JanFromTheBruce 🍁
@janfromthebruce.bsky.social
| Education & Community Leader | Seven-times elected School Trustee for Kincardine & Huron-Kinloss | Vice-Chair of BluewaterDSB | she/her | Courage my friends.
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Here's my dad Jack McIntyre at Remember Day 2006 at the Kincardine Legion McDonald Br. 183 #RemembranceDay
"But political discourse strategically designed to engage for the sake of engagement, often relying on strategies of inducing negative emotional responses and negative polarization, aren’t likely to help anyone refine anything"
Are you a mutant socialist? And what does it mean to seek a home on the left?
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Finding A Political Home (On The Left)
Are you a mutant socialist? A podcast episode about finding and being in left spaces, with a special interlude to discuss a 80s classic TV show.
www.davidmoscrop.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"But political discourse strategically designed to engage for the sake of engagement, often relying on strategies of inducing negative emotional responses and negative polarization, aren’t likely to help anyone refine anything"
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Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletin. Every Thursday. Latest #education best practice, pedagogy, case studies, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads as well as news analysis & blogs for all those working in secondary #schools: buff.ly/3Ub2JYt #edusky #teaching
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletin. Every Thursday. Latest #education best practice, pedagogy, case studies, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads as well as news analysis & blogs for all those working in secondary #schools: buff.ly/3Ub2JYt #edusky #teaching
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So thrilled to finally have @ketanjoshi.co on the podcast!
We dig into what the numbers are telling us about the climate impact of data centers — and it’s not a good story. These tech companies need to be held accountable for the climate cost of their AI ambitions!
We dig into what the numbers are telling us about the climate impact of data centers — and it’s not a good story. These tech companies need to be held accountable for the climate cost of their AI ambitions!
Tech giants are building loads of hyperscale data centers to power generative AI. What happened to their climate pledges?
This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss the greenwashing of data centers and how they’re driving fossil fuel demand.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss the greenwashing of data centers and how they’re driving fossil fuel demand.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So thrilled to finally have @ketanjoshi.co on the podcast!
We dig into what the numbers are telling us about the climate impact of data centers — and it’s not a good story. These tech companies need to be held accountable for the climate cost of their AI ambitions!
We dig into what the numbers are telling us about the climate impact of data centers — and it’s not a good story. These tech companies need to be held accountable for the climate cost of their AI ambitions!
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Language skills are critical in all subjects. I agree with 👇.
Math + English assignment:
Dear student, here is the perimeter of the garden required, please show your work and respond with a persuasive essay about why your client should create it the way you are suggesting.
Math + English assignment:
Dear student, here is the perimeter of the garden required, please show your work and respond with a persuasive essay about why your client should create it the way you are suggesting.
"which class will they learn to write persuasive essays in?" idk, all of them? make them write persuasive essays for math and chem classes. what do you want from me
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Language skills are critical in all subjects. I agree with 👇.
Math + English assignment:
Dear student, here is the perimeter of the garden required, please show your work and respond with a persuasive essay about why your client should create it the way you are suggesting.
Math + English assignment:
Dear student, here is the perimeter of the garden required, please show your work and respond with a persuasive essay about why your client should create it the way you are suggesting.
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
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Are you a mutant socialist? And what does it mean to seek a home on the left?
Read, listen, and subscribe today!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/finding-a-...
Read, listen, and subscribe today!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/finding-a-...
Finding A Political Home (On The Left)
Are you a mutant socialist? A podcast episode about finding and being in left spaces, with a special interlude to discuss a 80s classic TV show.
www.davidmoscrop.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Are you a mutant socialist? And what does it mean to seek a home on the left?
Read, listen, and subscribe today!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/finding-a-...
Read, listen, and subscribe today!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/finding-a-...
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Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
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This is a major issue in my latest novel, THE BONE-FINDER.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report on Tuesday saying the federal government must increase funding significantly it if plans to introduce legislation that recognizes First Nations policing as an essential service.
Report says federal government must increase funding to recognize First Nations policing | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is a major issue in my latest novel, THE BONE-FINDER.
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Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties at their stores and give a renewed role to the brewers, according to The Canadian Press. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154473...
globalnews.ca/news/1154473...
Deal reached to allow grocers to avoid accepting beer and wine empties | Globalnews.ca
Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties at their stores and give a renewed role to the brewers, according to The Canadian Press. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154473...
globalnews.ca/news/1154473...
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NEW: Doug Ford promised giant signs to replace speed cameras in school zones. Well, they've arrived and... they're huge. So big they don't fit onto existing poles.
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Ford government says it will cover cost of installing oversized school zone signs | Globalnews.ca
Cities say the signs sent to replace speed cameras are too big. The transportation minister believes they should be able to 'figure out how to install a sign.'
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW: Doug Ford promised giant signs to replace speed cameras in school zones. Well, they've arrived and... they're huge. So big they don't fit onto existing poles.
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
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It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
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Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
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$50K reward offered for info on #Ontario man who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant, Que.
Liam Toman was last seen on security camera footage near his hotel in February
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Liam Toman was last seen on security camera footage near his hotel in February
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$50K reward offered for info on Ontario man who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant, Que. | CBC News
An anonymous donor is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of an Ontario man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Liam Toman, 22, was last seen in the resort...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
$50K reward offered for info on #Ontario man who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant, Que.
Liam Toman was last seen on security camera footage near his hotel in February
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Liam Toman was last seen on security camera footage near his hotel in February
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"Trustees are the bridge between local communities and the decisions that shape education. Without them, choices about budgets, programs, and school closures risk being made from Queen’s Park without local insight."
torontosun.com/opinion/more...
torontosun.com/opinion/more...
MORELL: Trustees are the lifeline of public education; we can't afford to lose them
Do we even need school trustees anymore? Yes. We need trustees now more than ever. Read on for a spirited defence of school trustees.
torontosun.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Trustees are the bridge between local communities and the decisions that shape education. Without them, choices about budgets, programs, and school closures risk being made from Queen’s Park without local insight."
torontosun.com/opinion/more...
torontosun.com/opinion/more...
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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down after telling someone in the public gallery to “find a job,” claiming they were a paid, professional protester. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154308...
globalnews.ca/news/1154308...
Doug Ford doubles down on ‘find a job’ comment after omnibus rental bill passes | Globalnews.ca
As protestors were escorted from the chamber, Ford appeared to shout at one of them to 'find a job' from his seat within the legislature.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down after telling someone in the public gallery to “find a job,” claiming they were a paid, professional protester. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154308...
globalnews.ca/news/1154308...
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NEW: Ontario’s transparency watchdog has been forced to “intervene” after the solicitor general’s office repeatedly ignored orders to release information.
It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154356...
It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154356...
Ontario watchdog ‘intervening’ after solicitor general ignores transparency orders | Globalnews.ca
There have been several instances in recent years where the IPC has told the solicitor general's office to release information, only for the government to ignore the decree.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: Ontario’s transparency watchdog has been forced to “intervene” after the solicitor general’s office repeatedly ignored orders to release information.
It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154356...
It’s part of a trend which has also raised questions about political interference. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154356...
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NEW: Manufacturing jobs as a share of the economy fell to the lowest point since records began, according to the financial accountability office.
Are Trump’s tariffs starting to bite or is Ontario’a industrial plan not working? Or both? #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154432...
Are Trump’s tariffs starting to bite or is Ontario’a industrial plan not working? Or both? #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154432...
Ontario manufacturing jobs fall to the lowest point since 1976: budget watchdog | Globalnews.ca
The Financial Accountability Officer's economic review found that manufacturing - which represents about 10 per cent of the province's economy - has faced a number of challenges
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
NEW: Manufacturing jobs as a share of the economy fell to the lowest point since records began, according to the financial accountability office.
Are Trump’s tariffs starting to bite or is Ontario’a industrial plan not working? Or both? #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154432...
Are Trump’s tariffs starting to bite or is Ontario’a industrial plan not working? Or both? #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154432...
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
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On Oct. 27, 1854, Canada experienced its first major train wreck when a passenger train collided with a gravel train near present-day Chatham-Kent, Ontario.
The accident killed 52 people and was, at the time, North America's worst rail disaster.
This is the story.
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The accident killed 52 people and was, at the time, North America's worst rail disaster.
This is the story.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On Oct. 27, 1854, Canada experienced its first major train wreck when a passenger train collided with a gravel train near present-day Chatham-Kent, Ontario.
The accident killed 52 people and was, at the time, North America's worst rail disaster.
This is the story.
🧵 1/7
The accident killed 52 people and was, at the time, North America's worst rail disaster.
This is the story.
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