Scholars will debate whether the Marner Riot could have been avoided with better planning...

Autonomous robot clown roundhouse kicks a small child

"Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen”

No one wants Ai.

Happy birthday to Jim Vallance, born on this day in 1952 in Chilliwack, BC. As a singer-songwriter, he has written songs for many artists including Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne and Anne Murray. He is best-known for his partnership with Bryan Adams. 📸 BC Entertainment Hall of Fame

Magnolias evolved before bees existed. 95 million years ago, their ancestors shared the planet with the dinosaurs of the Cretaceous, but no bees. So they made a messy partnership with beetles that continues today & it explains why they're such unusual flowering plants. Let's talk about it.

"No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another" U.S. Const. Art 1, s. 9, cl. 6

Canada needs more Wab Kinew and less Danielle Smith.

Today, Sacred Fires will be lit across BC to honour and remember the children that never came home from residential schools and Indian hospitals.

I’d argue most Albertans don’t know either

Pope Leo XIV called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

Let’s go on the offensive 😉

Echoes of Brexit as Alberta blunders towards vote on separation from Canada

I wrote about how Danielle Smith took a good, hard look at the existential damage that could be done to Alberta and to Canada by a separatism campaign and she decided that one thing mattered above all: Danielle Smith. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

Helluva road game. #GoHabsGo

I just want ONE person to tell her to fuck off. To her face. With cameras present.

The BC NDP are renaming the Site C dam after John Horgan. You mean this John Horgan? #bcpoli

Pete Hegseth (or his boss for that matter) doesn’t strike one as a biblical scholar; and serious scholars of religion and politics across the political spectrum broadly agree that his brand of evangelical Christian nationalism is conceptually and historically disordered. From Father Playboy:

Benjamin Netanyahu is the worst US President since Elon Musk.

David Eby has some harsh words for Danielle Smith on separatism: "Bluntly, we cannot have bad behaviour decide who gets engaged with by the federal government. We need to hold this country together. We need to fight for this country every single chance we get."

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

For a better and more just future, we must name plainly what is broken, say how we will replace it, and do the hard work of building. That’s what we focused on at the Global Progress Action Summit in Toronto.

This is more accurate than people realize.

Wow, it’s down 279%!

The President of the United States is a liar.

This rules

Also this is your periodic reminder that Canada has a Minister of AI (yes really) but hasn't had a Minister of Labour since 2024. Something to think about on this lovely May Day

Ruck Fussia

Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.

Iowa has elected Chuck Grassley for 45 years, who is now 92 years old. So please tell me again about the savviness of the Iowa electorate.

The President of the United States is a liar.

Ralph Goodale on Canada-US relations: "A relationship that has lasted for more than 80 yrs has come to an end. And we're now trying to build something to replace it. We need to make sure in building that replacement we are less vulnerable and less dependent than we used to be."

CARNEY: "I do not get up first thing in the morning and think about the United States. I think about Canadians ... Our destiny is first and foremost going to be determined by what we do here. Canadians get that. I'm not sure everyone south of the border understands that."

Louis Varland has been absolutely UNSTOPPABLE this season. The Blue Jays reliever hasn’t allowed an earned run yet through 13.0 IP 🤯

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

The world is a bad place for good people and a utopia for the worst humans on earth 🫠

What a dick.

Given Canada's proximity to the US and the US' massive cultural influence, why have the main contours of Canadian politics been historically to the left of the US? Our answer to this intriguing question can be summed up in two words: social democracy.

Iran should blockade the US’ blockade.

PM Carney: "Virtue is like a muscle, it grows with exercise. When we are kind, kindness grows. When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows. And when we are all in for Canada, we will build Canada strong for all."

PM Carney: "Many of our former strengths, which rested on our close ties with the United States, have become our weaknesses now ... And while we have overcome the initial shock of the betrayal, we must never forget the lessons it has taught us. We must take care of ourselves."

Am I the only one who didn't realize until today that Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen also starred in Letterkenny?

Yes. And why pretend for a moment that if it were dropped, there wouldnt be a hassle over something else? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Huge cheers from our international teams in the Orion Mission Evaluation Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center 🥳

🛰️ Our European Service Module has successfully separated from Orion's crew module! 🚀 After propelling the spacecraft over 1 million km in deep space, it will now burn up in Earth's atmosphere, as the astronauts continue their journey home 🌍

A must listen to what #BruceSpringsteen has to say, “this is happening now.”

“Underutilizing talent of highly skilled and educated newcomers is “a direct loss to our GDP,” said @kjscott.bsky.social. “We’re losing highly skilled talent when they decide they can’t make a go of it in Canada and they go home or they go to another country.” www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Today, we mark the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. 🇨🇦 A defining moment in World War I, it reflected the courage, sacrifice, and unity of Canadian troops. We remember their bravery and honour all those who have served. 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵.

Savage video from the Iran Embassy in Lebanon.

I'll take "things that never happened" for $500, Alex.