The only thing it feels worthwhile for me to say right now is pay attention to whether your feelings & the information you’re absorbing are paralyzing you or prompting you to meaningful action, whatever that is. Paralysis helps no one but the enemy.

I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit.

The current argument of the British right is that Muslims turned out in "blocs" with "family voting" to cast their ballots for a party led by a gay Jewish man, and this shows that multiculturalism has failed, voting is "sectarian" and we are in a crisis. Hmmmmmm.

The Ellisons are gobbling up the media ecosystem to please Trump. Oligarchy in service of authoritarianism. It is already very late, folks. 🇺🇸

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

These results tell me everything about the electorate in many western nations People want change from the status quo system they’re falling behind in, one that uses them as serfs for wealth extraction by the upper classes Labour has spent years gutting their party of its progressive wing

Disgusted by this government

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

If we aren't tackling growing economic inequality, our economy will continue to undeperform. Growth vs. equality is a false choice. It is framing that is inconsistent with the evidence. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record. Meanwhile, Meta is pumping $65 million into elections this year to boost AI friendly candidates. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.

NPR tells us what we already know. Price Stickiness is a real thing. The Republican Party has pushed the price up of everything from a pickup truck to an avocado sky-high. Those prices aren't going down ever. The Golden Age for the rich has arrived. www.npr.org/2026/02/25/n...

4 Minnesota guys

Writing today in @thetyee.ca, Richard and I introduce the idea of "civic challenges" and discuss how governments can mobilize the talents and capabilities of their publics. We Can't Wait for War to Mobilize the Public thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

OpenAI is a menace. Two recent stories make that clearer than ever. One day you have Sam Altman denigrating humanity to defend AI. The next, WSJ reveals OpenAI could have alerted Canadian police of a potential mass shooter, but refused pressure from employees. That person went on to kill 8 people.

«[...] les garçons qui expriment le plus à l’école leur intolérance à la diversité sexuelle sont les joueurs de hockey, les adeptes d’influences masculinistes, de même que les amateurs du nazisme… et du président américain, Donald Trump.» www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

“This feat is a clear signal that electric mobility in Nigeria is practical, scalable and ready for adoption,” Falaye said. It is simple economics.... "EV charging costs average about $3 for up to 200 kilometers (123 miles), compared with more than $15 in petrol costs for similar distances."

Little-known international rule that teams can play 6 guys against Canada only, as a little treat

Unbelievable

Could somebody please teach the IIHF how many players are supposed to be on the ice

Canada vs Hellebuyck

E is classic

An absolute must-listen discussion about wealth inequality and wealth taxes in Canada

Doing things the "right" way, burning out and then realizing there is another option, coming back and winning it all with no fucks given? Yes please tell me that story forever.

Wow

"Le professeur d’histoire de l’UdM nous offre un ouvrage éclairant, documenté et accessible. Il s’attaque d’abord au mythe voulant que les Canadiens français, les futurs Québécois, se soient montrés plus conciliants avec les Premières Nations que les Anglais." www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniq...

“…the disjunction between mass media’s conjuring of a college cancel-culture epidemic and the all-too-real impact of one wealthy predator’s billions in specialized funding is glaring…” www.salon.com/2026/02/19/j...

Raising immigrants’ rights in the current climate is never a neutral or accidental act Looking around the world, there are two common entry points for the far right and democratic backslides we see - immigration and gender

Current example of reactionary centrism: commentators on the Alberta referendum on immigration focused on the uselessness of the plebiscite, and dismissing the topic of it as irrelevant

For some reason I feel like this should be reposted... Alabama isn't "richer" than Canada. Don't print lies in the newspaper and don't embed false narratives into journalism. Simple rules.

good news: there's a forward line on Canada with built-in chemistry from their nhl team bad news: They play for Florida and are in the parking lot vandalizing cars

still remember the "it's too early/hyperbolic/irresponsible to compare these guys to Nazi Germany" Reasonable Posters - whom, I imagine, are waiting for the renovations to be completed before they update their priors

"excuse me sir, there must be some mistake- i voted to create the camps, not live in the zone of interest" is like every trump voter

Here's a list of all the places Trump is building concentration camps to brutalize non-white men, women, and kids—including many in the US legally and some who are citizens. Most will be sent to die in places they've never been to or to be tortured by Trump pals. # = Prisoners.

Oh look. You can go to jail for leading an insurrection. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/19/s...

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

An unscheduled and unexpected column on M. Suzuki. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

This is an era calling for blunt talk. In @thewalrus.ca, I argue Canada has to squarely confront the fact that the US administration is imperialist and fascist. It is opposed to democracy and the rule of law, at home and abroad. And it is fixed on Canada as prey. thewalrus.ca/canada-is-be...

Wow.

“If Mastercard & Visa were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s.” The UK is exploring a sovereign payment system because of fears that Trump could disrupt the credit card network. What are Canada's plans for a sovereign payment system? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Sometimes you wonder. Bloomberg this morning saying that you can't both believe that AI is a big deal and that we're in a bubble. But you absolutely can! That's exactly the story of the tech bubble of the 90s, major economic impact but not big profits. Sigh.

Yup

Very good statement on the ways that extreme wealth/power concentration breeds depravity. The story of the Epstein Files, and of our time.

I missed this one when it was first published. A must-read. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

Of so many things to be infuriated about, this is perhaps my biggest gripe. Pancreatic cancer patients, who face a future without hope, are being denied a potential game-changing therapy www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrn...

Carl Sagan’s remarks on this image are basically my religious text