(I don't think you were doing that, to be clear, but I see it a little bit in the comments here. I get the reaction! But I do think the businesses speaking out about this are doing good.)

Tbh while it's easy to be dismissive of the businesses complaining (especially with that headline), I think this kind of article is exactly what we want -- it bolsters the effectiveness of the boycott, and US business owners pointing out that Trump's policies hurt their own is great.

(It's not on right now because all of our windows are open and the CO2 is at 458 ppm... but sleeping with the bedroom window open isn't feasible with my house's layout, so I'll definitely need it at night.)

Haha, yeah, it's not a bad thing. There's also significantly fewer of us, tbf! But yeah, before I immigrated to Canada, I feel like I just sorted English-speakers into a "tourists, general" category unless told otherwise.

You, crashing through the wall to interrupt a conversation that didn't involve you: STOP TALKING TO ME 😡

Anyway, I'm nothing if not obliging. Enjoy your mute.

1. No one's changing the subject. Sutcliffe's involvement is topical.
2. I, personally, hijacked the parade? Interesting! Do you know something about my schedule that I don't?
3. Dudas doesn't like Sutcliffe? News to me.

From what I understand, Capital Pride withdrew their support statement for Palestine following pressure from the mayor of our city. Seems strange that you have so much to say about how marginalized groups ought to behave but have no censure for a privileged man wielding his power to silence others.

(Also, given the rate of domestic violence in Russia -- no, thank you on the legalized gun ownership. So many more women and children would end up dead.)

The guns are not the difference. Russia's suppression of protests was and is brutal. A few guns won't make a difference against overwhelming state power, neither in Russia nor in the US.

I've never been to Columbia, but large campuses usually have private security who can remove and trespass people. I'm guessing that's who would get called to enforce these shitty policies. :/

labmuffin.com/how-to-get-s... just saw one of the other science communicators I follow shout you out on her blog. always cool to see Nukit in the wild!

Re: pets -- I have, at times, taken a cool wet rag and wiped my cat down. She did not enjoy it! But it performs a similar function to the wet t-shirt.

These are great tips, thank you for sharing. I am similarly grateful to have AC and worried about folks in my old apartment building, which didn't.

(Ontario's failure to fund education is shameful and complicit in this specific case, obviously.)

Sorta related, but: one of the first times I saw someone call out the exploitative nature of Shocking Depraved Murder Procedurals, it was one of the creators of Leverage. As someone who had been a big fan of Criminal Minds and true crime podcasts, it made me reconsider some things.

(It does sound like an incredible conference, to be fair, but I'll be honest: you've demonstrated such contempt for good transit practices that posting things like this adds insult to injury. The conference doesn't work if you don't want to learn.)

Good for you! Have you shared Ottawa's winning strategy of cutting routes and cleaning staff while incurring an overwhelming net loss on fare cops? The Germans could probably use a laugh.