Regime forces are conducting widespread home and rooftop raids in Tehran to destroy satellites and Starlink terminals. This is one of the main reasons less footage is coming out right now. In many cases, terminal owners are being arrested. Locals say the scale of the violence and killing is extreme.

Can we just note that no skating rink should have the word "slush" in its name??

I saw someone post Chiantifa,and it's perfect.

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

We used to do real science

there are *so* many people who cower before trump's threats, and jerome fucking powell is out here on youtube going, "all of this is corrupt horseshit, they're doing it because i won't bail them out, they're all liars"

Very funny that the guy who turned the east wing of the White House into a pile of rubble one Friday is criminally investigating the federal reserve chairman about a building renovation

This is actually more direct and hard hitting than a lot of the responses to Trump's bullying have been.

Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Oh, that was a tough one. Seemed like a bit of a flyer at the end but weren't a lot if options left (Sunday January 11) Wordle 1,667 5/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yup!

One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...

The speed with which the photographer switches cameras as the agent approaches is really impressive. And he nailed the shot.

I misunderstood this to imaging someone throwing books at at school. Somehow in order to give them a second life - like, have the school keep them? Was somewhat mystified until I saw the sub-headline.

Liberté, Égalité, Chardonnay

It's really this fucking easy. Everything, EVERYTHING is a political choice and we need to remember that.

So much for sending oil company employees into Venezuela ...

I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.

Combat serious forms of harmful online content, specifically hate speech, terrorist content, content that incites violence, child sexual abuse material and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, unless the website is X, in which case I guess we’ll do nothing

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

Of course that's not actually what Trump cares about. But good to call his bluff.

ICE recruitment is going well.

A Mississauga man took the city to court over not mowing his lawn - and won www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Senator notes here — I think correctly — that the US has come to this precipice because Trump never saw that West Wing episode about how the Mercator projection hugely distorts and inflates the size of land masses in the upper reaches of the northern hemisphere on maps

Nice to get a 3 again after some tough ones (Saturday January 10) Wordle 1,666 3/6* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The story of the remarkable forgotten seamstress turned scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/j...

IMPORTANT: Paris has more than “vision.” They have clear plans. Including a 5-Year Pedestrian Plan: - 300 million € invested by 2026 - 100 new hectares of ped space - 100 more “streets for kids” - Focus on 0 pedestrian deaths #VisionZero - Longer ped cross times Does your city follow smart plans?

I was amused a while ago to learn that some of the audience of CBC radio "Because News" actually counts the points awarded and expects an actual winner, unlike the absurdist point awards of the British news panel comedy shows that inspired it.

The future is here. And it does not desperately need Venezuelan oil.

Oh god this took me forever and then it was so obvious. Does make one realize how weird a common word can be. (Friday January 9) Wordle 1,665 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So Biden or Obama could have just cut off all federal funding to red states and the press would have just been stenographers about it?

Alright its time for another #RavineRamble. This 1 will be a short 1. Mud & ice are everywhere & that makes it hard to get down into the valley. Today's goal is to explore a cutoff section of Curity Creek, a small tributary to Taylor Creek. #LoveTheRavines #DonRover #RavineRambler #EastCoastKin

Within 150meters, we reach a rather rare find in Toronto, a waterfall. Curity Fall is probably the only in Don Valley I know of. @rudydotca.bsky.social @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social @metroscapes.ca @notsmoothsteve.bsky.social Anyone know others? #LoveTheRavines #DonRover #RavineRambler #EastCoastKin

The Alberta separatism movement is making serious efforts to align with Donald Trump’s administration - They’ve sent 3 delegations to Washington, D.C. - want a $500B loan from the US government - seek connections with Wall Street + the US Treasury www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Dow never misses. ⛽️

Totally

Bell Canada email has this charming habit where it sends email to junk even from people marked as "safe sender". And then, when you tell it the email isn't junk and the sender is safe, it gives you an error message "[email protected] is already marked as safe sender."

Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?

BBC Verify and BBC Persian have verified over 100 videos in more than 50 towns and cities during 10 days of nationwide protests in Iran, showing that the demonstrations have now spread to the majority of Iran's provinces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Quick recovery today (Thursday January 8) Wordle 1,664 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

In a rebuke to the GOP party line, the House of Representatives voted to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium subsidies. 17 Republicans defected to join all Democrats in voting for the legislation, after the end of the subsidies sparked the longest-ever federal government shutdown.

Have to say Saoirse Ronan looked a lot like this portrait when playing Mary Queen of Scots.

The technology to make Toronto’s LRTs and streetcars faster already exists. It’s the political will that’s lacking.

CN tower, mist, Ontario Line construction, late afternoon sun

NEW INVESTIGATION: What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50. Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, including just a $50 fine in one case, a Streetsblog investigation found. -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/w...

Large protests are erupting across Iran tonight. In Tehran, gunfire can be heard as crowds gather in massive numbers. Despite nationwide internet disruptions by the Iranian government, aimed at silencing the movement, footage continues to emerge.

The budget presentation has a new (I think) visual attempt to illustrate that most of the city's major revenue sources do not grow with the economy/inflation.

Got to appreciate a Star Trek reference (also remembering that City Hall was featured in a Star Trek episode)