On this day in 1997, the Confederation Bridge opened. The 12.9-km bridge is the longest bridge in Canada and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water Learn more in my Deep Dive buff.ly/15a14Bd 📸 Strait Crossing Bridge Ltd

105 yrs ago today-5/31/1921-the Tulsa Race Massacre began when white mobs attacked the vibrant, prosperous Greenwood district of Tulsa, known as “Black Wall Street.” Many Black-owned businesses were destroyed, with at least 36 Black residents killed and over 800 injured. Image: Public domain.

Burrard Inlet Fjord, Canada (📸 : Mohsen Kamalzadeh).

Judge Cannon has done everything possible to keep Volume II of the Jack Smith report buried. The 11th Circuit just stepped in. I've been tracking this one for months — here's where things stand. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Clinton Ellison, survivor of Portapique mass shooting, dies by suicide. He suffered from severe PTSD and trauma after witnessing tragic events of April 18-19, 2020. It's a reminder gun violence leaves a long trail, by Frances Willick www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

I bet they'd know this if their criteria for hiring a Secretary of Transportation had included something other than "experience in reality television"

Look at me, motivating people. www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...

okay going to compile all the Freedom 250 artist cancellations in one thread because I think this is hilarious

It is no surprise that the corrupt Ontario government of Doug Ford is happy to run roughshod over Toronto in order that a big American investment company can make more money. Will the federal Liberals under Mark Carney do the same?

On this day in 2013, Henry Morgentaler died. He fought for abortion rights in Canada. His landmark Supreme court case ruled the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/ELpDbkP 📸 CP

"If by 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead & not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties-someone who believes 1/2

the ads just write themselves tbh just film the gold plated horses ass with a your tax dollars at work

i have not received a response.

Covid? Hantavirus? Ebola? Don’t worry, the Ontario government is on the case. Oh? Wait! Apparently it is too busy ripping out bike lanes and stealing land from Toronto to actually care about our health.

Thankfully, there are three surviving pups but the pack needs some help to pay the vet bill for getting them here. If you have something to spare, please considering helping.

Read the thread. Some very clever responses. ————— Who’s going to reimburse me for my time reading them? Bill issue.

Does anybody in the Trump Regime ever actually read the Constitution? Or follow it? bsky.app/profile/ques...

"No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another" U.S. Const. Art 1, s. 9, cl. 6

I do a lot of historical research and often I find a political cartoons from one hundred years ago that explain political corruption better than contemporaries’ essays.

Share this every time a politician claims there’s a “war on cars.” #UrbanTruth

I constantly compile reports, stories, and analyses on how small drone attacks are harming civilians on this page - have a look today: map.faineg.com/public/resou...

I'm sure this is true because Stephen Miller thinks that only people who are rich are properly, lawfully, correctly, eligible to receive public funds in the form of tax subsidies, payoffs, slush funds, and government contracts.

Keep calling it the “Trump Regime” everybody. Even Senate Republicans are starting to internalize it.

I'm setting a goal of 10K followers by July 4. Only 705 to go! Why am I doing this? Vanity, mostly. Oh, and also that whole "saving democracy" thing. That seems pretty important. If American history and occasionally snarky observations are your jam, climb aboard & prepare to have your mind blown.

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

"It is not enough to invoke ethics in the abstract; robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility are required." I'm reading the AI encyclical. It's going to take a while to finish & digest, but so far I'm impressed.

May 24, 2026

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A beautiful story, about a good person. Thanks for sharing, Gail.

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This 🧵 is an important story in the fight for human rights. (I gather section 28 was an attempt in the UK to prevent discussion of homosexuality.) Thanks, Matthew, for sharing. The parallels to trans rights today are obvious.

More political than usual, but why not, given the name change required by closing the beloved Science Centre, not to mention the station’s leaky roof (and not the only station so plagued).

When it comes to trust between nations, actions speak louder than words (as in many other things). Good luck, Rubio, since you nothing to offer but words.

A post about Memorial Day (U.S.). Quite the ending.

Seeing this one everywhere. HT @dennisgoris.bsky.social

Art. (I once tried my hand at a freehand bargello. It was not art. Charitably, it looked a bit like a representation of a DNA molecule.)

“The time to guard against corruption and tyranny, is before they have gotten hold on us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered.” ~Thomas Jefferson, 1784. Image: Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Antique cars are not noted for their fuel efficiency. But Trump has completely lost touch with the concerns of the average America.

Freudian slip

A very timely reminder of what the U.S. can be, when it aims to lift everyone up, rather than make a few people wealthy. (Don’t get me started on the grift, the corruption and the racism.)

See you tomorrow, Toronto! #DoorsOpenTO For one day only, tour the Records Centre, explore the digitization lab, chat with Archives staff, and check out our new feature exhibit "Subseries 58." We're open from 10AM - 5PM (last admittance at 4:30 PM) Find out more: https://ow.ly/oc1850Z0mJP

FIRE went to bat for this guy and still a bunch of terminally online leftists will give them shit for it. FIRE does important work and isn't partisan about it. They deserve your respect.

Difficult to pick the appropriate hashtag here: #GOPthePartyOfHypocrisy #GOPEveryAccusationIsAConfession (Why not both?)

If you have been paying attention, you know that Premier Ford is dishonest and corrupt. This is in addition to being incompetent and prone to making serious decisions on a whim, ignoring data. Now, his government has made it harder to hold him to account.

Working adjacent to tech for 20 years has taught me to be very cautious of the boosters & evangelical early adopters. Don’t be a Luddite but take maximum caution. AI rings every alarm bell that ever formed on the journey here & those people sound exactly as they always did.

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Judge Reed O’Connor has prohibited a party from seeking any help from real judges.

On Friday, the Trump administration, which is demanding that Congress pass a straight reauthorization of FISA Section 702, missed a deadline to declassify a FISA Court opinion that reportedly reveals yet more major Section 702 compliance problems. 1/14