Laura Frey
@lauratfrey.bsky.social
Franzen apologist, book blogger, reads literary fiction, translations, classics, etc. Let's go Oilers! #yeg /Edmonton /Treaty 6. https://reading-in-bed.com/
Reminder that we never have to "hand it to" Jason Kenney, he's the reason a lot of these people and causes became legitimized in Alberta in the first place!
"Racism is immoral. It is poison"
Jason Kenney is sounding off at the right-wing website Juno News for platforming a white nationalist
The white nationalist who advocates mass deportations is causing a rift between Alberta's former premier and a right-wing outlet run by his own former spokesperson
Jason Kenney is sounding off at the right-wing website Juno News for platforming a white nationalist
The white nationalist who advocates mass deportations is causing a rift between Alberta's former premier and a right-wing outlet run by his own former spokesperson
Jason Kenney is Sounding Off at the Right-Wing Website Juno News for Platforming a White Nationalist
How a white nationalist is causing a rift between Alberta's former premier and a right-wing alt-media outlet run by his own former spokesperson
pressprogress.ca
February 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Reminder that we never have to "hand it to" Jason Kenney, he's the reason a lot of these people and causes became legitimized in Alberta in the first place!
Anyone else wanna join me in giving up Insta for lent?? And maybe forever??? (local restaurants, please make websites, it's one of the use cases I can't replace)
Testifying at a trial today about the addictiveness of Meta products, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly denied that increasing engagement on Instagram is a company goal.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/m...
Zuckerberg testimony: Company consulted stakeholders about keeping beauty filters
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a closely watched social media and safety trial that could reshape the industry.
www.cnbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Anyone else wanna join me in giving up Insta for lent?? And maybe forever??? (local restaurants, please make websites, it's one of the use cases I can't replace)
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"Is there a technology the Left is excited about?"
Well, we could put speakers and disco lights on a guillotine?
Well, we could put speakers and disco lights on a guillotine?
February 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"Is there a technology the Left is excited about?"
Well, we could put speakers and disco lights on a guillotine?
Well, we could put speakers and disco lights on a guillotine?
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“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
John Williams ‘Stoner’
John Williams ‘Stoner’
February 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
John Williams ‘Stoner’
John Williams ‘Stoner’
In all seriousness, there is a trend of "READ THIS TO FIX BRAIN ROT" on booktube right now and the tone and language reminds me very much of this nonsense
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
In all seriousness, there is a trend of "READ THIS TO FIX BRAIN ROT" on booktube right now and the tone and language reminds me very much of this nonsense
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My province is a stupid, made up place, but it releases baby name data every year and every year I go through them all to find the weirdest names and also note some general trends.
www.alberta.ca/top-baby-names
www.alberta.ca/top-baby-names
Alberta’s top baby names
See the list of most popular baby names by year.
www.alberta.ca
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
My province is a stupid, made up place, but it releases baby name data every year and every year I go through them all to find the weirdest names and also note some general trends.
www.alberta.ca/top-baby-names
www.alberta.ca/top-baby-names
Mitch Marner...
a man says " i owe you an apology " on a tv screen
ALT: a man says " i owe you an apology " on a tv screen
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Mitch Marner...
Never in doubt (but also PHEWWWW)
man if we get effed over by Czechia again....
a man in an oilers jersey stands in front of a sportsnet logo
ALT: a man in an oilers jersey stands in front of a sportsnet logo
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Never in doubt (but also PHEWWWW)
man if we get effed over by Czechia again....
a man in an oilers jersey stands in front of a sportsnet logo
ALT: a man in an oilers jersey stands in front of a sportsnet logo
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
man if we get effed over by Czechia again....
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"Al is here to stay"
well ok, but me complaining about Al is also here to stay
well ok, but me complaining about Al is also here to stay
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"Al is here to stay"
well ok, but me complaining about Al is also here to stay
well ok, but me complaining about Al is also here to stay
I'm gonna give up Bluesky too if I see one more picture of shirtless rfk jr and/or kid rock
The 14 year old says I should give up Reddit for lent. So I'm gonna need you all to talk about Love is Blind a whole lot more.
a man in a suit is making a funny face while holding his hand to his face .
ALT: a man in a suit is making a funny face while holding his hand to his face .
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I'm gonna give up Bluesky too if I see one more picture of shirtless rfk jr and/or kid rock
The 14 year old says I should give up Reddit for lent. So I'm gonna need you all to talk about Love is Blind a whole lot more.
a man in a suit is making a funny face while holding his hand to his face .
ALT: a man in a suit is making a funny face while holding his hand to his face .
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The 14 year old says I should give up Reddit for lent. So I'm gonna need you all to talk about Love is Blind a whole lot more.
Reading update: Ingram was not good. Better than I expected, but not good. A lot of weird choices in a bog standard hero's journey/coming of age story. Then I read The Sea, which is sort of bog standard for Banville, which is to say, brilliant
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Reading update: Ingram was not good. Better than I expected, but not good. A lot of weird choices in a bog standard hero's journey/coming of age story. Then I read The Sea, which is sort of bog standard for Banville, which is to say, brilliant
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Love is blind guy who's only ever read the alchemist: this journey is giving alchemist vibes
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Love is blind guy who's only ever read the alchemist: this journey is giving alchemist vibes
2 for 2 on unhinged opinion pieces in the Globe this weekend. Now here's me going pro-motherhood (see the last G&M piece I shared): "humans have never know how to love unconditionally" is an insane thing to say if you've ever had a child??? www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1e3eb47...
Humans have never known how to love unconditionally. Maybe AI will change that
The voices in our phones and laptops provide care we have never given or received, or learned how to give and receive, but that are core to our mammalian survival
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
2 for 2 on unhinged opinion pieces in the Globe this weekend. Now here's me going pro-motherhood (see the last G&M piece I shared): "humans have never know how to love unconditionally" is an insane thing to say if you've ever had a child??? www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1e3eb47...
Extremely weird column that holds up Israel as a pro-baby paradise, ignoring the fact that they are currently committing genocide, including mothers and babies... (gift link) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1e3eb47...
Policy alone won’t fix Canada’s fertility crisis. We need a cultural shift
More and more Canadian women are stopping at one child, if they choose to have children at all
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Extremely weird column that holds up Israel as a pro-baby paradise, ignoring the fact that they are currently committing genocide, including mothers and babies... (gift link) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1e3eb47...
Valentine's Day past, 17 years to be exact
February 15, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Valentine's Day past, 17 years to be exact
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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
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3) an irrational fear of people who rent has long been an under-examined force in housing discussions in Edmonton. Coming from Ontario, I was shocked to perceive how rental was framed and portrayed here. On my block there are more than five kids living in housing their parents rent. It's NORMAL;
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
3) an irrational fear of people who rent has long been an under-examined force in housing discussions in Edmonton. Coming from Ontario, I was shocked to perceive how rental was framed and portrayed here. On my block there are more than five kids living in housing their parents rent. It's NORMAL;
Quiet part out loud, in my neighbourhood
Chevalier says that Laurier Heights is "not a neighbourhood that should be considered for so-called affordability measures".
February 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Quiet part out loud, in my neighbourhood
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🧵 Good morning Edmonton. We're live from the council chambers where the Urban Planning Committee will debate reducing housing options.
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🧵 Good morning Edmonton. We're live from the council chambers where the Urban Planning Committee will debate reducing housing options.
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
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New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.
bloom.bg
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
Still reading so no verdict yet but let's just say, the publisher of this book mostly does trashy nonfiction, and their first foray into fiction last year is this book, and a hockey romance by Sean Avery, who also has abuse allegations
But am now reading the Louis CK novel, under duress, so that may change lol
February 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Still reading so no verdict yet but let's just say, the publisher of this book mostly does trashy nonfiction, and their first foray into fiction last year is this book, and a hockey romance by Sean Avery, who also has abuse allegations
when someone at work tells me to just "put it in Notebook LLM"
an older man in a brown jacket is standing in front of a tree and saying no .
ALT: an older man in a brown jacket is standing in front of a tree and saying no .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
when someone at work tells me to just "put it in Notebook LLM"