On Oct. 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted. One of the most influential programs in television history, the success of that first season owes a lot to the many Canadians who were involved in the show. These are some of those individuals! 🧵 1/9

Tigers-Mariners Game 5:

At a certain point, the ALCS doesn't actually "start." The Jays just show up and take over a dugout from one of these teams and the game continues.

can you imagine half-assing a last-minute ceasefire that won't last a week and still not getting the Nobel Peace Prize

Animal Crossing: The Committee of Public Safety

you know what this memo could have used is an editor

The ceasefire in Gaza, now in effect, depends on the promise given by an inveterate liar and conman (Trump) to a ruthless terrorist organization (Hamas) that he will prevent another serial liar, conman, and war criminal (Netanyahu) from resuming the war:

MIT’s reply to Trumps shocking attack on education is a master class in deft rhetorical communication and positioning. It refutes without ceding ground. It negates without naming the charge. It accuses and rejects while sounding compliant. What a breath of fresh air after endless disappointments

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

1/ New rare earth restrictions mark escalation in China’s weaponization of interdependence — adopting US extraterritorial permission structures. This is not just an export ban but regulated how global firms use Chinese equipment and material. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Reposting for the morning crowd. The frogs are multiplying!

White House staff should just make and show him an AI-generated video where he wins, fly him to Duluth and tell him it’s Oslo, and dare the New York Times to say anything more than “Experts disagree about whether Mr Trump was awarded the Nobel Prize”.

😏 Thiel said: "“​​It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money...An incredible machinery of tax treaties, financial surveillance, and sanctions architecture has been constructed.”" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Huge news from Japan

Pope Leo is spitting. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

“The building serves as an office for China's mission in Canada, though the embassy did not explain precisely what it's used for.” 😳

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Canadian enthusiasm knows no bounds.

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

Elderly Man In Wheelchair: Crosses the street in front of ICE officer Stephen Miller, blood leaking from his eyes as he receives mental directives from his Dark Lord Patron: pepper spray this man until he sees god

Stephen Miller goes on camera saying ICE is fighting Antifa on the streets because the country is a war zone with dangerous criminals out to destroy America and then the video will just cut to a video of a group of ICE officers suplexing a 110-year-old blind nun

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"In their minds these guys are all starring in an early 90s Steven Seagal movie but in reality they’re just starring in a 2020 Steven Seagal movie" 😂

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

in the Bible it says to help people only if they have papers and a Cigna plan

CBS News on a Canadian Aurora get an up close look at Chinese jets intercepting them as they track North Korean ships. www.cbsnews.com/news/china-i...

Strong agree. My research suggests a strong counterterrorist financing strategy is key. (Spoiler: there is no strong counterterrorist financing strategy against Hamas)

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Don’t you dare, Jesus.

1949

February 2022 Convoy leaders sentenced: Much lighter than what was being asked for by the Crown.

Looks like Bill C2 is dead in wake of privacy concerns. The bill was certainly flawed. Let’s see what comes next. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

pro tip, go outside and look at the goshdang moon right now

Wait, they’re coming for my goddamn pasta now?!

RETVRN!

These new outfits are a mistake. BRING BACK THE SANTA OUTFITS!

So are we going to place bets on what comes out of the Carney-Trump meeting tomorrow?

Setting aside the drunkenness, the racial biases, the sexism, and the homophobia, etc., the way you can tell that Pete Hegseth is grossly underqualified for the job he currently holds is that he is in charge of the most technologically advanced military on Earth and he is obsessing over facial hair.

Mon entrevue au 98.5FM avec Nathalie Normandeau et Luc Ferrandez cet après-midi: à court terme, il est possible d'être prudemment (un peu) optimiste quant aux chances d'un cessez-le-feu et d'un échange prisonniers/otages. Mais les défis demeurent énormes. www.985fm.ca/audio/728502...

Spot-on framing, excellent headline.

Entire Trump Gaza Plan just QR code linking to Nobel Peace Prize nomination site

“The accused was not only giving orders…but was personally involved in the beatings & later was physically present & giving orders for the execution of those detained.” 🚨‼️🚨‼️ The first senior perpetrator of atrocities in Darfur is convicted at the ICC! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

somehow they managed to do the free press but worse