M31🍁
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🇨🇦Canadian author by day, potato by night • fantasy nerd • book enthusiast • magical • Harvard alumna • part owner of Canada • my life is an absurd musical
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Thinking about how the Star Wars sequel trilogy really tried to make Captain Phasma the new Boba Fett, but fans gravitated towards that one trooper that yelled “traitor!” and threw hands with a lightsaber instead.
February 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Thinking about how the Star Wars sequel trilogy really tried to make Captain Phasma the new Boba Fett, but fans gravitated towards that one trooper that yelled “traitor!” and threw hands with a lightsaber instead.
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If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. —Shirley Chisholm
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
February 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. —Shirley Chisholm
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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#FolkloreThursday In Japanese folklore, eating the flesh of a ningyo, or mermaid, grants eternal life and youth. It was also said that Ningyo blood will cure any wound.
Boxwood ningyo netsuke, Tadayoshi, 19th century
collections.mfa.org/objects/19902
Boxwood ningyo netsuke, Tadayoshi, 19th century
collections.mfa.org/objects/19902
February 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
#FolkloreThursday In Japanese folklore, eating the flesh of a ningyo, or mermaid, grants eternal life and youth. It was also said that Ningyo blood will cure any wound.
Boxwood ningyo netsuke, Tadayoshi, 19th century
collections.mfa.org/objects/19902
Boxwood ningyo netsuke, Tadayoshi, 19th century
collections.mfa.org/objects/19902
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This is Bob Coveiro. He sat by his human's grave for 10 years until his own death in 2021. Pets were not permitted to be buried with humans, but he was given an exception. Now 5 years later, inspired by his loyalty, Brazil passed the Bob Coveiro Law allowing pets to be buried in family graves. 14/10
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This is Bob Coveiro. He sat by his human's grave for 10 years until his own death in 2021. Pets were not permitted to be buried with humans, but he was given an exception. Now 5 years later, inspired by his loyalty, Brazil passed the Bob Coveiro Law allowing pets to be buried in family graves. 14/10
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This is Hugo. He just wanted to make sure you didn't miss the sunset. 12/10 thank you Hugo (IG: maui_thegoldenpup)
February 19, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This is Hugo. He just wanted to make sure you didn't miss the sunset. 12/10 thank you Hugo (IG: maui_thegoldenpup)
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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
Foreign military recruits include doctors, nurses and pilots
Canada aims to reduce reliance on US with new defense strategy
Express Entry to include senior managers and transport-sector workers
Express Entry changes to address labor shortages in critical sectors
Canada aims to reduce reliance on US with new defense strategy
Express Entry to include senior managers and transport-sector workers
Express Entry changes to address labor shortages in critical sectors
Canada revises express entry immigration rules, adds military roles — Reuters
Canada introduced new immigration priority categories on Wednesday to bring in skilled workers in fields ranging from research and health care to aviation, and to include certain military recruits.
apple.news
February 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Foreign military recruits include doctors, nurses and pilots
Canada aims to reduce reliance on US with new defense strategy
Express Entry to include senior managers and transport-sector workers
Express Entry changes to address labor shortages in critical sectors
Canada aims to reduce reliance on US with new defense strategy
Express Entry to include senior managers and transport-sector workers
Express Entry changes to address labor shortages in critical sectors
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More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes.
Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.
Beautiful and devastating all at once.
Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.
Beautiful and devastating all at once.
February 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes.
Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.
Beautiful and devastating all at once.
Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.
Beautiful and devastating all at once.
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“Winter Witness”, 30x30 acrylic on canvas. A tribute to the watchers of Minnesota and all the other cities where we are trying to keep the beasts accountable. Not sure if it’s done but getting there.
February 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
“Winter Witness”, 30x30 acrylic on canvas. A tribute to the watchers of Minnesota and all the other cities where we are trying to keep the beasts accountable. Not sure if it’s done but getting there.
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BREAKING: A memorial for Kristi Noem’s dog has been erected in Chicago
February 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
BREAKING: A memorial for Kristi Noem’s dog has been erected in Chicago
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Good for them.
Good for them.
The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell
Banned from education, a clandestine reading circle meets every week to pour over novels by Abbas Maroufi, Zoya Pirzad and Ernest Hemingway
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:08 AM
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Good for them.
Good for them.
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Have an ecstatic woman joyfully signing to her child as a little timeline cleanse.
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Have an ecstatic woman joyfully signing to her child as a little timeline cleanse.
This is Maple taffy it is made by boiling maple sap and pouring it onto snow. Then rolling it on a wooden stick. I cheated and used a snowcone machine and had the waitress at La Buche roll it for me. Lazy maple taffy. #CanadaStrong
February 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This is Maple taffy it is made by boiling maple sap and pouring it onto snow. Then rolling it on a wooden stick. I cheated and used a snowcone machine and had the waitress at La Buche roll it for me. Lazy maple taffy. #CanadaStrong
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A puff-faced water snake in Thailand stayed still in nutrient-rich swamp water long enough for algae to grow on its body.
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February 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
A puff-faced water snake in Thailand stayed still in nutrient-rich swamp water long enough for algae to grow on its body.
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Irish rockers U2 becomes the latest high-powered musical act to condemn the federal immigration raids with the surprise release of a six-track EP that kicks off with a song for Renée Good.
U2 releases Renee Good tribute song 'American Obituary'
"These songs were impatient to be out in the world," singer Bono said of the band's surprise new EP, "Days of Ash."
nbcnews.to
February 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Irish rockers U2 becomes the latest high-powered musical act to condemn the federal immigration raids with the surprise release of a six-track EP that kicks off with a song for Renée Good.
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Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Also the inspiration for the character of Jane in the Marvel Thor comics.
"Mother of Chemotherapy" Dr. Jane Wright died #OTD in 2013.
+ Helped shift cancer treatment from palliative care to modern chemotherapy by establishing methotrexate as a foundational treatment for breast cancer in 1951
+ Only woman co-founder, American Society of Clinical Oncology #WomenInSTEM #BHM
+ Helped shift cancer treatment from palliative care to modern chemotherapy by establishing methotrexate as a foundational treatment for breast cancer in 1951
+ Only woman co-founder, American Society of Clinical Oncology #WomenInSTEM #BHM
February 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Also the inspiration for the character of Jane in the Marvel Thor comics.
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🇨🇦 Tonight the #CNTower will be lit gold for Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann who won Canada's third 2026 Olympic gold medal 🥇 in women's team pursuit ⛸️
#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamCanada 🇨🇦
#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamCanada 🇨🇦
February 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
🇨🇦 Tonight the #CNTower will be lit gold for Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann who won Canada's third 2026 Olympic gold medal 🥇 in women's team pursuit ⛸️
#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamCanada 🇨🇦
#MilanoCortina2026 #TeamCanada 🇨🇦
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my god right i KNOW it's a fossil i UNDERSTAND but it also CLEARLY DEMONIC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM
my god right i KNOW it's a fossil i UNDERSTAND but it also CLEARLY DEMONIC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One www.goodnewsnetwork.org/urban-farm-s...
Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One
A Dutch agri-tech firm has had the bright idea of combining a greenhouse grow operation with a grocery and delivery business.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One www.goodnewsnetwork.org/urban-farm-s...
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On Jan. 7, a European Robin was spotted in Montreal. The bird was authenticated by the Cornell Ornithology Lab. No one knows how he could have crossed the Atlantic.🌻🙂
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
On Jan. 7, a European Robin was spotted in Montreal. The bird was authenticated by the Cornell Ornithology Lab. No one knows how he could have crossed the Atlantic.🌻🙂
Joanne Julkowski is suing the "Puppy Love" singer after attending his Feb. 15, 2024, concert at Harrah's Las Vegas, where she alleges she was "suddenly and forcefully struck in the back of the head by one of the lighted balls that had been thrown or propelled into the crowd
Concertgoer sues Donny Osmond, claims she was hit by giant ball at Vegas show
A Donny Osmond concertgoer has filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming that she was injured at one of his shows in Las Vegas.
ew.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Joanne Julkowski is suing the "Puppy Love" singer after attending his Feb. 15, 2024, concert at Harrah's Las Vegas, where she alleges she was "suddenly and forcefully struck in the back of the head by one of the lighted balls that had been thrown or propelled into the crowd
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Please read this, & help promote the push for changes with doctors in Canada - currently due to federal laws, doctors cannot receive pensions, Mary is a wonderful advocate fighting for changes for decades & we all need to work together to help her & other doctors making meaningful change in Canada.
My presentation to HOC explains this but you can also look up article I’ve written or articles written about me since.
openparliament.ca/committees/h...
openparliament.ca/committees/h...
Dr. Mary Fernando (Physician, As an Individual) at the Health Committee | openparliament.ca
openparliament.ca
February 19, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Please read this, & help promote the push for changes with doctors in Canada - currently due to federal laws, doctors cannot receive pensions, Mary is a wonderful advocate fighting for changes for decades & we all need to work together to help her & other doctors making meaningful change in Canada.
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King Charles III has issued a statement following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor:
February 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
King Charles III has issued a statement following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: