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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Check out the newest publication from the CHIRP study (headed by the lovely Fiona Kouyoumdjian @macdeptmed.bsky.social). We FINALLY have a clear estimate of how many Canadian children have a parent in prison: 1 in 100,

Parental incarceration is recognized as an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), and previous research shows that children who experience parental incarceration tend to have worse physical and mental health compared to children who have not experienced parental incarceration.
This research study estimated the number and proportion of children who experienced parental incarceration between 2015 and 2021 in five Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.
We found that 169,740 children experienced parental incarceration in these provinces between 2015 and 2021.
Approximately 1 in 100 children (1.2%) younger than 18 years old in these provinces experienced parental incarceration per year.
The rate of children who experienced parental incarceration per total population in these provinces per year: 229/100,000, was 29% higher than the rate for the European Union.
Action is needed to prevent parental incarceration and to support the children and families who are affected by parental incarceration in Canada.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Gen X Canadians, we're up. Time to put that grittiness to work and get our 90s crush elected so sandwich generation-ing doesn't kill us. lewisforleader.ca

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Just had this cross my feed and I just can't imagine what faculty member in their right mind is clicking on this??

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

He asked someone to make and then picked to wear a shirt with his own name and title on it 😬. Like a toddler who loves his Special Thomas shirt because he IS Special Thomas and now everyone will for sure know he’s Special Thomas.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Had the most wonderful day visiting Curve Lake FN with my kid for the Mnoominkewin, learning about wild rice, eating amazing food from Shawn Adler of the Flying Chestnut, getting out on the lake to try harvesting & planting, and hearing sublime talks by @biidaasamose.bsky.social & Winona LaDuke(!!)

Kid throwing mnoomin seeds into the lake from a canoe

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Wait, so he’s saying the core beliefs of the whole structure that is the US military are held up by one thing, which is ‘grooming standards’? Seems a bit cosplay-y, no?

"The Department must remain vigilant in maintaining the grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos," Hegseth wrote in his memo.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Correction: “…Aiden Cinnamon Tea, an inanimate large language model which produces text that invites readers to…”

Aiden cinnamon tea, an artificial intelligence author whose work invites readers to relate to AI as

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Exactly. Picture of the priest as confirmation:

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Those Department issued/approved boots always give them away

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

If only there were some other, free, internal mechanism to meet this goal:

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The lovely folks at @foodstudies.ca are putting on a launch of the themed section on Carceral Food System in their latest volume. Register here: lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... And read the whole volume (#OpenAccess) here: canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cf...

Join Canadian Food Studies for an online discussion in celebration of the launch of "Carceral Food Systems: Tensions, Experiences and Possibilities", a themed section of the most recent issue of Canadian Food Studies on Thursday May 22 at 12:00 - 1:30pm EST (registration required)

The launch will feature short presentations highlighting the work of scholars involved in the themed issue (Ami Stearns, Else Marie Knudsen, and Amanda Wilson) as well as a discussion and Q&A session moderated by Charles Levkoe, co-Editor in Chief of the Journal.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Cool! Hey remind me what the word “transaction” means real quick?

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

p.s. Trump has a gold toilet in his Versailles-inspired apartment.

Trump downplayed warnings from retailers of product shortages and higher prices as the result his massive tarifs on Chinese imports, saying it would be okay if, as a result, children have fewer toys.
Somebody said, ‘oh the shelves are going to be bare.’ Well maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 you know?” Trump said during a meeting with his cabinet. “And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally”

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

What a great photo by Tom Williams for Getty. This'll be in those '2025 year in review' lists for sure

Cory Booker speaking with the yellow decorations of a vaulted ceiling behind his head that makes it look like he has a sun or halo around his head

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Thought I'd have a wee peak into my employer pension plan holdings and see that some calls to UPP are needed! Any fellow Ontario faculty who want to work on #TeslaTakedown, get in touch with UPP to voice your views about YOUR money being used to prop up Musk here: myupp.ca/contact-us/

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Great start but a ways to go....

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Such a great illustration of the deep dissonance b/w Project 2025 and the rest of America, when its leaders legitimately haven’t heard of one of the country’s most celebrated current artists or the most popular song of the last year.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Oh he’s stepping in it now. Anyone who’s ever read anything about social policy knows that gov’ts can never, ever cut seniors services or income supports - the elders will rise with the anger and force of a thousand suns.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is a normal response from your uncle who had AA Platinum status in the 90s and so thinks he’s got special insights into aviation systems. But not from the guy with access to every top experts, and who asked to be made responsible for the country’s systems and stability. It’s bonkers.

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Help researchers learn more about the needs of children with Incarcerated Parents in Canada! Click on the link to learn more and register to share your experiences at a virtual panel: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Yellow poster with the words: McMaster University. Shining a light on the needs of Children with incarcerated parents. If you are a parent, guardian, youth, service provider, we want to hear more from you! Share your experience with parental incarceration to help guide research. Learn more at the link. Questions? Email Lindsay: jennil2@mcmaster.ca

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I *think* this is a real picture of this trend. And here's another: my friend who worked in this area told me there's a pod of resident orcas on the west coast who just refuse to eat anything but salmon, even if it limits their health, where other orcas have a more diverse diet. Culture!

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

LSA Chicago 2025 submission acceptance came through, but now identical emails keep arriving every single minute like the top of an abandoned tetris stack. Thoughts and prayers to the program assistant out there who's scrambling to find the right button...

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Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This place is the cutest. I’ve been on here maybe 2 hrs and seen mainly pictures of nice pizzas and people remarking on how nice everyone is. Here is a picture of two woodpeckers who visited my backyard today.

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