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Retired archivist, librarian, linguist, feminist, reader, mom, grandma, pacifist, socialist, supporter of trade unions, the welfare state, and Amnesty International. I like digital preservation and old photographs. Banner: painting by Andrew Nicholl.
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Save some in case of vampires!š§
Processing the cured garlic: cloves to re-plant in October, heads for fresh use, pickled cloves for refrigeration. Garlic debris for the compost pile.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/zac...
Truth.
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Abandoned houses make me so sad.
Job hazard for archivists: getting suddenly weepy over long-dead people.
You never know what will be available for sale at the local farm stand. Today: pigeons (and you get to name your price).
Sounds like British architecture with the basement kitchen.
Please sign this letter from @amnestyuk.bsky.social. Protect the right to protest in the UK! Tell the UKās Chief Prosecutors to drop all charges against peaceful protestors now. www.amnesty.org.uk/protectthepr...
Remember when Googleās motto was ādonāt be evil?ā Not anymore. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I hope this government listens. They made some bad decisions with rescinding the digital services tax and with drafting the border bill. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
You couldn't make it up:
These poor people. They have suffered so much for so long.š
Oh this government gets worse by the day.
Such a dangerous buffoon!š¤Æ
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They have been such a huge disappointment.
I think in my case it was muffins. And Iāve never stopped making them š±
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Socialist utopia? š¤£š¤£
This is a funny menu too, if you look at the last item under Dinner Menu www.congeechanrestaurant.com/dinner-menu The restaurant bills itself as the āsecond best place in town.ā š
Yes, I tried it on a trip to Glacier National Park.
Oh my!
Me neither. It just piles on, every day.
In our community garden, everyone had two plots. One was for their own use, and the other was to plant veggies for the food bank. š±
Oh, I hope you can forage some. I remember you could buy huckleberry beer in Montana and it was delicious.
I make cornbread with blueberries and I wish I had huckleberries to try as a substitution.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." ~ Oscar Wilde #QuoteOfTheDay
Those sound scrumptious!
#Covid is surging again ā and several regions in the U.S. are facing the sharpest spikes. The uptick comes as the CDC has devolved into chaos & RFKjr is limiting the number of people eligible for Covid shotsš
Great harvest!
I would have to say you have a good point!
Yes, the disappearance and murder of so many Indigenous women and girls on both sides of the border is absolutely femicide.
I expect that is true!
Please sign this letter from @amnestyuk.bsky.social. Protect the right to protest in the UK! Tell the UKās Chief Prosecutors to drop all charges against peaceful protestors now. www.amnesty.org.uk/protectthepr...
Canada's responsible for many human rights violations. Think of the SS St. Louis if we're reaching back to WW II, but even further back, the theft of land from Indigenous peoples, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, and today, continuing to supply arms to Israel. Lots to be held accountable for.
Amnesty International has issued a statement condemning the arrest of key spokespeople from Defend Our Juries and raids on their homes as āa blatant attempt to muzzle freedom of speechā and a āterrifying example of the UK authorities' willingness to use authoritarian practices to silence dissent"
This is how dictatorships behave
Yes, I think so too. They sure hate pensioners.
But sure, Keir Starmer and your wretched Labour government, keep arresting people, mostly pensioners, who have the courage to speak out. Every single one of them is worth more than all your party members combined.
I loathe Keir Starmer's Labour Party now.
Defend Our Juries members arrested for supporting Palestine Action. These people deserve to be commended for speaking out against genocide and protecting human rights. The UK government should go after the real terrorists - the perpetrators of genocide. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Canada will go down in history as a nation that failed to stop genocide because of its inaction and its continuing to ship arms to Israel.
Honestly, so tiresome. I don't know how you put up with this nonsense!
Hundred Year Hunger - Billy Bragg. Stop the genocide in Gaza now! youtu.be/1axjhKB96to?...
Tony Blair appears to be deeply complicit in this monstrous plan of ethnic cleansing. That's the consequence of not holding him to account for his war cromes.
This is one of the most outrageous and vicious plans I have seen in my life. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Beautiful 1860s Victorian butterfly, which was used to store small packets of sewing needles on the underside of the wings. This was a collaboration between a London-based drapers company and a sewing needle manufacturer. On exhibit at Tatter Blue, a Brooklyn textile museum. IG tatterbluelibrary
Itās the start of harvest season here at Logy Bay Farms (our back yard). A wonderful time of year.
Good morning. Roadrunner in morning light. Notice the blue green iridescence of the tail. šŖ¶
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. NŹkiāwah brother.
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I stand with Dalhousie professors, instructors, librarians and counsellors on strike since their contract expired in June. #UnionStrong
Starbucksā CEO currently makes 6,666x what the median worker makes. Thereās no better time than Workersā Labor Day to stand with @sbworkersunited.org baristas as they fight corporate greed.
Tomato sauce! Round one
My lovely Wife has completed the dill pickles mmmmm! Next up bottling the tomato sauce! Busy day in the kitchen!
āThereās a real performative side to this governmentās authoritarianism, which suggests that there is a constituency for it, which is very frighteningā¦I really havenāt seen anything like thisā¦ since the 30s in Europeā¦ā www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Here is Margaret Atwood's short story in response to the Alberta government book ban. It is not a very good story, and with book bans, we will be left with fairly limited literature.
I have also been a shop steward and once successfully led a campaign to unionize a workplace. Solidarity!
šsolidarity and bravo!
Highway 3 reopens to traffic The NWT government reopened Highway 3 to traffic on Monday at 10:30am. It advised drivers to exercise caution as wildfires continue to impact visibility.
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Yes, but the top shelf on each balcony is very high!
I am proud to have served as a shop steward in CUPE and PSAC. I am proud for having tried to unionize my former workplace with UNIFOR. I will always be a strong union supporter. Happy Labour Day! Bread for all, and Roses, too. āš¼š„š¹
Today, we celebrate the labor movement's immense contributions to our country and honor all working people who have bravely stood up to the most powerful forces in the world to help create a more fair and just society for us all. šø @reutherlibrary.bsky.social
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond: āToday, weāre going to march, celebrate the labor movement and celebrate workers. And tomorrow, we are going to fight to make sure that every worker in this country has the right to have dignity and respect every day.ā
Sadly, not enough people are saying no.
I was wondering how anyone could take part in the cruelty of ICE. We can look to history for the answer. āItās now thought most were ordinary women who took the job for the high pay but, once in the camps, acclimatised fast to brutality.ā theconversation.com/female-nazi-...
Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ābreak illegal siegeā
Not a parent, but it's also a problem when children are never taught that there are consequences for one's actions and behavior.
Well, it also could be! Mothers do an awful lot of work, both inside and outside the home.
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Excellent point!
I think he is evil, and I think most members of his regime are too.
Heartbreaking and becoming far too common. Fort Providence (Deh GĆ”h GotāĆ®ĆŖ First Nation) is evacuated due to wildfire. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It really is!
On a shelf, in a box, in a folder, in an envelope...is something so very amazing.
I'm not for capital punishment.
I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
Trumpās military attacks on Iran did not stop its nuclear program. Hitting Iran with more sanctions now will only escalate the crisis. Instead of provoking Iran, the EU should work with Iran to resume full international inspections. Only diplomacyānot more warācan solve this.
I think he is a good man too.
There are so many that should be impeached.
He is an incredible man.
āThe story here is about Palestine. The story here is how people are being deliberately deprived of the very basic means to survive, said Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a news conference.ā www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/e...
So true! Maybe the streets should be for bikes and public transit only and we should have decent, free public transit too?
One of my favourite things to do is wish my daughter āHappy Labour Dayā every year. She is a midwife. š£š
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We must all fight back against Donald Trump and RFK Jr.ās anti-science, anti-health, Make America Sick Agenda. The same way Director Monarez refused to resign, we must refuse to give in to their lies. Vaccines are safe. Americans should have access to them.
Why donāt you send everyone proof of life first? (Either way, Chicago doesnāt want you here)
āThe reality is that secretary Kennedy has profited from and built a career on sowing mistrust in vaccines. Nowā¦ he is using his authority to launch a full-blown war on science, on public health and on truth itself.ā www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Fort Providence issues evacuation order The Hamlet of Fort Providence says residents should evacuate immediately and head to Hay River due to risk from a wildfire.
Found in a library book - we are very intrigued by the āmethodā for thisā¦recipe? Weāve heard of deconstructed dishes but this appears to be *constructing* something very technical with minceā¦š
Just removed the date label from an old book and discovered that someone has drawn a design for a teapot that can serve either tea or poison how's your day going?
How do they get a book from the top shelf, I wonder?
That too. He is a boor.
This is really scaring me. There is only one road south from Yellowknife, and people fuel up and cross the Mackenzie River at Fort Providence. If they need to evacuate Yellowknife or BehchokĒ«Ģ like they did a few years ago, I donāt know how they can. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...