A corner store down the block has a fridge with cans of White Claw, some shitty IPAs and a sad little selection of white wines. Was this “convenience” worth dismantling an institution that has provided $2.5 billion in funding for schools and hospitals, Doug Ford?

Figured I'd take a run at The Octagon, or at least the first hour of it because work today sorely tested my patience for stupidity. How stupid can this movie be?

There's no way in hell I'd be able to afford to do this, but what an incredible opportunity to see a space I've long dreamed of checking out. realworldstudios.com/residencies/...

I think the time is right for KMFDM to do something completely new and release a concept album, COOKS, with ripping song titles like "TACOS", "SALAD", and "CHEEZ". Make it happen, Cap'n K.

So there's this piece in the Star today (www.thestar.com/politics/pro...) that, just in case you thought Doug Ford ever did much reflecting on anything, will shut that shit down right away.

Far too many people are still determined to kill us all, or at least our souls if they can't come up with a lie that at least a few dopes would believe, and musicians keep coming through with the soul tonic. But this... WOW. mouseonmars.bandcamp.com/album/spatia...

This is what I was hoping to see from influencers and independent journalists who traveled to Cuba. The impacts of U.S. actions aren't getting the attention they deserve in mainstream media. My people are being ignored in the U.S. news.

I don’t know what to say anymore. Tearful this morning after reading what the U.S. has done to the sick and ill in Cuba: “Late last night, a report came in that patients on ventilators at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital have died.” Trump is running an imperialist necropolitical regime.

Tourism skyrockets as people from all over the world, world leaders, all coming by just to make sure they can leave a golden offering

Is it weird that I've just spent a few minutes looking up what the security is like around various presidential grave sites?

I can never remember which one is Amanda and which one is Busy.

How is this album more than a decade old? I do not entirely believe you, calendar. (Killer song, though.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVvn...

Yep. In fact, the real failing of students was when we stopped requiring them to regularly search a library catalogue for their reading and instead produced lists with hyperlinks that students simply had to click. As soon as they have to go off list, they’re lost.

Three months ago, this same oil was being kept out Venezuela by their blockade.

Plenty of wondering about stuff and then saying "FUCK" in frustration this weekend.

It does make you wonder how many people who push for bike lane removal also grumble that there are delivery people everywhere. One more reason to support things being local and accessible.

Ruaa was on BlueSky for ages and was banned for no good reason. Her fundraiser supports her family of 7 including her mum who is really ill. Can you help her by donating or sharing? chuffed.org/project/help... 💕💸🍉

Destabilizing ME to an even greater extent. Perhaps even another civil war in Lebanon - the only way Netanyahu remains in power. Endless wars, murdering & occupying vast lands, yet no peace & certainly no security for Israelis thanks to Netanyahu: “Israel www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

I don't know how to speak about being Jewish right now. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/my-only-pr...

How Doug Ford Solves All His Problems youtube.com/shorts/deLec...

Happy 75th birthday to Bill Frisell, the shreddingest guitarist Naked City ever had! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgn7...

What a time of cruelty we live in, where we systematically strip away the very few resources we allocate for people with the least resources, the least rights: inmates, refugees, migrants, homeless people, and people who use drugs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Jim Marcus always seems to know what kind of song the world needs and I love him for it. Thank you, man. jimmarcus.bandcamp.com/track/the-lie

There will always be a soft spot in my heart for Star Trek 4, mostly because it gave us the only punk song I know that uses the word "eschew" in its lyrics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd3N...

The Ontario government wants to rewrite the law that compelled it to disclose documents revealing the Greenbelt land scandal, the Skills Development Fund controversy and others. For @nationalobserver.com 🧵

Quite good, this. So many infuriating things we've done as a society (and continue to do) gathered into one six-page comic.

Still relevant. *sigh*

Soundtrack to work last night and this morning: some prime WordSound material from Scotty Hard and his army of collaborators. And they're selling the CD for the same five bucks as the download! Treat yourself. wordsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/scotty...

Am I misreading the DOGEbros' deposition videos or are way too many people acting like they didn't know what they were doing? Fox just looks like he doesn't want to get punched for saying vile shit on camera; Cavanaugh doesn't even seem to care about that as long as he can own some lesser-thans.

What better way to put off work on a miserable snowy afternoon than to send a profoundly disappointed note to one's MPP and the Premier?

Funny how the guy who hands out his phone number like invitations to a barbecue doesn't care to be e-mailed directly.

This song has been a tonic today against a world determined to be maddening and depressing in equal measure. outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oo-long

This is a nuclear bomb to Ontario's democracy. The Ford government wants to obfuscate absolutely everything it does.

I am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions. Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!

In the No One is Surprised category, Pr ⁦‪Smith’s courting of separatists, is backfiring on the Alta economy. All of Alta’s Chambers of Commerce, now warning of delayed investments & plans. That’s in addition to $11B of cancelled renewables projects tks to Smith. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

I know a bunch of 20-somethings aren't likely to care yet again, but I'm all over this idea and there really aren't enough "hey, the 50+ crowd goes to the movies once in a while, right?" projects greenlit by big studios these days. kotaku.com/king-conan-a...

Pitch an unnecessary sequel. Refried Green Tomatoes: The Legend of Idgie's Gold

The rules. My @smh cartoon.

Here's a song called "Learning to Die"

At least if we have to be bombarded by shitty non-art at every turn, YouTube commenters are up to the job of replying to it.

MAHA-aligned research is entering the training data of AI models that millions of people (and increasingly governments) rely on.

WHY HANNAH FRY IS AWESOME, HISTORY OF SPACE TRAVEL EDITION: youtube.com/shorts/ADfkI...

The idea that opposing and rolling back trans rights is good for cis women and girls is ludicrous on every level and absolutely enraging when applied in legislation and policy that obviously limits and rolls backs rights for ALL women and girls

The day could not have brought better musical news than a new Lice album. First track's an excellent introduction for anyone who hasn't had the pleasure before and "The Burgers" is basically our entire world described in five minutes. Priceless. aesoprockhomeboysandman.bandcamp.com/track/who-se...

-maxxing is an insufferable suffix that is impressed upon us in order for us to increase our productivity. Destroy this insidious mathematical lens by removing it from your vocabulary, take back your words