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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦

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Historian | Author | Heritage Cemetery Advocate | Buyer of Non-US Stuff | New Johnstown, Upper Canada | stuartmanson.wordpress.com

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Perfect rainy day activity if you ask us
Photograph of the King’s Library at the British Library. A large library spanning 6 floors, featuring shelves full of red and gold bound books. Text on top reads: ‘Oh no, it’s raining’ *immediately runs to the library, grabs a book and finds a cute corner for the afternoon*
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Dave Nelson 🇨🇦 @davenlsn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don't buy American produce. Another example: Driscoll's sent millions of pounds of fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals to Canada and the company tried to cover it up. #BoycottUSA #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Before “Lake America,” There Was “Lake Frontenac”
Lake Ontario's history shows political renaming attempts often fail, as Indigenous-derived names endure despite official decrees or vanity.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“What’s clear now is that everyone in the administration is not only aware that the situation in the Middle East is dire, but that the disaster Trump has inflicted on the world is spiralling out of control.”
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The Iran War Hits Crisis Point
Free access to the Red Sea has been lost
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Purple Drizzle
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I lost $7 to my local coffee shop this morning and all I got was coffee and an almond croissant.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It has always been a wise practice.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I once had a bat that dived-bombed me during a presentation in a museum. Disconcerting at the time, but provided an excellent story to relate!
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Dave Nelson 🇨🇦 @davenlsn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It's not a trade war, it's an attempted subjugation. F off greer and trump. #CanadaSky #cnpoli
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Don’t forget this. “Foreign actors are attempting to undermine Canadian interests by interfering in Alberta's separatist debate…” “Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's democratic integrity.”
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US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Trump has brought nuclear weapons back into the conversation.
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The Dismantling Of US Power
Nukes is all Trump has left
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Club Announcement Spurs 🤦‍♂️ @markscrivens.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Revolting. This man helped save millions of lives and is a hero.
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Club Announcement Spurs 🤦‍♂️ @markscrivens.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I like NYC. I miss visiting there. Not going anytime soon.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
They might coerce us into re-stocking their liquor, but they can't make us buy it.🍁
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Have you ever heard anything more ridiculous? It’s a bloody gong show in the US right now.
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McNaughtan's Bookshop @mcnaughtans.co.uk · 04/07/2026
In the absence of an index, simply read the book cover to cover several times, advises William Robb, enfeebled author.
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Library and Archives Canada @library-archives.canada.ca · 13/07/2026
Looking for an original summer activity? Go behind the scenes at our Preservation Centre in Gatineau! Every Friday in July and August, explore laboratories, vaults, and other areas usually closed to the public. Reserve your spot now: evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng…
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You've crowded your last house.
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I am BEGGING people - think tanks, governments, random organisations - to DATE YOUR REPORTS WHEN YOU DO THE PDFS. It should not be THIS HARD to find a BLOODY PUBLICATION DATE. You might think everyone will remember the magical day you published it years later. But you are delusional.
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
It is National Indigenous History Month! Today we highlight Gabriel Dumont (1837–1906), a Métis hunter, merchant, ferryman, & political and military leader, remembered as Louis Riel’s military commander during the North-West rebellion of 1885. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dumon... #NIHM2026
An Indigenous man with a thick dark beard wears a wide-brimmed hat and wears a light-coloured coat. He is carrying a rifle.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 24/05/2026
Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine last night shows the Kremlin’s brutality and disregard for both human life and peace negotiations. Terror against civilians is not strength. It's despair. We stand firmly with Ukraine, with further support on the way to reinforce its air defence systems.
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Robert Finch @hammerdunner.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Happy Ontario Flag Day. Today back in 1965, the Ontario Red Ensign became the official flag of the Province of Ontario.
Program cover for Ontario flag raising ceremony in 1965
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
As historians, we read the correspondence of many characters. Some good, some bad. But we always appreciate when they have legible handwriting... and vice versa!
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Insufficient reduction.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 07/05/2026
Local nerd disappointed he didn’t get the long form census
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Local nerd disappointed he didn’t get the long form census
TATAMAGOUCHE, NS - An event five years in anticipation turned to bitter disappointment this week, as a local census dweeb did not receive the coveted long form questionnaire.
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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy #MementoMoriMonday, which falls on #LookalikeDay. A tête de mort, "All is Vanity," by Charles Allan Gilbert, 1892. #TheVictorianBookoftheDead
Trick picture showing a woman wearing a Gibson-girl up-do sitting at a dressing table, looking in her mirror. The whole image forms that of a skull. All is Vanity, Charles Allan Gilbert, 1892
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Starting work soon on a new 3 year book project. People keep asking me if I’ll use AI to help me? I would rather wear a hornet’s nest for underpants than ever delegate thought to a plagiarism engine
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
My latest in Beyond.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Allure of Archival Research.
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The Allure of Archival Research
As a long-time professional historian and author, I’ve spent my fair share of time in archives. I’ve conducted archival research in many local and regional archives. Also in Library and…
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
'St. Paul's Cathedral from Ludgate Circus, London, England' (1885) by John Atkinson Grimshaw (Private collection)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
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Gregory A. Hargreaves 🎃 @bordergroves.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Public Service Announcement Historians of XYZ do not necessarily love, endorse XYZ.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
At Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane Our brave fathers side by side For freedom's home and loved ones dear, Firmly stood and nobly died. And so their rights which they maintained, We swear to yield them never. Our watchword ever more shall be The Maple Leaf Forever! Alexander Muir, 1867
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Never in my life have I been more concerned, shocked, and disgusted with US affairs, both internally and their behaviour internationally. It would be fascinating if it wasn't so dangerous.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The ambassador should be called to the carpet on this. No canadian should set foot in America. This is an escalation.
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
#booksky
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David the Trifecta: Fatty, Beardo, Weirdo @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I'm not usually one for Christmas music, but this one is a forever example of greatness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptay...
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Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill Perform "Fairytale of New York" at Shane MacGowan's Funeral
YouTube video by Consequence
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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
If "more great Canadian history content" is on your holiday wishlist, be sure you're subscribed to Historica Canada wherever you can find us! We're HistoricaCanada on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and YouTube!
Winter-themed graphic of Historica Canada's Holiday Wish List:
Pet raccoon (image: raccoon in santa hat)
Ryan Gosling to star in a Heritage Minute (image: Ryan Gosling in tuxedo and bowtie)
Build a snowman with Margaret Atwood (image: Margaret Atwood on dark background)
2,000 followers on Bluesky (image: HC logo)
Follow us!
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 28/11/2025
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11/11/2025
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth. Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it. Every single time.
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
It was an honour to be invited to participate in this solemn ceremony.
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Remembrance at Crysler’s Farm, 2025
Today I had the honour of being a speaker at the Remembrance ceremony at Crysler’s Farm, the War of 1812 battle site. The battle took place on November 11, 1813. My contribution was an overvi…
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 07/11/2025
Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I completed my first inspections, and associated tasks, as a volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Location: St. Columban's Cemetery, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. It's very satisfying to do my bit, to honour the fallen. @cwgc.bsky.social
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes @22-minutes.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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Stuart Manson 🇨🇦 @quarterbean.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Two of my historical articles published in the latest issue of Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario). stuartmanson.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...
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Two Articles in Beyond
I have been a regular contributor to Beyond (Magazine of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario) since April 2024. For the first time, I have two articles in the current issue. The first addresses th…
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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham took place on this day in 1759, but who was Abraham? Nicknamed “l’Écossais” (the Scot), Abraham Martin was an early French settler born in Dieppe. He arrived in Quebec around 1620. Learn more:
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Abraham Martin
Abraham Martin (“l’Écossais,” “Maître Abraham”), fisherman, river pilot and pioneer (born circa 1589 in Dieppe, France; died September 1664 in Quebe...
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