AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance. A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble, by @stephanienolen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h... via @nytimes.com

No doubt, the Build Canada Homes partnership is problematic as a deal for Ottawa. But I voted for it because it will inject $150 million in federal funding for not-for-profit housing projects. Glad to learn that a 110-unit CCOC project on Hickory will be among the first. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...

“Benches aren’t just disappearing from large railroad stations, but also from subways, parks, plazas, sidewalks, and esplanades…in the past decade, across the U.S., hundreds of places to sit in public have quietly disappeared.” The Disappearance of the Public Bench. By @placesjournal.bsky.social

Finally, they listened! We are getting U/G connection from Carling LRT to hospital! "feedback from the public and stakeholders indicated strong support for a tunnel solution because of its more direct, seamless, and intuitive user experience."

Wet towel in space: NASA astronaut demonstrates how surface tension forms a perfect water sphere in microgravity at the ISS

Every politician & Ontarian should call this the Doug Effect.

Perfect splashdown! Wordle 1,757 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So glad the publicly run SCS are closed so we can all feel safer🤪🤯

who’s next? Cheryl Gallant?

Yes!

americans only save the world in movies

Building proper public infrastructure that can withstand the challenges of downtown Ottawa is expensive — but the alternative is unacceptable. Public washrooms are a human right and a basic need. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Goodbye beautiful man. RIP m.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tv...

A week on planet earth. This animated map shows the global temperatures in early March of 2026. Source: buff.ly/1vWiatQ

No thank you

This was entirely predictable. And now we are mourning the loss of an Ottawa crossing guard who was just trying to keep kids safe. Shame on the Ford government for putting populist politics over people’s lives. ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...

This is where I get to say "Told you so". Don't do it. We can't have a liveable vertical city with bad social infrastructure.

Fill this out. Tell them to get rid of LED headlights👀 tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

Dear all cities: stop installing mandatory beg buttons. Thanks for coming to my urbanism lecture.

*RUMP ADMINISTRATION BETRAYAL, MURDEROUS SABOTAGE

the comments tell all😶

just plainly evil.

Turn William Street into a pop-up used car dealership

This is from 1975.

Dream bigger. Have a vision. Create and celebrate excellence in making #PlacesForPeople Thanks to the NCC, #OttCity tops the list of great cities; let’s do our part as well. We have the talent and skill. But as a city bureaucracy we don’t seem to care or even try. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/otta...

The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter is out, with updates on community security, a hotel acquisition for family housing, the public consultation for Laurier/Bronson, and more! Read and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_67

my interview with Pete Hegseth www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wf4...

TVO doc on Valentine's Day. What's Cupid up to here???

"People are trying to politicize this. It's not about guns. It's not about transgenderism. It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources. I truly believe that she did everything she could to try to help." - Maya's Mom speaking up for the shooter's mother. #Prayersfortumblerridge

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

Where does Harriet live?

The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

Connections🤯 Puzzle #972 🟦🟦🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟩🟪

On the #onpoli podcast, @spaikin.bsky.social talks with @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social about "the greatest convention day speech" he's ever seen, and the value of delegated conventions: youtu.be/R5RnbQa2ibg?...

SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods. S1: archive.org/details/sctv... S2: archive.org/details/sctv... S3: archive.org/details/19-m... S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s... S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky

I'm not sure how I missed this four years ago but it is beautiful. And now, what a beautiful tribute to a joyful soul. Your whole country mourns you youtu.be/vOWn4CUsFak?...

DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:

#70sTop30 1 - Joni Mitchell - River No one does heartbreak like Joni. I haven’t seen many mentions of Joni in this challenge, which is odd because her run of LPs 68-77 is one of the best in the history of recorded music. Forever underrated and under-appreciated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Mq...

You can't possibly comprehend this map...

It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

‘Who controls the present controls the past’ - Walter Benjamin [National Park Service staffers are pictured removing panels that are park of the “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” exhibit at the President's House in Philadelphia. WPVI}

Way to go Republicans! You freaks.

Please spread the word to our neighbours about a place to get warm. @jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social

The Grievous Angels are playing at the Motel Chelsea north of Ottawa on March 1. It is a late afternoon show and will sell out very quickly. Book your tickets now. It will be a chance to get advance copies of the Grievous Angels Revolution album. Tickets here: www.showpass.com/grievous-ang...

I have been feeling a lot of anger lately due to our political climate. Dolly made this video today for her 80th birthday to benefit pediatric cancer. We can’t lose hope. youtu.be/McaD2PG8jOE

Hey Ottawa, it's an election year! Let's ask for a portion of our tax dollars to be for participatory budgeting. We can do this.

We were treated like royalty at the sold out show at the old town hall in Alymer. We will be at Hotel Wolf Island February 28. Chelsea Motel, Quebec March 1. The new Grievous Angels album Revolution is now at the pressing plant.