BaskingSnark 🇨🇦
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🇨🇦, atheist, skeptic, knitter, 🍺 judge. Bird looker. Sciences for a living. Muskox are smaller than you think. She/her, Niagara area.
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This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
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HENCH is also for sale from Bookshop.org, which is a fantastic way to buy directly from independent booksellers. Thank you so much for bringing this to me!
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
HENCH is also for sale from Bookshop.org, which is a fantastic way to buy directly from independent booksellers. Thank you so much for bringing this to me!
You may think you're fit, but are you "running up a steep hill in skis" fit??
#Olympics #CrossCountry
#Olympics #CrossCountry
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
You may think you're fit, but are you "running up a steep hill in skis" fit??
#Olympics #CrossCountry
#Olympics #CrossCountry
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...and it regularly creates its own weather, to spectacular effect.
This pic is from photographer Rob Wilson, who has cornered the market in taking Ailsa Craig weather pics: www.robertkwilson.com/photographs/...
And weirdly enough...
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This pic is from photographer Rob Wilson, who has cornered the market in taking Ailsa Craig weather pics: www.robertkwilson.com/photographs/...
And weirdly enough...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
...and it regularly creates its own weather, to spectacular effect.
This pic is from photographer Rob Wilson, who has cornered the market in taking Ailsa Craig weather pics: www.robertkwilson.com/photographs/...
And weirdly enough...
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This pic is from photographer Rob Wilson, who has cornered the market in taking Ailsa Craig weather pics: www.robertkwilson.com/photographs/...
And weirdly enough...
2/
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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The Goal
Bill Brownridge
2013
Bill Brownridge
2013
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The Goal
Bill Brownridge
2013
Bill Brownridge
2013
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Cartoon: With thanks to @toonsmith.bsky.social for learning me that Shari Lewis contributed writing some ST:TOS :)
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Cartoon: With thanks to @toonsmith.bsky.social for learning me that Shari Lewis contributed writing some ST:TOS :)
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The entire Book of the Unnamed Midwife trilogy by @megelison.bsky.social is on sale right now for a ridiculous price - the first is one of my all-time favourite books, so go forth and read!!
www.amazon.ca/dp/B086D9D4M...
www.amazon.ca/dp/B086D9D4M...
The Road to Nowhere
Visit Amazon's The Road to Nowhere page and shop for all The Road to Nowhere books. Check out pictures, author information and reviews of The Road to Nowhere
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February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The entire Book of the Unnamed Midwife trilogy by @megelison.bsky.social is on sale right now for a ridiculous price - the first is one of my all-time favourite books, so go forth and read!!
www.amazon.ca/dp/B086D9D4M...
www.amazon.ca/dp/B086D9D4M...
This is an excellent read - highly recommend!!
HENCH, my first book, is on sale right now on both Amazon and Kobo for only $1.99!
The sequel, VILLAIN, is coming out in May -- so if you enjoy supervillains, body horror and questionable morals, this is a great time to begin the series.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.ca/Hench-Novel-...
The sequel, VILLAIN, is coming out in May -- so if you enjoy supervillains, body horror and questionable morals, this is a great time to begin the series.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.ca/Hench-Novel-...
Hench ebook by Natalie Zina Walschots - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Hench A Novel" by Natalie Zina Walschots available from Rakuten Kobo. “This book is fast, furious, compelling, and angry as hell." — Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author
The Boy...
www.kobo.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is an excellent read - highly recommend!!
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HENCH, my first book, is on sale right now on both Amazon and Kobo for only $1.99!
The sequel, VILLAIN, is coming out in May -- so if you enjoy supervillains, body horror and questionable morals, this is a great time to begin the series.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.ca/Hench-Novel-...
The sequel, VILLAIN, is coming out in May -- so if you enjoy supervillains, body horror and questionable morals, this is a great time to begin the series.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.ca/Hench-Novel-...
Hench ebook by Natalie Zina Walschots - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Hench A Novel" by Natalie Zina Walschots available from Rakuten Kobo. “This book is fast, furious, compelling, and angry as hell." — Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author
The Boy...
www.kobo.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
HENCH, my first book, is on sale right now on both Amazon and Kobo for only $1.99!
The sequel, VILLAIN, is coming out in May -- so if you enjoy supervillains, body horror and questionable morals, this is a great time to begin the series.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.ca/Hench-Novel-...
The sequel, VILLAIN, is coming out in May -- so if you enjoy supervillains, body horror and questionable morals, this is a great time to begin the series.
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.ca/Hench-Novel-...
I've lived alone for 30ish years, all without a doorbell camera. Mind you my house only had two bedrooms so maybe that was the issue 🙄
But to be fair, the issue isn't the cameras, it's what's being done with the data.
But to be fair, the issue isn't the cameras, it's what's being done with the data.
I lived alone in a 3 bedroom house before I sold it. Not having a camera just wasn't smart in my case. Simplisafe is inexpensive and service is great.
Some folks have kids or other dependents. It's okay to use the technology that's available to keep people safe, just not Ring.
Some folks have kids or other dependents. It's okay to use the technology that's available to keep people safe, just not Ring.
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I've lived alone for 30ish years, all without a doorbell camera. Mind you my house only had two bedrooms so maybe that was the issue 🙄
But to be fair, the issue isn't the cameras, it's what's being done with the data.
But to be fair, the issue isn't the cameras, it's what's being done with the data.
The mayor of Toronto is a socialist Asian Canadian woman so...... 🤷🏼♀️
Once again, American exceptionalism is anything but.
Once again, American exceptionalism is anything but.
Even in this thoughtful and excellent essay, the exceptionalism is hard to shake. "Where else but in America could a left-wing, brown-skinned immigrant, a racialised ‘other’, become the mayor of a globally influential city?" Who is the mayor of London? Who are the mayors of Montreal and Toronto?
‘As the Swedish diplomatic historian Anders Stephanson writes, “the alarming fact” is that “everyone on this earth has an enormous stake in how the United States chooses to be and act in this world.” Not just enormous, but existential.’
Adam Shatz’s Winter Lecture:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz’s Winter Lecture:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The mayor of Toronto is a socialist Asian Canadian woman so...... 🤷🏼♀️
Once again, American exceptionalism is anything but.
Once again, American exceptionalism is anything but.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
Did you listen to the lyrics?????
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Did you listen to the lyrics?????
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For no particular reason just reflecting on the fact that “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” has absolutely no business being as much of a delight as it is and it makes me happy that it exists.
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
For no particular reason just reflecting on the fact that “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” has absolutely no business being as much of a delight as it is and it makes me happy that it exists.
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Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit
I call Bullshit
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit
I call Bullshit
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I keep hearing how pointless the knit hats are but even aside from the money those have raised, visual symbols of how many of us there are are good. It's solidarity building and keeps the goons from telling themsrlves everyone secretly agrees with them. Nobody's KNITTING a statement they dislike.
February 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I keep hearing how pointless the knit hats are but even aside from the money those have raised, visual symbols of how many of us there are are good. It's solidarity building and keeps the goons from telling themsrlves everyone secretly agrees with them. Nobody's KNITTING a statement they dislike.
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Armies wear uniforms for a reason. And not just because it makes the laundry easier.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I keep hearing how pointless the knit hats are but even aside from the money those have raised, visual symbols of how many of us there are are good. It's solidarity building and keeps the goons from telling themsrlves everyone secretly agrees with them. Nobody's KNITTING a statement they dislike.
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Armies wear uniforms for a reason. And not just because it makes the laundry easier.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
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Sometimes watching the Olympics is so distracting you can only maintain enough attention to knit a garter stitch scarf, and Shelly the Desk Crab says that's ok 😉
(🧶yarn = Select 17 Worsted, dyed 627 Kelly Green; needles = Lotus Pamir Interchangeables 4.00mm)
(🧶yarn = Select 17 Worsted, dyed 627 Kelly Green; needles = Lotus Pamir Interchangeables 4.00mm)
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Sometimes watching the Olympics is so distracting you can only maintain enough attention to knit a garter stitch scarf, and Shelly the Desk Crab says that's ok 😉
(🧶yarn = Select 17 Worsted, dyed 627 Kelly Green; needles = Lotus Pamir Interchangeables 4.00mm)
(🧶yarn = Select 17 Worsted, dyed 627 Kelly Green; needles = Lotus Pamir Interchangeables 4.00mm)
Knitting a hat may not change the world, but it has a better chance than giving up and doing nothing.
February 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Knitting a hat may not change the world, but it has a better chance than giving up and doing nothing.
I'm going to ignore the dismissiveness of this for the moment....
It's a sign of group cohesiveness.
It's a symbol of the power of collaboration and cooperation.
If you don't want a knit one, fine. If you don't want to wear one, fine.
But the continued dismissing is really telling...
It's a sign of group cohesiveness.
It's a symbol of the power of collaboration and cooperation.
If you don't want a knit one, fine. If you don't want to wear one, fine.
But the continued dismissing is really telling...
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I'm going to ignore the dismissiveness of this for the moment....
It's a sign of group cohesiveness.
It's a symbol of the power of collaboration and cooperation.
If you don't want a knit one, fine. If you don't want to wear one, fine.
But the continued dismissing is really telling...
It's a sign of group cohesiveness.
It's a symbol of the power of collaboration and cooperation.
If you don't want a knit one, fine. If you don't want to wear one, fine.
But the continued dismissing is really telling...