Interviewer: "When you look at today's numbers, what do they tell us about the effectiveness of Donald Trump's tariffs." Me, very serious economist: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha.... hahahahahahahaha.... hahahahahahahahahaha... oh, wow." Sometimes all you can do is laugh at the absurdity of it all.

Tired: Democracy dies in darkness Wired: Democracy dies in the datacenter

In 2026, how the hell does one reconcile their need to stay informed with their need to stay sane? Asking for… a friend

Orwell was an optimist

Feel like it’s time to brush up on my Newspeak

Happy Thursday to all who celebrate

Don’t fall down the Steely Dan rabbit hole #NYTConnections

So when are they gonna PNG Hoekstra?

There goes my streak. Fuck this. #NYTConnections

It’s high time for the UN to move its HQ out of NYC

Seems like Tylenol trumped Epstein in the zeitgeist. What a gong show.

Connections Puzzle #835 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today’s #nytconnections really resonated with my Gen X brain. Gotta motor if I wanna be ready for that funeral. BTW that green category today is WTF

This is a painful read. I mean seriously painful. But it’s also a must-read, and must-share, for everyone.

Wordle 1,535 1/6* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The WordleBot suggested I buy I lotto ticket.

File this under “duh”. Anyone who’s spent any time in European cities knows this intuitively, and it becomes especially evident when they get home to Canada’s ridiculous sprawling suburbs.

Peace out ✌️

Get out of the scene! Montréal, 2025 #photography #fujifilm #mtl #streetphotography

Cancel Paramount+

It was inevitable for things to come to this. Having visited Barcelona twice (both times in the off-season) I'm thrilled to have been fortunate enough to go but cannot help but feel complicit in the exacerbation of the scourge of over-tourism.

Anticipation

Fuck that guy.

My wife complains that our Ford Escape is “too big”. After spending a few weeks vacationing in the south of France, I agree. However, in the Costco parking lot… Fuck I *hate* North American car culture and endless suburbs and exurbs and stroads and F-150s everywhere.

June 1st. Northern hemisphere. “Summer” officially starts in 3 weeks. Seriously. GTFO

All hail the street usage pecking order in downtown Toulouse. Pedestrians and cyclists rule… the few cars there are must wait. Loving it!

Elbows all the fucking way up

Did you? I did! #cdnpoli

Shout-out to @glass.photo and their amazing customer support! Last night I put in a support request via email to have a lens added to their camera and lens feed. Woke up this morning to an email from Stefan (one of Glass' founders!) saying it was done and dusted! glass.photo/explore/lens...

Just vote. #cdnpoli

This is indeed the best interview to date with PM Mark Carney. 👇 It’s long but worth every minute. I encourage you to take the time to listen & encourage others to do so as well. I am so grateful that this man has stood up. Now we need to make sure he is the next Prime Minister of Canada

PP needs to STFU

Makes me so sad. At least as American Millennial, there was a joke rivalry, but Canada were supposed to be our literal closest bro's in the world? The nicest people you could possibly meet. Like literally comically loving of Americans, you would NEVER do ANYTHING to hurt them. What have we done...

Someone take away his phone

How do you get off this ride?

The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #Canada2025

They're absolutely right. Glass is a special place, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to any photographer who wants to share their work in a welcoming and friendly place. Shameless plug: I can be found at glass.photo/eric #photography

“Is Coors Light Canadian?” Sure it is, given Molson/Coors convoluted corporate structure and the water they use… making it about as Canadian as moose piss, which I won’t drink either.

So… combine 🍊💩’s rambling psychobabble post with Malcolm Nance’s somewhat less hyperbolic post in Substack… is it time to head for the hills? open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

Hello folks. Jim Cuddy here. Due to our troubles with our neighbours in The States, I was inspired to write a little song. It’s called “We Used to Be the Best of Friends”. youtu.be/b5jgJZWG7aY?... #USA #Canada #Tarrifs

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Trump is hitting Gaddafi- and Castro-level speech length

God has a terrible sense of humour

Good god make it stop

LIES

PTSD : President Trump Stress Disorder

I missed this part

Freedom dies in, oh whatever. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...

FFS

With "allies" like the USA who the fuck needs enemies?