Reposted by Heather MallickRobson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 25/09/2026For those confused because of the context-collapse reality we all live in now, this is an AI-generated meme trend that the Poilievres have jumped on. The song is by American rappers Quavo & Takeoff. Takeoff was accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit in 2020. He was murdered in 2022. 177627
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's hard to understand Trump without Aaron Rupar's visuals. They're like Renaissance paintings as cartoons and I can't figure out how that works either. Just chomp on them. 3051079
Reposted by Heather Mallickashley (ravens 2-1) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026omggggg 4733036
Reposted by Heather MallickCanongate @canongate.co.uk · 24/09/2026We publish these three books today: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Creative Writing by David Shrigley Three Brothers in a Boat by The Maclean Brothers It's an exceptional, eclectic bunch. Find them now at your local bookshop or uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to... 1105
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026People have slowly come to understand the horrors of cancer, say, or obvious disability. You can imagine it happening to you. But #ME/CFS is different. It looks like a secret. 040
Reposted by Heather Mallickderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking. 329164372129
Reposted by Heather MallickTom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026FBI warns ICE agents not to trust any women willing to date them gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ic... 901932411
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is wild. Flooding? What flooding? The level of closet space is FABULOUS. 060
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Steven Kolb, an openly gay man, put his hand over the woman's mouth and his thumb against her nose, impeding her breathing. He had her head backed up against his groin. People around them seemed shocked but did nothing to defend her. Trump times. 140
Reposted by Heather MallickDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We are not loud enough about this. Steven Kolb is an abuser and charges need to be brought. Don’t sit by and watch and do NOTHING like all these fashion folks did! 75405215
Reposted by Heather MallickJonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026News: A former Alberta Mountie who collected hundreds of images of children being sexually abused has been sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison. With credit for time served, however, he was released yesterday. edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/a...edmontonjournal.comEx-Alberta Mountie released on time served after sentencing for child sex abuse imagesA former RCMP officer caught with hundreds of images of children being sexually abused has been sentenced to prison — but has been released 264
Reposted by Heather MallickMichelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o... 251396531
Reposted by Heather MallickDavid S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It remains the best sentence in the English language: “Thomas and Alito dissent.” 1851461
Reposted by Heather MallickBill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I dunno, if I were talking to a group of elementary school kids, I’d want to hear about things like their favorite colors or books. (I’m sure they have a favorite Pigeon book.) “How have you guys been using the slop app?” is probably the last thing I’d ever think to ask a kid. 145479
Reposted by Heather MallickFuture Heist @futureheist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026So the bad news about methods of cooling data center that use less water: they rely on forever chemicals. "In “two-phase immersion cooling” systems, servers are immersed in a pool of Pfas with a low boiling point." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warnBig manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres 15212149
Reposted by Heather MallickMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828. 142135262193
Reposted by Heather MallickRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Initially I was frustrated with the rise of self-checkout but I appreciated how stores passed the savings on to me rather than pocket the money, fire armies of workers & make me do a job I suck at. It’s also why I’m optimistic about AI! I have been kicked in the head by several horses. 653999786
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Story on Hong Kong man in Victoria, B.C. refers to the "online voyeurism community." The NYT today refers to the "9/11 completist community." It's jargon and doesn't help readers understand online crime or ruinous obsession or indeed how how this creep used a cellphone. 120
Reposted by Heather MallickMichelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 08/09/2026this is so gross nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...nunatsiaq.com‘The theft is blatant’: Nunavut AI ‘correspondent’ regurgitates northern storiesLeah Qammaniq, an Inuk journalist raised in the North, understands first-hand the issues that she reports on in Nunavut. She covers Inuit self-governance, food security and, generally, daily life in t... 29972
Reposted by Heather MallickThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Tums theonion.com/nobel-prize-in-medicin… 271705163
Reposted by Heather MallickThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026For the love of god someone please ask him when he thought Germany was great because I’ve got an idea. 642314390
Reposted by Heather MallickAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We hear...for you!youtube.comSuccession - We here for you.YouTube video by MakeMineMovies 042
Reposted by Heather MallickThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On 9/11 when the first plane hit I was driving home from the gym listening to Howard Stern on 92.3 K-Rock after doing 45 minutes on the elliptical in my Atlantic Blue Mustang for a Women’s Studies class at Rutgers. If I can remember that, he should be able to remember being a heroic first responder. 1891742205
Reposted by Heather Mallick🍁🇨🇦Emotional Support Canadian🇨🇦🍁 @emosupportcanadian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026 031
Reposted by Heather MallickMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Trump is going to let farmers and cattle ranchers sell food directly to the public. Does this mean produce and meat will not be going through the FDA first for safety inspections? Need I even make the prediction? Get used to reading the phrase “explosive diarrhea.“ 135018
Reposted by Heather MallickDr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If Hitchcock made films today. 23296092798
Reposted by Heather MallickPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15223965316061
Reposted by Heather MallickMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026If Trump wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and didn’t have the money for tacky gold painted medallions plastered all over the walls and a $14 million reflecting pool disaster, this is how I see him at the White House.  146319
Reposted by Heather MallickAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026Trump looked like an absolute wreck during his speech on Wednesday (Kevin Dietsch/Getty) 4862177403
Reposted by Heather MallickAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Here is my letter to the MacDonald Laurier Institute on the subject of their appalling research. Use as you will. I recommend sending something of your own, though. And if you know anyone associated with MLI - and Board directors, say - send it to them, too.docs.google.comAlex Usher email to Brian Lee Crowley(text of an email sent to Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald Laurier Institute on September 2, 2026) Dear Brian, I am writing to you and your board with respect to the publication “The equity excelle... 32311121
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I want the Guardian to prosper even with its new and massive cheeseball lifestyle content. But most Guardian readers are older, lots over 60. Calling your readers "smelly" no matter how much they wash is not a great move. And leave your mom out of it, jeez. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...theguardian.comDo people really smell different as they get older? The truth behind ‘old person smell’Experts say that the smell comes from a chemical compound called 2-nonenal, and it can show up much earlier than one expects 100
Reposted by Heather MallickKelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Oh boy this is uncomfortable 2649669
Reposted by Heather MallickEva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New Heritage Minute just dropped, starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland:youtube.comNEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11YouTube video by Historica Canada 5240132
Reposted by Heather MallickKirsten Scrimshaw @kirstenscrimshaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Just saw that CBC has updated its story. Better. But it shouldn’t have taken a major backlash to get to accurate reporting. 2456
Reposted by Heather MallickBlake Montgomery @montgomery.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Freelancers are making more money fixing AI slop than creating original work www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comFreelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to cleanup its mistakes rather than create original work 005
Reposted by Heather MallickCatbus @catbus.phd · 02/09/2026it's genuinely deranged how democrats let him run again after this like it was nbd 332724397
Reposted by Heather MallickBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 02/09/2026He literally says “you know I’m well to do” as a defense against the accusation of corruption, the argument is literally “come on, would a RICH man break ethical boundaries to become wealthier?” 521523210
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Americans don't understand foreigners. The CBC screwed up out of its paralyzing politeness, not malice. It wouldn't call 9/11 "terrorist" in the same way it wouldn't call the Tumbler Ridge killer "male." It didn't want to offend trans lobby, ethnic groups, any humans ever www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...cbc.caRepublican Party revokes CBC/Radio-Canada media accreditation for upcoming midterm convention | CBC NewsChuck Thompson, the head of public affairs at CBC, says the public broadcaster is reviewing the Republican National Committee's "disappointing" decision to revoke CBC/Radio-Canada press accreditation ... 141
Reposted by Heather MallickG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 31/08/2026stuff like this for example 11158
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Here in Toronto on the shores of Lake Ontario this week I've ordered books from Blackwell's in the UK and gifts from China and Australia. It's hard to avoid buying American goods but it's worth a try. 2101
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It was the wrong issue for the hard left to nurture and the middle-left still can't see that it helped keep Trump in power. It's a horror story about "good intentions" that brushed women's rights aside and lost a democracy. What a car crash. 230
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026But that's what my human editors did in legacy newspapers. I see, LLMs will do it for free! 141
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Very good piece on the survivors of the Norman invasion stitching the story of horror and bloodspill that soldiers let loose on civilians to this day. Humans don't change. Women must be mute. The stories slip out. 040
Reposted by Heather MallickJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/08/2026Oh well! Thanks Meta. Link to ad: www.facebook.com/share/v/19TT... 77558270
Heather Mallick @hmallick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026All credit to the Atlantic for running this fine piece but it's a hard ride. So many MAGAs spring to mind as August nears it end. Gift read. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Jews Who Voted for HitlerWhat happened when members of a minority community cast its lot with a political leader who despised them 030
Reposted by Heather MallickEmily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026How much reporting has been done in the UK (and elsewhere for that matter) which has not even MENTIONED this trail of events. Does nobody know how to Google ‘Chris Rufo’ ? or look up Ghent’s sources of funding? …or read Politico even? 1164