Noelle Allen
@noelleallen.bsky.social
Editor, gardener, lots of opinions.
This is fabulous! We definitely need a Canadian version.
If you love a small press, check out these 100 notable small press books from 2025!
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This is fabulous! We definitely need a Canadian version.
More strikes. I've started keeping track of strikes, as I feel they're under-reported. There are many more of them happening than I had originally realized.
Resident doctors in England to go on strike in run-up to Christmas
Resident doctors in England to go on strike in run-up to Christmas
Five days of strike action over jobs and pay to take place from 17 to 22 December
Resident doctors in England will go on strike for five days before Christmas as part of a dispute with the government over jobs and pay.
The doctors, formerly called junior doctors, will take action from 7am on 17 December until 7am on 22 December. It follows similar strike action between 14 November and 19 November. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
More strikes. I've started keeping track of strikes, as I feel they're under-reported. There are many more of them happening than I had originally realized.
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If you've been shopping at your local Starbucks because the strike hadn't reached it yet, SWU is asking everyone to stop shopping there now.
BREAKING: A new wave of union baristas are joining the longest ULP strike in Starbucks history! 2,500 union baristas across 120+ stores in 85 cities are now on an open-ended ULP strike. We're SIXTEEN DAYS in and only getting stronger ✊
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If you've been shopping at your local Starbucks because the strike hadn't reached it yet, SWU is asking everyone to stop shopping there now.
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Libraries remain one of our most radical spaces
Nelson Library offers a vinyl listening experience #NelsonBC
Nelson Library offers a vinyl listening experience - Nelson News
The perfect antidote to cellphone fatigue happens today at the Nelson Public Library.
www.castanet.net
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Libraries remain one of our most radical spaces
It's good to see that the people of Quebec are pushing back against their would-be authoritarian government.
Quebec’s CAQ government is launching a "shock and awe" assault on workers and civil society.
Activists are calling for mass mobilization against Premier Legault's dismantling of public services and erosion of democracy. breachmedia.ca/caq-waging-w...
Activists are calling for mass mobilization against Premier Legault's dismantling of public services and erosion of democracy. breachmedia.ca/caq-waging-w...
Quebec’s government has launched a 'shock and awe' assault on workers and the vulnerable ⋆ The Breach
Premier François Legault is consolidating power and attacking civil society. Activists are calling for mass mobilization
breachmedia.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's good to see that the people of Quebec are pushing back against their would-be authoritarian government.
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Penn Kemp : For You, Dear Friend and Fellow Poet / @pw.org @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
for Barry Dempster (January 17, 1952-November 27, 2025)
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/penn...
for Barry Dempster (January 17, 1952-November 27, 2025)
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/penn...
Penn Kemp : For You, Dear Friend and Fellow Poet
for Barry Dempster (January 17, 1952-November 27, 2025) Thank you for your being, Barry, for your care and kindest attention t...
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Penn Kemp : For You, Dear Friend and Fellow Poet / @pw.org @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
for Barry Dempster (January 17, 1952-November 27, 2025)
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/penn...
for Barry Dempster (January 17, 1952-November 27, 2025)
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/penn...
Nope. Just nope. And I'll be very surprised to hear anyone doing the work wants to use AI, I'm assuming that this is a top down decision.
CBC devalues its journalism by becoming no more than a YouTube channel. Now our national broadcaster is turning into AI slop.
This is the enshittification of CBC and Canadian news in general
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
This is the enshittification of CBC and Canadian news in general
www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
How CBC News will use AI responsibly to benefit our journalism — and keep your trust | CBC News
CBC is launching a new campaign aimed at reminding Canadians how our journalism can provide a safe harbour from the fake news and AI-generated content roiling through our feeds. As the campaign begins...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Nope. Just nope. And I'll be very surprised to hear anyone doing the work wants to use AI, I'm assuming that this is a top down decision.
An interesting approach.
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
An interesting approach.
An interesting bit of analysis from David Moscrop - though I'd love a longer piece than the G&M Op Ed platform allows.
The NDP should go all-in on class politics. One leadership candidate is offering a compelling vision for doing just that.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The NDP should become the Canadian champion of class-based politics
The party is grappling with the existential question of where it should go next. A return to its roots would serve it, and its supporters, well
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
An interesting bit of analysis from David Moscrop - though I'd love a longer piece than the G&M Op Ed platform allows.
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the lesson is ALWAYS play the long game :)
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
the lesson is ALWAYS play the long game :)
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If 2023 was the year AI slop was embraced by spammers and social media influencers, and 2024 was the year the slop era began in earnest, 2025 was when slop became embedded in our cultural institutions and social spheres.
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
Lost in the slop layer
How AI has encrusted our culture and social sphere in a sedimentary layer of slop.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If 2023 was the year AI slop was embraced by spammers and social media influencers, and 2024 was the year the slop era began in earnest, 2025 was when slop became embedded in our cultural institutions and social spheres.
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
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“The organized white nationalist movement in Canada is the biggest it's been in modern history. A big part of that is Second Sons Canada, the Dominion Society, Diagolon, the Active Club movement.”
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“The organized white nationalist movement in Canada is the biggest it's been in modern history. A big part of that is Second Sons Canada, the Dominion Society, Diagolon, the Active Club movement.”
A great lunch read:
thewalrus.ca/find-a-book-...
thewalrus.ca/find-a-book-...
Forget Running Groups and Work Socials. Find a Book Club | The Walrus
A generation of lonely readers looks to make connections
thewalrus.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A great lunch read:
thewalrus.ca/find-a-book-...
thewalrus.ca/find-a-book-...
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How many times do we have to prove that giving money to poor people improves their lives
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How many times do we have to prove that giving money to poor people improves their lives
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I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
For my novelist friends, here's a little inspiration. This story has lots of potential.
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder
Ismail Ali, who went missing in Bradford in 2020, is ‘safe and well’ after police said this week they thought he was dead
A shop worker who went missing five years ago has walked into a police station days after officers said they believed he was dead and arrested five people on suspicion of his murder.
West Yorkshire police said Ismail Ali turned up on Wednesday reporting to be “safe and well”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For my novelist friends, here's a little inspiration. This story has lots of potential.
A fascinating piece on how journalism is evolving, and I love this gem of advice to people looking for a job they don't hate, which applies beautifully to publishing, and to likely most arts and nonprofit work:
"Get comfortable making a lot less money," never goes over particularly well."
"Get comfortable making a lot less money," never goes over particularly well."
Reflections on five years in worker-owned media: defector.com/reflections-...
Reflections On Five Years In Worker-Owned Media | Defector
As I finally got to work on writing Defector’s fifth Annual Report, I found myself noodling on some broader thoughts about the worker-owned media landscape. Tom said some sections would work as a…
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A fascinating piece on how journalism is evolving, and I love this gem of advice to people looking for a job they don't hate, which applies beautifully to publishing, and to likely most arts and nonprofit work:
"Get comfortable making a lot less money," never goes over particularly well."
"Get comfortable making a lot less money," never goes over particularly well."
A very important report here:
ICYMI - A rare inside view of the UCP push to embed the private for-profit surgery industry in Alberta - no matter the cost, even to cancer patients.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A very important report here:
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Because the majority of American's can't afford to live? While there are always exceptions, I refuse to believe that most people are too stupid to figure out the basics. Corporate profits and billionaires like we have now only happen because they're squeezing it out of people.
Poll: Most Americans back Mamdani’s affordability plan, with nearly 7 in 10 supporting higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent.
Majority of Americans Support Mamdani’s Affordability Proposals, Poll Finds
Nearly 7 in 10 respondents said they back Mamdani’s proposal to raise taxes on corporations and the 1 percent.
truthout.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Because the majority of American's can't afford to live? While there are always exceptions, I refuse to believe that most people are too stupid to figure out the basics. Corporate profits and billionaires like we have now only happen because they're squeezing it out of people.
An interesting, and somewhat heartening read:
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
Indie bookstores merge activism and literature for collective care
Charis Books, Red Emma’s, and other booksellers serve as intellectual and cultural hubs during rising authoritarianism
prismreports.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
An interesting, and somewhat heartening read:
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
This is a bit older, but I missed it the first time around. But there's brilliant writing and observation in here. A great lunch read.
«If you object that we’re not in a zombie movie because there are no brain-eating cannibals, let me reassure you, there are.»
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is a bit older, but I missed it the first time around. But there's brilliant writing and observation in here. A great lunch read.
This was a lovely lunch read:
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
Narnia Business
Gregory Maguire’s Journey to Narnia
cslewisofficial.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This was a lovely lunch read:
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
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she's sharing all sorts of NYT receipts on IG, highly recommend taking a look: www.instagram.com/msrachelforl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
she's sharing all sorts of NYT receipts on IG, highly recommend taking a look: www.instagram.com/msrachelforl...
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Rachel was great. And now it's a radio show. Listen at the link. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
‘Authoritarianism, resistance’ mark this pivotal American moment | CBC Radio
Political analyst Rachel Maddow and writer/activist Rebecca Solnit are sharp observers of Trump 2.0. They discuss the global impact (including his beef with Canada), and where they see effective domes...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rachel was great. And now it's a radio show. Listen at the link. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...