Writes about music, books and politics. https://linktr.ee/richieassalyhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mzepnav5vs2dThis season of Slow Horses really delivered. the most consistent show on TV?03 Nov 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzepnav5vs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mzemkwipks2eIs that good03 Nov 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzemkwipks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mzdiine5rk2vLike and share if you agree02 Nov 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdiine5rk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mz6ymmyeqs2iPhenomenal review by @cushac.bsky.social https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/aphex-twin-drukqs-25th-anniversary-edition/31 Oct 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6ymmyeqs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mywtydie4k2s“Israeli liberals and Western allies still want to pin everything on Netanyahu. But whoever wins, the apartheid consensus will endure” (Spare yourself from Canadian punditry and read this from @equatormag.bsky.social) https://www.equator.org/articles/israel-election-bibi-nathan-thrall28 Oct 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywtydie4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myukx7tzzs2oDanielle Smith eked out a majority on a series of immigration that were manipulative and misleading. The results should not be seen as a mandate, but a wakeup call. My post-mortem on the Alberta referendum for @thetyee.ca https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/10/27/Albertans-Voted-Scapegoat-Immigrants/27 Oct 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myukx7tzzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myuaoq2kwk22Incredible photo from Bradford HQ last night by Laura Proctor in @thelocal.to https://thelocal.to/olivia-chow-re-elected-toronto-mayor/27 Oct 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuaoq2kwk22https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mysldvfzoc2aDon’t skip this lovely tribute to Eric Bauza by @willsloanesq.bsky.social in @thegrindto.bsky.social. https://www.thegrindmag.ca/an-ode-to-eric-bauza-scarboroughs-gifted-keeper-of-the-looney-tunes-flame/26 Oct 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysldvfzoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myn2aasq5s2jNeed to shout out the torta ahogada at Santa Madre’s on Gerrard. One of the best sandwiches I’ve had in Toronto this year. Was pleased to discover that @karonliu.bsky.social already had the scoop https://www.thestar.com/life/food-and-drink/this-messy-drowned-sandwich-is-the-dish-to-order-on-torontos-gerrard-east-right-now/article_3414ba1a-5de5-408f-bf9b-dea6ad64feac.html24 Oct 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myn2aasq5s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mymxueut3c24UPDATE: The list of public figures endorsing Brad Bradford now includes disgraced media mogul and (formerly) convicted fraudster Conrad Black and a former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada! https://www.thegrindmag.ca/brad-bradford-endorsements/24 Oct 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymxueut3c24https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mymxmej4jk24The editorial board of the city’s ostensibly progressive newspaper the moment the conservative mayoral candidate starts gaining momentum https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/toronto-needs-a-mayor-for-all-torontonians-your-vote-will-determine-our-great-city-s-direction/article_1d7d5c0d-907b-4ef2-8040-366a7fce6c78.html#tncms-source=login24 Oct 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymxmej4jk24https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myjbbxc5vs2wCome on man23 Oct 2026 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjbbxc5vs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myfpspajek2zThe detail from "You Can See Everything" that's really sticking with me is how Billy listens to podcasts on 2x speed21 Oct 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfpspajek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myfaflvbpc2xLots of ballots still coming in, and the margins have narrowed a bit on the immigration questions. But looks like 4 of the 5 constitutional questions might swing NO in the end: suffrageapp.ca/abref26/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfaflvbpc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mydkipwzbc2vAll five immigration questions will pass by a comfortable margin. Danielle Smith will try to spin this as a mandate to implement policies that will scapegoat and harm immigrants and non-permanent residents. Not a good result. https://www.mainstreetresearch.ca/alberta20 Oct 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydkipwzbc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myde6ivcuk2gTobi Lütke! Paul Godfrey! Ezra Levant! All the stars are here! Here's a non-comprehensive list of public figures lining up behind Brad Bradford for @thegrindto.bsky.social https://www.thegrindmag.ca/brad-bradford-piece/20 Oct 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myde6ivcuk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myb7pl76nk2fPretty much19 Oct 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myb7pl76nk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myaoitnstk22Lovely cycling commute today. Toronto is bursting with colours19 Oct 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaoitnstk22https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3myagqiufb22uThey're calling it R-Day! Re-sharing my Globe column from last month on the Alberta referendum and Danielle Smith's dangerous attempt to scapegoat immigrants to deflect from her own political failings. (Free link in next tweet) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-albertas-shameless-attempt-to-scapegoat-immigrants/19 Oct 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myagqiufb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3my6isuikns2rExcellent deep dive on Olivia Chow's tenure as mayor by @goldsbie.bsky.social. Worth your time https://thelocal.to/olivia-chow-election-profile/18 Oct 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6isuikns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3my3umz3brs2pExcellent essay on artificial intelligence and late capitalism by Arundhati Roy. https://www.equator.org/articles/arundhati-roy-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=brevo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email+blast+31+-+15102617 Oct 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3umz3brs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mxynaw7ci22wDozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians during an olive harvest, setting groves on fire. The settlers also assaulted Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine, knocking her to the ground and kicking her repeatedly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/16/palestinians-washington-post-photographer-attacked-west-bank/16 Oct 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxynaw7ci22whttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mxwrng4nkk2yFirst time Carney has declared his opposition to the anti-immigration questions on the Alberta referendum. Better late than never, I suppose (or does he feel safer now given recent shifts in polling?) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwrng4nkk2y