Dave Tait
@davetait.bsky.social
Living in Ottawa, happy and content
'The school...said in a statement on social media the move is strategic.
The statement says “recent regulatory changes in the U.S. have made it much more challenging for international students, who have become the majority of the school’s student body, to attend classes in person.” '
The statement says “recent regulatory changes in the U.S. have made it much more challenging for international students, who have become the majority of the school’s student body, to attend classes in person.” '
Prestigious Chicago brewing school relocating to Montreal amid U.S. regulatory changes | CBC News
The Siebel Institute of Technology, North America’s oldest brewing school, is moving from Chicago to Montreal in January 2026. The relocation is aimed at improving accessibility for international stud...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
'The school...said in a statement on social media the move is strategic.
The statement says “recent regulatory changes in the U.S. have made it much more challenging for international students, who have become the majority of the school’s student body, to attend classes in person.” '
The statement says “recent regulatory changes in the U.S. have made it much more challenging for international students, who have become the majority of the school’s student body, to attend classes in person.” '
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Hoooly This is a blow- but he did it the right way. Thomas King admits he is not #Indigenous. I can tell you several journos were investigating- the Cherokee said there were no recods- but in the end King investigated and outed himself.
ca.news.yahoo.com/celebrated-i...
ca.news.yahoo.com/celebrated-i...
Celebrated 'Inconvenient Indian' author Thomas King says he's not Indigenous
Celebrated author Thomas King says that despite believing so nearly all his life, he is not Indigenous.
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hoooly This is a blow- but he did it the right way. Thomas King admits he is not #Indigenous. I can tell you several journos were investigating- the Cherokee said there were no recods- but in the end King investigated and outed himself.
ca.news.yahoo.com/celebrated-i...
ca.news.yahoo.com/celebrated-i...
'Large epidemiological studies across several cultures have shown that a diet high in ultra-processed foods and refined carbohydrates raises a person's risk for depression. "We can see that it's associated with a 20 to 30 percent higher risk," Margolis says.'
As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.
What foods make you happiest? It's not what you think
As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
'Large epidemiological studies across several cultures have shown that a diet high in ultra-processed foods and refined carbohydrates raises a person's risk for depression. "We can see that it's associated with a 20 to 30 percent higher risk," Margolis says.'
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Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
I suggest looking at using "ashamed" instead. Think of the power of a parent, spouse, coach, boss or friend saying "I'm ashamed of you" ― not "YOU should be ashamed" (i.e. feel shame for your actions), but "I am ashamed of YOU."
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
We need another word for morally serious people than shame. If you’re doing virtually everything in your power to get your government to change course (which @benjaminwittes.bluesky.social is doing) you are still subject to that state but not complicit in its actions.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the shame he feels about current American foreign policy, specifically on the "peace deal" the Trump administration is currently trying to impose upon Ukraine, in The Situation.
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--on-shame
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--on-shame
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I suggest looking at using "ashamed" instead. Think of the power of a parent, spouse, coach, boss or friend saying "I'm ashamed of you" ― not "YOU should be ashamed" (i.e. feel shame for your actions), but "I am ashamed of YOU."
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
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The latest civilian death is quite a prominent one in Kherson.
Maryna Huba, known by many locals, died in shelling which also injured her daughter.
Maryna was an associate professor at Kherson National Technical Uni, in the Department of Public Admin & Self-Govt.
#StopRussia
Maryna Huba, known by many locals, died in shelling which also injured her daughter.
Maryna was an associate professor at Kherson National Technical Uni, in the Department of Public Admin & Self-Govt.
#StopRussia
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The latest civilian death is quite a prominent one in Kherson.
Maryna Huba, known by many locals, died in shelling which also injured her daughter.
Maryna was an associate professor at Kherson National Technical Uni, in the Department of Public Admin & Self-Govt.
#StopRussia
Maryna Huba, known by many locals, died in shelling which also injured her daughter.
Maryna was an associate professor at Kherson National Technical Uni, in the Department of Public Admin & Self-Govt.
#StopRussia
Americans are now learning that greedy foreign online voices are masquerading as angry domestic political ones…
…and we in Canada need to watch for not only that, but also inflamatory "Canadian" accounts who are actually Americans, including covert U.S. gov't actors, seeking to sow division here.
…and we in Canada need to watch for not only that, but also inflamatory "Canadian" accounts who are actually Americans, including covert U.S. gov't actors, seeking to sow division here.
This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Americans are now learning that greedy foreign online voices are masquerading as angry domestic political ones…
…and we in Canada need to watch for not only that, but also inflamatory "Canadian" accounts who are actually Americans, including covert U.S. gov't actors, seeking to sow division here.
…and we in Canada need to watch for not only that, but also inflamatory "Canadian" accounts who are actually Americans, including covert U.S. gov't actors, seeking to sow division here.
"We still have no guarantee that George Patrick Kirk and Patrick Quirk are the same person, so we wanted to put this call out... If any of these stories sound familiar, the story of a great uncle or grandparent's cousin, we would love to hear from you if you know anything about the Quirk family."
A St. John's soldier killed in France 108 years ago has caught the attention of historians | CBC News
Researchers believe remains found in northern France may be those of a soldier from St. John's, but a family mystery is hindering the identification process.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"We still have no guarantee that George Patrick Kirk and Patrick Quirk are the same person, so we wanted to put this call out... If any of these stories sound familiar, the story of a great uncle or grandparent's cousin, we would love to hear from you if you know anything about the Quirk family."
' “Sudden stratospheric warming gets everybody the most excited,” Cohen said. “It can have a big impact...”
Then there are polar vortexes that split, and ones that just kind of stretch down over the south.
So which one is this?
The jury is still out, he said...'
Then there are polar vortexes that split, and ones that just kind of stretch down over the south.
So which one is this?
The jury is still out, he said...'
Uh oh. The dreaded polar vortex may be making an appearance very soon | CBC News
In 2014, the term “polar vortex” burst on the scene across Canada and the U.S. as temperatures plunged. In some places, it was colder than it was on Mars. Well, get ready to hear more about it.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
' “Sudden stratospheric warming gets everybody the most excited,” Cohen said. “It can have a big impact...”
Then there are polar vortexes that split, and ones that just kind of stretch down over the south.
So which one is this?
The jury is still out, he said...'
Then there are polar vortexes that split, and ones that just kind of stretch down over the south.
So which one is this?
The jury is still out, he said...'
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Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
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You heard it here first
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
You heard it here first
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
We had a deeper snow a while back that then gradually disappeared ― but the one we woke to today seems like it's the real thing: Winter has arrived. Welcome, old friend.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We had a deeper snow a while back that then gradually disappeared ― but the one we woke to today seems like it's the real thing: Winter has arrived. Welcome, old friend.
Two of my favourite spots in Paris: the Place des Vosges, and Hugo's little corner of it. This is a colourful read, though paywalled (you can put the link into archive.today).
It tells of the makeshift stand-up writing desk he devised at his Guernsey home, but he also had a grander one in Paris… /1
It tells of the makeshift stand-up writing desk he devised at his Guernsey home, but he also had a grander one in Paris… /1
Victor Hugo's interior architecture on display in Paris
Victor Hugo's interior architecture on display in Paris
The Maison de Victor Hugo on Place des Vosges unveils a lesser-known side of the writer's life with 'Hugo the decorator,' an exhibition that reveals the creativity he poured into designing his own homes.
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Two of my favourite spots in Paris: the Place des Vosges, and Hugo's little corner of it. This is a colourful read, though paywalled (you can put the link into archive.today).
It tells of the makeshift stand-up writing desk he devised at his Guernsey home, but he also had a grander one in Paris… /1
It tells of the makeshift stand-up writing desk he devised at his Guernsey home, but he also had a grander one in Paris… /1
Came across this by chance today in the account of someone who'd reposted someone reposting it ― and am glad I did.
I'm not sure if I've read it before, but I look forward to stumbling across it and reading it again, even if I'm also not sure then if it's for the first time. Little gifts.
I'm not sure if I've read it before, but I look forward to stumbling across it and reading it again, even if I'm also not sure then if it's for the first time. Little gifts.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Came across this by chance today in the account of someone who'd reposted someone reposting it ― and am glad I did.
I'm not sure if I've read it before, but I look forward to stumbling across it and reading it again, even if I'm also not sure then if it's for the first time. Little gifts.
I'm not sure if I've read it before, but I look forward to stumbling across it and reading it again, even if I'm also not sure then if it's for the first time. Little gifts.
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
And so it begins...
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And so it begins...
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And another update from Ternopil
Body fragments were found overnight and the death toll from Russia's massacre 4 days ago, has nudged up to 34.
Still missing are 2 men, 3 women and a child.
The impromptu memorials at the two sites are now huge.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Body fragments were found overnight and the death toll from Russia's massacre 4 days ago, has nudged up to 34.
Still missing are 2 men, 3 women and a child.
The impromptu memorials at the two sites are now huge.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
And another update from Ternopil
Body fragments were found overnight and the death toll from Russia's massacre 4 days ago, has nudged up to 34.
Still missing are 2 men, 3 women and a child.
The impromptu memorials at the two sites are now huge.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Body fragments were found overnight and the death toll from Russia's massacre 4 days ago, has nudged up to 34.
Still missing are 2 men, 3 women and a child.
The impromptu memorials at the two sites are now huge.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Had one of those Sunday-morning revelations while fixing our porridge...
I lifted the rattling lid off the simmering pot with my bare hand, and said: "Well, I'm not going to do THAT again until the next time..."
Therein, I then thought, is the story of my life...
I lifted the rattling lid off the simmering pot with my bare hand, and said: "Well, I'm not going to do THAT again until the next time..."
Therein, I then thought, is the story of my life...
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Had one of those Sunday-morning revelations while fixing our porridge...
I lifted the rattling lid off the simmering pot with my bare hand, and said: "Well, I'm not going to do THAT again until the next time..."
Therein, I then thought, is the story of my life...
I lifted the rattling lid off the simmering pot with my bare hand, and said: "Well, I'm not going to do THAT again until the next time..."
Therein, I then thought, is the story of my life...
Good piece. Good lessons.
"[A]t some point I found a measure of peace and discovered that happiness is a feedback loop: the happier I began to feel, the more interesting the world became – and as the world became more interesting, I grew happier and, apparently, more interesting to others, too." /1
"[A]t some point I found a measure of peace and discovered that happiness is a feedback loop: the happier I began to feel, the more interesting the world became – and as the world became more interesting, I grew happier and, apparently, more interesting to others, too." /1
The loneliness fix: I wanted to find new friends in my 30s – and it was easier than I imagined
It is said to be harder to make friends as you age. But I found that a mix of apps and other tools, as well as a happy attitude, led to a world of potential new pals
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Good piece. Good lessons.
"[A]t some point I found a measure of peace and discovered that happiness is a feedback loop: the happier I began to feel, the more interesting the world became – and as the world became more interesting, I grew happier and, apparently, more interesting to others, too." /1
"[A]t some point I found a measure of peace and discovered that happiness is a feedback loop: the happier I began to feel, the more interesting the world became – and as the world became more interesting, I grew happier and, apparently, more interesting to others, too." /1
...a wondrous world when it stops so we can truly appeciate it.
Royal Photographic Society award winners 2025 – in pictures
The world’s longest running photography awards recognise significant bodies of work, with the most prestigious honour – the RPS centenary medal – this year going to British photographic artist Susan D...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
...a wondrous world when it stops so we can truly appeciate it.
Fascinating!
'...the appeal had prompted “a tsunami of orders, so many that we’re struggling to keep up. Every time the company is mentioned on the television or radio we have more orders. It’s been amazing.” '
'...the appeal had prompted “a tsunami of orders, so many that we’re struggling to keep up. Every time the company is mentioned on the television or radio we have more orders. It’s been amazing.” '
‘The French people want to save us’: help pours in for glassmaker Duralex
The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fascinating!
'...the appeal had prompted “a tsunami of orders, so many that we’re struggling to keep up. Every time the company is mentioned on the television or radio we have more orders. It’s been amazing.” '
'...the appeal had prompted “a tsunami of orders, so many that we’re struggling to keep up. Every time the company is mentioned on the television or radio we have more orders. It’s been amazing.” '
Q: "What is your greatest fear?"
A: "Being known. By anyone — the public. That stems from being in residential school. We were hushed. We had no voice. They tried to kill the voice in me. So my mentality at that time was, it’s best that I’m invisible. I had to find my voice."
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A: "Being known. By anyone — the public. That stems from being in residential school. We were hushed. We had no voice. They tried to kill the voice in me. So my mentality at that time was, it’s best that I’m invisible. I had to find my voice."
/1
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Q: "What is your greatest fear?"
A: "Being known. By anyone — the public. That stems from being in residential school. We were hushed. We had no voice. They tried to kill the voice in me. So my mentality at that time was, it’s best that I’m invisible. I had to find my voice."
/1
A: "Being known. By anyone — the public. That stems from being in residential school. We were hushed. We had no voice. They tried to kill the voice in me. So my mentality at that time was, it’s best that I’m invisible. I had to find my voice."
/1
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Rescue operations in Ternopil have ended — 6 people were never found under the rubble. All of them, including one child, are listed as missing.
A total of 33 people were killed in the barbaric Russian attack.
94 were injured, including 18 children.
A total of 33 people were killed in the barbaric Russian attack.
94 were injured, including 18 children.
November 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Rescue operations in Ternopil have ended — 6 people were never found under the rubble. All of them, including one child, are listed as missing.
A total of 33 people were killed in the barbaric Russian attack.
94 were injured, including 18 children.
A total of 33 people were killed in the barbaric Russian attack.
94 were injured, including 18 children.
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Imagine. Political leaders who make music, who write theses about Fanon and Rousseau, who delight in complicated ideas, who like dogs, who crack jokes that don't come at other folks' expense...
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Imagine. Political leaders who make music, who write theses about Fanon and Rousseau, who delight in complicated ideas, who like dogs, who crack jokes that don't come at other folks' expense...