just keep thinking how Black feminists clocked the manufactured "cancel culture" panic from the beginning.

There’s a neighbourhood cat who visits our shop multiple times a day. Can confirm he thrills customers and actually a few have followed him into the store simply because they wanted to see where the cat was going! The only thing he demands are name brand tube treats in return 😂

An article that has been many months in the making, about the neighbours who volunteered to carry the memories of the elderly recluse across the street, whose entire family would have otherwise been left forgotten. From me for @chatelainemag.bsky.social chatelaine.com/living/remem...

I’ll be on ‘Ottawa at Work’ on CFRA580 with Patricia Boal in a few minutes talking about my major career change this past year. Tune in at 11:05 to catch the interview.

And if any local media folks want to cover the story of a former political reporter who quit to open a vintage store during an economic crisis because it was the *less stressful option* my DMs are open 😉 😂 @ottawacitizen.com @ctvottawa.bsky.social

Some personal news as they say: In the last few months I decided to leave political journalism and opened up my own vintage shop in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood.

No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss

The carbon tax is gone, but the pain at the pumps is back. globalnews.ca/news/1117853...

I keep getting notices from the province of Ontario telling me I’m overdue for a pap but I haven’t had a GP in 3+ yrs and the province also just asked me to respond to them in an EMAIL with all my personal info if i want to remain on their good for nothing waitlist.

Trump has now elected liberals in Canada, Australia, and the Vatican

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 1,000 openly identifying transgender troops will be moved out of the military immediately under new Pentagon order.

What does it say about me if it’s beaker

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 1-13 in series-clinching games since 2018, now losing two straight to Ottawa after a 3-0 series lead. Leafs lost 11 straight clinching games before ending that streak in 2023.

That capital B is doing some heavy lifting for Campbell and Maher

I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.

As a Leafs fan: Go Montreal. Capitals fans chanting ‘USA’ and wearing redsk*ns merch… with a Putin stan leading the team? I hope the Montreal kids hit them where it hurts.

young men don’t need a “left Joe Rogan” they need sports betting regulation

Since Rebel Media is doing what it does again here is a clip from a former correspondent who explained how the outlet spreads fake news They’re not new to this they’re true to this

Travelling to US is fine just bring a burner phone 😭😭 WTF

While watching the debate I’m also keeping a close eye on my cat, who had to be sedated today to get some X-rays, and is still high as fuck. He’s currently staring into his own soul in the mirror.

After the store about Patrick Brown broke in 2018, everyone told me ‘don’t worry, people in this town have short memories.’ I wish they didn’t.

I don’t know if I can stomach watching a debate moderated by a ‘journalist’ who not only fails to disclose important conflicts of interest but thinks it’s fair game to write about politicians he clearly has personal relationships with open.substack.com/pub/scrimsha...

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

I would not recommend watching Flow if you are emotionally, physically, and mentally drained, as I was this evening, unless you want to be hit with a wave of suppressed emotions rushing to escape your eyeballs

“I wanted to do what’s best for Canada” -- World-renowned Canadian heart surgeon, Dr. Marc Ruel, turns down prestigious job in U.S. over political tension, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @heartinstitute.bsky.social

Sometimes I question why I still give a shit abt politics. I’ve seen how the sausage is made and I’ve seen what a poor job the health inspector does. In fact, I’ve seen the factory insist that an actual piece of shit is really a sausage, so shut up about the taste and be glad you’re being fed.

A grad student at the University of Minnesota has been abducted by ICE.

I know the BBC is scrupulous about giving airtime to “both sides”. But why on earth dues that extend to crackpot views, like R4 Today insisting on speaking later with people that think US annexation of Greenland is a good idea?!

I feel bad for her cause it really boils down to her just listening to the people around her. This woman did not graduate high school. She worked at a grocery store her entire career. She left an abusive marriage and raised a son on her own—with the help of welfare! And yet.

My working class, unionized aunt is sharing pro-Conservative misinformation on Facebook again. It must be election time.

Pottery progress pic: trimmed, decorated, carved, and ready for glazing.

Further evidence that Goose is a dog in a cat suit.

Question: if you, or someone you know, is a youth who gets their news from Instagram or TikTok, what does that actually mean? Which account are you looking at? Is this a hashtag situation? Do you just let the algorithm take you?

The Atlantic story is to its credit fairly devastating, but the mind can’t help but wonder what could have been if that scoop had landed on less of a cozy housecat than Jeffrey Goldberg.

CBC comedy writers couldn’t come up with this. No really, they couldn’t.

I’m only ~now~ getting the ‘breaking’ email from The Atlantic about the group chat??

me reading national security secrets bc i've been accidentally added to a group chat

Idk I just think it’s interesting that this has reached a structural level where huge grocery corporations are adding little maple leafs to make it easier for shoppers to know which products are Canadian. How often do we see big biz publicly supporting a boycott? Even one working in their favour?

Do the Americans know that the grocery stores make announcements about supporting Canadian now?

This is normie gold and a tone that is going to resonate with a lot of people.

Parking officer was a no show so I’m off the hook. I didn’t get a chance to soapbox about the predatory parking at Lansdowne 😂 but at least I don’t have to pay $100

I’m at the Ontario Court of Justice this morning to fight a parking ticket I was issued at Lansdowne last July after the attendant told me they could not issue me a ticket because the machines were broken and not accepting cash (I had forgotten my CC that day and did not want to download their app).

Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too? 🚮

Latest pottery wheel projects (that I remembered to photograph) Best and biggest bowl I’ve ever done by FAR. &practicing shaping my cylinders without collapsing them 😉

BABES. Babes part of why we're furious is YOU COULDN'T EVEN RUN A PICTURE OF OUR CURRENT PRIME MINISTER KEEP UP. Oh yeah btw Carney was sworn is as Prime Minister today, making him the first ever not-elected leader of Canada. www.vox.com/politics/403...

My most staunch belief right now is that helping out your neighbours and your community, regardless of whether they are your friend, regardless of what they can offer you in return, is itself a meaningful political act.

Me: “hey it seems like these two things signify a policy shift on women and gender issues” Everyone: “bUt tHeRe’s StILl 10 wOmEN in cAbInEt!!!”