My email auto-responder is on. I've written everything for the year I wished to write, and some things I didn't. I have nothing left to say. I am now semi-retired and *off* for the holidays.

Agree wholeheartedly with this piece by @davidmoscrop.com. open.substack.com/pub/davidmos...

When is it okay to criticize the government? Always. An invitation to embrace disagreement, now more than ever. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/life-durin...

Prediction market sites are casinos run by techno-bookies. They're a scourge and ought to be regulated and legislated into oblivion. jacobin.com/2025/12/pred...

They're not going to sign a deal that doesn't massively damage our economy and even then we can't trust them to even abide by it for any longer than the Presidents mood swings. Can we PLEASE stop acting as if actual normal negotiations are possible?

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

and for that reason I'm out

...jesus christ

Is anyone in Ottawa or nearby looking to buy a Sony camera, lenses, lighting set, and stands? Or bits thereof? I'm selling the video pod equipment I bought last year, hardly ever used, because I gave up on trying to do TikTok and YouTube because I hate them.

Telework was a big part of what the union fought for when they were on strike in 2023. Once again, Carney shows no respect for workers' rights and negotiated collective agreements. I'm worried he's going to mess with my pension now too.

So many public service jobs require resources that the public servants ... acquire and store at their desks, and everybody in administration seems to forget this. My employers once floated the idea of rotating WFH/office sharing with hotdesks (so no one would have a permanent spot) ...

Ol' Climate Carney strikes again.

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/

Terribly stupid idea that will satisfy faux-populist urges to dunk on public servants while simultaneously making the lives of public servants and the service itself so much worse. Goofy stuff.

More than a year after the back-to-office policy was implemented? Great work!

If you really think about it, the Phoenicians are to blame for most of *looks around, gestures* this.

Me when I take out the compost right away.

'You shouldn't criticize Mark Carney because that's how you get Pierre Poilievre' is...exactly how you get Pierre Poilievre. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

When I criticize the Liberal government in any way at all, no matter how reasonable, my free and paid subscribers on Substack go down. This dynamic creates a perverse incentive, which I refuse to give in to. But this is a major problem.

If you're betting on death, destruction, and disease in Gaza or anywhere else, you're an irredeemable degenerate. If you're a platform enabling this, like Kalshi or Polymarket, you're something worse.

New work on on Immigration attitudes, out in @irpp.org with @natashagoel.bsky.social We show dramatical increase in anti-immigration opinion in Canada over the past couple of years. Its very different than previous shifts like in 1990s...

This is the most depraved shit I've ever seen.

The government says its doing cooperative federalism with the Alberta MOU. It's chasing a fantasy. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/co-operati...

The BC Conservatives want to govern the province and can't manage 39 people. Not great!

Rustad's response posted to Twitter Same tone he took this morning, when he was asked about his possible removal under similar circumstances #bcpoli

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

Ontario is laughing at you and your politics, British Columbia. ONTARIO.

For those curious about the Conservative Party saying they've removed John Rustad for "professional incapacitation", here's the relevant part of their constitution. One imagines the board giving legal cover by saying "incapacitation" can involve being "professionally unable to carry out duties".

How’s book writing going? Well, I’m making great progress with my plan to automate our Christmas lights and trees in synchrony, so…really well.

TikTok for polar bears.

WHO'S HUNGRY NOW, BITCH?

May says voting for budget was 'mistake' and it won't happen again nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/01/m...

The NDP position on the Senate should be “Who cares? We’re working on jobs and affordability.”

Goodbye and good luck. www.ign.com/articles/ass...

For Time Magazine, I ask if Canada is entering an era of realpolitik and, if so, whether we're going in with any red lines. time.com/7337391/cana...

I travel a decent amount for work and sure my carry on suitcase rolls funny but at least it also squeaks and randomly falls over.

Behold the conquering heroes!

Tonight I’m going to watch Home Alone while home alone and eat a cheese pizza while building a Lego gingerbread house so, yeah, the perfect night for a 42-year-old *does* exist.

Posts about urban biking in Dutch cities are routinely replied to with comments like “well, they have the big advantage of being relatively flat.” The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership

A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:

“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“

‘Carney doesn’t actually want a pipeline or think one will get built, he’s just a duplicitous weasel’ is not the defence you think it is.

Last point, then back to Saturday things for a while: if your take is "Carney signed this without actually intending to get a pipeline built" you are validating the mistrust that populist Albertans and their allies hold. If that is true, they are right to mistrust this agreement, and "Canada".

Extraordinary things are happening in the free market.

I'm curious to see how this develops Eby's been using Alberta-style grievance rhetoric - the feds don't defend BC's interests, BC doesn't get a "fair share" but props up heavyweight have-nots like Ontario, Quebec - for months Seems unlikely Ottawa's handling of the MOU helps that

I will be honest with you. As December arrives this year, I don’t really care about politics. I don’t want to read about politics or write about politics. I want to read books and be on break for the holiday.

There seem to be 2 general opinions abt the MOU: AB conservatives: The MOU gives AB everything we wanted LPC supporters: MOU is great because Carney got pragmatic concessions from AB, but don't worry no pipeline will be built Anyone else: The MOU gives AB conservatives everything they wanted

People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson Gotcha. That explains a lot.

Former Washington Post contributing columnist here — let’s help the Onion smash the Washington Post!