Notices by Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)

Best #WorldCup game so far!

And I can’t believe I’m saying this about a scoreless game.

Cabo Verde—an island African country with a population of 500,000—came into this match ranked 67th best #soccer country in the world by FIFA.

Spain, meanwhile, is ranked 2nd in the world by FIFA and are favourites to win the whole tournament.

So what happens?

Vozinha, a 40-year-old goalie playing in the 2nd tier of Portuguese pro soccer, puts on the performance of his life. It was a god-like performance. He stopped everything—all that Spain could dish out, he just smothered.

We have ourselves a legend!

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/82aa7e12-e597-4ba4-896f-6f0f6f534c56

@kotaro No, I don’t dislike it either. It’s okay for what it is: a way of explaining a specific tradition, and how it works.

But the Western grid leaves out a whole lot of things too: microtonality, pitch inflection, rhythmic complexity.

Also, it ironically fails to account for traditional Western music itself. A massive chunk of traditional Anglo-American and Celtic folk music doesn’t even use all seven notes of the standard Western scale.

Western music theory is a text-based science. Meanwhile, so much European folk music is an oral tradition.

Bitcoin is now below $60K!

The last time it was below $60K was in October 2024—which was when it was riding a massive “Trump-trade” wave following the U.S. presidential election.

In October 2025, Bitcoin hit a high of $126,198. But its valuation is halved.

Can it go lower? Oh yeah, it can. We haven’t fully entered the market’s fear cycle yet.

That’s the game! Ottawa Charge wins! They fight another day!

Montréal Victoire fans, keep your chin up. This wouldn’t have been a good day to win the Walter Cup anyway since the Canadiens are playing a Game 7 right now. Your team deserves the main stage and doesn’t deserve to be upstaged anyway.

Charge are down by the centre ice, saluting fans. They deserved this win. Every goal was earned.

This has been an epic Walter Cup!

Montréal Victoire 1-2 Ottawa Charge

#PWHL #HNOM #hockey

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/8fe6aa51-1823-42d3-a2de-08bae7472755

Once again, Montréal wins in overtime. And it’s off a Maggie Flaherty shot!

The game was so close but now they take a 2-0 series lead. They are one win away from taking the Walter Cup.

The next match will be played in Ottawa.

Ottawa Charge 1-2 Montréal Victoire

#PWHL #hockey #HNOM

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/b900a951-20cf-4c7b-91c9-9d8e77fea258

Every time the stock market closes, I’m tempted to share my thoughts.

I’m not a passive observer in this. It’s how I make my living.

The NASDAQ Composite is on an impressive run. It’s gained 39.11% over the past year. But what’s more interesting is that just a month ago, the market fell drastically.

If you try to be a day trader, you will likely lose. There’s a lot of emotion in this. However, if you have a plan and act according to triggers, not sentiment, you might just be able to make a living—provided you have runway.

Marie-Philip Poulin scores for Montréal Victoire in the 3rd period!

Minnesota Frost 1-2 Montréal Victoire

#PWHL #hockey #HNOM

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/db98762d-f90d-465c-96e5-548d6087c8e3

Running atomicpoet.org is my one act of resistance over the likes of Google, Meta, X, and Amazon—and, yes, the Trump administration too.

On their platforms, they can algorithmically manipulate online discourse. Hell, they can ban me because what I say doesn’t fit their agenda.

But this isn’t their platform. It’s mine. And it’s not for sale.

Listen, with world events becoming more and more outrageous, I implore all of you to spend time with art and culture.

Not only will it keep you sane, it will keep you human.