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Howya Dune?
by Frank Herbert and/or chernobog13
https://www.tumblr.com/chernobog13/787740426331422720/i-think-this-is-the-one-between-dune-messiah-and
at least it's not one of the [shudder] prequals
via wil
This woman's Depression Era Garden is full of plants you've probably never heard of
by Jack Sutton
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/depression-era-garden-london-ontario-1.7577639
i had indeed not heard of any of these
via rss
Literary genres as equations.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/07/07/literary-genres-as-equations/
several fun ones in here
via rss
Real Men Burn Stuff
by Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/real-men-burn-stuff
he doesn't even point out the possible instance of accusation = projection = confession. good piece nonetheless.
via rss
The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell
by Emma Loffhagen
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/06/1960s-schools-experiment-created-new-alphabet-thousands-children-unable-to-spell
a fascinating pedagogical failure attempting to address the atrocity that is english orthography
via discord
3eanuts August 29, 1957
by Charles Schulz assisted by Bill Israel
https://3eanuts.com/post/788429713672732672
i feel seen
via rss

How to Negotiate With Your Cat
by chernobog13
https://www.tumblr.com/chernobog13/787634395083358208/sadly-as-any-cat-parent-can-tell-you-this-is-all
this is plausible
via wil
How Zohran Humiliated the Democrats
by David Roth speaking with Adam Conover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD_tCDklyCg
all the analysis is utterly plausible
via youtube recommends

Fashion tips for writing math.
by Ben Orlin
https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025/06/30/fashion-tips-for-writing-math/
i don't agree with everything here, but i think i agree with most of it
via rss
Beloved Drumheller dinosaur set for tests ahead of possible extinction
by Bill Graveland
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tyra-dino-drumheller-1.7573672
hopefully Tyra's got a bright future ahead of her!
via rss
#TheMoment a moose stuck its head in a car in Jasper
by Kellie Paxian
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6815713
that's closer than i need to come to a live moose
via rss
Indo-European words for ten
by Starkey Comics
https://i0.wp.com/starkeycomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Indo-European-Words-TEN-1-PNG-1.png?ssl=1
fascinating to see the relationships here
via discord
Trump's 51st state comments can be taken as 'term of endearment': U.S. ambassador
by Racy Rafique
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pete-hoekstra-trump-51st-state-1.7574449
mr.ambassador, being leered at collectively by an adjudicated rapist does not constitute endearment in my books
via rss
Etymonopoly: A Free Print-and-Play Game for Language Lovers
by Ryan Starkey with Antti Hukkanen
https://starkeycomics.com/2025/01/16/etymonopoly/
might be funner than the original game, not that that's a high bar....
via poking around after link 4
Bifurcation: The secret giant islands formed when rivers split
by Ryan Starkey
https://starkeycomics.com/2021/06/10/bifurcation-the-secret-giant-islands-formed-when-rivers-split/
apparently i live on an island?
via poking around after link 6
Every OS Sucks
by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRlPTbKHIPQ
i don't think i'd seen the video before. not sure how i feel about the narrative it adds to the song.
via looking for it online, finding it

Despite bad reviews for its sovereignty panel, UCP sails into Canada Day weekend with the wind in its sails
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/despite-bad-reviews-for-its-sovereignty-panel-ucp-sails-into-canada-day-weekend-with-the-wind-in-its-sails/
in which three things happen all of which will make danni's chaos demons happy
via rss
How to Surf the Web in 2025, and Why You Should
by David Cain
https://www.raptitude.com/2025/06/how-to-surf-the-web-in-2025-and-why-you-should/
i feel old now
via rss

raga Bilaskhani Todi
by pandit Kushal Das
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ael8iSX673I
in case you need a morning raga to listen to
via looking for a morning raga to listen to
A Deluge of Metanarrative Bullshit
by Sean Paul Kelley
https://www.ianwelsh.net/a-deluge-of-metanarrative-bullshit/
i mean, i'm generally skeptical of narrative, so this fits
via rss
Why Big Tech Turned Against Democrats — and Democracy
by Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-big-tech-turned-against-democrats
looks like a plausible analysis to me
via rss
ad
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/ad
i suspect that whether you consider this the best possible joke or not tells us something about you as a person. possibly not something good.
via rss
The 13 Trick
by Vsauce
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d4xzmMuJTWs
looks fun
via discord
A Swarm of New Asteroids
by Rubin Observatory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTuq-vBsDJE
that's a lot of asteroids!
via TYWKIWDBI
As You Like It
by some hack named Shakespeare, directed by David Horack
https://www.freewillshakespeare.com/mainstage-show
could be a fun production. i've seen another one in the last few years, and may have to compare
via email
I'm a proud Québécois. Moving to Alberta helped me feel even more Canadian
by Thomas Aguinaga
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/west-quebec-alberta-canadian-first-person-1.7537123
this is how a multicultural canada is supposed to work
via rss

Measles 'out of control,' experts warn, as Alberta case counts surpass 1,000
by Jennifer Lee
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-measles-cases-pass-1000-1.7567488
if only there were a well-known, established technology that we could use to prevent this sort of thing from happening. oh, wait....
via rss
Escapade Online 35.5 Schedule
by Escapade
https://escapadecon.net/virtual-con/schedule/
looks like a potentially fun con. do i have time next weekend...?
via discord
King Pharoah Plague/Plague Of Horn/Dub
by Yabby You/Tommy McCook/King Tubby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaY4KhjTm4
if you're in the need of deep bass, this is the place
via memory
‘From each according to ability; to each according to need’ – tracing the biblical roots of socialism’s enduring slogan
by Luc Bovens
https://theconversation.com/from-each-according-to-ability-to-each-according-to-need-tracing-the-biblical-roots-of-socialisms-enduring-slogan-138365
nope, not in the US constitution, in spite of what a lot of people seem/ed to think
via discord

Alberta government faces mounting pushback to new COVID-19 vaccine policy
by Jennifer Lee
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-vaccine-policy-pushback-1.7563698
but it's not pushback of the sort that is likely to make them reconsider their idiot decision, cuz it's not coming from their base
via rss
No Nuclear War
by Peter Tosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftY6i-tQJg
ah, generational trauma, i didn't miss you
via geopolitical discussions on discord bringing it to mind

Moral Standards For Parenting Need To Be Achievable By Mediocre People
by Ozy Brennan
https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/moral-standards-for-parenting-need
a (soft) anti-natalist position makes some of these assertions much easier
via rss
A convicted felon has entered Canada
by Canada Hates Trump
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/786531833027362816
all points check out
via rss
Canada Strong Pass
by Gouvernement du Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/canada-pass.html
this could be useful!
via both cbc news item and FB
What did J.R.R. Tolkien REALLY think of C.S. Lewis's Narnia?
by Holly Ordway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSC6f1lMQ_Q
not exactly not what we've been told elsewhere. but also not exactly what we've been told.
via discord, i think?

Poll
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/poll
i wish that would happen more often
via rss
The Day I Wrote Fortunate Son
by John Fogerty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6ENqy395E
apparently this song was used at a political event on the weekend? perhaps the people at that event hadn't listened to the lyrics. in that case, mr. fogerty helpfully has an explanation of what it's all about.
via going looking for the song

In classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, UCP moves to make COVID vaccines expensive and hard to find
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/in-classic-friday-afternoon-bad-news-dump-ucp-moves-to-make-covid-vaccines-expensive-and-hard-to-find/
some analysis on yesterday's utterly stupid news story
via rss
Every card has a story
by Daybreak game
https://www.daybreakgame.org/explore-cards
a little simpler than scanning a QR code every time you want details about a card
via going looking
The self-moving traffic cones
by Hank Green bothering Tom Scott, Daniel Peake, and Ceri Riley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3B9VOkI5Bc
this totally checks out
via nosing around youtube
a different variety of oreo
by kuvaton?
https://kuvaton.tumblr.com/post/786208923330953216
looks tasty!
via wil

an important announcement
by Amazon MGM Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsK-KPi_w3w
something to look forward to?
via cbc news item
It hurts
by InfinitePeeGlitch reblogging skaldish
https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1l9w64y/it_hurts/?share_id=sTbSQxSdrm2AmBR45IV6-
yes, it does hurt
via discord
The Dying Art We All Depend On
by David Cain
https://www.raptitude.com/2025/06/the-dying-art-we-all-depend-on/
~~in which an old man yells at a cloud~~ i've not observed this as much, but i wouldn't be surprised if it's increasingly a thing, yes
via rss
O beautiful
by Paul Wells
https://paulwells.substack.com/p/o-beautiful
as Wells notes, our relationship to the country right beside us is complicated. i wonder if i'll visit it again sometime. i hope so?
via rss
Most Albertans will have to pay for COVID-19 shots starting this fall, province says
by Jack Farrell
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-charging-for-covid-shots-1.7561338
in case you thought we might not be in the darkest timeline....
via rss

Are there 'snooping provisions' in Carney's massive border bill?
by Evan Dyer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-border-bill-c2-criticism-1.7558557
here's a thought: how about we respect people's rights? could we do that?
via rss
Help Erin (re)Build a Life Worth Living
by Terry David Mulligan
https://www.mulliganstew.ca/2025/05/03/ep-347/
this doesn't even get into all the troubles they've had
via FB
Can I Lick It?
by Teachers gram
https://teachersgram.com/products/can-i-lick-it-funny-science-teacher-t-shirt
excellent question, excellently answered!
via discord

What next? UCP takes to reading Yours Truly in The Tyee, quoting lefty bloggers in press release
by David Climenhaga
https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/what-next-ucp-takes-to-reading-yours-truly-in-the-tyee-quoting-lefty-bloggers-in-press-release/
shared entirely for the "flying buttress" metaphor, which i may have to use at some point
via rss
Here’s What’s Happening in America, in Six (Mostly) Russian Terms
by Maria Kuznetsova and Dan Storyev
https://archive.ph/TF2G4
some unfortunately helpful vocabulary for describing the [gestures broadly]
via discord
Where's Bombadli?
by whypic
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fm5nbyw69mrs41.jpg
for extra credit, also find: barrow-wight, goldberry, old man willow, fatty lumpkin
via discord
Why I’m so Mad Right Now
by Hank Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ChIo3Ubdbo
horrible and plausible strategic analysis
via youtube recommends

Senior Quam Papa Est: When Presidents and Prime Ministers are older than the Pope
by Daneil Stride
https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2025/06/08/senior-quam-papa-est-when-presidents-and-prime-ministers-are-older-than-the-pope/
the answer? occasionally!
via rss
A24 Confirms a Live-Action Barney Movie (And It’s Going to Be REALLY Weird)
by Chris Agar
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/barney-live-action-movie-updates-daniel-kaluuya-ayo-edebiri-a24/
this was not on my bingo card
via discord
a helpful translation
by Jacobin
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/785813781229027328
yup, it checks out
via rss
Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?
by Ashifa Kassam
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/08/canada-wont-become-the-51st-us-state-but-could-it-join-the-eu
if those were the only two options, i know which one i'd pick
via discord
10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days
by Samantha Mills
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-visions-of-the-future-or-self-care-for-the-end-of-days/
this feels very nearly not fictional. and its point is well-taken
via discord

Psycho Killer
by Talking heads featuring Saorise Ronan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ54eImz88w
welp, i feel seen
via FB
Let bygones be bygones? Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties
by Aaron Sousa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fans-weigh-in-on-criticism-of-wayne-gretzky-over-donald-trump-ties-1.7554126
personally still not a fan of wayne's MAGA heel turn
via rss
Where and how Tories and Liberals disagree on climate
by Chris Ross
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/chris-ross-where-and-how-tories-and
polling results with curious suggestions about how different political parties may end up crafting their climate change positions. of course, all the policy positions are insufficient for dealing with what's actually going on.
via rss
Talking to Americans' amid 51st state rhetoric
by Rick Mercer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAVf2QoaV9U
there are worse people to ask about the mood of the country right now
via youtube recommends
Preserving Natural Quiet in an Ever-Louder World
by Jennifer Cole
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/preserving-natural-quiet-loud-world/
anything to cut down on the noise is very welcome
via rss
The Oort Cloud
by John Carlos Baez
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/the-oort-cloud/
i'd not realized before that it's not spherical. cool!
via rss
Jules Saint-Michel, Luthier
by Jules Saint-Michel, Luthier
https://www.luthiersaintmichel.com/home
i'm curious about their collection of old basses, which they describe as unique in Quebec.
via word of mouth
Double bass model Lamario 2001
by Mario Lamarre
https://lamario.ca/lamario2001-contrebasse.php?lang=en
this thing is utterly weird. a five string, with a B extension, and a C extension on the D string?!? look at that pegbox. utterly bonkers.
via apparently i'm looking up double bass luthiers in montréal now?

Passacaglia and Fugue BWV 582
by J.S.Bach, arranged and performed by James Howard Young
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTsuuk5WMU
on four recorders! sadly, the big one doesn't have the low octave pedal point
via youtube recommends
"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life...."
by John Rogers
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/366635-there-are-two-novels-that-can-change-a-bookish-fourteen-year
the topic came up in conversation
via recalling it
The SECRET Every DM NEEDS To Know (2025 Edition)
by Dungeon Craft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mjYDF3o-M
apologies for clickbait-y title, but his two points are worthwhile. may not be suitable for players of TTRPGs.
via youtube recommends
When Financiers Win, They Lose
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/when-financiers-win-they-lose/
this is a simple take, and as such, probably not entirely correct. but it's a good first approximation
via rss

Do You Feel Isolated? Rush "Limelight" Vocal ANALYSIS
by the Charismatic Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2UOXecJOgU
an appreciative analysis of the song, although it could have gone further into Neil's lyrics as a personal statement from him
via rss
Well, CAN You Prove You’re a US Citizen?
by John Scalzi
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/06/03/well-can-you-prove-youre-a-us-citizen/
i mean, i can't, cuz i'm not. but i also don't live there.
via discord
‘Dogma’ 25th-Year Anniversary & More
by Kevin Smith speaking with Rich Eisen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWem2DHx6vE
Affleck, as noted, also da bomb in Phantoms
via youtube recommends
Calls to Action
by Indigenous Watchdog
https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/calls-to-action/
in case you're wondering how canada is doing on the various calls to action from the TRC
via cbc news item
Quebecers can wait years to get into co-op housing. So why isn't there more?
by Sharon Yonan-Renold
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-co-op-housing-1.7550460
i mean, it's a fair question for the whole country
via rss

raga Abhogi
by ustad Bahauddin Dagar with Sanjay Agle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vInqnPrhV-s
a very recent performance by the ustad
via email
April 28, 2025 General Election Results
by Elections Canada
https://enr.elections.ca/National.aspx?lang=e
well, really, by the canadian electorate. in case you're looking for the official results
via going looking for the official results
Bubble & Squeak
by Victoria Goddard
https://www.victoriagoddard.ca/products/greenwing-dart-7-bubble-squeak-ebook-preorder
love those subtitles, looking forward to december
via discord

True Facts: Beetles That Took Things Too Far
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spuO7OpS6zw
those beatles are wacky!
via rss
‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
by Jacinda Ardern speaking to Katharine Viner
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/31/jacinda-ardern-kind-leadership-public-rage-life-trump-america
i mean, empathy is the foundation of real strength, isn't it?
via discord
Soul
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/soul-8
i'm a monist. there might be subtypes of things, but there's one type of things: things
via rss
this is rocket
by nostalgia-eh52
https://nostalgia-eh52.tumblr.com/post/784997921793966080
do you agree with this decision?
via wil

The David Lynch Collection
by Julien's
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/julien-s-auctions-turner-classic-movies-present-the-david-lynch-collection
if you want something that Lynch owned
via discord
Us vs. Them / Our Government vs. The Government
by Ian Welsh
https://www.ianwelsh.net/us-vs-them-our-government-vs-the-government/
agreed inre: sortition. i'll be interested in seeing his thoughts on taxation
via rss
Good or Bad
by Zach Weinersmith
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/good-or-bad
i feel that
via rss
Have I ever shown you guys these weird late 80s Soviet Lord Of The Rings illustrations?
by someone showing weird late 80s Soviet Lord of the Rings illustrations
https://www.tumblr.com/warrioreowynofrohan/785002299158315008/have-i-ever-shown-you-guys-these-weird-late-80s
a fascinating take
via discord
Is this what door handles should have looked like all along?
by Simone Giertz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JfhSmrKK3A
she makes a good case!
via rss

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