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Sharon 🇨🇦🦋
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Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal
Vive le Canada!
Bonjour/Hi. Hobbyist photographer, book lover, gardener, friend to bees, birds & occasional Monarch minder. Canadian politics. Environment. Stargazer. Weird sense of humour. She/her. Nasty Canadian. 🚫DMs

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gingerwhinges.bsky.social
I hate spiders as much as Indie hates snakes but this has always been one of my absolute favourite cartoons from Gary Larson's The Far Side:
A coloured, hand drawn image from Gary Larson's The Far Side cartoons depicting a playground slide with a large spider web at the bottom and two spiders perched on top of one of the side supports. One spider comments to the other "If we pull this off, we'll eat like kings."
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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joepublic.bsky.social
The most popular TED Talk of 2025

Carole Cadwalladr: This is what a digital coup looks like

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This is what a digital coup looks like
“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she decries the rise of the “bro...
www.ted.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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cultmtl.com
The vast majority of Canadians have a negative opinion of the United States — except Conservatives:

🔴 LPC: 83%
🟠 NDP: 87%
⚜️ BQ: 82%
🔵 CPC: 37%
Vast majority of Canadians have a negative opinion of the United States — except Conservatives
The vast majority of Canadians have a negative opinion of the United States, with the exception of Conservatives.
cultmtl.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
gingerwhinges.bsky.social
Shaking my head at something I've never watched - Border Security & seeing an American couple with kids crossing border into Canada to visit a park nearby. Declared their guns. Husband with a dual shoulder holster & the woman with a loaded 9mm in the diaper bag. To visit a park with their kids.
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Trump’s Christmas Day attacks on Nigeria a complete failure and cost nearly $30 million.

Witnesses report the US struck fields and farmland in areas with no history of terrorist activity or presence. On top of that multiple US missiles failed to detonate & sunk into the dirt.
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area By Nimi Princewill, CNN Published 5:06 PM PST, Fri Dec 26, 2025 CNN Tunde Omolehin/AP A bomb squad secures the scene of a US airstrike in Jabo, Sokoto state, northwest Nigeria, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the people of Jabo in northwestern Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion. Failed warhead, $1.3 million - $2.2 million Failed warhead, $1.3 million - $2.2 million Failed warhead, $1.3 million - $2.2 million
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Trump officials threaten to sue musician who refused to play for Trump. You must play for the leader or you will be punished. This is right from Stalin's playbook www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
Board president Richard Grenell said he would seek $1 million in damages “for this political stunt,” in a letter to jazz artist Chuck Redd.
www.politico.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books.
The 27th of December... “I think Dad got too many books for christmas this year.” Says a daughter. “Don't worry, he'll get through them.” Says the mother, looking up from her book. “But until then..?” Asks the daughter. “He'll be fine on turkey sandwiches until he's reduced the front piles” The father is completely surrounded by high teetering walls of stacked books. He is reading within and the daughter has thrown a sandwich in to him.
December 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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motherjones.com
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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pbsnews.org
David Baldacci has written more than 50 suspense and legal novels. Now, the author and his wife are tackling a major real-world problem. https://to.pbs.org/3Yvw9Dv
How author David Baldacci and his wife are working to counter toxic political discourse
David Baldacci has written more than 50 suspense and legal novels. His latest is “Nash Falls,” a story about a successful businessman recruited by the FBI to expose a global crime network. But Baldacc...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.

If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
The hill I will die on: Online shops, please, I beg – stop with endless post-purchase emails

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The hill I will die on: Online shops, please I beg – stop with endless post-purchase emails | Athena Kugblenu
You really want me to review my buy? Yes, it was fine. But that is where I would like our relationship to end, says comedian Athena Kugblenu
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
A four-panel comic. In panel one, a female northern cardinal and winter plumage american goldfinch are sitting at a bird feeder in a grey landscape. The cardinal says "These seeds are delicious." The goldfinch replies "Mmm-hmm." In panel 2, there's a close up of the birds at the feeder, and the cardinal says "It was nice of the human to put up this feeder." The goldfinch says "Sure was." In panel 3, the cardinal says "We should return the favor." The goldfinch says "Great idea." In panel 4, there's a pullback shot of the bird feeder, and a human is staring at it and also at a large stick next to it with a pink-iced donut at the end of it.
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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hooray4noodles.bsky.social
www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...
After 50 years, Pink Floyd have released an official music video for one of their greatest and best-loved songs
Watch the official music video for Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here
www.loudersound.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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thewalrus.ca
Handpicked by our editors, here are nine stories to read over the holiday break that tell you what you didn’t know you needed to know—including the secret of bioluminescence, what’s happening in the world of alternative burials, and more: thewalrus.ca/2025-surprising-...
On the left: a photo illustration of a man reading a newspaper against a yellow background. On the right: text that reads “2025: The stories that surprised us. These are the articles that our editors can’t stop thinking about”
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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joepublic.bsky.social
On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.

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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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wwfcanada.org
⭐ Together in 2025⭐ We podcasted “wild” species stories

🦋From monarch butterflies to fin whales, our new podcast *This is Wild* profiled the wild lives of Canadian at-risk species and the incredible people working to protect them.🐋

🎧Listen to all six episodes: https://www.pod.link/1836411908
December 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
gingerwhinges.bsky.social
💔
#PerryBamonte
#RIP
#TheCure
variety.com/2025/music/n...
Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist for the Cure, Dies at 65
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, has died. He was 65.
variety.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Pleonexia
youtu.be/V_5MAVyR1JY?...
The ancient word that explains 2025
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
gingerwhinges.bsky.social
#VinceGuaraldiTrio
#ACharlieBrownChristmas

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A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio - Full Album Fireplace Yule Log / Official Video
YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi
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December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The holidays bring a lot up for people. Some are full of joy. Some are just trying to get through the day. Wherever this lands, it’s okay. May today give you a moment to breathe, a reason to smile, and a reminder that you matter.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
gingerwhinges.bsky.social
Merry Christmas. ✨🎄✨
A tiny poinsettia plant in a very small and narrow red pot sitting on a table top. Background is out of focus and consists mostly of circles of light in white, pink and blue which are also reflected in the table top.
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
gingerwhinges.bsky.social
A visit from the Yule Squad.

#GrantSnider
#IncidentalComics

incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/a-visit-fr...
A Visit from the Yule Squad
Christmas Words of Wonder
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December 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Christmas Words of Wonder
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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grantdraws.bsky.social
Christmas Words of Wonder, Part 2
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
gingerwhinges.bsky.social
14 years & 4.1MM views later this version of Little Drummer Boy by a 16 yr old Sean Quigley is still a favourite of mine. I come back to it each year at Christmas &, in case you are wondering, check the link in the comment below to see what he's up to now at the age of 30!
#SeanQuigley
#viralvideo
Sean Quigley - Little Drummer Boy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by BOLDASLIONS
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December 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM