John Erickson

First image from the James Webb Telescope, released 11 July 2022, contains some of the oldest light ever recorded (over 13 bn years old) and every single dot without spikes coming off of it is a galaxy. Every single dot.

@atrupar There used to be a racist term for reneging on a deal. What used to be called an "Ind!@n-giver" should now just be called an "American deal" because we now know that when an American gives their "word of honour", they're really just giving a bunch of empty words.

Trump: “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine, considering they are paying substantial TARIFFS to the United States, but the original Deal on the Bridge, which was terribly negotiated by a previous Administration, no longer stands. We changed the terms of the Deal so that the United States of America now gets 50% of the Profit. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

@tovek77 @deAdder @Toecutta1 FUN FACT: Canada has never asked the USA to defend it from foreign aggression. In fact, it is the USA who has had to ask for Canada's help, once in WW2 when Japan invaded parts of Alaska, then in Iran in 1979, then on Sep 11, and again in Afghanistan.

@deAdder @Toecutta1 Fun fact: your education is meaningless if you can’t even defend your own nation. It’s ok though, America will protect you like we always have. The weak need to be protected.

22% of Canadians say the USA is an ally or friend. Down from 73%. This is a country that fought side by side with America when it was attacked.

@atrupar "Home of the Brave", my ass

cult shit at the White House as Trump's cronies give him a standing ovation for minutes on end. Note how nobody wants to be the first to stop clapping.

@skersSR @DemorestKe48215 @jkenney Whenever you hear someone call someone they don't like a "globalist" or a "cultural Marxist", you know that is someone who has run out of ideas.

@DemorestKe48215 @jkenney And if that were true, every country on the world is commiting an act of war. Buffett is a globalist puppet simply told what to say and when to say it. Such a foolish statement. And yet, here you are repeating it as fact. Tarrifs live in EVERY COUNTRY

I have criticized conservatives who blame Canada or the Carney government for Donald Trump’s erratic, bad faith attacks on our economy & sovereignty. It’s even more absurd to blame a provincial government, as the NDP does below. Canada is not to blame. Neither are our provinces or their governments. We have been good neighbours & great trading partners. When called upon, we have been reliable allies, as in the global war on terrorism in Afghanistan. Are we perfect? Of course not. But for every reasonable trade grievance the United States has with us, we have many more with them (tariffs on softwood lumber, steel & aluminum, etc., ag import quotas, Buy America provisions, etc.) That’s what trade negotiations & agreements are designed to balance. The last time we signed a comprehensive trade agreement with the United States, Donald Trump call it “the best trade deal ever.” Does the US have some legitimate national security concerns with Canada? Yes, but they pale in comparison to the massive northward flow of illegal drugs and firearms (up to 90% of gun crimes committed in Canada involve smuggled US firearms.) Allies & neighbours work through those issues, as we did in the post 9/11 period with major legislative & operational changes to improve continental security. Have our political leaders provoked these constant, irrational attacks, like the latest 50% tariff threats? Of course not. If anything, they have been restrained and diplomatic in the face of constant threats to our sovereignty, and attacks on our economy. (Recall that on January 7, 2025 Trump said he would use “economic force” to annex Canada.) Is it legitimate to criticize how Canadian leaders are dealing with the constant threats from Washington? Of course, we’re a democracy. But it is absurd to blame Canada or Canadian governments for the constant lies, disparagement, attacks, and threats. Opposition parties have a right & responsibility to offer constructive criticism on how governments are managing this crisis, but within a broader context of national unity that transcends brain dead partisanship.

@struttin121 @itzmarkus216 "Aggrieved property owner"? Damn, you Americans are a bunch of pussy-assed snowflakes if you're aggrieved over kids playing basketball. Would you rather they be committing crimes? What is wrong with Americans? Are they really a nation of people who don't like other people?

@itzmarkus216 crazy that the aggrieved property owner is being vilified. goal owners could install a ball barrier. balls come into my yard, imma return em once. after that they going on ebay.

We had this exact same thing happen with some racist ppl. Bunch of kids playing basketball in our driveway and ball rolled over and one of the black kids went to get it they called cops on us for trespassing. lol the cops cooked them. We went back to hoop

@RepTenney Trump has shown that no deal with the USA is worth the paper it is written on. The USA reneged on USMCA & reneged on the Gordie Howe bridge deal, just to name two, so why should anyone trust that they won't renege on any future deals?

Only TWO countries retaliated against the U.S. over tariffs: China and Canada. Canada is one of America’s closest allies. It’s time for them to start acting like it.

@davidfrum Time to replace the racist term, "Ind!@n giver", with something more truthful, like "American giver".

One lesson of the Trump years: the US signature on an international agreement is worthless. There was an agreement in place to govern the bridge. Trump repudiated the agreement at behest of a donor with a direct anti-public-interest stake.

@CABO_BABY @martynziegler "Collide"? Stop repeating what FOX tells you & start using your own eyes & ears b/c this wasn't a collision. It was a late challenge from behind that seriously endangered the safety of the player, ergo Red Card.

@martynziegler When I saw the 2 players collide into each other I never thought there would any card, maybe possibly a yellow. Var is being used for decisions it shouldn't.

There are 18 members of FIFA's disciplinary committee but the unprecedented decision to lift Balogun's automatic ban was taken by just one person - the chairman Mohammad Al Kamali of UAE. No one else was consulted. Full story: thetimes.com/sport/football…

@Salt_Slinger @Covert_Snowman @DschlopesIsBack Maybe in a 60-sec sprint which is about long as they play before standing around for 2-5 mins btwn whistles before going off to sit on the sidelines. But after just 30 mins, that MF will be bent over gasping for air, and after 90+ mins, he'll be lying flat on his back.

@JohnEricksonYYZ @Covert_Snowman @DschlopesIsBack The worst linebacker in the NFL could beat you in a sprint…by a lot.

This is truly terrible to have to watch 😢 Mbappe easily could have had a career ending injury and possibly even lost his life from this brutal assault. Look how much pain he’s in!

@IgiesZ @Covert_Snowman @DschlopesIsBack Hockey players are covered head to toe in protective gear and play in 60 second shifts. Soccer players wear nothing more than tiny shin pads & play 90+ mins. Having played both sports, there is nothing soft about getting your foot or ankle raked with metal cleats.

@Covert_Snowman @DschlopesIsBack Personally I’d like to see him get hit by a NHL player, into the boards, in the corner. Or take a face to the puck and be ready for the next game. Soccer players are so soft. It’s why I can’t stand the sport. Almost as bad as the floppers in the NBA.

@Salt_Slinger @Covert_Snowman @DschlopesIsBack The one to die would likely be the 315 lb guy from a heartattack trying to keep up.

@Covert_Snowman @DschlopesIsBack Literal 6’5” 315lb dude who can bench 500 lbs directly tackling one of these 5’8” 150lb dudes. I’d watch that shit all day long. I mean they’d die…but I’d still watch it.

@HardRockStadium Visiting here from Toronto and I gotta say your stadium parking is a utter disaster. Our Uber has been stuck for over an hour trying to get out and we've moved no more than a car length. I will take BMO Field over your stadium any day of the week, month or year.

@bluejaysbatboy @robertwakulat @danriccio_ It's bigger because football/soccer is an actual sport, not a pastime like America's favorite pastime, baseball.

@robertwakulat @danriccio_ Come on

Not much of a Canada celebration happening in downtown Toronto from what I could see. We just reached the World Cup Round of 16. Where's the party?!

@NnayiLexon Speaking needing education, this bloke used up so much air to utter so many words in so many incomplete sentences that, in the end, he said virtually nothing of substance.

The Nigeria set of femin!$t are the worse type of femin!$t, they need special deliverance and education

@ripchillpill You said @ 1:31 that Portugal beat USA in quarter finals but then said @ 1:50 that France beats USA in semi finals.

It’s def not gonna be f***ing England Here’s who I think advances from each match and who takes the final

@ManagerTactical Bracket of death is Canada's ... after South Africa, they must go through Netherlands/Morocco, then France/Germany.

Ok, the rigged allegations are dead! The USMNT 🇺🇸 got the bracket of death… Bosnia 🇧🇦, then Belgium 🇧🇪, after that Spain 🇪🇸(maybe 🇵🇹)…

@TSN_Sports @RTEsport Oh, Alan put a lid on it yourself. Canada just won it's first ever World Cup game, and did it on hone soil, after one of their most promising young players got his leg broken in the matxh so let them celebrate as they see fit.

Former Irish soccer player, Alan Cawley, is not a fan of Jesse Marsch's post-game "antics" after beating Qatar. Do you agree with his take? (via: @RTEsport)

@TTChelps Line 2 needs new subway cars. When Line 1 got refurbished cars in the 1990s, Line 2 got Line 1's old stinkers. Then, when new cars came in 2000s, they went on Line 1 while Line 2 got their leftovers. When will Line 2 get new cars?

@LisaHampton_ Compared to Freddie's post, yours is corporate boilerplate and self-promotional. In other words, a bad PR move.

Field to Rim Sports with Lisa Hampton extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends fans and former teammates of hockey legend Claude Lemieux. He was in attendance at Game 3 for the Habs - Canadien Montreal

@LisaHampton_ @JPhoenix7 @Canes The public or you? Every reply to Freddie's post was positive, except yours, so maybe you're the one who made the bad PR move.

@JPhoenix7 @Canes Then why publicly post it? Share it privately. The minute you do it publicly The public will respond. Period! CL mentored him for 15 years and was a confidant. He waits to publicly acknowledge his passing days later! So the public acknowledged it. Period! It's was bad PR!

A statement from Frederik Andersen ❤️