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emdash @emdean.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My latest acquisition:a broom style Zelkova. Everyone says these are common bonsai trees, but this is the first Zelkova I have seen for sale in South Island nurseries . I am hoping it will be mother to many cuttings.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 30/09/2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE JOB AD: Tenure-track position in International Relations at the University of Waterloo. We're *very happy* to announce this. Applications due Nov. 1st; job start date July 2027. Details here (pdf): uwaterloo.ca/arts/sites/d...

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I did not know 15 Liberals in total broke ranks to vote to stop arms shipments to Israel. Not a peep in the media about that fact. Anyone else?

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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey Cornell ... we don't just want the frat boys. Who assigned and read those essays?

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Telltale Hartman @rachelhartmanbooks.com · 28/09/2026

I know everybody's sick of Eby-prawn and the BCNDP, but this is who's waiting in the wings. This is who gets a nod if the Cons or (shudder) OneBC break through #BCpoli

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Cornell expelled students who were protesting genocide in Gaza, but made five of seven guys who gang raped a drugged girl for seven hours write essays. That tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about the morals of that institution.

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My name is Joeline and I am Canadian 💗 @jsw2jz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#BC Time to pay attention. We have a few of these type of folks that are currently sitting as MLA's in our province. No matter your thoughts on the election call, this is an opportunity to get ride of the people that want to do us harm! Time to send them packing! If you do anything this October VOTE

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emdash @emdean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“You survive, and you survive, until one day, you survived.” I Love John Green.

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Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

To those of you who say that “History is written by the winners” or that “the winners write the history books”, I say this: I write history, and no reasonable person would consider me to be a winner.

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a man in a white shirt and tie is looking at a computer screen in front of a sign that says insufficiaria

ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is looking at a computer screen in front of a sign that says insufficiaria

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

David Graeber perfectly captures the essence of why UBI is essential: it gives us back our agency.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 25/09/2026

Without a doubt, the best reply to the Kraft Dinner drink possible.

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Vancouver Island Local History Society @vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The story of the railway land grant is not just about forests - it’s about the financialization of forests; investment funds and pension plans (yours?) now profit from the great land grab youtube.com/shorts/Ja9p2... #VILandGrab

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Forestry Becomes Financial | The Great Land Grab Exhibit

YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's your stupid president's constant threats to our sovereignty and attacks on our country that did this, not our decision to respond to them. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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Canada's boycott forces the sale of a California winery

As California's wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"I don't want to be political so I'm going to be neutral about an issue" is a political opinion unfortunately

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emdash @emdean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a person whose research I'll be reading.

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JayBeeArsenal @jaybee1886.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The NDP are failing hard.

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 22/09/2026

After a meeting tonight, where I got a tad exercised, I wonder if municipalities across NS are ready for the effects of the province royally fucking up universities with these “program reviews.” What happens to university towns if programs get shut, students are lost, meaning more cuts, more losses?

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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Posted this morning by my good friend and celebrated writer Allan Stratton.

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emdash @emdean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I just finished reading Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling. The novel evoked all my worst fears about the future: climate change, US imperialism in Canada, dominance of tech bros, etc. A difficult read for me, but a terrific book.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pears on a Green Glass Plate Mary Pratt 1998

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Devin Dignam @devindignam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As always, @nolore.bsky.social has an accurate (and hilarious) description of Mark Carney's continued destruction: noraloreto.substack.com/p/icymi-this...

"He’s gutted environmental legislation, pushed through and fast tracked highly stupid projects that he needs us to believe are in the national interest, and now, he’s welcoming the vultures of global capitalism to come in and buy whatever they’d like. A move ostensibly done to solidify ourselves against the Americans, it will likely attract even more American investment in Canada and he will be laughing all the way to the bank (or wherever he sleeps at night)."

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Vancouver Island Local History Society @vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In this interview now up on our YouTube channel, Professor Brian Thom from the University of Victoria introduces us to the historic E&N Railway land grant, what it means for today, and how maps and ideas of property can inform our understanding of the #VILandGrab. youtu.be/zyY4qWEHqnc #bcHist

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The Great Land Grab Interviews: Professor Brian Thom

YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026

great art articulates eternal truths

script of the end of Waiting for Godot which has been modified to read

ESTRAGON: Well, shall we log off?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's log off.
[They do not log off]

CURTAIN

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Toronto Star, 1913

THINKS THAT CANADA HATES UNITED STATES

New Yorkers Fancies That We Sit Up Nights to Cultivate Ill-Will

ESPECIALLY IN EAST

--The Toronto Star, 12 Sep 1913

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Pamela Banting, PhD 🇨🇦 @pamelabanting.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One of the professors (and writers, mentors, publishers, and friends) who profoundly influenced my life has just died, Dr. David Arnason. He was larger than life. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

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Lauded Manitoba author chronicled life in the Interlake

Longtime Manitoba author, editor and professor David Arnason died on Monday at age 86.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026

Barefoot Ed Sheeran Introduces Sock Puppets That Will Open For Him On Tour theonion.com/barefoot-ed-sheeran-in…

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Canadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Uh ... if Alberta separates, then they're no longer Canadians ... what the fuck makes them think they can just cross the border and move here? Dumbass fucking stupid ... meet consequences.

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m still not sure enough Americans understand that Canada is way past the “getting a new haircut, starts doing yoga again” stage of separating from the US. We just swiped right on Europe. I think Canadian @frazeyford.bsky.social speaks for many of us here. music.youtube.com/watch?v=PXRr...

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Frazey Ford - Done [Official Music Video]

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 15/09/2026

Writing all new emails Dear you, I hope this message finds you very angry about the current state of the government's response to the climate crisis and that you'll try to do something about it.

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emdash @emdean.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child: putting my face in the water while swimming the popular girls at school my father's anger failure nuclear war mice and rats

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath

Detailed math as shared in the post. “How much does your commute cost (or save) society? Source is Discourse Media.

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Your random reminder that Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood got its start in Canada on the CBC.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 11/09/2026

That would be the Government of Canada.

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emdash @emdean.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you’re interested in the Cowichan decision, you should see the Great Land Grab display, currently at the Duncan public library, coming to a library near you www.vilocalhistory.ca/en-project/

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The Great Land Grab Exhibit – Vancouver Island Local History Society

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am the very model of a modern day typographer I know the type tonalities from elegant to jocular I am a master tracker and my kerning is harmonical I know the sacred swatches and can name the hues Pantonical (Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)

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Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy was supposed to release their big report on the economic impact of separation "on or before August 14th". It's almost a month late. Where is it? #abpoli

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Sèafra @woodward.ca · 07/09/2026

Just a reminder that in 2026, there is no lower class, middle class or upper class. There is only the working class and the owners who try to exploit us. Join a union. Your life and everyone else's you know will be better for it.

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Four days from now, Pete Hoekstra will dredge up some diplomatic words in Gander about allies and historic friendship or whatever. That will be a role he’s putting on for the day. Never forget what his boss actually thinks, and posted again today

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Vancouver Island Local History Society @vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🚨Attention educators! Consider teaching The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab. Our exhibit Learning Guide is available in English or French and links to the BC Curriculum for Social Studies 9, Socials 10, BC First Peoples 12, Social Justice 12, and Law Studies 12: TheGreatLandGrab.ca

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The Great Land Grab – Travelling Exhibit | Exposition itinérante

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A BAKERY IN CALGARY, 2036 [ding-ga-ding ding] "'Morning, how may I help you?" "Gimme a loaf of-" "Wa-a-aitaminute — I remember you!" "[sigh] That was ten years ago." "You were one of those seditionists!" "Look, allz we wanted was to send a messa-" "Get out before I bean you with this rolling pin!"

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