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

having said myself that people don't need to watch the video, here's my colleague Susan Matthews making a strong case that, yes you do (she also describes it well enough that I feel okay ignoring her instruction)

"Biluk and the victim were still seeing each other and occasionally had sex." So, sex is a consensual act, and it's definitely not consensual in an abusive dynamic where a minor was groomed by an adult.

Ok I'm feeling much better today so it is worth saying: What Rahawa did in this interview was such an act of generosity and softness that I rarely afford myself. It was deeply meaningful to be treated this way. I wish you all a moment when someone handles you with this kind of gentle warmth.

good for you @pbump.com. i know it wasn’t your intention but this was an act of bravery and profound decency. cable news is relentlessly dehumanizing and soul-corroding; we need as many examples as we can to remind ourselves that we are still human beings.

Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.

Seeing how white people, who claim to be allies, are responding to Black people, the community they’re supposed to be in allyship with, about respecting the origins of the #SayHerName movement is why our fight goes nowhere. Y’all are not real allies bc you’re not actually LISTENING.

As the saying goes "If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the window and find out which is true.”

The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.

I don't believe in magic, but the Crock-Pot is the closest thing we have to it. You throw in meat, veggies, herbs, and some type of liquid, turn it on, and when you come back eight or more hours later, beautiful things happen.

"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...

This is so devastating. Come April, wildfire season will be well underway. These children are likely to miss the entire second half of the school year.

Being a teenager with teen angst during the peek teen angst music period was a transcendent experience.

Today is the most Lemon, It's Wednesday day I've experienced and it's not remotely close

ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...

Every time I see a sweater advertised on Instagram that makes me stop and go “Oh that’s so cute, I love that” it’s either for a child or a dog! 😭

The Manitoba government has asked Ottawa to send the military to a northern First Nation to help repair water and sewage systems that were damaged during a days-long power outage.

Here's a story about detection of cetacean morbillivirus, in the same genus as measles virus, in whales' blowhole breath. I'm contemplating what we can learn by exploring transmission between animals. HT Julian Tang bbc.com/news/article...

This is SO cute and creative!

Yesterday was a half hour struggle to go the three blocks I need to outside of the skywalk to get to work due to the pathetic snow clearing downtown, where sidewalks are supposed to “generally be plowed to a paved surface” according to the City’s own policy. legacy.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/...

1,859 days and counting

Put me out of my misery

Every time I pass a magazine rack and see these I do a double take and get excited for a minute because I think they finally made a magazine about Quitting

A friend of mine's elderly dog took a new chew bone, walked to his kennel, and passed away shortly afterward. I'm brokenhearted for them, but sixteen years for a big dog is quite an extraordinary life. And he died, happy and warm in his den, with a snack under his chin. May we all be so lucky.

A 'high level' delegation of leaders will visit Pimicikamak in northeastern Manitoba on Wednesday, to see for themselves the impact of a recent days long power outage as thousands remain evacuated. www.aptnnews.ca?p=281863

This is Herschel. She spent 15 minutes at the gym before deciding to switch her New Year's resolution to self acceptance. 12/10 (IG: cfsbk)