A bright red northern cardinal perches on a bird feeder full of sunflower seeds.

For those wondering, the loud bird in the hush of The Masters is a male Northern Cardinal announcing his readiness for mating.

Can the Legislative Branch please go and collect their drunk uncle? He’s making everyone very uncomfortable.

I hereby declare today’s NYTimes Strands puzzle unnecessarily vague.

Massey Solar Project Can Proceed to Next Phase Sables-Spanish Rivers Council reaffirms support during tense, disrupted meeting

Over at Shore Report, we’ll be diving deeper into the anti-renewable-energy movement, and how it co-opts environmentalism to the benefit of the fossil fuel industries.

The small-town council in Massey, Ontario is getting a close look at the disruptive tactics.

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Any food I don’t have to make myself. There’s a little hitch in my step every time I enter any restaurant.

After DOGE Deposition Videos Go Viral, Judge Orders Them Taken Down

How very fragile is the 1st amendment when 1st amendment warriors don’t want their embarrassing ignorance made public.

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Does anyone know when the Board of Peace meets again?

Don’t Call It ‘Intelligence’ Humans are question machines. AI is an answer machine.

“Most of what a writer experiences is failure. Developing a voice takes years. The point is not to make it out of the woods quickly or unscathed. Getting lost is not the rough part. It’s the whole thing.”
—Charles Yu
@theatlantic.com

@authorsguild.org @penamerica.bsky.social @wgawest.bsky.social

That’s the way it is.

No, seriously Republicans… you’re just going to let him march you into a deadly mess instead of giving him up to justice?

Photo of President Trump and his “Board of Peace.”

It’s peaceful because literally half these dudes are asleep.

Valuing Human Creativity in the Age of AI The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE) hosts an event in Ottawa to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on the creative industries. The conference aims to deepen under...

Valuing Human Creativity in the Age of AI.

I spoke and moderated at this important symposium this week in Ottawa.

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Opinion | We Didn’t Ask for This Internet

The spectacle of sad, middle-aged tech cheerleaders trying to recapture relevance by pretending they’ve always been against the excesses of Silicon Valley.

Whaaaaatever.

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No, seriously, he was Epstein’s best friend. BEST FRIEND!

He’s all over the files. What are we waiting for?

North Shore First Nations Warn of US Border Conflicts Historic Jay Treaty Right not always known or respected

US immigration enforcement ignoring 18th Century treaty right?

Mississauga First Nation and Garden River First Nation on Lake Huron’s north shore warn members about recent US border-crossing troubles.

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Rest assured, we are actively investigating our own perfectly legal killing of terrorists.

Canada doesn’t care, btw.

Call us when you stop murdering your citizens.

Never Cry Wolf Talking timber wolves and conservation with Dr. Carolyn Callaghan

Please enjoy this conversation I had with Conservation Biologist Carolyn Callaghan, about wolves and other Canadian wildlife.

Her confidence around the staying-power of North America’s wolf population is a balm on the soul at a very dark time.

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Goodbye USA.

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Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Heroes.

I’m old enough to remember the EFF arguing in favour of Napster. You know… the “innovation” that destroyed the market for physical media and brought us all right here.

A text graphic saying Stealing Isn't Innovation, and addressing the fact that Big Tech firms want the law changed to allow them to take created work without permission in order to train AI.

I’m not anti-tech, I’m anti-theft. If the future of “innovation” depends on stealing creators’ work without asking or paying, that’s not progress - it's stealing, and we shouldn’t accept it. #StealingIsntInnovation

Do not give the babyman anything. C’mon NATO. No concessions.

Wonder if Mark Carney's speech scored a hit on Trump? Wonder no more.

If you're in Switzerland, right now might be a good time to go get one of those great coffees they have. There is absolutely nothing important going on at the moment.

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When a world leader makes a speech, and you have to look up some of the words. 🍁

Mark Carney just shook up the world His speech in Davos might be the most important one ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister. Its consequences will determine his place in history — and ours.

After months of trying to play nice with Donald Trump and MAGA world, Mark Carney decided to drop the hammer of truth on his rogue administration, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes. What comes next will help determine Canada's place in the world — and whether it even has one.

I miss you Buffalo, New York.

Canadian Bills fans feel your pain.

🦬

That’s actually a normal-sized coat. The problem is the size of his soul.