A potato farmer emailed me to say he liked one of my recent stories, and invited me to a Potato Expo next week. Sadly I don't think I can make it.

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

Looking to talk to enviro/climate people about how everything going on with the US EPA is affecting the rest of the world, given how influential the US is. 🧪

For some reason I find it extremely funny that Ski Mountaineering includes a part where they have to run up a flight of stairs carrying their skis.

I kinda like how as soon as he got arrested the media decided to give him his "Prince" title back

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Those of you outside Canada have no idea how many bad takes and strained metaphors our national discourse just averted by a hair’s breadth today

The biggest trees store the most carbon, but in the Peruvian Amazon they are the ones prioritized for harvest. My story for @livescience.com 🧪 www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Wenlock had a weird growth removed from his face yesterday, and is highly indignant that he has to wear both the cone of shame and a ridiculous bandage bonnet.

Looking to talk to enviro/climate people about how everything going on with the US EPA is affecting the rest of the world, given how influential the US is. 🧪

The left is excited about underwater robots that livestream video feeds of octopus nurseries from the deep Gulf of Mexico. The right is excited about summarizing a five word e-mail, incorrectly.

Lol, this could end up the biggest ratio in Bluesky history. Talk about not reading the room. Also, I'd rather step in front of a train than willingly give my work to an AI.

Here it is, your moment of zen.

I feel the "Canadian curling cheating scandal" has been so completely blown out of proportion that people will only, a year from now, remember the phrase "Canadian curling cheating scandal", and no one will remember the "cheating" was in fact a minor accidental rule violation akin to an MLB balk

It seems odd that ski jumping has style points. Surely flying furthest is the entire point, who cares if I'm screaming in terror and flailing the whole time?

I think Nordic Combined would be even more fun if it was like triathlon...do a ski jump then immediately change into x-country skis and off you go!

Don't utilize "utilize". Use "use".

"If I'd never seen ya, I could always dream that I'd be better off alone" -Get Back Again, by The Tragically Hip

A popular online course about artificial intelligence that's offered by Acadia University has now been opened up free of charge to the public. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It turns out Ernie is a bolter. I've had to create this leaderboard of how many times our friends have allowed him to escape.

At the monthly Loyal Tides Coffee House in St. Stephen Donna is singing the kind of sing-along songs you'd hear at the library as a kid, and the crowd is INTO IT.

This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.

Wenlock has discovered that if he lies down in a doorway, Ernie will not step over him. He has been abusing this power relentlessly.

Post your childhood family vehicle Pontiac LeMans, which my parents affectionately referred to as "the boat"

By focusing tree planting efforts in the taiga forest, Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by the end of the century. My story for @livescience.com 🧪 www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

This is Flambo. He's using his talking dog buttons to accuse his small foster brother of being a cat. Nothing can convince him otherwise. 13/10 for both (IG: flambothedog)

Another medal for Moncton's Courtney Sarault.

I have eaten everything on this list, and would do so again.

Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.

I think it might cost more than that...

Ok, so build the batteries then.

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

I'm excited to be included in @scibri.com's proposed pitch slam for the next Science Writers and Communicators of Canada @swc-can.bsky.social meeting They're still looking for session proposals here. Hopefully they take our panel and I get to see you all there :) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪

Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪

A simple cardiac MRI could replace invasive right heart catheterization for assessing heart failure. My story for @medscape.com #cardiosky #medsky www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Go, Dog. Go!

Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership

Running tally of Bluesky liberal misinformation bait about the Super Bowl

Pretty sure @ponddrop.bsky.social will have the winning story about how much @aircanada.bsky.social sucks after this weekend

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:

Ugh, writing a story and my interviewee had a much better, more coherent quote in the press release than what he said to me.

Very much worth 3 min of your day.

An interesting and somewhat counterintuitive finding: Cannabis usage in middle-aged, older adults linked to larger brain volume, better cognitive function medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

Measuring blood pressure at home provides much more reliable data on cardiovascular risk, but many people don't take enough readings to be useful - even with free devices and plenty of support. My story for @medscape.com #medsky #cardiosky www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

One of my strongest memories of my visit to Yellowknife more than 20 years ago was coming out of the theatre after a late show, and the sun was still up. (We watched Mean Girls)

Tech used to make real inventions.

All I'm asking for is a website cookie that remembers my cookie preferences for that website so I don't have to keep clicking the damn button. Also, would be nice if "remember my password on this device" actually did anything.