Today I referenced the 1960 victory of The New Party in PTBO at @trentuniversity.bsky.social. But honestly, if @ndp.ca and @ptbondp.bsky.social can't be bothered to post about the NDP leadership convention happening this weekend, can they complain of being ignored by the msm? @avilewis.ca

The best microtonal music to mark to youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...

In case you missed it, we are suing ICE for their unlawful practice of conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause. www.wosu.org/politics-gov...

The beautiful closing of Umberto Eco's _6 walks in the fictional woods_ --- the book is explores what makes narrative work, how it operates relative to truth, why we distinguish betw fiction and nonfiction. A great read for writers, scientists, anyone w/ an interest in narrative

In my cheese pairing class yesterday a student decided to pair two different cheeses with each other (aged blue and Morbier) and it was honestly a brilliant combination, producing a subtle smokiness while supporting piquancy with creamy fat. 1+1=3. More of this, please! #FoodAndBevPairing #cheese

Amnesty International's Agnès Callamard says it's possible to condemn the government of Iran for its human rights violations without seeing the U.S.-Israeli war as "anything else but an act of aggression which will also victimize people and civilians."

My first real Windsor pizza from Capri!! Courtesy a very kind @eriepelee.bsky.social 💗🎉🍕🙏🏽

I am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions. Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!

Hola Julio @hool415.bsky.social , with inspiration from @dragonslayerma.bsky.social and @davidbirch.bsky.social responses to your #Free40 #PromptCombo, a memory from a glad summer's past but let's call it Now.

Follow the bouncing ball

Projection or confession, every time

CW: sexual assault. It is no coincidence. Evil would rather kill thousands than be exposed. me.mashable.com/culture/6754...

Tax billionaires out of existence.

At the strong end of a deep winter to remember, I take note of the first morning bird call of the year, one of a mated pair of northern cardinals living in my backyard. Yes, friend, survivor, the good times will return.

Lovely thread on Jesse Jackson after the cameras mostly moved on

Well, there's this thing I wrote. slowcivilwar.substack.com/p/other-thie...

This Monkey's Gone #swartland #mourvedre #2020

I'm so chuffed to finally meet our Dear Leader! All hail Chandler! #antifa #YesKing

Oof, this is a tough one. Adieu Catherine, thanks for all the laughs. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

There is a long list of things the administration has taken down or replaced. Some are like this, in public places. Others are displays within agency office buildings. I would really like someone to write something for us that tallies up as many of these examples as is possible to get info on

Is there an ICE /IDF edition of Call of Duty? Where you're deployed against your own citizenry, mothers, children, and journalists? If not, I think there's a market. #ShameBoys #IncelArmy #TooScaredTooDumb

This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...

Magnificent. Make sure you click on the "1 more reply" link to make sure you read the whole thread. You will not regret it.

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

The night is dark and full of Navy SEALs #PromptCombo #Nightfall @dragonslayerma.bsky.social

'Tis the Taint of the Season, 'twixt Christmas and New Year's: once Roman in feeling, orgiastic an' reelin'; now stain'd with the soot an' the boot of our fears.

Come see us this week in Toronto where we'll have rare and exclusive bottles of authentically made wine for your gifting needs! #TheLivingVine #VinNatural #Biodynamic

"Implicit in the bargain was permission to do with that time whatever the kid saw fit. No educational goal had to be attained. Nothing had to be learned... The exchange itself carried value for having happened. It taught that kid a lesson in the nature of generosity."

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers | Ireland | The Guardian share.google/5LwmDMLGU0Tl...

Declan Rice, running for days #MOTM #ARSBAY

Adieu Jimmy youtu.be/U7dBMYUyRAQ?...

What does housing as a human right actually mean in a housing crisis that is only getting worse? 🏘️

"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...

I wrote about where the US's current wave of transphobia comes from, and how both Mamdani and Spanberger have shown useful ways for politicians to reject it and still win.

A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said. With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle. If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing. Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

If you're in Toronto this Sunday, wear blue and come down to our Acid Trip! #LetsGOBlueJays www.eventbrite.ca/e/acid-trip-...

Requiescat in Pace Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54 | CBC News share.google/hZAsuNapPM4N...

#tdih 1871, a mob of about 500 Anglo & Latino men rioted in LA's Chinatown. They lynched at least 17 Chinese residents. 💔 Perpetrators all went free. Read more (article by @reecejones.bsky.social ) & see 9 min. KCET doc ⬇️about this Reconstruction era massacre. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la...

Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”

I found this poem in a birthday text to a dear friend and thought I might give it a second life. My mother emigrated to 🇨🇦, a comet with a tail; her mother had a stroke when mine was 13; her mother emigrated as a teen from 🇮🇳 to 🇿🇦، with her mother, indentured, 2 women alone. I cook to hear them.

With the Voting Rights Act in front of SCOTUS, here are lessons and books for K-12 on the history of voter suppression and the long (ongoing) fight for voting rights. #TeachOutsideTextbook #TeachTruth ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

This is so significant: a new comprehensive report detailing the myriad modalities of Canadian university complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. static1.squarespace.com/static/68bf2...

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...