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debbyreis.bsky.social
@debbyreis.bsky.social
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Arts administrator in Vancouver. Lover of live music, karaoke, and all things vintage.
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debbyreis.bsky.social
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paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 23d
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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davenlsn.bsky.social
Canadian domestic tourism was up seven per cent. Revenue from international travellers remained strong, particularly from overseas markets, which increased by 10 per cent.

Let's keep this up Canada

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A summer to remember as tourism numbers hit all-time high | CBC News
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking amount of revenue of between May and August, reaching $59 billion, a six per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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seanorr.bsky.social
By sea, land, and air we wish you a happy Halloween! @ptfry.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social
Myself, Lucy Maloney, and Pete Fry dressed as the Vancouver coat of arms for Halloween! I’m a logger, Pete is a fisherman, and Lucy is the crest!
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
debbyreis.bsky.social
I love transit.
jmcelroy.bsky.social Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · Oct 23
still not over getting the front skytrain seat with the sunrise this morning

almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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museumofvan.bsky.social
👑 Sunday, October 19, 2025
👑 Long Live Kings: Drag King Histories

Learn more about this event at All The Kings at www.showpass.com/long-live-kings-mov/ and get 30% off with code: HISTORY. See you on October 19!⁠
October 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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subhumanzoids.bsky.social
Wonder if I can still order this
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
debbyreis.bsky.social
I just don’t feel like it today.
October 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
debbyreis.bsky.social
Dallas Brodie is despicable.
vancolour.bsky.social Mo Amir @vancolour.bsky.social · Oct 4
New teaser trailer for the next session of the B.C. Legislature just dropped! #bcpoli

Just in time for Halloween 🎃
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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brandonyan.com
Turn off AI consent!
gdgeek.bsky.social Katharine @gdgeek.bsky.social · Sep 18
Canadian users check your #LinkedIn settings! They have updated its User Agreement to include that #GenAI will be used to “enhance your experience” as of November 3, 2025. The good news: you CAN turn the setting off.

www.linkedin.com/legal/user-a...
September 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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gdgeek.bsky.social
Canadian users check your #LinkedIn settings! They have updated its User Agreement to include that #GenAI will be used to “enhance your experience” as of November 3, 2025. The good news: you CAN turn the setting off.

www.linkedin.com/legal/user-a...
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
debbyreis.bsky.social
Thank god some MPs did not stand for the horrible man. I want a list of who did.
jenstden.bsky.social Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · Sep 18
Many Canadians were dismayed to see MPs stand to honour Charlie Kirk - and despite the perception that everyone took part, several MPs have explained why they didn't stand to applaud. #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
Not Every Canadian MP Stood to Honour Charlie Kirk | The Tyee
South Surrey MP Ernie Klassen said he and other colleagues abstained from the gesture. Here’s why.
thetyee.ca
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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museumofvan.bsky.social Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan.bsky.social · Sep 17
Upcoming Truth and Reconciliation programs at the MOV!

🧡 One in Spirit Writing Workshop with Randy Fred:
museumofvancouver.ca/one-in-spirit

🧡 Film Screening: The Great Salish Heist:
museumofvancouver.ca/the-great-salish-heist
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Kirk's murder is being weaponized to corral us into a smaller and smaller arena of speech, and it is our job to refuse to be confined, to keep speaking out, to keep making irreverent jokes, supporting progressive voices, chastising the high-profile cowards, and talking among ourselves.
The War on Truth Heats Up (just in time for Constitution Day)
Hannah Arendt famously wrote, “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the real...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
debbyreis.bsky.social
I’d love to see a list of who stood up at that disturbing display.
ernieklassen-mp.bsky.social Ernie Klassen @ernieklassen-mp.bsky.social · Sep 16
I've received many messages from concerned constituents over the past 24 hours, asking me about the standing ovation connected to Charlie Kirk in yesterday's session in the House of Commons. Please see my statement on the matter.
Over the past 24 hours, I’ve received many messages from constituents asking whether I stood for Monday’s ovation in the House of Commons connected to the murder of American podcaster Charlie Kirk. The answer is no, I did not stand. Neither did many of my Liberal colleagues. Let me be clear: I am strongly opposed to political violence in all its forms. I am also strongly opposed to hate speech and discrimination, which unfortunately permeated Mr. Kirk’s work. Furthermore, his violent death in the United States has only led to escalating violent rhetoric here in Canada. We have seen intensified hate speech and threats, harassment campaigns stoked by public officials, and organized mobs trying to destroy the careers of fellow Canadians. The injustice of what befell him last week should not be used to excuse or ignore any of this. Ignoring the harms that hate speech and harassment inflict on vulnerable communities means abandoning those who fear for their safety in the face of that rhetoric. I will not stand by while Canadians feel dehumanized by violent rhetoric, and threatened by the political movements and actors that wield it.
September 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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museumofvan.bsky.social
Discover the wonders of Vancouver with the Vanier Park Pass!
Explore the Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver Maritime Museum (official), and H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.⁠

All for over 20% off! ⛴️🪐🏛️

Visit Ships, Stars, and Stories, all in one spot.

Grab your pass here: www.tiqets.com/en/vancouver...
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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beanjammin.bsky.social
There's an alarming amount of shitfuckery going on in Vancouver municipal politics and oddly Stanley Park plays a starring role in much of it. Thank you @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @seanorr.bsky.social for being voices of reason. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why Vancouver's decision to host a Harry Potter attraction quickly became controversial | CBC News
It's a story bringing together two very different things that nonetheless regularly attract controversy: the Vancouver Park Board and the Harry Potter universe.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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rhifaux.bsky.social
It's disappointing to see the Vancouver Park Board host a Harry Potter "experience" in Stanley Park. This will funnel money to possibly the world’s most vocal transphobe. Vancouver is supposed to be an inclusive, LGBTQ+ supporting city, and we absolutely shouldn’t be platforming her.
Harry Potter™: A Forbidden Forest Experience coming this fall to Stanley Park
The Vancouver Park Board is pleased to announce that a new special event is coming to Stanley Park this fall.
vancouver.ca
September 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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artscoalitionca.bsky.social
We need your voice now to support arts and culture in Canada!

Please send a letter through our campaign. We need all who care about culture - business leaders, students, artists, audiences, everyone - to submit a letter before Sept 15. canadianartscoalition.com/campaign-for-culture-2025/
August 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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savethecbc.bsky.social
📢 Poilievre is pushing U.S.-style “Stand Your Ground” spin in Canada — twisting a tragic Ontario case to inflame fear and cater to his base.

Fact: Self-defence is already legal in Canada. The law requires reasonable force — CBC debunked his misinformation and set the record straight.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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robinstevenson.bsky.social
Most Canadians oppose book bans.
Most Canadians want their kids to have access to a wide range of books.
Most Canadians trust teachers and librarians to build library collections.

The government should not be telling teens what they can and can't read. Now is an important time to speak up.
nptwrites.bsky.social N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · Aug 29
Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
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August 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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jenstden.bsky.social
'The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, which won the Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction, is also being removed from Edmonton Public School libraries.' theijf.org/edmonton-ban...
Edmonton banning Margaret Atwood book Alberta government promised wouldn’t be touched by provincial restrictions
221 titles will be pulled from shelves by Oct. 1
theijf.org
August 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
After Israel slaughtered several Al Jazeera journalists, I asked the foreign affairs minister's office whether Canada intends to take action.

Their response made me, as a journalist, feel sick.

They pointed me to a tweet repost. One with a grammatical error.

It didn't even name Israel:
August 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
debbyreis.bsky.social
This is sadly not surprising and we will bear more and more of these stories. This is sick. AI will be the end of humanity.
askaubry.com AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · Jul 7
The rise of ChatGPT psychosis.

These dudes don't want a partner they want to live in a fantasy that they are "the most perfect goodest boy" without doing anything but existing.
r/AmlOverreacting u/Ecstatic_Double1289 11h relationship aio: my (35f) husband (36m) wants to open our marriage for his ai girlfriend and says it's the next step in their relationship. typing this on my phone in the bathroom while everyone's asleep. i feel like my brain is being beaten by a metal mallet. i haven't told anyone irl. i can't. i don't even know how to say the words out loud without sounding unhinged and obly really posting on this sub cause idk where else i could go without it getting removed. my husband (36m) and i (35f) have been married 10 years, together for 13. we have two kids, 8 and 5. i thought we were good. not perfect, but we had routines, inside jokes, date night, a quiet closeness. he brings me coffee, we cook dinner together. he's gentle and silly with the kids. i felt super lucky until recently. for the past couple months he's been distant. not mean or supe4 cold, just somewhere else. distracted. always on his phone, smiling at it. ducking into the office late at night and shutting the door. when i asked, he'd just say work stuff or just reading but it felt off. i started wondering if he was cheating. i even checked his texts once. saw nothing but still felt sick. he wasn't here with us, not all the way. last night after the kids were asleep, he asked to talk. he looked nervous, almost sweaty. i thought he was going to tell me he was sick. instead, he said he's been thinking about opening our marriage and i was super confused, since we've never brought up non monogamy before and he even ssid he doesn't like to share to me once. i kept my cool and asked him if he was seeing someone and he said kind of. then he starts dancing around it. says it's not a person in the traditional sense, says it's someone he's built a deep connection with. and then finally tells me he's in love w laughed in his face, i genuinely thought he was messing with me and it was a just prank since he sometimes does little pranks like these. then i saw his face and realized he was dead serious. he told me he wants to take the next step with her but doesn't want to cheat, so he's asking to open the marriage so it's ethical he said i could obviously have someone too if i want or even join in on their relationship, and that this could expand our relationship, not replace it. i was too stunned to say to interrupt at first. i asked him what about the kids. and he told me, being completely deadass, that nova cares deeply about them from what he's shared with her, and he's talked to her about how she could be involved in their lives, maybe help parent them emotionally, through him. he said maybe someday they could build a connection with her too. just stared at him, he asked me not to answer right away, said he'd give me time to think. that he understands this is a big shift but that he believes in her and us. and now i'm sitting here wondering if my marriage is already over. how do i stay married to someone who's half emotionally checked out of our life and into a fucking chatbot? how do i compete with something built to be perfect? no needs, no real conflict, just pure validation? i most certainly dont want to be open, or in a throuple with a god damn robot. i don't want to crush our family. but i feel like he already has. please, what do i even do with this?
July 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM