Jonathan Swift 🇨🇦
@alibraryatnight.bsky.social
SJ NB. Former film crew. Union member. Carpenter. Librarian. Strummer🎸
Makes 730 muffins/yr
Makes 730 muffins/yr
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“It’s 2025 and the book burners are back. Along with a form of neo-McCarthyism that is tantamount to a witch hunt.” 📚 #canpoli #uspoli
‘The Librarians’ Traces the Battle of a Lifetime | The Tyee
As rightward forces campaign to pull books from library shelves, a gripping new documentary exposes what’s at stake.
thetyee.ca
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Um, the most obvious (& relevant of them all) missing from the list is this 1935 novel..
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Um, the most obvious (& relevant of them all) missing from the list is this 1935 novel..
B̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶s̶ Trillionaires shouldn’t exist..
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
B̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶s̶ Trillionaires shouldn’t exist..
Sign me up for this deal, @sjenergy.ca ! ⚡️
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Sign me up for this deal, @sjenergy.ca ! ⚡️
Even in #SaintJohn..?
We do have the power to stop this...
October 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Even in #SaintJohn..?
Not a cartoon
October 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Not a cartoon
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I liken it to smoking. I made tons of friends over the years because of smoking, and was able to manage my anxiety. In many ways smoking was a really positive thing for me, but it also left me addicted to nicotine, and was slowly killing me. Social media is doing the same thing to culturally to us.
September 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I liken it to smoking. I made tons of friends over the years because of smoking, and was able to manage my anxiety. In many ways smoking was a really positive thing for me, but it also left me addicted to nicotine, and was slowly killing me. Social media is doing the same thing to culturally to us.
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For those who wonder what a modern postal service could look like, one example is in France, where letter carriers provide check-ins on the elderly for very affordable rates, while completing their routes.
I encourage everyone to read the whole thing
#CanadaPost
www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...
I encourage everyone to read the whole thing
#CanadaPost
www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...
In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail
Carriers for La Poste have a new job: checking in on the aged.
www.newyorker.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
For those who wonder what a modern postal service could look like, one example is in France, where letter carriers provide check-ins on the elderly for very affordable rates, while completing their routes.
I encourage everyone to read the whole thing
#CanadaPost
www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...
I encourage everyone to read the whole thing
#CanadaPost
www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...
Conserving nature, in our backyard.. 🦌
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Conserving nature, in our backyard.. 🦌
Happy 158th birthday, #Moosehead. Stay Canadian! 🍻
September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happy 158th birthday, #Moosehead. Stay Canadian! 🍻
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The only reason Canada Post has to break even is because very stupid people think the government is a business and/or the national budget works like a home ledger.
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The only reason Canada Post has to break even is because very stupid people think the government is a business and/or the national budget works like a home ledger.
Pumpkin spice muffs.. 🎃
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Pumpkin spice muffs.. 🎃
Ships Ahoy! 🛳️
September 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ships Ahoy! 🛳️
End of an era
September 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
End of an era
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I’d give you my most genX complaint but really, who’d listen?
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I’d give you my most genX complaint but really, who’d listen?
Zooooomed in..
🏗️☀️🛳️
🏗️☀️🛳️
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Zooooomed in..
🏗️☀️🛳️
🏗️☀️🛳️
Feels like i won the lotto after navigating the #NewBrunswick health system without a doc to book a colonoscopy!
Only 22 months after turning 50! 🥳
Only 22 months after turning 50! 🥳
September 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Feels like i won the lotto after navigating the #NewBrunswick health system without a doc to book a colonoscopy!
Only 22 months after turning 50! 🥳
Only 22 months after turning 50! 🥳
Thanks to the sweet lady in the dark grey Toyota RAV4 that paid for my breakfast in the Timmy’s drivethru on Rothesay Ave 💝
a red car is parked in front of a store that sells espresso sandwiches latte
Alt: a red car is parked in front of a drive thru and a man hands a breakfast to the occupant of the vehicle
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thanks to the sweet lady in the dark grey Toyota RAV4 that paid for my breakfast in the Timmy’s drivethru on Rothesay Ave 💝
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Always a good time to rewatch this speech. I forgot she called out the publishers for charging libraries so much for ebooks. Sad she’s gone, but happy she left us with so much fantastic work to discuss and think about at every read.
Ursula Le Guin
YouTube video by National Book
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Always a good time to rewatch this speech. I forgot she called out the publishers for charging libraries so much for ebooks. Sad she’s gone, but happy she left us with so much fantastic work to discuss and think about at every read.
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When you're a librarian
You must do everything by the book
But when you work in a bookstore
You must do everything "Buy the book!" RS
You must do everything by the book
But when you work in a bookstore
You must do everything "Buy the book!" RS
September 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When you're a librarian
You must do everything by the book
But when you work in a bookstore
You must do everything "Buy the book!" RS
You must do everything by the book
But when you work in a bookstore
You must do everything "Buy the book!" RS
Aritzia, helping me Dress Like A Hot Librarian.. 📚
September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Aritzia, helping me Dress Like A Hot Librarian.. 📚
Peachy banana muffs..
September 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Peachy banana muffs..
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.