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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 4h

And there are even transformed cats, although they don't change colour.

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Ashley @ashleyquan.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

A cop car carrying a flashing neon sign that says "DOUG FORD HATES YOU." Perfect, no notes, thanks for the great visual @ TV writers of the universe!

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Jake figured it out? Jake? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts.

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

There are tacks and nails in the bike lanes here.

A cyclist got a flat from an embedded nail

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Thanks to Kanchan, there's one more firm to name & shame as part of the Ford government's bike lane removals. Verdi Alliance Civil. If there are any other firms involved, please call them out. And great protesting with y'all this evening! #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero bsky.app/profile/kaye...

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Some construction crews did show up at Bloor and Green Lanes, but they just left. We still need to stay vigilant and call out ATS Traffic for their role in endangering those who bike. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Trucks are leaving to a chorus of "Get home safe!" Video is of truck #2. #bikeTO #bikelanes

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We're riding Toronto (Etobicoke) bike lake loops between Royal York and Islington. Info talk at the rally point in Tom Riley Park right now. Stay safe; withdraw from any situation where you feel unsafe/uncomfortable. Cops don't want to arrest many people & will give a clear warning. #bikeTO

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

No, I won’t stop posting this poem whenever starlings are mentioned.

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Jen C Mars @jencmars.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The vaquita is the smallest cetacean, extremely adorable, and critically endangered A couple more drawings for #SaveTheVaquita week. Info, events and ways to donate at vaquita.mx 🐡

Photo of a sketchbook page with a small drawing of a round porpoise swimming and a closer portrait of the same type of porpoise looking towards the viewer. The porpoise is round with dark marks around its eyes and very round face, and is very adorable

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I said this in a thread last night and in a thousand threads before it, but you really are doing the work of those who would destroy democracy and the rule of law when you are a doomer. You can be aware of — and vigorously oppose — the lawlessness of this administration without insisting on doom.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...

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Rob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You want to see some temporary vehicle lane reductions? I think that can be arranged.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Gorgeous mural at Dupont station, plus also -- Toronto has TURKEY VULTURES?

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Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

my master list of playlists laying out a history of alternative rock has expanded again, now up to 47 fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-4...

fluxblog.substack.com

Fluxblog 493: a history of alternative music in 47 playlists

My ongoing project of exploring this history, covering 1965-2019

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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Andrew Sobey @andrewsobey.com · 07/10/2026

Our third annual Chemistry Nobel "make a huge mess in the studio and get a video out ASAP" video. youtu.be/921cPMILod4

youtu.be

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to...

YouTube video by American Chemical Society

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Matt @differentmatt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cheap Trick's "Surrender" does the triumphal half-step rise eight bars in, so the whole song is the payoff. And then it does it again at the end because fuck yeah it does. Since then it's never hit as hard. Perhaps we flew too close to the sun with that one.

youtube.com

Cheap Trick - Surrender (Official Audio)

YouTube video by cheaptrickVEVO

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Cats are changing colour, too. It's probably nothing.

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you never thought you'd ever hear a group of Anything Muppets from SESAME STREET sing the Blood, Sweat & Tears song "Spinning Wheel", well, never say never... (Oh, and keep an eye on the puff of smoke, knowing that it's coordinated between a performer & a separate cued smoke mechanism)

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We were at the advance polls today and even though we knew about the bonus Chow, we both (ADHD and dyslexic) checked and re-checked our ballots before handing them in.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Slings & Arrows: three six-episode seasons about a small Shakespearian festival. Just sharp and funny and lovely all the way through. The whole run is easy to find on YouTube.

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Meredith Rose (from the grave) 👻 @mrose.ink · 06/10/2026

When seeing polls, ask "does this spark joy?" If it does, allow yourself a giggle. If it does not, throw it away. Either way, do not rely on it.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No, you were right the first time. Plain cubes of tofu don't work in tacos. Instead, tear extra-firm tofu into small chunks, toss w. cornstarch and spices (s&p, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder), then fry in a bit of oil until crispy. Dipping sauce: sambal oelek + honey. Close match:

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Slightly addicted to these…🤭

YouTube video by Fitgreenmind

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've trimmed my streaming subscriptions so I haven't seen any SNW from this season, but this critic/tv tech/Trek fan produced a really interesting video about the episode, this season, and the nuts and bolts of tv production.

youtu.be

Why the Star Trek Puppet Episode Is the Most Important One of This Era #startrek

YouTube video by Mr. Know-It-All

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This rocks so hard I had to read the whole poem out loud. Immaculate final line!

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yeah, that was a weird one. Wordle 1,931 3/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you're ever in Halifax, try to spend some time at the Fort Needham memorial site.

hmhps.ca

Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Whether [his] warning was instrumental in halting the overnight train from Saint John a safe distance from the blast at Rockingham, saving the lives of about 300 railway passengers, is uncertain. However, it certainly sped the dispatch of relief to the blast site. Coleman was killed at his post."

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some dramatic liberties taken, but still one hell of a heroic act: "Coleman's message was responsible for bringing all incoming trains around Halifax to a halt. It was heard by other stations all along the Intercolonial Railway, helping railway officials to respond immediately. ..."

en.wikipedia.org

Halifax Explosion - Wikipedia

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's winning Biology All email--in fact this is a contender for best this year

Hi all,

We received a package with no name to GSB 2144 with 80 sheep brains in it. If you are expecting this package, please reach out and we can coordinate the pickup!

Best wishes,
Jenna

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪

A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First read that as "art cat" with feelings of delight and terror. On re-reading, congratulations on the lovely cart!

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Popped into Tim's the other day for an emergency tea and there were all sorts of Potter-themed doughnuts on display. I have no idea if anyone's buying them.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

After my initial alarmed reaction, I searched a bit and learned something new today.

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sakura christmas @prof-christmas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What makes these beaded sculptures of fleeting children by Numata Yuka even more poignant is that this ”abandoned” elementary school in Japan was actually closed in 2012 due to demographic decline. Historical photos of Yuya Elementary in Gero, Gifu, here: gero-art-discovery.jp/en/school_fo...

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And her daughter was played by 28-year-old Katherine Ross.

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

May I suggest adding Coffee Crisp to your haul?

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Mary Lacroix @marylacroix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today I learned that pancakes can be succulent.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

OK besides this below and DEVO coming out of the Kent State massacre, what are other facts you have about the evolution of art / music /etc that wouldn't be obvious if you didn't know but, retroactively, explain and/or illuminate a LOT ?

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tweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 03/07/2024

The entire genre of dancehall (more or less) came about when a reggae producer repurposed a "rock" beat he accidentally discovered on a casio kid's toy keyboard. People recently discovered the long-anonymous Japanese woman who programmed the beat was in fact a huge reggae fan and scholar.

nippon.com

Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggae

The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline origi...

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