Megan

When do we stop pretending that our neighbours to the South don't have a monopoly on stupid.

Me: “You can find me on Pinteresque”

Them: “you mean Pinterest?”

Me: …

Them: …

Me: …

Them: …

Me: …no

(TBF, I largely gave up on jeans after the eighth time a pair wore out in the exact same spot from Biking While Big-Thighed.)

I am extremely, Ed Grimley-level high-waisted, so even when I was less chubby and middle-aged, these fucken things confounded the hell out of me. Good luck to those trying again.

No, it's just below the waistline.

I'm in a war with invasive plants and other weeds* so that I can do similar. Hulked out and broke a shovel handle.**

*One nice-looking thing turned out to be fucking ragweed.

** Not actually. It was a root fight in clay-heavy soil.

More and more front yard around here are being de-lawned (partially or fully) in favour of native plants and I couldn't be more thrilled. Get it together, Burlington.

This is so, so impressive. Congratulations!

And, er, whatever is a non-jinxy way of wishing you a successful Fringe.

Do I get a prize for finally having a positive COVID test after 5.5 years? Uggggh.

A post on X by Kyle Langford, with a composite photo showing him standing outside the gates of Auschwitz, and the caption: "My zero unemployment plan", with an emoji of factory chimneys.

I know there's a risk of amplifying the fascist horror show, but I think we need to be aware of just how far things are going, especially as this man is a Republican candidate for governor of California. All the old safeguards are being deliberately torn down, and the unspeakable normalised.

viscous nuisance @slimefiend thinking abt the time i went to a planetarium and somebody booed when they showed earth

I think about this all the time

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Only a teaser for the episode is available on their non-subscriber feed, but I didn't know who she was until @ifbookspod.bsky.social did a very informative episode about her and YIKES, she is a piece of work.

Italy has invested heavily in passenger rail, but is increasing freight capacity and mode share at the same time. This is the kind of win-win investment we want to see in Canada:

Haha 😂

I don't have a conclusion, really, apart from 'Connect communities better!' and 'Fuck flying everywhere!!' and 'People go places other than Toronto!!!!'?

Might join this lot, though, because they have better ideas: www.transportaction.ca

Addressing Transportation Inequities for Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ - Yellowhead Institute The lack of safe and accessible intercommunity mobility options for Indigenous Peoples in rural and remote First Nation communities across Canada has urgent social, economic, and cultural implications...

"...Limited mobility options increase their vulnerability to exploitation and violence, hinder access to essential services, and perpetuate economic, educational, and social disparities."

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Reminder: "The lack of reliable and affordable transportation options has significant implications for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples..."

Greyhound Canada closure will be a ‘disaster’ for rural communities, experts say | Globalnews.ca The decision to close the transporter's remaining routes in Quebec and Ontario deals a heavy blow to commuters in rural and remote areas, as well as other disadvantaged groups.

I'm more angry for the communities that have NO infrastructure for trains and don't have regular, reliable bus services either. Greyhound shut down in 2020-21;
a few operators have been filling in some gaps (mostly between big cities), but it's a mess out there.

globalnews.ca/news/7860104...

The only bus later than that was at 8pm.

Between two major Canadian cities, a couple of hours away from each other.

(I still feel spoiled that I live in the Quebec-Windsor corridor so I can take the train at all, though.)

Weird that this came up just as I was trying to channel my rage that we never should have stopped investing in trains after catching the last, packed, VIA service from Montreal to Ottawa yesterday, the last train of the day, at the late hour of....6:50pm.

fuck this judge, fuck hockey canada, fuck rape culture. believe survivors. e.m., i'm sorry we failed you.

I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.

But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.

Growing older is a grand thing, and, yet, thinking about how long makes me feel Methuselan and I am not enjoying it.

You may be able to hear me witch-cackling on the Taskmaster podcast soon. A great time was had (probably) all.

A photograph of a little white dog and a sign warning that they may be wee, but they know kung fu.

Also found a photo of Bea's past life?

Said hallo to the second half of the Diverse Stripes in Montreal, (too many) years after I met the first one there.*

*Before Taskmaster even existed because what even is time.

Criminy, it might have been 12 years since I went to JFL?? Time really has no fucking meaning anymore.

(I had to look up when Professor Blastoff did a live show there to figure it out.)

Canada's two top grifters-Danielle Smith and Doug Ford-are bragging about an oil pipeline through the isolated sub-arctic wetlands to a deep seat port that doesn't exist.
They have never been to James Bay. If they had they would know about the silt/shallow water.
There ain't no deep sea.
#dumbass

Of Mice and Men...and Turmeric and Menopause How rodent studies and weak science are driving the menopause supplement boom

Two massive influencers in the menopause space, Dr. Haver, MD, and Dr. Sims, PhD, market turmeric supplements. I looked at their supporting science. Holy shit it’s bad. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...