Susan Portelance
@prairiescribe.bsky.social
Writer, Editor and Instructor. Lover of poochies, music, movies, canoes and the outdoors. Frequently found with a book and a cup of tea. Neurodivergent (She/her) Winnipeg/Treaty One Territory 🇨🇦
Kaori Sakamoto losing her mind over her teammate’s score with those big Olympic glasses on was a joy to watch.
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Kaori Sakamoto losing her mind over her teammate’s score with those big Olympic glasses on was a joy to watch.
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STEPHEN GOGOLEV
He delivers. A spectacular performance by the Canadian in his Olympic debut.
A season’s best score of 92.99. What an Olympic debut.
He delivers. A spectacular performance by the Canadian in his Olympic debut.
A season’s best score of 92.99. What an Olympic debut.
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
STEPHEN GOGOLEV
He delivers. A spectacular performance by the Canadian in his Olympic debut.
A season’s best score of 92.99. What an Olympic debut.
He delivers. A spectacular performance by the Canadian in his Olympic debut.
A season’s best score of 92.99. What an Olympic debut.
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BRONZE FOR CANADA 🇨🇦
Valerie Maltais, in her 5th Olympics, wins bronze for Canada in the 3000m final.
It’s her first individual medal in long track speed skating. And it’s Canada’s first medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Valerie Maltais, in her 5th Olympics, wins bronze for Canada in the 3000m final.
It’s her first individual medal in long track speed skating. And it’s Canada’s first medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
February 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
BRONZE FOR CANADA 🇨🇦
Valerie Maltais, in her 5th Olympics, wins bronze for Canada in the 3000m final.
It’s her first individual medal in long track speed skating. And it’s Canada’s first medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Valerie Maltais, in her 5th Olympics, wins bronze for Canada in the 3000m final.
It’s her first individual medal in long track speed skating. And it’s Canada’s first medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Media promises to only fall for the ‘maybe Poilievre has changed’ story 4-5 more times (podcast)
Media promises to only fall for the 'maybe Poilievre has changed' story 4-5 more times
“He’s the boy who cried ‘I’ll stop being an insufferable prick’ and we’re starting to think he doesn’t mean it.” Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Megan MacKay, and Ian MacIntyre) talk Pierre Poili...
thebeaverton.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Media promises to only fall for the ‘maybe Poilievre has changed’ story 4-5 more times (podcast)
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
I know many opera buffs hate it, but I love Nessun Dorma and hearing Andrea Bocelli singing it.
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I know many opera buffs hate it, but I love Nessun Dorma and hearing Andrea Bocelli singing it.
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If the U.S. government can pay ICE agents $50,000 signing bonuses and offer each one up to &60,000 on student loan forgiveness, then they had the money all along to offer healthcare and reduce grocery costs for every American…and simply chose not to.
It’s not immigrants making your lives harder.
It’s not immigrants making your lives harder.
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
If the U.S. government can pay ICE agents $50,000 signing bonuses and offer each one up to &60,000 on student loan forgiveness, then they had the money all along to offer healthcare and reduce grocery costs for every American…and simply chose not to.
It’s not immigrants making your lives harder.
It’s not immigrants making your lives harder.
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Haiti though 🔥🔥🔥🔥
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Haiti though 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The crazy big maple leaf vests on team Canada are such whimsical fun. #openingceremonies #milanocortinaolympics
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The crazy big maple leaf vests on team Canada are such whimsical fun. #openingceremonies #milanocortinaolympics
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A little detour from our usual figure skating fare, Forbes just put out a story about the expense of costumes - it's really something we often take for granted, but it's a huge part of the sport (and of a skater's expenses)
www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
Olympic Figure Skating Costumes Aren’t Cheap. Just Ask The Designers.
An outfit that properly balances performance and beauty can take 150 hours to dye, paint, cut and sew, pushing prices as high as $8,000 for the athletes taking the ice in Milan.
www.forbes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A little detour from our usual figure skating fare, Forbes just put out a story about the expense of costumes - it's really something we often take for granted, but it's a huge part of the sport (and of a skater's expenses)
www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
www.forbes.com/sites/justin...
The Muppet Show reboot (it’s just one episode) on Disney Plus is good fun. I quite enjoyed Gonzo’s running gag. ‘Olympia Dukakis!!’
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The Muppet Show reboot (it’s just one episode) on Disney Plus is good fun. I quite enjoyed Gonzo’s running gag. ‘Olympia Dukakis!!’
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JFC folks drinking raw milk is Russian roulette except only one chamber is empty. You might as well drink wood alcohol. DON'T DO IT.
“Health officials in New Mexico are warning against consuming raw dairy products after a newborn baby in the state died from a listeria infection that they say was likely contracted when the baby's mother drank raw milk during pregnancy.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn dies from listeria
While the New Mexico Department of Health said it cannot pinpoint the baby's exact cause of death, officials believe it could have been linked to the mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
JFC folks drinking raw milk is Russian roulette except only one chamber is empty. You might as well drink wood alcohol. DON'T DO IT.
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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Groundhogs don’t poop during hibernation and 6 other random facts
Groundhogs don’t poop during hibernation and 6 other random facts
Shadow or no shadow, the rodents have a special set of ecological skills.
www.popsci.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Groundhogs don’t poop during hibernation and 6 other random facts
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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This is Callie. She is trained to accurately detect bowel cancer in order to provide rapid diagnoses through non-invasive testing. Some might call it lab work, but Callie is actually a sprocker spaniel. 14/10 incredible job, Callie (IG: medicaldetectiondogs)
January 29, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This is Callie. She is trained to accurately detect bowel cancer in order to provide rapid diagnoses through non-invasive testing. Some might call it lab work, but Callie is actually a sprocker spaniel. 14/10 incredible job, Callie (IG: medicaldetectiondogs)
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This is Zeus. He's 13 and can't howl quite like he used to. But that doesn't stop him from stepping pup when his community needs him. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: zeustheoldiegoldie)
January 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This is Zeus. He's 13 and can't howl quite like he used to. But that doesn't stop him from stepping pup when his community needs him. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: zeustheoldiegoldie)
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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If you ever see my byline next to a headline like this, you have my permission to stage an intervention
January 30, 2026 at 11:48 PM
If you ever see my byline next to a headline like this, you have my permission to stage an intervention
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.