Dan Hayward
@danielhayward.bsky.social
Minister, hunchback, religious hillbilly, he/him. Disability, Christianity, politics, miscellany. Any political statements are made in my personal capacity.
Sans serif fonts, along with spacing and other elements, improve accessibility for low-vision and dyslexic readers, and replacing Calibri with a serif font is yet another ableist measure from an administration proud of its performative ableism.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sans serif fonts, along with spacing and other elements, improve accessibility for low-vision and dyslexic readers, and replacing Calibri with a serif font is yet another ableist measure from an administration proud of its performative ableism.
Planning worship for the Third Sunday of Advent and I am proposing that we sing Joy to the World, which Isaac Watts wrote about Christ's Second Coming, not His birth at Christmas.
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Planning worship for the Third Sunday of Advent and I am proposing that we sing Joy to the World, which Isaac Watts wrote about Christ's Second Coming, not His birth at Christmas.
Meanwhile, my timeline is full of Republicans bowing down to Trump for bailing out American farmers. Hmmm, I wonder why they needed a bailout? Any clues as to who might be responsible for the tsunami hitting American agriculture? Anyone? Bueller?
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Meanwhile, my timeline is full of Republicans bowing down to Trump for bailing out American farmers. Hmmm, I wonder why they needed a bailout? Any clues as to who might be responsible for the tsunami hitting American agriculture? Anyone? Bueller?
Musk is now on about how American slavery was fairly benign, as so many slaves survived. The world's (likely) first trillionaire, ladies and gentlemen.
December 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Musk is now on about how American slavery was fairly benign, as so many slaves survived. The world's (likely) first trillionaire, ladies and gentlemen.
Trump is musing that he will impose a "very severe tariff" on Canadian potash, believing that this will spur US fertilizer production - but the US has very few potash mines and can't conjure it out of thin air. A high tariff will send US crop prices soaring, or require another farm bailout, or both.
The way Trump talks about the problems he caused by unilaterally imposing tariffs is fairly insane, even by his standards.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump is musing that he will impose a "very severe tariff" on Canadian potash, believing that this will spur US fertilizer production - but the US has very few potash mines and can't conjure it out of thin air. A high tariff will send US crop prices soaring, or require another farm bailout, or both.
The Very Rev. Robert F. Smith, Moderator of The United Church of Canada from 1984 to 1986, has died. He will be remembered for delivering the church's apology to Indigenous peoples. I am praying for his family, friends, colleagues, and all who loved him. united-church.ca/news/very-re...
The Very Rev. Robert F. Smith, Moderator from 1984–1986, Passes Away
“Though the word of God may be unchanging, our understanding of it is constantly changing,” said Rev. Smith as he guided The United Church of Canada through fundamental changes, including dialogue aro...
united-church.ca
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Very Rev. Robert F. Smith, Moderator of The United Church of Canada from 1984 to 1986, has died. He will be remembered for delivering the church's apology to Indigenous peoples. I am praying for his family, friends, colleagues, and all who loved him. united-church.ca/news/very-re...
Maple Leafs vs. Lightning hockey is on. It's Canadian Forces Appreciation Night in Toronto, and ceremonies have included 424 "Tiger" Squadron SAR techs, 8 Wing RCAF from Trenton ON, and Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada from Cambridge and Kitchener ON.
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Maple Leafs vs. Lightning hockey is on. It's Canadian Forces Appreciation Night in Toronto, and ceremonies have included 424 "Tiger" Squadron SAR techs, 8 Wing RCAF from Trenton ON, and Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada from Cambridge and Kitchener ON.
If anyone doubts that eugenics is surging, Elon Musk is taking a break from his vendetta against the EU to voice his opinion that poverty and crime are caused by "low intelligence and low self-control."
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If anyone doubts that eugenics is surging, Elon Musk is taking a break from his vendetta against the EU to voice his opinion that poverty and crime are caused by "low intelligence and low self-control."
"I do worry that it’ll deter folks from coming to national parks." Canadians are already boycotting US destinations; charging fees this high seems like a good way to ensure that we don't come back, at least to US national parks. insideclimatenews.org/news/2611202...
New US National Parks Fees For International Visitors Draw Scrutiny - Inside Climate News
Environmentalists and former agency employees warn of increased workloads for park employees at a time when park staffing is already low.
insideclimatenews.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"I do worry that it’ll deter folks from coming to national parks." Canadians are already boycotting US destinations; charging fees this high seems like a good way to ensure that we don't come back, at least to US national parks. insideclimatenews.org/news/2611202...
I had not realized this, and am now also perturbed about it. Merci, @ryanrobinson.ca, and poorly done, Government of Canada.
Here's one I just learned about: the new Canadian budget bill includes repealing the requirement that Canada Post continue their Literature for the Blind service.
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/suppo...
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/suppo...
What y'all mad about today?
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I had not realized this, and am now also perturbed about it. Merci, @ryanrobinson.ca, and poorly done, Government of Canada.
Looking at today's weather map and there is one area of snow in all of Eastern Canada east of the shore of Lake Huron, and it's just west of here. Hmmm.
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Looking at today's weather map and there is one area of snow in all of Eastern Canada east of the shore of Lake Huron, and it's just west of here. Hmmm.
Elon Musk and his legion of fans are now in the second day of freaking out on X about the European Union. The EU is led by Nazi/Communist traitors, it's America vs. Europe for the future of civilization, Europeans hate truth and decency. Russian bot farms are only too happy to get in on this.
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Elon Musk and his legion of fans are now in the second day of freaking out on X about the European Union. The EU is led by Nazi/Communist traitors, it's America vs. Europe for the future of civilization, Europeans hate truth and decency. Russian bot farms are only too happy to get in on this.
This morning a typographical error led to the lay reader using Matthew 13:1-12 as the Gospel passage, rather than 3:1-12, so I had to shift the sermon on the fly to the Parable of the Sower. Made lots of linkages between John the Baptist's preaching and seed sown in good soil.
December 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This morning a typographical error led to the lay reader using Matthew 13:1-12 as the Gospel passage, rather than 3:1-12, so I had to shift the sermon on the fly to the Parable of the Sower. Made lots of linkages between John the Baptist's preaching and seed sown in good soil.
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IQ is completely fake, means nothing, and not based on science at all so of course the far right has adopted it as justification for insane beliefs, most recently anti-somalian rhetoric
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
IQ is completely fake, means nothing, and not based on science at all so of course the far right has adopted it as justification for insane beliefs, most recently anti-somalian rhetoric
As an alumnus, I am always pleased to see the Queen's University Bands in our local Santa Claus parade. The skirl of the pipes!
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As an alumnus, I am always pleased to see the Queen's University Bands in our local Santa Claus parade. The skirl of the pipes!
Finishing the Christmas tree decorations while the MLS Cup is on. Vancouver had a great season, but a Cup win would still have been awesome.
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Finishing the Christmas tree decorations while the MLS Cup is on. Vancouver had a great season, but a Cup win would still have been awesome.
Dropped one of my parents' fragile Christmas ornaments. I'm sad to lose this little pinecone and also sad to clean up, as this thin 1950s glass shattered into many razor-sharp shards.
December 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dropped one of my parents' fragile Christmas ornaments. I'm sad to lose this little pinecone and also sad to clean up, as this thin 1950s glass shattered into many razor-sharp shards.
MAGA accounts on X are commenting on Trump's FIFA Peace Prize as if this is a legitimate honour and not FIFA excelling at toadying to a would-be authoritarian still whining that he did not receive the Nobel.
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
MAGA accounts on X are commenting on Trump's FIFA Peace Prize as if this is a legitimate honour and not FIFA excelling at toadying to a would-be authoritarian still whining that he did not receive the Nobel.
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December 6 Vigil in Ottawa for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.
6 - 7 pm, Minto Park.
The flags at City of Ottawa sites lowered to half-mast, sunrise to sunset.
14 young women killed during the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy on Dec 6, 1989.
6 - 7 pm, Minto Park.
The flags at City of Ottawa sites lowered to half-mast, sunrise to sunset.
14 young women killed during the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy on Dec 6, 1989.
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
December 6 Vigil in Ottawa for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.
6 - 7 pm, Minto Park.
The flags at City of Ottawa sites lowered to half-mast, sunrise to sunset.
14 young women killed during the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy on Dec 6, 1989.
6 - 7 pm, Minto Park.
The flags at City of Ottawa sites lowered to half-mast, sunrise to sunset.
14 young women killed during the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy on Dec 6, 1989.
Facebook renamed itself Meta, then lost US$70 billion on its Metaverse virtual reality project (!), and now plans to spend $72 billion on AI.
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Facebook renamed itself Meta, then lost US$70 billion on its Metaverse virtual reality project (!), and now plans to spend $72 billion on AI.
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“On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at the Montreal engineering school affiliated with Université de Montréal.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5e0dd47...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5e0dd47...
Recognizing ‘femicide’ 35 years after the Montreal Massacre at Polytechnique Montréal
On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at the engineering school
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 women and injured 13 other people at the Montreal engineering school affiliated with Université de Montréal.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5e0dd47...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5e0dd47...
It is not much different than "we had to erase any trace of the ship, which meant killing all the survivors clinging to debris," which was the defence of the U-boat officers in the 1945 Peleus trial (spoiler: The defendants were convicted and executed).
“We had to kill the survivors in the water with a missile because they might flip the shards of the boat, continue to the US, and sell drugs” is not really any different than “We had to kill the entire village because the children might grow up and join the Vietcong,” except much less plausible
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is not much different than "we had to erase any trace of the ship, which meant killing all the survivors clinging to debris," which was the defence of the U-boat officers in the 1945 Peleus trial (spoiler: The defendants were convicted and executed).
Frank Gehry, from Toronto, got his start as a boy playing with his grandmother, building little cities out of cardboard and discards from his grandfather's hardware store.
Frank Gehry brought art and flair to monumental designs around the world.
The celebrated architect died Friday in his home in Santa Monica. He was 96.
Watch our 2015 interview with him. https://to.pbs.org/4oBQQrG
The celebrated architect died Friday in his home in Santa Monica. He was 96.
Watch our 2015 interview with him. https://to.pbs.org/4oBQQrG
Looking back at Frank Gehry’s building-bending feats
Frank Gehry, the most famous architect today, has brought art and flair to monumental designs around the world. Now he's being honored in his longtime hometown with a retrospective exhibit at the Los ...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Frank Gehry, from Toronto, got his start as a boy playing with his grandmother, building little cities out of cardboard and discards from his grandfather's hardware store.
My father served on HMCS Huron twice: in the Canadian destroyer squadron based in Sasebo, Japan, operating off the Korean coast; and in the Mediterranean later in the 1950s, when they collided with a French ship and had to be repaired in Toulon.
HMCS HURON (1st) ~ Destroyer - TRIBAL 1940s. Commissioned: 19-Jul-43. Builder: Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne. U.K. #RCN More: https://readyayeread...
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My father served on HMCS Huron twice: in the Canadian destroyer squadron based in Sasebo, Japan, operating off the Korean coast; and in the Mediterranean later in the 1950s, when they collided with a French ship and had to be repaired in Toulon.