Mary Grace 😷
@emgeekay.bsky.social
Retired archivist, librarian, linguist, feminist, reader, mom, grandma, pacifist, socialist, supporter of trade unions, the welfare state, and Amnesty International. I like digital preservation and old photographs. Banner: painting by Andrew Nicholl.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
I never want this to be Canada. We must always fight any attempts at privatization and demand federal and provincial governments put more, not less, funding into healthcare. No one should be unable to afford healthcare ever!
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I never want this to be Canada. We must always fight any attempts at privatization and demand federal and provincial governments put more, not less, funding into healthcare. No one should be unable to afford healthcare ever!
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They threw everything away and gained nothing —the largest protest in history, the elections sweep, the support and good will of so many Americans. Just unforgivable.
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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I’ve started watching “Plur1bus” and it’s very good so far 📺 Are you watching it? What do you think?
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I’ve started watching “Plur1bus” and it’s very good so far 📺 Are you watching it? What do you think?
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The Trump administration has asked the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals to stay District Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction restricting the use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Trump administration has asked the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals to stay District Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction restricting the use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago.
We had nearly eradicated measles but anti-vaxxers brought it back. And the right wing are the biggest villains in this story.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
We had nearly eradicated measles but anti-vaxxers brought it back. And the right wing are the biggest villains in this story.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Read my statement on IDF soldiers platformed at Canadian universities here: www.heathermcpherson.ca/statement_on...
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Read my statement on IDF soldiers platformed at Canadian universities here: www.heathermcpherson.ca/statement_on...
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I am a democratic socialist and have been since I was 17 years old. I would like to see more democratic socialists elected in the UK, and North America. All our so-called progressive parties, Labour, Liberals, and Democrats, have veered to the right and are bought and bossed by corporate interests.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I am a democratic socialist and have been since I was 17 years old. I would like to see more democratic socialists elected in the UK, and North America. All our so-called progressive parties, Labour, Liberals, and Democrats, have veered to the right and are bought and bossed by corporate interests.
Canadian author Louise Penny, who writes the wonderful detective series set in Quebec, is not going to the USA.
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Why Canadian author Louise Penny won’t be going to the U.S.
In March, best-selling Canadian author Louise Penny wrote in a Facebook post that she didn’t feel she could enter the U.S. after its ‘unprovoked trade war against Canada.’ She speaks to The National’s...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Canadian author Louise Penny, who writes the wonderful detective series set in Quebec, is not going to the USA.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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The Trump Administration is now pushing Brits to watch GB News instead of the BBC. The Far Right are trying to seize this moment of chaos in British media.
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The Trump Administration is now pushing Brits to watch GB News instead of the BBC. The Far Right are trying to seize this moment of chaos in British media.
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Avi Lewis is not shy to call himself a Democratic Socialist. #canada #cdnpoli #canadian #canadianpolitics #frankdomenic🍁
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Avi Lewis is not shy to call himself a Democratic Socialist. #canada #cdnpoli #canadian #canadianpolitics #frankdomenic🍁
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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Hurray, #TheWinter10 is back! Selfheal, Feverfew, Red dead nettle, Ragwort, Daisies, Common mallow, White dead nettle, Dandelion, Small-flowered cranesbill,Hogweed and Sweet violet all flowering in Ely yesterday. #WildflowerHour
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hurray, #TheWinter10 is back! Selfheal, Feverfew, Red dead nettle, Ragwort, Daisies, Common mallow, White dead nettle, Dandelion, Small-flowered cranesbill,Hogweed and Sweet violet all flowering in Ely yesterday. #WildflowerHour
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🥗 A botulism outbreak linked to infant formula, and there's nobody employed at the CDC to brief policymakers or do anything about it, because Trump fired them all.
The reckless irresponsibility of the Trump administration knows no bounds.
www.cspi.org/statement/fi...
The reckless irresponsibility of the Trump administration knows no bounds.
www.cspi.org/statement/fi...
Fired CDC workers must be reinstated to help in infant formula outbreak policy response
www.cspi.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🥗 A botulism outbreak linked to infant formula, and there's nobody employed at the CDC to brief policymakers or do anything about it, because Trump fired them all.
The reckless irresponsibility of the Trump administration knows no bounds.
www.cspi.org/statement/fi...
The reckless irresponsibility of the Trump administration knows no bounds.
www.cspi.org/statement/fi...
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'This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough' thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Insurance companies reporting excess mortality linked to long COVID, and the American Medical Association reporting 13% more health-related absences from work should be hard to ignore. But here we are!
Insurance companies reporting excess mortality linked to long COVID, and the American Medical Association reporting 13% more health-related absences from work should be hard to ignore. But here we are!
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
'This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough' thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Insurance companies reporting excess mortality linked to long COVID, and the American Medical Association reporting 13% more health-related absences from work should be hard to ignore. But here we are!
Insurance companies reporting excess mortality linked to long COVID, and the American Medical Association reporting 13% more health-related absences from work should be hard to ignore. But here we are!
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Does anyone know how much has been allocated for libraries, archives, museums, and art galleries in the Canadian federal budget? And also whether funds have increased, decreased, or remained the same?
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Does anyone know how much has been allocated for libraries, archives, museums, and art galleries in the Canadian federal budget? And also whether funds have increased, decreased, or remained the same?
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A November harvest. Pickled the beets and used their leaves to make a version of spanakopita.
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A November harvest. Pickled the beets and used their leaves to make a version of spanakopita.
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Yesterday was Bram Stoker’s 178th birthday! 🎂 Author of THE LADY OF THE SHROUD, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, and, of course, the iconic DRACULA. 🧛
Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️
archive.org/details/drac...
Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️
archive.org/details/drac...
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yesterday was Bram Stoker’s 178th birthday! 🎂 Author of THE LADY OF THE SHROUD, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, and, of course, the iconic DRACULA. 🧛
Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️
archive.org/details/drac...
Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️
archive.org/details/drac...
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Did you miss our beginners' webinar last week? The complete recording of our step-by-step introduction to Transkribus is now available on YouTube 👇
Transkribus Webinar for Beginners (English)
Transkribus is the most popular tools for automatic text recognition of historical documents.
By watching this webinar recording, you will learn how to upload documents to Transkribus, perform…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Did you miss our beginners' webinar last week? The complete recording of our step-by-step introduction to Transkribus is now available on YouTube 👇
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A surprisingly summery #TheWinter10, most of these from a grassy area at Ely Leisure Village (presumably from a seed mix). Black medick, Knapweed, Wild carrot, Dandelion, Daisies, Red and White campion, Mayweed, Borage, Black horehound and Lady’s bedstraw. #WildflowerHour
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A surprisingly summery #TheWinter10, most of these from a grassy area at Ely Leisure Village (presumably from a seed mix). Black medick, Knapweed, Wild carrot, Dandelion, Daisies, Red and White campion, Mayweed, Borage, Black horehound and Lady’s bedstraw. #WildflowerHour