It's a small pleasure just to read these Mine aren't much different 1. Sinking into a hot bath 2. Perfect toast 3. That laugh with a friend that starts normal and then feeds on itself and accelerates 4. Having worked out 5. Wild plants doing all their beautiful, weird seasonal things

"largest single kidnapping since World War II" Investigators cite pamphlet given to detained Ukrainian children as evidence of Russia’s militarization - The Globe and Mail share.google/8fTKuaRsrZM9...

Holy shit RFK Jr just used the idea that we should "believe all women" to defend the idea that vaccines might have caused their kids' autism, I am INCANDESCENT with rage

A solid and sobering discussion of Keynes's "Economic Consequences of the Peace" on In Our Time. 'Next week, plankton!' chirps the host Maybe that's the way to end all serious conversations?

If you want absolute, irrefutable proof of the stagnation of western culture, consider that in about seven weeks' time, the release of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" will be closer in time to the Hindenburg disaster than to the present day.

If the US Marines show up in Toronto I’m telling them our leaders and key installations are all in the PATH

Reading US news is giving me a whole "tied to a rotting corpse" feeling As opposed to this story about volunteer firefighters in Annapolis Co., which is a delight www.thevalleyeyephotography.ca/historic-fir...

Study after study clearly shows that providing modest homes with some support services allows unhoused people to transition away from the street.

#cdnhist to the rescue. Great resources provided by @ruralcolonialns.bsky.social

Join Anne Lindsay for an evening of haunting solo violin music animated by the ghost of a lost architectural masterpiece. Monday September 29th, 7:00 pm, at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa. Admission free. carleton.ca/aah/cu-event...

I've walked by it hundreds of times before today

I love unmarked points of entry. This one just begs you to follow the path, find out where it goes. (To the delightfully named Chocolate Lake)

Listening to podcast where woman is prefacing all her expert insights into connections between terrorism and misogyny with ‘but I like men, don’t get me wrong’ and I have quite literally never heard a male expert have to do this nonsense work.

Thoughtful comments from Justin Ling, as usual. My (unreasonable) hope is that Carney can model responses to Poilievre's Kirk-ish question period "questions" that don't take the bait or respond in kind. I need to see someone on a big platform getting attention for being reasonable and respectful

The beloved Salt Marsh Trail. Goldenrod, rose hips, purple asters, teasel. Big skies. Herons and lesser yellow legs.

Friends, we need to appreciate the situation of the wilfully ignorant as an equity-deserving group. Long excluded from the corridors of power by their own ineptitude, banished from political influence to the sound of the cruel laughter of voters, marginalized and ultimately ejected from colleges...

Park ducks, eh? Their sensory attunement to possible food is the sharpest. These guys had already seen me coming

Good advice here for politicians (and, less consequentially, for the rest of us.)

Gotta say the labelling of "antifa" as a terrorist organization feels like a "Do you remember where you were when" moment to me. Feeling queasy

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative lives on at worthwhileblog.ca

Hurricane Killing Shear! A more pleasant sight nas not been seen in September. In my decades of doing this, I can't remember a stretch in peak season with this much wind shear across such a vast area of the Atlantic. It's overwhelming to hurricanes across most of the basin. 1/

Today is the peak of Atlantic hurricane season. And yet, there's not even a hint of a hurricane anywhere in sight. What gives? Some cool weather stuff here: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/atla...

haligonia.ca/10000-free-t... Free trees!

Heard @justinling.ca on The Current this morning, calling out the Muskite algorithm on X.com 👍👍👍

Intentional Canadian media consumption choices have never been more important. We’ve been too reliant on U.S. information for decades. apple.news/Aftoo55NlTiO...

my skull is throbbing with a caffeine-withdrawal headache just looking at this www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...

In other "life goes on" news, Montréal is getting a cat museum Le Miaousée I am pleased The Globe and Mail share.google/NzO2EqdbIyiT...

When my parents came over from England in the 50s mum was so impressed. “They have the tea measured out in portions and put in little pouches” she thought as she cut one open to make tea. True story.

I've made friends over the past few years with an Ethiopian / Egyptian couple. They recently moved to Halifax. And I had Ethiopian New Year lunch with them today. Happy New Year everyone!

Just discovered the #Stunday hashtag - what a great idea! Naturally, I’ll pick a Canadian theme. Here’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. #VacationInCanada

More tiny beauties from the woods

“We need VAERS. We need robust vaccine safety monitoring. But we also need leaders who understand the difference between an early warning system and proof of causation.” open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...

What’s important isn’t always measured and what’s measured isn’t always important. Informative review of important book by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social . Accurate statistics are critical to states seeking to manage their economies as any student of U.K. economic policy in the ‘60s can attest.

In the woods. All the green.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Historians and their careful analysis getting in the way of simple talking points again. Tax the rich!!

I get why football (the not-soccer game) might be good training for politics. But running marathons? Maybe. Mental toughness, for sure. Guess we'll find out. Anyone know other senior pols who marathon? Mark Carney makes appearance at Haliburton Forest Trail Race share.google/hC4ORY2CCO9H...

You know, growing up in Cape Breton, also with Newfoundland grandparents, I was taught to be independent and self sufficient. I was also taught to be respectful and kind, I understand sacrifices, common decency, and to not be selfish, so, when the government asked Nova Scotians to stay out /1

My first 21-post thread in a long time. Don't miss the link at the end about better ideas on how to tax effectively today And note 2 typos: *1955, not 1977. And *emerged, not emergency

Love seeing a dog with its human, out for a relaxed run, doggo trotting at heel, matching its human's pace. Harmony

But once you understand how little impact the top marginal rates had in the 1950s, then it's not just about getting the number right. It's about understanding how things actually worked.

Here is my annual prediction of autumn colors in the eastern deciduous forest. Find out whether they will be bright or dull, and subscribe to Our Trees for updates over the season.

"The income tax was supposed to be temporary!" The 90% rate in the '50s similarly has an element of truth, packed into a complete misunderstanding of the public finance politics of its time And like the 1917 story, facts won't take down the lore. But I try. *1955 not 1977 *emerged not emergency

Property tax, and appeals, in America

Someone made an app that helps you track the money and carbon emissions that you save each day that you replace a car trip with walking, rolling, biking, or taking transit. apps.apple.com/ca/app/carfr...

Live tweeting the expulsion of the Acadians! 😉 Srsly, tho, these excerpts from Winslow's diary speak to the ordinary-ness of the work in this extraordinary cruelty And the cruelty does peek through, too

Some people love the numbers, right? And some people hate them. I hope at least my conclusion was clear. The top marginal rate gets waved around all the time as evidence of burden or of not carrying fair share. It really doesn't do much by itself to explain whether the system is fair or effective

Only on serious typo. I meant 1955, not 1977. I hope that included section of my chart helps people to see what I really was intending to say bsky.app/profile/stil...

Part 2 of my #cdnhist thread on why it's bad history (and otherwise problematic) to say "“In the 1950s, high incomes were taxed at 90%, and government had abundant revenue. Our top rates are too low now. Raise them. Problem solved.” Here's a link to part 1 bsky.app/profile/stil... #cdnhist