JenniferD
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Ambidextrous Ragamuffin. Bookish.
Silly for dogs. Introvert. Awkward.
Over-thinker. Disabled.
Canadian. She/Her
Prev: Writing & Editing in the Book Industry
Politics • Health • Bioethics • Science • Publishing
Ambidextrous Ragamuffin. Bookish.
Silly for dogs. Introvert. Awkward.
Over-thinker. Disabled.
Canadian. She/Her
"Montreal-born David Szalay is the first Canadian-born author to win the Booker Prize since 2019. As the winner, he will receive 50,000 pounds (about $92,300 Cdn)"
#BookerPrize2025 #BookerPrize
#BookerPrize2025 #BookerPrize
Canadian-born author David Szalay awarded 2025 Booker Prize for Flesh | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"Montreal-born David Szalay is the first Canadian-born author to win the Booker Prize since 2019. As the winner, he will receive 50,000 pounds (about $92,300 Cdn)"
#BookerPrize2025 #BookerPrize
#BookerPrize2025 #BookerPrize
Boosted, baby!
✅ COVID
✅ FLU, and, because it was also due:
✅ B12
✅ COVID
✅ FLU, and, because it was also due:
✅ B12
a woman is sitting on a couch and says thanks for the boost .
Alt: GIF of Maya Rudoloh. She is sitting on a couch, and is wearing a black crewneck sweater. She winks, blows kisses using both hands, then makes a heart-shape with her hands while giving a slight nod. The caption reads 'Thanks for the boost'
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Boosted, baby!
✅ COVID
✅ FLU, and, because it was also due:
✅ B12
✅ COVID
✅ FLU, and, because it was also due:
✅ B12
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What happens to disabled people WILL ALWAYS happen to you.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What happens to disabled people WILL ALWAYS happen to you.
"For years, the Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger, was so rarely seen in Russia’s far east that it was considered a ghost of the forest. The world’s largest big cat, celebrated for its power and resilience, is also one of the most endangered"
‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages
The spread of African swine flu among the wild boars the animals eat has led to the deadliest winter for attacks on people in the Russian region for decades – and a spike in tiger killings
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"For years, the Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger, was so rarely seen in Russia’s far east that it was considered a ghost of the forest. The world’s largest big cat, celebrated for its power and resilience, is also one of the most endangered"
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It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
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Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hang on, when did reading become so performative?
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"On Oct. 1, the provincial minimum wage increased by 40 cents to $17.60 per hour...
That increase still pales in comparison to what the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) says is needed for full-time workers to comfortably live in the GTA, which is $27.20 per hour..."
#OnPoli #ToPoli
That increase still pales in comparison to what the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) says is needed for full-time workers to comfortably live in the GTA, which is $27.20 per hour..."
#OnPoli #ToPoli
What is the ‘living wage’ across Ontario and how much do you need to earn to make ends meet?
Toronto’s living wage is about $10 more than Ontario’s minimum rate: report
There is nearly a $10 difference between Ontario’s minimum wage and the hourly rate workers need to be able to comfortably live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), according to a new report.
www.cp24.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Chart crime of the year 2025. AI could solve all problems, or extirpate all humans. 1/2
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Chart crime of the year 2025. AI could solve all problems, or extirpate all humans. 1/2
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🚨LCBO revenues down $300 million
💰 that pays for schools, healthcare, infrastructure
Canceling beer store contract early cost $225 million
▶️Cost to Ontarians of privatizing alcohol sales:
$300 M + $225 M = $525 million
#ONpoli #FordMath
💰 that pays for schools, healthcare, infrastructure
Canceling beer store contract early cost $225 million
▶️Cost to Ontarians of privatizing alcohol sales:
$300 M + $225 M = $525 million
#ONpoli #FordMath
NEW: For the first time in a decade, the LCBO is expecting to see less than $2 billion in revenue.
That's something workers at the Crown corporation warned could happen after alcohol liberalization was introduced. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151446...
That's something workers at the Crown corporation warned could happen after alcohol liberalization was introduced. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151446...
LCBO revenue drops below $2B for 1st time in a decade after alcohol liberalization | Globalnews.ca
The Fall Economic Statement projects that for the first time in a decade, LCBO will take in less than $2 billion after changes to let convenience stores sell alcohol.
globalnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"St. Thomas has partnered with the province, the feds, community organizations and non-profits to ramp up shelter spaces, but also quickly transition people out of shelters and into supportive housing with access services like counselling, health-care and more."
This Ontario town is on a mission to end homelessness by 2027. Here’s how it's going | CBC Radio
When Sara Pepper was living on the streets of St. Thomas, Ont., a few years back, she says there wasn’t much in the way of support. These days, she says, things are looking brighter — but there's sti...
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"St. Thomas has partnered with the province, the feds, community organizations and non-profits to ramp up shelter spaces, but also quickly transition people out of shelters and into supportive housing with access services like counselling, health-care and more."
"The same night Jeneroux announced he was leaving, the Conservatives’ first attempt to bring down Carney’s budget (through an amendment confidence vote) failed. A handful of Conservatives abstained."
Did not know that bit; missed it somehow.
Did not know that bit; missed it somehow.
In damage control after 2 departures, Conservatives accuse Liberals of 'undemocratic' distractions | CBC News
Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer held a brief media availability Friday morning in an attempt to redirect attention from the Official Opposition's internal crisis to the Liberal Party.
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"The same night Jeneroux announced he was leaving, the Conservatives’ first attempt to bring down Carney’s budget (through an amendment confidence vote) failed. A handful of Conservatives abstained."
Did not know that bit; missed it somehow.
Did not know that bit; missed it somehow.
Important thread 👇
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Important thread 👇
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Today, the government just voted to end debate and skip public hearings on Bill 33, shutting out parents, educators, and students from having any say. Our voices matter. Our schools matter. But it's not too late to take action: email the Premier and demand he withdraw Bill 33. #onpoli #onted
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"Does she like holding grudges? "I don't have a choice. I'm a Scorpio. We hold grudges,” she said. “It's not an attractive thing to say about yourself. I struggle against it, but not very hard.”
(Can attest to the grudge she's held against me since I was 17yo. She, the adult, loathed me. 1/2 )
(Can attest to the grudge she's held against me since I was 17yo. She, the adult, loathed me. 1/2 )
Margaret Atwood on reading palms, getting older — and holding grudges | CBC Radio
Margaret Atwood’s new memoir Book of Lives explores how the world has shaped her writing, and how that writing in turn shaped her life
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Does she like holding grudges? "I don't have a choice. I'm a Scorpio. We hold grudges,” she said. “It's not an attractive thing to say about yourself. I struggle against it, but not very hard.”
(Can attest to the grudge she's held against me since I was 17yo. She, the adult, loathed me. 1/2 )
(Can attest to the grudge she's held against me since I was 17yo. She, the adult, loathed me. 1/2 )
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A month ago, Ontario’s Auditor General told Doug Ford’s government to create a public, accountable climate plan with emissions-reduction targets — as courts have also ordered.
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A month ago, Ontario’s Auditor General told Doug Ford’s government to create a public, accountable climate plan with emissions-reduction targets — as courts have also ordered.
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
As we ready for the UCP's 2nd pre-emptice use of the notwithstanding clause in as many weeks, let's clarify what this means.
1️⃣ The move is constitutional. They *can* invoke it.
2️⃣ The UCP is not *required* to do this. There are other means to pass the law.
3️⃣ They should not use it, in my view.🧵
1️⃣ The move is constitutional. They *can* invoke it.
2️⃣ The UCP is not *required* to do this. There are other means to pass the law.
3️⃣ They should not use it, in my view.🧵
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D
Like a pig in suds! 🫧🫧🫧
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Like a pig in suds! 🫧🫧🫧
"...this scheme will apply not just to people who have solar or home batteries, but to people who live in places where they can’t put up solar – those who live in apartments and the like. The government says it will require companies to offer this scheme to all customers, not just those with solar."
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"...this scheme will apply not just to people who have solar or home batteries, but to people who live in places where they can’t put up solar – those who live in apartments and the like. The government says it will require companies to offer this scheme to all customers, not just those with solar."
Canada making international news:
"Alberta’s top government doctor was stopped from speaking publicly about the problem, according to interviews... Conservative premier Danielle Smith has championed personal choice, calling the unvaccinated Alberta’s “most discriminated-against group.”
#GiftLink 🎁
"Alberta’s top government doctor was stopped from speaking publicly about the problem, according to interviews... Conservative premier Danielle Smith has championed personal choice, calling the unvaccinated Alberta’s “most discriminated-against group.”
#GiftLink 🎁
Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Canada making international news:
"Alberta’s top government doctor was stopped from speaking publicly about the problem, according to interviews... Conservative premier Danielle Smith has championed personal choice, calling the unvaccinated Alberta’s “most discriminated-against group.”
#GiftLink 🎁
"Alberta’s top government doctor was stopped from speaking publicly about the problem, according to interviews... Conservative premier Danielle Smith has championed personal choice, calling the unvaccinated Alberta’s “most discriminated-against group.”
#GiftLink 🎁
Oh, fucking, boy. Douthat.
"...can conservative feminism fix it? Men and women are different. But what does that difference really mean? Should the right be trying to roll back the entire feminist era? Or is there a form of conservative feminism that corrects liberalism’s mistakes?"
#GiftLink 🎁
"...can conservative feminism fix it? Men and women are different. But what does that difference really mean? Should the right be trying to roll back the entire feminist era? Or is there a form of conservative feminism that corrects liberalism’s mistakes?"
#GiftLink 🎁
Opinion | Did Women Ruin the Workplace?
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Oh, fucking, boy. Douthat.
"...can conservative feminism fix it? Men and women are different. But what does that difference really mean? Should the right be trying to roll back the entire feminist era? Or is there a form of conservative feminism that corrects liberalism’s mistakes?"
#GiftLink 🎁
"...can conservative feminism fix it? Men and women are different. But what does that difference really mean? Should the right be trying to roll back the entire feminist era? Or is there a form of conservative feminism that corrects liberalism’s mistakes?"
#GiftLink 🎁
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I love foreshadowing www.youtube.com/shorts/_Epax...
ERIC ADAMS IS A TERRIBLE NYC MAYOR!! #nyc #newyork #podcastclips #interview #politics
YouTube video by SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I love foreshadowing www.youtube.com/shorts/_Epax...
There are many things about living w/ disabilities that a lot of people who don't have disabilities probably never think about. Like showering. Showering is a 3-hour process for me, and it's the only thing I can accomplish that day. Then, I am done for 2-3 days afterwards. Fucking sucks. 1/2
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are many things about living w/ disabilities that a lot of people who don't have disabilities probably never think about. Like showering. Showering is a 3-hour process for me, and it's the only thing I can accomplish that day. Then, I am done for 2-3 days afterwards. Fucking sucks. 1/2
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What’s going on? #shift #politics #standup
YouTube video by Lisab0923
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"If Canada can stave off a recession, keep the unemployment rate from rising further and avoid further escalation in the trade war, implementing the changes mapped out in this budget will be easier. But that is a tall order — and at least some of it is out of the control of the Canadian government."
ANALYSIS | Budget charts difficult path out of current crisis — with small margin of error | CBC News
The 2025 federal budget plots a path for the Canadian economy to emerge from the current crisis. But it also highlights just how deep a hole the economy is in right now and how small the margin for er...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"If Canada can stave off a recession, keep the unemployment rate from rising further and avoid further escalation in the trade war, implementing the changes mapped out in this budget will be easier. But that is a tall order — and at least some of it is out of the control of the Canadian government."