In my book The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, I write about Trump’s method of joking/not-joking as a means of trolling media committed to norms & introducing new fascist plans—including a “permanent presidency,” which he rolls out here, as today… way back in 2020.

(Reuters) - The "Buy Canadian" movement is sending new ripples of concern through the executive offices of U.S.-based consumer companies that banked on selling their products on Canadian retail shelves.

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CBC's wall-to-wall coverage of this crisis is another great example of why we should value Canada's public broadcaster

Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it that pacing and adapting is a strength not a weakness! If you promised yourself you’d do some specific movement or exercise and you’re not feeling up to it… it’s not harmful to change your mind. That’s just the voice of our toxic fitness culture.

I pay for a loved one’s meds for bipolar because they have been too unwell to work, and have not yet been accepted for ODSP. I don’t mind doing it… but every month I wonder, what do people do if their loved ones can’t afford to step up like this? It’s unconscionable.

Partner is being mandated back to office for 3 days a week. Him being home allowed me to work with my disability. Not sure what that will look like or if I’ll be working at all with this change. Feeling a lot of things about this…

Good to see another media outlet covering this. But nothing so far from outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR etc. This is irresponsible, as the President is speaking about the pandemic in past tense without a fact-check.

Climate change is really sucking the life out of ski season… snuck 10 hours north and managed to get on snow, but still man-made. Very little white stuff falling from the sky 🫠