Cathie from Canada: Hey, Habs

But damn!

The Habs voodoo wasn’t quite strong enough on Saturday night.

#Habs 2 – 3 #Hurricanes (F/OT)

MTL stats
🚨Goals: Anderson (4,5)
🏒PP: 0-for-2
🏒Guhle: 3-game point streak (3A)
🏒Danault: 3-game point streak (2G 3A)
🏒Carrier: 3-game point streak (3A)

Shots
MTL: 12
CAR: 26

Series tied 1-1

Game 3:
CAR vs MTL on Monday @ 8pm ET

#GoHabsGo

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— ChrisHabs360 (@chrishabs360.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM

#Habs Martin St. Louis following 3-2 OT loss

“I thought they had really good sticks. I thought our execution was not as good, but it wasn’t terrible. Overall, I thought it was a battle out there, and I thought we competed. It’s a close game—it’s a fine line between winning and losing.”

#GoHabsGo

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— ChrisHabs360 (@chrishabs360.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 9:38 PM

I’ve seen a few pundits call what the Habs did today a rope-a-dope attempt. I don’t think that makes sense. A rope-a-dope is purposely ceding ground and defending so your opponent gasses themselves. I think that take discredits how good Carolina was tonight defensively. The Habs weren’t sitting back

— Andrew Berkshire (@berkshire.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM

From what I saw, the Habs were absolutely trying to create offence, they weren’t ceding ground. The Habs played very aggressive defensively, but when the puck was on their sticks they couldn’t find routes through Carolina’s structure. This was more of a chess match than rope-a-dope.

— Andrew Berkshire (@berkshire.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM

But hey, the Riders won on Saturday!

CFL pre-season games are going on now and this Rider game with Winnipeg was at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

SASKATCHEWIN

That’s gotta be one of the better CFL preseason games I’ve witnessed.

Riders win a thriller 31-27 over the Bombers with a late touchdown. Sold out crowd in Saskatoon erupts. Great day at Griffiths Stadium.

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— Devin Heroux (@devinheroux.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM

“Touchdown Riders” has to be the greatest call in sports.

About those Knicks!
The New York Knicks have a 10-game postseason winning streak, the longest streak in franchise history.

If Knicks win the title, Mamdani gets to be Mayor for Life. Those are the rules.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 9:05 AM

The right-wing New York Post keeps trying to slam-dunk Mamdani but all they’re got are air-balls

To put into perspective, his ticket, priced at $700, wasn’t courtside. His seats would have likely been above the box seats. This was not a premium spot for a well known public figure, this is where the average Knicks fan who could afford playoff tix would’ve been sitting.

#FucktheNYPost

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— Moral Virus (@moralvirus.bsky.social) May 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM

Good posts

It’s about time!

For everyone who has been wondering when and where Stephen Colbert would resurface:

https://youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?si=DIHeorsrk9IF7H-y

– Wayne Horton

Read on Substack

This art is fantastic

Rafting is such fun!

I was today years old when I learned this about physics.

The whole thread is worth reading, particularly because the math was only worked out 50 years ago. Here’s the summary:

It’s almost always sunny in France!

Funny posts

I’m seeing posts about an actual Iran deal. Hmmmm….

I guess we’ll believe that when it actually happens.

Imagine missing your own son’s wedding so you could go surrender to Iran

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM

In the meantime, enjoy these cartoons:

Somebody asked me why I don’t eat octopus. I told them that I do not eat any animals that are more intelligent than the current president of USA

— shami (@leshaami) May 23, 2026

Fun with AI

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase “artificial intelligence.” 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of “Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money.” NEVER FORGIVE.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) May 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Yes, I get grumpy about this too:

As we finally head into gardening season:

You’ll get this if you’re a fan of What We Do In The Shadows.

Yeah, it’s worth a try…

– Being Liberal

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Funny maps

Map of the world by population (as of 2015)

Parkour is for everybody!

Apparently there is uproar about casting for a new series based on The Odyssey. This should settle it, I think:

Evidence that Homer himself approved of diverse casting in The Odyssey

– S Peter Davis

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Some language funnies:

The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

– Colin Devonshire

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Getting Old(er)

TFW when your 82-year-old Midwestern dad can’t take your call because he’s too busy organzing against ICE.

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— Brad Lander (@bradlander.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Carney Hat Trick – posts about our PM

Pride is a promise — that every Canadian can live safely, openly, and proudly as themselves.

On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we recommit ourselves to fight for the dignity, security, and equal rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada and… pic.twitter.com/Gtc1X730Ve

— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) May 17, 2026