After the World Trade Center was attacked (just four miles from Trump Tower), more than 40,000 Canadians in uniform fought alongside their U.S. allies in Afghanistan. More than 2,000 Canadians were wounded. These 158 didn't make it home. And now this guy is giving lectures on gratitude.

I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans. When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.

This is the country that made LEXX – a show about a mall cop, sex slave lizard hybrid, and zombie warrior flying around the galaxy in a planet-destroying, giant bug spaceship powered by brains and shaped like a dick – we can and MUST be that country again!

"The best of our culture tells complicated stories with shared reverence, never intent on selling the perfect idea of place, but rather sharing stories with oddball honesty about what it means to live here."

For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...

This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.

We owe her a huge apology

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

If Carney is looking for a good reason to not join the Board of Peace other than the fact that it's a ludicrous idea and that doing things to please Trump never actually gains anyone anything even in the short term and also why should we degrade ourselves in such a way, here it is:

Gosh, why are Canadians so angry at the US? I guess we’ll never know

Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States

3/6 The alarming reality is that Americans haven't noticed how far this has gone. Congressional opposition is weak. Speaker Mike Johnson suggests "diplomatic channels" to acquire the territory, effectively accepting Trump's fetish rather than rejecting the premise of conquest.

Residents of #HamOnt will always say no to White Supremacy. If you see White supremacist posters & similar messages in your neighbourhood please report it to the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre and/or Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion and/or submit pictures/incidents at wesupporthamilton.ca

Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton is issuing a Cold Weather Alert effective tonight, Monday, January 19, and will run until Wednesday. HPL Branches are Community Warm Places during our open service hours. Please visit www.hamilton.ca/cold for more resources. Stay warm, #HamOnt.

I’m blocking all accounts that claim the 2024 US presidential election was stolen. Enough with the self-deluding, Blue MAGA nonsense.

I'd really like to change "This not who we are" to "this is how we need to stop being who we are."

Thing is though that a lot of the world doesn't see this as merely a result of the "current" moment but a climatic and dramatic escalation of an already barely tolerable status quo.The POV from non Americans the last 25+ years has been increasing exasperation.We remember Iraq, Reagan and Vietnam etc

Close to 100% of people have no clue how right-wing psychology works or how the modern world aggravates and fuels it. This guy gets it. Read this thread. Retain it. Base your strategies and tactics on it. If you do, you'll be about 50 years ahead of the curve.

Also, for any #HamOnt people just now switching from Twitter to Bluesky: you can use these handy starter packs to find all your favourite Hamilton accounts (and let me know if you'd like to be added). go.bsky.app/TPS4Tqz go.bsky.app/2Y3sEAk

Least surprising results ever. Conservatives’ patriotism has always been as performative as their fiscal responsibility.

“Would you lay down your life for your country” becomes a surprisingly partisan question when it’s asked as a specific plausible instance of needing to lay down your life for your country

Constitutional Monarchy > whatever you call that shambling mess you’ve got down there.

Clean energy is going to win. Not even Donald Trump can stop it now. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/15/o...

#HamOnt Budget 2026 public delegation day is Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. To participate in-person or virtually, sign up before noon on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 (Jan. 15, 2026 for pre-recorded submissions). Submit a request to delegate through the City of Hamilton's webform: www.hamilton.ca/city-council...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is upset that Heritage Toronto spent money on a plaque commemorating the death of Conrad the Raccoon 10 years ago. But as I wrote, Conrad touched the heart of this cold city. open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...

Hey Toronto, a couple of dudes in a strip mall in Red Deer are very mad about this. What are you gonna do about it?

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Unreported collisions = invisible safety problems. If it doesn’t get reported, it doesn’t get counted. And if it doesn’t get counted, it doesn’t get fixed. Collision data is what drives: • Street redesign • Bike lane improvements • Resource allocation • Accountability

Great #hamont history I had no idea about. Thanks for sharing, @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social!

Today on The Incline → When it comes to crime in #HamOnt, it's a case of feelings vs. facts. And with #YHMvotes2026 on the horizon, some on the city's political right are going all-in on feelings. theincline.email/p/crime-story

Watching from a different country, it's always been a bit of an eye roll when all the gun freaks in the US kept saying we need them to protect against a bad government and it's been made clear with all this shit is what a lot of us knew...it was really about "protecting against brown people" racism.

No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars. ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

Will Americans stop telling the world how amazing their constitution is, now that it's been proven to be a farce? Imagine even letting this idiot stand for public office 🤣 And don't forget the amendments. They use guns to kill kids but not to stop their corrupt government... 😑

Do you even attempt to understand how other nations feel when the US is threatening the stability of the entire globe?! It’s not all about you, and frankly that’s part of the problem. American exceptionalism. Racism. American imperialism. Why does the rest of the world need to understand the US?

It's imperative PM Carney immediately announce Canada's unequivocal support for Greenland and Denmark.

So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.

Fun Fact: If Maduro was in the Epstein files he'd be safe at home in his bed right now.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

That’s what they thought about Afghanistan and Iraq. How did that go?

Why aren’t Americans filling the streets? What does it take?

Being profoundly upset about the 51st state stuff was not an unreasonable reaction.

The Happiest Cities in the World are Also the Most Bicycle Friendly. momentummag.com/the-happiest...

"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world" And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually. arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...

“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”

#ICYMI: #hamont Momentum matters and Hamilton has it. In my latest op-ed, I reflect on a year of progress, tough challenges, and real results, and share what I’m focused on as we keep moving our city forward. 👇 www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

Report Shows Bike Lane Initiative Positively Impacting Traffic In Boston.

“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath