Michelle MacAleese
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Michelle MacAleese
@micmaca.bsky.social
Editor. Communications professional. Friend.
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I think we’re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?
Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels
Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive
www.thetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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That’s because it’s a crime, Donald.
September 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I truly believe that reading, learning, organizing my thoughts, reviewing my notes, synthesizing, writing, editing, and revising written material are all creative practices. I wish to preserve and expand my capacity for these transformative tasks by practising them and not outsourcing them.
June 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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one of the more endearing human behaviors imo is "tell 'em i say hi." even with ppl we don't know sometimes, if they make ppl we care about happy and you know they're on the line you just give a quick little "hi". we're like birds, just constantly making little companion calls to each other
June 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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The dentist said I have excellent teeth and great oral hygiene, and ALSO I need a filling.
a bald man in a red and black sweater says it is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose .
Alt: Jean-Luc Picard says, "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose."
media.tenor.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
May 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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There it is, in a nutshell.
April 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Why should 🇨🇦 create a new civil defence corps?

Because we’re among the only NATO countries that doesn’t train its population in emergency response, first aid and cyber threats — and we need everyone’s talents to meet the crises ahead.

I talk to CBC’s Fresh Air

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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March 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Toronto’s New Landlords is a multi-part investigative series from WEP that explores the influx of financialized landlords, many backed by US private equity firms, & how this is affecting the city’s rental stock.

The first instalment from Emma Paling out now

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toro...
Toronto's new landlords — West End Phoenix
They’re ultra-rich, predominantly American, and over the next eight years they’re bringing 21,000 units without rent control to a new building near you. The West End Phoenix has identified 21,677 rent...
www.westendphoenix.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I will start with a first-aid course
The world has changed and Canada needs to be ready. Every Canadian has an important role to play. My thoughts on following Sweden’s lead and re-establishing universal civil defence training

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps | The Tyee
Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?
thetyee.ca
March 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Me, to the security guard at my local library, packed with people voting: "Busy evening."

Him: "I'm glad to see it. If we don't vote, we lose."

#IfWeDontVoteWeLose
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
An illuminating conversation with Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, about social capital and community, then and now. @trevonoahtoday.bsky.social youtu.be/23SwzXdJQDg?...
Join or Die with Robert Putnam | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah
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January 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM