I believe Shannon Proudfoot must have been living in my kitchen for the past month:
[gift link] ...There was another one-liner making the rounds about the Canadian reaction to Donald Trump’s imperial hostility. That one I knew to be true in my bone marrow: “Canadians have two modes – ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘You’re about to be sorry.’”
...I assume many Canadians experienced something like the weird cocktail of emotions that buzzed through me that weekend. There was dread, to be sure, because whatever came next would not be good. But there was also a strange relief that bordered on elation: Someone was about to punch me in the face, and I was grinning at them with savage glee in my eyes.
Brightest, on top of it all, was the same feeling that had made me tear up every time I’d heard O Canada over the past 18 months: a patriotic pride so quietly fierce that it sneaked up on me with an almost physical presence.
...“There’s a sense that if you’ve already been given a couple of black eyes and been bopped on the nose, then it’s like, ‘Fine, hit me again. Do your worst.’”
Within a few days, fresh polls showed that between 70 and 85 per cent of Canadians supported the government walking away from the trade talks.
On the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Sudbury, someone had taken red spray paint to an unused billboard, which in early August shouted “FUCK CARNEY” at westbound drivers. By the day after the Prime Minister’s press conference, someone had gone back to the billboard with more red paint. Now it said “THANK FUCK 4 CARNEY.”...
...Over a few days at the end of summer, Ipsos ran a qualitative research panel... the overall sentiment could be summed up with a weapons-grade hoser phrase: Just keep givin’ ‘er.
“Exactly what our leaders are doing. Standing up to a bully and making it hurt,” wrote a 62-year-old man from British Columbia. “I’m willing to suffer a bit to make things better long term.”
“They need to stick to their commitment of dollar for dollar retaliation,” a 65-year-old man from Ontario said. “Seems to be the only way to deal with the orange bully is to stand up to him, instead of making concessions in hopes of getting anything in return.”
A 57-year-old woman in Ontario responded, “As long as we don’t give up, I’m in.”
Canadians know full well that we are so much smaller – and that in their eyes, that’s a hilarious weakness. And we have no idea what’s going to happen next, much less how this ends.
We can be certain that we will all be sorry about all of this to some degree, because in the circular firing squad stupidity of a trade war, everyone loses.
But Canadians have decided – at least for now – that he’s going to be sorry too, because that is who we are, even if they don’t get it. In the words of our Tragically Hip, it’d be better for us if you don’t understand.
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Interesting posts
I suspect America is the only country in the world that thinks everyone wants to be them.
Actually, Britain used to believe this about themselves, too. But two world wars and losing their empire knocked some sense into them, though I think "Rule Britannia" nostalgia explains Brexit. As Carney says, nostalgia is not a strategy.View on Threads
Here's another example - Fox News Jesse Watters simply cannot believe that Canadians don't want to be Americans. And Doug Ford has to sit there and listen to this like it makes sense...
A good short thread about AI:
people are always saying anti-AI arguments don’t understand the full nuances of the technology. which is correct. but only because it stole everyone’s work, exists solely to get you fired, has made the entire internet unusable and has been forced on everyone without consent
— headfallsoff (@headfallsoff.com) September 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
on some level, you have to accept that yes, people are reacting emotionally without doing detailed research but really you can’t blame them or stop them. this was some bullshit not a single one of us had to think about three years ago and now it’s making shit worse in like most daily interactions
— headfallsoff (@headfallsoff.com) September 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
also. the thing people hate is not ‘the technology’ it is the tech industry. they hate move fast and break things. they hate having everything they say tracked and processed while companies do whatever they want. they hate every single ideological value that animates silicon valley
— headfallsoff (@headfallsoff.com) September 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I get the feeling Canada is adopting Buffalo as an honourary Canadian city.
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Way to go! Thank you Buffalo and Bare Naked Ladies. Standing ovation. www.cp24.com/local/toront...
— torch522.bsky.social (@torch522.bsky.social) September 19, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Saturday is Batman Day!
Laughing at the Trump administration
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Ah, too bad...
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The Death Ball Sponge is a previously unknown deep-sea species in deep Antarctic waters adapted to complete darkness and immense pressure, with unusual tooth-like structures on its head.
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Carney Hat Trick - posts about our PM
I just spit my water😂😂😂
— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) September 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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TrumpWatch - posts about the world's most anticipated event
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Animal Crackers
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Here is a fascinating story about using goats to manage undergrowth:
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Fat Bear Week is coming up
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Red and Green Macaws S and C South America Live 50-80 years in the wild Love to hang upside down when they are happy, relaxed, and playing! Hanging from tree branches on one or both feet to show off, stretch their wings, or check out their surroundings from a fun new angle.
— 🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 (@joycomes.bsky.social) September 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Hey, there's a new cat!
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Speaking of cats, this British advertisement narrated by the late Tim Curry is hilarious.
If we aren’t doing this everywhere, what are we even doing? Annual Toronto dog swim before they close down the outdoor pools for the season:
— Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 (@hollyhoye.bsky.social) September 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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