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Jesus, you really screwed up.

Sad they wouldn’t let you on the catwalk!
One of the local blogs made these a while back, and it is a cherished possession.

It's A Dome That's Shaped Like A Saddle | Defector CALGARY, Alberta — The Germans are famous for squishing words together to form useful new compounds. But Calgarians perfected the art when they came up with “Saddledome.” You look at it, and you say, ...

I paid my respects to the Saddledome during what feels like a nadir for the Flames: defector.com/its-a-dome-t...

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

I hope my bot is this guy.

Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage is Actually from a Video Game. The host of Global News’ West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

NEW FROM ME:

While US and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran this weekend, Global News' The West Block host Ben Mulroney reposted video of fighter jets that had been miscaptioned as American F-15s attacking Iran

I double-checked. Ben was actually sharing footage from a video game

"As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, I passed a welfare reform bill with the explicit purpose of destabilizing single mothers to force them to enter into marriage for basic survival."

Walk into the ocean, motherfucker.

I will vote for whichever federal NDP candidate stops emailing me first.

Indeed. Part of what is beautiful about so many metro systems is also what makes them sad: that they often represent a very brief moment of municipalities having money, ambition and power that vanished like breath on a mirror.

We got back into it as an easy thing to binge in 2020/2021.

If the point of reporting (I know, this is a commentary piece) is to inform readers of the full story, then every story about this Alberta referendum horseshit could begin with this and build out from there.

i feel like losing touch with the common man would be awesome. i hope that happens to me someday

Whenever I thaw a freezer banana for baking, I imagine it like Demolition Man, waking up in a different time.
Demolition Banana.

if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there

Canada must support Cuba "You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”

Canada must help Cuba. Here is my latest about Canada's long and deep relationship with the island nation, and how Carney's Davos speech turned out to be all talk and no action.

noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...

Alberta government hiding additional drug jail plans Newly obtained documents reveal a hidden plan to build a drug jail in Grande Prairie, raising questions about how many additional facilities are in the works.

The Alberta government has repeatedly insisted that its drug jails (“secure care” Compassionate Intervention facilities) will be only a measure of last resort.

But this finding suggests they have bigger plans — apparently, space for 300 adults won’t be enough.
drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

How do MLB workers protect Latin players from Trump's ICE raids? By themselves. Front office staffers told eyeblack about keeping immigrant players safe while league guidance is minimal and "Manfred kisses Trump's ass."

*new* from me:

As pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, three front office staffers spoke to me about helping Latino baseball players and their families navigate an America ravaged by ICE raids.

They say guidance from MLB has been “minimal” so their teams are getting creative.

worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

youtu.be/LY8RdagYV-0?...

As a journalist I am obligated to shoot straight down the middle, a vestigial professional superstition that someone made up 100 years ago, that is also coincidentally very efficient for spreading right wing propaganda.

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

By barring Bianca Mugyenyi, NDP shows it’s not interested in renewal After the NDP barred Bianca Mugyenyi from its leadership race, the party’s claims of renewal ring hollow. As Nora Loreto writes, her disqualification exposes how ideological gatekeeping and internal b...

My latest for Canadian Dimension -- rejecting Bianca Muguenyi's candidacy shows that the party isn't about to fix it's deep democratic problems, and only one candidate has anything about changing the vetting process in their platform.

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Erin’s watching Buffy in the other room and one of the characters is solo-acoustic-ing Free Bird.

Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau · 20m From SCTV to Home Alone to her unforgettable role as Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek, Catherine O’Hara was a beloved Canadian icon with a rare gift for comedy and heart. She made people laugh across generations and helped bring Canadian storytelling to the world in a way only she Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau · 21m De SCTV à Maman, j’ai raté l’avion, jusqu’à son rôle inoubliable de Moira Rose dans Schitt’s Creek, Catherine O’Hara était une icône canadienne adorée, dotée d’un talent rare pour la comédie et d’une profonde humanité. Elle a fait rire des générations entières et a porté le récit

not the Quebecois calling Home Alone "Maman, j’ai raté l’avion"

Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up.

Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it

Amber Bracken is one of Canada’s greatest photojournalists, and for the RCMP to mistake observers for participants, arrest her and prevent her from doing her vital work is a deeply dangerous precedent. This case is important for all of us.

I…I would like to have a bird that carries messages.

I’m still looking, yo!

Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers quietly deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise

This Ricochet Media article cites Wellesley Institute research from 2022 - still relevant today - highlighting a gap in the National Housing Strategy: public funds must be directed to projects that meet the needs of those who most need affordable housing.
ricochet.media/justice/hous...

"What exactly do you expect Carney to do / not do?"

A thread of 50 specific items (with links, and not in any particular order), a large fraction of which are in line with warning signs we pointed out early on and were told to be quiet, wait and see, or trust his 4D chess acumen.

1/??