James McLeod
@jamespmcleod.ca
The Guardian newspaper once called me a "Guerrilla Satirist" and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador once called me "an arsehole."
Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.
Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.
Pinned
James McLeod
@jamespmcleod.ca
· Oct 18
imo you can't train an AI to have a long dark night of the soul
A Dune 3 trailer would do a lot to keep me going right now.
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A Dune 3 trailer would do a lot to keep me going right now.
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It's bitterly cold in Toronto, but that also means that the entire Toronto harbour has frozen, creating the largest expanse of skatable wild ice I've ever experienced.
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It's bitterly cold in Toronto, but that also means that the entire Toronto harbour has frozen, creating the largest expanse of skatable wild ice I've ever experienced.
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"Since launch, more than a dog a day has been found and more than 27 dogs a day every day every year have been shot by the police using your Search Party by Ring cameras to hunt and kidnap your neighbors who they also shoot to the tune of about 4 a day every day every year, as well as the dogs."
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"Since launch, more than a dog a day has been found and more than 27 dogs a day every day every year have been shot by the police using your Search Party by Ring cameras to hunt and kidnap your neighbors who they also shoot to the tune of about 4 a day every day every year, as well as the dogs."
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One of the wisest things Homer ever did was put the crayon back after hearing the unmuffled noise of the world
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
One of the wisest things Homer ever did was put the crayon back after hearing the unmuffled noise of the world
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This is one of things. Bigtime.
February 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is one of things. Bigtime.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
Okay, I think that the Super Bowl halftime show was good, and the people who were mad about it are mostly just racist assholes.
But I keep seeing takes like "understanding the words doesn't really matter" and that seems totally nuts to me.
The poetry of the lyrics and their meaning does matter.
But I keep seeing takes like "understanding the words doesn't really matter" and that seems totally nuts to me.
The poetry of the lyrics and their meaning does matter.
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Okay, I think that the Super Bowl halftime show was good, and the people who were mad about it are mostly just racist assholes.
But I keep seeing takes like "understanding the words doesn't really matter" and that seems totally nuts to me.
The poetry of the lyrics and their meaning does matter.
But I keep seeing takes like "understanding the words doesn't really matter" and that seems totally nuts to me.
The poetry of the lyrics and their meaning does matter.
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Drafts are for losers. The me of fifteen minutes ago bears no resemblance to the me now, I don’t need to keep his thoughts.
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Drafts are for losers. The me of fifteen minutes ago bears no resemblance to the me now, I don’t need to keep his thoughts.
Imagine your job was to be dumb on purpose like this.
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Imagine your job was to be dumb on purpose like this.
feels like there's a Heated Rivalry joke here somewhere
QP recap:
Liberals: When will the opposition work with us?
Conservatives: When will the government work with us?
Liberals: When will the opposition work with us?
Conservatives: When will the government work with us?
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
feels like there's a Heated Rivalry joke here somewhere
These people are treated as though they're perpetrators, but really they're trapped in a fucked up system that is rigged against them.
It's not our fault.
It's not our fault.
Study Finds 98% Recidivism Rate Among Americans Who Burn Mouths On Hot Food https://theonion.com/study-finds-98-recidivism-rate-among-americans-who-burn-mouths-on-hot-food/
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
These people are treated as though they're perpetrators, but really they're trapped in a fucked up system that is rigged against them.
It's not our fault.
It's not our fault.
okay
Vous avez été plusieurs à nous demander si la scène de monteurs de lignes du spectacle de la mi-temps de Bad Bunny au Super Bowl était réaliste. On confirme que c’est exactement comme ça que ça se passe.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
okay
This is an under-discussed aspect of the American ethnic cleansing project.
The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This is an under-discussed aspect of the American ethnic cleansing project.
It sure does seem like the UK goes through a lot of prime ministers.
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
It sure does seem like the UK goes through a lot of prime ministers.
TIL that part of Mexico City's public transit system is gondola lines. Two lines, 14 stations, covering 13 kilometres.
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
TIL that part of Mexico City's public transit system is gondola lines. Two lines, 14 stations, covering 13 kilometres.
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Real Torment Nexus shit. www.instagram.com/p/DUbdy6Ajsz...
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Real Torment Nexus shit. www.instagram.com/p/DUbdy6Ajsz...
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Skating is one of the most joyful and graceful things you can do in the winter. In a season that is so often characterized by trudging along and fighting the environment, if you're a decent skater you step out on the ice and suddenly you're zipping along and gliding.
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Skating is one of the most joyful and graceful things you can do in the winter. In a season that is so often characterized by trudging along and fighting the environment, if you're a decent skater you step out on the ice and suddenly you're zipping along and gliding.
It's bitterly cold in Toronto, but that also means that the entire Toronto harbour has frozen, creating the largest expanse of skatable wild ice I've ever experienced.
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It's bitterly cold in Toronto, but that also means that the entire Toronto harbour has frozen, creating the largest expanse of skatable wild ice I've ever experienced.
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Everybody is always talking about takes.
We should spend more time talking about what gives.
We should spend more time talking about what gives.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Everybody is always talking about takes.
We should spend more time talking about what gives.
We should spend more time talking about what gives.
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What is it with Super Bowl music performances and Bluesky just absolutely making shit up for engagement?
It peaked around 5 million viewers by most accounts, I'm not saying that's good or bad but it's an order of magnitude larger than 13,793 viewers.
It peaked around 5 million viewers by most accounts, I'm not saying that's good or bad but it's an order of magnitude larger than 13,793 viewers.
Yikes: the alternative TPUSA “All-American” Halftime Show had fewer than 14,000 views.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
What is it with Super Bowl music performances and Bluesky just absolutely making shit up for engagement?
It peaked around 5 million viewers by most accounts, I'm not saying that's good or bad but it's an order of magnitude larger than 13,793 viewers.
It peaked around 5 million viewers by most accounts, I'm not saying that's good or bad but it's an order of magnitude larger than 13,793 viewers.
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I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
lot of people on here saying he's actually a good bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
lot of people on here saying he's actually a good bunny