Doug Fischer
@carpnine.bsky.social
Jazz fan, writer, editor, newspaper survivor, riverman.
"There must be some kind of way out of here ..."
OTTAWA
"There must be some kind of way out of here ..."
OTTAWA
The last of the great legendary drummers. RIP.
Farewell, Jack DeJohnette. What a luminous presence live, what a legacy on record.
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The last of the great legendary drummers. RIP.
Exactly. In Canada we think of Mamdani as a normal slightly left-of-centre guy who could easily lead two of our mainstream federal parties.
I live nowhere near NYC but I’m always astounded that Mamdani’s critics are trying to paint him as some kind of radical leftist. Everything he says just seems to be smart and logical? Like what “centrist” actually should be? Not “centrist” as it stands now (craven kowtowing to authoritarians).
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and unquestioned front-runner, visited The New York Times for an interview. He answered 10 questions on subjects ranging from thorny policy issues to where he lives, to his favorite seat on the subway.
September 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Exactly. In Canada we think of Mamdani as a normal slightly left-of-centre guy who could easily lead two of our mainstream federal parties.
This is excellent work, something to be proud of.
A couple of inside-baseball things to say about this story. First: Investigations are extremely not my lane! I started as a creative writer first and only learned to report as I went along in magazines, and while I think I've learned a lot, I've always been really intimidated by investigative work.
Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector
If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is excellent work, something to be proud of.
His book, Jazz and its Discontents, has been a music bible for me for decades. A huge loss. RIP
April 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
His book, Jazz and its Discontents, has been a music bible for me for decades. A huge loss. RIP
Desert island disc.
Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um (Columbia, 1959) #CDfriday
For sure one of Mingus’s greatest works, in spite of Columbia’s censorship of the lyrics to Fables of Faubus. And nevermind the fancy audiophile reissues, I think this Columbia Jazz Masterpieces edition sounds incredible!
#nowplaying
#jazzsky
For sure one of Mingus’s greatest works, in spite of Columbia’s censorship of the lyrics to Fables of Faubus. And nevermind the fancy audiophile reissues, I think this Columbia Jazz Masterpieces edition sounds incredible!
#nowplaying
#jazzsky
March 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Desert island disc.
Nancy to the rescue!
February 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Nancy to the rescue!
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I’m begging the #Ottawa pundit class to please just once care more about people in a tough spot than other people who feel uncomfortable about them.
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January 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I’m begging the #Ottawa pundit class to please just once care more about people in a tough spot than other people who feel uncomfortable about them.
ottawacitizen.com/news/letter-...
ottawacitizen.com/news/letter-...
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If you wonder why Trump thinks what he thinks about Canada, check out the Canadians he hangs out with at Mar-a-Lago. 🇨🇦
January 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If you wonder why Trump thinks what he thinks about Canada, check out the Canadians he hangs out with at Mar-a-Lago. 🇨🇦
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We are also in a political/media environment in which the legacy media titles like the Globe and Mail still carry heft, but they are not where people in their 20s or even 30s turn to be politically informed. The people who run campaigns pay attention to the Globe and Mail. The people who vote don’t.
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We are also in a political/media environment in which the legacy media titles like the Globe and Mail still carry heft, but they are not where people in their 20s or even 30s turn to be politically informed. The people who run campaigns pay attention to the Globe and Mail. The people who vote don’t.
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We are disappointed to learn of a report suggesting a one year delay in the introduction of a renoviction bylaw for Ottawa.
We have clients whom we have housed, only to return to our shelter due to renovictions and bad-faith evictions. Vulnerable people cannot afford another year of delays. 🕒❌
We have clients whom we have housed, only to return to our shelter due to renovictions and bad-faith evictions. Vulnerable people cannot afford another year of delays. 🕒❌
Staff recommend Ottawa delay study of anti-renoviction bylaw
City of Ottawa staff are recommending the city temporarily shelve plans for an anti-renoviction bylaw to allow time to monitor new bylaws in other Ontario cities and review provincial legislation to a...
ottawa.ctvnews.ca
January 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We are disappointed to learn of a report suggesting a one year delay in the introduction of a renoviction bylaw for Ottawa.
We have clients whom we have housed, only to return to our shelter due to renovictions and bad-faith evictions. Vulnerable people cannot afford another year of delays. 🕒❌
We have clients whom we have housed, only to return to our shelter due to renovictions and bad-faith evictions. Vulnerable people cannot afford another year of delays. 🕒❌
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It is shocking that politicians complained about this important work out of utter ignorance.
More shocking that the film's TV premiere was cancelled.
Shame on TVO, shame on Minister Freeland.
Watch the damn film and let's discuss it - that's how democracy and free speech work.
More shocking that the film's TV premiere was cancelled.
Shame on TVO, shame on Minister Freeland.
Watch the damn film and let's discuss it - that's how democracy and free speech work.
December 14, 2024 at 1:17 AM
It is shocking that politicians complained about this important work out of utter ignorance.
More shocking that the film's TV premiere was cancelled.
Shame on TVO, shame on Minister Freeland.
Watch the damn film and let's discuss it - that's how democracy and free speech work.
More shocking that the film's TV premiere was cancelled.
Shame on TVO, shame on Minister Freeland.
Watch the damn film and let's discuss it - that's how democracy and free speech work.
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CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY
December 14, 2024 at 2:14 AM
CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY
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Last year, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article on a scurvy case in Toronto.
Scurvy is almost never in advanced countries like Canada.
This year we learned of 27 more cases in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan.
Scurvy is almost never in advanced countries like Canada.
This year we learned of 27 more cases in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan.
Scurvy in Canada Is a Symptom of Our Sick Politics | The Tyee
And it reveals much about how we approach fairness and human rights.
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December 4, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Last year, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article on a scurvy case in Toronto.
Scurvy is almost never in advanced countries like Canada.
This year we learned of 27 more cases in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan.
Scurvy is almost never in advanced countries like Canada.
This year we learned of 27 more cases in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan.
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As foreign reporting shrinks in Canada, the Travers Fellowship is one light keeping it alive
For Canadian journalists: Applications are open for the 2025 R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship traversfellowship.ca/apply-2025 (Jim was a colleague, mentor and friend. I miss him all the time. I love that his memory & commitment to #journalism is honoured in this way.)
Apply 2025 — Travers Fellowship
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November 26, 2024 at 12:22 AM
As foreign reporting shrinks in Canada, the Travers Fellowship is one light keeping it alive
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Happy Birthday to anyone born on this day
Except Rick Monday. Also Jeffery Loria & David Samson just in case it is their birthdays as well.
Except Rick Monday. Also Jeffery Loria & David Samson just in case it is their birthdays as well.
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Happy Birthday to anyone born on this day
Except Rick Monday. Also Jeffery Loria & David Samson just in case it is their birthdays as well.
Except Rick Monday. Also Jeffery Loria & David Samson just in case it is their birthdays as well.
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It will be interesting how the right wing types fill hours of live TV with no one to blame…..but…themselves. Projection is next to impossible when you have full control.
November 20, 2024 at 1:32 AM
It will be interesting how the right wing types fill hours of live TV with no one to blame…..but…themselves. Projection is next to impossible when you have full control.