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MargyT

@gauzy.bsky.social
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Old age enthusiast. Interests: history, astronomy, writing, urban space, hiking and cross country skiing. Former cottager and bicyclist. Cheer up, take care.

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Ottawa Road Trips 🇨🇦 @ottawaroadtrips.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Don't be sad the weekend's over! Be happy that a long weekend is coming up...and it's packed with fairs, markets, festivals, running and walking events, concerts and more, in and around #Ottawa. ottawaroadtrips.com/2026/10/05/5...
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53+ fun events in and around Ottawa, October 5 to 11 - Ottawa Road Trips
Ghostly events in Smiths Falls and Dunvegan, fall fests in Manotick and Merrickville, a fashion sale in Gatineau and a walking tour in the Glebe.
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MargyT @gauzy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I had iud removed when I was young. Doctor could not do it and got mad at me if you can believe it. He had to put me under. I am 78 now and you would think things had improved.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2026 Maine Fall Foliage Tour
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
2007 kid1 and I drove from LA to Ottawa with a road atlas; he (11) followed along, helped figure out where to go, what route to take and if there were things along the way to see. Grand adventure.
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Hillbilly Highlander @hillhighlander.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I almost agree with my fellow Villanova alum. Rather than an ontological difference, I would emphasize an etiological one: the history by which an artifact is produced can matter as much as its current configuration. It matters to us whether a creation came about through a person's thought process.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Antique leather-bound folding library pole ladder. IG: Vivre Interieur Authentique Netherlands www.instagram.com/vivre.nl?stk...
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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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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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Have you ever heard of Gabriel's Horn? It's a mathematical shape, a deceptively simple "solid of revolution" that will melt your brain. It's also one of my very favorite things of all time. Oh my yes, you'll love this: badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-geometri... 🧪
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A geometric shape that will destroy your brain
Gabriel’s Horn is bizarre and literally unrealistic. It’s also super cool.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Political Cartoonists are the best. deAdder rocks it every time he sits down and draws his next masterpiece.
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MargyT @gauzy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My cat would be sleeping ON it.
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Irrefutable proof cats are evil @cats-are-evil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#caturday #cats
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm mostly deaf in my left ear (maybe 10% hearing) but if I press that ear to my cat I can hear her purring and it's one if the most soothing sounds there is. Just as well she likes shoulder cuddles too. Symbiosis.
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Got my flu and COVID shots today! I'm doing it to protect myself, my family, everyone around me, and to say "fuck you" to RFK Jr.
Me, masked, in a baseball cap and black t-shirt with a pharmacist's hand visible giving me a vacccine. Not visible: me thinking "fuck you" to RFK Jr.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Moose out for a swim in Glacier National Park: #AGoodPlace Source: AccuWeather
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Did you know meteors have seven different stages (plus a bonus one)? Actually, no one did until a recent paper came out. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-seven-... 🔭 🧪
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The Seven Stages of Brief (meteor phenomena)
How an asteroid passes through Earth’s atmosphere and eventually becomes a meteorite
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For just a moment, the world saw their true nature. This is a real photo. F*cking chilling.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
PM Carney: "We do not seek power to dominate others. On the contrary, we are pursuing resilience so no one, no one can control our open markets, impair our sovereignty, threaten our territorial integrity, or undermine our freedoms, our democracies, our rule of law." 🎥 Credit: CPAC Live / YouTube
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The winner of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 has been announced. Shark it is. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography www.rmg.co.uk/stories/spac...
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Photographing a deep-space shark from the Kuwait desert
Explore Ali Alobaidly’s incredibly detailed photo of the Shark Nebula, which was crowned the winner of ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two MORE unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 17/09/2026
Marriage Material — A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Conservatives would cut healthcare and education — they’ve said so themselves. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/09/2026
More than 300 million birds are expected to soar across the U.S. on Saturday during their annual fall migration, prompting requests for residents to turn off or dim lights to help ensure their safe flight.
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As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, experts said.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Look at this loathsome repulsive creature yelling at a reporter. In addition to the fact that he’s the worst president in US history, he’s one of the worst human beings on planet earth. His supporters have a very serious defect in their character.
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Harrassin Ford @youwerewarned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One last meme. I’m done for today
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 11/09/2026
Someone on Reddit filmed an aerial drone advertisement in the night sky in Toronto and if this is real, it needs to be banned immediately. #TOpoli
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★ 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 ★ @softbutdangerous.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Having black cats means you will inevitably talk to a pile of dark clothes on the floor.
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David W. Pippy @davidwilliampippy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good morning! Sunrise at Champney's West, Newfoundland photographed by Russell Lynch Photography..
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind. It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/09/2026
NEWS: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States are now officially in effect, hitting $20 BILLION worth of American imports with tariffs ranging from 15% to 50%. The new tariffs target U.S. steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, electronics, and more.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I still can’t believe that a nut job exclaimed, “They’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs” and millions of Americans said, “That’s the guy I want as president.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2026
Mark Carney in Thunder Bay on Lutnick: "I don't think, with all respect, appointed unelected cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics"
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MargyT @gauzy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I began notebooks of various topics and courses two months ago because my handwriting was becoming deplorable. It’s pretty good now….just do it. My brain? Hmm. Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it substack.com/@nealstephen...
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Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it
Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it...
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Robert Rath @robertrath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I have a dog now. Everyone look at my dog.
My dog, she is black.
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Hidden Venue Live Music @hiddenvenuemusic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Will you recognize me Call my name or walk on by? Rain keeps fallin', rain keeps fallin' Down, down, down, down Hey, hey, hey, hey Ooh-ooh-hoo, woah Don't you try and pretend It's my feeling, we'll win in the end I won't harm you or touch your defenses Vanity, insecurity, ah
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)
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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If I could say one sentence to cats and make them understand it, it would probably be "If you are going to puke, please do it on a hard surface."
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
he's mad that I'm getting ready for work but he wants me to know that he's mad so he's sitting 2 feet away from me with his back to me angrily
orange cat facing away from the camera still looking annoyed even though you can't see his face
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 B U Y 🍁 C A N A D I A N 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
FWIW the US Geographical Names Information System updated their database so it says Lake America in official federal maps now. But this can be ignored by other countries, states, and private enterprises. Trump has no authority to force anyone to use the name. usconstitution.net/can-trump-re...
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Can Trump Rename Lake Ontario With an Executive Order?
An executive order can change how the U.S. federal government labels things, but it cannot rewrite international borders, treaties, or what Canada calls a Great Lake. The “Lake America” fight is reall...
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
And this was the exact moment I stopped using Google maps
Map of Lake Ontario on Google maps, and it's listed as Lake America
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
He’s going to the Pentagon instead. So, he’s not completely silenced… but he SHOULD be.
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David W. Pippy @davidwilliampippy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Good morning! On a Halifax Pier photographed in Nova Scotia by Shane Paris.
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You either love cats or you’re wrong.
Jinx the tabby bobtail cat lounging in her tower by the window.
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