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Juliet O'Neill

@julietoneill.bsky.social
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Retired Canadian journalist with career postings from Ottawa in Washington, Moscow, London. Exploring art, espy enjoying paper collage like my BlueSky banner titled Tempestuous Times.

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ravenspoint.bsky.social @ravenspoint.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"It's personally scary to be a scientist in America" biomedical scientist Professor Philip Zamore explains why he is leaving University of Massachusetts for a job in Canada. He's not alone. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d7abbef...
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Ottawa taps 64 leading scientists and scholars to bolster Canadian research
The first group of Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada includes researchers from 13 countries, with most leaving institutions in the U.S.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Fun #eschermontreal with @ravenspoint.bsky.social @arthemisia
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Feel like writing for 10 minutes a day, see what happens.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
On the catwalk. #Caturday paper #Collage #CatsofBlueSky
A collage showing a cat's head on a fashion model in casual pants and striped shirt standing on a bunch of giant blueberries and backed by sprays of white flowers. Blue background.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Global Village still contains worthy ideals if we let it. paper and acrylic #collage @bskycollage.bsky.social
A paper collage composed of brightly-coloured images of houses, stairs, foilage, a couple of people titled Global Village.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Why don't humans learn more from history? Why don't more humans learn from history?
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Ellis Rosen @ellisjrosen.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Yeah, I see only bananas now too.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I learned shorthand more than half a century ago but use only a handful of symbols now.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I added colours and #collage papers of my own to the template of Instagram's @mapofiran for solidarity with the Iranian people.
A collage showing a women hugging a map of Iran with the words solidarity and Iran and two hearts on a template drawn by Instagram's @mapofiran to show solidarity with the Iranian people.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Pink. #Februllage2026 Day 22 prompt. #Edinburghcollagecollective paper #collage
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
At the beginning, a local bakery made #stopwar cookies in Ukraine's colours. That was 4 years ago.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I promised a friend a paper #collage for his daffodils feed. Gel print with magazine snippets--a bee and a plant.
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Vessels made for screaming Babak Golkar, Time to Let Go, 2014
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Goya - Madness (Locura) - ca.1803 Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Pink Day 23 prompt for #Februllage2026 #Edinburghcollagecollective #Blueskycollage paper #collage
Collage showing a pink rose in an open mouth. Underneath is a winged white cat surrounded by pink. It's nonsense to participate in a collage prompt pink.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Now whaddawegonnado?
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 22/02/2026
There are so many horrifying details to this story of ICE locking up a British grandmother for 2 months who was visiting the US legally as a tourist. Among them is the fact that the 🇬🇧embassy refused to help her. That's been a consistent theme to these stories of European tourists getting detained.
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#Canada is not alone but it still hurts. #Olympics #womenshockey
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
#Februllage Day 6 Jellyfish. In my case gellifish from some recent prints.paper #collage
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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
BRONZE FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 Valerie Maltais, in her 5th Olympics, wins bronze for Canada in the 3000m final. It’s her first individual medal in long track speed skating. And it’s Canada’s first medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/02/2026
KENNEDY: If Canada came to the US and said, 'We're going to 0 tariffs on the US, all of them are off,' would you and the president go to 0 tariffs and let Canadian companies and American companies compete on a level playing field? BESSENT: Absolutely not
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#Februllage2026 Day 5: Star #collage paper, acrylic, feathers, acorn top Februllage @bskycollage.bsky.social
A collage showing a star made of small blue feathers with yellow tips, a paper star in the center an acorn top painted metallic gold.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#Februllage2026 Day 4: broccoli Put circus music on in your mind to fully enjoy. paper #collage
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NPR @npr.org · 31/01/2026
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
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A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Lady Liberty When will we see you again? @bskycollage.bsky.social #blueskycollage #collageart
A paper collage with an image of the top of the Statue of Liberty, decorated underneath by bright flowers, boosted by pink and teal acrylic paint. Title Lady Liberty When will we see you again?
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Too funny.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
😮 #WomenInSTEM
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The way he says 'Thank You' at the end. 🫢
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Winter dream. Those clouds will pass. #collage from scraps (mine and @summermaid.bsky.social) at mixed media class.
Shows a collage of 3 small India ink and instant coffee paste images that suggest a cloudy beach and a coconut tree. Titled Winter Dream. These clouds will pass. Images were discards from the author and friend at a mixed media class.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/01/2026
The New York Times has been tracking every lawsuit challenging President Trump’s policies since he returned to office in January 2025 — more than 600 cases and counting. Here is a snapshot of where the lawsuits stand. nyti.ms/4bqBpQo
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If the Russians or Chinese had done this, we’d be expelling their ambassador…
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/01/2026
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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Justadutchguy | Convoy Goblin for Ukraine | NAFO @justadutchguy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"Don't worry, I've got you" ‘For Alex’ Alex Jeffrey Pretti 1988 - 2026 rest in peace sir..🕊️ Beautiful tribute by illustrator MJ.Hiblen (@mjhiblenart on Instagram)...😢
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Jenna Amatulli @ohheyjenna.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“He wanted to help people. He was a super nice, super helpful guy," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Pretti's dad recalls that his son "was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis." @melodyschreiber.com reports: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark #Carney reaching out to a STOP sign in my latest paper #collage titled "Nostalgia is Not a Strategy" - a quote from his provocative #Davos speech.
A collage showing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reaching out to a STOP sign, a map showing USA, Canada, Greenland, Russia and region, burnt matches, and the words Nostalgia is Not a Strategy from his speech to Davos about the rupture  in world order.
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Chappatte Cartoons @chappatte.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump’s speech in Davos had been anticipated by @lecanardenchaine.fr of Wednesday #wef26 #trump 👉
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/01/2026
President Trump, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, took a direct swipe at Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who the previous day had described an end to the U.S.-led world order and called on middle powers to band together.
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Trump Calls Out Mark Carney in Davos Speech and Says Canada ‘Should Be Grateful’
“I watched your prime minister yesterday,” the president said in a speech on Wednesday. “He wasn’t so grateful — they should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives because of the United States.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
From the archives: doggie at the King Eddy diner lunch counter, Ottawa.
Scottie dog on a stool at the lunch counter King Eddy Diner Ottawa, ONtario.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Ready for my abstract #art lesson.
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
@ravenspoint.bsky.social
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Thomas Cooper Gotch, The Lantern Parade. 1918
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Juliet O'Neill @julietoneill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
From the archives.
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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
It's a wonderful feeling when 5 years of research and writing comes to fruition. The thought that immediately follows is that the work is not done because you now have to promote it. I am grateful for all the help I received along the way. #HeDidNotConquer #Dundurn #cdaUS #cdnpoli #Canada250
Photo of author Madelaine Drohan holding a copy of her new book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada. There is a box full of author's copies of the book in front of her. She has short, gray hair and glasses and is smiling.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 15/08/2025
listen, i'm not in the business of making agitprop but it feels like the subway-throwing lawyer gave everyone a pretty useful symbol
it's a subway sandwich held up by two hands with the word RESIST written above
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