Robert Rice
@robertbrice.bsky.social
He/Him, expatriate Montrealer who shifts time between reading, gaming, TV and when I can, watching Les Habitants.
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
I could have taken this loss and moved on if my PC hadn't decided to stop working.
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I could have taken this loss and moved on if my PC hadn't decided to stop working.
It's wild we really had no idea who Garret Rank was before this season and now half the fanbase is learning to knit so we can make voodoo dolls of him.
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's wild we really had no idea who Garret Rank was before this season and now half the fanbase is learning to knit so we can make voodoo dolls of him.
It could be 5-3 right now, but the Habs are playing the best team in the NHL missing key bodies, this is where they are.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It could be 5-3 right now, but the Habs are playing the best team in the NHL missing key bodies, this is where they are.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
That being said, they're showing a lack of composure when top-end teams start scoring on them. They try to force too much offensively and lose focus in their own end.
...what was that? You miraculously survive the 2-on-0 and then stand around like idiots and let Dobes get turned inside out?
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
...what was that? You miraculously survive the 2-on-0 and then stand around like idiots and let Dobes get turned inside out?
Garrett Rank is making Chris Lee look good.
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Garrett Rank is making Chris Lee look good.
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Western media & politicians constantly claim one "evidence" Muslims are extremists is due to "child soldiers."
CIA recruited DC shooter at ~15 to become a child soldier. We see the horrific result. Yet 0 talk of accountability for CIA who recruited and trained him. Every accusation is a confession.
CIA recruited DC shooter at ~15 to become a child soldier. We see the horrific result. Yet 0 talk of accountability for CIA who recruited and trained him. Every accusation is a confession.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Western media & politicians constantly claim one "evidence" Muslims are extremists is due to "child soldiers."
CIA recruited DC shooter at ~15 to become a child soldier. We see the horrific result. Yet 0 talk of accountability for CIA who recruited and trained him. Every accusation is a confession.
CIA recruited DC shooter at ~15 to become a child soldier. We see the horrific result. Yet 0 talk of accountability for CIA who recruited and trained him. Every accusation is a confession.
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Why is nightlife dying? People can't afford rent or food, the world is on fire in an out-of-control climate crisis, fascism is on the rise globally. Maybe partying all night isn't a priority for young people anymore?
www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...
www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...
People nowadays are reluctant to stay out late. Is it killing nightlife? | CBC Radio
With people socializing differently, prioritizing health and watching their spending, nighttime businesses and advocates say they’re trying to bring new energy to the after-dark economy.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Why is nightlife dying? People can't afford rent or food, the world is on fire in an out-of-control climate crisis, fascism is on the rise globally. Maybe partying all night isn't a priority for young people anymore?
www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...
www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Every Paramount Plus ad is "come see a white guy as a main character do crimes, or be crime-adjacent"
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Every Paramount Plus ad is "come see a white guy as a main character do crimes, or be crime-adjacent"
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Albertans have been force-fed grievance porn for decades, like a goose being fattened for fois gras.
You'll never guess what happens next...
You'll never guess what happens next...
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Albertans have been force-fed grievance porn for decades, like a goose being fattened for fois gras.
You'll never guess what happens next...
You'll never guess what happens next...
Schmid making 2 saves like that on Kapanen gives me a touch of apprehension for this game. We are heading for the 2nd where MTL struggles + it doesn't look like he will be easy to beat if a comeback is necessary.
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Schmid making 2 saves like that on Kapanen gives me a touch of apprehension for this game. We are heading for the 2nd where MTL struggles + it doesn't look like he will be easy to beat if a comeback is necessary.
Slaf's growth is demonstrated by a pass like that.
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Slaf's growth is demonstrated by a pass like that.
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
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"At a time where our health system is collapsing, our public schools are a disaster and we’re facing ecological catastrophe, the CAQ (and the PQ) understands well that if they whip up enough racist sentiment, the population might forgive them for doing nothing about the real issues we all face."
Quebec's new secularism bill expands the scope of who the government officially hates
Today, the Coalition Avenir Québec is introducing, An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Québec (the name is better in French, surely).
noraloreto.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"At a time where our health system is collapsing, our public schools are a disaster and we’re facing ecological catastrophe, the CAQ (and the PQ) understands well that if they whip up enough racist sentiment, the population might forgive them for doing nothing about the real issues we all face."
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Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Canada cancelled its northern food program over the summer and is refusing to answer APTN’s requests for why. Canada continues to Canada…
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Blaming migrants for the failures of capitalism is the oldest political scam in the book.
The people at the bottom aren’t your enemy, the people profiting from your anger are.
The people at the bottom aren’t your enemy, the people profiting from your anger are.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Blaming migrants for the failures of capitalism is the oldest political scam in the book.
The people at the bottom aren’t your enemy, the people profiting from your anger are.
The people at the bottom aren’t your enemy, the people profiting from your anger are.
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"But I just-"
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"But I just-"
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
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The number of otherwise seemingly reasonable people who think it's perfectly fine to use the theft machine to generate slop instead of taking the time to use ANY of the readily available resources that don't steal or suck up water shouldn't shock me, but here we are.
i have no issue with it - I've used AI generated cartoons myself to liven up slides. it cna do a much better job than I can!
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The number of otherwise seemingly reasonable people who think it's perfectly fine to use the theft machine to generate slop instead of taking the time to use ANY of the readily available resources that don't steal or suck up water shouldn't shock me, but here we are.
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Also, extremely bizarre to make this about parental concern and not that a cop is such a dumbass that he's leaking sensitive evidence to teenagers.
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Also, extremely bizarre to make this about parental concern and not that a cop is such a dumbass that he's leaking sensitive evidence to teenagers.
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"When the images appeared."
Cop shows naked pictures to Grade 10s accidentally and still we can't assign blame.
Cops out of schools! Defend the police.
Cop shows naked pictures to Grade 10s accidentally and still we can't assign blame.
Cops out of schools! Defend the police.
Parents alarmed after Montreal police officer accidentally showed nude assault-case images to students
Montreal police accidentally show nude images to students
There is anger and concern at a West Island high school after a Montreal police officer accidentally displayed nude images related to a sexual assault investigation during a presentation about consent.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"When the images appeared."
Cop shows naked pictures to Grade 10s accidentally and still we can't assign blame.
Cops out of schools! Defend the police.
Cop shows naked pictures to Grade 10s accidentally and still we can't assign blame.
Cops out of schools! Defend the police.
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“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
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Between tearing babies from their parents' arms and traumatizing countless children, abandoning climate action and environmental protection, and loosing RFK on public health, the Trump Administration is engaging in quite a bit of child sacrifice. To their right-mania goals.
Vance loves to deploy fabricated racist fearmongering. First Haitians are eating the pets, now Indigenous people sacrificed children?! Sheesh.
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Between tearing babies from their parents' arms and traumatizing countless children, abandoning climate action and environmental protection, and loosing RFK on public health, the Trump Administration is engaging in quite a bit of child sacrifice. To their right-mania goals.