I’m in at my in-laws unboxing a bunch of stuff that maybe hasn’t seen daylight since the 1990s. It’s like time travel.

That’s right

"He was going to throw his biggest punch. He was willing to lose. And then he didn’t lose; he was lost. He didn’t even get to try. What do you do with that?" Devin Kelly on losing Jonas Vingegaard. escapecollective.com/lo

Trump's DOJ is complying with a UK extradition request? Bro that's low T

Still got it

Ahh Detroit..?

Not the worst - that was Gigli, really - but the sinking, deflating experience of Star Trek Into Darkness really sticks out.

If you are taking a moderate position on trans rights congrats I guess

As Dems are finally beginning to vote against Israel, I’m reminded of a certain book…

I basically don’t use our car here unless the weather is really bad - unmaintained bike lanes, that sort of thing, you know, normal city living nonsense. But the blade runner 2049 vibes sure will keep me off my bikes.

I wrote about Naomi Klein joining Substack and why writers of conscience shouldn't launch new media ventures on platforms that court white supremacy for clicks.

lol remember when kids went to jail for downloading a song on napster

Whenever it gets like this here I immediately am reminded of my time in Lucknow and UP. Of course that was occasionally accompanied by dust storms which, so far...

Oh man RIP Dave Kendall. A cool older brother who showed us the way.

Fletcher School gonna Fletcher School

Never met a war he didn't want to send your kids to.

May brief and sudden illnesses befall all of our enemies asap

Jules Bistro in Leslieville!

I have definitely unlocked the arthritis in my playing hand age level. I blame Randall Flagg.

5 years ago I started work on a short doc about Ghost Town by The Specials. As I began interviews and research, I realised there was a much wider story to tell. The film lays dormant for now, but I’ve written a fragment of the tale in this piece for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

Extremely dislike button

I have a handful of mutuals following Rachel Bitecofer, so consider this your PSA, since she has now outed herself as an unabashed, outspoken racist.

C’est exactement

Cmon now, mine were *laminated* Mr PhD (Still happy to ask random strangers for directions fwiw, much more fun that way plus your tech gods don’t have it all sussed out)

Never fails to amaze when FdB defenders pop up regardless of [gestures around]

Here’s the thing, a Nazi isn’t going to vote for “the right things.” Fucking idiot.

C’est exact

Anders Mielke is SO HYPED! Still! Wish I had that enthusiasm.

'Til someone needs medical help Or the magnolias bloom

Whatever KPH it’s a rolling rest day REPLAY

Me Too did not go far enough.

If your Ryan be Cooper you're doing super, if your Ryan be Grim I hate identical rhymes.

Briefly tuned into the Majority Report to see how they're still handling things ("as well as they can") and saw folks in the chat using that to absolve/defend Platner. Great work Ryan.

How did people get around Toronto during the World Cup? Here's what the data shows

I mean this seems pretty simple. Staying on Twitter became an ethical issue for the average user. The ones who left largely were the ones who cared.

Some of my ancestors are vaguely happy with that outcome so...OK I guess?

Vargas!

Training ride just passed me going the opposite way on Kingston and…surely there are alternatives to Rapha

That old thing? Schnee von Gestern as they say

FIFA after starting to worry they were being too nakedly, obviously corrupt:

Oh hey remember this thing

Anyhow gonna wrap myself in a TdF cocoon for July, the sporting event unsullied by controversy, corruption, postal service sponsorship…

I need a picture of Mitch McConnell connected to all the tubes so I can make a pausa de hidratacion joke

Not entirely dissimilar from the vibe on here to be fair

Bringing this back up for no reason.

Two teams that surely have no problems historically

On this week's episode, we each reveal our picks for the best movies from the first half of 2026. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0e6k... Thanks for listening. Hope you're having a good weekend.

One of my favorite musician bio’s too. An interesting dude, from an underexplored part of the American racial hierarchy, with a clear class position that came through his art

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