I sure would hate to be an oil-rich country whose sovereignty the US doesn't recognize within easy striking distance of US soil. That would be scary!

“Elbows up” means Canada standing up for the “rules-based international order” and publicly condemning violations of international law or arbitrary kidnappings of world leaders

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.

i too have begun watching the straight man hockey podcasts discuss heated rivalry. this is the forum of athens to me

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: - It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’ - It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’ - It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’ - It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’ - It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’ No worries if not!!!

Ruin two bands by combining them: Maroon5Eva

Found the TTC Holiday Train!

Do I know any animators on here? Making an 8-10 minute short film that plays like an animated children's book. Specifically hand-drawn-style or paint-style, but still functionally CG using modern software and workflows. No AI please.

Absolute top-shelf nursery rhyme by obscure 18th century poet Sarah Catherine Martin.

After the snowstorm ❄️

I will not ruin the last episode of Heated Rivalry for you, except to say that it’s perfect, full of quintessential Canadiana, and apparently the second book is set in Ottawa. THIS IS OUR MOMENT.

This is outrageous, Doug Ford rips out Ontario’s speed cameras and then uses taxpayers money to run ads about nonexistent police, useless signs and speed bumps. He takes from us and then rubs it in our face.

“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.” Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas

Teenage/early twenties me really could’ve used Rose Landry’s masterclass on how to handle the “I think/know my bf is gay” convo #HeatedRivalry

Gingerbread houses in Toronto

For those who see Brad Bradford’s TTC refund policy and think, “That might be a good idea.”, consider that this one delivery truck has been holding up a streetcar for at least 5 minutes. Bradford would punish the TTC and do nothing to the driver.

I kept seeing people use the word samizdat to refer to the Canadian sourcing of the 60 Minutes report on CECOT pulled by Bari Weiss. Here's the definition from Merriam-Webster:

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment. It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process

Hey Canadians - the UNCENSORED 60 Minutes episode with the CECOT report is currently posted on Global TV app as the newest episode. Anyone know how to rip it before they take it down? watch.globaltv.com/series/2893d...

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

‘tis the season 🪫

Grateful to have been asked to draw this year’s holiday card for the Lieutenant Governor Of Ontario, Her Honour the Honourable Edith Dumont. The card portrays the entrance to the residence at Queen’s Park, which is beautiful (the inside is stunning too). Thank you to Her Honour & the team there.

OK, I gotta say the Wall Street Journalist who convinced the AI Chatbot controlled vending machine to adopt a Soviet communist persona, in order to get it to give away free products to fellow travellers, is a pretty funny attack vector. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

Ursula Franklin summarized it as such: “…we have lost the institution of government in terms of responsibility and accountability to the people. We now have nothing but a bunch of managers, who run the country to make it safe for technology.”

Heated Rivarly core.

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Every Chanukah, I think of this photo from Germany in 1931. As I was frying latkes this afternoon, I reflected on the imperative to look for the light, even in incredibly dark times. Thinking of the Jewish community in Sydney, Australia today. Happy first night of Chanukah to all who celebrate.

The coming years are going to reveal a lot more waste on 'AI' like this by our governments, to the tune of 10s of billions squandered on appalling nonsense, all to make rich Tech Bros richer.

This entire exchange with Shediac Lobster Festival in the Canada's Drag Race comments is so wholesome. Thank you Sami Landri for this moment. #CanadasDragRace #SamiLandri #Shediac

Oh my GOD. This is the Shopify broligarch-involved pet project to influence Canadian policy. Build Canada told journalist Taylor Noakes that Carney's office "has reached out to Build Canada on occasion to ask about our memos." www.desmog.com/2025/12/08/m...

Giggling my fucking ass off at this silly ass shit

"The roof of the Science Centre has more integrity than Doug Ford." Liberal MPP @shamjiadil.bsky.social and Save OSC co-chair Floyd Ruskin talk with Moore in the AM about the Ontario Science Centre moving to a temporary location on Toronto's waterfront. Listen here! ihr.fm/4pQL873

Disney, the company that is HYPER aggressive with lawsuits when indie artists use their IP, is PAYING OpenAI to steal their IP? Honestly, what the fuck are we doing here? Enough is enough.

Are you using LLMs to do part of your job? If so, please stop.

Today is a "listen to Sloan Wainwright's entire discography while reviewing mountains of code" kinda day.

Do any Canadian media outlets still have a functional consumer advocacy columnist? I'm dealing with a company operating in Canada that is in contravention of anti-spam laws and they are dismissing my complaints completely. I have been forwarding to the Canadian Spam Reporting Centre already.

For those of you who discovered François Arnaud today because of Heated Rivalry, check out also his very bisexual music video with Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus. youtu.be/X3vPYhwZmOg #HeatedRivalry

whoa Epic Games, tell me what you really think

The Darkside Detective & The Jackbox Party Pack 4 is free on Epic Games Store buff.ly/aadJJDg

All we wanted was Star Trek Legacy, but instead we got Space Riverdale

Dealing with people that use chatgpt is like fucking invasion of the body snatchers

We've invented the UI from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" in which you need to know the magic words in order to enter the customer support cave.

The annual interpretive Xmas lights dance

What a great headline

It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality

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