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Jason McBride

@jasonmcbride.bsky.social

Writer, Toronto. Eat Your Mind: The Radical Life and Work of Kathy Acker (Simon & Schuster, 2022) https://www.jason-mcbride.com/

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LunchCounterPunch@theultrasecret.bsky.social · 2w ago

I HATE it when people say “the culture wars” or “the discourse” are ruining the WNBA. BE PRECISE. Right-wing fascists are introducing misogyny and bigotry through their narratives and demands, in an effort to delegitimize an organization full of popular black women who vocally champion inclusivity.

Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d ago

Which is to say: Pick up that pen and WRITE. Open that sketch book and DRAW. Buy that book and READ. Sit down at a table with new people and TALK. Hang that painting by a local artist in your HOME. Paint that room whatever fucking color you WANT (screw resale value). Be HUMAN to the fullest.

Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hot Take Saturday: I think we are on the cusp of a MASSIVE humanities revival. I’m talking handmade, craftsmanship, maximalism, art collection for everyday folks, rich music, unfettered written masterpieces, deep thought experiments…all in rejection of AI and our corporate overlords.

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Carney’s flight to Edmonton, where he’d hear Danielle Smith’s pipeline plan pitch, is grounded due to extreme weather —which is exacerbated by the climate crisis that pipeline plan would worsen 🤗 WHEEEEEEEEEE WHAT A WORLD

Jason McBride@jasonmcbride.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I quibble with the rankings of course — I'd move Dead Ringers & My Winnipeg right up to the top — but this is a very respectable list. The only thing I'm really missing is Steve Reinke's The Hundred Videos, which may not count as a "real" movie (or even one movie) but is tops in my heart!

Barry Hertz@hertzbarry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From Bob & Doug to Matt & Jay, and every Canadian dreamer in between: Presenting @theglobeandmail.com’s 100 Best Canadian Films — and No. 1 might surprise you! Bonus: Canada’s top directors pick their own homegrown favourites. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you say “I support Palestine Action”, they might put you in jail. If you incite a racist riot, they put you on TV.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Jason McBride@jasonmcbride.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Haven't written a magazine story in a dog's age, but here's my @torontolifemag.bsky.social piece on the arrival of the WNBA in Toronto. Just in time for the Tempo's first W! torontolife.com/deep-dives/h...

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team - Toronto Life

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to assemble a...

torontolife.com

Michelle Cyca@michellecyca.com · 4mo ago

personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting.

Editors’ Note: May 1, 2026 This article was updated after The Times learned that a remark attributed to Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, was in fact an A.I.-generated summary of his views about Canadian politics that A.I. rendered as a quotation. The reporter should have checked the accuracy of what the A.I. tool returned. The article now accurately quotes from a speech delivered by Mr. Poilievre in April. He said, “My personal opinion is that when a member of Parliament goes back on the word they made to their constituents and switches parties, constituents should be able to petition to throw them out and have a byelection. That would put the people back in charge of our democracy rather than having dirty backroom Liberal deals by Mark Carney determine our destiny.” He did not refer to politicians who changed allegiances as turncoats in that speech.
Tabatha Southey🇨🇦@tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

And you know, @liberalca.bsky.social, @mark-carney.bsky.social what’ll put builders off this fine plan is you allowing a major airport to be built on the lake. Almost 30% of TO residents don’t own a car. Their sympathy for people who resent having to leave downtown to go to the airport is limited.

City unveils Copenhagen-inspired plans for new island neighbourhood — with a car-free street. Is Toronto ready for it?

Ookwemin Minising will be “a neighbourhood like none other in the city,” says Toronto’s chief planner.

thestar.com

Avi Lewis@avilewis.ca · 5mo ago

The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people. Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.

Screenshot of a post from Donald Trump: A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!