Happy "Magellan Got His Shit Wrecked By Extremely Justified Hawai'ians" Day (1799) to all who observe.

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

"How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters. Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism." www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Hey Canada, please support petition e-7133 calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "What did the error message say?" "Did you do that?" "Yes, please do that." The punchline is that my job isn't even remotely related to tech support.

I made an error with a link in this yesterday so am sharing again today - my piece for Bylines Scotland on what it's like to go blind, in Gaza, from a disease that would be easy to treat elsewhere. bylines.scot/featured/han...

It makes absolute sense that Jacques would not allow comments on his site because people, but some days I kinda wish he did so I could tell him how much I love and relate to this face.

oh, that's a thread

A friend of mine just referred to the 1% as "The Epstein Class" and I am adopting that for use forever now.

For the Americans, from Rachel Maddow on FB (I'm Canadian but I'm sharing anyway): "They are set to vote on the 31st to allocate 130 to 170 BILLION for ICE for the next 4 years. As our representatives, they serve us...Let's make daily calls to make our voices heard."

If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund

This! Including masking up with high-quality N95 or better respirators during marches and rallies to protect yourself and your comrades. We can’t march or get much done if we are down with flu, long COVID, etc. Eugenics and ableism does not belong in progressive circles.

The guy wearing four layers of trousers in -9 C weather is getting (rightfully) roasted, but I bet *he* could handle more than 10 minutes of direct sun on a Miami beach without throwing up and I cannot say the same.

Images made with AI are not art but *eating* those images absolutely is and some museum should step up and give Granger a permanent exhibition space.

And yes, every time it gets cold enough for the parka I spend the entire time wandering around humming "Portage and Main, 50 below" youtu.be/iVgjD8wdNzo?...

I might even have to break out the parka tomorrow.

MOVE YOUR NEWSLETTER FROM SUBSTACK YOU N@ZI-LICKING COWARDS

Today I was introduced to the concept of Generation Jones and WHY have I never heard of this before?

Bumping this petition for Canadians Calling for the removal of the right of provinces to over-ride protections for transgender and gender-diverse people using the notwithstanding clause. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I just signed a petition demanding the federal government Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

"RT this with your home river." I believe I am approximately equidistant between the Humber and the Don. This is not counting the buried Garrison Creek that still occasionally re-emerges in local basements when rains are heavy.

If you needed any more proof that Ford's tough anti-Trump stance was pure theatre, here ya go.

I'm not even going to try an explain how researching my family tree led me to an Irish vampire movie, but I really want to see this film now. youtu.be/vssvkhvq6O0?...

"Fundamentally borders are bullshit; also, the differences among policies enacted within borders are life and death."

DO YOUR PART!

A thing I am growing increasingly weary of, people who just won't say no to shit. Instead they say yes but then they stall or ghost. I *still* have to make alternative arrangements, but now with additional bonus waiting.

As @billmckibben.bsky.social wrote about the need to transition to solar and other renewables as quickly as possible, "it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine." billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...

"My washing machine shat all over the floor."

Oh the irony of using energy sucking AI to make memes mocking Trump for going to war over oil reserves. We really are a fucking idiot species.

The US, Canada, and France, just to be clear.

A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whatever new word you land on is your word for 2026. ... 😭

Please quote this from the time you *didn't* interact with someone famous. Somebody just brought up this memory yesterday. Back in the 80s-90s, I used to end up at the same shows as Kevin McDonald (Kids In The Hall) on a regular basis. Everybody was very polite and let him enjoy the gig in peace.

@that-tsm.bsky.social demonstrating how a Southern accent can making anything sound like an insult with "you wallpaper applesauce motherfucker" has lived rent-free in my head for 20 years.

I'm reskeeting this because I know a lot of people want to help but are unsure how to verify recipients. I've known Jennie for decades and I trust her sources.

Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297... =pathogens may be transmitted through the air =CO2 an indicator of ventilation =incidence of health issues⬆️when CO2⬆️+800 ppm =a threshold for taking action

I am 100% disinterested in the Melania movie, but can we not with the misogyny? Her sex work is not what makes her a terrible person and that shouldn't be the focus of every criticism of her. In Stormy Daniels name, be better people.

In unrelated news, the Metro corporation reported revenues of over 22 billion for 2025. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. .... *deep sigh* This tracks, honestly.

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Referring to the administration's dull, dumbfuck cadre as the Inane Clown Posse

Good thread worth reading.

To continue the topic of culture-specific insults, my dad called my sister a "culchie" today because she lives in a smaller town and drives a pickup. Not a Canadian one this time - my dad is Irish.

I just watched a video that listed uniquely Canadian insults and now I'm fascinated to find out if people who don't live in Canada really don't use them. The list was skid, tool, knob, keener, buddy and goof. (And yes, each of them has a different meaning.)