Notices by Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)

@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.

Many people are surprised by Ryan Wedding.

Specifically, they’re surprised that a white, upper-class former Canadian Olympian would be compared to Pablo Escobar. But I’m not.

Ryan Wedding is from Vancouver. And the thing about organized crime in Vancouver is that so much of it is run by white upper-class people.

There isn’t much of an Italian mafia here. And I don’t know much about Crips or Bloods here either. But Vancouver, being a port city, still attracts organized crime.

We’ve got biker gangs, Triads, Indian gangs.

But also—in a very Canadian way—multicultural gangs. For example, the UN Gang, which prides itself on including people from multiple ethnicities: whites, Vietnamese, Indians, Arabs, etc.

And who started the UN Gang? Clayton Roeche. A rich white dude with an Asian obsession.

And who are the UN Gang’s main rivals? The Wolfpack Alliance, which is another multi-ethnic gang. And the people who helped start that were the Bacon Brothers of the Red Scorpions and Larry Amero of the Hells Angels. Once again, well-to-do white dudes.

Ryan Wedding is linked to the Wolfpack Alliance, who in turn are allied with the Sinaloa Cartel.

So the real story here isn’t that Ryan Wedding is some wild exception. It’s that rich white Canadian men involved in street gangs are working in tandem with Mexican cartels.