alterosen
@alterosen.bsky.social
Canadian, library lady, BPALista, she/her
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my time-saving holiday shopping tip is to just get everybody books. white elephant? book. child? picture book. stocking? small book. i am a neutral & trustworthy source on this subject
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
my time-saving holiday shopping tip is to just get everybody books. white elephant? book. child? picture book. stocking? small book. i am a neutral & trustworthy source on this subject
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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as a kid I honestly thought that the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was about something that happened in the 1800s, dying in a maritime disaster on Lake Superior just does not seem like the kind of thing that can happen to people who heard Supertramp on the radio
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
as a kid I honestly thought that the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was about something that happened in the 1800s, dying in a maritime disaster on Lake Superior just does not seem like the kind of thing that can happen to people who heard Supertramp on the radio
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Everybody's laughing, but large exododus only do this when they're in extreme distress.
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Everybody's laughing, but large exododus only do this when they're in extreme distress.
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when another labour dispute in British Columbia is solved
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
October 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
when another labour dispute in British Columbia is solved
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
(illustration by Indiana Joel)
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i like that if your robbery is sufficiently cool it becomes a heist
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
i like that if your robbery is sufficiently cool it becomes a heist
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JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE BROWN
"One rock? Okay, fine. But every house in the neighborhood? This was obviously a coordinated effort to humiliate our family."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-l...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-l...
A Letter to the Parents that Gave My Son Charlie a Bunch of Rocks for Halloween
Fellow parents, I am so angry and drunk right now that I am shaking. This evening, our young son spent several unsupervised hours trick-or-treating...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE BROWN
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i am friends with and related to a lot of white men and exactly zero of them have had a Nazi phase
we really do not need to normalize Having a Lil Nazi Phase
we really do not need to normalize Having a Lil Nazi Phase
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
i am friends with and related to a lot of white men and exactly zero of them have had a Nazi phase
we really do not need to normalize Having a Lil Nazi Phase
we really do not need to normalize Having a Lil Nazi Phase
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The Sylvia, an autumn icon in #Vancouver 🍁🍂
October 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Sylvia, an autumn icon in #Vancouver 🍁🍂
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The Newfoundland and Labrador public libraries continue to make the absolute best free pins that you can just have if you go to borrow a book
October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Newfoundland and Labrador public libraries continue to make the absolute best free pins that you can just have if you go to borrow a book
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Last year I demanded @avec2accents.bsky.social teach me how to speak French on the drive between Ottawa and Montreal and he was like "Let's start with how to say 'I am a writer,'" and I was like great, and he said "You say JE SUIS PAUVRE" 😭😭😭
"Oh, do you speak French?"
NON
But I used to
Unfortunately after I left school I stopped using it and now I am more like Miss Piggy ("Don't tell anyone, but the only French she knows is from perfume labels")
NON
But I used to
Unfortunately after I left school I stopped using it and now I am more like Miss Piggy ("Don't tell anyone, but the only French she knows is from perfume labels")
October 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last year I demanded @avec2accents.bsky.social teach me how to speak French on the drive between Ottawa and Montreal and he was like "Let's start with how to say 'I am a writer,'" and I was like great, and he said "You say JE SUIS PAUVRE" 😭😭😭
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Day 2 of drawing a rat every day in October
October 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Day 2 of drawing a rat every day in October
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There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
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A lot of people treat boycotts like dieting. If you "mess up" once you may as well eat a whole cake.
Remember that financial pressure is about large trends. More people spending less money. You're just one part of a larger effort. Do your best; reduce your dependence on the worst of the worst.
Remember that financial pressure is about large trends. More people spending less money. You're just one part of a larger effort. Do your best; reduce your dependence on the worst of the worst.
September 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A lot of people treat boycotts like dieting. If you "mess up" once you may as well eat a whole cake.
Remember that financial pressure is about large trends. More people spending less money. You're just one part of a larger effort. Do your best; reduce your dependence on the worst of the worst.
Remember that financial pressure is about large trends. More people spending less money. You're just one part of a larger effort. Do your best; reduce your dependence on the worst of the worst.
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We apparently have $150 Billion per year to spend on our military, but not $1 Billion to make Canada Post the not for profit service is should be and should have been all along.
September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We apparently have $150 Billion per year to spend on our military, but not $1 Billion to make Canada Post the not for profit service is should be and should have been all along.
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I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
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Rob Zombie's "Dragula" is a much more entertaining song if you know what the original Dragula from "The Munsters" actually looked like. I want you to tell me exactly which part of this car you would be "slamming" in, Rob.
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Rob Zombie's "Dragula" is a much more entertaining song if you know what the original Dragula from "The Munsters" actually looked like. I want you to tell me exactly which part of this car you would be "slamming" in, Rob.
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Remember, kids, every day is Shut The Fuck Up Friday.
do not under any circumstances register or sign up for a protest
do not trust anyone telling you to do so
AT BEST they're too naive to understand what's happening
do not trust anyone telling you to do so
AT BEST they're too naive to understand what's happening
We need your help to make October 18 the biggest peaceful protest of the year. Please spread the word, register your local event as soon as you can, and start RSVPing for the local protests to help build momentum: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Remember, kids, every day is Shut The Fuck Up Friday.
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Live your life in such a way that when you die, people aren’t able to cite thousands of comments you’ve made advocating the deaths of others.
September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Live your life in such a way that when you die, people aren’t able to cite thousands of comments you’ve made advocating the deaths of others.
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spent today at the amazing Hoge Veluwe forest park that also contains a modern art museum with about 40 staggering Van Goghs on display. All privately owned but accessible to the public.
Rich tech bros: THIS is what you do with your money instead of building Fallout bunkers.
Rich tech bros: THIS is what you do with your money instead of building Fallout bunkers.
September 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
spent today at the amazing Hoge Veluwe forest park that also contains a modern art museum with about 40 staggering Van Goghs on display. All privately owned but accessible to the public.
Rich tech bros: THIS is what you do with your money instead of building Fallout bunkers.
Rich tech bros: THIS is what you do with your money instead of building Fallout bunkers.
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You wanna know how to save lives?
Make access to, detox, treatment , harm reduction and recovery services as easy as it is to buy drugs off the street.
Make access to, detox, treatment , harm reduction and recovery services as easy as it is to buy drugs off the street.
September 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
You wanna know how to save lives?
Make access to, detox, treatment , harm reduction and recovery services as easy as it is to buy drugs off the street.
Make access to, detox, treatment , harm reduction and recovery services as easy as it is to buy drugs off the street.
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this kind of thing sets too high expectations for young men. it's ok merely to have conquered the known world with your long-time boyfriend and the sexy eunuch you stole from the king of persia
By age 30, you should have a magic act, your own ministry, some prostitute friends, and an omnipotent, all-loving father who orchestrates your crucifixion
September 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
this kind of thing sets too high expectations for young men. it's ok merely to have conquered the known world with your long-time boyfriend and the sexy eunuch you stole from the king of persia
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Graham Greene helped make the rest of the world see Indigenous people as real human beings. The first time I saw him on screen was in Dances With Wolves and the last time was in The Last of Us. What a tremendous legacy! RIP ✊🏽🙌🏽❤️
September 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Graham Greene helped make the rest of the world see Indigenous people as real human beings. The first time I saw him on screen was in Dances With Wolves and the last time was in The Last of Us. What a tremendous legacy! RIP ✊🏽🙌🏽❤️
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This is your regular reminder that rationality is an emotion. It is not the opposite of emotion. It is the feeling of being calmly certain. That is not the same thing as being right. It is the FEELING of being right.
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is your regular reminder that rationality is an emotion. It is not the opposite of emotion. It is the feeling of being calmly certain. That is not the same thing as being right. It is the FEELING of being right.