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Ann Douglas
@anndouglas.bsky.social
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Author of 26 non-fiction books, including NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE (a book about midlife). Trying to teach myself how to write my first novel. Passionate about democracy and social justice. http://anndouglas.ca
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"The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) are shocked and disappointed to have had a joint Freedom to Read Week event discussing censorship and book-banning cancelled by the contracted venue."

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Reading Event at Calgary Legion Cancelled During Freedom to Read Week | The Writers' Union of Canada
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February 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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snarkysteff.bsky.social
I can tell you right now the worst linguistic trend of 2026 will be nounmaxxing.
February 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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hystericalblkns.bsky.social
Let Cuba live.
February 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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pfischer.bsky.social
Surreal sentence: THE LAST KINGS OF HOLLYWOOD is a @nytimes.com best-seller 😮

Plenty of great books don't sell, plenty of bad books do, so my gratitude and congratulations go mostly to @celadonbooks.bsky.social for getting mine to its people

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Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times
The New York Times Best Sellers are up-to-date and authoritative lists of the most popular books in the United States, based on sales in the past week, including fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, chil...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
anndouglas.bsky.social
The Covid test is now just showing a very faint positive, so I think this thing is headed in the right direction. Two days ago, it looked like a dark red magic marker streak. Now, on day ten, you can barely see the line. (I know it's a "yes/no" kind of test, but at least this feels encouraging.) 🤷🏻‍♀️
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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thorntonforreal.bsky.social
Moving paragraphs around like I’ve just knocked into my story with a pool ball. What if this story was inside out. What if it started where it ended & vice versa. What if I wrote the same story in 40 different ways & called it a collection. An exercise. A dare.
February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Blessed to be sitting on the train next to a worker playing the blues on his guitar

The sun is shining and we’ve got the clearest post-rain view of the mountains out the window

Absolutely immaculate vibes
February 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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upstreamlab.bsky.social
Feeling sick with a respiratory illness like COVID or the flu?

Do you live in #Toronto #Lethbridge #RedDeer or Greater #Vancouver?

See if you’re eligible to receive a free at-home test kit & get rapid test results for COVID (in ON) or COVID & Influenza A and B (in AB & BC): preparedcanada.org
Poster for the PREPARED research study: Have you experienced at least two of the following respiratory symptoms in the last 7 days? Runny nose, cough, fever over 37.5C, wheezing, sore throat, nasal congestion, shortness of breath, fatigue, rapid breathing, excessive mucus production, loss of smell or taste, presence of blood in sputum, trouble sleeping due to breathing difficulties. If so, you may be eligible to participate in the “Pandemic Preparedness engaging primary care and emergency departments (PREPARED)” research study led by Dr. Andrew Pinto. This study provides immediate viral test results. Participation involves: Providing information about your health and medication history. Consenting to the collection of up to 2 nasoopharyngeal swab samples. Please note that this study is not offering any diagnostic or therapeutic services and that participation is solely for research purposes. For more information or to determine if you are eligible, please visit this website: preparedcanada.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
A key life lesson is that you should not piss off librarians...
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Shape the public discussion of your field, through seven-months of journalism training and mentorship.
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February 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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thenewquarterly.bsky.social
Attention poets! The deadline for our annual Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest has been extended to March 10, 2026! Submit today: tnq.ca/contests/

#poetsofbluesky #writingcontest #submit #litmags&publishers #writingcommunity
Graphic that announces the Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest deadline has been extended to March 9, 2026.
February 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Thank you to Ottawa @acorncanada.bsky.social members for coming to Planning Committee today, to tell your stories of landlord intimidation and renovation-related evictions. A renoviction bylaw will come back to council this spring for a final vote. It makes a difference when citizens speak out.
Selfie of Ariel with ACORN members, they are all wearing red ACORN shirts
February 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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dentremy.bsky.social
Watched snow cascading like gentle waterfalls from the treetops over the long weekend as the golden hour approached.

Magical moments that I couldn’t possibly capture in their full forest glory, but I tried!
A gentle cascade of snow illuminated by a brilliant swath of golden sunlight falls from the tops of trees in a snow laden forest.
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Join Rise Up on Saturday, March 7, at Bluebird Bar for a feminist trivia night in celebration of International Women's Day and Rise Up's 10th anniversary!✨
Red and black graphic with "International Women's Day" and "Saturday, March 7, 2026" written in black. "FEMINIST FUNDRAISING TRIVIA NIGHT" is written in red. "RISE UP! a digital archive of feminist activism" is written in black in the top right corner, followed by the Rise Up 10th anniversary logo displayed in red. Running along the bottom of the graphic is a black and white photograph depicting participants of an International Women's Day march. Grey-coloured graphic with "Bluebird Bar, 2072 St West, Toronto" and "Doors open at 7 pm; Trivia starts at 8 pm" written in black. "RISE UP! a digital archive of feminist activism" is written in black in the top right corner, followed by the Rise Up 10th anniversary logo displayed in red. Running along the bottom of the graphic is a black and white photograph depicting participants of an International Women's Day march. Grey and red graphic with "Register on Eventbrite! (link in bio)" and "Great prizes with support from Another Story Bookshop!" written in red. "Limited space available—please register in groups of four or as individuals" and "Entrance: $20.00 per person; $10.00 for students and underemployed (cash preferred); snacks provided and cash bar" written in grey. "RISE UP! a digital archive of feminist activism" is written in black in the top right corner, followed by the Rise Up 10th anniversary logo displayed in red. Running along the bottom of the graphic is a black and white photograph depicting participants of an International Women's Day march.
February 17, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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brandonyan.com
Hey politicians: do this
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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drjenirwin.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Please consider signing this House of Commons e-Petition e-7076 calling for stronger federal action on #LongCOVID — including national standards for care, research, and meaningful disability support.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7076 - Petitions
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February 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Trump calls Cuba a 'failed nation' 😅 No, Donald, despite decades of oppression by the United States, Cubans have thrived, and would not be in dire straits now if you hadn't worsened your unconscionable and unjust blockade by cutting off their oil imports.
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Mia Valentina Paz Faria A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas Detained for 70 days “I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by @micarosenberg et al for ProPublica:
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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ICE is now in the small Kansas college town where I live, rolling up in unmarked cars, conducting armed, masked kidnappings of people on sidewalks & in the parking lots of chain stores and fast food restaurants
February 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
anndouglas.bsky.social
Apparently, someone forgot to tell Tuesday that this is not a Monday. So many Monday-ish things happening all at once. 🤦🏻‍♀️
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Art in Changing Times - Collage and Assemblage Workshop Series

Presented by Ottawa Valley Community Arts

Sat. Feb. 28 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Eganville, Ontario

FREE (registration required)

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Art in Changing Times Collage and Assemblage Workshop Series Found Object Assemblage (workshop 3 of 3) Facilitated by Linda Archibald with Anya Gansterer Saturday, February 28, 2026 1 to 4 pm Echo Centre - 30 Bell St, Iganville Make art together and have fun! • Creative people of all ages welcome. • Children Under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. • Free • No experience necessary • All materials and snacks included Please contact us if you have questions about accessibly. Limited space To register Email:admin@ov-caos.org Phone: 613.805.1117 Nicole Zummach, The Contract, found art assemblage, 2025 OV-CAOS OTTAWA VALLEY COMMUNITY ARTS Wherever we are in the Ottawa Valley we are in the unsurrendered and unceded Ancestral territory of the Algonquin People. Funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program Canada
February 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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The sunshine was glorious but the snowshoeing conditions in the forest were terrible. (When the snow starts building up on the bottom of the snowshoes like this, it feels like you’re wearing platform shoes.)
A pair of snowshoes with giant snowballs stuck to the bottom. The snowshoes (which are orange and black) are standing in a snowbank. I had to take them off because walking in them was too precarious — like wearing platform shoes in the snow.
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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young.me
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with February 1 data
- Peel updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, NB, NL, PEI, QC, YT

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Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
Wastewater Virus Signals graph for Ontario
February 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
anndouglas.bsky.social
“Broken down by demographic, the age group w/ the highest level of concern is Canadians aged 55 and older, while women are also more likely to be concerned than men — 69.3 per cent compared to 57.9 per cent — and people in Atlantic Canada are more likely to be concerned than those in the Prairies.”
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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“The United States potentially controls as much as 82.9 per cent of all fruits and vegetables that enter into Canada….Even produce from other countries largely travels here via American highways and shipping ports.”

#GiftArticle 🎁

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a0344d6...
Canada’s reliance on the U.S. for our food is a recipe for disaster
The vast majority of our fresh produce goes through the United States, a vulnerability that Canada must correct swiftly
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM