I'm helping to lead a group of Senate Democrats who are planning to force a vote - every single week the Senate is in session - to end the war in Iran. We have that right under the Senate rules, and we are going to keep putting Republicans on record supporting this insane war.
BREAKING: Minnesota officials sue the Trump administration, accusing it of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers.
Taking care of business. We need to do this and move on.
Katherine LaNasa is putting on an absolute master class in season two of The Pitt.
Give her all the awards.
Kids in High School: “I don’t understand why I have to take basic science classes. When I am ever going to use this stuff in my life?!” As adults: “Vaccines cause autism, GMOs are unsafe, climate change is a lie, and the earth is flat. I’ve done my research. If you disagree with me, you’re sheep!”
@simonmaechling.bsky.social
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Let’s stop softening the language. The pregnant detainees in the Texas ICE camp are children.
They are not “young women.” They are minors.
If pregnancies occurred while they were detained, every ICE officer must be investigated for child sexual assault.
These children must be freed.
Crazy Canuck Ken Read on how the moniker can be applied to Canadian skiers in general ever since the 1970s.
This is a clip from my interview with him on my podcast Canadian History Ehx.
Available on all podcast platforms.
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From the archive:
An emergency physician unpacks Canada's severe shortage of doctors and its roots in U.S policy-contagion.
Robert Mueller, a Vietnam veteran with a bronze star for heroism, and a purple heart has passed away. Perhaps his biggest honor was trying to save our democracy. I REFUSE to let him be a punchline for our deranged president. Robert Mueller was a hero and may he rest in peace and watch over us. Amen.
While Donald Trump “has little regard for the freedom of the press, he craves its ceaseless attention,” David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NXhotM
Barack Obama pays tribute to Robert Mueller, calling him one of the finest FBI directors in history and honoring his unwavering commitment to the rule of law
Last chance to see The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Dissonant Species at Factory Theatre, An Orchid and Other Such Lilies at Red Sandcastle and How Do We Get Out of Here at HGJTC, all closing this Sunday. (con’t…)
Starbucks can end this today: bargain in good faith, resolve unfair labor practices, and stop the union-busting.
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
Really loved THE CHRISTMAS MARKET. Kanika Ambrose has such an impressive way of writing about Canadian immigration – she highlights the inequities baked into this country's systems without weighing down her stories or characters.
My Critic's Pick review:
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the setting sun lighting up the underside of a bridge over a river
The setting sun lights up the underside of the Gordon Street Bridge in #Guelph #BlueskyArtShow #Bright #Photography
TO theatre closing this weekend: Predictable Holiday-Rom Com The Musical at Second City, CHILD-ish at Tarragon, tick tick boom at Alumnae, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, DNA at Theatre Centre, Inhuman Resources at The Bridge, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, Vuka at Theatre Passe Muraille.
David Griffin: These drawings extend my fixation with geometry as an incredibly fruitful drawing method — reductive but expansive at the same time. The purpose for Art, the reason we do it, is understanding; understanding how language works as a sense conductor or understanding what we can say to each other, among other things. | Joseph Muscat: More than meets the I or Plusque ce que je vois is an intended pun, un jeu de mots. I wanted to visually explore the various hidden depths, situations and complexities of our realities in our day and age. We live in a time of Artificial Intelligence, Chat GPT and Deepfake, where reality is always on shaky ground and may never be what it seems. | Karen Klee-Atlin: Much of my work depicts the natural world, and for close to 15 years, I have worked mainly in reductive woodcuts, linocuts and monoprints made from used plates. I began as a painter, but I have found my perfect medium with these techniques. The measured steps it takes to work in reduction relief allow me the time to consider line, shape and colour interactions. There is also the tension of, after making a cut, there’s no going back.
At Propeller Art Gallery, one of the oldest artist-run galleries in Toronto, Canada | Opening Reception: Saturday, November 15, 1 – 6 pm | propellerartgallery.com |
Today we pause to honour the courage and sacrifice of those who served and those who continue to serve. Their stories remind us of the cost of peace and the responsibility we carry to uphold it.
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
One of these things is not like the other. Not sure how Poilievre's Conservatives can even pretend they are wrapping themselves in the Canadian flag when half of them are Trumpists. #cdnpoli
PM Mark Carney was talking about attracting foreign investment to Canada and listed reasons Canada is a good place to invest. A reporter pointed out that the U.S. has those things, too. What sets Canada apart?
PM Carney: "Well, we have rule of law."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
Pleased to share my first piece for the Toronto Star! (Yes, it's about toilets.) Thanks to everyone who shared their #theatre washroom wisdom.
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Sign that says "Do not lean on Barrier" showing the chilliest looking stick figure leaning on a barrier
I didn't even *want* to lean on the barrier until I saw this cool guy doing it
Creative Industries Coalition:
"As Canada faces unprecedented challenges globally, we need to build the infrastructure to tell our stories..."
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I'll never forget seeing OUR PLACE in 2022. Kanika Ambrose's understanding of the Canadian immigration system was clever and devastating, and written like a piece of music.
Kanika opens two new plays this month: THE CHRISTMAS MARKET and MOONLIGHT SCHOONER.
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America could NEVER have been ready for a President likeTrump
