Laurie Prange
@prangemartin.bsky.social
Teaching (business) professor by employment, but really just wants to pursue my hobbies and sleep a lot.
Will nag you to wear sunblock 🧴🇨🇦
Will nag you to wear sunblock 🧴🇨🇦
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Laurie Prange
@prangemartin.bsky.social
· Jun 18
During World War One, Canadians encouraged one another to Buy Canadian.
Now that Buy Canadian First had been revived, maybe it’s time to re-issue these cute stamps. What do you think Canada Post?
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Now that Buy Canadian First had been revived, maybe it’s time to re-issue these cute stamps. What do you think Canada Post?
Image Source: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
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With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
With the world heating up, why are more SUVs being sold?
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
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Quebec's Douglas Shearer revolutionized sound in film.
During his career, he received 21 Academy Award nominations, winning seven times.
From 1934 to 1945, he was nominated every single year.
This is the story of a film legend.
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During his career, he received 21 Academy Award nominations, winning seven times.
From 1934 to 1945, he was nominated every single year.
This is the story of a film legend.
🧵 1/11
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Quebec's Douglas Shearer revolutionized sound in film.
During his career, he received 21 Academy Award nominations, winning seven times.
From 1934 to 1945, he was nominated every single year.
This is the story of a film legend.
🧵 1/11
During his career, he received 21 Academy Award nominations, winning seven times.
From 1934 to 1945, he was nominated every single year.
This is the story of a film legend.
🧵 1/11
Still thinking about this report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Minimum wage is $10 PER HOUR below what people need to survive in this city. That’s wholly unacceptable. 😡
No wonder there are so many working poor in this country.
No wonder so many people are working MULTIPLE jobs!! 😡
Minimum wage is $10 PER HOUR below what people need to survive in this city. That’s wholly unacceptable. 😡
No wonder there are so many working poor in this country.
No wonder so many people are working MULTIPLE jobs!! 😡
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Still thinking about this report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Minimum wage is $10 PER HOUR below what people need to survive in this city. That’s wholly unacceptable. 😡
No wonder there are so many working poor in this country.
No wonder so many people are working MULTIPLE jobs!! 😡
Minimum wage is $10 PER HOUR below what people need to survive in this city. That’s wholly unacceptable. 😡
No wonder there are so many working poor in this country.
No wonder so many people are working MULTIPLE jobs!! 😡
Yup! The stories women have would burn your hair! 🔥
I wish men truly understood how often their peers only pretend to cultivate women's talents because they want to fuck us. I am a short Canadian nobody and it happened to me when I was starting out my screenwriting career no less than four times before I turned 26
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Yup! The stories women have would burn your hair! 🔥
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“Why do women, especially women of color leave physics?”
Oh I dunno maybe because you do have to be fucking crazy on a level to put up with this shit for your entire career and not walk away bsky.app/profile/chan...
Oh I dunno maybe because you do have to be fucking crazy on a level to put up with this shit for your entire career and not walk away bsky.app/profile/chan...
In the meantime, he got the professional networking opportunity, and I didn’t. And Lawrence Krauss gets to write nasty things about me in the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times gets to write about me like I’m a crazy queer bitch who hates men.
That’s the other side of these emails
That’s the other side of these emails
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“Why do women, especially women of color leave physics?”
Oh I dunno maybe because you do have to be fucking crazy on a level to put up with this shit for your entire career and not walk away bsky.app/profile/chan...
Oh I dunno maybe because you do have to be fucking crazy on a level to put up with this shit for your entire career and not walk away bsky.app/profile/chan...
Doing some meal planning and prep for the week. Funny how many chicken recipes I make when I’m not particularly a big fan of chicken. Flavour is boring, much prefer gamier like lamb or caribou.
The compromises one makes for a family, huh? 🤔 🤣🤣
The compromises one makes for a family, huh? 🤔 🤣🤣
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Doing some meal planning and prep for the week. Funny how many chicken recipes I make when I’m not particularly a big fan of chicken. Flavour is boring, much prefer gamier like lamb or caribou.
The compromises one makes for a family, huh? 🤔 🤣🤣
The compromises one makes for a family, huh? 🤔 🤣🤣
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As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
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Sports betting was illegal for a reason
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sports betting was illegal for a reason
Very important report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Very important report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
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Another day of me thinking about how I want to figure out how to be a good elder.
I think the elder I’ll probably be is a bog witch.
Love of nature & the outdoors, lots of magic, supporting crafts, and scaring weak men.
I think the elder I’ll probably be is a bog witch.
Love of nature & the outdoors, lots of magic, supporting crafts, and scaring weak men.
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Another day of me thinking about how I want to figure out how to be a good elder.
I think the elder I’ll probably be is a bog witch.
Love of nature & the outdoors, lots of magic, supporting crafts, and scaring weak men.
I think the elder I’ll probably be is a bog witch.
Love of nature & the outdoors, lots of magic, supporting crafts, and scaring weak men.
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Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Your librarian could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
Submit your nomination online by Dec. 15! https://bit.ly/3yiyT9C
❤️ @carnegiecorp.bsky.social
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Can’t stop thinking about Alice Wong today. I couldn’t do any of what I’ve done and hope to do with disability justice in libraries without the foundation she laid, and I suspect that’s true of a lot of people in a lot of different disciplines.
I hope she knew what an impact she made.
I hope she knew what an impact she made.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Can’t stop thinking about Alice Wong today. I couldn’t do any of what I’ve done and hope to do with disability justice in libraries without the foundation she laid, and I suspect that’s true of a lot of people in a lot of different disciplines.
I hope she knew what an impact she made.
I hope she knew what an impact she made.
Just finished watching “Jurassic World Rebirth.” Loved it! Perfect for a Saturday night.
Dinosaurs are cool 🦕 🦖
Also love how badass Scarlett Johansson is! Love she can play a mercenary and it’s believable.
Dinosaurs are cool 🦕 🦖
Also love how badass Scarlett Johansson is! Love she can play a mercenary and it’s believable.
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Just finished watching “Jurassic World Rebirth.” Loved it! Perfect for a Saturday night.
Dinosaurs are cool 🦕 🦖
Also love how badass Scarlett Johansson is! Love she can play a mercenary and it’s believable.
Dinosaurs are cool 🦕 🦖
Also love how badass Scarlett Johansson is! Love she can play a mercenary and it’s believable.
There are random times where I think about how the forest where they filmed the Ewok village is gone, and it makes me both sad and mad.
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
There are random times where I think about how the forest where they filmed the Ewok village is gone, and it makes me both sad and mad.
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
Failed at something today.
So hard.
This sucks.
Working at being okay with failing.
So hard.
This sucks.
Working at being okay with failing.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Failed at something today.
So hard.
This sucks.
Working at being okay with failing.
So hard.
This sucks.
Working at being okay with failing.
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
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I saw this story back in September, about how brutally inaccessible Westminster is: www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Parliament building inaccessible to me,' MP says - BBC News
Marie Tidball MP was born with a congenital disability and wants Parliament to be more accessible.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I saw this story back in September, about how brutally inaccessible Westminster is: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Icing my knee
Some workouts aren’t as great as others, that’s for sure.
Some workouts aren’t as great as others, that’s for sure.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Icing my knee
Some workouts aren’t as great as others, that’s for sure.
Some workouts aren’t as great as others, that’s for sure.
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If no one in your timeline is grieving the loss of Alice Wong today then you’re not hearing from enough disabled people or even people who listen to disabled people.
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If no one in your timeline is grieving the loss of Alice Wong today then you’re not hearing from enough disabled people or even people who listen to disabled people.
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
That’s a massive segment of society to which you will likely belong some day. Might want to turn an ear toward them sooner than later
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Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Unionized Starbucks Workers Are on Strike Across the US
Starbucks workers at 65 stores in 40 cities across the US walked out Thursday, striking against what they describe as unfair labor practices and the company’s stonewalling at the bargaining table. The...
jacobin.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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A powerful piece by Michelle Duff on sexual violence myths, policing culture, and why the basics still matter. Highly recommended 👇
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/15/s...
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/15/s...
Scorned women, great men: when will police update their take on sexual violence?
OPINION: Does the NZ Police need reminding of how to deal with alleged sexual violence? Journalist Michelle Duff draws them up a basic checklist.
www.1news.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A powerful piece by Michelle Duff on sexual violence myths, policing culture, and why the basics still matter. Highly recommended 👇
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/15/s...
#nzpol
www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/15/s...