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Jack of all trades, master of none. Elder Millennial, book reader, human, empathetic. He/him. I turn off all push notifications
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Round 1 is set! @scotiabank | #LeafsForever

For many Canadians, when they are not feeling well, Canada Dry Ginger Ale is part of the recovery and always within arm's reach. But who created Canada Dry, why does it have a crown, and why is it called "Canada Dry"? This is the story of the ginger beverage! 🧵1/9

When it rains, it's sunny out.

April 17, 1982: On Parliament Hill, Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed the new Constitution Act. It transferred the country's highest law, the British North America Act, from the British Parliament to Canada's federal and provincial legislatures. Learn more 👇

The best way to start your work day. #stroopwafel #dutch #coffee

MITCH MARNER 🚨 100 POINTS!

The Roads Both Taken xkcd.com/3076

A birth certificate is required to get a social security card, and that number is used to obtain a Real ID Why do republicans claim a woman's ID is insufficient to vote? Whatever paperwork is required to vote should also be required to buy a gun.

Documentary No Other Land to screen in Yellowknife YK Citizens for Ceasefire is organizing a screening of Oscar winner No Other Land followed by a panel discussion to raise funds for a well in northern Gaza.

This is an interesting read: blog.apaonline.org/2025/04/07/p...

Put together an explainer on how to register to vote and find options for when and where you can vote in Canada's federal election. cabinradio.ca/231249/news/...

Poilievre is asked who exactly he is speaking to at his rallies when he talks about "woke mobs," the "century initiative" and getting rid of the CBC HQ. Poilievre proceeds to brag about the size of his rallies........ "When was the last time we had a rally that big in Canada?"

Tariffs https://xkcd.com/3073/ [later] I don't get why our pizza slices have such terrible reviews; the geotextile-infused sauce gives the toppings incredible slope stability! Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3073

Today I retire from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years. With D&D’s 50th anniversary wrapping up and the revised rulebooks doing gangbusters, this is the perfect fairytale ending for me. I can’t wait to enjoy D&D purely as a fan again, knowing the game is in good hands. See you in the Feywild!

"In hockey, there are also punches thrown from time to time, so you put your elbows up, take off the gloves and get ready for a fight. It’s a defensive posture. You protect your territory. That’s what it really means on the ice."

I haven't read Questionable Content in a long while, I wonder what's going OH MY GOD I'M SO FAR BEHIND! I think I last checked it when it was mid 3,000s... questionablecontent.net/view.php?com... @ass.golf

Fact check friday coming soon, to a new home 💞 Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!

Talkative raven this morning.

Happy Birthday Mike Ness, band leader of Social Distortion, born April 3, 1962 in Lynn, Massachusetts Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster (Official Music Video) #punk #punks #punkrock #mikeness #socialdistortion #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Three years ago today Punk rock queen Pamela Rooke aka Jordan died far too early on April 3, 2022 at the age of 66 as a result of a variant of biliary cancer. Rest in Punk Queen 🖤👑 📸 Chris Moorehouse #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #jordan #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Doing stuff because you like to is great. The entire internet is built to stop you from doing that. https://justinpot.com/extrinsic-motivation-is-ruining-everything/

Another reminder to check your voter registration!

RIP Val Kilmer. My favorite film of his will always be Top Secret! tinyurl.com/ynuy8yah

Threads - Deleted Instagram - Deleted Twitter - Deleted the same week apartheid boy bought it Facebook - still active but its days are numbered.

I’m devastated, but I’m also angry. I’m angry because this is an attack on press freedom. If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?

Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Protect your browsing: lifehacker.com/tech/best-in...

April Fools’ post on friend’s social media somehow less fun in era of constant misinformation

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Oh my god. They deported a man who an immigration judge had declared was "more likely than not" to face persecution in El Salvador ... to El Salvador, during the big March 15 AEA flights! They outright admit it! Yet the Trump admin's response to a court is basically "oops, well, no take backsies."

Straight up nazi eugenics shit www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...