they're shutting their doors. It's the last chance to get them their first (very deserved) Hugo nom. 2/X

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris quote "[They] entered this war on the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody and nobody was going to bomb them." and just how psychologically unprepared America is for even the smallest reprisals.

But you can't golf year-round, even in Lethbridge. So, curling! You've got to keep busy. No one is booping rocks here Also shot in 1938 on 16mm film #Film #History #Lethbridge #Curling

The shots with with the bridge and coulees in the background are so iconic. These were shot in 16mm film #Film #History #Lethbridge #Golf

Feels like a good day to visit Lethbridge. Old time sports! First some golf, then some curling This footage of the Country Club was shot in 1938. Look how short all the trees are! Things have come a long way since, although it's all still surprisingly recognizable #Film #History #Lethbridge #Golf

I sometimes think the ozone hole was the birth of the modern anti-environmental movement Scientists identified a problem, were taken seriously, and massive changes to industry were pushed through to solve it In response a bunch of upset monied interests made sure that would never happen again

That weird feeling when you log in to a flood of notifications, and are very confused because all you've posted about in the last day is a reply about local farm milk. But no, it's a reply from 10 months ago that's apparently doing numbers.

That right up there with Olivier’s "My dear boy, why don't you just try acting?"

I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well

Or interfering with the “make money” and “going home” parts of that social contract

They even had a whole show about trains. Trains are great. Let's build more rail and spend less time fighting each other. Filmed in 1940 on 16mm #Film #History #NYC

The world is heavy right now. So here's a clip from the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. Statues. Pavilions. Bringing people together. Seems like a much better idea than everything going on right now. Filmed in 1940 on 16mm #Film #History #NYC

Whatever reception or party or celebration they had, I wonder if the DJ had the guts to play “Umbrella”?

“Reality is now an underground movement.” is a hell of a line

Mostly not the specifics, but I *do* remember feeling disappointed with their statement, and wishing someone else had their job Which, in many ways, is worse for them long-term. A specific policy disagreement can be negotiated. Years of generalized disgust is harder to reverse

Times Square at night, 1940. Billboard for the original release of Gone With The Wind I'm fascinated by the animated signs. That must have been incredibly complicated before any sort of digital controls existed. It must be all mechanically sequenced in some way? Both 16mm film #Film #History #NYC

Picked up followers from my Edinburgh clips (hello!) and now I've got more than 500, which is a lot for me. Hope you'll stick around for not-Edinburgh content New York in 1940! I love the look of the old cabs and busses. Interesting contrast to Edinburgh of the same period #Film #History #NYC

And finally, some shots from the harbour. Women cleaning fish, and ships and boats steaming in and out. It's mind boggling how much the rhythms of daily life have shifted since then. #Film #History #Edinburgh

Next shot is a fancy parade! 90 years later I can't even guess how much of this is costumes for the parade and how much is just how they dressed It would be great if anyone can identify the occasion? #Film #History #Edinburgh