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Robin Shantz

@bloginhood.bsky.social
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Blogger and podcaster babbling about science fiction, fantasy, and all points in between. High school teacher. Former reporter. Occasional volunteer Santa Claus. bloginhood.com invadersfromplanet3.libsyn.com

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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 9h
So, Below is a Newfinese love letter to Jaws... and calamari. And then it goes in all kinds of different directions at once. Certainly not brilliant, but fun.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 14h
Good on ya, Taiwan!
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 14h
Well said!
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15h
"This technology that is ruining education has incredible potential to save education, if only I could figure out how to use it better to improve my students’ education." buff.ly/cEmLBex
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I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers
“This technology that is ruining education has incredible potential to save education, if only I could figure out how to use it better to improve my students...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ultimate NIMBY. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Are we still counting America as an ally?
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well, I guess I'm flying out of Abbotsford whenever possible now.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oh, absolutely yes!!! But where would I start my afterlife restaurant crawl? The Hilltop Diner Cafe? Pioneer Barbecue? Nibbler's Nosh? Frank Vertere's Pizza? Luigi's Pizza? Omnitski's Deli? Le Vol au Vent? PG's Jamaican Takeout? The Salmon House on the Hill? Viva Mexico? Gone, but not forgotten.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well... yeah.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Exactly this.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
hell yes
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New game created by 19 🇨🇦 teenagers❕ Players can land in “Ice Detention” and pay $60 pardon fee to get out. They can even “buy” a Supreme Court Justice to overrule an opponent’s move. A portion of all sales go to their local food bank and they’ve created a “Build Canada Scholarship”
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Christi Belcourt, Métis visual artist who creates paintings inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork #UnlockingWomensart
Painting with a symmetrical design featuring flowering plants with different coloured blossoms against a black background
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Humpback Swimming in the Milky Way with Red Caribou Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq n.d.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Clearly this chump has no concept of how much money Canadian snowbirds and their families dump into the Florida economy every winter. Anna Marie Island and other vacation communities like it will turn into wastelands overnight.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Exactly this. If necessary, backed with an invocation of the Notwithstanding Clause.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Separatists" is the wrong word. Call them what they are: Traitors. Trash would also suffice.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Dream of Autumn David Thauberger 2014
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The US has interfered in the German election. They are interfering with elections in Latin America. Trump says Canada is going to be taught a "little lesson." When is the Canadian state going to take treason seriously?
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djchocolatemlk.bsky.social @djchocolatemlk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think we need to assume that Americans are interfering in every vote in Canada until proven otherwise #cdnpoli
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ah, Emily Carr. One of the best!
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Entwives preen in their colourful dresses and sweet jewels in the autumn sun along the Fraser River in Fort Langley's Derby Reach heritage area.
An apple tree stands against a clear blue sky.An apple tree on a grassy sward beside a path, with Golden Ears mountain in the distance against a clear blue sky.A pear tree stands on a grassy slope, with taller, golden trees and the Fraser River and Mount Baker in the distance.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An autumn afternoon along the Fraser River in Fort Langley's Derby Reach heritage area.
Trees beside the Fraser River start to turn to autumn gold as the volcanic cone of Mount Baker looms white in the distance.An old apple tree leans against wooden crutches at the top of a grassy hill.A clutch of macintosh apples shines red and green on a sunny branch against a clear blue sky.The twin peaks of Golden Ears mountain peek between trees in the sun.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sad to hear that Canada's queen of rock, Sass Jordan, has died. "High Road Easy," "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Ugly" and so many more kick-ass songs. 63 years was not long enough, but our ears were so very lucky for her talent. R.I.P.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Skydance? More lyke Skynet
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tethered Ken Danby 1976
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Moose, Rabbit and Bear Enjoy An Afternoon At Lake Agnes Jason Carter ~ Cree 2024
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This post.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The wordes of Elric of Melniboné, "How the weake hate weaknesse," are alwayes yn myne eares these dayes when Ich wacche the speeches of those who clayme to have powere.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
It’s cruel to delay ADHD and autism assessments for children | Letter
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It’s cruel to delay ADHD and autism assessments for children | Letter
Letter: Anna Bird says the decision by some NHS integrated care boards to impose a two-year minimum wait is harmful to young people and their families
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October Sky Holly Dyrland 2024
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2026
'Autumn' entered English in the 1300s. "The fall of the leaves" was shortened to 'fall' in the 1600s.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oops! #BookSky
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are Still Here Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe 2021
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If Alberta wants to do something about its trash problem, it should start with its separatists.
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Compositional Study for tâpwêwin (Truth) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2025
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Innovation ys not just tech. For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye. We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART: H umanityes E thiques A rtes R hetorique & the crafte of T eaching
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Name a TV show from before 1980.
The Yamato - or Argo - from the classic anime show Space Battleship Yamato, a.k.a. Starblazers.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 29/09/2026
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So, let's get this straight: An official from a country that flagrantly kills and kidnaps foreign leaders says Canada shouldn't, let's see here, remind Americans that their midterm election choices will have economic consequences? Yeah, sure. Keep talkin', skippy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms | CBC News
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisers is threatening repercussions for Canada if it "interferes" in the upcoming midterm elections — though it's not clear what he anticipates the country...
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026
We need immediate federal action to protect workers who are bearing the brunt of this trade war. And it's time for a real conversation in this country about foreign takeovers of Canadian industry.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026
It's outrageous that an American company is laying off hundreds of steelworkers, breaking their promise even after being offered financial support from the federal government to weather the tariffs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hamilton steel plant to lay off hundreds of workers as U.S. tariffs prompt 'survival' move | CBC News
Steelmaker Stelco Holdings says it's idling some production at its Hamilton plant in response to U.S. tariffs.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I would pay to see this. Give the people what they want, @alyankovic.bsky.social!
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Democrats were never terribly interested in playing fair when it came to softwood lumber, so I have a lot of trouble believing that they would make things better, assuming they can depose the Felony Fuhrer.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Autumn Drama Dana Irving 2023
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026
Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glasses
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Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glasses
MENLO PARK, CA — As Meta’s totally cool, definitely-not-creepy smart glasses become more popular with tech bros and straight-up pervs, the tech company is reportedly baffled as to why their glasses wh...
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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The way I typically judge both ideologies and technologies is by what they do. Not what people say they do. What actual consequences they have for people. If they actually make things better, then they can be viewed as good/beneficial. But if all they do is harm, no future promises are worth it.
Headline from Mother Jones: ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror--and then offered tips on how to evade its own safeguards. It advised Van Rootselaar to always frame her content as fictional or hypothetical in order to "never get flagged again" by OpenAI's moderation systems.
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Robin Shantz @bloginhood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Carmichael's not my favourite member of the Group of Seven, but still... so talented!
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