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Carter Hart’s return shows hockey’s redemption machine never stops The NHL’s reinstatement of Carter Hart underlines hockey’s enduring habit of rewarding silence over accountability

two reads this am on Carter Hart joining the @goldenknight-s.bsky.social
• me in the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
and
• @brucearthur.bsky.social at the Star archive.ph/o1nC3

Pierre Poilievre seems to be back exactly as he left. But as writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social notes, the rhetorical landscape he is walking into has changed, as has the context in which his messaging style will be deployed. thewalrus.ca/poilievres-hallu...

Poilievre’s Hallucinatory Politics | The Walrus He conjures up castles and valleys of gold. But can his fevered imagination eclipse Mark Carney’s grounded reality?

Poilievre’s Hallucinatory Politics. He conjures up castles and valleys of gold. But can his fevered imagination eclipse Mark Carney’s grounded reality? @cfhorgan.bsky.social writes thewalrus.ca/poilievres-h...

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a ½ gallon of neutral milk

They finally made the milk from that hotel

Florida is now the Stanley Cup’s semi-permanent home. What does that mean for Canada? The NHL’s southern expansion was mocked in the 1990s. But it led to better hockey, more money and a long drought for the sport’s spiritual home

wrote about the Stanley Cup Final, and the success of NHL expansion, despite all the fears about what it would do to hockey.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

not to be that other guy but no, the Oilers don’t “famously choke”.

The Political Cycle: Is Mark Carney the model 'anti-Trump'? Plus, links on the caste census, Pahalgam and more.

On India Inside Out:

This week's @politicalcycle.bsky.social pod in where we spoke to @cfhorgan.bsky.social about Canada and whether Mark Carney is now the 'model' for anti-Trump politics.

Plus links to important pieces on caste census, Pahalgam & more.

rohanvenkat.substack.com/p/the-politi...

Trump’s chaotic threats won Mark Carney the Canadian election – but only just | Colin Horgan This was a vote against delusions of a ‘51st state’ and economic warfare, rather than an endorsement of the Liberals’ policies, says Toronto writer Colin Horgan

that was an interesting night.
here’s me in the @theguardian.com on Mark Carney’s win

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is Pierre Poilievre covering up the coming US civil war? Look, if we're going to treat scenario reports as gospel, let's go big

don't let Pierre Poilievre watch The Last Of Us
paulwells.substack.com/p/why-is-pie...

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family

"I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.”

Killed just before her wedding with 10 members of her family, including her pregnant sister. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The Mag: Chris Jones bring the Stanley Cup to Port Hope Chris Jones didn't think anyone could be as excited as he was to spend time with the Stanley Cup. But in his town of Port Hope, eastern Canada, the Cup is a religious artifact. He writes about his tim...

a classic short read on the Stanley Cup, as the 2025 Finals begin
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Stuck on repeat: NHL’s playoff format keeps delivering déjà vu matchups From Kings v Oilers to Leafs v Bruins, the league’s divisional structure has turned once-thrilling postseason clashes into stale reruns. Is it time for a change?

does the NHL need to change its playoff format – or is its predictability the symptom of a deeper issue? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Stuck on repeat: NHL’s playoff format keeps delivering déjà vu matchups From Kings v Oilers to Leafs v Bruins, the league’s divisional structure has turned once-thrilling postseason clashes into stale reruns. Is it time for a change?

does the NHL need to change its playoff format – or is its predictability the symptom of a deeper issue? www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

this, by the way, was timeline-skewing — this is where we jumped to the alternate universe. thanks guys.

Walter Bloomberg was right all along.

Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL’s greatest goalscorer. It’s debatable what else he is The Russian has broken a record some believed would never be passed. But, like the man whose mark he bettered, he has received scrutiny away from the rink

Ovechkin is now the NHL’s all-time leading scorer — for better or worse
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Why Canada Fell Out of Love with Justin Trudeau | The Walrus He promised sunny ways but left behind a divided country

I wrote about the rise & fall of Justin Trudeau for @thewalrus.ca
thewalrus.ca/why-canada-f...

Why Canada Fell Out of Love with Justin Trudeau | The Walrus He promised sunny ways but left behind a divided country

I wrote about the rise & fall of Justin Trudeau for @thewalrus.ca
thewalrus.ca/why-canada-f...

nobody on earth right now is more deserving of an atomic wedgie

jesus christ this is desperate

someone needs to jersey this loser

Meta learned nothing from Barbara Streisand

His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade A visit with a family in mourning

a terribly sad, but somewhat astonishing, story
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

The way writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social sees it, humility will matter for newly minted Liberal Party leader Mark Carney—a healthy dose of it will not only help the public believe he rightfully earned his win but also set him apart from rival Pierre Poilievre. thewalrus.ca/carney-won-the-b...

Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan The newly appointed Liberal leader is likely to call a federal election, but Canadians seem to see him as the best bet to counter US tariffs, says Colin Horgan, a former speechwriter for Justin Trudeau

Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan

On Sunday, the Liberals declared Mark Carney the victor of the battle for party leadership. Now that he’s emerged from this bout on top, does he have what it takes to win the war? Writer @cfhorgan.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/carney-won-the-b...

Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump | Colin Horgan The newly appointed Liberal leader is likely to call a federal election, but Canadians seem to see him as the best bet to counter US tariffs, says Colin Horgan, a former speechwriter for Justin Trudea...

I also wrote on Carney’s win for the @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thanks — and I appreciate the callout.

Hi Mark — I wrote this, and will get that changed asap.