On this week’s Curse of Politics, starting at 1:01:52, a good exchange between 90s Liberals Scott Reid and The Herle Burly on the decades-long loss of Jewish support for the party. It deserves a deeper Herle dive with smart Anthony Housefather and others. youtu.be/0pG5HnMQR1w?si…

Mboko over Rybakina in Montreal! The fairytale run continues.

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Mboko wins the title in Montreal! Awesome. Just awesome. 🇨🇦

Interesting drop in agreeableness among the 16-39 group, who’ve grown up with social media algorithms that reward snark and conflict with views and likes:

Good to see the #SCC refuse leave to appeal this morning in the Christopher Husbands case from the ONCA. Michal Fairburn, Ontario’s associate chief justice, is arguably the best writer on the court. Her reasons last year were a good example of it: canlii.ca/t/k34d8.

Canadians across the political spectrum agree: Air Canada’s flight attendants deserve better pay + respect for their work. Even most Conservative voters side with the workers. Our latest poll for CUPE National → abacusdata.ca/most-canadians…

Stranded in Stockholm by Air Canada, who texted my wife to say they were "unable to rebook" and have asked us to select refund options. We know our rights. This is illegal and deceptive. We refuse and insist on rebooking. Air Canada Patty Hajdu Chrystia Freeland Mackenzie Gray

Sunday late-summer earworm from Sara Watkins. You can almost feel the humidity. music.youtube.com/watch?v=18LMMt…

A fundamental problem in the regulation of airlines in Canada seems to be that the airlines get to decide whether passenger rights apply or not.

There's a lot going on in this headline.

Starting at 10:00, great comments by Robert Armstrong on Chinese stock scams in America: “Why are these tiny companies on the Nasdaq? The very fact that they are on a major exchange lends an aura of credibility to the company and investing in the company.” open.spotify.com/episode/7tblU8…

Rewatched Hell or High Water (2016), which continues to get my vote as the best film of the 21st century, or at least since the financial crisis. Flawlessly written by Taylor Sheridan.

Likely helped by image-recognition AI: “Reporters had luck when one of Kadgien's daughters put the home up for sale with an estate agent specialising in expensive Argentine property. Another looted artwork was spotted on one of the sister's social media.” bbc.com/news/articles/…

Nuts. Newsday.com/matt

We cannot “trust but verify” with Putin. We must deter and fortify.

Sunday cycling earworm. Summer ends, but New Pornographers are timeless. music.youtube.com/watch?v=EwH-kk…