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I asked the ILT custodian if he had any last comment this Tuesday night before he locked up: The Tuesday scowls, the Wednesday growls, the Thursday curses, the Friday howls, the Saturday snores, the Sunday yawns, the Monday morns, the Monday morns. The whacks, the moans, the cracks, the groans...

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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire

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Happy #ShakespeareSunday, everyone! This week's theme: BOOKS and LIBRARIES. It's often said that Shakespeare intuitively understood the human condition: the things which drive us; the moral dilemmas we face; what makes us cry, rage, love, or laugh.

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Good morning, all you meddling kids. I suppose you'll be tooling around in your VW buses today, smoking weed and bringing down the greedy and villainous. Hop to it.

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#BookSky

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Shall we all go out walking tomorrow, do you think?

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not to be sentimental but I think it’s beautiful that libraries exist and are free and that we can use them. I love that there are so many bookish folk who are always reading and learning. I’m so glad to live in a world where there are books.

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I can feel your weariness from here. Step into the infinite kindness of my embrace. No shoes.

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Canada named third safest country in the world for travel in 2025 🇨🇦 “As travel destinations go, it really doesn’t get much safer than Canada. Violent crime is comparatively low and there is a low incidence of gun-related crime.” #canadanotbroken #truenorthstrongandfree #travelcanada

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney observes, in his victory speech, "When we are kind, kindness grows." He describes virtue as a muscle that grows stronger through its exercise. Amen to that.

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“Donald Trump’s one hundred days, from January 20 to April 30, 2025, will stand as a monument to the bloated, twisted power of the American Presidency and to the impotence of the U.S. Congress,” Jill Lepore writes.

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The Earth that we’re meant to honor on Earth Day is in far worse trouble than anyone could have predicted 55 years ago. In today’s daily newsletter, Bill McKibben writes about the failure—and hope—of Earth Day.

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I voted on Friday, March 28 at #ElectionCanada office… 772 Johnson St in Victoria. Took 2 minutes. I am out of the country later this week; home late April 28. Encourage every Canadian of age 2 vote. Very gratifying. This election is so important as we navigate tariffs, sovereignty, climate change…

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What do they expect women to do after a miscarriage?

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An advance look at Barry Blitt’s “Left to Their Own Devices,” the cover for next week’s issue. #NewYorkerCovers

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Canada is basically Hugh Grant in "Love Actually" standing up to Billie Bob Thornton www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rm...

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#ElbowsUp

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I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.

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We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. That is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.

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Freeland: "If these tariffs are put in place, it is going to hurt Americans ... your grocery prices are gonna go up, bc you know what you need to grow food in the US? You need fertilizer. 80% of it comes from Canada and you're gonna be a 25% tax on it? ... the WSJ is right. This is dumb."

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HANG IT IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA!!!!

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“optimize your writing with AI—” how about you optimize your brain by thinking for yourself and not outsourcing your creativity to companies owned by some of the world’s worst people

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Today's (& maybe the next few years') thread

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While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.

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Happy New Year, Paris 🇫🇷🎊

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BREAKING: Dominique Pelicot found guilty of all charges reut.rs/4iG59Kf

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Today on my podcast Canadian History Ehx: The 1921 Walking Race Across Canada! In 1921, a married couple, father and son and one other man, randomly decided to race in a walk from Halifax to Vancouver. Their race gripped the nation. Listen/Read 👇 canadaehx.com/2024/12/17/t...

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