Me when I see authoritarians get their ass kicked 🪶

CBC's The Fifth Estate manages to unpack the claims being made by the people behind the ostrich farm fiasco without once using the word "bullshit," and I congratulate them on their restraint. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is from January, but it's something I've been asked about a lot lately so I'm sharing this again: The impact of book bans on both royalties and school visit income has been very significant for queer authors (eg. 70% drop), and the threat to the future of LGBTQ+ books is serious and alarming.

"How many divisions does the Pope have?"

"Parker!! Forget Spider-Man — I need a front-page shot of the Antipope as of five minutes ago!"

Important read for anyone concerned about book bans and censorship in Canada. @caiabb.bsky.social

2025 annual financial reports for provincial political parties and local elector organizations (civic political parties) are now available. Learn more: elections.bc.ca/news/2025-an... #bcpoli

As a communications professional, I like to think I'm better equipped than many to resist being marketed at, pandered to or emotionally manipulated. That said, I'm crushed that the Apple store doesn't sell Little Finder Guys.

Drop your favourite TV opening credits that start with phones ringing. Mine are The Bob Newhart Show and The Rockford Files.

A very happy Easter to everyone celebrating this holiday of rebirth, renewal and brighter days ahead!

I'll be on stage this Saturday evening as Anaïs Audissian & Friends perform at Slice of Life Gallery & Studios on Venables near Commercial. (I'm one of the "& friends.") bit.ly/anais-friends.

I'll be on stage this Saturday evening as Anaïs Audissian & Friends perform at Slice of Life Gallery & Studios on Venables near Commercial. (I'm one of the "& friends.") bit.ly/anais-friends.

Depluralize a movie: The Element

I just fixed my fountain pen with a nose wire I tore out of my used KN-95 mask, so come to me with all your MacGyvering needs.

April is Autism Acceptance Month, and today is World Autism Acceptance Day. This is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that autistic people bring to the labour movement and to our province. #BCLab

Oooh. Indigo! www.washingtonpost.com/doonesbury/s...

This is important, and we’re in no way prepared for it.

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.

What if we discovered only a handful of the most awful accounts on here are awful real people — but most of them are fake, mostly-automated profiles intended to make us divided and despondent? Would that change all the screen-capping and get-a-load-of-this-asshole posts?

❗RALLY ALERT🚄 FIFA is around the corner and SEIU Local 2 has filed numerous grievances against Dexterra for several alleged violations. An unfair labour practice has also been filed alleging Dexterra is attempting to break the cleaners' union. 📅Join us on March 24 at 12 PM! @bcfed.bsky.social

WOW. And I don't see any BC news coverage of this story yet. www.inlander.com/news/canucks...

“Ever found yourself driving to the grocery store or coffee shop even tho it’s a 10-minute walk & perfectly nice day? New research suggests the reason isn’t just distance—it’s how the walk feels…it’s the sights, street life & amenities along the way that strongly shape whether people decide to walk”

Wait times at that bistro were terrible. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

My piece today: Why Is Vancouver's World Cup Human Rights Plan So Weak? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

Not every device needs to make a beep when it starts up. Not every power supply needs an LED with enough lumens to be seen from the surface of the moon.

Just a reminder that the wave of fakery is far from being all AI-driven. Some people prefer the old-fashioned artisanal approach.

The perfect news release does not exi—

We are so unprepared for the explosion of fake that's coming our way. What we've seen so far has just been the tentative opening shots in an all-out assault on truth.

In "Don't put words in my mouth; it's unsanitary" news, Grammarly is backing down on offering AI-driven editing suggestions "inspired by" real writers — many of whom were pissed off at having their names taken in vain (sometimes with really bad suggestions.) www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

"Hey, guys — what if our problem isn't too MANY bots on Facebook, Threads and Insta, but..." edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/t...

If your blood pressure's too low right now, can I recommend reading @offhandremarks.bsky.social's liveposting on the shit the US is trying to pull in real time?

For SURE.

This seems like kind of a Big Goddamn Deal.

(phone rings) (I mistakenly pick up the homophone)

@mysdick.bsky.social is doing the good work of ruining my Charles Babbage fandom at @iatsecanada.bsky.social 891’s #AI Learning and Engagement Symposium. #BCLab

Major gaps in Canada's #digital #sovereignty affect everyone. @spaikin.bsky.social talks to @canadianshieldinstitute.ca @vassb.bsky.social ThinkOn's Craig McLellan & @mozilla.org's Mark Surman: youtu.be/KLxJf1QbBQQ?...

I do NOT want to defend the CEO of McDonald's, of all people... but I finally saw the video, and he just... looked a not-especially-expressive guy eating a burger. From all the blowback it got, I was honestly expecting him to visibly be swallowing back barf.

Is there an actual #accessibility reason for @bsky.app and other social platforms NOT to let us embed alt text in image file metadata, so we don't have to re-enter it everywhere and every time we use that image? #a11y

After a productive meeting with (and generous contribution from) 3M's lobbyists, the initiative will now be known as the Scotchgard™ of the Americas.

Apple has brought back the iBook and I’m delighted.

"Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow" socialmedialab.ca/2026/03/04/p...

“We have leaders who are anxious We have captains not courageous Captains tumbling into madness” — Midnight Oil in 1990, apparently foreseeing 36 years into the future

I hope one day to see AI and quantum computing solve the most intractable, complex problem in digital technology, one that has clearly defeated our most powerful programming minds: making web forms that don't care whether you put a space in the postal code.

This is a helpful reminder of the need for caution about jumping on stories that seem to perfectly confirm our own narratives. The people who are making bank on others' confirmation biases aren't confined to the right.

This is a full-on four-alarm fire. This kind of grift slop *will* crowd out real news very quickly if we let it.

I'm guessing @urbantruth.bsky.social would be all over this Nathan W. Pyle FB post www.facebook.com/100044553904...

A BIG thank you to everyone for all the interest and energy during our official LAUNCH WEEK! Trust us, this is just the beginning, as we continue to “build this plane while we’re flying it.” Please keep helping us spread the word, and stay tuned for more details on how to get involved. #UrbanTruth

In any municipal government with half a gram of accountability, we'd have two immediate Council vacancies. #VanPoli