People who aren't from Waterloo Region may not be as familiar with Mike, so some local context: I have not witnessed a politician locally who has near universal, cross-partisan appeal at the level he does. If there is anyone who can make the GPC relevant in the national conversation, it's Mike.

Mike Morrice@morricemike.bsky.social · 7h ago

Let’s build a future that works for all of us. Join in at mikeforleader.ca

I’m really excited for Mike Morrice to be a leader on the national stage, he’s the real deal and he could really make the Green Party of Canada a serious player

Mike Morrice@morricemike.bsky.social · 7h ago

Let’s build a future that works for all of us. Join in at mikeforleader.ca

Not the most important thing here, but one of the first things I always notice as a developer: good website domain name. I'm a little surprised they were able to get that.

Mike Morrice@morricemike.bsky.social · 7h ago

Let’s build a future that works for all of us. Join in at mikeforleader.ca

Let’s build a future that works for all of us. Join in at mikeforleader.ca

Some good news to start your Wednesday: @morricemike.bsky.social is in the running to be the next @canadiangreens.bsky.social leader. www.therecord.com/news/waterlo... #CdnPoli #KitCen

Mike Morrice running for leader of Green Party of Canada

Mike Morrice seeks Green Party leadership to succeed Elizabeth May. The former MP and deputy leader aims for the next federal election after losing his seat in 2025.

therecord.com

there is a strain of lefty discourse where you can’t come to any unflattering conclusions about the populace—those must be explained away by how they are being acted upon by capital—but I think you’ll understand things better if you understand capital can also exploit weaknesses it didn’t create

"What 'Brand New Day' accidentally demonstrates, is that the Powers are at their most dangerous not when they're being debated but when they’ve stopped being named at all," writes @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social sojo.net/articles/cul...

‘Brand New Day’ Makes Peace with the Powers of Surveillance

Walter Wink argued that the Powers are most dangerous when we stop naming them. Marvel's newest Spider-Man movie is proof he was right.

sojo.net

Obviously, the non-American world has a digital sovereignty problem - Trump has means, motive and opportunity to order his tech companies to shut down any public official, large corporation, or individual who displeases him: pluralistic.net/2026/06/18/t... 1/

Good lord I wish some of you could read on this text based social media website.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

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

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

OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...

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Evergreen post:

post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 2d ago

also everybody wants to talk about butts

I fear Ontarians have forgotten the true meaning of the Civic Holiday

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

But think about those dozens of dollars it lost by being woke and terrifying Musk et al away through the (very brief) presence of a Black person and a trans person.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3d ago

As of this evening, The Odyssey has earned $911M in just 16 days. It will more than likely break the record for the fastest R-Rated movie to earn a billion, set by Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024 (23 days). They're calling it the most successful flop in history.

Andrew Leach nailing PP's war on carbon pricing:

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.

It's weird how I heard almost no hype at all for this, nothing close to what Marvel movies used to be like or even what The Odyssey was like a couple weeks ago, and then it's the second biggest opening of all time? (I'm going tomorrow)

Empire Magazine@empiremagazine.bsky.social · 3d ago

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has just swung a spectacular $927 million debut at the global box office, second only to Avengers: Endgame in the all-time opening weekend rankings. Read more. 👉 www.empireonline.com/movies...

Is this the first recorded case of Trump tariff theory being correct? He threatened tariffs on wildfire smoke and very quickly the US made its own.

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 4d ago

after he got big mad about canadian wildfire smoke he decided to just domesticate it

I think part of the reason so many people on bluesky are frothing with barely concealed rage is that it's not hard to do things like notice that Trump claims the war is almost over every Sunday and that he is about to destroy Iran every Friday but this is one of the only places ppl acknowledge it

Major deal for the WNBA's top trade target ahead of Sunday's deadline. Plum, a two-time WNBA champion, and the Mercury have shared excitement about the future in Phoenix.

Shams Charania Tweets@shamsbot.bsky.social · 4d ago

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Sparks are trading five-time All-Star Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first round pick and a 2028 second-rounder, sources tell me and @kendra__andrews.

My stepdad is visiting and we recently got Apple TV again, so tonight we watch last year's greatest dad movie, F1. 📽️

I kinda want to do this but also I know that the odds are nobody in my neighbourhood even still has a DVD player.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 2w ago

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

There must be plenty of transphobic people who aren't traditionally attractive but for some reason we never heard about them.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d ago

Speaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn

a lot of what the right does nowadays is create an emotional support system for bigots. bigotry will offend and alienate people in your life, so the right looks provides a counterweight that lavishes you with praise.

Christians really need to drive it through their skulls that the Judaism which actually exists and is practiced by millions of people worldwide has virtually nothing in common with anything they were taught about us in their sunday schools

post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 4d ago

seeing way more of this than I would prefer lately just like, ambiently

on the right, "bravery" is when you're willing to be criticized by liberals, even if the position you're taking is fully embraced by the federal government and half the states.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d ago

Speaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn

this issue was just in front of the Supreme Court, and the case was the state of West Virginia against a middle school girl. which side sounds braver to you?

I've never really used Claude because I don't have a license for it like I do Copilot (work) and Gemini (personal trial because I bought a Pixel 10 Pro). I will say this was one of the things that have most driven me away from Copilot, and Gemini is much less annoying on this front.

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 4d ago

I’ve seen a lot of my colleagues’ interactions with Claude working on research problems & it would be easier for me to accept it as a serious scientific tool if it didn’t end every single response with the LLM equivalent of “you want fries with that?” — constantly trying to goad you into asking more

Library workers aren’t funded well enough to be superheroes and some are more conservative than you might think but right now, in the dumpster fire year of our fascist lord 2026, I’m so proud of the great work some library workers are doing to resist book banning and AI.