This quote from The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates (my top book of 2025 so far) continues to echo in my head. He has nailed it. The con, the deep-seated insecurity, the violent impotence. The state doth, indeed, protest too much.

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Wondering what it might be like to be able to choose a childcare provider instead of desperately and secretly competing against your entire mom network for spaces. Still trying to figure out how I'm going back to work at the beginning of April in case anyone has a miracle up their sleeve. #yzf

I kind of forgot how much the Meta news ban in Canada sucked until I joined this platform. So happy to be seeing posts with updated content from my fave independent media. Here are some of my faves: