Jennifer McLaughlin Dales
marchw1nds.bsky.social
Jennifer McLaughlin Dales
@marchw1nds.bsky.social
Player of the bodhrán, the Irish talking drum. Canadian. Writer.
www.marchwinds.ca
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White-tailed bumblebee in a cornflower on the allotment #poetry #plantphotography #gardening #allotments
June 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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June 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
When I was a student, I had the privilege of visiting this James Bay Cree village in northern Quebec on a live-changing trip to several northern Quebec Indigenous communities.
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Visiting Waswanipi
In memory of Robert Ottereyes I left my country and entered another. After driving a long time on winter roads, we crossed the border. Slowly, the language began to change, until iiyiyuu ayimuun, J…
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May 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"So, the heart opens, and the flowers and bees of golden summer celebrate that fact by their mere existence. Within my heart the infinite realm unfolds and expands. I need do nothing but observe it."
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Land of the ever-young
Grange stone circle, the largest in Ireland. The cave entrance to Tir na nÓg is nearby. “Tir na nÓg means ‘land of youth’ although ‘na nÓg’ is probably better translated as ‘the ever-young’ because…
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May 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This is what any elected Republican with an ounce of integrity would do.
Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz just switched from Republican to Democratic.

“The Republican Party is not the party I signed up with... The marginalization of Latinos and immigrants—many of whom have helped build this country—is not leadership. It’s fear-based politics.”
May 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell.
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...
May 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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May 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Happy belated birthday, Chantel. I appreciate hearing from you always. #cdnpoli
(From Radio-Canada)

Today marks the beginning of Chantal Hebert’s career in journalism. On April 25, 1975, she started with the regional Radio-Canada station in Toronto, where she grew up and went to university.

It was also her 71st birthday yesterday!

A national treasure!
April 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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April 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Interesting. Given Amazon Web Services’ dominance, I’d thought it’d constitute a bigger portion. It’s still huge, obviously.
April 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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I wrote about Ted Schmidt the justice prophet of Kingston Road who is holding weekly vigils against genocide.
Join him Thursday April 10 8:15
Kingston Rd and Victoria Park, Toronto.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/kingston-r...
Kingston Road’s Prophet of Justice
Standing Up to Genocide in Gaza
charlieangus.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi...
Remove Aaron Gunn for his residential school denialism
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: https://you.leadnow...
you.leadnow.ca
April 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM