Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 4hTransit in Ottawa is broken. Four times in the last two weeks a bus has blown by my stop, busy but not packed, and you wait 10-15 minutes for the next and hope it’s not too overloaded to stop. No one cares. You can complain to OC Transpo but you might as well write a message in a bottle. 5424
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Re-upping this terrific profile of Quebec's brand-new premier by @mauraforrest.bsky.social. 041
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootCarrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.theglobeandmail.comThe elephant in the roomAlberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province 26274131
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Pierre Poilievre seems to live in the banker man’s shadow these days, so I took a lot at the last month of his interviews and speeches to see what he’s focused on right now. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Here’s what Pierre Poilievre is focused on these daysRecent speeches, press conferences and interviews offer a sense of what the Conservative leader is focused on, even while the spotlight is elsewhere 4121
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I know ”Hang it in the Louvre” is overused shorthand but…you could hand this in the Louvre and make some pretty solid (if unsubtle) commentary about the world today. 3205
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 259184484876
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I have a weird emotional reaction to this. It’s always been my favourite Hip song, but I also thought it was a somewhat obscure choice. And then it turns out everyone agrees. 3283
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is a spectacular story - intricate, grounded in history, weaving together the personal and political - on the two separatism movements Canada is currently facing, and why they've always been with us. By Eric Andrew-Gee: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comA country with its elbows up faces separation threats on two frontsIn Alberta and Quebec, Canada’s national unity paradox hits home 0134
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It looks like the very important Cat Content didn’t load, so here’s Lille enjoying the wonders of the clarinet by trying to turn her ears inside out. 080
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This kid also plays the piano quite beautifully, but learning curve on the clarinet appears to begin with parakeet homicide. 1120
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One of my kids had just started playing the clarinet. This is a cat with a permanently annoyed ear angle. 5275
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115832877
Reposted by Shannon Proudfootmike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i’m sorry, but i have to post this political ad 171061257
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Excellent, smart and intricate profile of PSPP by @mauraforrest.bsky.social in today's Globe. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comThe persistence of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon brings the PQ to a critical pointThe promise of a referendum put the Parti Québécois Leader on centre stage. He might just get the chance to deliver 041
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tired: "L'etat, c'est moi." Wired: "I am the code." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.com‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issuesJames McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes. 2136
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is a thoroughly delightful story about John and Spencer van Roessel, a father and son from Calgary who were rejected from The Amazing Race Canada and decided to plan their own adventure across Canada instead. What a lovely bond they seem to have. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/t...theglobeandmail.comAfter missing out on Amazing Race Canada, Alberta father and son make their ownThe duo travelled nearly 16,000 kilometres in 17 days, visiting 19 cities, towns and parks on their cross-country adventure 0171
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is masterfully argued, attempting to extricate the personal from the societal. 0185
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026PSA: if you, like me, are a bit late to Trump's UNGA speech and want to see it, but also not burn an entire hour of your precious time on earth on it, you can watch it here sped up: www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...pbs.orgWATCH LIVE: Trump addresses 2026 United Nations General AssemblyPresident Donald Trump returns to the General Assembly nearing the seven-month mark of a new war against Iran that he insists is necessary to address a nuclear threat posed by Iran. 2110
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hey Ottawa: the most amazing festival you probably don't know about is happening this week. It's the 50th anniversary of the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and it is an absolute bacchanal of brilliant, moving, strange and profound art in motion. www.animationfestival.caanimationfestival.caOttawa International Animation Festival | 1138
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootCannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dave @davebrowne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“We don’t think that it’s going to get fixed fast. We actually think that Trump’s the spearhead,” Mr. Colledge said. “But I think deep down we’re like, ‘Mmmm, you elected him.’” 172
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootLuke Edwards @edwardsluke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That's a great way to describe how I felt, and I was never even a hockey player. 063
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In late July, I started working on a feature trying to figure out where Canadians’ heads were at. Then came another Trumpquake, and a late-breaking story that changed everything. Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9bc9b25... 24215
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootMark Agee @markagee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"NPR sat down with this solar calculator and asked it to explain this poem about God" 9900150
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Petition to legally require a "FUCK OFF" button on every AI tool that asks if you'd like it to summarize an email or blow your nose for you. People went nuts when U2 shoved an album onto their phones against their will, and now this crap is rammed down our throats everywhere. Rise up, people! 820242
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026One of my most fervent beliefs is that all the other grotesquerie of Trump has obscured the fact that he is really, really not a bright dude. It's like that old Herman cartoon with the doctor who treats a headache by smacking your hand with a hammer so you're not thinking about the headache anymore. 4384
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Springfield, Ohio is once again in the news for horrific reasons that have little to do with the real lives of people there. Springfield is where I chose to spend election night in 2024, here's my feature on the city I found: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...theglobeandmail.comAt the campaign finish line in Springfield, the city that became an accidental main characterIn an instant, the Ohio city was transformed from a real place full of real people – with real problems, though not of the pet-eating kind – into cannon fodder 050
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is superb, nearly flawless - except that Northern Ontarians know about the stag & doe too. 9223
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A friend/new enemy introduced me to NYT Connections a couple of weeks ago. If I understand it correctly, the point is for you to hate the person who created the puzzle every single day with the fire of a thousand suns? 7270
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This feels emblematic of so much of culture right now, with AI crap proliferating everywhere. It's just a sausage machine vacuuming up other people's creativity and vision and idiosyncrasy and then pumping it back out as slick, soulless soylent art. So grim and empty. 0163
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 02/09/2026there was obviously no creative impetus to making a new Harry Potter but the extent to which they are not even trying to make this look different from the movies is kind of astonishingyoutube.comHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO MaxYouTube video by Harry Potter 1391541105
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I've noticed two independent coffee shops here in Ottawa that have swapped the Americano on their menu for a Canadiano. Have people seen that in other cities too? 1471761135
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I want to go sit on one of these benches beside that cat right now. I can feel my breathing slow just looking at this painting. 092
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Fun fact: in the two hours between when I interviewed MapQuest's general manager and when I filed this story, the app went from #2 to #1 on the App Store, leapfrogging over Google Maps. 27821
Reposted by Shannon Proudfootare you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Services I provide for my cats 174711782
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026New from me: welcome to the map resistance. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...theglobeandmail.comWelcome to the map resistanceMapQuest’s refusal to rename Lake Ontario has made the navigation app an unlikely mascot of the resistance to Trump’s penchant for renaming geographical features 48217
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootChris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“There are so many odious characteristics of the second coming of Trump … that it’s easy to overlook the sticky, suffocating, ankle-deep stupidity animating so much of this.” Truth. I remind myself regularly that the President believes stealth aircraft are invisible like Wonder Woman’s plane 0142
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026New from me: the Trump administration runs infinitely renewable stupidity. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Stupidity is an infinitely renewable resource with this U.S. administrationFrom trade tensions to renaming Lake Ontario, the latest moves add to a pattern of chaos and needless distraction 34212
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootTaylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 28/08/2026Swish! Kinew never misses. #cdnpoli 13513
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026@thisone0verhere.bsky.social 011725
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I mean this very, very seriously: It is absolutely an option for us to ignore his idiotic Lake America stunt. We can do that. We can just tune it out like you would block out a child howling at you in the cereal aisle, recognizing that to do anything else would be to give the whiner what they want. 1229074
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton. 9067731603
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry. 7243894211286
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The most comforting possibility is that this is more of the endless, stupid "get on board or get left behind!" insistence from the tech industry and only a tiny handful of absolute psychopaths would have any interest in this. The other possibilities are worse. 1133
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is a bleak, soulless horror no Black Mirror episode could come close to. The fact that you would brag about this and sign your name to it is absolutely insane. 1131
Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I have no way to prove this, but I have a deep and abiding belief that the fact that Canadian leaders speak French as well as English, and every official correspondence we produce is in both languages, functions like a posh accent to send Trump into a white-hot rage of insecurity. 2352
Reposted by Shannon ProudfootTom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This quote will last a century. 112836