Olivia Anderson
@ollioil.bsky.social
Retired librarian, curious cook & adept baker, undaunted gardener, insect lover, cyclist and devoted reader of all manner of fiction and quirky nonfiction. Anti-capitalist, conservationist and deeply concerned by our ‘interesting’ times.
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Olivia Anderson
@ollioil.bsky.social
· Feb 21
This slim, fascinating, stunningly beautiful and deeply human novel has given me solace in this disorienting, immoral and fraught time.
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“Violence against women is a toxic online culture that allows young men to feel entitled to women's attention and to react with violence when they don't get it, leading to a 14-year-old girl in NDG recently being stabbed in the face for rejecting a boy's advances.”
#16DaysOfActivism
#16DaysOfActivism
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“Violence against women is a toxic online culture that allows young men to feel entitled to women's attention and to react with violence when they don't get it, leading to a 14-year-old girl in NDG recently being stabbed in the face for rejecting a boy's advances.”
#16DaysOfActivism
#16DaysOfActivism
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Go for it Donald.
Trump is crushing the American farm belt. MAGA farmers have had a disastrous year from disappearing markets and the tariff war.
Adding a severe tariff on fertilizer will wipe them out.
Trump is crushing the American farm belt. MAGA farmers have had a disastrous year from disappearing markets and the tariff war.
Adding a severe tariff on fertilizer will wipe them out.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Go for it Donald.
Trump is crushing the American farm belt. MAGA farmers have had a disastrous year from disappearing markets and the tariff war.
Adding a severe tariff on fertilizer will wipe them out.
Trump is crushing the American farm belt. MAGA farmers have had a disastrous year from disappearing markets and the tariff war.
Adding a severe tariff on fertilizer will wipe them out.
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Video footage shows Israeli bulldozers forcibly uprooting hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in Qaryut, a village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Video footage shows Israeli bulldozers forcibly uprooting hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in Qaryut, a village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
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Thank you, @leahgazan.bsky.social! We need a public option for food and groceries to take on the big chains that are gouging us at the till.
People across Canada know that the Liberals’ back door deals with CEOs haven’t made groceries any cheaper.
We need bold responses to price shocks caused by extreme weather and corporate gouging. When will the government act and deliver on a public option for food?
We need bold responses to price shocks caused by extreme weather and corporate gouging. When will the government act and deliver on a public option for food?
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Thank you, @leahgazan.bsky.social! We need a public option for food and groceries to take on the big chains that are gouging us at the till.
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The Polytechnique massacre wasn't just a mass shooting — it was a mass femicide. The gunman explicitly targeted women and blamed feminists for the troubles in his life. We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Don’t you dare forget their names.
#December6
Don’t you dare forget their names.
#December6
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Polytechnique massacre wasn't just a mass shooting — it was a mass femicide. The gunman explicitly targeted women and blamed feminists for the troubles in his life. We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Don’t you dare forget their names.
#December6
Don’t you dare forget their names.
#December6
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The Alberta government's harmful two-tier healthcare bill is in front of the Legislature now. And they are cutting off debate early to avoid scrutiny and allow them to leave on early holiday vacation.
We need to show them Alberta is paying attention.
Send a message now: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
We need to show them Alberta is paying attention.
Send a message now: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
URGENT: Stop Two-Tier Healthcare. Send a Direct Message Now.
We have to defend and promote Universal Public Healthcare before it's too late.
notwotier.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Alberta government's harmful two-tier healthcare bill is in front of the Legislature now. And they are cutting off debate early to avoid scrutiny and allow them to leave on early holiday vacation.
We need to show them Alberta is paying attention.
Send a message now: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
We need to show them Alberta is paying attention.
Send a message now: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
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More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
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I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
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"Violence against women is Donald Trump responding to reporter April Ryan's legitimate questions about the Epstein files with 'Quiet, Piggy,' and not a single person in the room saying or doing a damn thing.”
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Violence against women is Donald Trump responding to reporter April Ryan's legitimate questions about the Epstein files with 'Quiet, Piggy,' and not a single person in the room saying or doing a damn thing.”
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
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Franklin would agree.
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
Franklin and the Forgotten Moral
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Franklin would agree.
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
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An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers in occupied West Bank
An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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In the Netherlands, where the Dutch invest in safe cycling, the over-65s cycle around a quarter of their journeys, while the over-80s cycle around 10% of theirs.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In the Netherlands, where the Dutch invest in safe cycling, the over-65s cycle around a quarter of their journeys, while the over-80s cycle around 10% of theirs.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and cycle lanes don't 'restrict freedom', they expand it.
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Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
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interc.pt
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our small but mighty newsroom of just over a dozen reporters and editors is doing what we’ve always done: holding power accountable without fear or favor. Support our work:
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I’m not so naïve to think that AI will go away when the AI bubble bursts (after all the Internet didn’t go away when the dot com bubble burst). But it is really sad that such an unreliable, unethical, and massively polluting technology is embraced by so many.
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m not so naïve to think that AI will go away when the AI bubble bursts (after all the Internet didn’t go away when the dot com bubble burst). But it is really sad that such an unreliable, unethical, and massively polluting technology is embraced by so many.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
It’s Time To Scrap Zimbabwe’s Outdated Abortion Law - Molokele ⋆ Pindula News
Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele (CCC) has called for the repeal of the 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, describing it as one of the most backward laws in Zimbabwe. Molokele made the comments at a ...
news.pindula.co.zw
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
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1/ Mark Carney has betrayed all of us by making a pipeline pact with Danielle Smith. A real nation-building project would expand the renewable energy of the future while creating thousands of jobs - powerlines not pipelines.
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
1/ Mark Carney has betrayed all of us by making a pipeline pact with Danielle Smith. A real nation-building project would expand the renewable energy of the future while creating thousands of jobs - powerlines not pipelines.
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What makes you #grateful for the #library? 📚 Your local #library may be closed today but the #LibbyApp is always open! 📱 Give thanks today and every day for the endless resources and services provided by #libraries! #Booksky #Bookish #CheckOutYourLibrary #LibraryLove #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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I’m so jealous. Must be nice having a functional high court.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m so jealous. Must be nice having a functional high court.