Rome Demands Stone
@romedemands.bsky.social
Yes, it's me. The cocktail loving, board game playing, data librarian with a wall of games🇨🇦🍁
Pinned
Pinnable:
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”
—Anne Herbert
Support your public library in any way you can—this includes using it.
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”
—Anne Herbert
Support your public library in any way you can—this includes using it.
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"If these folks really hate Canada and they really adore the United States and [President] Donald Trump, then there's a border crossing or two that they can take tomorrow," Kenney said.
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Alberta UCP caucus has 'no business' signing separation vote petition: former premier | CBC News
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says the governing United Conservative Party caucus has "no business" signing a petition to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"If these folks really hate Canada and they really adore the United States and [President] Donald Trump, then there's a border crossing or two that they can take tomorrow," Kenney said.
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You bet your ass I needed a new t-shirt.
Art by the talented @kim-hu.com and bought through @aftermath.site
Art by the talented @kim-hu.com and bought through @aftermath.site
January 31, 2026 at 11:11 PM
You bet your ass I needed a new t-shirt.
Art by the talented @kim-hu.com and bought through @aftermath.site
Art by the talented @kim-hu.com and bought through @aftermath.site
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My story keying off two protests on Friday - what to do about the Canadian companies who are doing business with ICE thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Canadian Companies Must Cut Ties with ICE, Say Protesters | The Tyee
One BC firm backed down when faced with a consumer boycott. Advocates call for more action.
thetyee.ca
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM
My story keying off two protests on Friday - what to do about the Canadian companies who are doing business with ICE thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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Thank you, Catherine O’Hara, for your vivaciously venerable vocabulary.
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16 Glee-ridden Words from Schitt's Creek
Don’t watch without reading this, you little frippets!
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February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Thank you, Catherine O’Hara, for your vivaciously venerable vocabulary.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Packing up the dregs of our move and for some reason I have two copies (don’t ask) of Fortune & Glory along with Turning Point Stalingrad that got overlooked. 🙄
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Packing up the dregs of our move and for some reason I have two copies (don’t ask) of Fortune & Glory along with Turning Point Stalingrad that got overlooked. 🙄
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scenes from occupied Mpls: "Federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot & began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children & neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families"
February 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
scenes from occupied Mpls: "Federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot & began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children & neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families"
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You could add up all the corruption in US history from every Administration and not even sniff Trump’s year in office.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
You could add up all the corruption in US history from every Administration and not even sniff Trump’s year in office.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
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Today's front pages from Canada's national scope newspapers. Spot the American-owned one.
January 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Today's front pages from Canada's national scope newspapers. Spot the American-owned one.
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"There’s no talk about a mutually beneficial relationship; Canada, Trump says, is not even a vassal state. Its very existence is dependent on the US, which means it is dependent on him personally. 'Canada lives because of the US,' he says, like a domestic abuser sneering." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Trump blames Canada
And tears our closest international relationship apart.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"There’s no talk about a mutually beneficial relationship; Canada, Trump says, is not even a vassal state. Its very existence is dependent on the US, which means it is dependent on him personally. 'Canada lives because of the US,' he says, like a domestic abuser sneering." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
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Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
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Rest in peace.
a woman in a black sequined jumpsuit is walking through a foggy forest .
Alt: Catherine O’Hara in a black sequined jumpsuit is walking through a foggy forest .
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January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Rest in peace.
I *really* want to see what The Critical Drinker & Pitch Meeting do with this
UPDATE: "a gilded trash remake of The Zone Of Interest" is the absolutely savage review of it at The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
January 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I *really* want to see what The Critical Drinker & Pitch Meeting do with this
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I just wrote to our Director of Communications at #SFU asking them to cancel our contract with @hootsuite.com unless they drop their contract with ICE. I've been asking them to stop using X for years, and asked again. You can do the same. #AcademicSky
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I just wrote to our Director of Communications at #SFU asking them to cancel our contract with @hootsuite.com unless they drop their contract with ICE. I've been asking them to stop using X for years, and asked again. You can do the same. #AcademicSky
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Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
Here’s a win for us all. Public pressure does wor!
Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility.
B.C.-based Pattison says ICE warehouse sale won’t proceed
Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility.
cheknews.ca
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Here’s a win for us all. Public pressure does wor!
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Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility.
B.C.-based Pattison says ICE warehouse sale won’t proceed
Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility.
cheknews.ca
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility.
Catherine O’Hara. Sigh. 💔
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Catherine O’Hara. Sigh. 💔
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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 4:44 PM
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.
Is—is he talking about himself?
Trump on the Virginia governor: "I don't know how they get elected. The get elected because they cheat, if you want to know the truth. If they didn't cheat, they'd have no chance."
January 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Is—is he talking about himself?
I’d really like to see Australia’s “Country of Origin” labelling adopted in Canada
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Think you're buying Canadian? That grocery item may actually be from the U.S. | CBC News
The push to buy Canadian is loud and clear, but are those local-looking products the real deal? CBC Marketplace exposes how some popular foods that seem Canadian are actually made in the U.S. Experts ...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I’d really like to see Australia’s “Country of Origin” labelling adopted in Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
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President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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The Open Visualization Academy launches TOMORROW MORNING (EST) openvisualizationacademy.org with 7 courses; we'll release 1-2 more/month beginning in February.
Sneak peek at our website, designed by @vsueiro.bsky.social and Melissa Strong #dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism
Sneak peek at our website, designed by @vsueiro.bsky.social and Melissa Strong #dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The Open Visualization Academy launches TOMORROW MORNING (EST) openvisualizationacademy.org with 7 courses; we'll release 1-2 more/month beginning in February.
Sneak peek at our website, designed by @vsueiro.bsky.social and Melissa Strong #dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism
Sneak peek at our website, designed by @vsueiro.bsky.social and Melissa Strong #dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism
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University of Lethbridge researchers are looking for participants for a study about returning—successfully or unsuccessfully—to sport after COVID. #ParticipateInResearch
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January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
University of Lethbridge researchers are looking for participants for a study about returning—successfully or unsuccessfully—to sport after COVID. #ParticipateInResearch
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