Things may be rough, but at least Mock the Week is back! I swear HIGNFY was getting a wee bit too bitchy for my taste... and what's Ian Hislop's problem with Canada - or is that just a general UK problem?

Called it. I've been posting on YT that the Epstein files ARE the distraction and reminding people Trump was elected while having 37 felony fraud, 2 sexual abuse and a defamation conviction. The electorate, House, Senate and SCOTUS seem uninterested his criminality. apnews.com/article/trum...

Legally, it would be weird, but of course we would love to have Minnesota join us as our newest province - but only if that was the people's informed choice and was agreed to by the majority of the state. I mean it's already Little Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...

Good for you, sir. You made the right choice. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Thought for the day: In 2024, there were 244,666,890 eligible voters in the US. The turnout was 64% or 156,766,239 voters. Of them, 49.8% voted for Trump (77,284,118) or 32.6% of all eligible voters and Harris got 48.3% (74,999,166) or 30.7% of all eligible voters.. 1/3

this is the sickest shit ive ever seen

New alliances will be formed and Canada will play a central part in that. I don't know if the US will ever recover from this. Not without drastically changing the political system and getting rid of the Electoral College and the massive influence of big money on politics.

Went for a quick flight in the fog with my DJI Neo 2... I keep it in my shoulder sling bag JUST for moments like this. :)

We had a customer at the shop who was concerned with what was happening in the US... but made it clear he approves of ICE and deporting "illegal" immigrants. I tried to explain why the latter is a big cause of the problems in the US and even made progress while being civil. But... (Boss said yes)

So a hint for my American friends... When Orange Tumor started threating Canada with annexation, we stopped going to the US. That's resulted in billions of lost US dollars. In the same way, stop dealing with businesses that support the GOP and ICE. This can help: www.goodsuniteus.com

"The dispute is looming large in the lives of Greenlanders. Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said on Tuesday that “if we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU.”"

If you plan on voting by mail in the US in November, be aware that the feds have changed what qualifies as a valid mailed in vote. You might consider voting in person, or getting your ballot hand postmarked at a post office near you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug9o...

Thought for the day: "France and Germany teaming up to try and push back against the US invading a European nation" was NOT on my 2026 bingo card...

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

It's like a Lay's potato chip... Or Pringles "Once you pop the top..." Did you really think he was going to stop at just one? www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...

Ok... I think humans have officially jumped the shark... this is a fake turntable that simulates playing a record by showing an image of it on a circular touchscreen (so you can move the record around...)

This may be the dictionary definition of "walking a fine line"... Sorry, but two wrongs do not make a right. Invading a foreign nation and kidnapping the head of its government, no matter how illegitimate they are, is an international crime. The US had no right to do this.

And here we go... Who's next? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvFI...

But, I thought the US didn't need anything from Canada... I guess that didn't include our money? Also when did NAFTA/CUSMA *obligate* Canadians to buy or resell American products? If they bring in US booze, Canadians won't buy it, so why bring it in? www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...

Oh gods... this sugar free "chocolate caramel" non-dairy creamer's sweetener is like drinking a soprano's high C note. *adds some Spicebox chocolate whisky* Ahhh... there we go... Now it's just one octave above middle C. Much more mellow.

You KNOW it's true. :)

Heh.. FAFO, I guess... More than half of Smith's party now has recall petitions underway - and the two NDP recalls are for MLAs who supported the UCP. Merry Christmas! :) www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

FFS: Trump is like that awful guy who keeps hitting on you and wants to move in even though you keep telling him "I'm not interested and I'm going to call the cops..." www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Gonna let you in on a secret... and I posted this when I was on X and it's still true. Every time I think about logging onto BSky, I get a wave of dread because I expect to find a flood of angry posts describing, in great detail, all of my intellectual, moral and ethical lackings...

OH BOY OH BOY! DC Comics is launching a new line of comics called "Next Level" after "KO" that will feature all new, never seen before titles like "Batwoman", "Deathstroke", "Firestorm", "Zatanna", "Lobo", "The Demon", "Barbara Gordon" and another Batman title! Yes, that's sarcasm.

Thoughts for the day: "Sometimes it's the very people of whom no one imagines anything that do the things that no one can imagine." (Not Alan Turing :) and "Would the people who think something is impossible please get out of the way of the people who are actually doing it."

Ok.. it's a coincidence that these happened in this order but....

The Fraser Institute, the Canadian conservative "thinktank", issued its "Human Freedom Index". It ranked Canada at 12th, dropping by 0.03 pts between 2019 and 2023, and the US at 14th, dropping by 0.04 pts. It will be interesting to see the 2026 scores... www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Reading the Orange Tumour's response to Reiner's death and as always, he manages to find a way to out-vile himself at every opportunity. Using someone's murder to glorify one's self is just about as low on the ladder of humanity as one can go. And he hit that rug.

There we go - the other half of the problem is being solved. "The new law allows Canadian parents born or adopted outside of the country to pass on citizenship to their child born or adopted outside Canada." www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Ok seriously - I want to know - what is this obsession the French have with hazelnuts (noisettes)???

To the news commenters up here in Canada reporting on the changes to border security on the US side by saying "but these were always the rules"... That's entirely true - BUT ignores the other half, "that haven't ever been enforced before, but now are." THAT'S the part people are upset about.

Thought for the day: The first AR glasses maker who remembers that 68% of all people *wear prescription glasses* many of whom cannot or prefer not to wear contacts and don't want a second set of prescription lenses for each AR or VR device they own... Will be the winner.

The problem with genAI (from a business perspective) is that ultimately, most people will want it to be "invisible"... something you call on when YOU decide you need it (if at all). Think Google Assistant or Siri... But the makers of AI... 1/3

In fact, as I keep reminding people, there was no Win 9, so Win 10 IS actually Win 9 (odd, so good) and Win 11 is actually Win 10 (even and so bad).

Thought for the day: When the two vehemently opposed sides of an argument are both wrong for the exact same reason or are resorting to the same rhetorical tactics to win the debate... It might be time to step back and rethink the question.

Word. www.youtube.com/shorts/ZnqDu...

So just reminding people again: Trump does not care about his approval rating. He does not care about the GOP. He did all of this for his own ego and wallet, and to avoid going to jail. He'll be 82 when he leaves office and in horrible health. Obsessing over his "ratings" is a waste of time.

At CES 2026: LG is hosting its "Innovation in Tune with You" presentation to share "its vision for elevating daily life through Affectionate Intelligence" Kill me now.

Why is YouTube suddenly feeding me a list of videos about "What a nuclear explosions is really like?" and "Why there really is no way to prepare for it?" I grew up on military bases in the 60s. I already KNOW all this...

*laughs* Ok, YouTube decided to show me a summary of my 2025 YT views and in the background it was playing "Loser, Baby" from Hazbin Hotel - which is a song I love - but the context... (warning profanity) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sVo...

Damn, whomever is writing the Fantastic Four comic for actually knows his science and math. I'm impressed. This month's issue has a four page spread that basically explains how PKI encryption and quantum random number generation works. AND IT'S A SIDE NOTE. :)

The biggest and worse change in journalism over the last 50 years is the idea that feelings and opinions are more important than actual news and facts. The need to wrap even the smallest chunk of info in a cocoon of opinion to pad it out to 15 mins or two screens obliterates the actual info.

Judge a person by their actions, not by their words. Gretsky can say what he wants... his actions say otherwise.

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To be honest, €10M to join SAFE and be a full partner in the EU defense system is chump change. It also sets up tighter relationships with the EU. The UK was asked to cough up €4-7B... So... still not trusting the UK after Brexit, I suspect. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Apparently Alberta isn't the only province with performative psychos in government.. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Ethical Dilemma 101... IMHO, they should not have taken the order. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...