I am sill pretty firm in my opinion that when all the August data is in (and Canada lags that reporting) AoNZ could well have overtaken Canada in "could in theory go as can get visas, but isn't". Of course, nobody in that pool is catching Denmark.

Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬@drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 2h ago

Yeppers. I am no longer going to conferences in the U.S. And I am not alone.

Important thread

PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 5h ago

The Right seems to think PressProgress is dying. That couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s been an eventful few weeks here at PressProgress. Here are some updates 👇🏽

“Connor Riley Moucka of Kitchener, Ontario pleaded guilty today to a widespread computer hacking conspiracy that resulted in the compromise of over 165 victim organizations, the theft of billions of sensitive customer records and the extortion of numerous victims.” www.justice.gov/opa/pr/canad...

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Cloud Storage Provider and Extorting Its Customers for Millions

Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, pleaded guilty today to a widespread computer hacking conspiracy that resulted in the compromise of over 165 victim organizations, the theft of billions...

justice.gov

Shoutout to everyone's favourite infamous podcaster who said "someone's going to have to be editor" a day after I replied to his email (WITH my email signature which says I'm the editor)

It's disappointing (but I guess not surprising) to see University Affairs now doing "both sides" content about "EDI" and "Institutional neutrality".

Congratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

Education Dept. to Wipe Out Student Loans of 170,000 More Defrauded Borrowers (Gift Article)

The sprawling case, centered on students defrauded by for-profit schools, has now become the largest class-action settlement in American history.

nytimes.com

translucent.org.uk/the-labour-p... This is a very helpful summary of a) the mess that the anti-Trans 'toilet police' thing has created, in the UK and b) the actual legal situation, including a clear outline of major problems in using nothing more than guesswork to say who's which gender.

The Labour Party's Day of Shame

The Labour Party's Day of Shame – 5.8.26 highlights the failing of the EHRC and The Labour Party after the Supreme Court judgment FWS v SGM.

translucent.org.uk

This is Stock's "collateral damage" in action

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 11h ago

Cis woman on now speaking about how much she has been challenged, had security called on her because she has PCOS. Says she's never had a problem with trans women but multiple problems with GC women. She's on the verge of tears.

Doc with Nile Rodgers, Marshall Jefferson, Honey Dijon, and more about how Disco's death, social unrest, and Chicago's underground gay clubs led to a global dance movement. It shows how young black musician-entrepreneurs created a house music empire that took off. 🎶 #BlackSky youtu.be/9Rah1F1zq1k

"This map shows a critical situation... It’s hard to avoid speaking of an ecological breakdown or point of no return for some of France's aquatic environments…When a riverbed dries up completely, almost all aquatic biodiversity—flora & fauna—disappears, with consequences for the entire food chain."

Dr. Serge Zaka@sergezaka.bsky.social · 11h ago

Cette carte est gravissime. Mais elle n'a pas fait la une de l'actualité. Pour moi, l'été 2026 marque un tournant. Après celui de 2022, il devient difficile de ne plus parler de "rupture écologique" ou de "point de non retour" pour une partie des milieux aquatiques français. 1/18

If you post a provocative article about something in which you personally have no expertise, and then a load of experts show up in the replies to explain why your post is misleading... maybe take it down?

Laminated. Completed

🐴 Jam 🌞 Comms open!@wyrdlittleguy.bsky.social · 20h ago

Hey

Are you interested in the media? → C. Knüpfer and M. Hoffmann. “Countering the "Climate Cult" - Framing Cascades in Far-Right Digital Networks”. In: Political Communication 42.1 (2025), pp. 85-107. dx.doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2024.2332762.

did someone say sadder

Deeny they/them@geraldinepiche.bsky.social · yesterday

I bet the inventor of the microwave was like "no. Sadder."

Republicans like Rand Paul are lying to the public and wielding those lies like a wrecking ball, targeting academia and public health. He and the administration want to imprison scientists over what is very clearly a conspiracy theory. It’s the most incredible and dangerous thing I’ve ever seen.

I'd like a browser extension that blocks those customer service chat bots on websites. It's like having a salesperson follow you around a shop.

I'm struck by the way that social work organizations, which love to point to high-profile social workers, rarely "claim" Michael Schwerner. He was an MSW student for a year, but grew frustrated at the program's neglect of root causes of poverty. Then he gave his life addressing those root causes.

Schwerner, Michael | Mississippi Encyclopedia

Michael (Mickey) Schwerner was the second son of Nathan and Ann Schwerner of New York City, born on 6 November 1939. Nathan, who operated a wig company, and Ann, a former high school teacher, were bot...

mississippiencyclopedia.org

Zinn Education Project@zinnedproject.bsky.social · yesterday

#tdih 1964. Bodies of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman found in Philadelphia, Miss. 💔 Lynched by KKK with deputy sheriff’s help when they investigated burning of church/freedom school. More + lessons ⬇️ on white supremacy & voting rights. 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ci...

Remigration calls for removing people from Canada who aren’t from the "founding stock" of English, French, Irish, and Scottish descent. Multiple experts describe it as a form of ethnic cleansing rooted in the Great Replacement conspiracy theory. www.antihate.ca/white_nation...

White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing

Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...

antihate.ca

This is quite literally terrorism.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Maybe this is just me, but I cannot stand creating a new account on an app and being forced to choose options for "personalisation". No, I do not want to do anything with these "templates"! I do not know what category this falls into! I do not want think about this!

The "gender critical" movement are not appealing their loss in their fight to stop the puberty blocker trial. The "irreversible harm" James is talking about here is people being trans. That's it. Helen Joyce said it clearly, even if trans people say they are happy they consider them to be "harmed."

this and: @buttondown.com has tons of resources to help move things over as quickly and painlessly as possible. i think they even have an email you can reach out to (literally "concierge") to ask them to do it for you in ~24 hours if you don't wanna self-serve (which is faster, like 20-30 minutes)

Dr. Damien P. Williams has to go the way his blood beats@wolven.blacksky.app · last mo.

I know it's an ass pain and a slog but Ghost and buttondown exist and are right there and even have tools to help you transfer your old posts and subscribers. Please leave substack.

I was going to add a reply to a shitty post and then blocked the person with the shitty opinion instead. #maturity 😂

Here we go, an amended bingo card with the Australian references localised to Aotearoa references, which does double duty for all your NZ First and ACT candidate needs!

Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 3d ago

Wild how you could use this card this side of the Tasman for NZ First candidates and barely have to change a thing

Everyday eugenics is grinding me down to my bones. Any time I read the news its just headline after headline of "well vulnerable people will just die *shrug*" whether its war, famine, diseases, environmental disaster, or whatever other horrific stuff is happening daily. I am so so weary.

Photo from my collection, the back says “Gail and landlord’s cat”. No other info/date.

As folks maybe know or maybe don't, I cook a lot! whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/p/announcing...

Announcing: Sandy's Recipe Club!!!

With a surprise!! And: new Catskill Crew column on the lasagna method ...

whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com

10 years ago I debated Mr. Wonderful on CBC Radio on this very point. Check out the exchange at the 5:50 mark of the audio (at the bottom of this page www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...) wherein I ask him "how can we miss you if you won't leave? Why don't you go and live your money in your tax shelter."

Offshore tax havens: Are they ethical? O'Leary and Yalnizyan face off | CBC News

Is the outrage around the revelations of the Panama Papers warranted? Former Dragons' Den star Kevin O'Leary and economist Armine Yalnizyan debated the issue on CBC's Metro Morning.

cbc.ca

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 2d ago

Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away

Somehow I missed this last month. "“We should never accept a political culture in which politicians have to answer questions about NOT attending events like this." Jamil, we're not asking questions. I'm pretty sure no-one wants you at Pride. xtramagazine.com/power/jamil-...

Jamil Jivani’s comments about Pride show how he wants you to hate him | Xtra Magazine

The Conservative MP’s culture war posts about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s attendance at Toronto Pride are bait for persecution points

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