Trish Paton
@trishpaton.bsky.social
Saskatchewan, farm/town split. Photography, books, frustrating machinery, single malts, craft beer, watercolour & sketching. Profession: research & evaluation. Boards: Canadian Evaluation Society, Saskatchewan & Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief
Had a carton of heavy cream dated tomorrow, so decided to make butter. Haven’t done it in YEARS but looking forward to testing it out!
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Had a carton of heavy cream dated tomorrow, so decided to make butter. Haven’t done it in YEARS but looking forward to testing it out!
A pint of heavy cream with best-before date today. Making butter! Sure a lot easier than a churn.
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
A pint of heavy cream with best-before date today. Making butter! Sure a lot easier than a churn.
Hey #bluesky do app updates turn off settings?? I just had to delete & repost because this let me drop a photo without alt text, and I’ve had that turned on since I got here.
February 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hey #bluesky do app updates turn off settings?? I just had to delete & repost because this let me drop a photo without alt text, and I’ve had that turned on since I got here.
Once again, failure of the Extended Banana Warranty means that we have banana muffins in the house. White chocolate chip banana muffins, to be specific.
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Once again, failure of the Extended Banana Warranty means that we have banana muffins in the house. White chocolate chip banana muffins, to be specific.
Well.
From the article, "Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, denied their account, saying it was “a total fabrication.”", so you know the Pentagon/DoD is lying through their teeth.
From the article, "Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, denied their account, saying it was “a total fabrication.”", so you know the Pentagon/DoD is lying through their teeth.
February 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Well.
From the article, "Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, denied their account, saying it was “a total fabrication.”", so you know the Pentagon/DoD is lying through their teeth.
From the article, "Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, denied their account, saying it was “a total fabrication.”", so you know the Pentagon/DoD is lying through their teeth.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
You go, dude. You go!
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 4:52 AM
You go, dude. You go!
Spectacular! Olympicats for ALL the medals.
It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
February 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Spectacular! Olympicats for ALL the medals.
I hadn’t thought about it this way, but y’know. Truer words and all that.
so "looksmaxxing" is just eating disorders with skincare routines, right?
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 AM
I hadn’t thought about it this way, but y’know. Truer words and all that.
Holy shit, talk about a TIL.
Could we talk about Prescott Bush, father and grandfather of presidents Bush?
For whom the best defense against him being part of the thwarted fascist coup of the United States in 1933 was that he was too tight with the actual Nazis to take part in a plot with Nazi-Light here in the US?
For whom the best defense against him being part of the thwarted fascist coup of the United States in 1933 was that he was too tight with the actual Nazis to take part in a plot with Nazi-Light here in the US?
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Holy shit, talk about a TIL.
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Was just glancing at some old org files and *had* to check out a 2000 workshop. What was important???
Friends. It was <Profession> and the Internet.
I’m so, so, SO OLD. 😂😂😂😂
Friends. It was <Profession> and the Internet.
I’m so, so, SO OLD. 😂😂😂😂
February 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Was just glancing at some old org files and *had* to check out a 2000 workshop. What was important???
Friends. It was <Profession> and the Internet.
I’m so, so, SO OLD. 😂😂😂😂
Friends. It was <Profession> and the Internet.
I’m so, so, SO OLD. 😂😂😂😂
post a tree you photographed (if you feel like it)
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
post a tree you photographed (if you feel like it)
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This whole thread (from a didn’t-used-to-be-immigration lawyer in Minnesota) is worth reading, but I’m specifically sharing the posts surrounding the one for my many health folks.
This is what the resistance against ICE is fighting to save people from.
This is what the resistance against ICE is fighting to save people from.
I had a pregnant client who was experiencing abdominal cramping for three days and was deprived of medical care. When we interceded, she was punished.
A first grader snatched two days after surgery denied wound care.
A client who developed a large painful cyst but was ignored.
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A first grader snatched two days after surgery denied wound care.
A client who developed a large painful cyst but was ignored.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This whole thread (from a didn’t-used-to-be-immigration lawyer in Minnesota) is worth reading, but I’m specifically sharing the posts surrounding the one for my many health folks.
This is what the resistance against ICE is fighting to save people from.
This is what the resistance against ICE is fighting to save people from.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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This! How are mistakes and plagarism selling points??
how many industries include the disclaimer “can make mistakes” as a part of the usage experience? can you imagine your electrical socket randomly not working or your phone dialing wrong numbers every so often?
& yet we’re just expected to accept AI products no matter their flaws
& yet we’re just expected to accept AI products no matter their flaws
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This! How are mistakes and plagarism selling points??
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Commentary: What is happening to the Kennedy Center is not a parochial arts dispute. It is a warning about how quickly cultural stewardship can be dismantled — and how much a city, and a country, loses when that happens.
Helmut Paul: Why the loss of the Kennedy Center should matter to Chicago
The Kennedy Center is a warning about how quickly cultural stewardship can be dismantled, and how much a city loses when that happens.
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Commentary: What is happening to the Kennedy Center is not a parochial arts dispute. It is a warning about how quickly cultural stewardship can be dismantled — and how much a city, and a country, loses when that happens.
Private equity vampires another decent business into dust.
Amazing a whole story about Eddie Bauer filing for bankruptcy can leave out the fact that it was owned by private equity from 2009 to 2021 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/b...
Eddie Bauer Files for Bankruptcy
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Private equity vampires another decent business into dust.
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Evaluation in complex, place-based work is not just about methods 🧪🌍
When programmes end but places and responsibilities continue, evaluation becomes part of the design work — shaping how learning and accountability carry forward.
learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...
When programmes end but places and responsibilities continue, evaluation becomes part of the design work — shaping how learning and accountability carry forward.
learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...
Evaluation as design: complexity, place, and continuity
A post on complexity-aware evaluation as a design practice in long-term, place-based and multi-actor settings.
learningforsustainability.net
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Evaluation in complex, place-based work is not just about methods 🧪🌍
When programmes end but places and responsibilities continue, evaluation becomes part of the design work — shaping how learning and accountability carry forward.
learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...
When programmes end but places and responsibilities continue, evaluation becomes part of the design work — shaping how learning and accountability carry forward.
learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...
An #evaluation #eval read!
In complex systems work, evaluation supports learning and adaptation as change unfolds, not just end-point judgement. I reflect on five recurring patterns in complexity-aware MEL and what this means for evaluator roles in practice. 🌍🧪
learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...
learningforsustainability.net/post/evaluat...
Evaluation in complex settings: reflections on practice and evaluator roles - learningforsustainability.net
Reflections on evaluator roles and practice in complexity-aware MEL, sharing five grounded patterns for learning, adaptation, and strategic insight.
learningforsustainability.net
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
An #evaluation #eval read!
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Bunroe Doctrine is 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Bunroe Doctrine.
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Bunroe Doctrine is 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Celebrating Superb Owls day, here are some of our burrowing owls being particualrly superb! Training isn't just tricks; medical behaviors like learning voluntary nail trims here mean not having to catch and restrain birds, much less stress for people and birds alike.
#SuperbOwl
#SuperbOwl
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Celebrating Superb Owls day, here are some of our burrowing owls being particualrly superb! Training isn't just tricks; medical behaviors like learning voluntary nail trims here mean not having to catch and restrain birds, much less stress for people and birds alike.
#SuperbOwl
#SuperbOwl
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