This is an excellent piece from the @minnesotareformer.com 👇

Raining in January

This is an act of self-harm to Canada. Especially coming at a time when the United States is destroying its own statistical capacity and reliable data has never been more needed. It's another signal that this Liberal government sees no value in the work of government. Utter, utter foolishness.

i think what we need now more than ever is slow, incremental change

You will not see a clearer message that the United States government wishes to kill huge numbers of people.

Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity. (vid via Ford Fischer on X)

Before dunking on people for doing so, I'll raise that being undiagnosed with health issues is very much hell and people are desperate.

A thing about eugenics is that the only proof that you deserve to survive is that you survive, so they will try to ensure that a good chunk of people don’t. If your child dies because you followed their advice to not get them a flu shot, in their eyes, your child was weak and deserved it.

The Canadian Press has also covered the first day of our trial alongside photojournalist Amber Bracken as The Narwhal fights for press freedom in Canada. ca.news.yahoo.com/photographer...

The Minneapolis subreddit is really a sight to behold right now. Post after post after post of ICE wreaking havoc all over the city.

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the flu is getting out of hand. And we needed to make a post about it. Here are our pretty direct thoughts, because sometimes our social media manager/infographic designer is tired & can’t think of a way to put it more gently. Please make good choices. (1/2)

These chatbots have no regulatory oversight and there is no way to hold them accountable for bad outcomes but sure, why not put your life in their hands

Meanwhile, in Canada this weekend: cbc.ca/9.7041206

The best advice I can give: -Do not talk about how you're struggling to coworkers and your boss, especially if you are a woman and/or non-white person -Figure out what doesn't have to be perfect, just what has to get done -Outsource whatever you can afford -Get enough sleep -Do not be sad alone

Building community can be inconvenient, but it's rewarding and the only way to get through this moment. What I do: -make plans with friends -volunteer -donate to registered charities and mutual aid -join industry and community groups -go to in-person events -help, talk to and compliment strangers

What Manitoba PC Regional Director Patrick Allard wishes was happening in Manitoba

The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month. Officials made the announcement Friday in response to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out in the city.

Monday morning doomscroll break 🫶🏻

Patrick Allard is the Northeast Regional Director for Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, so I have no option but to take his comments as an official stance of the party as a whole and endorsed by its leader, Obby Khan.

I don't want betting odds broadcast on award shows

i believe the photographer who is taking the photo is Christopher Katsarov of the Canadian Press, and here is his photo

Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.

This is Minneapolis: -drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents -go to brunch with your wife -get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt -get groceries as helicopters roar overhead -deliver food & this vehicle passes you

Too much time wearing the wrong kind of masks

Some fine bike folks of Winnipeg were on the river trail fat biking this morning for a kid’s birthday party which is probably the coolest January birthday party idea ever

There’s a senior dog, Yogi, in the building next to me. He’s not in the best shape and I am always so incredibly relieved when I see him out and about 💗 So good news everyone: Yogi of Osborne Village is still kickin’.

be the tiny but unflappable roe deer you wish to see in this world

“I even had a doctor ask me, ‘What do you need me to tell you to convince you there is nothing wrong with you?’” When an MD specialist in public health is gaslit by her own doctor, what hope is there for anyone else with #longCOVID to get support? #healthcare #disability #chronicillness #maskup

Black Pill by Elle Reeve should be mandatory reading these days. That, and understanding the history of Gamergate. God, fuck Gamergate. www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Black-...

COLLINS: Minnesota officials say the FBI isn't sharing evidence with them. Do you believe the FBI should do that? TRUMP: Well normally I would, but they're crooked officials. Minneapolis and Minnesota are being destroyed. I feel that I won Minnesota all three times. I won Minnesota three times.

The video only affirms: she’s calm, she is clearly turning to avoid them and drive away at a reasonable speed. Before that, her partner is verbally protesting and recording law enforcement, which is legal, then peacefully disengages to leave. And they still say his “life was in danger.”

Gentle reminder that you can turn off autoplay on videos so you don’t have to be traumatized by graphic images without your consent: Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs

As the right-wing meme page Canada Proud was posting calls to "DEFUND THE CBC," the same PR firm behind it was being indirectly funded by CBC journalists’ own union dues. Yeah. And that's not all. So I’m teaming up with my friends at @nationalobserver.com to tell you all about it:

In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.

The way the “news” media is now “interviewing” Grok, a thing that doesn’t make any sense to do, and readily accepting its false information that conforms with the self-serving view of the world they want to report to confuse their readers is *precisely* the point of LLMs as a new form of knowledge.

Access to the internet at school and at home required going to a specific and separate Computer Room™

things you can do right now instead of doomscrolling: -eat some food -call an elected representative -donate money to a food bank, local charity or mutual aid org -volunteer -clean your home -take a shower -go for a walk -read a book -write in a journal -plan a trip -play with a pet -meditate

As a recovered alcoholic, I am very aware of the dangers of both denial and normalisation. They are seductive cognitive processes, and they will inevitably be your downfall unless you are very, very mindful of them. This applies to the pandemic, the environment, and politics.

Update: reported this and it was fixed. Now reads: "Between September 2020 and February 2021, Biluk and the victim were still seeing each other and the sexual abuse continued."

If you told me Jan 1st was month ago I’d believe you

CBC's very tepid way of saying Trump and Vance are lying about murder.

Timeline cleanse

Not only does CJOB bring on this obviously partisan guest to describe this situation as a life-or-death moment for the ICE fuck, Cloutier even interrupts him mid-ramble to offer even more handwaving nonsense (“the facts that we know”) to eventually conclude “whether we like it or not, a good shoot”

FREY: “.. the administration is sending a message to the entire country: If you show up for your immigrant neighbors, or even are simply present when those neighbors are taken, your rights will not be protected by the law and your life will be at risk.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...

DEVELOPING: Police say federal agents shoot two people in Portland this afternoon, the day after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. buff.ly/eFpUt2h

the picture of the stuffed animal sticking out of the glove compartment just inches away from the blood spattered dashboard is gonna be one of those images that haunts me forever. even when your whole job is looking at the horrors on purpose and you get good at forgetting, some things are seared in.

I’ve heard from multiple friends today about daycares being raided and parents being ripped out of cars (in one case with a child left behind in the backseat). Grim times here.

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Hi! The urge to doomscroll is understandable, but maybe it's worth setting a timer or logging off? Have you had something to eat yet or a big glass of water? Is there something you need to do before the end of the work day? I know how hard it can be to try and focus right now. One thing at a time