Jonathan Kay
editor. Book author. creator. etc. Ex-coder/lawyer/. engineering. law
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Thread by @jonkay: "I just listened to the entire ethics commissioner's report on the SNC-Lavalin scandal while driving back from Maine. I loaded up the text in […]" #BecauseJobz
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Thread by @jonkay: "I just listened to the entire ethics commissioner's report on the SNC-Lavalin scandal while driving back from Maine. I lo VoiceAloud app, hit play, and the audio kept me going for 3 hours, all the way into central New […]"...
Former Conservative Recalls Belittling Tirade From College Student That Brought Him Over To Left
Local 463d 3 tweets
ST. PAUL, MN—Explaining how the string of personal insults and sharply worded accusations caused him to reevaluate every one of his political leanings, former conservative Vincent Welsh recalled for reporters Friday the belittling tirade from a...
The Campaign to Destroy Equal Voice
Quillette 3d 4 tweets
Even during Question Period, it’s unusual for every seat in the Canadian House of Commons to be occupied. But, over four days in April, a not-for-profit organization called Equal Voice Canada held its second annual conference there and filled the...
Portland’s Andy Ngo Is the Most Dangerous Grifter in America
Jacobinmag.com 55h 4 tweets
Far-right forces will converge on Portland tomorrow, incited by the right-wing provocateur Andy Ngo. Though he poses as a journalist, the purpose of his platform is to sow harassment and violence against his targets on the Left — and the mainstream...
All Apologies: Ten mea culpas issued in the Trudeau era and one rejected apology request
Andrew Coyne - National Post 56h 1 tweets
Trudeau says he shouldn’t have to apologize for sticking up for the jobs that may be at risk if the Quebec company faces prosecution
Jonathan Kay to be a Liberal is to be really, really good at apologizing for racist stuff your great great grandparents did in the 19th century... but all thumbs when it comes to owning up to what you yourself did last week 56h
VICTORY: Professor exonerated for quoting iconic black writer at The New School
FIRE 3d 2 tweets
The New School has cleared a professor of charges of racial discrimination for quoting literary icon James Baldwin during a classroom discussion.
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Jonathan Kay Great free-speech news via . prof Laurie Sheck has been cleared of discrimination charges after (accurately & respectfully) quoting the title of a 1962 James Baldwin essay containing the N-word ... 57h
Jobless single mother reveals how she started up $1BN fitness business
Mail Online 57h 1 tweets
EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Latham, 62, of Florida, was 40 and a single mother when she started OrangeTheory Fitness, which has 800K members in 49 US states and 22 countries.
Jonathan Kay I became addicted to a few months ago. interesting story here about the founder 57h
At the core of the SNC-Lavalin affair, a familiar case of he said, she said
The Globe and Mail 3d 1 tweets
We’re left to discern between competing narratives: One in which an unqualified and difficult female attorney-general obstructed the Prime Minister and his advisers, or another in which a group of entitled men sought to bully her into interfering in...
Jonathan Kay powerful stuff from 3d
The deadly threat of anomie, China and the difficulties of dissent, and the Satanic Verses 30 years on
Myemail.constantcontact.com 6d 1 tweets
Scientists Discover a Cure for the Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis
Nytimes.com 5d 43 tweets
Once, a diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant TB meant quick death. A new drug regimen cures most patients in just months.
Jonathan Kay scientists have discovered a cure for the deadliest strain of tuberculosis. This could save up to 30K lives per year globally. To put that in perspective, that is about twice the number of people killed annually by terrorists everywhere on planet earth 4d
Top 10 Hottest Board Games: August 2019
YouTube 4d 1 tweets
Counting down the hottest, most popular board games each month to help you find the best new games that people are playing, backing on Kickstarter, and talki...
Jonathan Kay Congrats to Sierra Madre Games, and phil eklund for getting the reboot of Pax Pamir to the #5 spot on hot list. Rare for a game of this type (19th century Great Game warfare in Afghanistan) to become a mainstream hit like this 4d
5 Effective Ways People with Thin Privilege Can Fight Fatphobia
Everyday Feminism 7d 1 tweets
If you have thin privilege, and you want to fight fatphobia, what can you do? Here are some clear, practical, and powerful tips that can help.
Steller's jay - Wikipedia
En.wikipedia.org 4d 1 tweets
Jonathan Kay A listener emailed me to tell me it was a "stellar's jay" 4d
Trudeau broke ethics rules by trying to exert influence in SNC-Lavalin scandal: report
Global News 5d 3 tweets
Ethics commissioner Mario Dion issued a report on Wednesday stating Trudeau broke the federal Conflict of Interest Act.
Jonathan Kay I think Canadians would have much more respect for the Liberals, and Trudeau in particular, if the PM just said "I screwed up. I get it." This bleating about "jobs" over and over is an insult to everyone's intelligence. 4d
PODCAST 49: Quillette's Jonathan Kay talks to Peter Boghossian about his forthcoming book
Quillette 4d 3 tweets
Jonathan Kay talks to Portland State philosophy professor Peter Boghossian about the Sokal Squared hoax, being investigated by his university for research misconduct, and his forthcoming book—How to Have Impossible Conversations. Feature photo by...
Rationalizing Modern Drug Prejudices
Quillette 5d 4 tweets
Congressman Jared Polis: Is crack worse for a person than marijuana? DEA Agent Michele Leonhart: I believe all illegal drugs are bad for you. Congressman Jared Polis: Is methamphetamine worse for somebody’s health than marijuana? DEA Agent Michele...
Standing Up to the Moral Outrage Industry
The Bulwark - The Bulwark 5d 16 tweets
The anti-racist activism of recent years has opened our eyes to real and painful problems that remain a part of this country’s unfinished promise. But this crusade also has its ugly side, including the zeal to shame and punish those branded with the...
Quiz: Let Us Predict Whether You’re a Democrat or a Republican
Nytimes.com 11d 17 tweets
Just a handful of questions are very likely to reveal how you vote.
Jonathan Kay this piece has some amazing US political data in it .... The trend lines since 1978 show some fascinating patterns .... (It's on page 2 of the sunday review sxn if u havent thrown it out) 5d
Sherm Poppen, a Dad Who Fathered the Snowboard, Dies at 89
Richard Sandomir - Nytimes.com 5d 1 tweets
He was trying to entertain his daughters on a snowy Christmas Day in Michigan when he invented his Snurfer, a prototype of the modern snowboard.
Jonathan Kay The first snowboard was called a "snurfer" 5d
Trudeau’s Shameful Gambit: Smearing Conservative Opponents as Neo-Nazis
Quillette 6d 6 tweets
The term “neo-Nazi” is now thrown around by some progressives as a casual epithet to describe anyone whose views are seen as even marginally conservative. But Canadians of my (middle-aged) generation have memories of real neo-Nazis such as Ernst...
Jonathan Kay This piece was posted at a few days ago. But i'm guessing it will remain highly relevant in coming weeks, as Libs attempt to divert from the ongoing SNC Lavalin scandal by claiming their critics have a sinister right-wing agenda 4d
Jonathan Kay Having run this piece on the deranged effort by leftist politicians & media to portray as white-supremacist-adjacent, I'd like to acknowledge that this canadian political derangement works in both directions (1/2)... 48h