few people know this but sometimes Chewy will just randomly send you a Dirtbag Henry

I wrote about the US funneling pregnant children in immigrant detention to a Texas facility where their rights can be more effectively restricted. I hear echoes of disappeared parents and kidnapped children in Argentina decades ago. In each case, the intent is to inflict deep generational trauma.

I made it into r/fuckcars. I can die happy now (probably by being hit by a car again). 🤣 www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/c...

When I’m in political comms mode, I refer to this as “spending reputational capital” which then grosses myself out.

Even though the health care system is in crisis, the UCP shut down the Legislature early because they didn't want to talk about people dying in Alberta's emergency rooms. We need solutions, not a government that shuts down debate.

so weird this turned out to be Gibson's most accurate and proximate futurism. I too think of it almost daily.

I’m not a fan of politicians trying to make people angry for votes by claiming there actually IS a “war on cars” (there isn’t — if anything there’s been a war on every OTHER way of getting around since the 1960s). A politician just made the claim on LinkedIn. Here’s the reply I posted. #UrbanTruth

“Privately” disparaging the women’s team undercuts any and all public support they offer. That’s why people are shocked and pissed.

CBC airing the State of the Union address pisses me off and is also so embarrassing. I wish Canadians understood that "Everything the US does, impacts us" has become a self-fulfilling prophecy where we rely on them for everything and are therefore, constantly being impacted by their BS.

Would anybody like to see a two hundred and fifty dollar octopus in amber.

your emergency moment of calm: baby opossum eating a grape

So know I said I was done talking about this, but I come back to it because in the article Davidson mentions that he's doing a thing I felt was necessary in this situation (making it known that he's in contact with the studio to apologize to Lindo, Jordan, and Beachler). That's good. And. (1/4)

You look like you could use a little pick-me-up. www.mulebooks.com/store/gilly-...

Who is the winnable voter who will be mad at the Dems for choosing not to participate in this obscene display? What is the cost these people fear?

This is my in-universe explanation for why i've got a Luna class starship that's not named after a moon: there was a certain admiral who had a personal interest in doing something for the 400th anniverary of Sally Ride's first flight, and that's the ship she was able to snag. #iDrewThis

Police Contract Has Prevented Unarmed Crisis Responders From Doing their Jobs, CARE Chief Says Police have said their contract bars the CARE team from responding to calls outside private businesses, along with other explicit restrictions. The result: cops still respond to most crisis calls.

Spines are few and far between in this party but those that have them, have them.

State of the Iske - very cute

Currently listening to @gregpak.net explain why The Prydain Chronicles are better than The Lord of the Rings. He’s right. I will die on this hill.

*clack-clack of tiny teef* PERILAMPUS 😍 I hadn't seen one of these stunning blue nuggets in like 3+ years. Perfect, perfect creature. 💙 (they're hyperparasitoids of hyperparasitoids, and so damn cool enough on that merit, but also they can look like this)

I get it that he doesn't have control over his tics, but the way he, that charity, and everyone at the BBC and BAFTA handled everything sure looks like nobody involved sees the N-word as any different from dropping f-bombs or other non-slur inappropriate language, and that's where the problem lies.

Meanwhile, in the other discourse on this site, a whole lot of people are rushing to talk about ableism and showing empathy because a guy with tourettes syndrome yelled the N-word at the BAFTAs, while showing no empathy whatsoever for the people who had the N-word yelled at them on international TV.

On Sunday I asked what the BBC and BAFTA would have done if Davidson had tic'd homophobic slurs at Alan Cumming, which I thought was a rhetorical question, only now we find out it happened and the BBC edited it out. It sure looks like the BBC decided to let everyone blame Davidson for their choice.

Universal healthcare, free college, affordable housing, UBI— these aren't luxuries, they're rights. Imagine the relief, the freedom. We can build this society if we fight for it side by side.

AND OUR THIRD GOAL

"Bernard expects other provinces will use the issue as an opportunity to attract immigrants away from Alberta." Yeah, Alberta will be known as the province where the Premier promotes hate. #ABleg #ABpoli #CdnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1167939...

Clearing crews really phoned it in this time around, I see #yycbike

This would be worth having on your device.

US Men's Hockey Team: Ha ha ha, jokes at the expense of women are so funny. Men: Ha ha, yeah. Women: It's really not. Stay lonely, dweebs. Men: *gasp* Consequences?? Really? Right in front of our misogyny?

strongly recommend preemptively blocking this guy on here. he aggressively name searches anyone wo criticizes him, jesse singal, or other transphobic journalists and posts screenshots with identifying info on twitter to encourage harassment

“And being young men, there’s a good chance you may not have any clue about the terrible optics of you all yukin’ it up with an Olympic-level predator like Donald Trump; a guy who’s spent the last couple of weeks attacking your brethren in free skiing and skating…” Via @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social

I'd like to read more explainers like this from Canadian outlets, and fewer stories about how retirees from Calgary are upset about disruptions to their vacations / flights

When a hockey team pisses away all the goodwill they generated in 48 hours flat, we call it Milkshake Puck.

whenever he is sitting around looking upset we've started calling him "Upsetti Spaghetti, the Italian cat" and i'm pretty sure it just makes him madder

I stand with Ukraine. Imagine escaping a war you never wanted, only to be told you're just a "tourist" and not welcome. This rhetoric has real consequences for 65,000 neighbors building lives here. You aren't visitors; you are part of our province. I stand with you. 🇺🇦 #AbLeg #Abpoli

Discord's ending their partnership with Persona, but the battle is not over yet. Don't resub to Nitro as Discord's age verification is being delayed and not abandoned. Keep being louder and do not let them get away with this. discord.com/blog/getting...

This is cool as hell: An app designed to ping people about nearby smartglasses. Also cool: The creator was inspired by @404media.co coverage, a great illustration of why their journalism is so essential. This kind of work is funded by paid subscribers so become one of those if you can.

This is what I got a 3D printer for.

>credit card verification so you admit that biometric verification is largely superfluous, overly invasive and also completely unnecessary as it yields no immediate benefits over other kinds of identity verification. so... why are you still pushing biometric verification lmao (i know why)

This is a particularly egregious example but it seems to be the case, almost all the time. Police misconduct results in zero political consequences. I've never heard a single councillor here acknowledge when police are found guilty of wrongdoing, just more budget increases

Fuck Jack Hughes and fuck the US men’s hockey team www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...

Say cheese! 😄

To put an end to my endless ranting, i decided to write a thing. iwouldprefernotto.substack.com/p/whose-stor...

"People have to give birth in their homes in secret, because if they were to go to a hospital to have their baby, masked agents of the state would abduct them....This is lived reality right now. This is the country you live in." JVL and Tim Miller on what they saw in Minneapolis.

Grasshoppers are not just plain green or brown; many are among the most colorful of insects. Check out this glamhopper from 2018 in Madagascar: #bugsky 🌿🐙

First of all who knows what took place and who bit what. But if this convo could in any way lead to my being disciplined or affect my personal working conditions, I request my steward or union officer (Jean) be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer questions tbh

Help Save Mercado Central -- now at 70%, next stop 3/4 funded, and you can help! This helps the Minneapolis coop keep the building open through utilities, property taxes, maintenance--and that building houses THIRTY FIVE different Latino-owned or -serving business. www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-...

Professor Longhurst Grades Your Locking, Winter Storm Warning Extra Credit Edition: A-. It's an A because you have a U-lock, through the frame and to a solid post; good job. HOWEVER, the cable's not used to its best purpose.