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N.P. Thompson 🍁
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Canadian author of magical middle grade books. Probably in the garden.
CHALICE OF CALADRIAI, book 4 of The Arcanium Saga now available!
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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 2d
Looking for gifts for the readers in your life? Check out my Arcanium series! Available via most bookstores in paperback and e-book formats. Plus, there are enchanted crows! ✨🐦‍⬛🎄
#BookSky #Books

➡️ books2read.com/rl/TheArcanium
A rectangular image. The top half is blue with faded snowflakes and the bottom half is starry and snowy in shades of blue and teal. Paperback copies of the four currently available books in the Arcanium Saga are lined up in a row: River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, Stone of Serpents, and Chalice of Caladriai. Text above the books reads: "Books make great gifts!" in sparkly blue letters, and at the bottom in small navy blue text is the URL: books2read.com/rl/TheArcanium
nptwrites.bsky.social
Hey, so #KoboPlus has a 30-day free trial thing happening (yes, it's in Canada too!), so now's a good time to remind you that you can read all of my books free if you're a member!
#ReadCanadian #CanKidLit #BookSky 🪐📚 ⏰📚

www.kobo.com/ca/en/series...
A square image with a brown wood panel background. The covers of the first four books in my Arcanium series are lined up in a row in the middle. Above the covers the words "Read them FREE on Kobo Plus!" appears in wavy blue and white text. Underneath the covers is the KoboPlus logo, and a 5-star reader review that says "The Arcanium Saga is out of this world!"
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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debbieohi.com
Are you a crafty creative who sells *non-digital* stuff online that might appeal to holiday shoppers? Pls post a link to your shop in the replies! NOTE: If you only ship to certain locations, please give specifics (to save people time). Thx!
#CraftSky #HolidayShopping #ShopIndie
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Disaster Cat likes to tip all her toys out of her toy bin and roll in them. She never picks them up again after, though. 😑😼
A white and charcoal gray cat is flopped on a wood floor in the middle of a whole bunch of cat toys she is rolling in. A pink toy bin that she has tipped all the toys out of is on its side on the right.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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crystalsmithart.bsky.social
Day 11 of the #makearteveryday challenge - SONG BIRD

#makearteveryday #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #sciart
Millerbird sitting on a plant, with a speech bubble. Background is bright orange and yellow.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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moriartylab.bsky.social
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025

ONTARIO

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 133 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 6.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.3 x higher
-Deaths: 11.7 x higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.2 About 1 of every 133 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 208,300-288,000 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.6X higher Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher Hospitalizations: HIGH; 9.3X higher Deaths: VERY HIGH; 11.7X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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nicktsergas.ca
Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.

It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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wwfcanada.org
⚠️ Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act could strip away protections for 106 at-risk species — incl the piping plover, monarch butterfly & yellow-banded bumble bee.

🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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skidarstudios.bsky.social
Queenfisher is available in my Inprnt shop! On sale right now :)

www.inprnt.com/gallery/skid...
Queenfisher, an art print by Christine Ridgway
Gallery Quality Prints
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November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
So glad Canada is going all-in on AI-everything! This will be us soon! 😑
cait.bsky.social cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
r/ExpectationVsReality u/Additional-Simple858 • 3d Join Al 'doctor' said my back pain is depression, not a slipped disc. Now physical therapy won't get approved. Al Expectation We are reviewing claim #& submitted on 09/28/2025. Our records indicate the claim was filed under diagnosis code F32.9 (Depressive disorder, unspecified), while the corresponding prescription and referral history list treatment for lumbar disc herniation (back pain). Re: Incorrect Diagnosis in Record Hi Thank you for reaching out. We have reviewed your visit documentation and can confirm that the notes in question were generated using our Al scribe system. It appears the Al tool assigned diagnosis code F32.9 (Depressive disorder, unspecified), while your visit notes and treatment plan reference lumbar disc herniation (back pain). Per compliance policy, certain Al-generated fields cannot be manually updated by clinic staff and require vendor correction. We have escalated this to our vendor support team and opened ticket # . We'll notify you once we receive confirmation or correction from the vendor.
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
This is what happens when we insist on both-sidesing things that don't have a reasonable other side. This is what happens when the uneducated opinions of "influencers" are elevated over scientific evidence. This is what happens when money matters more than people's lives.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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delilahsdawson.bsky.social
The post reads: There are no rabbits On the trampoline No squirrels skydiving On the air conditioner The cat is not holding a meeting In a dapper little suit But there’s a fat pit bull at the bus stop And a baby with chubby feet in a stroller And the air smells like fall Real life is happening all around you And it is more beautiful than garbage Vomited up by a machine that eats water and jobs I am begging you to unhook your brain And go eat ice cream on a bench Life is too short To stare at a small screen That turns your dreams into pretty pictures And your brain into mush.
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
I just levelled up with my freezer Tetris skills. All six containers of cookies I baked today are IN the freezer! 😎

(Also, we will need to eat some before I make the rest of them, because there is ZERO space left. 😂)

(Most of the cookies will be going to friends and neighbours.)
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
And so the Great Cookie-ing of 2026 begins. Holiday baking has started with cranberry white chocolate cookies and ginger cookies (which, for some reason are a lot more spread out than usual -- think it's the different brand of margarine I used). Eggnog snickerdoodle batter is chilling. #CookieParty
A tray of freshly baked cranberry white chocolate cookies on a cookie sheet. A tray of freshly baked ginger cookies on a cookie sheet.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Introverted me at the limit of my peopling quota for the week.
a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .
Alt: A cat wearing glasses is giving off "go away" vibes and looking distinctly annoyed at being interrupted while reading. It's ears are flattened back and it is sitting in front of an open book on a table. Seriously, you're not sure whether this cat is going to ignore you and go back to reading once it's done glaring at and judging you, or whether it's going to slap you silly, probably with claws extended. This cat is *done* with peopling and wishes to be left alone.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
It is almost 7:00 am and I have no idea where the last 3 hours have gone. I did some graphics stuff for the Itchio site. Read the news. But, like, *three hours*?! Been up since quarter to four, should have something to show for it! 🙃
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Wonder how feasible it would be for municipalities to band together in a class action lawsuit against the Ford government for this, and for the the speed camera thing. And the wasting our money on that tunnel. And the spa. And the siphoning money from health and education.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bill 60 threatens 'dream' of multi-use pathway on Orléans Boulevard, says councillor | CBC News
Coun. Laura Dudas says she has been trying to make Orléans Boulevard safer since 2018. But new provincial legislation is threatening Ottawa's ability to alter its own roadways.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
nptwrites.bsky.social
This is one of the things that really worries me about Carney's AI-everything push. You can be sure HE won't allow one of these data centres near HIS house, but they will certainly end up in some of OUR neighbourhoods. 😑
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/30/a...
AI: powered by old jet turbines, near you!
The AI hyper-scalers have problems getting power for all their new data centres. How about using small gas turbines that used to be jet engines? Landon Tessmer from ProEnergy says: [IEEE Spectrum] …
pivot-to-ai.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
nptwrites.bsky.social
And the guy Carney put in charge of forcing AI into every aspect of Canadian life uses it to summarize the bills being used to do that. Nothing could possibly go wrong. 😑

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/a...
AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it
The BBC and the European Broadcasting Union have produced a large study of how well AI chatbots handle summarising the news. In short: badly. [BBC; EBU] The researchers asked ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemi…
pivot-to-ai.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Looking for gifts for the readers in your life? Check out my Arcanium series! Available via most bookstores in paperback and e-book formats. Plus, there are enchanted crows! ✨🐦‍⬛🎄
#BookSky #Books

➡️ books2read.com/rl/TheArcanium
A rectangular image. The top half is blue with faded snowflakes and the bottom half is starry and snowy in shades of blue and teal. Paperback copies of the four currently available books in the Arcanium Saga are lined up in a row: River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, Stone of Serpents, and Chalice of Caladriai. Text above the books reads: "Books make great gifts!" in sparkly blue letters, and at the bottom in small navy blue text is the URL: books2read.com/rl/TheArcanium
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Seems like a good time for Canada to be going all-in on this AI stuff. /sarcasm/
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Pay attention, Canada.
greenpeaceca.bsky.social Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 2d
You've probably heard of Bill C-12 and C-2, but there's a slate of other bills that, when assembled together transformer style, could create a freedom repression machine that rivals the one south of the border.

We broke down how it would work >> act.gp/4i9pU1b #Cdnpoli

📹 via leftiejane on IG
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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jvipondmd.bsky.social
Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Delegation at COP30 to protect people’s health and confront climate disinformation - CAPE
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) delegation of physicians and program team will be in Bélem from November 11 to 20. While the federal budget 2025 may have fallen short...
cape.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Was going to get the holiday baking started with several batches of cookies today, but after dealing with snow tires and all the gardening, the bread got started late and isn't even in the oven yet. Plus, I'm *tired* (and still haven't thawed out, damn it).

Guess I'll try and do cookies tomorrow.
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
A most excellent thread.
riotgrlerin.bsky.social RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 3d
jeff goldbloom: thread
Jeff Goldblum wearing a mustard yellow and orange/tan collared jacket. Flowers that match Jeff Goldblum’s aesthetic.
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
10-15 cm of snow in the forecast for tomorrow and I just picked another bowl of raspberries, plus I had to to cut blooming flowers off my rose in order to cover it up for the winter.

I am so confused. 🌱
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM