Reposted by Sophie Delhaeswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026'Passion flower' by Mary Delany (1700-1788), English Bluestocking and artist, known for her botanical flower collages or 'paper-mosaicks' #WomensArt 2768120
Reposted by Sophie Delhaeswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17h'Chinese lantern' by Oda Krohg (1860 – 1935), Norwegian painter #Womensart 458799
Reposted by Sophie Delhaeswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12hQueen of Clubs, 1909, by Margaret Macdonald, Art Nouveau pioneer and Glasgow School Artist #WomensArt 92004331
Reposted by Sophie Delhaeswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12hSophie Woodrow, contemporary ceramics artist who creates unique ceramic figures #womensart 253566
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesME/CFS San Diego @mecfssd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@scienceillustrated.bsky.social & @decodemestudy.bsky.social : Chris Ponting on 8 ME/CFS genetic signals (mislabeled as genetic cause) scienceillustrated.com/health/peopl...scienceillustrated.comPeople with chronic fatigue have been misunderstood for decades: reputable researcher offers surprising advice to those struggling with the illnessChronic fatigue syndrome has often been overlooked by doctors and researchers. Geneticist Chris Ponting has revolutionised our understanding of the disease – and he has a remarkable message for those ... 0126
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 12hRed Cedar Emily Carr 1931 013116
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 16hjrehmeyer.substack.com/p/in-which-i...jrehmeyer.substack.comIn Which I Persuade You That the Energy Transition is AwesomeThanks for reading The Weighing! 000
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesBetter Transit Ottawa @bettertransitottawa.ca · 02/10/2026It's time to vote for better transit! Jeff Leiper is the only mayoral candidate with a serious plan to fix OC Transpo and get our transit system working again. Early voting is October 1st to 4th, and October 16th. The main election day is October 26th. Visit ottawa.ca/vote for more information. 23911
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/ 332876737
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com 41069295
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesPivot @pivot.quebec · 02/10/2026ANALYSE | La majorité des partis s’apprête à défendre les lois sur la laïcité, tandis que les premières concernées cherchent toujours à se faire entendre. ✍️ Par Bifan Sun. 🔗 pivot.quebec/2026/10/01/femmes-lois-laicite-partis-politiques/pivot.quebecDes femmes touchées par les lois sur la laïcité interpellent les partis politiquesLa majorité des partis s’apprêtent à défendre les lois sur la laïcité, tandis que les premières concernées cherchent toujours à se faire entendre. 2107
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done. Baloney. Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social debunks their lies. Watch.youtu.beHow Would a Wealth Tax Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist 811699594
Reposted by Sophie Delhaespgwodehousebot.bsky.social @pgwodehousebot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026**Bertie** "Madeleine Bassett held the view that the stars were God's daisy chain, and cried when she saw a dead kitten. I had never met anyone like her before, and felt I could readily get on without meeting anyone like her again." — Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) #PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit 122
Reposted by Sophie Delhaespgwodehousebot.bsky.social @pgwodehousebot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026On becoming engaged, again: "It is a curious thing about engagements. They come upon you suddenly, and before you know it you are in the soup." — Bertie, The Code of the Woosters (1938) #PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit 031
Reposted by Sophie Delhaespgwodehousebot.bsky.social @pgwodehousebot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Bertie, reflecting on his valet with the wisdom of hard-won experience: "Jeeves is always right. This is not a conclusion I have reached lightly. It is the fruit of long and frequently painful experience." — Bertie, The Code of the Woosters (1938) #PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #ClassicLit 021
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesMike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war. Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits. 4275132
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesMike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Ford government is closing WSIB offices making it harder for injured workers to access services and supports they deserve. Instead of cutbacks that force thousands of injured workers into poverty, the province should fix the system. 67239
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesUyghur Human Rights Project @uhrp.org · 01/10/2026While China celebrates Oct 1 as National Day, Uyghurs remember it as a day of dispossession and grief. 77 years after of the CCP's takeover of East Turkistan, China must be held accountable for its ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people. uhrp.org/statement/uh...uhrp.orgUHRP Marks 77 Years Since CCP’s Takeover of East Turkistan: Calls for Urgent International Action - Uyghur Human Rights ProjectFor immediate releaseOctober 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m. EDTContact: Omer Kanat, +1 (202) 790-1795 On the 71st anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s proclamation of the “Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Reg... 033
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesBarry's Economics @barryseconomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ever feel like nothing is ever going to change? I do too. But there's some fascinating research into how social change actually spreads and why a small group of people can sometimes have a much bigger impact than anyone expects. youtu.be/n_lgy337KiA #SocialChange #Psychology #NetworkTheoryyoutu.beYour Actions Ripple Further Than You ThinkYouTube video by Barry's Economics 02214
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 02/10/2026podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...podcasts.apple.comFront BurnerBalado Actualités · Tous les jours · Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson tal... 000
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"For quite a while, we’ve known that Mark Carney is not the climate warrior he was cracked up to be. But only now is he starting to reveal just how far he’ll go in jeopardizing the slim remaining hope of averting climate disaster," writes @lindamcquaig.bsky.social. #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPolithestar.com 35324
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesCCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 02/10/2026"Clean energy is no longer a requirement. Now pipelines and high-carbon facilities can qualify for...generous new writeoffs..." Why? Ottawa is stepping in to reduce the uncertainty the fossil fuel industry faces, explains @marclee.bsky.social. At a very high price. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comLinda McQuaig: Mark Carney’s massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister standsAs the country recovers from scorching wildfires, our prime minister has introduced a massive new subsidy for the fossil fuel industry. And its middle class Canadians who will end up 1149
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 000
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesLong Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 26/09/2026📻 Superb @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Interview on LBC with Natasha Devon. "A long & vicious history in this country of dismissing predominantly female diseases & calling them hysterical." 🔥 Thank you George & Natasha 🙏 16732
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@patmillscanada.bsky.social @c4tf.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesLinda McQuaig @lindamcquaig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In the Mark Carney era: what Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... #cdnpoli #climatethestar.comLinda McQuaig: Mark Carney’s massive hidden fossil-fuel subsidy shows us where the prime minister standsAs the country recovers from scorching wildfires, our prime minister has introduced a massive new subsidy for the fossil fuel industry. And its middle class Canadians who will end up 34823
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesErika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘the reality is that the PMD opens the doors to a lot of dirty investments, including oil and gas pipelines, (higher-carbon) LNG facilities and mining investments.’ @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.capolicyalternatives.caThe Canadian government's new “mega” corporate tax cut | CCPAWhat you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom. 055
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 28/09/2026We 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. 816423
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026Meta unsure why women not buying pervert glassesthebeaverton.comMeta unsure why women not buying pervert glassesMENLO 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... 1241930550
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesArrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The people of PEI are good hearted people and as such they sent an MP to Parliament who disagrees with his party about arming a genocide and voted the way his constituents wanted. Then the @liberalca.bsky.social demoted him for not supporting Israel & people are angry. #peipoli #cdnpoli 21510
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesParis Marx @parismarx.com · 29/09/2026“The $625 million Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund will sunset next year, and … [the early learning and child care transfers] won’t increase beyond what Trudeau negotiated his last week in office. Funding will, in fact, be $1.1 billion less than what the Grits promised back in 2021”thestar.comAlthia Raj: Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him electedDig into the details of the prime minister's budget and you find cuts to social programs. 13415
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesParis Marx @parismarx.com · 29/09/2026The promise of $10-a-day daycare outside Quebec feels like it’s slowly dying under Mark Carney’s austerity agenda, just as the imperfect pharmacare program for diabetes drugs and contraception did before it.cbc.caOntario, feds extending affordable child-care program but costs to stay the same | CBC NewsOntario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it may not live up to its signature goal — lowering pare... 16018
Reposted by Sophie Delhaespgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We will be attending the Alliance of Literary Societies Fair in Birmingham this Saturday 3 October! Come along to meet us in person, as well as other societies from across the country. There are a few free tickets available. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-allian... 032
Reposted by Sophie Delhaespgwsocietyuk.bsky.social @pgwsocietyuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What ho, Wednesday! It's International Translation Day. Wodehouse has been translated into many languages, including this fetching volume in Hungarian; but can you tell what story it is from the cover art? 011
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/video/...theguardian.comRobbed of a childhood: how one girl in Gaza found freedom in swimming – videoThree years of war have destroyed almost every playground in Gaza. For Hala, an orphaned child, a swimming club offers a chance to escape the realities of war. The Guardian follows Hala and her brothe... 000
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesErin Wraithburn👻 @erinraeburn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This right here. Bang on. And if we care when premieres do it, we should care when the PM does. The standard shouldn't be different for him. 094
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesNDP @ndp.ca · 29/09/2026Last week, Avi Lewis and our NDP caucus joined Bank of Canada security workers on the picket line. As the Liberals ramp up their attacks on the right to strike, we'll keep standing with workers to fight back, together. 225862
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesJenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted by Mark Carney last week after voting in favour of Jenny Kwan’s Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act. When will the Liberals stop punishing MPs for doing their job—and finally act to close this loophole? 8300109
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesTax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We all know tax goes up the more you earn... right? 🤔 Not quite. For most people, yes. But at the very top, something strange happens.. Average tax rates paid: 💷 Top 10% → 39% 💷 Top 1% → 37% 💷 Top 0.1% → 34% 💷 Top 0.01% → 30% And 1 in 4 of the ultra-rich pay 20% or less. 12919
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 29/09/2026thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-t...thewalrus.caThe Walrus Talks The Billionaire Problem | The WalrusWhat the rise of the super rich means for democracy, affordability, and Canada’s future 001
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has foolishly cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, and homelessness is predictably now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if lazy political ideology doesn’t get in the way.ysaatio.fiHomelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-SäätiöAsunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä. 516042
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 9378150
Reposted by Sophie Delhaesgarthoid @garthoid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Doug Ford has done nothing but harm communities in Ontario since he was elected. From stopping the almost complete UBI study to making roads more dangerous. He and his party is a menace to civilized society. 061
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesCanadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Canada is preparing to spend tens of billions building a pipeline the oil companies themselves won’t finance. If this project made economic sense, industry would be leading it. Instead, the public is being asked to take the risk while foreign-owned oil companies collect the returns.canadiandimension.comStop the West Coast pipeline. Not even the oil companies are asking for itSeniors for Climate Action Now! is calling on the Carney government to reject the proposed West Coast oil pipeline, arguing the project has no credible economic, moral, reconciliation, or climate case... 210355
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesTax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 28/09/2026🇪🇺 Europe has a tax haven problem much closer to home than many might think. Our new illicit financial flows tracker reveals that an estimated US$673 billion in wealth and finance illicitly crosses European countries’ borders every year for the purpose of cheating on tax. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4j754s86 087
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228...ici.radio-canada.caSoudan : 55 000 réfugiés ont fui vers le Tchad cette annéeAu Soudan, la pire crise humanitaire au monde continue de s’aggraver et le financement international fond, ce qui réduit l'aide directe à la population locale. 000
Reposted by Sophie DelhaesNormal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 26/09/2026It's handy to know that if I ever commit a genocide, the police will arrest the people who protest against me while I make a speech at the UN saying how racist they all are 12439105
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.positive.news/society/good...positive.newsWhat went right this week: the good news that mattersKosovo was cleared of landmines, Germany set a date for quitting fossil fuels, and a new species was discovered, plus more good news 000
Sophie Delhaes @corkypirbright.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... Over 273000 signatures so far!ourcommons.caPetition e-7531 - Petitions 000