Ash of the Island
@ashoftheisland.bsky.social
I share photos of our dog, Cleopatra (Cleo for short). I also post random thoughts. Was going to try and make this a profile for JUST dogs, but really, I have too many thoughts...
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Sometimes it feels like the universe is trying to tell me something through my Bluesky feed…. @swilua.bsky.social @lostcitymagic.bsky.social
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The Girl Guides of Canada say: Be prepared to protect trans rights.
December 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Girl Guides of Canada say: Be prepared to protect trans rights.
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Happy birthday to Dr. Roberta Bondar, born on this day in 1945 in Sault Ste. Marie!
Canada's first female astronaut, she was also the first neurologist in space.
She spent 8 days in space in 1992. She has 28 honorary degrees and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Canada's first female astronaut, she was also the first neurologist in space.
She spent 8 days in space in 1992. She has 28 honorary degrees and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happy birthday to Dr. Roberta Bondar, born on this day in 1945 in Sault Ste. Marie!
Canada's first female astronaut, she was also the first neurologist in space.
She spent 8 days in space in 1992. She has 28 honorary degrees and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Canada's first female astronaut, she was also the first neurologist in space.
She spent 8 days in space in 1992. She has 28 honorary degrees and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
@shannonhale.bsky.social I just wanted to reach out to let you know that my daughter brought 'Real Friends' and 'Best Friends' home from the school library this week and we've had such great conversations because of them. Thank you for giving me these opportunities to connect with her.
December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
@shannonhale.bsky.social I just wanted to reach out to let you know that my daughter brought 'Real Friends' and 'Best Friends' home from the school library this week and we've had such great conversations because of them. Thank you for giving me these opportunities to connect with her.
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"By the way, these countries shouldn’t have abortion restrictions either. Having abortion laws does not make them more enlightened; it is Canada that has set the standard worldwide, because abortion is a human right."
Shouting this from the rooftops every dang day.
Shouting this from the rooftops every dang day.
Canada, abortion rights are under attack. The forced birthers are using the same strategies that worked in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Abortion Rights in Canada are Under Attack
Forced-birth groups are testing their strategy
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"By the way, these countries shouldn’t have abortion restrictions either. Having abortion laws does not make them more enlightened; it is Canada that has set the standard worldwide, because abortion is a human right."
Shouting this from the rooftops every dang day.
Shouting this from the rooftops every dang day.
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Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social
This is oddly not discussed in the media and it should be. It’s dangerous.
This is oddly not discussed in the media and it should be. It’s dangerous.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social
This is oddly not discussed in the media and it should be. It’s dangerous.
This is oddly not discussed in the media and it should be. It’s dangerous.
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Mark Carney and Danielle Smith’s MOU is an abuse of power and a spit in the face to British Columbians. They will never ram a pipeline through BC without the consent of Coastal First Nations and Northern Communities, and we’ll make fucking sure of it. #bcpoli
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Mark Carney and Danielle Smith’s MOU is an abuse of power and a spit in the face to British Columbians. They will never ram a pipeline through BC without the consent of Coastal First Nations and Northern Communities, and we’ll make fucking sure of it. #bcpoli
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
If AI get human rights, then so should Octopuses.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If AI get human rights, then so should Octopuses.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2560607...
Cleo got an abscess in her head and spent the last week in a cone of shame after the vet dealt with the abscess. Today was her first cone-free day and boy was she happy!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Cleo got an abscess in her head and spent the last week in a cone of shame after the vet dealt with the abscess. Today was her first cone-free day and boy was she happy!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
But she’s got a shaved spot on her head that makes her look a bit lopsided. Poor baby!
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On this day in 1938, Gordon Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On this day in 1938, Gordon Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 16 Juno Awards and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He had four #1 albums in Canada, most of which went platinum.
Seems like a good time to share this gem again from @clareblackwood.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Seems like a good time to share this gem again from @clareblackwood.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbA...
Every line of this was beautiful. It sounds exactly like how an octopus would convince me to let it rule the world. And you know what? I am convinced!
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Every line of this was beautiful. It sounds exactly like how an octopus would convince me to let it rule the world. And you know what? I am convinced!
For Canadians out there, if you think this is only a US teaching issue, I don't think so. Many of the techniques, such as three-cueing, I recognize from my daughter's time in elementary school.
Please read the thread and the article.
Please read the thread and the article.
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
For Canadians out there, if you think this is only a US teaching issue, I don't think so. Many of the techniques, such as three-cueing, I recognize from my daughter's time in elementary school.
Please read the thread and the article.
Please read the thread and the article.
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Happy whale explosion day to those who celebrate! 🐋
On this day 55 years ago, blubber went boom at the Oregon Coast.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
That's when officials made the legendary decision to blow up a dead whale.
Here's a look back at the explosive piece of Oregon lore with a 2020 story by OPB's Tiffany Camhi written ahead of the whale of a tale's 50th anniversary.
‘It was like a blubber snowstorm’: Why Oregon blew up a whale in 1970
The exploding whale is a piece of Oregon lore that just won’t go away. It’s one of those real-life stories that just sounds too strange to be real.
www.opb.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy whale explosion day to those who celebrate! 🐋
For anyone who needs a smile, just scroll through this thread. I would add to it, but Cleo is currently in a cone of shame. She does not want me to share her shame on the interwebs.
hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
For anyone who needs a smile, just scroll through this thread. I would add to it, but Cleo is currently in a cone of shame. She does not want me to share her shame on the interwebs.
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Can I put these on my resume? 😆
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Can I put these on my resume? 😆
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How am I supposed to teach my daughter that life is beautiful, when most of the time I feel that life is a never ending list of things I'm not doing a good enough job of, and people I'm disappointing.
#SeasonalAnxiety
#SeasonalAnxiety
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
How am I supposed to teach my daughter that life is beautiful, when most of the time I feel that life is a never ending list of things I'm not doing a good enough job of, and people I'm disappointing.
#SeasonalAnxiety
#SeasonalAnxiety
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HANG UP YOUR SPIKES, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE ANXIETY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
HANG UP YOUR SPIKES, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE ANXIETY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
A helpful bus passenger brought forward a lone glove so the driver could put it in the lost and found, a lady sitting at the front of the bus then sighed so forlornly and said softly to herself "I had a glove once." Then sighed again and looked out the window.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A helpful bus passenger brought forward a lone glove so the driver could put it in the lost and found, a lady sitting at the front of the bus then sighed so forlornly and said softly to herself "I had a glove once." Then sighed again and looked out the window.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
Haunts me still 15 + years later.
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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 7:05 PM
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This is giving socialist realism propaganda vibes.
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is giving socialist realism propaganda vibes.