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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy International Women's Day! Needed now more than ever. Men, let's stand respectfully by the sides of our sisters in the fight for the rights of women and girls, women's dignity, women's power! #IWD #DEI #equity #women #IWD2025 #women #ally

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

On a Toronto transit bus: A Black history month license message plus a notice from the government of Canada: "New to Canada? We provide free settlement services. Visit us today, get informed, get settled!" #migration #immigrants #justice #humanrights

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Bob Marley was born today (Feb 6) back in 1945. I'm glad i got to meet him in 1980. I was doing my grad research in Kingston, Jamaica and, in the midst of food shortages, brought for him from Canada a sack of rice & a jug of cooking oil. #music #reggae #Jamaica #BobMarley #birthday

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I've always been entranced by storm photos: probably goes back to childhood screenings of "The Wizard of Oz"... Here's one of the winners of Canadian Geographic's Canadian Photos of the Year -- Craig Boehm. #photography #photos #weather

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Gung hei fa choi! Happy lunar new year! And, no, we didn't do this at our hot pot new year's dinner last night. (photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Brillliant! The story of a mega fire, the science of huge fires in the era of climate change and so much more. It's a terrific read. #climate #fire #LA #climatecrisis

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, the influential & wonderful 60s band, has died. Up the street from me here in Toronto is this plaque. And here's one of their great songs, "The Weight." www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqb... #music #rock #sixties

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Although not the same shape nor the same composition, your photo reminded me of one of many of Cezanne's paintings of Mont Saint-Victoire. #art #photography #painting

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

E.B. White on Hemingway and on the mystery of good writing. #writing #writinglife #librarian 🖋️📚💙

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Rereading Wilkie Collin's "The Woman in White" I'm struck again by a man in 1860 passionately writing about the lack of rights women had. And he did this while inventing (along with "The Moonstone") the mystery genre. He was born 201 years ago. #womensrights #books #librarians #fiction 🖋️📚💙

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I'm going to dig up a few of the things I hand wrote back in the sixties.... #writinglife #writers

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Mangroves are more than just coastal trees—they are biodiversity hotspots, climate defenders, and community lifelines. They store carbon 10x more effectively than terrestrial forests, & protect 15M+ people from floods annually. Check out www.linkedin.com/company/save...

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Long lines of Tik-Tok refugees now forming at US bordera to Canada & Mexico.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social 's translation of "The Odyssey" If you've never read it, this is the one to read. If you've read "The Odyssey" before, this will be a revelation. And don't skip the terrific introduction.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

There are no "two side" to the "debate" on #climatechange. It is here, it is now, and it's causing disasters. We've now passed the 1.5C heating increase. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #climatecrisis #science

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Spectacular photo of sun. Actually, 90K images put together. The plasma flare at 1 o'clock is 14 Earth's tall. © Jason Guenzel &Andrew McCarthy 2023 www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #astronomy #science

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Magnificent! I can imagine @harkaway.bsky.social 's excitement + trepidation when he set out to write "Karla's Choice". The result? Tone perfect. Complex. Gripping. A tribute to his father, as well as to his own skill. I hope more are coming. 📚💙 #Booksky #books #writers #libraries #bookstores

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I promise I'm not going to start posting cat/dog/goldfish pictures no matter how absolutely cute, but we did have this visitor for Christmas dinner who didn't seem to understand why he was only given kibble.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

4/4 I'd love to know what you think. Does what's brilliant in this #book outweigh any limitations? How important is character development in #SciFi & #fantasy? And if this is one of your fave books, I know how good that can feel & I respect you. What classics do you love/hate?📚🪐💙 #booksky #library

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

3of4 I'm sure that's good enough for many readers & I truly respect those of you who love it! But for me, I want fiction with compelling characters. Sadly Liu's felt wooden & there's no real character development. For me, it reads like a very imaginative physics text. 📚🪐💙 #SciFi #books #libraries

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

2of4 The good: It asks a very big question: is the human species worth saving? + Good stuff on Chinese cultural revolution. + Tons of interesting #science. + Very clever moments, inc. a brilliant scene where a computer is created from an army of medieval Chinese soldiers. 📚🪐💙 #SciFi #books

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

1of4 I'm glad everyone's being nice, but when it comes to #books, we need to seriously engage & talk about what works & what could be better. Not cut down each other, but share thoughtful opinions. So, let me start with a contemporary #SciFi biggie, "The Three-Body Problem."📚🪐💙 #booksky #library

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Ten of the Best Audre Lorde Poems Everyone Should Read interestingliterature.com/2023/02/best... #poetry #literature

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thx to so many of you for reposting & letting others know about my YA present-day fantasy "Moon Storm Rising" (book 1 of The Centaur Series). 16-yr old Andra stumbles on 3 creatures who can't possibly exist. Soon she must save them & avert a climate disaster. #Booksky #Fantasy #books #YA 📚🪐 💙 Amazon

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Even in high school I knew "Lord of the Flies" was reactionary twaddle, presuming that the original state of humans was Hobbesian brutality. Later I'd learn that early societies tended to rely on cooperation & didn't have the hierarchies that'd develop with patriarchy. #booksky #books #anthropology

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

What is reality?--question of the day: Iconic film, true. But these shoes were a movie prop made with shiny red glass. It's another indication of the absurd amount of money some people now have and ideas of what passes for an investment while others can't pay for health care or food.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Smart, clever, thoughtful, and a delight to read "The Gathering" by @cjtudor.bsky.social If I simply said, "There are vampires in it" many readers will turn aside, but this is about people & longing, ignorance & blind-hatred (of the type we're seeing too much around us.) #booksky #writingcommunity

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

1/2 Fathers (on average): we're still not doing our share of care work and women are paying the price. #fatherhood #parenting #maleally #worklife www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Just finished listening to John le Carré's 2003 masterpiece, "Absolute Friends"...beautifully read by John Guy Lewis. If you haven't read/listened to this post-9/11 work, put it at the top of your list. A gorgeous & tragic tale and one relevant to this day. #booksky #books @harkaway.bsky.social

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

5/5 Ridiculously good sale prices until Dec. 8 on Amazon....and still very good afterwards #booksky

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

"We cannot live in a bubble... Comfortable ignorance is not a solution." John le Carré in "Absolute Friends" #books #writingcommunity #politics #morality @harkaway.bsky.social

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Solutions are multi-level esp in the current context. Yes, we need school programs. But it must start earlier: for example, many parents still spank kids, thus teaching them it's okay to hurt someone you love. & don't ignore the workplace: sexual harassment still isn't addressed properly. More here:

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

My new YA mystery / present-day #fantasy with an environmental/climate crisis theme (oh yeah, and horses who might just be centaurs) just hit the top ten on one of Amazon's best seller lists. "Moon Storm Rising" (penname Kayden Quinn). #booksky #books #YA #fiction #writingcommunity #climate

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Totally cool to see one's new book #1 on Amazon's list: Business Diversity & Inclusion. It's "The Male Ally Handbook: Building Better Workplaces for Equality and Change." On sale right now for a ridiculously good price.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It's that time of year again here in Toronto. Wind has torn most of the autumn leaves from the trees. It's not that cold--it never seems that cold any more--but there's a certain wistfulness in the air.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Needed now more than ever! "The Male Ally Handbook: Building Better Workplaces for Equality & Change." Sale Nov 22-Dec 8, super-discounted on Amazon. #books #maleally #feminism #equality #books #writers #libraries

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Always good to see another of my publishers on Bluesky: Catapult Book Group ‪@catapultbooks.bsky.social‬

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Texas approves Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools: These kids are going to have a tough time in math when they have to measure everything in cubits. Plus a challenge (since they won't ever have sex-ed) trying to figure out how to beget someone. #politics #religion #crazies

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

My young adult present-day fantasy "Moon Storm Rising" (book 1 of The Centaur Series) begins with 16-yr old Andra stumbling on 3 creatures who can't possibly exist. Soon she must figure out how to avert a climate disaster. On sale Nov 22-Dec 8 at Amazon. #Booksky #Fantasy #books #Authors #YA

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

We get tips about the best way to roast a turkey. They never say the most obvious: don't put it like in the pictures, cook with breast side down. The fat is on the back and this and juices from the stuffing keep the breast meat moist. ..Okay, now i return to posts about books, climate, politics..

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

E-coli alert from CDC: All these brands come from one company. I'm glad it's organic, but this is factory farming with many of the problems this entails: monocultures; exploitation of low-paid workers; industrial processing. #Organic is only part of the solution. #health

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Suggested dress for D.O.G.E members. Venetians knew how to deal with a plague.

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

How cool! #1 on Amazon's list: Business, Diversity & Inclusion. "The Male Ally Handbook" that I edited along with my colleagues @equimundo_org @nextgenmen @Beyond_Equality and @CREVAWC #Diversity #InclusionMatters #HR

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Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

#1 Amazon Best Seller--Business Diversity & Inclusion: my latest book: "The Male Ally Handbook: Building Better Workplaces for Equality & Change"

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