Jason McBride

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

Ha mine is obsessed with Wemby, refers to him as “my other father”

It is sadly necessary recon isn’t it

I daren’t ask my relatively sheltered teen bc I’m sure he doesn’t know but will immediately look into it if I ask

YouTube video by sdeslimbes John Berger and Michael Silverblatt - part 1

RIP to the legendary Michael Silverblatt. Here he is talking to John Berger in 2002 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLiv...

Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers Genetic study finds domestic pigs' year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar

Headline of the day; everyone go back to bed. www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/a...

Absolutely stoked to celebrate the release of @thedonpyle.bsky.social's sweet, smart, fascinating new book. If you're in Toronto, join us on May 28!

And yet the Ford government will take over multiple school boards on the premise that they have mismanaged their finances.

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

berger year

Instead of endlessly writing about the dangers of wokeness (ie not being an asshole), the media could spend that time talking about the crisis of elite depravity and impunity, as exhibited in the Epstein files. The latter is an actual threat to our culture and society.

So true. What a beloved, singular, goofball genius 💔

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

❤️❤️❤️

I wrote about the baudy, beautiful Kevin Killian—and his collected poems, out now on Nightboat—for The Poetry Foundation.This was a blast to write and I'd be thrilled if you read my essay on this snowy eve! See below for lovely original art by Stella Murphy poetryfoundation.org/articles/176...

I mean it’s true that there are “paid agitators” in Minneapolis. There are 3000 of them and they’ve assassinated two people.

Mark Carney says we need a new global order. So why is he cutting Canada’s most vital tools to build one? Cuts to the public service will weaken our capacity to build new alliances.

"Canada simply cannot have a groundbreaking new strategy to deal with a ruptured world order, and lay off the very people whose job it is to deliver that agenda. The alliances don’t build themselves. The rights don’t protect themselves." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.

It's all white supremacy and greed.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

AGO rocked by resignations after failed Nan Goldin acquisition Senior curator and two volunteers stepped down over gallery’s vote to not acquire work

The AGO's such a fucking embarrassment www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...

Chris Kraus: The Four Spent the Day Together Groundbreaking novelist Chris Kraus visits the Salon to discuss her radical reinvention of the true-crime novel.

If you're in Toronto on Feb 2, pls come to the Reference Library & hear me chat with Chris Kraus about her latest book, The Four Spent the Day Together. Deets & tix here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/chris-krau...

So many factors involved in the decline since '08 of reported narrative nonfiction, but the rise of AI in a saner world would herald a revival, since reporting--the kind where you put your body in places with other people--is something AI can't do. Mediocre fiction? No problem. Reportage? It can't.

Congestion pricing for all

Primary them all and block anybody who comes with the “at this crucial juncture the most important thing is that we win.” if they believed that they wouldn’t do this and with friends like them nobody needs enemies

Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation At his clinic, John Sirabella is a hard man to talk to. ...

Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation  talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/unde...

‘It was a matter of conscience’: Ahmed al-Ahmed’s family reveal why he risked his life to disarm alleged Bondi shooter Family say al-Ahmed ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attack

Worst news cycle in quite a while, please permit me to engage in a little hero worship, for a regular guy who stood and absolutely delivered.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury

A Year in Reading We invited friends and contributors to reflect on what they read in 2025.

Look like Granta has picked up the slack grantamag.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...

Guess The Millions gave up the Year in Reading? 😥