Highly curious the way Tucker Carlson sees “secret” gays everywhere, but doesn’t believe Pete Buttigieg is really gay, that he’s faking it, for some mysterious reason. Also, how does he know so much about gay sex that he’s eager to query Pete on the subject? Hmmm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBh...

Nice to see Kimmel pulling no punches and still boldly speaking truth to power after being un-suspended by ABC/Disney (following a $3 billion drop in their stock price and people cancelling from their streaming services in droves). www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_w...

Old-fashioned decency in the best sense of that quaint expression and surprisingly relevant commentary to current events from 65 years ago by the legendary late-night host Jack Paar... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXjF...

Earth 2 vs. Earth 1 regarding “Escalatorgate”... 😆

Just an hour left (PST) for this miraculous event yet to occur. Pins and needles. 😆 #Rapture

“Maple washing” is a thing because, of course. Good excuse imo to overhaul/revamp Canada’s labeling regulations to require more transparency regarding country of origin, esp. for groceries/consumables. There are far too many sneaky loopholes currently. #CdnPoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKR0...

Just a reminder, America... You were warned. #Project2025 msmagazine.com/2024/07/16/t...

Wow! “Earlier this month, Naples unveiled Monte Sant’Angelo Station, a subway stop unlike any other.“ More here: aestheticamagazine.com/anish-kapoor...

A great team-up here... “Professor Dave” in conversation w/ Seth Andrews (aka “The Thinking Atheist”) trashing the crapulent nonsense of all the fraudulent, anti-academic grifters, crackpots, and idiotic (often billionaire-funded) scammers he’s recently debunked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4j-...

A “typical, average American” scoffing at the pathetic attempts of businesses desperately trying to woo back Canadian tourists who are defiantly boycotting America because Trump is trying to wreck our economy whilst arrogantly threatening our sovereignty. 🍁 #CdnPoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=twyG...

How splendidly wonderful! A POV walking tour of Victoria’s plentiful “Little Free Libraries”… Many of which I’ve had the pleasure of visiting (also giving to and taking from) over the years. 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7LA...

Love these little ferry boats that shuttle about Victoria’s inner harbour and surrounding waterways. They’re actually a surprisingly efficient (and thoroughly delightful) way to get around!

Daily Dose of Mencken (a cynical take on public education in the United States; arguably true, according to the numbers). More on that here: tinyurl.com/2v2684rn

Alarming (and inspiring) reporting from Estonia and how that Baltic country is reacting to escalating threats and hostile rhetoric coming from the belligerent, revanchist Putin regime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMRQ...

Not hyperbole for people to call “shadow president” (as some allege) Stephen Miller out for being a veritable reincarnation (and, quite obviously, a studious fan) of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. That’s not leftist “hate speech” btw... Just the plain fact of the matter. Deal with it. 🖕

Does seems to be a singularly unhelpful message in the currently volatile political environment insofar as bolstering the fascist Trump regime and providing it w/ justification for its authoritarian crackdown on their “enemies” (half the nation!) whom they’ve deemed to be worthless, subhuman scum.

Ron has the best zingers. 😆 Also, just for fun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4x...

Hilarious.

Excellent conversation between recently-minted podcaster Terry Moran and former diplomat and Biden administration official Ned Price. Insightful analysis of Trump’s demented UN speech and a fascinating discussion about America’s present and future role in the world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yvZ...

MAGA hypocrisy. Shouldn’t be surprised, I guess, that they managed to crash Grindr, again! Also, didn’t the teabaggers used to pride themselves (no pun intended) on *not* leaving trash behind at their rallies? www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2aH...

An absolutely terrific roundup of the latest crazy-but-true stories the Trump regime is “flooding the zone” with, the last couple of days being especially notable for their unhinged batshittery. Have they released the Epstein files yet, btw?

Oh, geez... I completely forgot — it’s Rapture Day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsK4...

James O’Brien losing the will to live after Trump’s bonkers press conference yesterday linking Tylenol® to autism. “And once again, we find ourselves ill-equipped, or perhaps unequipped, to cope with this level of what I can only describe as madness.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCTv...

An uplifting story about farming... for a change. thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan...

Well, what a surprise. 🙄 More from “The Harvard Crimson”: tinyurl.com/3zus45dp www.thetimes.com/article/aa7f...

How bizarre. apnews.com/article/macr...

Fascinating (as usual) discussion between Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, here focused primarily on the work of the United Nations and how it’s being undermined by the Trump regime. Amusing to think of the UN relocating... to Switzerland, or perhaps even Canada! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yBW...

Absolute madness on full display... 🙄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE8T...

Be mortified with me... 😉 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Daily dose of Mencken:

What laughably tragic horrors await in the morrow... www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

A prog rock masterpiece. 😊 #Musicsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nW9...

Have always been fascinated by orchestra conductors and how they, well, you know, do what they do... Their gesticulations and impassioned, highly performative leadership antics are wonderful, but all quite highly mysterious to us proles. #Musicsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=d51u...

In effect, a back-at-you middle finger. Love it!

Fascinating video about the curious (often perilous) state of being homosexual during the Middle Ages. Yet another reason to despise Emperor Justinian (notwithstanding the magnificent Corpus Juris Civilis he commissioned and the Hagia Sophia he constructed). www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIu-...

Try to imagine Trump and his dead-eyed, contractually obligated, zombie “wife” (strangely absent but for “special events” — per TOS, presumably) delivering such a message...

Hmmm. Strange fuckery afoot, it appears.

Every accusation is a confession, or some form of blatantly obvious psychological projection; quod erat demonstrandum. 🙄

Worth watching from time to time... 😥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wibm...

LOL... Well, there’s a 100% safe bet, Brandon, but good for putting this wager on the table. Not that it will make a difference, because we all know how this game plays out... over and over and over and over again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRS...

What could go wrong? 🤷‍♂️

A brilliant analysis by literary critic Dana Goiola of the lusciously exotic, transgressive and morally transfigurative poetry of Charles Baudelaire, who extracted aesthetic beauty from evil. “In repugnant objects we find charm.” 😊 #art, #poetry www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Fi...

A strangely evocative portal that prompts the imagination.

OMG, Kamala Harris called the Trump regime “feckless”! Law enforcement agencies need to be immediately alerted and mobilized in response to this transgressive, blatantly hostile “hate speech” aimed viciously towards the great and glorious Oz, err, I mean Trump. www.mediaite.com/media/news/k...

Not exclusively; they also tested the waters w/ other targets such as “degenerate” artists, comedians, entertainers, academics, etc. As Andrew Breitbart famously quipped, all politics is downstream from culture. Something affirmed by this book I’ve been reading w/ morbid fascination of late:

Search “Autumnal view” and be richly rewarded with loads of wondrous images. Like this!

Imagine that. 🤷‍♂️🍁🙄 “Disney World has been a ghost town this summer, with visitors sharing different theories about what might be behind the quiet scenes at the popular theme park.” #CdnPoli, #BoycottUSA www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

“Now known as ‘Plaintiff A’.” 😆

Fun facts about grenades. 🤨 www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-...

Trash talking the 80s... from the not altogether accurate perspective of contemporary 7th graders. Oh, how I want to pile onto their slagging, but from experience. www.upworthy.com/students-ans...