Writes about music, books and politics. https://linktr.ee/richieassalyhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mttncu3klk23The official NHL Instagram account is always a trip24 Aug 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttncu3klk23https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mtpcc746qc2sNew Wild Pink rocks22 Aug 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpcc746qc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mtood2qlyc2m22 Aug 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtood2qlyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mtjqkicc3c2y“The decision prompted outrage in Australia, where the foreign minister has summoned the Israeli ambassador, but so far Canada has not reacted to the report” https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel-hamas-war/article/canada-silent-as-israel-clears-itself-in-death-of-aid-workers-including-a-canadian/?taid=6a8722386510a600012fe564&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter20 Aug 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjqkicc3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mteo2ugxxs2vRead all about it here [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteo2ugxxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mtenz4kw722vFURIOUS is such good tv. Don’t sleep on it18 Aug 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtenz4kw722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mtemxlmaac2z18 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtemxlmaac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mtecbjbwzs23Praise the lord, Fancy Induced Burger is leaving the Annex18 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtecbjbwzs23https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mt56mhfjkk26It took The Grind just over two weeks to raise $50,000 (!!) for its legal defence fund. Inspiring stuff [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt56mhfjkk26https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mt3ckrj2fc2ePeak Yorkville14 Aug 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3ckrj2fc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3msxwrokkwc2xIsrael is deliberately starting wildfires in Lebanon, destroying olive groves and woodlands, in what environmentalists describe as an “ecocide” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/israel-deliberately-starting-wildfires-in-southern-lebanon-firefighters-say13 Aug 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxwrokkwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3msv3j6mrus2oTyga’s AI-slop album earns Pitchfork’s first 0.0 score in nearly 20 years https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/starface-tyga-starface/12 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv3j6mrus2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mssqxlguok2s‘It never ends’: The book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake These guys are awesome https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/12/california-venice-book-club-finngeans-wake-28-years11 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssqxlguok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mslglbxvek2qCaught the FIVE-HOUR Daphni set at a small club in Toronto a couple nights ago, and I’m convinced Dan Snaith might be the best DJ on earth atm. The list of artists I’d spend five hours listening to is very shot, and this felt like a breeze08 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslglbxvek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3ms4kvqrjjk2bFeeling very nourished by this Pitchfork deep dive on Primus. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/primus-pork-soda/02 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4kvqrjjk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrxosa7mdk2dNEW: Criminal charges against seven of the eight people who were arrested during a pro-Palestine sit-in at an MPs office last fall have been dropped. The Crown cited a “lack of public interest.” https://www.thegrindmag.ca/crown-drops-nearly-all-charges-from-pro-palestine-sit-in-at-mp-bardeesys-office/31 Jul 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxosa7mdk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrsihon7ek2vChris Alexander used fabricated evidence to accuse journalist David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Ten years earlier, he made international headlines for his blatantly Islamophobic policy efforts as Stephen Harper’s immigration minister.29 Jul 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsihon7ek2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrq7v776us2i28 Jul 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq7v776us2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrnn6ndwoc2aWhoever called The Odyssey Nolan’s first “spear and cry” film was unfortunately spot on27 Jul 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnn6ndwoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrl2a5ewnk2jPutting SUDDENLY lower than HONEY is CRIMINAL [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl2a5ewnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrkt3wjrhk2pThe upcoming Alberta referendum will include questions about immigration that critics say are misleading and clearly designed to scapegoat newcomers and refugees. If they pass, this will mark a massive victory for separatists. My latest for @forwardcanada.bsky.social https://forwardweekly.ca/referendum-newcomers26 Jul 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkt3wjrhk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mriblosb7c2cTake some time to read this if you haven’t yet, or bookmark it for later https://www.equator.org/articles/moral-stupidity-gaza-palestine-abdaljawad-omar25 Jul 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriblosb7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mri3ushfck2kWhen Odysseus hears the Siren’s Song25 Jul 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri3ushfck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mrayqvrxak2bThe Israeli military has killed 568 soccer players, coaches and officials since Oct. 2023. Meanwhile, six clubs in the Israeli Football Association are based in illegal West Bank settlements. Organizers are calling out FIFA's hypocrisy and inaction. https://www.thegrindmag.ca/resistance-through-sport-behind-the-scenes-of-torontos-palestinian-football-exhibition/22 Jul 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrayqvrxak2b