the only bright spot in the world right now is that burnt-out Gen Z and Millennials finally make up the majority of the workforce, I just called tech support for my router and was told “girl I for real think it’s cooked”

Does anyone happen to know what the signs of whiplash are?

Trump managed to fast-forward between the imperial peak in the 2nd century and the 5th century collapse within less than a decade. And with zero reasons to do it. Truly legendary level of hegemonic suicide.

Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.

Yes, he's batshite crazypants but I think he doesn't give one fig how he's remembered. That's the mistake I'm fairly sure feckless Dems can't wrap their heads around. That's why my pendulum has swung back to he (and his name) need to be erased from the historical record for 1000 years until...

A thing I left out of this post about the baseball stadium proposal (b/c I feared it would get lost in the morass of words) is that at this point, COUNCIL DOES NOT GET TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT THE BASEBALL STADIUM IS BUILT AT THE YARDS! /1 #yqrcc queencityib.com/blog/2026/1/...

... They haven't learned a gawddamn thing. Jeezus.

They got suburban realtors talking like Patrick Henry, it's over

OPINION | Even by Trump’s standards, his latest letter is so dangerous and so delusional that there is no longer any question that the president is mentally “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” as laid out in the 25th Amendment.

Lol weaponised incompetence is so funny

I keep saying that his cheese has slipped off his cracker but I think this is beyond that. Waaaaay fucking beyond. That cheese hass passed Voyager I.

As they should. I'm still raging about the so-called "good" Americans that were positively giddy at the prospect of us becoming their 51st State. Get your fucking house in order and stop going to a gun fight with an overcooked spaghetti noodle.

Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.

How it started/how it's going

Pierre Poilievre's social media "influencers" flip faster than the riding of Carleton did last year.

Area man who refuses to get appropriate national security clearance says roving gangs of electric cars pose risk to national security.

“Abolish ICE” isn’t radical, it doesn’t go far enough. Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

lol the NYT didn’t have to wait until the goons took to the streets, The Verge ran this package in 2022 www.theverge.com/c/23055922/h...

Wisconsin didn't deserve Feingold and there's no better proof than the booger eating moron they elected to replace him (and *keep* electing).

Literally no thought to the existence of the people living in Greenland right now. It's just a shiny gem that can be given away, and should be given to us, because we have a lot of strength.

Abolish ICE? No, reform ICE! Also, don't prosecute people in the Epstein Files. Retrain their penises!

Relatedly, The Birth of a Nation may have done more than any single work of anything to make this view hegemonic beyond academic circles

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.

I mean even the small gestures add up. On our block club group chat, someone just posted this, in case any neighbors need a shoveling buddy

When fascism came to America, no one loved the flavor of one piece of dry chicken and raw broccoli in a corn tortilla more than those who voted in white hot fury over the price of eggs.

👀 Virginia senate president pro tempore calls for turning the 6D-5R House delegation into 10D-1R in redistricting. With some colorful language regarding the commonwealth’s two Democratic senators.

Oh hey! I got the WestJet "experience" email too! 😂 Poor Samantha. It's not easy trying to polish the turd as a "modern onboard experience" when your job title is Chief Experience Officer. "I really thought people would love the snuggly atmosphere!" --Sam, probably

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.

Not that I'm eternally grateful that I don't have to spend a single holiday with them ever again but I do wish I was a fly on the wall at my American ex-inlaws' houses right now.

American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends!

I almost forgot! The Verge finally has gift links so... here's a gift link! 🎁 www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...

i confess that one big reason it's hard to remain optimistic is the sheer amount of shit that needs to be handled. this idiotic out of control ai and ai economy, crypto, the shattered political order, wild wealth inequality and malevolent billionaires. a mountain of effort and courage is needed

I don't know *too many* folks from Saskatchewan flying to the US these days but since it's one of the US "destinations" from YQR, a heads up.

Reading this thread encourages me to indulge in a little pet conspiracy theory of mine: that trans-national capital is fine and good, but trans-national labour organization scares the bejeezus of powerful people.

Quisling chart

I don't know what's going on but Happy Canadian Senate Verification Day to everyone who celebrates, I guess.

Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Is it just me or does it feel really weird now just going along everyday doing regular everyday stuff like we’re not already well down a path people will look back at in 50 years and think, “Man, those sure were some diabolically dark and sinister times.”?

In case you missed it: One week after the feds tabled the Pharmacare Act in 2024, a major insurance industry association began signing up lobbyist to oppose the program in New Brunswick — starting with former GNB senior director of communication Tyler Campbell.

I started doing this a few years ago--when I read a great scholarly article, for example, I will drop a note to the author telling them how good I think it is. Especially if the author is a junior person. It takes two minutes and is a nice affirmation.

Jeezus. That third picture.

For folks keeping score at home, in Trump's America you can have two (2) dolls five (5) pencils one (1) "piece" of chicken one (1) "piece" of broccoli one (1) corn tortilla one (1) other thing (?) I mean, are we great again OR WHAT 🤡

journalists never take the cops at their word 2026 challenge

"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?" Good idea: 4% Bad idea: 71% (Ipsos) 4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.