SCOOP: McGill University's on-campus doctors are now refusing to prescribe hormones to trans youth and adults under age 19... if they're U.S. citizens.
They claim liability issues, but this isn't the first time U.S. EOs have interfered with Canadian doctors.
My report: celeste.lgbt/en/2026/04/d...
The psychedelics discussion drives me nuts because there is such a desperate gaping maw of need and such ripeness for exploitation.
Absolutely
I just wish I knew how to make freedom-of-information as sexy as a jet.
Hey, baby, did you know you could find out more* about private government jets...though FOI?
*Much of it will be redacted
**I am bad at this.
*no longer suspending just yet. bsky.app/profile/aptn...
Hadn't been following the Kash Patel saga at all but leading with someone having trouble logging into an internal computer system is a great way to make them relatable. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION 24-1099 SMITH, KYLE, ET AL. V. SCOTT, ROCHELLE, ET AL. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Zorn v. Linton, 607 U. S. ___ (2026) (per curiam). Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.
By a 6–3 vote, and with no opinion, the Supreme Court throws out a lower court decision denying qualified immunity who killed an unarmed, mentally ill man by using "bodyweight force" to restrain him. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
We act like a conviction is the end of the road. But even with a custodial sentence, the vast majority of people who wind up behind bars are someday no longer behind bars.
A program that aims to prevent sex offenders from reoffending is in jeopardy for lack of funding. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
If this man had murdered eight strangers the story would lead every news outlet. But because they are his children, it's "family violence," "domestic violence" -- undeserving of the same attention. Even though this violence is much more common
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...
I know it's only April. I know it's foolish to feel betrayed by a wind chill. I know -8 isn't *that* cold.
But gah.
BC is moving to suspend its Indigenous rights law as soon as it seems to carry more weight than a land acknowledgement.
"I'll just take my bike," she thought.
"It can't possibly snow for the entirety of this late-April afternoon/evening," she thought.
I am a sucker for alliteration but what has Canada actually done to pivot away from the US www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
You guys.
I have to be hallucinating snow because the alternative provokes too much weather rage.
Doug Ford doesn't care what you think of his plan to shield himself and his ministers from scrutiny. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... premier@ontario.ca
“Hospitals are slashing wherever they can… it does affect patient care.” — @blairbigham.bsky.social tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about an @ijbstories.bsky.social investigation with Stacey Kuznetsova that found Ontario hospitals relying on bank loans to survive. At 8pm | Prod: @carrletta.bsky.social
The UN refugee agency has warned of an 'unmarked graveyard for thousands of desperate Rohingya refugees' in South Asia
The UN refugee agency has warned of an 'unmarked graveyard for thousands of desperate Rohingya refugees' in South Asia https://aje.news/o4jtmc
“I would offer you something to drink, but as you can see, I have nothing left.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
*bows*
Bluesky being down has made it tough to procrastinate but I persevere.
Breaking News: An immigration agent was charged with assault in Minneapolis, a rare state prosecution for on-duty actions.
Ebeneezer Scrooge at the grocery store, Scrooge McDuck at the vet
Intriguing...thanks!
