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Barb Marshall

@socbarb.bsky.social
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Sociologist, feminist, ally: also music geek, juniper enthusiast, dog-lover, adventurous cook. Emeritus Professor, Trent University, now living on Vancouver Island

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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tbf, there’s so much Lycra in most jeans now, they perform pretty well as curling pants. Lots of curlers at my rink wear them (esp older men)
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 28/05/2026
We're pleased to announce our Expert Panel on Supporting the Use of Technologies for Aging in Place, chaired by Diane Côté. go.cca-reports.ca/431Nmqk
Members of the Expert Panel on Supporting the Use of Technologies for Aging in Place.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
My local Costco garden centre (on Vancouver island) has it in 4 inch pots. Previous experience growing it in Ontario is that it bolts fast when the warm weather hits (but then self seeds!)
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Comox Tips @comoxtips.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This scumbag is my CPC MP. He literally hid from voters during the federal election campaign (there was even a chase in Hyde Creek as he ran away) and didn’t attend a single public event or debate. Racist, bigot, conspiracy theorist, stolen honour. Now also a huge hypocrite.
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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
So I’m clear 3 countries, all whose government’s are propped up by religious fervor & impotent rage, are converging on each other with Putin stirring But the End Times are coming because I’m sharing a bathroom with someone whose mom accidentally named her Steve at birth. Have I got that right?
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Try being one of his constituents 😡I was kinda hoping he’d have to resign his federal seat to run (and then lose 🤣).
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Dr. Jen Gunter nails it, calling out Bari Weiss et al for this garbage. A great critique of “just asking questions” as a propaganda strategy open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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"Has Feminism Failed Women?" is not a real question
CBS News and Bari Weiss Promote Political Propaganda Packaged as a Debate
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Durrell @durrell.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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It’s “Mrs. Powers” during my day job @mrspowersdayjob.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.
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Mobile Media & Communication @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Are older adults really “tech-reluctant,” or is that just a stereotype? 🤔📱 Focus groups by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social, Stephen Katz, @socbarb.bsky.social & Kirsten L. Ellison show that older adults are capable, creative, and tech-savvy on their own terms.💡 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Not too surprised — his “Bowling Alone” wasn’t exactly a feminist classic.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Try and explain how much fun this was to your kids
Image of Mr Potato Head, a vintage toy that had plastic pieces to make a figure out of a potato
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I love Zaragoza
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I feel seen (said as I eat the last slice of pizza)
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Check out the preliminary programme for the European Network on Aging/North American Network on Aging joint conference! It’s going to be amazing! enasnanaslleida2025.com
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ENAS & NANAS 2025 – Ageing, Old Age, and Intergenerational Relationships through Narrative and Practice: Challenging Ageism
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
On my morning walk
A wooden bridge over a creek that runs into the sea with mountains in the background.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I had cardiac surgery at the Royal Jubilee in the fall and felt the same. Wonderful staff, excellent care.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
@remembermyhat.bsky.social Can’t wait! Should be a great meeting — glad to hear you’ll be there!
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Why the push to privatize public services? Look at the top CEO on this list: he comes from a garbage company. Privatization is a mass cash transfer of public services to the private sector to create an elite class of untouchable rich men. Who thought you could make money off of the garbage?
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Used to feel that way, but gotta say changing the auto reply to “I am now retired” was even better!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Sober reflections on a dark anniversary, as misogyny seems less weakened than mainstreamed. montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
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Allison Hanes: Reflections on a misogynist massacre at Polytechnique
In the 35 years since a gunman murdered 14 women, we've become all too familiar with misogyny. But now there are new threats to gender equality that must be addressed.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Here’s a graphic from a PowerPoint I put together back in 2018 — pretty much everything either causes or prevents dementia!
A collection of headlines from British tabloids about causes for or ways to prevent dementia
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
If you haven’t yet discovered Falastin, Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s love letter to Palestinian food and culture, please do. My favorite cookbook of the last couple of years. 💔
Falastin (cookbook) by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Gotta be the killer combo of medical insight and amazing food pics!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Power back on for our block, but lots of outages still being reported. Crazy surf!!!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Would not want to be on a ferry today
Waves after a storm, Vancouver Island east coast
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Rebecca Jones @remembermyhat.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I am feeling especially sad and worried this #TransDayOfRemembrance for obvious reasons. Sending love and support to all my trans and nb friends and colleagues. The world needs you and your perspectives and I am privileged to know you.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Bluesky, X and the real-time social experiment halfthoughts.blog/2024/11/18/b...
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Theresa Lalonde @theresalalonde.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Word
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Sarah Phipps 🔶🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 @sarahphipps.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
❤️🏳️‍🌈🫶🏻
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Dakota Lanktree @daksi.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hey Canadians... If you're worried about shipping and the #canadapoststrike, shop local. It shows solidarity, and strengthens your community.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This! Essential reading, from someone with first hand knowledge of how shitty things can get www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Was just chatting about this with @nicoledalmer.bsky.social ! It would be great to build some community here!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Ah, you’re at a big centre — guessing they’re using robotics? That wasn’t available to me on the island. In any case, it looks like you’re in great hands. I’m post op day 22 at the moment, and really feel like things are starting to mend. Glad I stocked the freezer full of easily-reheatables!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
One of the things that was hardest for me after heart surgery (3 weeks ago) was the 6-7 days I spent totally uninterested in food (tasting or thinking/reading about!) Luckily, that has passed!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Same! I read cookbooks/food blogs recreationally. Strangely, though, I don’t like watching cooking shows. I’d rather do my own imagining of how things will look/taste/could be adapted to what I have/could be improved.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Sun breaking through clouds over the sea.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Feel free to dm me at any point!
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Sally Chivers @sallychivers.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
NEW podcast episode on ☎️ @wrinkleradio.bsky.social📱what does it mean to age in a digital world? Professor Kim Sawchuk challenges the assumption that older adults are hesitant users of digital technology. Available at podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w... and wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Surgery on a Friday, moved from ICU to ward on Sunday, discharged on Tuesday. Surgical incisions were no problem, but chest tubes were painful! Count on a slow but gradual recovery — still feel like I’m a fair distance from the finish line. Pain is manageable, exhaustion is difficult!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I’m on post-op day 18 after minimally-invasive (misleading name! It’s still pretty friggin’ invasive!) mitral valve repair. Your state of mind sounds similar to mine prior to surgery!
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
This Dark Matter?
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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · 10/11/2024
Let me be clear. This claim from RFK Jr. is flat-out false. Scotland just reported finding no cervical cancer cases in vaccinated women -- zero, zilch, zip. This man's advice has been hurting people for years, but this lie will especially harm women. publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Yes! This is how I was taught by my Greek ex-mother-in-law.
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Update: successfully deactivated by doing it through a web browser, not the app.
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Nick Mark, MD @nickmark.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
All of us rn
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
This looks awesome — I might go for cornbread over biscuits though
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Finally abandoned the bird for the butterfly! Hoping to rebuild some community here #agestudies #criticalsociology #canadianpolitics #sociogerontechnology #feministstudies #medsoc #food
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Barb Marshall @socbarb.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Has anyone else had trouble deactivating their X/Twitter account?
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Derek Sayer @coastsofbohemia.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
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