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Mary-Alice Thompson (she/her)

@mathompson.bsky.social
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writer (poetry, fiction, plays), student, gardener, singer, teacher, mother, retired lawyer

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Steve B @steveb.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net: "…it militates for having the government investigate [AI companies] for securities fraud, trafficking in child sex abuse material, election finance violations, and a long list of other crimes and misdemeanours."
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Cory Doctorow: AI’s big beasts aren’t really scared of their products. They’re scared of their competition
The US giants would love to stop battling each other and be protected from China – and they might have hit on just the narrative to make that possible, writes our tech columnist
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Luanne Gauvreau @luannegauvreau.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Reading Bachelard’s Poetics of Space for this summer’s long project but every fifth sentence sends my head off on a tangent—I may never finish it!
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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Puffins in a line! 🥰 This one is especially for the Puffin lovers amongst my followers, I know there's one or 2 of you... 😉😁🐦😍
Five Puffins in a line
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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John Elizabeth Stintzi @jestintzi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
So far my (very short) time free of a day job has resulted only in depression.
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Mary-Alice Thompson (she/her) @mathompson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
beforevoting.ca
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Before You Vote | Make Informed Choices Now
Explore unbiased, fact-based insights on Alberta's referendum questions to make informed voting decisions. Before you vote, learn about separation, immigration, and constitutional issues.
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Paul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Bonne Fête Nationale d'Acadie! / Happy National Acadian Day! #Acadie 15 August was chosen as the Fête Nationale d'Acadie to coincide with the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Mary’s title ‘Star of the Sea’ is alluded to in the Acadian flag and the national hymn ‘Ave Maris Stella’.
Poster for the 2nd Acadian National Convention (1884) held at Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, with a colour image of the newly adopted Acadian flag.
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Mary-Alice Thompson (she/her) @mathompson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
beforevoting.ca
beforevoting.ca
Before You Vote | Make Informed Choices Now
Explore unbiased, fact-based insights on Alberta's referendum questions to make informed voting decisions. Before you vote, learn about separation, immigration, and constitutional issues.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Quality of life as measured across many countries of the world. Study done by Wharton School of Business. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/u...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 21/07/2026
News In Photo:
Canadians just so goddamn tired of this bullshit
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Stormie Wang-Hoskins @isabellawangbc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Another poem I’ll share instead of killing myself today
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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My first search engine.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/07/2026
‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat
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‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat
Rapid scientific progress has given us the tools to stop time more convincingly than ever – but lurking behind these claims is the same fear of ageing
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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NO country is without flaws or sins — in its past AND present. Canada is no exception. But in the global array of nations it still feels an honourable, decent place, and I’m proud to live here, and celebrate it today. The Order of Canada motto speaks of members desiring a better nation. I do.
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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
There have been some memorable goals this WC, there always are, of course … but Kane’s winning strike there was just fabulous, especially if you factor the circumstances. All credit to Congo (and their ‘keeper) for defending so well, so late, and sowing panic in England.
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Stuart Ross (the Canadian one) @razovsky.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Kingston! Look here! Nova Scotia's Jaime Forsythe, Wisconsin's Lisa Fishman, Cobourg's me, and your local hero Bruce Kauffman are doing our thing at Novel Idea on June 15!! Please join us! @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
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Hull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic! Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....
A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Today is the anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/03/2026
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
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AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 18/03/2026
Conservative Party Stands On Guard - What The Actual News?
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Peggy Blair @peggyjblair.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
34 years a lawyer. I cannot, in good conscience, support/follow/amplify anyone who doesn't support the rule of law, including international law. Without it, we are on the menu, left to rely on whatever support we can cobble together.
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Coach House Books @coachhousebooks.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Congratulations to What I Know About You, from Éric Chacour and translated from the French by Pablo Strauss, on making the Dublin Literary Award Longlist! 🌟 Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...
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Donna 🇨🇦 @donnajjg.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Bruce Fanjoy’s petition to require all federal party leaders to have top secret security clearance has reached 36,000. We can do better. Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Stitching up the fields ahead of a squall.
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Jamie Tennant @jtennant.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Today on GET LIT it's Sadiqa de Meijer talking about her collection of essays, In The Field. 1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/462kdnzb @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Solvitur ambulando is my favourite Latin phrase. It means "it is solved by walking".
A photograph I took quite early on New Year's Day, 2019, while walking on the Isle of Purpeck, not long before I did a tweet using it, and the same caption. I imagine it won't have as much impact here, since loads of people have since reused it, and the phrase is now more widely known. It is still very very true, though. Lots of things are solved by walking. Although not everything, obviously.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving. Alice's Restaurant is almost 60 years old but the message about resisting authority en masse is just as relevant today. 😘
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...
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A Wealth of Reading · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press). 
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
In our recent documentary, we asked people from different communities to define the ideal man. The answers are enlightening... 👇 HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER - THE IDEAL MAN youtu.be/5I2RH02vHEk?... PS, my son, Adam, playing cello.
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HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER IDEAL MAN
YouTube video by Greg Floyd
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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Backlist Mondays: The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen. Shortlisted for the ReLit Award for novels, A smart book dripping in Calgarian history, Merit Badge is dramatic queer coming of age set against the backdrop of the National Energy Program.
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Susan Haldane @shaldane.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Ok, I work for small charity and all I’m hearing these days is how AI is unavoidable; get on board or get run over. I believe in meaningful work for humans. Is it possible to resist adoption of AI at your company? Anybody doing it? How?
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Between the Lines @btlbooks.com · 29/10/2025
Strangely, Friends by @kdubin.bsky.social is on @mcnallyrobinson.com's Best Sellers list this week! Learn more about the book: btlbooks.com/book/a-histo...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750), still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialized in flowers, achieving international fame in her lifetime #WomensArt
Painting of a busy bouquet of flowers on a surface with different blossoms one above the other against a black background
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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
#Malta: In memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups call on authorities to adopt a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety. Read more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/malta-i...
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Malta: In Memory of Daphne. Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
15 October 2025: On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups are calling on the national authorities...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a close-up of a large ancient living tree in a flat landscape with other trees in the distance, the tree has many branches forming a rounded flat canopy viewed from underneath
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
CC: @penmena.bsky.social
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Peggy Blair @peggyjblair.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Two words. Alex Navalny. Eventually this is where we'll find out whether SCOTUS is completely corrupted or not.
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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🌖 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 06/09/2025
Women, if your body’s changed after childbirth… … you made a whole person. Possibly more than one. You MADE A WHOLE HUMAN BEING. That’s amazing. That’s astonishing. Of course you’ve been changed by that. It’s RIGHT that you’ve been changed by that. Ignore anyone who says otherwise.
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PEN Canada @pencanada.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
What is happening in #Alberta the first — and largest — book ban of its kind in Canada. "What the government of Alberta is doing here is book banning. It is literary censorship and we should use those words," Ira Wells told CBC. Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools' banned book list | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed the Edmonton Public School Board Friday morning for its banned book list, which features more than 200 titles.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
HAHAHAHA UHHHH WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK??????
CBC headline of a story by Cat Tunney reads: Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting

PMO says Heritage Foundation president knows the Trump administration's playbook
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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places: California Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area Florida Massachusetts NC Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Zine request form in folder. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe". Sunflowers in background. Hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 01/08/2025
Endling, written by Maria Reva, is an unforgettable novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine. Find out more about this #BookerPrize2025 longlisted book: thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/93wbixn0qe
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
“Do you know how to read?” “No. It is one of the black arts.” He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
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Mary-Alice Thompson (she/her) @mathompson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
www.ocaa.ca/prosecutoria...
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Prosecutorial Independence and the Rule of Law - Ontario Crown Attorneys Association
Please find below an open letter from OCAA President, Donna Kellway, regarding recent attacks on prosecutorial independence and the rule of law: July 29, 2025 Prosecutorial Independence and the Rule.....
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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month. -Credits: NASA
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Pinhole Poetry @pinholepoetry.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Susan Wismer shares her poem ‘On Distance’ with us today, along with some of her favourite poets, the other art forms that inspire her, and some of the best advice she’s received as a writer. Thanks Susan! pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
If this is true then it is treason. High treason. Canada must investigate whether Trump' dangled $500 million to support the break up our country. Danielle Smith needs to come clean with Alberta and Canada on any backroom negotiations to aid the destruction of Canada. www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
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Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state was revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The Woman Who Lives in the Sun' (1960) by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print of a stylised red sun with smiling face and chin tribal tattoo, the sun has rays like petals of a flower, all against a cream background
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