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Sometimes I write things. Sometimes it's funny: https://www.pointsincase.com/author/ashley-k-frantik
The greatest heist of our generation; I can't wait for the dramatized limited series on Netflix
Jellycats are a hot toy, not just because they're so popular. Charges laid after thousands were stolen | CBC News
A woman has been arrested and charged after thousands of dollars worth of stolen toys were recovered from a Guelph, Ont., residence.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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We also welcome @duchessofwinnipeg.bsky.social with Together, Tomorrow, where an old puppet show isn't the only thing coming to an end
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Have you ever picked up an encyclopedia and thought 'this is too helpful and not nearly murderous enough?' If so, have I got an anthology for you. I am the Frantik on the cover, and within is my tale of a very frustrated narwhal.
Murderfish: an Aquatic Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia)
Murderfish: an Aquatic Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia) - Kindle edition by Stoumbos, Mike Jack, La Ronn, Michael, Stein, Jake, Rey, Jena, Arther, Azure, Hodges, Larry, Hankins, David, Haskell, N. V., Fox, Shannon, Cole, Ryan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Murderfish: an Aquatic Anthology (Unhelpful Encyclopedia).
www.amazon.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We do live in a simulation; we've reached the edge of the map and it's glitching out hard. That's why news headlines look like this now
Sabrina Carpenter condemns Trump administration's use of lyrics after Franklin the turtle backlash | CBC News
Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children's character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration's use of their music and imagery to support its agenda.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Huge Black Friday lineup turns out to just be for Food Bank
Huge Black Friday lineup turns out to just be for Food Bank
HAMILTON, ON - Local residents this morning report driving past an excitingly long lineup and assuming it was for a blowout Black Friday sale, before realizing that it was just a regular queue for a b...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
⚠️ Canada will pick its next Competition Commissioner soon! Sign by Nov 28 ✍️ to demand a leader who will #StopMonopolies and fix Canada’s competition crisis ⚖️. openmedia.org/Competition4... @openmedia.org
Canada needs a monopoly buster!
⚠️ Canada will pick its next Competition Commissioner soon! Sign by Nov 28 ✍️ to demand a leader who will #StopMonopolies and fix Canada’s competition crisis ⚖️. https://openmedia.org/Competition4Cana...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Muppets need to send someone another three ghosts
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Finally some serious coverage of the ostrich cull 😝
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Guess who's got a publication coming up?
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Someone please start playing Yakety Sax
Crews in hazmat suits move in on ostriches at B.C. farm after top court dismisses appeal to save flock | CBC
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November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
That I could have the unwavering confidence in myself as an unremarkable Conservative Party leader
Poilievre confident he will survive upcoming leadership review | CBC News
Pierre Poilievre says he is confident he will stay on as Conservative Party leader and win the next federal election ahead of his mandatory leadership review at the end of January.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Reading this patriotic optimism while hearing that the upcoming federal budget vote could trigger an election less than a year after the last one. A classic Canadian display of unity. Go Jets.
"You have, in your own uniquely spectacular fashion, created a unified country. Not by treaty or referendum, but by a shared ripple of disbelief, bemusement, and defensive patriotism."
An Open Letter to Donald Trump, from a Grateful Canadian Family He Has Unintentionally United
Dear President Trump, I wanted to take a moment, between shoveling snow and apologizing for existing, to thank you for something truly remarkable: ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This article was reposted from Treaty One territory on Anishaabe, Cree, and Anisininew lands, in the homeland of the Red River Métis.
"Thank you for gathering here at what will be a state-of-the-art condo building: Muwekma Gardens. See what we did there? We took an Indigenous name and put 'Gardens' after it. It’s called whitewashing, and we in the real estate business are obsessed with it."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/as-...
As an Indigenous Person, Here Are Some Land Acknowledgments I Hope Never Happen
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for a Luxury Condominium Building in Palo Alto Thank you for gathering here at the site of a what will be a state-of-the-a...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Putin assures world no one evil has ever tried to invade Poland
Putin assures world no one evil has ever tried to invade Poland
MOSCOW - After Russian drones were intercepted inside Polish airspace, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement assuring the world that no evil person throughout history has ever attempted ...
www.thebeaverton.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
They found a goddamn jackolope. This is the most exciting news I've seen in a lifetime
Rabbits with strange horn-like growths spotted in Colorado | CBC News
Photos of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, horn-like growths have been circulating on social media. Scientists say the photos are literally viral.
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August 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Winnipeg was so desperate to be cool that everyone in the city took up smoking today
July 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Has @thebeaverton.com started a petty list of American things that are ruining Canadians' summer yet?
July 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hello 50 followers, some of whom are in Winnipeg. I'm doing a labour of love for the upcoming @winnipegfringe.bsky.social festival. Come see my reviews at jennyrevue.com and cute donkey photos at www.instagram.com/jennyrevue
The Jenny Revue - Online
The Jenny Revue's Guide to the 2025 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. We provide an independent source for Winnipeg Fringe Reviews, News, Promotion, and Company and Show Information.
jennyrevue.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM