"Wherever we go we celebrate the land that makes us refugees," as The Pogues sang.

Thank you to the NYT for this extraordinary image macro which I am saving for later use as a response image

Just finished this book! Can confirm.

Really helpful to see some policy options here via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"It is worse than a secessionist agenda, it is an agenda to make Canada a dysfunctional confederacy of selfish, inward-looking, disaggregated provinces." Really appreciate MacFarlane's assessment of Danielle Smith's proposed referendum.

There's an online condolence book for Tumbler Ridge: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

at @thenarwhal.ca, after countless serious (and unserious) conversations among our team about which bird would make the best boyfriend, we have finally produced an extremely scientific quiz to find your ideal nest-mate: projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-qu...

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

Dear @levostregc.bsky.social, you once had a tweet back in The Other Place about WorldCat, and I loved it so much I printed it out and put it up in the library where I work, but that was a few years ago and the paper post is long gone. Do you remember what it was?

Got a new (to us) 13th century copy of the Bible at work today, with its own weird medieval guys.

Reminder to all our fellow boaters that it is illegal to dump Fraser Institute statistics into open water within three miles of shore.

Can't believe I missed Large Boulder the Size of a Small Boulder day!

More details on the Pattison group's business dealings with ICE. Time for a boycott! cheknews.ca/b-c-attorney...

Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE. First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli

There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Appears this is also true for fascism.

"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!" "Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!' - two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest

No more H-frame power lines in Vancouver's alleyways. I'm glad they did it for safety, but it does feel like a kind of aesthetic loss. www.bchydro.com/news/press_c...

A message for you all to carry through the year

A great horned owl called several times from the fir tree, then sailed over the roof like a wide-winged ghost.

A thread of some books I liked in 2025.

We don’t hear much about the West Pole, where Cowboy Santa lives. Probably because of all the people he’s shot

And Tiny Tim, who did not die, walked the earth among mortals for endless centuries, cursing the fate Scrooge had bestowed upon him.

Returning to my seasonal tradition of attempting to photograph the Henderson Rd Christmas tree from the window of a moving bus.

"Because if you believe literally all of these recent uses by Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec are justified - not legally valid, not ‘constitutional’, but morally or normative justified - the truth is you simply don’t care about minority rights."

Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!

Swamping the drain.

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

The media is of course focused on the drama, but most of us stayed with the speakers and the drummers at the Residential School Survivors Flag, creating a circle too strong for the residential school deniers to get through. Proud of #UVic today.

"I wouldn't call Mark Carney a small "c" conservative - he's a bigger "c" than Mulroney was." -Rob Ashton with the good lines at the NDP leadership debate. www.ndp.ca/debate?sourc...

Selkies.

Just read this wonderful passage from @walkerimagining.bsky.social's poem #LANDBACK "I want the land back, yes but even more I want the land to want me back each the other's missing piece our jigsaw edges fitting together in a long awaited embrace"

The Canadian Labour Congress is surveying workers in Canada about their experience of violence and harassment at work. You can add your voice here: canadianlabour.ca/respect-at-w...

American friends! I love your #NoKings signs and costumes! Keep 'em coming.

Last October we visited Malaspina Castle in Fosdinovo, Italy. Today we went to the Malaspina Galleries on Gabriola Island. Only one of these sites has a fake ghost.

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

TIL the BC First Nations Leadership Council has released a Climate Strategy and Action Plan. Great resource for anyone doing #climate #planning in #BC. fnlcclimatestrategy.ca

"There’s not even the beginning of justice for all this." Some BC (and specifically Vancouver Island) history for the #NDTR.

I really appreciated Bob Joseph's breadth of knowledge and extremely practical approach when I saw him speak in Victoria for the launch of his new book. He'll be speaking in Saskatoon tomorrow, and it will be livestreamed on youtube: www.youtube.com/live/B1K4pd-...

Got to see the Rocky Point Bird Observatory crew banding Saw Whet Owls this evening. If you're in #yyj you can join them for free: www.eventbrite.ca/o/rpbo-owl-b...

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

Really good stories and conversation this evening at the launch of Bob Joseph's new book, 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government. There will be more events in Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto and elsewhere soon: 21things.ca/upcoming-eve...

The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.

Beautiful work from @davidzinn.bsky.social.

Victoria loves Larry too! Even if he can't meditate for shit. Three more shows at the Victoria Fringe this weekend: tickets.intrepidtheatre.com/event/909:209/

Every year the Vox Humana choir performs under the stars at the local observatory. This year's concert includes a song my brother in law composed. Nice to see it highlighted here: www.saanichnews.com/entertainmen... #yyj #astrosky

A beautiful evening with #NewEarthBandits2. One more show tomorrow night: snafudance.com

A delightful response to RFK Jr.

I'm watching the byelection results for Battle River-Crowfoot tonight. Poilievre will probably win, but wouldn't it be hilarious if he didn't? enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDis...