Sour Establishment Man

Single panel cartoon in the style of Gary Larson Far side. Hacker T. Dog, a dog puppet in a flashy shirt, pulls a goofy smile behind a table of 4 crudely made tools as his co-host, Lauren, puts her thumb and forefinger to her nose trying to stifle laughter. Caption reads "just normal tools."

what do you mean 'normal tools'?

Instagram post from the nsgov Instagram account. Black and red text reads “STAY OUT OF THE WOODS”; the foreground is a black silhouette of trees

obsessed with this vague notice from the government of Nova Scotia. Like it’s definitely about the new fire restrictions, but it also looks like a poster you’d find yellowed and curled on the bulletin board of a diner in a town where locals won’t talk about their missing kids

No ticket, despite confirmation to TPS of our client's concussion diagnosis. This being one of the few known collisions causing injury in the park this year. The double standard & blatant anti-cyclist enforcement needs to be addressed by Chief Demkiw & @mayoroliviachow.ca 2/3

When Doug Ford talks about ripping out bike lanes (and now wasting more public money appealing a court decision stopping him), remember that's somehow only his second worst idea to tackling traffic congestion.

Yeah, I grant Michael Penn has clever lyrics, but I'd rather hear Natalie Merchant's voice any time.

And if we're in thrall to our memories of the singles, I'll take Trouble Me over No Myth; vote Maniacs.

earlier tonight, I was walking past one of the few remaining neighborhood dive bars and Carol the bartender comes outside and says hey karen did you hear about what went on in here last night?

I said No what happened tell me

she said, Just before last call, A SEAGULL WALKED INTO THE BAR

thread.

Just drove past a salon called “Bang” that’s next to a gym called “Sweatbox” and we’re one Dick’s Sporting Goods away from really nailing that block down thematically.

Monthly fentanyl data from US border agency. Black line is Mexico. Yellow line is Canada.

No discourse in the N-word usage on Mind Bomb? Even though Johnson seems to be following Patti Smith logic rather than Stormfront "thinking" it's a problem for me.

Turns a possibly close decision into an easy vote for PWEI.

A Brief History of Modern Life Is Too Fast

🧵

ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY

ROLL THE CLIP

It's on Spotify here in Canada, too. Every country has different rights arrangements, I think. Everyone outside the US should check.

Heard from a colleague spending a few months in the Netherlands.

"Went on a 35-mile bike ride today, entirely on bike paths, through all kinds of landscapes. Turns out I love biking, I'm just scared of biking with cars."

😢

Bluesky turn off reposts when

"I won't see another young man lost to the business sector"

I am at the pizza themed opera, sponsored by Dr Oetker, taking place at the second space in Massey Hall.

There is an oven and a freezer on the stage. We have been promised free pizza after the performance.

Culture!

I've become a real asshole about people filming and taking pictures of people, without asking, in my cafe. I have no idea what they're doing with those pictures and, in the best case scenario, they're treating me like a piece of the scenery (an object), which I also hate.

Kent, I will try my hardest to listen to Hup again instead of listening to The Sensual World twice.

A lot of the time, when it's time to relisten to an album for the tournament, I just listen to The Sensual World again. It's never the wrong thing to do.

(Sorry to Wonder Stuff and Wonder Stuffers. Wonder Stuffies?)

This one does!

Workers re-install the Parkside Drive speed camera in Toronto, June 30, 2025. It has since been cut down a sixth time. TORONTO STAR< GTA Join the conversation: What should Toronto do about the Parkside Drive speed camera Toronto's Parkside Drive camera has been cut down a sixth time. Readers weigh in with creative solutions for the city's next steps. Here's how you can join the conversation © Updated July 11, 2025 at 9:14 a.m. July 9, 2025 1 min read

Aaliyah Dasoo is the Star's newsletter producer. You can reach her at adasoo@thestar.ca. Related Stories Man who caused two deaths in crash on Parkside Drive sentenced to six and a half years, 15-year driving ban The Parkside speed camera has been cut down again. This time, police may have footage of the vandal The Parkside Drive speed camera is being reinstalled - again - with another camera to watch over it

“Join the conversation: What should Toronto do about the Parkside Drive speed camera” - @thestar.com

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In honor of @colleencoover.bsky.social's birthday, today, I'm posting her comic of Superman's Ex-Girlfriend, Lana Lang.

gotham has three world class universities with great liberal arts programs, but the city has cut its discretionary budget to the bone to fund the police. that's why when the joker takes over the mob there's a bunch of low level goons ready and eager to wear facepaint and do coordinated dance numbers

1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar

2025: ohhh ok

Watching "Knight Rider". Michael visits a woman in the hospital and she asks, "Where's KITT?" "He's outside," Michael says. Where did you think he'd be, Linda? KITT is a car and you're in a building.

He's a strong contender for the title of "The Dumbass's Dumbass"

UTA dropped Bob Vylan but represents Chris Brown just so you know where the line of acceptability is

Alternatives to NY Times Games & Puzzles 🧵

If it bothers you that your passive games subscription and clicks to the NYT Games cartel is funding their awful OpEd army and "journalism," there are a wealth of puzzle/game options less iffy/yikes complicit, and many are direct clones to your NYT faves.

You have a new friend request from consensual.scammer.74

I'm legit kind of angry that both of these won't get to advance. Tracy Chapman gets the nod though.