Laura
@hazelbranch.bsky.social
Crafting, reading, looking up at the moon 🌙
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Canada petition of the day: I like to call this the "stop fuckin' lyin'" petition. basically a stand against mis/disinformation by holding Members of Parliament to a standard of not fuckin' lyin'.
I'll sign that! Pass it on, Canada!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
I'll sign that! Pass it on, Canada!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6679 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
August 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Canada petition of the day: I like to call this the "stop fuckin' lyin'" petition. basically a stand against mis/disinformation by holding Members of Parliament to a standard of not fuckin' lyin'.
I'll sign that! Pass it on, Canada!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
I'll sign that! Pass it on, Canada!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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OPINION: "Demonologists offered no original analysis, no evidence and no witnesses, failing to meet the standards of good scholarship," Julia Walsh writes.
Opinion | Today’s Misinformation Crisis Is the Modern Witch Hunt
Julie Walsh writes how modern-day misinformation found on social media holds a stark parallel to 15th to 17th century witchcraft hysteria.
buff.ly
August 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
OPINION: "Demonologists offered no original analysis, no evidence and no witnesses, failing to meet the standards of good scholarship," Julia Walsh writes.
I just finished The Massacre at Yellow Hill by @cshumble.bsky.social (the first book in the Amidst the Vastness of All Else saga) and loved it! Ready for the next, A Red Winter in the West.
August 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I just finished The Massacre at Yellow Hill by @cshumble.bsky.social (the first book in the Amidst the Vastness of All Else saga) and loved it! Ready for the next, A Red Winter in the West.
Still reading, still crafting. ✨️
Book: The Black Lord by @chinckleys.bsky.social
Pattern: Witchcrafts by @thewitchystitcher.bsky.social
Book: The Black Lord by @chinckleys.bsky.social
Pattern: Witchcrafts by @thewitchystitcher.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Still reading, still crafting. ✨️
Book: The Black Lord by @chinckleys.bsky.social
Pattern: Witchcrafts by @thewitchystitcher.bsky.social
Book: The Black Lord by @chinckleys.bsky.social
Pattern: Witchcrafts by @thewitchystitcher.bsky.social
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I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
June 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
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The view from the Guardian on how Canadian politicians are betraying the call from our people to stand up for democracy and the rule of law.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada said it would stand up to Trump. Instead, it’s taking cues from him | Shiri Pasternak and Dayna Nadine Scott
Federal and provincial governments are ‘flooding the zone’ with damaging corporate giveaways under the guise of resistance
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The view from the Guardian on how Canadian politicians are betraying the call from our people to stand up for democracy and the rule of law.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As marines descend on LA, as Trump moves closer and closer to martial law, it will be tempting to victim-blame. To equivocate. To find some reason the protesters deserve what’s coming. They don’t.
What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot.
As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.
www.thenation.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
As marines descend on LA, as Trump moves closer and closer to martial law, it will be tempting to victim-blame. To equivocate. To find some reason the protesters deserve what’s coming. They don’t.
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You know you can just not use AI, right?
You can make a choice not to be part of this.
Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it.
You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.
You can make a choice not to be part of this.
Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it.
You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.
June 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
You know you can just not use AI, right?
You can make a choice not to be part of this.
Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it.
You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.
You can make a choice not to be part of this.
Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it.
You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.
I'm excited to try some natural dyes on these lovely skeins of Canadian wool!
Happy to support your farm @topsyfarms.bsky.social !
Happy to support your farm @topsyfarms.bsky.social !
June 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm excited to try some natural dyes on these lovely skeins of Canadian wool!
Happy to support your farm @topsyfarms.bsky.social !
Happy to support your farm @topsyfarms.bsky.social !
Just finished "Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead" by @biidaasamose.bsky.social
Nibi has never given up. 💙
Nibi has never given up. 💙
June 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just finished "Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead" by @biidaasamose.bsky.social
Nibi has never given up. 💙
Nibi has never given up. 💙
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Canada has raised concerns over the genocide in Palestine. The Israeli army responded by firing on our diplomatic team. Israel is a terror regime.
Canada needs to bring in full sanctions, suspend all trade and ensure investigations into any Canadian who serves in the IDF.
Canada needs to bring in full sanctions, suspend all trade and ensure investigations into any Canadian who serves in the IDF.
May 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Canada has raised concerns over the genocide in Palestine. The Israeli army responded by firing on our diplomatic team. Israel is a terror regime.
Canada needs to bring in full sanctions, suspend all trade and ensure investigations into any Canadian who serves in the IDF.
Canada needs to bring in full sanctions, suspend all trade and ensure investigations into any Canadian who serves in the IDF.
The best Saturday plans:
* Reading a book by @sgj.bsky.social
* Knitting
* A play later today at a small local theatre
* Reading a book by @sgj.bsky.social
* Knitting
* A play later today at a small local theatre
May 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The best Saturday plans:
* Reading a book by @sgj.bsky.social
* Knitting
* A play later today at a small local theatre
* Reading a book by @sgj.bsky.social
* Knitting
* A play later today at a small local theatre
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Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
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One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
March 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
"The death of human empathy is one of the most telling signs of a culture about to descend into barbarism."
In Trump's America cruelty is the point. And nothing is more cruel than the abuse of children.
In US courts migrant children as young as 4 are being put on trial without legal representation and subject to arbitrary deportation.
Please read my latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
In US courts migrant children as young as 4 are being put on trial without legal representation and subject to arbitrary deportation.
Please read my latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump’s War on Children
Cruelty as state policy
charlieangus.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"The death of human empathy is one of the most telling signs of a culture about to descend into barbarism."
Local yarn store day and indie bookstore day being the same day (tomorrow!) is delightfully dangerous.
April 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Local yarn store day and indie bookstore day being the same day (tomorrow!) is delightfully dangerous.
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Finished off the first single, and plied it this weekend. Embracing my snail pace.
April 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Finished off the first single, and plied it this weekend. Embracing my snail pace.
I just finished "The Between" by @tananarivedue.bsky.social today, and it was so good! Jumping into "The Good House" audiobook next!
April 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I just finished "The Between" by @tananarivedue.bsky.social today, and it was so good! Jumping into "The Good House" audiobook next!
Taking the spindle outside and enjoying the sunshine.
April 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Taking the spindle outside and enjoying the sunshine.
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The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution.
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
Fomenting Antisemitism
Not Combating It
snyder.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution.
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
Listening to Bob the Drag Queen's audiobook "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert" while hearing about her removal (apparently temporary) from the National Parks Underground Railway memorial, was quite the moment. I'm happy to have received a fascinating history lesson through Bob's story & music.
April 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Listening to Bob the Drag Queen's audiobook "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert" while hearing about her removal (apparently temporary) from the National Parks Underground Railway memorial, was quite the moment. I'm happy to have received a fascinating history lesson through Bob's story & music.
