I haven't watched 60 Minutes since CBS spiked Sharyn Alfonsi's report for a few weeks on mistreatment of US residents deported to a gulag in El Salvador. I'm even less likely to watch the show following the firing of Scott Pelley. Fortunately, there are lots of independent media outlets.

Scott Pelley on being fired: “I have been in combat in Afghanistan. I have been in combat in Iraq. I have been in the war zone in Ukraine multiple times, risking my life and the happiness of my family because of my devotion to the broadcast.” {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

Will a Canadian journalist ever ask Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre or any premier about the Amoc being closer than ever to a tipping point? Maybe a climate-conscious media prankster can ask Kerry-Lynne Findlay about it. @avilewis.ca www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“In response to questions from Senate Democrats, Trump’s judicial nominees won’t state the simple fact: Former President Joe Biden won, and, by extension, Trump lost.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Maybe this is why Republicans aren't invited to give many commencement addresses, @smerconish.bsky.social. Most of them don't accept the scientific consensus around climate change, either.

When Documenting a Rally Becomes a Matter of Academic Freedom, by Ali Kazimi @amirattaran.bsky.social aankh.substack.com/p/when-docum...

A first for me today. Glad to have this piece in The Guardian. Figured it was time more of our international friends heard some hard truths about how things are going here in 🇨🇦: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

B.C. writer Gurpreet Singh demonstrates his solidarity with Indian youths who were disparaged as parasites by India's chief justice. #CockroachJantaParty Read @gurpreetradical.bsky.social poem @pancouver.bsky.social: pancouver.ca/gurpreet-sin...

On Wednesday (May 20), Vancouver Public Library central branch will host panel discussion on newly released book, Return to Paueru Gai, edited by Emiko Morita. There will also be taiko and martial arts in Alice MacKay Room, beginning at 6:30 pm. vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69d80...

Far-Right Speakers Given a Perch at Vancouver's Web Summit via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

Ian Hanomansing asked listeners about summer travel plans on CBC Radio. Several declared that they were no longer going to visit the United States because of Trump. Listen to the show here @maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @erinburnett.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

I can only imagine what Todd Blanche's descendants will say in a few years when they're asked if they're related to him. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

What the 2026 World Cup means for measles risk in Vancouver theconversation.com/what-the-202...

"Trump mental health: 30 senior US doctors declare president mentally unfit" from the British Medical Journal. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

More insults from Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill about NATO efforts in Afghanistan. He blamed governments (in Canada's case, the Harper government!) for preventing troops from doing the difficult work. Canadian troops were in Kandahar, for God's sakes and 158 CAF troops died. @coons.senate.gov

It's typical of the National Post to make the silly claim that the appointment of the most qualified Governor General in my lifetime is somehow fuelling western separatism. I'm not sharing this drivel because that's often the objective—driving clicks by sowing division.

From @glenkorstrom.bsky.social at Business in Vancouver: Air travel between Vancouver and U.S. down in 15th straight month. @maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @erinburnett.bsky.social @charlieangus104.bsky.social www.biv.com/news/transpo...

I (reluctantly) wrote on the public ritual of the Met Gala. "Beauty is necessary for evil. Art has always been a way for extraordinary wealth and destructive power to justify their existence." open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

The head of Taiwan's drone diplomacy task force says Taiwan’s manufacturing capabilities give the country a great advantage in the global drone sector. taiwantoday.tw/Economics/To...

The City of Vancouver is stopping the use of coins in parking meters. You will have to use pay by phone. I suspect that there are older folks who are unfamiliar with this, especially if they might be coming in from the suburbs.

Another example of the shameful weaponization of DOJ against Trump's political opponents. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New from @defacto-ca.bsky.social: Vancouver cops are calling border enforcement more than ever. Community members fear that puts them in danger. @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social @joycearthur.bsky.social www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-immigrat...

Mayumi Lashbrook travels through time in "Enemy Lines" to make sense of intergenerational trauma. May 6 to 9 at Firehall Arts Centre. pancouver.ca/mayumi-lashb... Tix @ www.firehallartscentre.ca/event/enemy-...

əm kʷaθ nan Namesake filmmakers reinforce importance of descriptive place names in Coast Salish culture. DOXA will presents film by Tla'amen Nation members t̓agəm Eileen Power & ƛɛsla Dr. Evan Adams at 2:45 pm today at SFU Woodward's and 8:50 pm on Sunday at VIFF Centre. pancouver.ca/%c9%99m-k%ca...

@sethdklein.bsky.social As I read your smart article on the sovereign wealth fund, it reminded me of Jeremy Rifkin's long-titled book, The Green New Deal: Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028 and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth. www.straight.com/news/1348656...

"Because the Convention Against Torture prevented her from being deported to Colombia, ICE instead packed her onto a bus and tried to abandon her in Mexico." Mexico wouldn't take her, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo will.

I miss days when so many folks weren't doing one of two things: a) relentlessly marketing themselves or what they created on social media OR b) acting like total jerks on social media. Being off X for 18 months has certainly helped with (b). Maybe it's time to abandon Linkedin to address (a). 🤣🤣

Trump's nominee for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, had his confirmation hearing yesterday. He needed to answer 2 questions: 1) Is Trump’s criminal investigation into Powell appropriate? 2) What would Warsh do if Trump threatened retribution against *him* as well? He couldn't answer 1. Wasn't even asked 2.

Martin Lukacs @breachmedia.ca practises some real journalism. youtu.be/HmPqacqk1nc?...

My latest. I’ve been watching the media coverage of the murders of Dr. Cerina Fairfax and Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer. One way media can fight back against male violence: If you kill your wife, you don’t get to be called a “husband” any more. You’re her killer. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

You're going to want to see this. Thank you @charliesmithvcr.bsky.social for the preview. Firehall Arts Centre presents Drew Hayden Taylor's "The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light" April 18 to May 3. pancouver.ca/drew-hayden-...

I'm betting that there won't be a spring election for this reason. There are six MLAs who were elected as BC Conservatives but who are no longer in caucus. They will lose their seats and their paycheques if they help bring down the government. geoffmeggs.substack.com/p/joan-phill...

RCMP Seeks to Quash Discrimination Ruling by Human Rights Tribunal. Mounties argue that they shouldn't have to pay $7,500 to each of the Indigenous complainants who alleged discrimination in an RCMP investigation. @daveeby.bsky.social @nikisharma.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Marilyn Gladu voted against banning conversion therapy. www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/v.... Now, she is a Liberal MP after crossing the floor.

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” These are the words of the president of the United States, today. The president speaks genocide. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment. snyder.substack.com/p/the-presid...

Does anyone else worry that Trump is so unhinged that he will go nuclear, literally, on Iran? He's broken so many other taboos. If he breaks this one, that would give Putin cover for using a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine. @jd-vance-1.bsky.social can prevent this by invoking 25th amendment.

In the newest episode of Wendy Yuan Unfiltered, Wendy takes us behind the scenes of fundraising for Paul Martin, media strategy, and political backroom work. She also discusses the burgeoning political engagement of the Chinese Canadian community in the early 2000s. youtu.be/U7QeDjrUDFI?...

Progressive internationalists across Canada loved and admired Stephen Lewis so much for all that he did. I don't think we should underestimate or dismiss how his work will add to Avi Lewis's lustre in the next federal election campaign (just as the Pierre Trudeau legacy gave Justin a boost in 2015).

We have lost a giant, and a hero to countless social justice activists across Canada and around the world. My thoughts & memories on the passing of Stephen Lewis: open.substack.com/pub/sethdkle...

Dear transportation officials. “Roads” and “streets” are NOT the same things in cities. “Roads” suggest rural or suburban contexts, and a big focus on vehicle movement (“traffic sewers”). Streets suggest urban contexts, multi-modal movement, and a LOT MORE than just movement. Language matters.

Return to Paueru Gai: 50 Years of Powell Street Festival exhibition opened last night at Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Curated by Emiko Morita, it runs until Sept. 5.

When I had Shaw cable, MSNBC never cut out and it was part of the package. Rogers forced me to switch to the Xfinity wireless cable and it did not include MS Now. I pay extra for this channel. Again, it just cut out, this time during @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social commentary. It's so exasperating.

Welcome to B.C., Cassandra. @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Since the end of the Cold War, many people who pay attention have worried about an accidental or a miscalculated stumble into nuclear war. But with Trump breaking every taboo...demonstrating that he is above the law...the ultimate taboo waiting to be broken is the nuclear one."

From a babysitter to top global exporter... youtu.be/LkuwA5U8s0I?...

Trump has never wavered in his threats against Canada. What we learn from Ukraine is that the undermining of sovereignty, psychological psyops, supporting Donbas-style separatists is the playbook to take down a nation. My latest: charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-is-...

Go, Frances, go! One of Canada's most fair-minded, empathetic, and sensible journalists is running for council. Someone who actually knows the inner workings of city hall has put her name forward! I hope you don't get trolled too badly, Frances, because there are lots of nasty folks out there.

Five U.S. players—Brock Nelson, Jackson LaCombe, Jake Oettinger, Jake Guentzel, and Kyle Connor—skipped the visit to the White House and the State of the Union address.

the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

RCMP Discriminated in Abuse Investigation, Human Rights Tribunal Finds via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...