Lol brutal
"One formative influence was Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25."
"One formative influence was Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25."
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Lol brutal
"One formative influence was Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25."
"One formative influence was Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25."
This is a really beautiful story. I happened to spot Tim on his bike this morning out in the (relative) boonies and wondered where he was heading on such a blustery day!
Late bibliophile’s brother donates his book collection one free library at a time
Every day since late September, Tim Brandt has been biking to little free libraries across the city to create a literary memorial to his late brother. Les Brandt died unexpectedly in July at the age o...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is a really beautiful story. I happened to spot Tim on his bike this morning out in the (relative) boonies and wondered where he was heading on such a blustery day!
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If you’re wondering whether we still need these changes, a driver hit Rob’s ghost bike THIS MORNING
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you’re wondering whether we still need these changes, a driver hit Rob’s ghost bike THIS MORNING
New pricing options mean that in many situations peg city car coop is both cheaper and more reliable than winnipeg transit.
Which is great, but really shouldn't be the case.
Which is great, but really shouldn't be the case.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New pricing options mean that in many situations peg city car coop is both cheaper and more reliable than winnipeg transit.
Which is great, but really shouldn't be the case.
Which is great, but really shouldn't be the case.
Timeline cleanse: look at these carrots!
The novelty still hasn't worn off that you can put seeds in the ground, wait a while, then go outside with a headlamp in November and pull food out of the ground.
The novelty still hasn't worn off that you can put seeds in the ground, wait a while, then go outside with a headlamp in November and pull food out of the ground.
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Timeline cleanse: look at these carrots!
The novelty still hasn't worn off that you can put seeds in the ground, wait a while, then go outside with a headlamp in November and pull food out of the ground.
The novelty still hasn't worn off that you can put seeds in the ground, wait a while, then go outside with a headlamp in November and pull food out of the ground.
Ok this is great actually. Libraries for the win!
Radon screening kits now available at Winnipeg libraries
Radon screening kits now available at Winnipeg libraries
The City of Winnipeg is making it easier for residents to test their homes for radon.
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Ok this is great actually. Libraries for the win!
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A man. A rant in 12 parts. This week has been rough. In less than 5 days, I’ve had three incidents involving men and I want to share them with you. 1/12 @ianmccausland.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A man. A rant in 12 parts. This week has been rough. In less than 5 days, I’ve had three incidents involving men and I want to share them with you. 1/12 @ianmccausland.bsky.social
Most weird behaviour is not dangerous!
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Most weird behaviour is not dangerous!
Increasingly fragile??
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@liberalca.bsky.social
You remain collaborators in Israel's genocide of Gaza as you perpetrate your genocide of Indigenous people at home.
#cdnpoli
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@liberalca.bsky.social
You remain collaborators in Israel's genocide of Gaza as you perpetrate your genocide of Indigenous people at home.
#cdnpoli
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 104 overnight as ceasefire looks increasingly fragile
Netanyahu ordered strikes on Tuesday evening after firefight between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Increasingly fragile??
I wish Colbert wouldn't frame "the coming ai revolution" as inevitable, but this is the right energy to bring to the conversation
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I wish Colbert wouldn't frame "the coming ai revolution" as inevitable, but this is the right energy to bring to the conversation
I think about this are lot re: workplaces as well. People in charge tend to be those who got a business degree or whatever because their career aspiration was to be in charge.
The best bosses I've had have been women who ended up in leadership because they're competent and were asked to move up.
The best bosses I've had have been women who ended up in leadership because they're competent and were asked to move up.
I think there are people who decide to run because they think they should be leading, and want an elected office to prove that to everyone. But what got so many of us excited to show up for Emma was she was already leading, often in quiet ways, always in community-building ways. (3/)
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I think about this are lot re: workplaces as well. People in charge tend to be those who got a business degree or whatever because their career aspiration was to be in charge.
The best bosses I've had have been women who ended up in leadership because they're competent and were asked to move up.
The best bosses I've had have been women who ended up in leadership because they're competent and were asked to move up.
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Within a few blocks of Ellice saw four police officers standing by bus stops and four transit enforcement officers. Some $500k plus in annual salaries. Watched them turn away someone over a $3 fare.
Noticed it’s gameday for Jets.
Noticed it’s gameday for Jets.
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Within a few blocks of Ellice saw four police officers standing by bus stops and four transit enforcement officers. Some $500k plus in annual salaries. Watched them turn away someone over a $3 fare.
Noticed it’s gameday for Jets.
Noticed it’s gameday for Jets.
Harvesting seeds for next year and it really does feel like a life hack as opposed to the basis of human civilization
October 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Harvesting seeds for next year and it really does feel like a life hack as opposed to the basis of human civilization
This issue of Jr. Jays Magazine from 1994 might have been what taught me about the concept of ancestry and the continuity from historical to contemporary Indigenous people.
Friends who I vaguely understood to be Indigenous had been wholly unrelated in my mind to the stereotypes in picture books.
Friends who I vaguely understood to be Indigenous had been wholly unrelated in my mind to the stereotypes in picture books.
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This issue of Jr. Jays Magazine from 1994 might have been what taught me about the concept of ancestry and the continuity from historical to contemporary Indigenous people.
Friends who I vaguely understood to be Indigenous had been wholly unrelated in my mind to the stereotypes in picture books.
Friends who I vaguely understood to be Indigenous had been wholly unrelated in my mind to the stereotypes in picture books.
Reposted by Tim Runtz
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
Reposted by Tim Runtz
The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major
Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand
The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…
vimeo.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major
Pynchon back on screen is a treat (despite leo)
October 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Pynchon back on screen is a treat (despite leo)
This is bad and annoying. Hypercapitalist tech bro response to the climate crisis.
Montreal startup plans $200M carbon-capture facility in southwestern Manitoba | CBC News
A carbon-capture start-up plans to build a commercial carbon-removal facility in southwestern Manitoba at a cost of $200 million.
www.cbc.ca
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is bad and annoying. Hypercapitalist tech bro response to the climate crisis.
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Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
This is really one of those two red button meme situations where I want to be annoyed at both right wing grifters and a traffic violation system that prioritizes profit over safety
I wish WFP stop giving forum to right wing grifters. Way too many articles in the past week.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba school zones lack warning lights, proper signage, critics argue
Calvin Kendall left provincial traffic court Thursday with a “$0 fine” and a written warning.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is really one of those two red button meme situations where I want to be annoyed at both right wing grifters and a traffic violation system that prioritizes profit over safety
Reposted by Tim Runtz
A reminder that Gaza (2023-2025) is the deadliest place for Journalists in history 👇
October 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A reminder that Gaza (2023-2025) is the deadliest place for Journalists in history 👇
Intensely jealous to have missed these shows, but also grateful and reassured that they happened.
"All this to say, things can be low key and fun and important, even as the world at large seems so fucked up."
"All this to say, things can be low key and fun and important, even as the world at large seems so fucked up."
Wrote about John Samson Fellows,
Fred Eaglesmith’s music, community, barbecues, and such open.substack.com/pub/sheldonb...
Fred Eaglesmith’s music, community, barbecues, and such open.substack.com/pub/sheldonb...
My favourite chords
John Samson Fellows, Fred Eaglesmith, music, community & more
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Intensely jealous to have missed these shows, but also grateful and reassured that they happened.
"All this to say, things can be low key and fun and important, even as the world at large seems so fucked up."
"All this to say, things can be low key and fun and important, even as the world at large seems so fucked up."
$575 million. Or, community connections funding to the year 2961 AD
Begin construction on widening Kenaston, new St. James bridge by 2027: city report | CBC News
The City of Winnipeg is preparing to move forward with the expansion of Kenaston Boulevard and replacement of the St. James Bridge, while a new value-for-money study has found the net return on the pr...
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
$575 million. Or, community connections funding to the year 2961 AD
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"I have no regrets at all"
Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey sends a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey sends a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"I have no regrets at all"
Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey sends a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey sends a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Cool and good
On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Cool and good