As for Canada's favourite May holiday, there's a better way to celebrate it, more in line with Queen Victoria's horndog nature *wink, wink, nudge, nudge*

I like to bring up the ancient Greece tidbit at parties with my in-laws just to rile them up a bit :)))

Some really fascinating #history things in this thread

Recycling company CEO blames timing of rollout for rocky start to new collection program #onpoli #topoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Local rescue organization Procyon Wildlife shared a heartwarming update today about an Eastern Cottontail rabbit that arrived with a severe neurological condition. share.google/YDuXDXIsqCBR...

I am still conflicted about David at juve but I believe Spaletti will be good for him. As long as Roma finishes above them, all power to them 😉

In Saskatchewan, a massive rescue effort for 41 cats seized from a condemned home reached a happy milestone today. Foster families lined up to pick up the last group of felines, many of whom were shaved due to matting and shivering from the cold. www.cjme.com/2026/01/08/c...)

Once widely banned, raw milk consumption is on the rise and states are repealing their bans. No one's happier about that than the far right. How did we get here? open.spotify.com/episode/6qSu...

Canada's security interests of critical importance require us to take over pretty much all territories above 42° latitude and all of Alaska. And California because of reasons.

Really? Wow!

Number 7 for me

Une première au Canada : une formation en ligne asynchrone interactive pour mieux traiter le stress post-traumatique en psychothérapie www.teluq.ca/siteweb/univ...

La recherche en Arctique - Entre paysages, côtes et communautés www.uqar.ca/recherche/vi...

Not sure if it's them or me but I find fewer and fewer interesting things to read in this publication

Listened to Rob Thomas' 2025 album today while getting ready to receive guests and boy did it take me back a quarter of a century Ghost - Rob Thomas youtu.be/5yDnNv1M0DQ?...

Traffic fatalities in #Toronto reach record low in 2025 www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

📍 Laneway art | Euclid/ Palmerston – College/ Dundas #Toronto

Conservationists are celebrating a major milestone in Montana today. Rewilders have successfully removed 100 miles of derelict fencing across the Great Plains. This opens up critical migratory paths for local wildlife, allowing many species to roam freely. www.goodnewsnetwork.org/100-miles-of...

In a massive win for global health, pharma partners announced positive results from Phase 3 trials for bepirovirsen, a potential "functional cure" for chronic Hepatitis B. This could change the lives of over 250 million people worldwide. www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/...

Late night vibes from their latest album Creepin' - POLIÇA youtu.be/-N8LS7dcl_Y?...

Everything, everything... Cowgirl - Underworld youtu.be/5TySnF_Pb3M?...

Let us not forget Keep Hope Live - The Crystal Method youtu.be/281IhXHntn0?...

We don't want wretched souls Inspection - Leftfield youtu.be/84ZyRbb20-4?...

Let's do it, Canada! Take California - Propellerheads youtu.be/Dd8WjeK8riE?...

Want to read more in 2026? Here’s how to revive your love of books apnews.com/article/read...

Empathy and Reasoning Aren’t Rivals — New Research Shows They Work Together To Drive People To Help More nicenews.com/humanity/emp...

Enough said!

America is not coming back from this! 💩💩💩

This was awful when it happened. It's beyond shameful that this disgusting mob got away with it.

I am so 'happy' to be back in the office, with a rather sensitive stomach, smelling someone's cabbage lunch 🤢🤢🤢

How common is it to have extra bones in your skeleton? www.livescience.com/health/how-c...

If you had the chance to be immortal, would you take it? Hell yeah! youtu.be/S3jqTWXwzJc?...

The unique program behind #Toronto’s effort to conserve its biodiversity Partnership between city and Forests Canada looks to collect samples to safeguard native plant species www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Four positive tipping points that could trigger unstoppable change www.positive.news/society/four...

Costa Rica's rainforest reborn by butterflies www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

The heartwarming story behind Scarborough’s sort-of-secret pie stand How a field service engineer became a one-man baking operation #toronto torontolife.com/food/sort-of...

Twitter is Dead open.spotify.com/episode/3GsV...

Return to office mandates aren’t about output. They’re about asserting control.

Ah, he lasted longer than I expected (I thought he'd be gone by October) but on the bright side the dysfunction continues, yay! 👍👍

Officials in Bucharest have approved a tourist tax that will come into effect next year, aiming to raise almost €3 million annually. www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...

ATP announces new rules over playing in extreme heat www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...

I hear a hole where the scrape and the drag of my cannons should be Neon Grey Midnight Green - Neko Case youtu.be/CwZ27un6maE?...

Drive me to the edges Push Me Fuckhead - Marie Davidson youtu.be/Lo-DGyjMj6c?...

‘Almost collapsed’: behind the Korean film crisis and why K-pop isn’t immune Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at home www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

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Oil blockade? You just said you run their oil and now you're not? Oh, you mean you're full of shit, as usual?

Criminal whose been doing crimes for 50 years - who could've predicted this?

One billion years of history - a small piece of Canadian Shield #toronto

Once you normalize the idea that power doesn’t owe explanation, harm stops looking like a failure. It starts looking like fate. bibliosanctuary.substack.com/p/why-christ...

The other day I was just reading this stupid piece in one newspaper about how Canadian business leaders say it's time to put our elbows down and for the PM to "put the puck in the net" just so you know where our leaders are at. #SMH