Larissa
@purlgurly.bsky.social
She/her/elle. Alto, ADHDer. Interested in politics (esp.TOpoli), stories, disability, food, knitting, geekery, cats. Unrepentant leftie in 🇨🇦
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Larissa
@purlgurly.bsky.social
· Nov 30
Made good progress yesterday on my Lang Ayre Hap (Pattern on sale until end of day Sunday! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...) #KnitSky
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The most transparent and fiscally responsible premier in the history of premiers doesn't want to find out how the province burned through an extra $5b and lost more than half decade building one transit line.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/no-...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/no-...
No public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT woes, Doug Ford says: ‘Buddy, you’ve got to be a little more positive’
The premier and Toronto’s mayor, along with other dignitaries, marked the opening of the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT on Friday with the unveiling of a plaque.
www.thestar.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The most transparent and fiscally responsible premier in the history of premiers doesn't want to find out how the province burned through an extra $5b and lost more than half decade building one transit line.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/no-...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/no-...
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I want to remind y'all that ebooks are not free of external costs. Ebooks have associated environmental costs. Data storage and cloud servers aren't free to use, or consequenceless, or inherently better for the planet. Don't mistake personal convenience for global benefits.
February 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I want to remind y'all that ebooks are not free of external costs. Ebooks have associated environmental costs. Data storage and cloud servers aren't free to use, or consequenceless, or inherently better for the planet. Don't mistake personal convenience for global benefits.
Valerie Maltais competed in her first Olympics at 19, and she's now 35. That's awesome.
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 4:26 PM
Valerie Maltais competed in her first Olympics at 19, and she's now 35. That's awesome.
First medal for Canada! Congratulations Valerie Maltais! 🥉🇨🇦
It's going to be a thrilling finish to the women's 3000m.
🇨🇦Valerie Maltais skates in Pair 8 and will be followed by only four skaters.
🇨🇦Isabelle Weidemann, the 2022 bronze medalist, skates the finale.
Coming up soon, right here.
gem.cbc.ca/speed-skatin...
🇨🇦Valerie Maltais skates in Pair 8 and will be followed by only four skaters.
🇨🇦Isabelle Weidemann, the 2022 bronze medalist, skates the finale.
Coming up soon, right here.
gem.cbc.ca/speed-skatin...
Speed Skating: 3000m (Women's) - Final
Watch Canadians Isabelle Weidemann, Valérie Maltais and Laura Hall compete in the women's 3000m speed skating final on Day 1 of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
gem.cbc.ca
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
First medal for Canada! Congratulations Valerie Maltais! 🥉🇨🇦
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It is very funny when you go back to the originals and you realise "uh, Gonzo is into stuff"
"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
It is very funny when you go back to the originals and you realise "uh, Gonzo is into stuff"
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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so many things in this world are bleak and depressing but my God when you think about HIV/AIDS research
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
so many things in this world are bleak and depressing but my God when you think about HIV/AIDS research
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
I just want to cry
it was a death sentence for so long
people lost so much
whole generations of queer elders were lost
now we have basically a vaccine
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
I still have one more tub of candied cherries, so even though it's out of season now, I'm doing a "Christmas" cherry cake this weekend. Red and pinkish, it's Valentines-appropriate 😆
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I still have one more tub of candied cherries, so even though it's out of season now, I'm doing a "Christmas" cherry cake this weekend. Red and pinkish, it's Valentines-appropriate 😆
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you're doomscrolling I'm plumposting we are not the same
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
you're doomscrolling I'm plumposting we are not the same
This r/askTO question about relocation from Ottawa to Toronto has a wild twist 😆
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
This r/askTO question about relocation from Ottawa to Toronto has a wild twist 😆
In a just world, Rachel Reid would be getting So Much More Money: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
‘Heated Rivalry’ Book Sales Boost HarperCollins to Quarterly Revenue Record
"Ice hockey stereotypes are melting away as players pursue each other, and a puck," News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson told Wall Street analysts Thursday.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
In a just world, Rachel Reid would be getting So Much More Money: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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The show Heated Rivalry only exists because of an article by Rachel Kurzius inspired Jacob Tierney to reach out to Rachel Reid. Today @washingtonpost.com laid Rachel off.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/0...
Hockey romance novels are in the news. Here’s why they’re so popular.
The subgenre captured mainstream attention after a brouhaha involving NHL player Alex Wennberg.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The show Heated Rivalry only exists because of an article by Rachel Kurzius inspired Jacob Tierney to reach out to Rachel Reid. Today @washingtonpost.com laid Rachel off.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/0...
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You want a hot take? Here’s a hot take. Making this stuff an issue of trust or political divides is… individualizing public health. It’s an abdication of the actual tools we had for living in a society: legal standards for business and food safety. It’s okay to regulate stuff, folks
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 PM
You want a hot take? Here’s a hot take. Making this stuff an issue of trust or political divides is… individualizing public health. It’s an abdication of the actual tools we had for living in a society: legal standards for business and food safety. It’s okay to regulate stuff, folks
I keep a dish of fidget toys in my office for anyone who wants to take one when they pop in, and it has been very popular (even more popular than a candy dish, and not expensive to keep stocked).
My students are currently writing a test & all squishing their fidget toys. Some of them are sitting on the desk and every so often just going *BLOOP* on top, some are frantically squishing like their life depended on it, & everything in-between. I’m telling you: squish toys. The key to test success
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I keep a dish of fidget toys in my office for anyone who wants to take one when they pop in, and it has been very popular (even more popular than a candy dish, and not expensive to keep stocked).
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The pandemic made the rich very very rich and the poor very very poor.
Wealth taxes are no longer an option but a means of survival 👇🏼
Wealth taxes are no longer an option but a means of survival 👇🏼
"30,000+ people on social assistance in Ontario are now homeless – a 72% increase since 2019. New report from Maytree Foundation finds. The current shelter portion is $390/month. Without shelter, people receive $343/month - to survive on. #cdnecon #homelessness
maytree.com/publications...
maytree.com/publications...
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The pandemic made the rich very very rich and the poor very very poor.
Wealth taxes are no longer an option but a means of survival 👇🏼
Wealth taxes are no longer an option but a means of survival 👇🏼
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February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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New research finds negligible benefit from "minimum passing distance" laws requiring drivers to give cyclists space when overtaking them.
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
New research finds negligible benefit from "minimum passing distance" laws requiring drivers to give cyclists space when overtaking them.
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
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If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
Our call to action is simple:
📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp
bit.ly/deletetheapp
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She was a Black woman in a headscarf. It's transparent, egregious anti-Black racism. Did Lyndon Greene decide the Oshawa courthouse was a sundown town?
This racist cop needs to go, along with any officer who joined in his assault of a woman that left her bloody.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
This racist cop needs to go, along with any officer who joined in his assault of a woman that left her bloody.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
She was a Black woman in a headscarf. It's transparent, egregious anti-Black racism. Did Lyndon Greene decide the Oshawa courthouse was a sundown town?
This racist cop needs to go, along with any officer who joined in his assault of a woman that left her bloody.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
This racist cop needs to go, along with any officer who joined in his assault of a woman that left her bloody.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/law...
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Periodic reminder: When someone shares news with "BREAKING" and they aren't a journalist and don't link to a news story, it's probably not the best source for people to be resharing. It might be trying to get rage reposts, even! Better to find a news article that is accurately describing facts.
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Periodic reminder: When someone shares news with "BREAKING" and they aren't a journalist and don't link to a news story, it's probably not the best source for people to be resharing. It might be trying to get rage reposts, even! Better to find a news article that is accurately describing facts.
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This is something I forget about over here, and worth remembering especially when dirtbags are picking this week of all weeks to soft launch their comeback.
Worth noting that blocking someone you follow doesn't remove you from their follow list, so it's possible a chunk of those people don't realise they show up as still following him.
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 AM
This is something I forget about over here, and worth remembering especially when dirtbags are picking this week of all weeks to soft launch their comeback.
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Looking at these actors getting de-aged, and using footage of the dead Richard Attenborough, to sell cable
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Looking at these actors getting de-aged, and using footage of the dead Richard Attenborough, to sell cable