“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

At the moment, I’m regrettably not reading Edgar Allan Poe whilst having cappuccinos and croissants in a dimly-lit quaint café on a cobblestone street in Prague during a snowstorm, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”

The administration seems to forget that in 1994, the U.S. and NATO made a commitment to protect Ukraine from Russia on the condition that Ukraine give up all its nukes, which they did. And now Ukraine is being thrown under the bus and labeled ungrateful when THEY met their end of the bargain.

I see the War on the Academy has now captured the @nytimes.com:

People have a good reason to resist acknowledging the male loneliness crisis. They correctly perceive that women are being blamed and told to fix it. But the real cause is predatory capitalists who profit on keeping men isolated and online. www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...

What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday? What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators? Can we make this a thing?

Sustainable band lineups include four cool people (Ramones), four dorks (Weezer), or two cool people and two dorks (Cheap Trick). Unsustainable band lineups include one cool person and three dorks (Pixies)

Same same, but different.. 😊

An important demonstration of the gaping chasm in protection without universal or federal anti-SLAPP laws. @lukelebrun.ca and @pressprogress.ca are at risk cause they are in Alberta. Free speech protections shouldn't be a post code lottery

@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund: pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published February)

OK, regardless of source, credit where due: That's a great headline.

the world around us full of big horror so for Halloween treat yourself to some simple horrors: answer an unknown caller, print a double sided color document from a new printer, realize halfway through the recipe that you forgot to buy the key ingredient. have some fun!

Empathy is one of the most important human characteristics. Lack of, or complete, gleeful disregard of empathy is a symptom of a fundamentally damaged individual.

For an administration that came out of the box threatening Canadian independence, Greenland’s sovereignty, the Panama Canal, etc., it sure has a glass jaw. 🤡

My man, the stated policy of your administration is that Canada should become an American state, but Canadians running an accurate ad is a threat to American sovereignty?

If there are any future history PhDs someone will write a dissertation to explain Inflatable Good and Cartoon Bad

frog semiotics redemption arc 2025

"The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.” Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"

Q: You said Carney is a great man and you want to do a deal with Canada, then why aren't you? TRUMP: Because I want to be a great man too

Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said, 'Well, why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free!' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense."

ME ON A TRAIN: Oh no, I accidentally clicked a video with sound! Oh god, people heard a second of loud sound from my phone. I have torn the social contract. EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks

I love this so much

Good morning, beloved. Your “no” is as powerful as your “yes.” Stand for something will require you standing against some things. Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.

You threaten to conquer a country a whole bunch of times and all of a sudden people get all mad bsky.app/profile/step...

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

How can something be newsworthy in French and in the United States but not to Canadian English-language journalists? It’s just odd and I notice it happens a lot with stories about the harassment of journalists and about far-right extremism. What’s the deal, I wonder?

Today in 1963, 4 young girls are killed by white racists as a bomb explodes during Sunday morning services in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson & Carol Denise McNair. Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words lead to hateful actions.

The Washington Post now has no Black Opinion columnists - none - at a time when white nationalism is ascendant in our nation. I am grateful to Karen for the truth and fearlessness her work has always shown. Keep shining that light, my friend.

happy bday Jamaican-born writer Claude McKay, b.1890, leading voice in Harlem Renaissance. "Human dignity is more precious than prestige." “I plucked my soul out of its secret place, And held it to the mirror of my eye, To see it like a star against the sky,...

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed.

NEW: Justice Department concedes it gave judge inaccurate info during Labor Day weekend showdown over effort to send Guatemalan kids to that country. DOJ said parents sought the kids back but Guatemalan AG didn't find 1 case of that. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Curl-crested Aracari. A.k.a. the result when you try implementing all suggested changes of reviewers no. 1 & 2.

Diminish a book To Lightly Harm a Mockingbird

My three-year-old niece, meeting my partner's five-year-old twins for the first time: I like these friends, but why are there two of them

I think people know that America is rich but maybe underrated how well Canada does economically compared to most European countries

Beavers pause while chewing trees to listen for movements so that the tree doesn't fall on them.

Genuine lol at the NYT referring to “bribing a reporter” as “a bold departure from political norms.” A complete and total allergy to calling bad things bad (provided it’s not anyone that can be cast as progressive doing the things)

Lovely essay about ChatGPT; the best line is ChatGPT's own: “Style is the imprint of attention. Writing as a human act resists efficiency because it enacts care.” The Seductions of A.I. for the Writer’s Mind www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

“Domination is about exercising power over another to terrorize or coerce by violence & fear. Care … is about making sure that everyone’s needs are met & that they can exist with dignity. For Christians, the ethical choice is clear: We must always reject domination & instead be committed to care.”

Ideally, a country should be led by a person that understands that other people are real.

Emergency room wait times are going to get worse in Ontario. Long ER wait times and shutdowns are predictable consequences of Ontario’s chronic lack of investment in health care. It continues to rely on short-term fixes disguised as solutions. #Opinion

Trump will shut down the national LGBTQ youth suicide lifeline in 30 days. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

A 7-year-old lioness reunites with the man who raised her after she was abandoned as a cub 🦁❤️ He slept beside her outside so she'd grow up as naturally as possible. Now she tackles him with love-hugs, face rubs, pure joy-until they collapse in a pile of trust. 🫶 #WildBond #HeartmeltingNature

‪BREAKING: ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out to abduct people, in unmarked cars, wearing masks and no uniforms or badges, protesters dump buckets of glitter on them so that everyone can tell they’re ICE for days afterward.