Mel Malton
melmalton.bsky.social
Mel Malton
@melmalton.bsky.social
🇨🇦Gardener, cook, scribbler and god-botherer. Author of the Polly Deacon mysteries.
Well, that Murrican fella Trumpet is up the creek, sounds like. Not like our boy Carnival. Wasn’t looking forward to a bunch of election signs gumming up the snowplow all winter long.
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
From watching too many Scandi noirs lately: Come to Finland! It snows all summer long!
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
First snowplough of the season just thundered past. They’d make awesome tanks if it came to it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
News headlines written in the form of a question are invariably biased opinion pieces.
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This Is delicious. The BBC managed to write about Harry without mentioning Meghan in the article by name at all (except identifying her in the cutline). “…his wife, a former actress”. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prince Harry apologises to Canada for wearing Dodgers hat during World Series
Critics had said he disrespected the commonwealth and the only Canadian team in Major League Baseball.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The poor mook. It was his first assignment as an ICEPrick, and the shouting terrified him. He was peeing his drawers when he got sandwiched. He’ll never work again.
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Available with real or fake swearing!

The fake swearing is in the form of 'grawlix', which is a great word for something familiar, if you are unaware of it.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It looks as if the Trump regime is blaming “Democrats” for any and all the ills they themselves have deliberately inflicted upon the US proletariat. The next thing is to purge the population of people they identify as “Democrats” through the usual channels. The camps will be full.
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just thinking, re. a thread about true-to-life film characters, that in the Nordic noir cop shows (which I love), their glasses never fog up when they come in from the frozen outside. And their noses never run.
October 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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A useful animated video, illustrating how everyday noises—ones non-autistic people may not notice—can overwhelm an autistic person, in some cases leading to bolting and meltdowns that uninformed people dismiss as "autistic behaviors." Please watch and share.

youtu.be/K2P4Ed6G3gw?... #neurodiversity
Sensory Overload
YouTube video by Alkurhah
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October 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
October 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This is so Canadian. 😊
October 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Senior dashboard frog, faded but loyal, sends support to his American friends.
October 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The collective moon given by the naked Portland cyclists today is a brilliant way to emphasize the ridiculous cosplay outfits of the UStasi.
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, neighbors!!
🦃🥔🍁🇨🇦🧡
Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans
October 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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This is what presidential looks like.

Independent candidate for Irish president Catherine Connolly TD has always supported Carers & people with disabilities. She was one of only 2 TDs who supported us in the Care Referendum @catherineconnolly.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I guess everybody suspects that NoKings is likely to be chaotic and nasty, yes?
October 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Well, that’s splendid on many different levels, isn’t it? www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize | CBC News
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, it was announced Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
www.cbc.ca
October 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Portland Frog and Sandwich Guy. Hip hip hooray.
October 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Women have run this tiny Newfoundland town since 2013. They were just re-elected—with a near-perfect voter turnout. #Newfoundland #Labrador

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Women have run this tiny Newfoundland town since 2013. They were just re-elected.
Residents of a small but busy community in eastern Newfoundland reelected its all-women council this week with a 99 per cent voter turnout.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM