Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦
@risingaction.bsky.social
Sports guy. Some yelling about other things too.
I had a blue check once, but Elon took it away. 🇺🇦
@loveyourcake.bsky.social tolerates my snoring
I had a blue check once, but Elon took it away. 🇺🇦
@loveyourcake.bsky.social tolerates my snoring
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Thinking more and more about how much certain actors are pushing us towards a post-truth, post-data world, a world driven purely by narratives and vibes
It's not good.
It's not good.
‘We’re with you in prayer’ - Canada men’s hockey GM Doug Armstrong takes a moment to speak to the community of Tumbler Ridge. He’s speaking with media a day before his team opens its Olympic campaign in Milan vs Czechia.
February 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
‘We’re with you in prayer’ - Canada men’s hockey GM Doug Armstrong takes a moment to speak to the community of Tumbler Ridge. He’s speaking with media a day before his team opens its Olympic campaign in Milan vs Czechia.
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The US has been better than Canada this Olympic cycle, and they’re just getting started.
All of last night’s goal-scorers would be the youngest player on Team Canada.
All of last night’s goal-scorers would be the youngest player on Team Canada.
The absence of Canada’s best player was hardly the only reason for the Americans’ historically lopsided win.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/10/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/10/s...
Team USA dominates women’s hockey rival Canada, shutting out Poulin-less squad to win group - The Boston Globe
Hannah Bilka scored twice as Team USA beat Canada for the first time at the Olympics since the 2018 gold medal game.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The US has been better than Canada this Olympic cycle, and they’re just getting started.
All of last night’s goal-scorers would be the youngest player on Team Canada.
All of last night’s goal-scorers would be the youngest player on Team Canada.
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Words fail right now. The #NewWest community stands with the community of Tumbler Ridge. Our flags will stand at half mast to mark our shared grief.
If you are hurting because of this and need someone to talk to, remember crisis responders are available 24/7.
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
If you are hurting because of this and need someone to talk to, remember crisis responders are available 24/7.
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
February 11, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Words fail right now. The #NewWest community stands with the community of Tumbler Ridge. Our flags will stand at half mast to mark our shared grief.
If you are hurting because of this and need someone to talk to, remember crisis responders are available 24/7.
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
If you are hurting because of this and need someone to talk to, remember crisis responders are available 24/7.
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
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This is my great great aunt, an early legend of Tumbler Ridge. In a family history book she moved to Dawson Creek to be a “lady,” “but those who wee close to her knew better.” It also reads “she fabricated her age so often I sometimes wonder if she knew herself.”
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 AM
This is my great great aunt, an early legend of Tumbler Ridge. In a family history book she moved to Dawson Creek to be a “lady,” “but those who wee close to her knew better.” It also reads “she fabricated her age so often I sometimes wonder if she knew herself.”
Immensely sad to hear Jim Robson has died.
He was truly the voice of my youth. Many talk about ‘Greg Adams! Greg Adams!’ but I watched that game on TV so my memory of his was calling the Canucks’ OT win in ‘91 pushed them into the playoffs.
And as a writer he was always so kind and supportive.
He was truly the voice of my youth. Many talk about ‘Greg Adams! Greg Adams!’ but I watched that game on TV so my memory of his was calling the Canucks’ OT win in ‘91 pushed them into the playoffs.
And as a writer he was always so kind and supportive.
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Immensely sad to hear Jim Robson has died.
He was truly the voice of my youth. Many talk about ‘Greg Adams! Greg Adams!’ but I watched that game on TV so my memory of his was calling the Canucks’ OT win in ‘91 pushed them into the playoffs.
And as a writer he was always so kind and supportive.
He was truly the voice of my youth. Many talk about ‘Greg Adams! Greg Adams!’ but I watched that game on TV so my memory of his was calling the Canucks’ OT win in ‘91 pushed them into the playoffs.
And as a writer he was always so kind and supportive.
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Pretty significant change in approach from the CPC, who step away from X and head to Meta's Threads.
Many soccer teams have done this recently, but many have opted for BlueSky.
Many soccer teams have done this recently, but many have opted for BlueSky.
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Pretty significant change in approach from the CPC, who step away from X and head to Meta's Threads.
Many soccer teams have done this recently, but many have opted for BlueSky.
Many soccer teams have done this recently, but many have opted for BlueSky.
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Canada’s men’s hockey team were in attendance for short track and Canada’s mixed relay silver today.
Jon Cooper encouraged his players to “have fun,” even though they’re poised to leave the village.
Sidney Crosby, Nick Suzuki, Connor McDavid and more.
Jon Cooper encouraged his players to “have fun,” even though they’re poised to leave the village.
Sidney Crosby, Nick Suzuki, Connor McDavid and more.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Canada’s men’s hockey team were in attendance for short track and Canada’s mixed relay silver today.
Jon Cooper encouraged his players to “have fun,” even though they’re poised to leave the village.
Sidney Crosby, Nick Suzuki, Connor McDavid and more.
Jon Cooper encouraged his players to “have fun,” even though they’re poised to leave the village.
Sidney Crosby, Nick Suzuki, Connor McDavid and more.
Jon Cooper went to bat for his goalies yesterday. Corey Hirsch tells me he was right to nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
Team Canada hockey coach Jon Cooper defends his goaltenders amid scrutiny at 2026 Olympics
Logan Thompson, Darcy Kuemper and Jordan Binnington are all deserved Olympians at Milano-Cortina 2026, Jon Cooper insists. Read more.
nationalpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Jon Cooper went to bat for his goalies yesterday. Corey Hirsch tells me he was right to nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
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Finnish hockey player Mikko Lehtonen was a man on a solo mission on Saturday -- for good reason
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
Finland held an Olympic hockey practice in Milan. He's the only one who showed up.
With the NHL players still an ocean away, Finnish defenceman Mikko Lehtonen found himself with plenty of open ice.
nationalpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Finnish hockey player Mikko Lehtonen was a man on a solo mission on Saturday -- for good reason
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
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ICE HELL
Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:12 AM
ICE HELL
Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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This is an unbelievable breakdown of the halftime show
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
This is an unbelievable breakdown of the halftime show
Finnish hockey player Mikko Lehtonen was a man on a solo mission on Saturday -- for good reason
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
Finland held an Olympic hockey practice in Milan. He's the only one who showed up.
With the NHL players still an ocean away, Finnish defenceman Mikko Lehtonen found himself with plenty of open ice.
nationalpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Finnish hockey player Mikko Lehtonen was a man on a solo mission on Saturday -- for good reason
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
nationalpost.com/sports/olymp...
Big role for Wilson
Exciting call imo to put Crosby on his own line
Exciting call imo to put Crosby on his own line
Ce sont que les premiers exercices, mais voici les trios du Canada à l'entraînement, assurément le plus grand événement sportif du jour, n'est-ce pas?
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Surnuméraires : Bennett, Jarvis
Celebrini-McDavid-Wilson
Marchand-MacKinnon-Suzuki
Marner-Crosby-Stone
Hagel-Horvat-Reinhart
Surnuméraires : Bennett, Jarvis
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Big role for Wilson
Exciting call imo to put Crosby on his own line
Exciting call imo to put Crosby on his own line
Canucks fans will be interested to know: EP40 looks to be centring a line with Mika Zibanejad and Rickard Rakell as wingers.
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Canucks fans will be interested to know: EP40 looks to be centring a line with Mika Zibanejad and Rickard Rakell as wingers.
Big snub of McDavid
no way
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Big snub of McDavid
Here to let you know that the COC has confirmed Sidney Crosby will captain the men's hockey team.
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Here to let you know that the COC has confirmed Sidney Crosby will captain the men's hockey team.
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As I've written before, people don’t trust institutions because institutions aren't doing the job. Democracy rests on three pillars: Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, which can be understood as being substantial, performative, and simulated.
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
As I've written before, people don’t trust institutions because institutions aren't doing the job. Democracy rests on three pillars: Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, which can be understood as being substantial, performative, and simulated.
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
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Me when they were done: I’m jealous of your pride. I used to have some.
February 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Me when they were done: I’m jealous of your pride. I used to have some.
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Action shot via the only other person who got up early enough for Latvia practice, @risingaction.bsky.social:
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Action shot via the only other person who got up early enough for Latvia practice, @risingaction.bsky.social:
Word is NHL/NHLPA charters were late getting out of NYC and have only just landed in Milan. As a result the Latvians were a little short at practice this morning.
Slovaks and Germans practise in about 2 hours so will be interesting to see who is there.
Slovaks and Germans practise in about 2 hours so will be interesting to see who is there.
February 8, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Word is NHL/NHLPA charters were late getting out of NYC and have only just landed in Milan. As a result the Latvians were a little short at practice this morning.
Slovaks and Germans practise in about 2 hours so will be interesting to see who is there.
Slovaks and Germans practise in about 2 hours so will be interesting to see who is there.
Kuse got to cover a hellva Davis Cup tie this weekend theprovince.com/sports/tenni...
a man is sitting on a couch with a bowl of popcorn in front of him
ALT: a man is sitting on a couch with a bowl of popcorn in front of him
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Kuse got to cover a hellva Davis Cup tie this weekend theprovince.com/sports/tenni...