Today's Random Stuff -- dogs, frogs, and physics

Dogs, bruh!

Great, now I have to go buy twice as many tennis balls. https://t.co/PMJnXwp8lJ

— Gerggers (@gerggers) February 23, 2023

this dog is friends with a crow and it's like a real life pixar movie
(jukin media) pic.twitter.com/A3pKDJOb9i

— theworldofdog (@theworldofdog) February 22, 2023

That Wascally Wabbit pic.twitter.com/SyuTkIDV1M

— Madeyousmile (@Thund3rB0lt) February 26, 2023

Duck and Dog Wrestle Playfully in Snow

Look how they play! 🙂

💌Follow for the most inspirational stories of hope, love, tradition, family and art. pic.twitter.com/1EaBIWBH4v

— Funniest Family Moments (@Funniest_Family) February 27, 2023

As seen on George Takai's substack:

Allow me to introduce you to the most ridiculous yet amazing thing you will see this week. pic.twitter.com/MHlGmz9Ph2

— fragrance and foolishness (@Brieyonce) February 27, 2023

Today's News: CTV News is losing its soul

The very definition of a professional news organization is one that reports news without fear or favour. 

Over the years, news organizations have fired reporters, editors, anchors, editors, publishers, for good reasons and bad, pleasing or angering their audiences. But when a news organization also lets its own corporate actions compromise its objective news judgements, and then starts slanting its news stories to justify or cover up its own unethical behaviour, it has lost its soul. 

That began to happen to CTV News today. 

For the last two weeks, CTV and Bell Media has been embarrassed by the burgeoning corporate Going Grey movement, because corporations across Canada have been reflecting Canadian anger with CTV's unwarranted firing of Lisa LaFlamme. 

Today CTV News finally "covered" this story, but in a threatening way - they picked up a Canadian Press story which had found a "retail analyst" and a marketing professor to provide contrarian "takes" about how companies endorsing Going Grey really needed to watch their steps.  Then Bell Media outlets and CTV stations across the country dutifully "tweeted" the story out, one after the other.

The thuggery couldn't have been clearer - "nice little brand you got here. Be too bad if something were to happen to it"

Tell me this doesn't read like CTV is doubling down on its sexism/ageism/misogyny w/ what amounts to veiled threats against corporations, etc. who side w/ Lisa LaFlamme... https://t.co/kRKlGKJE8s #cdnpoli

— somecanuckchick 🍁 (@somecanuckchick) August 26, 2022

Maybe brands like @BellMediaPR should be wary of supporting sexism, misogyny & ageism. Just sayin.

— Covid's Not Done With Us Yet 💉😷🐝 (@Jennymd1) August 26, 2022

So let me get this straight. A media outlet owned by Bell media puts out a piece essentially say that other brands should be wary of taking a position on what Bell has done. Congrats @CP24 your corporate overlords will be very pleased.

— CFLFan@sevendeucemgw (@fan_cfl) August 26, 2022

@tara_deschamps just gotta wonder how you were pressured into writing this article. In my opinion, it is absolutely mind-blowing 🤯 that any @CTVNews female employee would agree to write such bullshit. @BellMediaPR #FireMichaelMelling https://t.co/HVpLZDk2q2

— D♠️R (@Dale_Roth22) August 26, 2022

New headline: In wake of firing LaFlamme, the public should be wary of Bell Media trying to censor brands that speak out against its discriminatory practices #LisaLaFlamme #KeepTheGrey #LetsTalkAboutBell https://t.co/BAAXGhtxxf

— Priya Sam (@PriyaSam) August 26, 2022

This is beyond hilarious. It’s the op-ed version of three kids - stacked up in a raincoat - pretending to be a grownup to buy beer. https://t.co/o3qmpeB8vW

— Bob Mackowycz (@BobMackowycz) August 26, 2022

.⁦@CTV⁩ you really need to read the room. #Wendys #Dove 💪🏻 https://t.co/ZAyW9ZfvpL

— Jill Davis (@Jdavis_Halton) August 26, 2022

Weekend funnies

If you ever wondered what happened to Biff...

Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in “Back to the Future,” wrote a song about answering the same fan questions for 30+ years and it’s one of the greatest things available on the Internet pic.twitter.com/AdAr546EQB

— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) August 18, 2022

This is the video you didn’t know you needed to see today!

tt/hubertthebird pic.twitter.com/tVkJb6fWzv

— Jess 🌻 (@its_jessi_grace) August 13, 2022

In Georgia, there's a stray dog who has made it his job to protect this kindergarten class so they can cross the street safely. He shows up every single day, even barking at cars that don't stop pic.twitter.com/PQ60zX5Sj3

— pups (@pups_Puppies1) August 16, 2022

ICYMI: Canines hit the waves in California for the World Dog Surfing Championships pic.twitter.com/sgcOQQ6nHn

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2022

I got this! pic.twitter.com/X3fCP6LTqb

— Madeyousmile (@Thund3rB0lt) August 20, 2022

If humans acted like dogs.. 😂

Sound on..

🎥 IG: martyandmichael pic.twitter.com/dUPzFCyQPi

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) August 15, 2022

Oh, to be a cow floating peacefully along an irrigation canal in this hot summer pic.twitter.com/n1Yv36KNZc

— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) August 16, 2022

Yegor, a 9 year old from Mariupol whose diary broke everyone's hearts, his mom and sister managed to leave Mariupol and were looking for a new home. 🇺🇦 singer @Tina_Karol, who's been citing Egor's diary at her concerts, found out, bought his family a place and furnished it. pic.twitter.com/CNQ5rKfHcN

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 16, 2022

It's natural pic.twitter.com/XqD6ipKMXH

— The Original Engrumpled Curmudgeon 🇺🇦 💉💉💉💉 (@TheEngrumpled) August 20, 2022

Women's world today:

Worst sins public figure women have committed this week (according to the internet):

1. Said a bad word
2. Partied
3. Aged

— Hannah D. Mihychuk Marshall 🇺🇦 (@HDM_Mihychuk) August 19, 2022

So young women reporters get threatened with rape for doing their jobs, a 58 year old woman gets fired for wearing her natural hair colour, and Finland is suddenly the town from Footloose.

Stellar week for recruiting women into public life.

— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) August 19, 2022

Weekend funnies

Starting with some good cartoons:

 

The GOP’s miscalculation:

Handmaids vote. #MobilizeForMidterms pic.twitter.com/xeatccejZJ

— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) August 6, 2022

We thought everybody had already been divided into voters and vessels. The voters got to pass restrictions, and the vessels got to sit there and smile! It’s an easy mistake to make when you are running around the country wildly stripping people’s rights https://t.co/Dd9W7TIJZR

— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) August 3, 2022

On a side note, here's another New Yorker cartoon where "Christ, what an asshole" could also be the caption!
(FYI, its a meme from 2006)

— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 (@CathieCanada) August 7, 2022

This is a cartoon from the 70's. Sadly it still rings true today. pic.twitter.com/oyjEsahYye

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 3, 2022

Who the Conservatives pick for leader is really important for democracy in this country. pic.twitter.com/dejRTVIibf

— de Adder Canada (@deAdderCanada) August 5, 2022

I like this Dark Brandon meme! https://t.co/M1w8O12O1V

— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 (@CathieCanada) August 7, 2022

Walking on the funny side

First, the latest from Jolly Old England:

Imagine the Titanic refusing to admit that the iceberg won.

— Kathleen Donohoe (@KathleenDonohoe) July 6, 2022

The commentary is heavily implying that Larry the Cat is about to resign. pic.twitter.com/MwURn7setH

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 6, 2022

https://t.co/zZA13BMDEM

— Grace Delanoy (@begraced) July 6, 2022

The best, the most, the greatest:

My wife just said "if you hate everyone, you should eat something, and if you think everyone hates you, you should go to sleep" and I don't think I've heard a better life hack

— Norman the PhDM (@metadoxy) July 3, 2022

The Supreme Court's overruling of 50 years of rights was the most arrogant misreading of history and law that you could ever find. https://t.co/kkVXP9Ujj0

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 30, 2022

This is the greatest headline of our times (via @guardian) pic.twitter.com/ZMqgpRIe7I

— dan nguyen (@dancow) July 3, 2022