YIKES.

Te reo, tributes and mis-timed toilet trips: the Aotearoa Music Awards

In the United States, a man can be found guilty of sexual assault by a jury, rise to the highest elected post in the land, then order his Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation of the woman he assaulted. My question to Albertan separatists: why are many of you pro-US and pro-Trump?

“I held the line and refused to incorporate suggestions that offend the conscience" Be sure to read every word of this Cecilia Vega statement. Every journalist in the country should be shouting from the rooftops about the purge /censorship at 60 Minutes/ CBS. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

White-wing nutters have to wreck things for everyone, right?

“You shouldn’t need to be a high-visibility person to get a response when an airline breaks your mobility device or something you rely on to go about your day.” @mariatown.bsky.social , on constant, blithely neglectful wheelchair+ damage by airline personnel: www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

Autistic kids don't struggle to get thru school days due to a lack of ‘resilience.' They struggle to cope in an environment not designed for their needs—as autistic people have a totally different way of processing/sensing the world. @annmemmott.bsky.social: www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/news/blog-si...

A walk-up Hazardous Waste Event is happening on on Saturday, June 6, from 9 am to 1 pm at the City of Ottawa Parking Lot located at 234-250 Slater Street. Safely dispose of small amounts of hazardous waste without a vehicle. For a list of accepted items visit ottawa.ca/hhw

Harper's privatization of public assets & infrastructure cost Canadians billions. Now the nothing-to-see-here Carney Liberals are "exploring" privatizing airports & looking the other way as Doug Ford does the same to Billy Bishop Airport. Public assets belong to the public! @ontariondp.bsky.social

Day one of the Organian war is brought to you by General Edmund Allenby, the concept of cavalry and 140 conscripted Klingon merchant sailors

Apparently I need about $200 for groceries and internet bills for this May. Shares are appreciated! 🙏

Ford is spending OUR money to fight a court decision telling him he has to share his phone records while on the job for us! He must be hiding something REALLY bad! No wonder Caroline Mulroney quit! Watch OShow Scandal Panel discuss 🇨🇦https://youtu.be/VlvYY0X5Afc?si

Meanwhile, in Canada 🇨🇦

Why Canada needs a commissioner for modern treaty implementation now #cdnpoli #ipolitics

Another Trump ally has been arrested on domestic violence charges—Ryan Fournier, the co-founder of Students for Trump. He’s the loser who spent months blaming Charlie Kirk’s murder on the left. Turns out he was the violent one all along. I wish I was shocked.

Empathy to you, Alex, from first-hand starmapping experience with @tranquilitypress.bsky.social ! 👍

Sorry for leaving this incomplete for 2 years!! It has finally been updated. Tee hee

Map of The Most Commonly Spoken Languages In Toronto Other Than English Credit: Alex McPhee (@awmcphee.ca) Full list of languages here: brilliantmaps.com/toronto-l...

Because too many of us don't want to tolerate the rest of us learning from our mistakes.

More beaver sanctuaries, fewer golf courses

Home Depot is understaffing their stores (the same as CVS) and that's why they do this. Starbucks closed unionized stores in Santa Monica and Brentwood and blamed crime. Big corps send pressers to newspapers who copy and paste them into the CMS and do zero original reporting. Ask me how I know

since the fear of trans women is always the fear of trans women *passing,* transmisogyny is always simply misogyny

If angels are weird ass beings covered in thousands of eyes, I feel like “god’s resting form is somewhere between a male seahorse and a platypus” is not implausible

I'm not saying Carney means what some other (or, indeed, most) people mean by the phrases "make America great again" and "blood" and "soil" when he uses them in speeches, but my goodness a Prime Minister should be keeping these words out of his mouth.

Hugo-winning author @robertjsawyer.com was in edmonton last night and chatted with bid co-chair @blackriders.com. Now this photo is not an official endorsement, but maybe it could be?

At #CAP2026 in Yerevan, Dr. Susanne Hoffmann, Chair of the IAU Working Group on Star Names (#WGSN), presented a summary of the group’s 10 years of activities on official star names. M. Sadegh Faghanpour also presented the group’s outreach and communication activities. #IAU #Astronomy

Here in Alberta HCWs are being told to wear medical masks instead of respirator masks for suspected Ebola patients, eschewing the precautionary principle. I think our IPAC leaders have lost the plot.

After the "city" of Ottawa was forced to remove speed cameras by Doug Ford's provincial government. Not "Ottawa" in reference the federal government, which I dislike as a resident of the city. We don't say "After Toronto banned speed cameras..." in reference to what the provincial government did.

CBS made it official today and fired Sharyn Alfonsi. This is after Alfonsi revealed that the network and Bari Weiss hadn't responded to her for months as her contract expired. It's also after Alfonsi was cheered at last night's Emmys, while Bari was called out by a kid for destroying the network.

Hero Initiative has a TOTALLY redesigned website! Check it out, and please accept cookies with the "Thanks!" button; it'll make the site run better for you. Most importantly, MAKE A DONATION while there! Now GO: heroinitiative.org

It's amazing how hard it can be to not say "World Health Organization". 🥨 www.state.gov/releases/off...

The AGM of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, including a presentation of our 2025 Annual Report, will take place on June 10 as part of the regular @en.ottawa.ca council meeting. Exact timing is subject to change based on Council agenda. Live stream the meeting at www.youtube.com/@ottcitycoun...

The poetry anthology I Once Was is published today, on International M.E. Awareness Day. All the poems have been written by M.E. patients, including one by me. Available from Amazon. All profits donated to @openmedf.bsky.social #mecfs #ME/CFS #chronicillness #invisibleillness #poetry #books

I'm increasingly convinced that excessive consumption of right-wing media can induce no-shit mental illness ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clare...

Can confirm

The new mixed-use building may be a first for the state, but it's far from a first for the country.

It’s May 2026. France finally repealed the Code Noir - the laws that codified slavery. It stopped being in effect in 1848 but had never been officially removed… Now, pay back Haiti.

What the Hell???

Some people might see this as a potential super-power. If so, it's not one most of us would want. Mr. Poulin deserves respect and support in trying to deal with this #disability.

What the fuck? Lmao what?!

I think about this a lot.

The #Calgary Humane Society is teaming up with city hall to try making it easier for people with pets to find housing. The Humane Society says more than 500 animals are surrendered every year because landlords don't allow pets. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Scoop: Central Command is getting reports that military personnel are being targeted using commercially available location data. Few details available, but it’s a sign that the tech industry’s advertising-surveillance complex is having consequences on the battlefield. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Maybe we need a not-completed unit tax. Perhaps paid in units owned by the city. Not seriously a failure to complete a project bond.

Excellent news:

Canada and Ukraine...

Cronyism is sacred to Trump.

As Lukashenko tried to ban even her red lipstick from prison, Maryja Kalesnikava describes why she refused exile and chose an 11-year sentence instead.

"completely discardable" and you know this because my "mental health" is the first thing they mention when they justify excluding me I have a psychiatrist and she sighs, shakes her head, and tells me to keep doing what I'm doing, then thanks me, knowing the toll it takes on me for doing it.

"As It Happens" finds the best news. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...