Should the interview have happened? Should he have been platformed? Yeah. There are many Today Explained listeners who know nothing about this shit. Especially non-Americans (if we count). Part of the public record is holding people like him to account. It wasn’t a puff piece.

Knowing nothing about this person, this was a good interview/podcast. I learned some (predictable) things about this person. Overall the host did a relatively good job holding him to account.

Also, they reference a “Tim Alberta” which just sounds like the Canadian version of Tim Apple.

Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky educational series

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A very serious prime ministerial statement by Justin Trudeau about Hungary’s elections

It’s so weird to think of Justin Trudeau posting this tweet while wearing a backwards Allouettes cap and smashing beers with Katy Perry at Coachella

I wouldn't be surprised if Bell/Rogers etc would try to launch a Canadian social media. Would it be good? No. Would it be all that we can use? Yes.

Screenshot of a headline that reads, “US News: Wild video shows quadruple amputee cornhole pro firing gun, snorting from $1 billion months before allegedly killing friend.”

Part 5:

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu recites anti-pot poem in House of Commons | CBC News Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu delivered anti-pot poem in the House of Commons just before Question Period Friday.

I'd just like to remind everyone that Marilyn Gladu felt it wasn't enough to vote against the legalization of marijuana, she had to read a poem to that effect in the House.

Meme image from the ‘90s Street Fighter movie showing M. Bison, with caption altered to, “For you it was almost the start of World War 3. But for me, it was Tuesday.”

Mood

The person who invented this must have never experienced joy in their life or sought to remove it from everyone else’s.

Why do Christians only eat rabbits once a year?

It’s called “reposting with alt text”

I’m somehow more mad now… lol

Is pasta a sandwich or a soup. I’m talking normal Italian pasta, not Karen’s pasta salad at the BBQ.

Charlie Day, who plays Luigi in the Mario movies, shouts out alleged United Healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione

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A friend invited me to see the @victoire-lphf.bsky.social game tonight! Fantastic game, great time

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thirty-five years ago, when Jack Karlson was hauled into a police car outside a Chinese restaurant in Queensland, he couldn’t have known his bombastic speech would be watched by millions around the world, become a meme and now, be preserved for ever in Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive. Karlson’s declaration – “Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest! … What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” – is one of nine pieces of audio that have been added to the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia collection this year, along with a pedestrian crossing signal and Missy Higgins’ 2004 hit Scar. Continue reading...

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive

A screenshot from Squadcast's recording page. Two informational pop-ups read: App is not focused. Network is struggling.

Something about these notes from Squadcast always make me laugh. Like the technology needs a self-help guru.

Dogmatic Dissonance:

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The perfect reply to a post you would never expect.

Only Muellers in the Building

This is literally just Mahler

What could go wrong with having undertrained security running your airports while you're at war?

Which is why it will never happen…

Tavis Smiley, though I feel like that was a different kind of talk show. I remember seeing it on at night, but can't confirm if it was a "late night" talk show.

Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat

Danish troops dispatched to Greenland in January took enough explosives to destroy the island’s main runways near the capital Nuuk and at a former fighter base, following Trump’s threats

Rideau Cottage 'inadequate' home for a PM as decision on 24 Sussex looms: internal memo | CBC News Rideau Cottage, the historic red-brick house where Canadian prime ministers have been living for more than a decade, is inadequate and comes with security risks, according to a government memorandum p...

24 Sussex: A modest proposal

What if we took a cut of MP salaries, say $10k a year (maybe more for Ministers/PM who earn more), for a few years to cover the cost of fixing it. At 10k for 338 MPs, that would be $3.38M/year. As of Apr 1, a backbencher will earn $218,600.

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Holy sh*t. Wab Kinew's government just made using data to increase prices an unfair business practice. This is historic for Canada.

*Proposed bill bans suppliers from charging higher prices to certain consumers based on personalized or algorithmically determined information.

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Transport Canada survey on vehicle headlights and glare at night
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