Carolyn Littlejohns
@cjlittlejohns.bsky.social
Retired academic librarian specializing in open-source systems design.
I love Nova Scotia, music, running, Parkrun!, cycling, reading, politics, and Oxford commas.
Haligonian with Mancunian ancestry. Lived in Montreal in the 60s, 70s, and early 2000s.
I love Nova Scotia, music, running, Parkrun!, cycling, reading, politics, and Oxford commas.
Haligonian with Mancunian ancestry. Lived in Montreal in the 60s, 70s, and early 2000s.
The Economist endorses Mark Carney in Monday's election
April 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Economist endorses Mark Carney in Monday's election
Geddy Lee's new song Gone sounds unlike Rush but it's very very tasty. Have a listen:
music.youtube.com/watch?v=a__A...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=a__A...
Gone
YouTube video by Geddy Lee - Topic
music.youtube.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Geddy Lee's new song Gone sounds unlike Rush but it's very very tasty. Have a listen:
music.youtube.com/watch?v=a__A...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=a__A...
Reposted by Carolyn Littlejohns
in just 5 months
April 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
in just 5 months
See my review of @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social's book Value(s) originally posted on Instagram.
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
See my review of @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social's book Value(s) originally posted on Instagram.
Reposted by Carolyn Littlejohns
Anthony Scaramucci: "Mark Carney's the only person that is handling Donald Trump properly."
April 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Anthony Scaramucci: "Mark Carney's the only person that is handling Donald Trump properly."
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i keep thinking about the gender breakdowns in the contemporary canadian election
(Nanos Research)
(Nanos Research)
April 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
i keep thinking about the gender breakdowns in the contemporary canadian election
(Nanos Research)
(Nanos Research)
If @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social wins the election, can he use his British connections to add a separate tab for Canada on the @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social website?
April 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social wins the election, can he use his British connections to add a separate tab for Canada on the @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social website?
I keep getting promotions for Costco cruises. Have you been to a Costco parking lot? I wouldn't want to travel with these people.
April 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I keep getting promotions for Costco cruises. Have you been to a Costco parking lot? I wouldn't want to travel with these people.
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Toronto Star: Carney campaigning with the highest likability score since Layton
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Toronto Star: Carney campaigning with the highest likability score since Layton
So I voted yesterday at one of those advanced polling stations. The woman ahead of me showed her hydro bill as ID, marked her ballot and dropped her hydro bill in the ballot box! Gasps and laughter all around. She's not getting that bill back.
April 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
So I voted yesterday at one of those advanced polling stations. The woman ahead of me showed her hydro bill as ID, marked her ballot and dropped her hydro bill in the ballot box! Gasps and laughter all around. She's not getting that bill back.
My Halifax neighbours tossed their NDP sign aside (near garage door) for a Liberal one. Sign of the times?
April 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My Halifax neighbours tossed their NDP sign aside (near garage door) for a Liberal one. Sign of the times?
This wonderful crude quote from David Sedaris is about undecided voters in the US election, but it also applies to all voters in the Canadian election. Obviously, Mark Carney is the chicken.
April 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This wonderful crude quote from David Sedaris is about undecided voters in the US election, but it also applies to all voters in the Canadian election. Obviously, Mark Carney is the chicken.
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open.substack.com/pub/deanblun... Carney didn’t need to shout. He didn’t need to posture. He lined up the free world—Japan, the EU, Canada in lockstep—and showed Trump the cliff’s edge. Strategic brilliance doesn’t get louder than that.
@deanblundell.bsky.social
#MarkCarney
@deanblundell.bsky.social
#MarkCarney
Carney’s Checkmate: How Canada's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs
Carney, Japan And The EU proved America's Idiot Emperor Has No Clothes
open.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun... Carney didn’t need to shout. He didn’t need to posture. He lined up the free world—Japan, the EU, Canada in lockstep—and showed Trump the cliff’s edge. Strategic brilliance doesn’t get louder than that.
@deanblundell.bsky.social
#MarkCarney
@deanblundell.bsky.social
#MarkCarney
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A really interesting interview with Mark Carney from 13 years ago on Strombo. This is a long time before he even entertained politics, but he's still a smart & affable but normal guy who has a rolodex that will have many huge investors interested in Canada. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s389...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s389...
Mark Carney
YouTube video by Strombo
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A really interesting interview with Mark Carney from 13 years ago on Strombo. This is a long time before he even entertained politics, but he's still a smart & affable but normal guy who has a rolodex that will have many huge investors interested in Canada. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s389...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s389...
Pierre Poilievre hates government! He might not use a chainsaw in a photo op, but his intentions are the same: cut 🇨🇦 services, sell assets, privatize. As Carney says, we've seen this movie before.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
April 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Pierre Poilievre hates government! He might not use a chainsaw in a photo op, but his intentions are the same: cut 🇨🇦 services, sell assets, privatize. As Carney says, we've seen this movie before.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Verb-the-noun signs we'd rather see at Poilievre rallies:
Ice the puck
Eat the rich
Kiss the bride
Shop the perimeter
Mind the gap
Keep the change
Ice the puck
Eat the rich
Kiss the bride
Shop the perimeter
Mind the gap
Keep the change
March 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Verb-the-noun signs we'd rather see at Poilievre rallies:
Ice the puck
Eat the rich
Kiss the bride
Shop the perimeter
Mind the gap
Keep the change
Ice the puck
Eat the rich
Kiss the bride
Shop the perimeter
Mind the gap
Keep the change
It was a sacrifice to give up Twitter X as I'd been there since 2007, but I just couldn't anymore. I'd even taught library students how to use it for promotion. So Bluesky it is. Thanks for having me.
March 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It was a sacrifice to give up Twitter X as I'd been there since 2007, but I just couldn't anymore. I'd even taught library students how to use it for promotion. So Bluesky it is. Thanks for having me.
@lizennis.bsky.social I know who you are. Hi Weeze!
January 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
@lizennis.bsky.social I know who you are. Hi Weeze!
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January 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Yes! We got our Carbon Rebate today. The program is working as intended and we're happy with it. If the program was scrapped, how would you put a price on carbon and ensure that those of modest means don't get ding'd?
January 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Yes! We got our Carbon Rebate today. The program is working as intended and we're happy with it. If the program was scrapped, how would you put a price on carbon and ensure that those of modest means don't get ding'd?
What a great group of people who volunteer on Saturday mornings for Parkrun at the Chain of Lakes Trail in Halifax!
Missing from the photo because he was out on the course was our pre-run course checker @ianloughead.bsky.social who crossed the finish line first by over a minute.
Missing from the photo because he was out on the course was our pre-run course checker @ianloughead.bsky.social who crossed the finish line first by over a minute.
January 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What a great group of people who volunteer on Saturday mornings for Parkrun at the Chain of Lakes Trail in Halifax!
Missing from the photo because he was out on the course was our pre-run course checker @ianloughead.bsky.social who crossed the finish line first by over a minute.
Missing from the photo because he was out on the course was our pre-run course checker @ianloughead.bsky.social who crossed the finish line first by over a minute.