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Naomi Duguid

@naomiduguid.bsky.social
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Curious about the world, especially food, agriculture, homecooking, history of all kinds, human nature. Author of cookbooks including BURMA, TASTE OF PERSIA, and The MIRACLE OF SALT.

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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
A terrific piece of writing about Canada's distinctiveness, by Wade Davis in the Canadian Geographic magazine: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/nor...
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North star: Celebrating Canada and Canadianness
Space, land, winter — these are the overwhelming realities of Canada, and they have shaped who we are.
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
What is #Carney doing approving of the orange guy bombing #Iran? Not in our name! No! Never part of US aggression! #Canada is not a US lackey.
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
A thoughtful exploration of doctors who write, the how and why and what: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Why Do Doctors Write?
For physicians, curiosity and care spill easily onto the page.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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Paul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Not sure why the person who ran Brad Bradford’s mayoral campaign INTO THE GROUND would be asked their opinion on Toronto municipal politics ever again. And no, never John Tory ever again. Terrible mayor, toxic boss, untrustworthy and venal. #TOpoli
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The energy, tho, is exactly Pierre Poilievre eating an apple.
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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Indigenous Arts Festival & Na-Me-Res Pow Wow Friday, June 20 & Saturday, June 21 📍 Fort York #Toronto www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...
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Indigenous Arts Festival & Na-Me-Res Pow Wow
Celebrate Indigenous cultures at Fort York, June 20 & 21. Free!
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
A magical word...
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
great post on the angry old men who want war: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall
Whether inept, driven by survival or corrupt, they are unfit to lead their countries, let alone make decisions that imperil the whole world, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎 @grillnatty.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Good morning bluesky!
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
three angry old men, power-mad. I wrote about this in my Substack too: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall
Whether inept, driven by survival or corrupt, they are unfit to lead their countries, let alone make decisions that imperil the whole world, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
A fascinating history of the tomato and recent mapping of its genetics: www.worksinprogress.news/p/an-80000-y...
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An 80,000-year history of the tomato
Creating the perfect vegetable
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I didn’t do a travelogue like I used to (why risk jerk comment & ruin day? Life is short) but we did nearly 2 weeks in Italy just now 100% by public transit w baby, stroller & bags & it was all so easy. Around town, town to town, across the county. Roll on, roll off, no dreaded car seat & parking.
Train + stroller on regional train on Ligurian coastTrain + stroller + bike zone Train at pavia stnTrain + stroller on regional train from Milan to pavia
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Read this interview with scientist Arden Patapoutian #proprioception english.elpais.com/science-tech...
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Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: ‘90% of people don’t even know they have a sense of proprioception’
The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Eid Mubarak to all...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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'It can happen to anyone': Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office
The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged.
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Great article on fruit over history. Thanks to @legalnomads.com for posting archaeology.org/collection/a...
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Features - A Passion for Fruit - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2025
Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Fantastic Friday Words 🥳 Pick your winner ⭐️ A B C D (Follow for more)
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Excluded Headlines: Private energy companies in Syria, possible Gaza "ceasefire" amidst aid used as a weapon, more sanctions on Sudan... open.substack.com/pub/excluded...
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Excluded Headlines: Private energy companies in Syria, possible Gaza "ceasefire" amidst aid used as a weapon, more sanctions on Sudan...
Stay up to date on the Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Good work by NDP - effective opposition tactics - but it requires Ontarians to care about corruption, which they don't seem to. Example after example of not caring about corruption, even when the New York Times comes to town. Ontario: open for (all kinds of) business.
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Greenbelt, mandate letter emails unearthed on Ford government staffers’ personal accounts | Globalnews.ca
The emails, turned over to the Ontario NDP as part of a freedom of information appeal, show staff discussing the Greenbelt and mandate letters on their personal accounts.
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Jenny Linford @jennylinford.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
'It is a mismatched contest: a handful of east London fishmongers taking on the phenomenally wealthy City of London Corporation.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘We trusted them’: East End fishmongers take on the City to save ancient markets
Campaigners say permanent closure of Smithfield and Billingsgate will affect livelihoods and limit access to quality produce
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Photo taken on this day in 2021, looking over at a lush Ontario Place as the sun set. Today completely denuded of plant and building. Never forget who did this and the local companies & people who made money off helping out.
Lush looking island in the evening sun
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Whoop! 🥳 #Springwatch returns tonight! So... here are four words for you to choose from. 😄 Pick your winner ⭐️ A B C D @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Pope Leo XIV: "We cannot forget our brothers and sisters who suffer because of war. In Gaza, the surviving children, families, and the elderly are reduced to starvation."
Pope giving sermon
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Read this, about women prisoners in Iran's Evin prison: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
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Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison
Part memoir, part exposé, part cookbook, “The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club” reveals the hidden lives of women dissidents in the Islamic Republic.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The Dufferin & Bathurst bus priority lanes are the only way to break the transit death spiral in Toronto. They must happen & the mayor needs to make sure they’re a raging success. Mission critical as future fixes rely on their success. My column this week. Pls read n share.
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Shawn Micallef: How this transit plan could finally make ‘Sufferin’ Dufferin’ a thing of the past
There are 'RapidTO' plans to create transit priority lanes on Dufferin as well as Bathurst streets.
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David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
@timothysnyder.bsky.social on the coming Reichstag fire. Essential reading open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The basic American political reality is that blue states subsidize red states. The Trump variation is to keep collecting ever more taxes from blue states while taking away ever more services from red states. This is a gamble that voters like to suffer, or no longer matter. time.com/7286199/trum...
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How the GOP Tax Bill Leaves Blue States Picking Up the Check
GOP tax bill debate spotlights SALT cap, as blue states subsidize national spending.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Canada, the UK, and France warned that they will take action if Israel does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions. The three countries have given Israel an opportunity to stop. "We will not hesitate to take action, including targeted sanctions."
Canada, Britain, France threaten action if Israel does not stop military offensive and lift aid restrictions
Israel to 'control all parts' of Gaza, Netanyahu says as aid trucks wait to enter territory
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Anti-genocide protests happening across Israel today. In Jerusalem Israeli protestors held up images of Palestinian children murdered in Israel’s ongoing genocide campaign in Gaza. (🎥 arixegal) #3E #EndImpunity #FreePalestine
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
RIP Paul Durcan. This was the first poem I read by him, and it absolutely broke me.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Sudan is convulsed by violence. Two warring generals accused of war crimes, incl targeting civilians, bombing villages, obstructing food Tens of thousands killed, 13 M fleeing- 5.6 million in Darfur alone. UN labels it world’s worst humanitarian crisis. www.arabnews.com/node/2600854...
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UNICEF says artillery fire leaves Sudan hospital patients without water
KHARTOUM: Around 1,000 critically ill patients in Sudan’s Darfur region are nearly without drinking water after artillery fire destroyed a water tanker at a hospital, UNICEF said on Wednesday. The tan...
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
❗️Right during the negotiations that are currently underway in Istanbul, Russia launches ballistic missiles - explosions are heard in Dnipro region!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/05/2025
This should be bigger news: ICYMI - Project 2025’s puppet master Russell Vought just replaced Elon as head of DOGE. People still in denial & believe Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, need to explain why he just handed the keys to the whole damn thing to its architect. He is the plan. Wake up.
Wall Street Journal headline: “Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over the DOGE Agenda. First Up: The Military,” with a photo of Russ Vought. Highlighted text discusses Vought pushing for Trump to use “impoundment” powers to block Congress-approved spending.

Link in thread
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Dianne Dupuis @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This👇🏽
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Paul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Note that the US govt is coercing countries into using Starlink, while also threatening non-compliant users with loss of service. When will Ford clearly and finally end Ontario’s contract with Starlink? I see no reference to this in reports on the budget.
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Forgotten and ignored news open.substack.com/pub/excluded...
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Excluded Headlines: India bombs Pakistan, Israel wants US private security involved in Gaza aid, Guatemala to consult on water...
Stay up to date on the Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This is an official plan for ethnic cleansing. If you supported Israel for the past 18 months or so under the assumption that this was about the hostages you were taken for a ride. If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
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Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
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Naomi Duguid @naomiduguid.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Wonderful piece on washing dishes. (I too dislike dishwashers. They intimidate me and they're unpleasant to deal with): www.saveur.com/culture/best...
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The Quiet Joy of Doing the Dishes
Everyone has strong opinions about the best way to do the dishes, as Dwight Garner explores in this meditation on the mundane daily chore.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
It's Jane's Walk weekend in Toronto, if you're casting about for something to do. Not a boring city. www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/walks
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Walks List
Explore the Walks List for Jane’s Walk Toronto Festival! Discover a variety of free, community-led walking tours that showcase unique stories, neighborhoods, and perspectives across the city. Find a w...
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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 03/05/2025
Tariffs on auto parts about to kick in—they're going to be worse for cars that used to be the most affordable. "Nearly 80 percent of cars priced at less than $30,000 will be subject to 25 percent tariffs, including popular vehicles like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Chevrolet Trax."
nytimes.com
Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
Tariffs on imported parts will have a broad impact because all vehicles use components made abroad.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
US opposition politician @sanders.senate.gov gathered between 5 to 10 thousand people in Philadelphia to celebrate May Day and oppose the Trump regime. #3E #EndImpunity #MayDay
Thousands gathered for May Day in Philadelphia
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Meanwhile, in Canada…
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Paul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Every year, Canada’s federal government gives billions in direct subsidies, tax breaks and government-backed financial support to the fossil fuel industry. environmentaldefence.ca/the-running-...
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The running list of Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada in 2024 - Environmental Defence
Every year, Canada’s federal government gives billions in direct subsidies, tax breaks and government-backed financial support to the fossil fuel industry. By making it...Read More
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Emily Fishbein @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Amid the dark news coming out of Myanmar, please spare a moment for this uplifting piece by @hpanjabrang.bsky.social & me about a young woman of Nepali descent serving as a medic in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution against the military junta. Illustrations by JC (thread) www.thedial.world/articles/new...
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Scrolling to Revolution — The Dial
The youth joining Myanmar’s anti-junta uprising.
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Edith Mirante @edithmirante.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
15/15. My previous Burma History Thread links & reports are at: www.projectmaje.org.
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Edith Mirante @edithmirante.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
14. March 28, 2025 earthquake devastated infrastructure across Myanmar. The historic Ava (Old Sagaing) Bridge which crossed the Irrawaddy River was built 1934 during British colonial rule, sabotaged by British during WW2 & rebuilt 1954. The 7.7 earthquake collapsed several spans.
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