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I started an intermittent substack with my "leftover" thoughts. First up: Electric Cars Art: So, I bought an electric car. Internet: Are you nuts? Art: Yes, but that’s a separate issue from purchasing the car. This one is a 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Long Range Preferred AWD.

I'm pleased that Podium has released several of my audiobooks on Apple and Spotify: open.substack.com/pub/arthursl...

If you want to hear me talk about dragons, dungeons and heavy metal (it snuck in there somehow) then find Garden of Thought with host Jeff Lippman on your favourite podcast distributor: www.spreaker.com/episode/gard...

Busy day for our Early Access Program yesterday. Lots of sign-ups (thank you!) and also some error messages (sorry). We've fixed the issue. If you didn’t get through yesterday, please give it another try by following this link: gandersocial.ca#early-access More details below 👇

This is basically everything you need to know.

The algorithm knows me. It knows all: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKTF...

Seems Bluesky appropriate

The United Empire Loyalist in me loves this stuff. Ever since my quadrupallyish great grandfather fled the states around 1776 to stay loyal to the crown.

Oilers win! Then a cabinet swearing in. Now if I had some butter beer all my geeky and sporty addictions would be fullfilled.

Our little Ray of sunshine: Rocky

I don't want to brag, but I voted early and got a free chocolate Easter egg. Did anyone else get any treats when they voted? I mean other than the treat of participating in the sweet, sweet joy of the democratic process.

Canadians vote for their next prime minister today. A couple of weeks back, I spoke with @mark-carney.bsky.social, the current PM. open.spotify.com/episode/78eg...

Rolling Stone discovers that Canada's Conservatives are generally verboten from speaking to the press (and ravages them for it.) www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” — Marcus Aurelius

I’ve been at this for nearly 28 years. I have my dream job. But if you had told me 28 years ago things would be this toxic I would have done something else.

I used to think debates mattered but in the last one I watched a candidate shouted "they're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs" and he still won.

One of my favourite podcasters is @profgalloway.com He's hilarious and risqué and talks about markets and politics in his various podcasts. So was pleasantly surprised to see this in depth interview with Mark Carney. youtu.be/V11qNDDElZw?...

Ha ha, eh?

It’s not a campaign visit to Vancouver without a Hip Flip. Thanks for the records and the trip down memory lane, @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social. youtu.be/TZmh_PNMImE?...

Awesome review of my book The Folly of Realism from ⁦‪Quilette | Victims of Realism quillette.com/2025/04/10/v...

An intentional misquote: "There are known knowns. We also know there are known unknowns; then there's the stock market under Trump." #tariffs #stockmarket

Talking about Trump's tariffs with Anderson Cooper on @cnn.com... youtu.be/qg3JOR44r6M?...

Trump is willing to wish the entire global economy into the cornfield just because he’s mad that people told him he’s wrong about tariffs.

First episode of the David Frum show will open with a discussion of Trump tariffs,then welcome first guest Rahm Emanuel. As White House chief of staff, Emanuel witnessed the 2008-09 financial crisis close-up - and has urgent insights for the crisis of today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqKI...

Bots and trolls, oh my! More info about the upcoming Canadian election. #abcd #authorsandbookloversfordemocracy #authorsandbookloversforcarney #botsinthecanadianelection #canpoli

Good work America

Totally agree. We already have a support system

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump tariffs will add 60% to the cost of an iPhone. Not if you buy it in Windsor or Fort Erie! Make smuggling great again, my latest for @theatlantic.com

The whole "soon there will be a golden age after these tariffs" mythology reminds me of those cults that keep waiting for judgement day or UFOs to pick them up.

"We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order" from @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...

Anti-trade demagogue endorses Buy Nothing Day, extends it year-round.

How dangerous is health misinformation? www.cma.ca/healthcare-f... via @healthcareforreal.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social - 43% of Canadians reported mental distress & anxiety from health misinformation. - 23% experienced negative health outcomes Think about what information you consume & share

I feel like we are in @stephenking.bsky.social 's The Running Man universe now.

I did not choose this bob barker timeline

This is a big and difficult idea to wrap one's mind around:

They say you shouldn't go swimming 30 minutes after eating. You may not want to watch this movie for 30 minutes after eating, either. I laughed, I cringed, I found it entertaining.

Easy to lose it in the chaos, but democratic movements continue to swell in Georgia, Hungary, and Serbia. apnews.com/article/serb...

One of my faves

It's alive! That is I, Brax is now available on @audible with the help of @podiumentertainment Another grand, stand-alone adventure in the Dragon Assassin world.

As a longtime fan of Kay's work, I always approach his books with a thimbleful of sadness. There is excitement because I know this will be a well-told tale that will pull me right into a rich tapestry of storytelling and characters. And this novel is exactly that. 1/2

Yes I wear cheesy tshirts with my narrator's face

Trump's 2am "stop fighting back!!!" post does have an air of desperation to it.

Disinformation, Journalism and Democracy: www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/... via @uottawa.bsky.social 1) Fighting disinformation goes beyond simple fact-checking 2) disinformation erodes public trust in both the media & democratic institutions 3) Social media is reshaping how news is consumed

Canada Post dropped off some energy

Dr. Strangelove looks like a better reality...

Canadians interested in learning about misinformation in the upcoming election and how we can slap it down. Join the zoom! Get involved: evidencefordemocracy.ca/the-misinfor...