On Remembrance Day, when time and circumstances permit, I turn on CBC around 11, and listen to the ceremony, to "The Last Post", to the recitation of "In Flanders Fields", and to the salute. 1/3

In the wake of the Hegseth/Trump lecture to US military leadership, question for Republicans that feel like National Security is important: what would Jack Ryan think of all this?

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

To be clear… No one deserves to die for being a dick. At the same time, no dick deserves to be lauded just because they’re dead. www.brittlestar.com/p/what-to-do...

Just voted. As always; quick, easy, pleasant. Teared up a little on the way out of the polling station. I am achingly fortunate to be a citizen of this country. If you're Canadian, please vote. Please thank your poll workers. That is all

Great example. As is acid rain. We used to be capable of this. Don't believe those who tell you nothing can be done.

I am begging progressives (of which I consider myself one) to learn to prioritize problems. Right now problem #1, #2 and #3 are surviving the Trump presidency with our sovereignty intact. If that means an issue you care about gets deprioritized that's unfortunately the situation we're in now.

Fuck. This is like trying to watch TV with a meth crazed racoon that has the remote. It's loud, and he keeps flipping between channels, and something smells bad, but you really dont want to know what it is .

This remains a great example. Not all problems can be solved by the market. Don't get me wrong, competitive markets can be amazing. But market failure is a thing. And, we can chose to implement non market solutions to certain problems that are breathtakingly effective and okay for themselves.

I can't believe that civilization may be ended by mediocre white guys with grievance envy.

Thanks Jeff! An update to the classic “I Am Canadian”… indeed, we are Canadian… and proud to be. #elbowsup! youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc?...

One month pause on auto tariffs. Wasn't there but guess is they promised to shut Canadian and Mexican plants but "just give us some time". I say no change to our response except Doug can say he'll keep the electricity flowing. Honour the treaty you signed

All these "masculinity" fetishists appear to have forgotten one of the main tenets of being a man (adult, but work with me); be accountable -own your failures. The whole movement is a permission structure to blame mediocrity on others. These guys are so mid.

That's 9 tweets an hour (plus replies). This dude is allegedly running the world's 7th biggest company (by market cap) as well as like 6 other companies and completely overhauling the federal entire government. And high as a fucking kite the whole time.

This. So much this. Social media has created this monster where people can monetize faux expertise. Stupid, bored, or ashamed people are easy marks.

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

It’s remarkable how quickly the Trump team has sabotaged all the things that actually made the U.S. influential on the global stage. Free trade economics, strong diplomatic networks and alliances, the soft power of democratic culture and values, the hard power of a competent military …

Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.

Just a reminder that Germany was the center of scientific progress until the Nazis suppressed, drove away, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists.

Anonymous message from an FBI agent They are our neighbors, our friends, brothers and sisters They took an oath to protect us and the Constitution Who is protecting them now? They deserve better Our Country deserves better I am ashamed of this administration and it’s actions

Ok. So, I'm nobody, and few follow me. But, just in case, if I see threats of, or calls to, violence, real or implied, in my replies, it is an instant block. Doesn't matter who is being threatened and if you think they deserve it. No exceptions.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm feeling righteously pissed off today.

If Canadian universities had a bit of vision, they would be launching a Manhattan project to poach every US-based top researcher. And the federal government would be drastically expanding tri-council funding and creating an expedited review process for those holding NSF and similar grants.

This. The facts about nature do not correspond to some loudmouth's idea of "common sense". Howz about we mind our own fucking business and let individuals and their parents make their own decisions. Being awful to people who are not like us should not be the default.

It says something very important about the current state of capitalism that the most successful business leaders don't bother to lead their businesses and focus on public celebrity, social media and lobbying. In econ 101 we had a name for this...rhymes with "park it, jailer".

I keep thinking, "oh....now we've reached peak stupid". And, invariably, they prove me wrong. The thing I hate most about the last 8 years is how it makes me just sad about my fellow humans.

I hate this. But, it is time for Canadians to take stock, to think about what our country means to us, and what we are willing to suffer to keep it.

This. No downside. Save money, help people.

Exactly. Government isn't perfect and bureaucracy can have problems. But the alternatives to good, effective government are demonstrably worse. Grow the EFF up people.

Just to go on record about Trump's 51st State nonsense. 1/x

I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired. History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them. Signed, a physicist

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #473,992! I'm beside myself.

Nothing illustrates how iconic James Earl Jones was quite like this cloud gag. Also, since I haven’t seen anyone mention it yet, along with the legendary pop culture roles, he’s excellent in the Great White Hope. RIP

For no particular reason, tapping the sign:

(clears throat) Let me be very clear and direct here: FUCK every single ghoul who has spread #vaccine misinformation over the past few years. Watch a child suffering from pertussis just once and it will change you. This is fucking preventable and these babies have no choice. They rely on us.

we fixed acid rain! we fixed the ozone layer! we beat polio! we’ve rescued scores of species from the brink of extinction! the despair many of us feel about climate change isn’t that it’s too big to fix. it’s that we know it is fixable but we’re being thwarted by greedy ghouls at every turn.