Lisa Martin
@lisamar.bsky.social
Feminist housing activist. Mother. Music. Food. She/her. Here for the cat pics.
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
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I’m doing research for a project and found out about the “don’t buy where you can’t work” movement during the depression, where Black people boycotted and picketed places that wouldn’t hire us. Shout out to everyone who’s not going back to Target!
"Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" | National Museum of African American History & Culture.
<p>“Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” campaigns of the 1930s used effective direct-action tactics, such as boycotts and picketing. </p>
www.searchablemuseum.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m doing research for a project and found out about the “don’t buy where you can’t work” movement during the depression, where Black people boycotted and picketed places that wouldn’t hire us. Shout out to everyone who’s not going back to Target!
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Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
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The Air Canada strike was a big win for workers — and hopefully a blow against government strike busting, which has become all-too common.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-air-ca...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-air-ca...
The Air Canada strike resolution was a big win for flight attendants – and all workers
With any luck, governments will now be hesitant to use the Labour Code to undermine the right to strike. After all, the best deals are made at the bargaining table, right?
www.davidmoscrop.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Air Canada strike was a big win for workers — and hopefully a blow against government strike busting, which has become all-too common.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-air-ca...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-air-ca...
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So And So So And So From Wherever Wherever
Jack Bishop
2023
Jack Bishop
2023
August 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So And So So And So From Wherever Wherever
Jack Bishop
2023
Jack Bishop
2023
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the guaranteed provision of a home for everyone is the only solution to mass homelessness, and this is a basic requirement of a functional society
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
August 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
the guaranteed provision of a home for everyone is the only solution to mass homelessness, and this is a basic requirement of a functional society
Keeping conversation around consent + justice w/ collective statement in the Globe says what so many of us have been feeling:
E.M. You are not alone. We stand with you + all survivors of gender-based violence.
#CourageCampaign #WesupportEM
Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...
E.M. You are not alone. We stand with you + all survivors of gender-based violence.
#CourageCampaign #WesupportEM
Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...
August 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Keeping conversation around consent + justice w/ collective statement in the Globe says what so many of us have been feeling:
E.M. You are not alone. We stand with you + all survivors of gender-based violence.
#CourageCampaign #WesupportEM
Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...
E.M. You are not alone. We stand with you + all survivors of gender-based violence.
#CourageCampaign #WesupportEM
Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...
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Western World to recognize Palestine as a state in September if it’s still there
Western World to recognize Palestine as a state in September if it's still there
PARIS/LONDON/OTTAWA – The governments of France, the UK and Canada have said they will do what’s morally right and recognize Palestine’s right to exist as a nation as early as September, providing som...
www.thebeaverton.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Western World to recognize Palestine as a state in September if it’s still there
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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'The world requires at least ten years to understand a new idea, however important or simple it may be.'
- Ronald Ross
- Ronald Ross
July 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
'The world requires at least ten years to understand a new idea, however important or simple it may be.'
- Ronald Ross
- Ronald Ross
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Yeah, it's quite the paradox that the people who understand AI aren't impressed by it. A real head scratcher.
Why Understanding AI Doesn’t Necessarily Lead People to Embrace It
New research has uncovered a paradoxical relationship between AI literacy and receptivity: Individuals with lower AI literacy are more likely to embrace AI, despite perceiving it as less capable and m...
hbr.org
July 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Yeah, it's quite the paradox that the people who understand AI aren't impressed by it. A real head scratcher.
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
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Everyone agrees you shouldn’t trust an LLM without fact checking it.
Now do the same for:
– viral threads
– press releases
– influencers
– Google answers
Confidence ≠ credibility.
Now do the same for:
– viral threads
– press releases
– influencers
– Google answers
Confidence ≠ credibility.
June 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Do not wait for inspiration. You don’t need to be inspired, to write a poem. You need to reach down and touch the thing that’s boiling inside of you and make it somehow useful.
— Audre Lorde
— Audre Lorde
June 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Do not wait for inspiration. You don’t need to be inspired, to write a poem. You need to reach down and touch the thing that’s boiling inside of you and make it somehow useful.
— Audre Lorde
— Audre Lorde
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TCAF was kind of incredible. A spectacular reminder of the importance of art, community & in-person engagement during a difficult time. I struggle with the idea that my work is good for anything these days but seeing the amazing community TCAF & comics as a whole has built … it’s wonderful. ❤️
June 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
TCAF was kind of incredible. A spectacular reminder of the importance of art, community & in-person engagement during a difficult time. I struggle with the idea that my work is good for anything these days but seeing the amazing community TCAF & comics as a whole has built … it’s wonderful. ❤️
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Moments after MPP Mamakwa was removed from the legislature:
Reporter: "Can you explain just what precisely the Premier said that you're saying is untruthful?"
Sol: "That he respects and honours the duty to consult. That's not the truth. The way [Bill 5] is written up speaks the opposite."
Reporter: "Can you explain just what precisely the Premier said that you're saying is untruthful?"
Sol: "That he respects and honours the duty to consult. That's not the truth. The way [Bill 5] is written up speaks the opposite."
June 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Moments after MPP Mamakwa was removed from the legislature:
Reporter: "Can you explain just what precisely the Premier said that you're saying is untruthful?"
Sol: "That he respects and honours the duty to consult. That's not the truth. The way [Bill 5] is written up speaks the opposite."
Reporter: "Can you explain just what precisely the Premier said that you're saying is untruthful?"
Sol: "That he respects and honours the duty to consult. That's not the truth. The way [Bill 5] is written up speaks the opposite."
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If you missed the northern lights, here's your chance: This time-lapse video shows how streaks of colorful light painted the night sky across parts of the U.S. as a geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible. trib.al/uQhTWXE
June 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you missed the northern lights, here's your chance: This time-lapse video shows how streaks of colorful light painted the night sky across parts of the U.S. as a geomagnetic storm made the aurora borealis visible. trib.al/uQhTWXE
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I was honoured to join the grandmothers against Genocide gathering.
Every Wednesday morning at Bloor and Bay 8 AM.
Toronto.
Please watch and share.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5jA4K...
Every Wednesday morning at Bloor and Bay 8 AM.
Toronto.
Please watch and share.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5jA4K...
Grandmothers Against Genocide Vigil Toronto - Charlie Angus
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I was honoured to join the grandmothers against Genocide gathering.
Every Wednesday morning at Bloor and Bay 8 AM.
Toronto.
Please watch and share.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5jA4K...
Every Wednesday morning at Bloor and Bay 8 AM.
Toronto.
Please watch and share.
www.youtube.com/shorts/5jA4K...
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The automation of Brandolini’s Law
This is exactly what I mean when I say that it is impossible to reduce friction, only to move it around.
The text-making-up machine dropped the friction of "research" to zero, but every single person downstream of that "research" who has to act upon it now shoulders a double workload.
The text-making-up machine dropped the friction of "research" to zero, but every single person downstream of that "research" who has to act upon it now shoulders a double workload.
Librarian here. Got an email from a patron about our "poor selection" of books on AI, w/ list of new books that we HAD to get so ppl could stay informed about this important subject. Title, author, synopsis.
Of 11 titles on the list, 10 Did Not Exist. At all.
"Yeah, I got it from Ch*tGPT, why?"
Of 11 titles on the list, 10 Did Not Exist. At all.
"Yeah, I got it from Ch*tGPT, why?"
May 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The automation of Brandolini’s Law
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I still think it’s backwards that mass shooters owning assault weapons is considered a right while their victims’ healthcare is considered a privilege.
May 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I still think it’s backwards that mass shooters owning assault weapons is considered a right while their victims’ healthcare is considered a privilege.
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Pierre Poilievre lost his seat and yet he refuses to leave the 19 room mansion that comes with a chef and groundskeepers - all paid for by the taxpayer.
It is for the leader of the opposition "who is in Parliament."
A grifter is going to grift.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZH...
It is for the leader of the opposition "who is in Parliament."
A grifter is going to grift.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZH...
Pierre Poilievre's 19 Room Mansion - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (Otawa edition)
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Pierre Poilievre lost his seat and yet he refuses to leave the 19 room mansion that comes with a chef and groundskeepers - all paid for by the taxpayer.
It is for the leader of the opposition "who is in Parliament."
A grifter is going to grift.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZH...
It is for the leader of the opposition "who is in Parliament."
A grifter is going to grift.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ZH...
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