To balance feelings of impending doom, my new year resolution was to read all Agatha Christie’s books in publication order. Finished 4, will need to read approx. 1.3 books per week to get to them all by December 31. Less time for doomscrolling!

There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason. Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

If Greenland falls, Canada is next. This is my latest on the need for Canada and Europe to stand up to the bully. substack.com/home/post/p-...

‘The source of all life is here’: plan to mine lithium in Chilean salt flat sparks fears of water scarcity

I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him. Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...

Elbows up, Canada.

I hope they stay true to the book! Last French version started great until they changed the story

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space. Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK By "Led By Donkeys"

It’s only a Presidential Tantrum if it comes from the Tantrum Region of Florida, otherwise it’s just a sparkling whine.

SpaceX is actually ACME, isn’t it

Donald Trump thinks he can bully Canada. He has only succeeded in uniting Canadians like never before. We Canadians are done being polite. We’re boycotting American products, skipping vacations in the United States, and standing shoulder to shoulder in opposition to Donald Trump.

american masculinity is so amazing. caring about clothes as a man apparently makes you "gay" but our position on geopolitics totally depends on whether you wear a suit

BREAKING: Ontario Faces Largest Measles Outbreak in 30 Years Public Health Ontario says 78 new measles cases have been identified over the past two weeks, bringing cases to just over 140.

I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.

It seems PubMed has disappeared. This is the digital equivalent of burning a library.

Never Ford

I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

So, what are we using to communicate with friends abroad instead of WhatsApp? Telegram does not seeem to be a great option

The UK public overwhelmingly say US oligarch Elon Musk is a threat to democracy and trying to sabotage their country. The majority see him as a joke and opportunist. "Musk is a deeply unpopular figure in the UK, with a net favourability rating of -35, lower than Nigel Farage or Tommy Robinson."

There's no better demonstration of the astonishing breadth of human experience than coming across someone actually, sincerely typing out a post that includes the statement that there is in fact no humor whatsoever to be found in the Murderbot books.

Man, Jeff Bezos really did bring in these idiots to kill off the @washingtonpost.com They censored an @anntelnaes.bsky.social political cartoon. So she quit Time to financially punish not just the Post but Amazon anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files. It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.

the scientific method is the original "fuck around and find out"