Appreciating the Longform Universe
I was thinking the other day about the difference between Trump's second term now and his first in 2015, the difference between Poilievre's conservative leadership now and Harper's in 2012,…
Cathie from Canada
Happy happy joy joy times 2! The Jays are going to the World Series!
What a game! Not a blowout at all, the Mariners just couldn't get another run in the last two innings. George Springer gives the Jays the lead— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social)…
Sunday Funday: Love those Jays! plus a No Kings roundup, Carney as the Trump-Trainer, Canada stuff, other random stuff, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
Love those Jays! So now the boys have to win on Sunday AND on Monday. Canada is cheering for them! At The Globe and Mail, Cathal Kelly writes about the…
Today’s News: Conservatives are under-bussing Poilievre. It couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy.
It seems pretty clear now that Poilievre is so worried about the leadership vote in January that he's lost his marbles. View on Threads Poilievre's whole October 3 interview is…
One froggy evening….
I was going to save the Portland frog until my Saturday night post, but there's just too much of it, and its just too funny. It started with just a…
Today’s News: Poilievre is demonizing DEI
So now Poilievre has jumped on the anti-DEI bandwagon - he is promoting a petition and he thinks he can make headway with Canadians by demonizing DEI. The other word…
Comments on the passing scene: Carney the grown-up, ideas for the China tariffs, plus good stuff from Leni Spooner, Timothy Snyder, Hamilton Nolan, Paul Krugman, Jack Hopkins, JoJoFromJerz
I thought there was a lot of good sense in these articles: First, I printed a snippet from this one in my post last night, but I think it deserves…
Today’s News: the Jays lose 😢. But Portland’s frogs give everyone hope, and Carney plays it right.
So now the Jays have lost twice and that's just awful news. But all over social media, I see Jays fans agreeing, if we have to lose, at least its…
Sunday Funday: The Modern-Day Canadian song, Trump lose mind, That rascally Antifa, Funny Stuff, TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern-Day Canadian! Here are the lyrics: View on Threads Trump lose mind: live your life in such a way that the entire world…
Compare and contrast: Canada vs US – "how about those hellholes, eh?"
I saw several tweets today about events in Canada and the US:Making the school lunch program permanent will burn Maple MAGAT PoiLIEvre's and the ReformaKKKlowns' balls, seeing as they were…
Thinking about: homelessness in Saskatoon; why Notwithstanding is important; Carney gets the "Nobel Patience Prize"; what Canadians think about American fascism
Here's what I'm thinking about today:Homelessness in Saskatoon With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Saskatoon Star Phoenix has published three excellent articles this week about homelessness in our city.…
Today’s News: Happy happy joy joy! The Blue Jays won and they’re going to the ALCS
What a great game! I was doubting all the pitching changes, but Schneider knew what he was doing. At The Globe and Mail, Cathal Kelly describes the game: On Wednesday,…
Darn it! What a day for Carney and for the Jays. But it was a win for David Eby
Rats! So Tuesday was NOT a magical day after all.First, Carney won't be coming home from Washington with new trade deals for steel, aluminium, or vehicles: "You are a transformative…
Today’s News: Carney goes to Washington; and the ICE Gestapo make fantasy movies so Trump can think he’s a crime-fighter
I can't imagine how Carney stands it. But on Tuesday he's doing it again. Meeting with Trump about tariffs. So on the one hand Carney has to listen to Trump's…
Sunday Funday: Jays win Game One! Plus some good posts celebrating Canada, some funny posts from all over, TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers
One down, two to go:Let’s go, Blue Jays!— J. Kelly Nestruck (@nestruck.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gets the Blue Jays on the board!— Carter Blazek…
Comments on the passing scene: The Jays battle the Yankees; Carney goes to Washington; What Poilievre gets wrong; plus America updates on tariffs, ICE Gestapo and Trump revenge
Go Jays go! (or at least don't embarrass us) New! From me! The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays have been the most pleasant surprise. Now what? www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...— Tao of Stieb (@taoofstieb.bsky.social)…
Time for another episode of Comedians V Trump
There are enough funny takes now on Trump's daily idiocies that I think I can make this "Comedians V Trump" a regular feature - not only clips from comedians themselves,…
Today’s News: Reactions to Trump’s newest "51st State" threats
So when Trump was babbling on and on to the generals yesterday, he once again said Canada should become the 51st state. Canada didn't laugh:Hey Canada, Trump brought up his…
Today’s News: Orange Shirt Day; embarrassments from Alberta Next, Trump and Hegseth; the return of "51st State"; and icing’ out ICE
Luke Parnell, A Brief History of Northwest Coast Design, 2007 Sept 30 is our Orange Shirt Day, officially the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Here is PM Carney's speech…
Today’s News: Keeping those Elbows Up!
So during the spring we all went a little crazy for "Elbows Up" and Canadian patriotism and all that, and then Carney was elected and for a while there is…