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Marian Botsford Fraser
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Canadian writer; author, Walking the Line: Travels Along the Canada/US Border, 1989. It's not "just a line."
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tinaadcock.bsky.social
Apropos of nothing, here is a new children’s book with LBGTQ characters that I am excited about reading (which appears to only be available through Amazon, unfortunately) #cdnhist

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November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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tabathasouthey.bsky.social
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The best version of a classic tune, hands down
Elvis Presley - Blue Moon
YouTube video by MusicPresleyElvis
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November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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booksofm.com
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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amandafollett.bsky.social
Falk is a prominent human rights expert who turned 95 on the day he was detained.

This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
I think you should read this
jeffsharlet.bsky.social Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 13d
If you told me there was this amazing essay about Simon & Garfunkel & a horse farm I *needed* to read, I'd--well, I wouldn't. But damn, this is it, by Cassidy Exner, latest in series of young writers approaching the Trumpocene slant rhyme. callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/eddie-wher...
Eddie, Where Are You Calling From?
Evidence of the moment from a most peculiar archive
callingallsyllables.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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ericlipton.nytimes.com
What a sad/incredibly important piece of journalism. If there is one thing we do as reporters--it's to document terrible moments in history that must be remembered, written down in detail & shared. Thank you Tyler Hicks and your team for this vital work. (Free link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
What Our Photographer Saw as a Safe City Became a Blood Bath
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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crof.bsky.social
The best account I've read of the ostrich debacle: www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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kpateonthehill.bsky.social
Today on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis veterans whose courage and sacrifice helped defend lands and rights here and across the world. 1/3

#IndigenousVeteransDay #Remembrance #Reconciliation #SenCA #cdnpoli
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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docrevan.bsky.social
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
And in that pause between pitch and contact - longer than logic, shorter than hope - we remembered why baseball existed long before we judged a sport's value by viral moments and betting apps. It is the romance of failure. The mortal beauty of trying and missing seven times out of 10 and still being considered great. It is the only sport where patience is a weapon, and panic the surest death. You cannot simply run out the clock in baseball; you must face it, pitch by terrifying pitch, until it finally releases you.
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
I got experimental brain surgery. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Could a device implanted in my brain cure my depression? I was ready to find out
Over the past 14 years, I’ve often fantasized about some scan revealing the locus of my mood disorder. Now, we were as close as we’d likely ever get
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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justinling.ca
I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
A Guide To Donald Trump's Kleptocracy
Donald Trump is getting richer. That's a threat to democracy.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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rjjago.bsky.social
Public service announcement: this is literally the best scalloped potato recipe I've ever used. These were unreasonably good - 3 of us ate the entire tray: www.seriouseats.com/classic-pota...
Classic Rich and Silky Potato Gratin (Scalloped Potatoes) Recipe
After rounds and rounds of testing, we've finally landed on the perfect classic potato gratin (scalloped potatoes), one that's creamy, silky, and loaded with flavor.
www.seriouseats.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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pbump.com
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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jenstden.bsky.social
Oh noooo

(This is great sports writing tho)
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
A resonant 2025 cris de coeur that is not about Trump
onthistangent.bsky.social fae⁷ @onthistangent.bsky.social · Oct 19
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
exwife-of-frankenstein on tumblr: Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call. #IM GOING INSANE #NOTHING WORKS NOTHING
October 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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davidingram.bsky.social
A play in three acts
A post from Will Stancill trolling DHS DHS trying to troll Will Stancill Grok rebutting DHS, saying Will Stancill is not a threat
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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silkyweineck.bsky.social
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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ceciliatan.com
oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.
How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
mbfvancouver.bsky.social
Happy, as we learn to say, Canadian Thanksgiving!
October 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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michellecyca.com
Paige and Steph were invited by Lil'wat and N'Quatqua to see why the temporary park closure matters, not only to the First Nations but to the park itself. A beautiful story to read & witness on the last day of the fall closure.
thenarwhal.ca The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Oct 2
For the last month, Joffre Lakes Park has been closed to the public, as Lil'wat and N'Quatqua members reconnect with their traditional territory. Here's what one of B.C.'s busiest parks looks like at rest. By @sevawood.bsky.social with photos by Paige Taylor White. thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes...
What Joffre Lakes Park looks like at rest | The Narwhal
A month-long closure ends Oct. 3. Here’s what Instagram-famous Joffre Lakes Park, or Pipi7íyekw, looks like when it’s quiet and closed to the public
thenarwhal.ca
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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wolfpack11720.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
The Great Portland War is taking a brutal toll on the local economy

Vinyl LPs are on a 5% discount literally EVERYWHERE
September 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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megtirrell.bsky.social
Google search suggestions: such a snapshot of humanity
How to prepare for the rapture How to prepare for a colonoscopy How to prepare iPhone for trade in
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM