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Robin Edgar
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"Retired" professional photographer and "Cultural Eclipsologist" researching how eclipses, especially total solar eclipses, influenced ancient humanity's religious beliefs and iconography. Look for my #Eclipsology hashtag.
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Is it just a random chance #coincidence that our Sun & Moon have the same apparent size, or that when our Moon totally eclipses our Sun as a result of this alleged "coincidence" the #TotalSolarEclipse looks like the pupil & iris of an "eye of God"?

culturaleclipsology.blogspot.com/2024/03/spac...
My 'Space Oddities Live' Presentation 'Researching The Influence of Eclipses on Ancient Cultures'
About a month ago, I did a PowerPoint presentation on 'Space Oddities Live' titled 'Researching The Influence of Eclipses on Ancient Culture...
culturaleclipsology.blogspot.com
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Tascha gave so many people the courage to knock that first door, make that first call and build the bridges with our neighbors that got us this far.

Together, we fought for a city for all of us. Now, we’ll build a City Hall for all of us.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Samian, Mon Doux Saigneur et Angine de Poitrine réchaufferont le Vieux-Québec
Samian, Mon Doux Saigneur et Angine de Poitrine réchaufferont le Vieux-Québec
Le Festival Kaléidoscopes réchauffera encore le Vieux-Québec cette année avec des spectacles et animations gratuites entre le 27 et le 31 décembre.
www.lesoleil.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Angine de Poitrine – Full Set Live Concert @ Saint-Prime 2025

Sarniez, MaTaZiKlek, Fabien, Sherpa

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDk...

#AngineDePoitrine #ExperimentalRock #ProgRock
Angine De Poitrine - Full Set Live Concert @ Saint-Prime 2025
YouTube video by Bon Stock Full Safe
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November 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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For those who are pro book bans but only in the sense of banning “poorly written” books, if we banned said things.. then we’d never have the Twilight movies.

And that movie series is a cultural feast for the soul.

I may not care for the books, but holy shit those movies cure all that ail me.
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Feed: "NYT > World News"
By: Elisabetta Povoledo and Ian Austen on Saturday, November 15, 2025
Vatican to Return Indigenous Cultural Items to Canada Taken a Century Ago
Dozen of pieces used in a 1925 exhibition, including a whale-hunting kayak, will be returned to Canada early next month.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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A powerful win for free speech, intellectual freedom, and fighting against #censorship -- won by workers, not institutions!! www.aaup.org/news/win-aau... Thank you UC faculty, @aaup.org, and the many other unions and organizations that were part of this suit! #Academia #DefendResearch #EduSky
Win in AAUP v. Trump: Court Blocks Attacks on University of California System
In a historic wall-to-wall labor union lawsuit led by the AAUP, a judge has issued a preliminary injunction that will stop the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to unlawfully stifle free speech and...
www.aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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We must continue to surface and resist #censorship, whether it comes from the government or our institutions. See how to take action to #DefendResearch and #IntellectualFreedom! defendresearch.org #Academia #EduSky #ScholComm #AcademicChatter #SciSky
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Feels like every time average Americans vocally align with progressives (Mamdani, AOC, Bernie), elected Democrats stick their fingers in their ears to ensure they ignore what the voters who hired them for their jobs actually want.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Seattle Just Elected a Zohran Mamdani of Its Own
Self-described socialist Katie Wilson will be the city’s next mayor. It’s almost as if people want change.
#Seattle a great city.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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The tell for me was when "Mayor Pete" didn't emphatically congraulate Mamdani for winning the NYC Mayoral race

Buttigieg was elected mayor of Grand Bend Indiana with 8,515 votes. Mamdani got 1,036,051 votes in his victory
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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was in Spain when Mamdani was elected and -- can confirm this was largely the sentiment! many many congratulations upon hearing I was from NY

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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On Veterans Day, we honor those who served and commit to serving them in return — not just in words, but in actions.

Affordability and a real commitment to mental health are essential to ensure that every veteran can build a future here in New York City.
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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“New York City just elected a mayor who wants to implement free buses, rent control and public grocery stores. Paris cut air pollution in half over 10 years with bike lanes and urban reforestation.

“Montreal should be learning from other cities, and we’re not.”

#polmtl

cultmtl.com/2025/11/mont...
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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This is hilarious. But also, possibly, a new Stonehenge theory!
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Amazing to have a personal tour of the National Museum of Ireland's gold exhibition (aka the bling room) from expert Mary Cahill this evening 😍 Now for the rugby...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Nice detail in #Montréal’s Edouard-Montpetit REM station: natural rock walls. The platforms are 73 metres below the street—height of a 20 storey building. The rock is gabbro, a very hard igneous rock. 100,000 kg of explosives were used to build the station.
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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“Legault has pushed through bills corroding Quebecers’ minority rights in the name of so-called equality, secularism and French-language protection, hoping his supporters won’t notice their own rights are being eroded, too.”
cultmtl.com/2025/11/demo...
Democracy, you in danger, girl
According to the Global State of Democracy 2025 report, 2024 was the 9th consecutive year in which more countries experienced democratic decline than improvement.
cultmtl.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Doing the one thing I shouldn’t be doing: buying more books. 😩😂
All weekend 10-4 pm. Westmount Library’s annual used book sale at Victoria Hall.
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Au lendemain de l’inauguration d'une nouvelle antenne du REM, des employés manifestent à la station de Deux-Montagnes contre leurs conditions de travail.
Manifestation d’employés du REM à la station Deux-Montagnes, tout juste inaugurée
www.ledevoir.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM