this, this, a thousand times this.

I desperately *desperately* want to see the trains brought back in Nova Scotia. It fucking kills me that this province had a great provincial passenger rail network and then they just tore it up in the 90s for no reason. Generational vandalism.

Reject modernity. Embrace tradition.

Sharpton: "We're still here! We've come this far by faith. It was against the law to read and write! It was against the law to marry, but we've come this far by faith. I don't care what they do in Washington, I care what we do in the community. We've beat people bigger than Trump!"

Massive, massive bummer that federal brand confusion seems to be dragging down the Alberta NDP, and lifting up the Alberta Liberal Party, which barely exists.

Apropos of nothing, the Canadian EV rebate is back on! Applications open March 31st, retroactive to Feb 16th. tc.canada.ca/en/road-tran...

let's fucking goooooooooooooo financialpost.com/commodities/...

"Canadians are also more likely to name their international standing as a source of pride (19%) than people in any other country surveyed, particularly emphasizing its independence from the United States by saying things like “we are NOT American."

My favourite part about this is, after the polite applause for the PMs remarks in Japanese, he then quips "as I said, very gracious hospitality". Eh for Ehffort!

*sheepishly raises hand in Canadian* It's me. I'm happy about the US jobs report. (sorry guys! it sucks to suck.)

It's like they always say: if you want to inspire a population to rise up against a regime, be sure to vaporize a few hundred of their children on day 1!

"Thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies [of Fascism] are at the same time too strong, and too weak. Fascist governments are condemned to lose wars because they are constitutionally incapable of objectively evaluating the force of the enemy." - Umberto Eco, "Ur-Fascism"

It's such an intuitive ritual to check all products to make sure that they aren't made in the US, I don't even think about it anymore. You can also basically tell from the shelves, even without the maple-leaf stickers. US products are often fully stocked and discounted, because no one wants them.

The best time to move to Canada from the US was a year ago, the second best time is now.

"The visit also coincides with Takaichi’s 65th birthday — and he is bringing her a cake loaded with Canadian ingredients, including maple syrup, for dessert at a dinner later Friday night." I'm gonna need to see some pictures of the Diplomacy Cake, ASAP.

Hopefully the NS budget fiasco can finally drive a stake through the heart of the "Conservatives are good with money" stereotype. Conservatives are good at *plundering*. Not the same thing as being good at running an economy.

I continue to flip back and forth between "the Trump regime is clearly trying to do as much global damage as possible before getting absolutely boned in the midterms" optimism, and "the Trump regime is clearly trying to instigate a war so disruptive that they can cancel the midterms" pessimism.

Here's hoping that by the time the next election rolls around, the NS Liberals and NDP have figured out some kind of way to not split the vote, and we can finally kick Houston to the curb for his just brutal financial mismanagement of Nova Scotia.

This is awesome. I have no idea where they are going to be filming this, but if I can't get my name onto the shortlist for playing Aristotle, I'm firing my agent. (I am my own agent).

I really love that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is so good at his job, that he's actually inspiring other cities to improve municipal services, and not just inspiring political hopefuls to imitate his video style.

Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0

"I don't want to get any messages saying, "I am holding my position". We are not holding a goddamned thing. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy's balls. We are going to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of the time."

It’s not enough.

Canada is much smaller than the US, but Indonesia's population is like 280+ million people. I think an American culture that is actively anti-immigrant and encourages people to own guns "to protect themselves and their lived ones" relies on, and often encourages, a mass distrust of fellow citizens.

Apropos of nothing, Spain makes some truly excellent red wines, which are widely available in Canadian liquor stores. Something to consider while we're boycotting US alcohol. Salut, España!

Either AOC/Van Hollen or Van Hollen/AOC would make a solid 2028 ticket, imho.

This is pretty fascinating. Suggests that despite the various efforts to import US style culture wars into Canada, our social cohesion remains very strong. Helps to live above the worlds biggest cautionary tale, I guess.

when the suburbs become the dom-urbs, problems abound.

Schrödingers Boots. Simultaneously on the ground, and on the table.

1. Keep taxes artificially low to "encourage development". 2. City becomes massive construction site with terrible services and a mountain of debt. 3. Cut services even more to attempt to manage debt. 4. City appeal plummets. 5. Return to step 1.

A really nice thing about having a Dem primary between two really, really solid candidates, is that there is no acrimony afterwards, and the runner-up can get right to work bringing the factions together in time for the general.

What is best in politics? To crush your enemies. To see your party driven to the left, before you. To hear the lamentations of their focus groups.

Sometimes I wonder what Halifax would be like if it ever decides to be a real city.

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE. Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very often—and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

There are still some places in the US where Republicans are running unopposed, right? There really shouldn't be.

Abolish ICE has a +11 approval — which means it is *32 points* more popular than Donald Trump Ask yourself: does corporate media portray that accurately?

Every trans woman I know has had "why not be an effeminate man?" shoved in our faces for ages and yet thus piece suggests that even once suggesting an effeminate boy might be trans is some sort of crime against humanity. This is transphobia.

"For Ur-Fascism there is no struggle for life but, rather, life is lived for struggle. Thus pacifism is trafficking with the enemy. It is bad because life is permanent warfare. This, however, brings about an Armageddon complex." - Umberto Eco "Ur-Fascism"

This is a pretty great example of how fascism is doomed to failure by an over-reliance on sycophancy. They don't even *try* to recruit talent, the only thing that matters is obedience. This does not the foundations of a stable regime make.

a house reno show where the hosts wildly swing between "we gotta tear this place down and start fresh" and "with some hard work and a decent budget, this place could be goddamn beautiful", but forever.

The US used to have serial killer energy, where they had careful and specific rituals surrounding their wars. Took the time to manufacture consent. Ginned up public approval. Hung up plastic sheeting. That kinda thing. Now they exude more of a spree killer vibe. No real plan, just a global rampage.

I feel like economists must be watching the Trump regime with the same abject horror that the weather forecasters had in the opening to "The Perfect Storm" (2000).

A big thing that discourages voters from backing progressive parties is the credibility gap; the fear that they don't actually have the juice to win elections. Well, after Gorton & Denton, it's clear that @zackpolanski.bsky.social's Green Party has what it takes. The tipping point has been reached.

Can confirm - I woke up this morning feeling normal, and then just a few hours later I realized I might be showing symptoms of rapid-onset Acute Canadian Syndrome

In all seriousness, it is really, really good to see that descendants of victims of Le Grand Dérangement are being granted Canadian citizenship, at least according to the experience of this reddit user. Canada is still dealing with the damage caused by our own mass deportations, over 250 years ago.