…bruh.

NASA failed to predict the real splashdown risk.

Next week is International Anti-Street Harassment Week! Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you 5 ways you can safely de-escalate and intervene when witnessing hate and harassment in public spaces. It's free! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

My clarinet teacher first taught me how to play this piece in grade 9. Tony Hobbs, wherever you are, I’ll always remember my introduction to John Cage.

Locals say they are not surprised the seal, described as a regular visitor, decided to stop for a snooze on the roadway.  #wildlife #traffic #accidents #incidents #animals

For @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social - looks like you didn’t have the latest update that Kanye won’t be headlining anything in the UK.

"I will do such things— What they are yet I know not, but they shall be The terrors of the Earth! You think I’ll weep. No, I’ll not weep. I have full cause of weeping, but this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws Or ere I’ll weep.—O Fool, I shall go mad!" -- King Lear Act II, Scene 4

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” -Trump Article III The following acts shall be punishable: (a) Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) Attempt to commit genocide; (e) Complicity in genocide.

Under international law, "genocide" is such a fraught term because it requires showing 'dolus specialis,' or proof that perpetrators specifically aimed to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Trump or someone on Trump's team intentionally crafted this to meet that standard.

Horses do want cake. It’s science.

There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

And no one wrote a musical about it? Skill issue smh

‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is taking Indigenous culture past the Moon: his mission patch was designed by Henry Guimond, an Anishinaabe artist, incorporating one Indigenous perspective about the seven sacred laws, which are represented by animals. 🧪 #ArtemisII

In memory of Stephen Lewis, here’s a link to his Massey lecture from 2005 - still a great listen, and perfect example of his deeply empathetic work. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

South Australia has spent years patiently constructing one of the world's first big 100% clean grids. Its reward? Industries are *flocking* there to take advantage. Peak load is expected to double in coming years. Go green, make green.

Here's a new and exciting way AI is messing with respectful workplace requirements: www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...

There is a divide between the public-facing Poilievre, and the version he puts out on online spaces like X. Reporters should really try to get Poilievre on the record about this stuff. Ask him if he supports mandatory sex-testing for female athletes in Canada. Make him explain it on mic.

We must act before the sharks become venture capitalists. www.wdef.com/cocaine-caff...

The more I look at this, the more I’m just gobsmacked at how a single post can embody both misogyny and trans misogyny simultaneously. A great example of how transphobia hurts all women.

In case you needed any clarification where Poilievre stands on trans rights.

I've already reposted this but it's a good day to remind everyone that by engaging with any Harry Potter shit nowadays, you're actively giving more resources to hate campaigns that take trans people's rights away. Also if you need another book to read I'm always more than happy to give recs.

Women across Canada are speaking up in solidarity with transgender people. Speak up with us at www.womenfortransrights.ca

I admit I spent decades traveling to Australia on my Canadian passport and whenever the border officials gave me a hard time when they discovered I was born in Oz but let my passport lapse, I just smiled knowing that: …

My kids are going to be so impressed to learn that @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social mentioned 100 gecs this morning (when they eventually wake up).

You would think that Microsoft, the creator of both word and co-pilot, could have their silly little tool understand page margins. But you would be wrong, my friend, you would be wrong.

Thread, on the ... apparently bonkers Subnautica 2 lawsuit: (protip: if your lawyer says you can't get out of a contract, but some random chatbot disagrees, consider listening to your lawyer.)

Great example of AI messing up employment-related legal issues.

It is well past time to regulate this [expletive].

if we’re fomenting rage against First Nations because people are being given two years notice to vacate their expiring leaseholds on reserve land then we’ve kind of lost the plot

*employment standards restrictions mentioned*

Really interesting overlap with OHS issues.

I'm looking to speak to Ottawa parents who are concerned about their kids' safety online, particularly around hate content and the manosphere. Email me: [email protected]. Signal also available upon request #ottawa #cdnpoli

The most interesting part of all of this (IMO): if Vail as employer is aware of skiers acting recklessly, which puts instructors (employees) at higher risk of serious injury, have they taken sufficient steps to reduce that risk u der OHS obligations?

This is the best news I heard in months! Finally, no more time change shenanigans!

May he be touched by His noodley appendage. R’amen.

ICYMI.... Really should check if your MLA supported this and if they did, let them know how you feel about it

Peter MacKinnon with an absolutely inane piece about EDI hiring opens by noting that 'affirmative action' is discriminatory and against section 15(1) of the Charter. He fails to note section 15(2) of the Charter, which EXPLICITLY PROTECTS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES. nationalpost.com/opinion/pete...

For anyone who hasn't been following just how extreme the disinformation campaign against fundamental human rights has become, there are 37 BC MLAs who today voted to abolish the entire Human Rights Code.

I don’t know how we possibly got to this point. Every person in BC needs to check whether their MLA voted today to abolish fundamental human rights in the province. This is, well and truly, a terrifying level of mid-informed rhetoric.

I haven't seen much in the Canadian press on Carney's pending trip to Oz but here is some good background from the Australian perspective.

I’m sure the people of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi will be thrilled to know that affordable healthcare was docked in the Gulf this whole time.

A copy of the BCHRT decision doesn't appear to be on @canlii.bsky.social yet, but @bctf.bsky.social has shared it here: www.bctf.ca/docs/default...

perennial reminder that this typographic thing: * * * is called a "dinkus" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinkus

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

This is, fundamentally, what I don’t get about using the term “virtue signaling “ as derogatory. How can we we as a community share our common positive values with each other if we don’t communicate (“signal”) them?

Roses are red, This Book is Blue, I’ve cited my love, See supra n.2. #AppellateValentines