Great, the UCP did the right thing and reversed their decision to cut funding for the low-income transit pass.

But they deserve no kudos.

They thought they could get away with an attack on some of our most vulnerable neighbours.

Don’t forget, Alberta.

And stay loud.

#ableg

.The.Ink, from Anand Giridharadas is at his best here. Great historical context, insightful analysis, quotable lines you wish you’d come up with.

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Columbia students have occupied Hamilton Hall numerous times and never (since 1968) was this kind of force used against students on campus. This was not some unusual or unheard of escalation on the part of the students as some are suggesting

This is astonishing. Danielle Smith is turning my province into a MAGA-like shithole.

The single most impactful thing we did in 11 years was this pass. I have cried hearing the stories of how it changed the lives of poorer people in our community. And it was cost effective! (for Calgary, 1/20 the price of the Turkish Tylenol, half of the cost of the pension plan…

Excited to announce I’ve been paid $5,000,000 for my new comedy special, “They Won’t Let You Do Comedy Anymore” for a big streamer. It’s shot at an opera house that sits 5,000 cheering fans. My opening bit will be about me being silenced. The rest will be how much I hate my wife

Reminder that in celebration of the release of Comet - CSR-nominee Brad Smith's thoughtful & remarkable game of civilian resistance in WW2 - until Thursday we're offering his previous two games at discounted price, with canvas maps available for all 3!

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Check out this game from Form Square, a new game publisher from England.

In a sea of Napoleonic games, this one is set in the raarely gamed Egyptian Campaign.

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Check out this beauty from 1981!
Designed by S. Craig Taylor

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Then you're really going to like the next episode of my podcast...

Poilievre promises if elected, climate change will be the least of our worries

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ICYMI, yesterday the UCP introduced Bill 20, a wide reaching piece of legislation that would have massive impacts on municipalities. These changes would include political parties at the municipal level, and the ability of the provincial government to remove elected officials at…

A brief history of the GOP.

1952: Nixon: “We did get a gift…a little cocker spaniel…black and white spotted. Our little girl named it Checkers. The kids love the dog and I want to say right now, regardless of what they say, we're gonna keep it.”

2024: Noem: I shot the dog.

Traces of Hubris
Unboxing
Another game from Tetsuya Nakamura and VUCA Simulations
WWII East Front goodness

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P500 this folks! The Rebel Fury system is fantastic.

Yes, so much of western history is a story of the weak running roughshod over the strong. Like, for example, the time when... when, um, when...

1812: Napoleon's Fateful March
Unboxing
Check out this operational scale game from VUCA Simulations
Gorgeous cover art!

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Now do Canada