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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 5h

Pet-loving Canadians! My Grandfather's Cat (a national pet charity) is a little short of their autumn goal to fund their pet pantry. Their pet pantry provides pet food to poor seniors and terminally ill humans, so that they can keep their pets longer. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca/petpantry?ss...

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support our pet pantry — My Grandfather's Cat

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 5h

Doug Ford lighting traffic-snarling bonfires of your money and throwing the odd body on in the hopes of keeping his base warm.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 5h

Have you heard about Canada's House Hippo infestation? Do you know crocodiles used to swim in the Great Lakes? @jdnicoll.bsky.social separates fact from fiction with the help of the National Film Board of Canada's impressive public archive...

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Canadian House Hippos and Other Obscure Fauna - Reactor

House Hippo infestations? Crocodiles in the Great Lakes?!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 4h

Anyway HAPPY FRIDAY I wrote the book I wanted to write! Maybe it will be the book you would like to read! :D Contains: demons, sentient streetlights, a seven foot-tall bare-knuckle lady boxer (former), the full-course dinner at The Wretched Dragon, a museum exhibit full of tiny dragons, and spies!

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Wickhills

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Oh, well, AI is already here so—" "Asbestos." "Well, I mean—" "CFCs. Leaded fuel." "—but—" "Portable baby cages." "—okay, I—" "Radium. Agent Orange. DDT..."

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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 05/10/2026

Sharing this again because this is a story about an issue impacting communities all over the world making its way to the suburb I grew up in. I'm so happy with how this turned out. Also, the more people that listen, the more likely Rumneek will let me spend time making radio docs. LISTEN NOW.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 05/10/2026

"Now, more than ever, we need to be courageous in our convictions. We need to talk openly about the climate crisis, talk about climate change denial and talk about the causes being capitalism and colonialism." @erinblondeau.bsky.social writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

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I Used to Believe Climate Change Was a Hoax | The Tyee

My experience shows why local politicians need to push back against climate denialism.

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What continues to floor me about residential school denialism is the wilful historical illiteracy. Canada knew about kids dying at residential schools at disproportionate rates in 1907. It is 2026. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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SCO condemns Winnipeg Sun, mayoral-candidate CEO for column questioning deaths at residential schools | CBC News

A column questioning the deaths of children at residential schools has led the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to condemn the Winnipeg Sun and express concern that the newspaper’s CEO is running for may...

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 05/10/2026

I love Bluesky. I said "misinformation and dinosaurs" and someone found the book

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

Here on Bluesky my (or anyone's) participation in your online life is contingent on consent, and if I or anyone else withdraws it, that should be the end of it. A subsequent screencap after a quote removal suggests that consent is not a thing you care about, which is good for the rest of us to know.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you’d do it for their sports team, whether or not you even liked the sport they picked, you can do it for their deepest hearts and souls.

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

if I've done anything right as a high school teacher it's that all of my students will immediately recognize the image on the left for the rest of their lives

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 03/10/2026

goooood morning it is cool and cloudy and I forgot to take a pic as we made our rounds, so here’s one on the deck - my apologies, but hey, it’s #Caturday anyway and besides: Lucy Loved That Walk

Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes and her front legs spread as she lies like a sphinx on the back deck, looking very curious about the treat I’m holding.

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Deanne aka deakat 🇨🇦 @deakat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Despite trying to limit myself to only a chapter or two per day (in order to savour its delights), I've come to the end of the audiobook of Witchmark (SO GOOD!!!) and now on to Stormsong, narrated superbly by Moira Quirk. libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

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Stormsong Audiobook on Libro.fm

A Reader's Digest Top 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever WrittenAfter spinning an enthralling world in Witchmark, the winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel that was praised as a “can't-miss debut”...

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do you know how evil you have to be to convince an internet full of atheists to go, "Hell yeah, Pope! You tell them about real people!"

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

According to a recent study (published in Lancet Oncology) researchers now estimate that infections are responsible for about 12% of cancer diagnoses worldwide, which is a reason, (indeed, yet another reason) why doing what you can to avoid infections is prudent.

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Heather Rose Jones @heatherrosejones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In case you are one of today's lucky 10,000 who are not yet familiar with the sly reference here... www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...

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Clive James · Poem: ‘The book of my enemy has been remaindered’

The book of my enemy has been remaindered/And I am pleased...

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 30/09/2026

Go read Diane’s books! Seriously, they are the best!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 30/09/2026

OK just sort of collapsed (I'm fine! very minor oxygen issue!) on the bed and the cats were like "Oh! Concern!" in their two very individual flavours Franca: *hops onto bed, nuzzles me, worried meeping* Fiasco: *long pause* *reaches up from floor and hooks his claws into my leggings* *pulls*

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 30/09/2026

Where does Canada actually stand on truth and reconciliation? Former special interlocutor Kimberly Murray speaks with Sean Carleton and Niigaan Sinclair about government funding shifts, systemic delays, and the rising tide of denialism: ow.ly/Pzby50ZSWJk

On the left: Photo of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, displaying an orange overlay which reads Every Child Matters. On the right: text that reads “Under Carney, Canada is cooling on reconciliation. Three experts on the need to keep challenging denialism.”

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Paula Johanson @paulajohanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So, you've got an orange shirt made by local Indigenous artists. Good start! Here's a link to a page where you can download, for free, reports from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. One of them is their Call to Action. nctr.ca/publications...

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Reports - NCTR

Table of Contents Highlighted ReportsTruth and Reconciliation Commission ReportsNational Centre for Truth and Reconciliation ReportsCreating an Engagement Plan with Indigenous Communities:Modern Repor...

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and we’re live at 11 a.m. ET leading up to the special 90-minute multilingual commemoration, Remembering the Children. Watch live in English, Plains Cree, Anishinaabemowin, Kanien'kéha and Inuktitut here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/r...

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Remembering the Children | APTN News

For 160 years, Indigenous children were taken and put into institutions across Canada. September 30 is a day to remember the children.

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 30/09/2026

It's new Hurley story day! For a buck you get 120+ pieces of short, weird fiction you can read instead of doom scrolling. Join the 1000+ other folks who think that's a GREAT idea www.patreon.com/kameronhurley

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Kameron Hurley — creating Short Stories

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Big courtroom victory for British Columbians who provided safe, tested drugs to people.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 29/09/2026

Help Got one of them there Draculas in the house

a fluffy black cat on a bed, facing the viewer, yawning. there are fangs.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 28/09/2026

The near-total eradication of millions of buffalo wasn’t accidental. As early conservationist William Temple Hornaday noted in 1889, the annihilation was part of a federal strategy to force Indigenous nations onto reservations. thewalrus.ca/wild-buffalo-make-a-co…

On the left: Black and white photo of a buffalo that is turned toward the camera. On the right: text that reads “Wild Buffalo make a comeback on the Canadian plains. Herds are returning to lands they haven’t roamed in generations.”

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One way we all die is... this.

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recommend the Witchmark trilogy for cool magic systems and different perspectives in each book, and The Midnight Bargain is a sheer delight.

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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have you grabbed your early bird registration yet for WisCon 2027? reg.wiscon.net

WisCon, a feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention.
Early Registration
In person - 70 dollars USD
Online only - 25 dollars USD
Visit https://reg.wiscon.net/
wiscon.net

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“If you're causing division between Indigenous and non-Indigenous and not letting non-Indigenous people participate in the sharing of the land, that's not right...” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tells First Nations, whose reserve lands account for just 0.5% of the province.

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All this overt racism makes us miss systemic racism, which is also widespread

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Tom Fowler @tomfowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nerds, who do I want to draw tonight? Big two or adjacent only. Not batmen. No ambush bugs, no “joke” answers. go.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday was a big day for Indigenous literature as Kinsale Drake, Darcie Little Badger, and Stacie Shannon Denetsosie received the 2026 American Book Award for Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms. redpopnews.com/beyond-the-g...

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Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms Receives 2026 American Book Award

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 27/09/2026

goooood morning it is cool and partly sunny/cloudy out there, so we made our rounds, visited some crows and some neighbors, and shared our snacks - so yes of course: Lucy Loved That Walk

Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes and a smile, beside a patch of California poppies that are still blooming for some reason.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You take our bike lanes, we take the road. Toronto showed up Friday night. 📸 @geoffreybercarich via Instagram

Cyclists taking the lane stretching kms of a city street

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

if this horrible little thing and its cursed amulet come near me I'm going to beat it with a bat actually

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Canadians deserve a voice in our country's direction -- and no matter what the CEO of Canada Inc. believes, our voice wasn't a one-and-done in a polling booth on April 28, 2025. #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

Carney has been keen to grab the lectern and discuss lofty issues — from Canada’s place in the world to the nature of global co-operation itself — at international forums such as the World Economic Forum and the European Parliament. But rather than merely address global policymakers and CEOs, he should talk to Canadians about these issues, too. Because the world can’t be changed by one man operating the machinery of one government: change comes from whole populations acting in common purpose.

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 26/09/2026

The rat studies and cognitive load of "how would you fix your car?" studies are new to me, and so good. youtu.be/JeRd91a14V8?...

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Why The Rich Think The Poor Are Lazy

YouTube video by Barry's Economics

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 25/09/2026

bizarre to me that so much reporting on housing fails to interrogate the assumptions that homeowners (1) should always get to approve of changes to their neighbourhood (2) should be protected by government from any possible decline in property values www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Toronto needs more homes. These neighbours say they're paying the price | CBC News

An elderly downtown couple says they’re shocked and upset that the city has approved a duplex next door to their three-story Victorian home that they say will tower metres above their chimney and rend...

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Gander Social @gandersocial.ca · 25/09/2026

Groups are coming to Gander. (Once we are done testing them). Open and invite-only communities + cozier spaces for your closest people. They'll even be able to share into the main Gander feed. We’re following the ATProto Spaces alpha design, interop groups are the goal.

Mock-up of the Gander Groups interface showing the “Buy Nothing Canmore” public group. The page lists 3.2K members and 43.7K posts, with a description inviting Canmore neighbours to give away and find free items. Below, a group post offers a solid wood coffee table for free pickup.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m so bored with all the discussion around AI. Can we talk about some useful technology, like heat pumps?

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The disconnect between the millions of dollars being thrown at biosecurity / biodefense right now and the simultaneous mocking of people wearing masks is so painfully, tragically stark. A respirator is a tool, just like a biosensor or a biological countermeasure.

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Rachel A. Rosen 📚💙🪐 @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Welp now I have Christmas plans, let’s gooooo.

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