Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

HEY CORPORATE MEDIA, Say it with me. Your headline is REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FAILS TO FUND GOVERNMENT: SHUTDOWN IMMINENT Let me know if you need any help with this

Marian Croak was born on May 14, 1955, and raised in New York City. She credits her father, Raymond Rogers, as her earliest source of inspiration. Although he worked as a real estate agent, he recognized his daughter's interest in science and built her a chemistry set 😁❤️

Did someone say the UK has a way with words? 😏

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube. It would be a shame for you to share it www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Charlie really tells Pete Hoekstra where to shove it.

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country. (Published 2022)

Any Canadians signing up for Gander? I'm looking forward to trying it out. "No tracking across the web. No surveillance. No selling your data." gandersocial.ca

All these shootings are blamed on political leanings, but what is left out is the invisible world of teenage boys on their computers.

Here's the key missing piece to the megahit show "Adolescence" www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

Come and visit Brockville, Ontario today, visit with me and see this fabulous exhibition.

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How are people ok with the Ford government just getting rid of our local, democratically elected school board trustees? I am the first to have concerns about some terrible spending decisions, but I don't think some bureaucrats in Toronto should be making decisions for our local rural school boards.

Proving yet again what a small, petty, whiny, pathetic loser he is.

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

The 69-year-old actor and veterans' advocate had been scheduled to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer award at an official ceremony and parade on Sept. 25.

Hoping @gandersocial.bsky.social is up and running soon and that there’s a lot less content about the Mango Menace and his menagerie of moronic miscreants over there.

Dear U.S. friends, family & colleagues: Looking for reliable, science‑based health info from north of the border? This may help...

Senate Democrats: DO NOT FUND the government when the current continuing resolution expires at the end of the month. SHUT IT DOWN unless DC is funded, the troops are withdrawn from our cities, elections are protected, the Epstein files are released in full... SHUT IT DOWN.

Alberta is a seriously fucked up Province.

Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.  Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW

This was an amazing discussion about media, democracy, and community. Heather Cox Richardson Leigh McGowan (Politics Girl) Joanne Carducci (JoJoFromJerz) Dana Goldberg substack.com/@muellershew...

And the World Cup. The United States is a fascist police state where no one is safe.

Calling up the elderly white hippies - there's a few of them!

In the law books, this is called "False Imprisonment." In the history books, this is called "Jim Crow."

Turn off AI in search results. I just did this in Chrome and it works. tenbluelinks.org#chrome-windows

Over 2.5 million Israelis joined today’s anti-Netanyahu protests, organisers estimate. 300,000 are now in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square. (Haaretz)

This is about Lanark Highlands.......

OMG BAAAAHAHA

Notification about the Kennedy Center Honors:

Dr. Brian Goldman- My plea to the Canadian government: pick up the half a billion dollars in mRNA research defunded by RFK Jr. Make Canada a global player in mRNA vaccine research. #cdnpoli

Let's talk solutions: www.cma.ca/healthcare-f...

OK - why not? North: Tombstone Mountain Park, Yukon South: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico West: Tofino, BC East: Croatia

Two more weeks! Westport Ontario- come and see an excellent show!

one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules

The sexual assault trial of 5 hockey players is over, they were found not guilty. But many of us will never be confident that justice was served. The judge mishandled the trial, dismissed the jury and the alleged victim was subjected to day after day of interrogation by 5 different legal teams.

Innocuous-sounding "active clubs", including near where I grew up in Hamilton. ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...

Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly? A bold proposal from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is sparking interest north of the border. A Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue New from @readtheorchard.org: ricochet.media/labour/class... #cdnpoli

Carney is in the process of choosing a 25-year cloud computing contract for the federal government. The shortlist has been narrowed down to: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle—all U.S. tech giants. Fund and mandate Canada Post to build cloud computing. #cdnpoli shorturl.at/ZVi5g

I loved CTV's piece on the race - great flavour of the morning: www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...

The Hintonburg 5K oven roaster race this morning!! Lots and lots of water.

This is so great! New tune from @ronsexsmith.bsky.social and it won't stop running through my head (...and I ain't complaining!)

Canada isn’t broken. But an electoral system that lets someone spend over $2 million for a do-over after neglecting his constituents? That’s what’s broken. We deserve better. This is #OurHomeOurRiding in #BattleRiverCrowfoot Volunteer or donate today at bonniecritchleyindependent.com

France unveils a new mural that shames America. The mural is titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" and was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw. In an interview, Leeuw revealed t it is meant to reflect shame for the US over Trump's immigration policies. www.rawstory.com/statue-of-li...