Former cinema & video store manager, meat monkey & question-asker. Screenwriter, cultural anarchist & archivist. Make. Life. Art.
So much of what is happening in an over the top way in the US is happening more subtly in Canada. You don't end up like the US overnight. Canada needs to wake up.
Erika Shakerwww.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Marc Miller’s comments are not equivalent in scale to the Trump administration’s systematic intervention. However, the lesson of the Smithsonian case is about what happens when policymakers weaken institutional independence’
A constructive point, in light of some "there are bigger problems than Canada's feelings" replies: There are thousands of Trump problems but a few core unifying themes that reinforce each other: corruption, executive power, lawlessness, white Christian nationalism, misogyny...
Jacob T. Levywww.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o... new from Chrystia Freeland. Reminds me why I wanted her to replace Trudeau as PM, but maybe it's even better for her to be free to speak her mind like this.
In the Inuit community of Nain, thawing permafrost is shifting the ground beneath everyone's feet. As the Arctic warms, permafrost is thawing faster — and threatening to accelerate climate change, reports Frey Blake-Pijogge thenarwhal.ca/nain-permafr...
Permafrost thaw is transforming northern communities | The NarwhalIn the rapidly warming Arctic, permafrost thaw is transforming the landscape in unpredictable and challenging waysthenarwhal.ca161. Follow through on the promised youth climate corps. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...www.nationalobserver.com
A stalled upper-level trough will bring a potential for severe, flooding storms to the Ottawa-Kingston region on Tuesday, as well as to Montreal. Some locales could see 50-80+ mm of rainfall. https://ow.ly/MitN50ZtQqS
Storm, flood threat shifts into eastern Ontario Tuesday - The Weather NetworkOntario's storm risk shifts east into the Ottawa-Kingston region in Ontario on Tuesday, as well as the Montreal region in Quebec.ow.ly
*Whispers* What if in fact, more working class children should go to university? If university is still how wealthy and middle class parents pursue success for their children, why are working class children pushed into technical routes instead? www.ft.com/content/cc78...
Education is not to blame for England’s Neet crisisAndy Burnham’s schools overhaul risks throwing babies out with the bathwater, as changes will probably require cuts elsewherewww.ft.com
Tapping the sign…
Will BorgerI worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.
The ICC is a canary in the coal mine, whose failing health embodies the Trumpian virus infecting the global rule of law and a wholesale attack on international law - all of it. To save the Court, then, is to save international law itself. justiceinconflict.org/2026/07/27/u... #ICC
Under pressure from Washington, states are withdrawing from the ICC: Time for a Membership Drive?The International Criminal Court (Photo: Mark Kersten) It has been barely two weeks since U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Washington’s intention to “dismantle” the International…justiceinconflict.org
"No one expects a landscaper charged with intimate partner violence to lose their job over it, the officer said." Yeah, because a landscaper isn't issued a lethal weapon and a uniform that denotes authority, you fucking clown. Cops who abuse should absolutely get harsh penalties.
Officer who retired after assault, harassment and gun charges on path to resolve criminal case | CBC NewsAn Ottawa police officer who retired earlier this month after he was criminally charged with intimate partner assault, harassment and weapons offences could see his case resolved this fall after compl...www.cbc.ca
The goal is to satisfy the *emotions* behind every information need without providing real information.
Matt SeyboldThe cross-platform enshittification of search functionality is such an infuriating exercise of authoritarian creep. They would like to kill the inclination to find information & enforce satisfaction with be fed information.
Neighborhood kid who just learned to ride bike now logging 14-hour shift delivering Uber Eats
Neighborhood kid who just learned to ride bike now logging 14-hour shift delivering Uber EatsOAKVILLE, ON — Seven-year-old Ryan Driftwood has been making the most of his newfound love of riding his bicycle by "making bank" as a self-employed Uber Eats food courier.www.thebeaverton.com