Gina McMurchy-Barber
@ginamcmurchy.bsky.social
Canadian Children’s middle grade and YA author
I’m standing at the entrance of the oldest bookstore in the world here in Lisbon Portugal.
September 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I’m standing at the entrance of the oldest bookstore in the world here in Lisbon Portugal.
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I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
August 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
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In June 2023, the Canadian government passed Bill C-18, the Online News Act, mandating that big tech pay media organizations fees to distribute content. Google complied, but Meta refused to pay up. Mostafa Al A’sar examines the fallout: thewalrus.ca/if-you-think-we-...
July 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In June 2023, the Canadian government passed Bill C-18, the Online News Act, mandating that big tech pay media organizations fees to distribute content. Google complied, but Meta refused to pay up. Mostafa Al A’sar examines the fallout: thewalrus.ca/if-you-think-we-...
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Full story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Full story: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is why the UN must ban plastic polluters from the next round of Global Plastics Treaty talks next month.
Do you agree? Take action now - before it's too late:
act.gp/4lCf04I
Do you agree? Take action now - before it's too late:
act.gp/4lCf04I
Kick Big Oil Out of Plastics Talks
Fossil fuel companies want to keep flooding our home with plastic for profit. They’re trying to block action to tackle plastic pollution - we must stop them.
act.gp
July 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is why the UN must ban plastic polluters from the next round of Global Plastics Treaty talks next month.
Do you agree? Take action now - before it's too late:
act.gp/4lCf04I
Do you agree? Take action now - before it's too late:
act.gp/4lCf04I
Look what my sweet little honeybees made for me. Not much yet but hoping for some more next month. For those who are concerned I will make sure to leave them lots for the winter.
July 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Look what my sweet little honeybees made for me. Not much yet but hoping for some more next month. For those who are concerned I will make sure to leave them lots for the winter.
Sign the @GreenpeaceCA petition to demand action from the Canadian government: Stop arming Israel #ArmsEmbargoNow act.gp/409A8a2
Tell Canada to stop arming Israel.
Sign the petition to demand Action from the Canadian government.
act.gp
July 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sign the @GreenpeaceCA petition to demand action from the Canadian government: Stop arming Israel #ArmsEmbargoNow act.gp/409A8a2
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“Then they started to talk about cuffing me, and that if the kids were here legally, what do they have to lose by answering. I told them that they still have their fifth and fourth amendment rights, and that they don’t have to speak to you or help with any investigation.”
A local NYC baseball coach says he fended off ICE agents during a recent practice.
Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!
Shoutout all of our local heroes!
Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!
Shoutout all of our local heroes!
A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side
The baseball field in Riverside Park near 72nd Street and Youman Wilder. Photo 1: Google Maps. Photo 2: Courtesy of
www.westsiderag.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Then they started to talk about cuffing me, and that if the kids were here legally, what do they have to lose by answering. I told them that they still have their fifth and fourth amendment rights, and that they don’t have to speak to you or help with any investigation.”
Hey @themetalsco.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the ocean is not for sale. Don't open the floodgates to extraction in the deep sea. The world is watching: Say NO to deep sea mining.
#StopDeepSeaMining
act.gp/3TrfjmB
#StopDeepSeaMining
act.gp/3TrfjmB
Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
act.gp
July 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Hey @themetalsco.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social, the ocean is not for sale. Don't open the floodgates to extraction in the deep sea. The world is watching: Say NO to deep sea mining.
#StopDeepSeaMining
act.gp/3TrfjmB
#StopDeepSeaMining
act.gp/3TrfjmB
The Ocean is NOT for sale. Vancouver Greenpeace action out front of The Metal Company #greenpeace
July 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Ocean is NOT for sale. Vancouver Greenpeace action out front of The Metal Company #greenpeace
The Ocean is NOT for sale. Vancouver Greenpeace action out front of The Metal Company #greenpeace
July 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Ocean is NOT for sale. Vancouver Greenpeace action out front of The Metal Company #greenpeace
The Ocean is NOT for sale. Vancouver Greenpeace action out front of The Metal Company #greenpeace.org
July 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Ocean is NOT for sale. Vancouver Greenpeace action out front of The Metal Company #greenpeace.org
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Just saw latest "Canada should be the 51st state" comments by you-know-who, UGH.
Pls help show your support for CANADA on #CanadaDay (July 1st) somehow? Read a book by a Canadian creator! Eat/cook smthg Canadian! Post a fave memory of a visit to Canada! Be an honoUrary Canadian on July 1st! 🇨🇦🎉
Pls help show your support for CANADA on #CanadaDay (July 1st) somehow? Read a book by a Canadian creator! Eat/cook smthg Canadian! Post a fave memory of a visit to Canada! Be an honoUrary Canadian on July 1st! 🇨🇦🎉
July 1st is #CanadaDay!
Why not celebrate by reading some #CanKidLit? You can browse my Canadian KidLit/YALit custom feed here: bsky.app/profile/debb...
Why not celebrate by reading some #CanKidLit? You can browse my Canadian KidLit/YALit custom feed here: bsky.app/profile/debb...
June 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just saw latest "Canada should be the 51st state" comments by you-know-who, UGH.
Pls help show your support for CANADA on #CanadaDay (July 1st) somehow? Read a book by a Canadian creator! Eat/cook smthg Canadian! Post a fave memory of a visit to Canada! Be an honoUrary Canadian on July 1st! 🇨🇦🎉
Pls help show your support for CANADA on #CanadaDay (July 1st) somehow? Read a book by a Canadian creator! Eat/cook smthg Canadian! Post a fave memory of a visit to Canada! Be an honoUrary Canadian on July 1st! 🇨🇦🎉
You gotta love summer.
June 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
You gotta love summer.
Canadian-based The Metals Company (@themetalsco.bsky.social) is pushing to mine the deep sea. Canada must double-down to #StopDeepSeaMining and oppose the Mining Code that would open oceans to irreversible damage.
Add your name: act.gp/3HCJHYw
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
Add your name: act.gp/3HCJHYw
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.
act.gp
June 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Canadian-based The Metals Company (@themetalsco.bsky.social) is pushing to mine the deep sea. Canada must double-down to #StopDeepSeaMining and oppose the Mining Code that would open oceans to irreversible damage.
Add your name: act.gp/3HCJHYw
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
Add your name: act.gp/3HCJHYw
@greenpeaceca.bsky.social
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻
June 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻
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For great summer reading lists of books by #Canadian creators for young people (definitely not fake books!), look no further than the #ForestOfReading's Kid and Teen Committees lists canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/05/2025... & canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/05/2025...
May 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For great summer reading lists of books by #Canadian creators for young people (definitely not fake books!), look no further than the #ForestOfReading's Kid and Teen Committees lists canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/05/2025... & canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/05/2025...
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If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social
#WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit
#WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit
May 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social
#WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit
#WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit
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Announcing the winners of this year's Oy Vey! Award:
#CarolineAdderson for Izzy's Dog Days of Summer, chapter book category.
#BambiEdlund for Squirrel-ish for picturebooks.
The award ceremony was today, May 24, via Zoom, 10:30 a.m. PST. Congrats to the winners! www.vclr.ca/jbs-oy-vey-a...
#CarolineAdderson for Izzy's Dog Days of Summer, chapter book category.
#BambiEdlund for Squirrel-ish for picturebooks.
The award ceremony was today, May 24, via Zoom, 10:30 a.m. PST. Congrats to the winners! www.vclr.ca/jbs-oy-vey-a...
Joan Betty Stuchner – Oy Vey! – Funniest Children’s Book Award – Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable
www.vclr.ca
May 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Announcing the winners of this year's Oy Vey! Award:
#CarolineAdderson for Izzy's Dog Days of Summer, chapter book category.
#BambiEdlund for Squirrel-ish for picturebooks.
The award ceremony was today, May 24, via Zoom, 10:30 a.m. PST. Congrats to the winners! www.vclr.ca/jbs-oy-vey-a...
#CarolineAdderson for Izzy's Dog Days of Summer, chapter book category.
#BambiEdlund for Squirrel-ish for picturebooks.
The award ceremony was today, May 24, via Zoom, 10:30 a.m. PST. Congrats to the winners! www.vclr.ca/jbs-oy-vey-a...
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#AlisonAcheson invites you to the launch of BLUE HOURS, a novel for adults, this Sunday, May 25, 3-6 pm, at one of her favourite places: #Lanalou's in Vancouver. Congratulations, Alison! alisonacheson.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#AlisonAcheson invites you to the launch of BLUE HOURS, a novel for adults, this Sunday, May 25, 3-6 pm, at one of her favourite places: #Lanalou's in Vancouver. Congratulations, Alison! alisonacheson.com
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Canada Post is as essential as the CBC- it reaches people and homes in places that aren’t profitable for corporate greed and allows all Canadians to feel included. We are a huge country with few urban clusters. We need Canada Post. We need the CBC. #cdnpoli
May 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Canada Post is as essential as the CBC- it reaches people and homes in places that aren’t profitable for corporate greed and allows all Canadians to feel included. We are a huge country with few urban clusters. We need Canada Post. We need the CBC. #cdnpoli
A country road
Wild flowers and
A three year old
Wild flowers and
A three year old
May 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A country road
Wild flowers and
A three year old
Wild flowers and
A three year old
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Celebrate International Children’s Book Day by hitting up the library or your favourite Indie bookstore to enjoy some reading time with your littles. 📚#internationalchildrensbookday
April 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Celebrate International Children’s Book Day by hitting up the library or your favourite Indie bookstore to enjoy some reading time with your littles. 📚#internationalchildrensbookday
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my old toaster did this :(
March 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
my old toaster did this :(