James Madge

[James Madge @madgeic]

It’s not Friday, nor is it 1 p.m., and I’m not @EnswellJones … but I told this story to him over a beer in August and he laughed. And today that’s enough to prompt me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it …

[James Madge @madgeic]

@EnswellJones Lemme know when you wanna see my tendon re-attachment photos!

[James Madge @madgeic]

@EnswellJones Beautiful story, buddy.

[James Madge @madgeic]

@EnswellJones Oof! That is some HARD work brother!

[Jack Han @JhanHky]

What happened at the World Juniors?

How did Sweden succeed vs. Czechia in the final & how did Canada fail in the semis?

Here's what I saw when reviewing the video.

(Warning - long thread with tons of clips)

[James Madge @madgeic]

@TTCnotices No trains departing west either?

[James Madge @madgeic]

@kaitlyncmcgrath @TennisCanada Congrats!

[James Madge @madgeic]

@markfakemasters One bloody post in 18 months and it’s just to say you are quitting?! This is NOT what I signed up for!!

[The Royal Canadian Legion @RoyalCdnLegion]

Today marks the end of the Battle of Passchendaele. The Battle ended on November 10, 1917. Canadian soldiers overcame unimaginable hardships, hard rains, deep mud, and won an impressive victory against heavy enemy fire to take back Passchendaele. #WeWillRememberThem

[Lee Harris @LeeHarris]

A remarkable photograph capturing the first two minutes of silence in London, exactly 105 years ago.

In those moments, the immense burden of personal grief and mourning would have been amplified beyond comprehension.

#LestWeForget

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

A front page for the ages — Lady Liberty doomscrolling…

[Down Goes Brown @DownGoesBrown]

This is an important story that everyone should read -- especially anyone dabbling in online sports betting and wondering where it's all designed to lead.

https://t.co/J5k6HoYjKZ

[Ben Spurr @BenSpurr]

Star digital subscriptions are currently $1 for 6 months. https://t.co/zIRVsV1jpD

[Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray]

A growing number of political comms people seem to need some help with this concept, so here's a crash course: In societies like ours, with a free press, you don't get to tell journalists what questions they are allowed to ask. Ever. Period. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[James Madge @madgeic]

@bruce_arthur An outstanding and heart-breaking read.

[Bruce Arthur @bruce_arthur]

Ted Nolan has travelled a long, winding, inspiring, dark,and hopeful road. It’s leading him back, in some ways, to how it all started. https://t.co/RiEZSw8Jsa

[Stephen Maher @stphnmaher]

Everyone following politics these days should look at this Hannah Arendt quote from time to time: 'This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want.'

[David Moscrop @David_Moscrop]

The challenge with writing or podcasting smart, deeply researched material is that those take time, energy, and money, which media increasingly doesn’t have.

Meanwhile, bombastic partisan content thrives. It’s cheap, easy, and lucrative.

Smart doesn’t pay. It’s a travesty.

[Rick Westhead @rwesthead]

Horrible news.
A 2023 Columbia University study of 6,039 former NHL players since 1967 showed enforcers (50+ career fights) died on average a decade younger than their comparable peers.
Mean avg age of death for fighters was 47.5.
Avg age of death of control group was 57.7.

[Adam Bunch @TODreamsProject]

Rolling in over Humber Bay

[Dina Pino @dinapino1]

We are still #lockedout
2.5+yrs. Read this CBC piece w/ member and labour movement Leader #KateZiegler
https://t.co/kzY0TSsEd7 longest
#Labourdispute in #Ontario history. #FordGov is supporting union busting. They say “working for workers”, umm hello?
#creativeLabour is #Labour