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Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment. Happy World Book Day.

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Dear Jack Daniel’s, please bring up your concerns with your elected official www.theglobeandmail.com/business/int...

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"Cybertrucks and other Teslas can be set to record all the time in “Sentry” mode, meaning that these are not just trucks, they are surveillance devices on wheels." Reminder to MASK UP FOR HEALTH REASONS WHEN U DO ARTS AND CRAFTS ON THE ROAD

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Super important, from @educateusaction.bsky.social :

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FAFO in action.

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Watching him over the last few weeks, its pretty clear that Trudeau was never the problem. The problem was the fact that most of our media is the propaganda wing of the Conservative party, and that the machine was working overtime to make him seem unpopular.

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For me, fighting fascism has nothing to do with thinking I’ll win. I don’t fight because there’s an inevitable outcome, I fight because I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t do something.

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The South Korean government rebuts Trump's claim that Korea imposes "4x higher tariffs" than the US. Trade ministry says that "facts differ" and that under 2007 FTA, most goods trade duty-free with average tariff on US imports just 0.79%, dropping to 0% for industrial products.

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Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇 I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.

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americans need to realize how extraordinary a feat it is to make doug ford look good

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Grifting, lying, evil, slimy POS⤵️ Pierre Poilievre has racked up endorsements from a who’s who of fascists, fraudsters and alt-right influencers “Is it not obvious that a lot of morally objectionable and politically dangerous people are supporting Poilievre?” cultmtl.com/2025/02/pier...

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Post a pic of when your pet was little.

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Post a pic of when your pet was little. (We brought Toby home when he was 1 so we never saw him little. Just younger.)

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Does anyone know of hashtags in use for imfo and/or advice on switching from the big online companies (e.g. Google and MS) to other options? Looking to do more transitions but my brain power is limited atm.

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Zelenskyy stayed in Kyiv while Russia was bombing the city and sending in hit squads to kill him. J.D. Vance fled to an undisclosed location because some peaceful protesters yelled at him while he was on vacation. This is why I believe victory over these people is still possible.

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Except I always thought Americano was a bit of an insult - like, the US soldiers couldn’t handle espresso so they added water (watered it down) to make Americano …

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People in Canada: what is the impact of the new Trump administration on you so far? We’d like to hear from Canadians about any plans you have made or changed because of the US president’s stance towards the country www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Studs, pins, small and medium dangle earrings. I will have them online later today. Loxythemaker.com

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By order of Hegseth: “Kristen Geist, the first woman to graduate from the Army's grueling Ranger School, has been erased from some of the service's social media and its publicly accessible media database, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS.”

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This is amazing. Harvard has amassed a 16TB collection covering more than 311K datasets and a complete archive of federal public datasets linked by data.gov - with ongoing updates. lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/02...

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Day 25 of 30 Days of Local Food: The Neighbourhood Group of Restaurants #Food #Foodsky #CanadaSky #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #EatLocal #Restaurants pixelfed.social/p/cardamomad...

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Doug Ford do the right thing. Cancel Ontario Starlink. #cdnpoli #onpoli

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Just over 45 percent of eligible voters turned out today in Ontario. Marginally better than '22, but still disappointing. Liberals regained official status, but their leader lost the seat she was contesting. Good to see the Greens keep their 2 seats and Haldimond-Norfolk re-elect an independent.

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So we have had 7 years of things getting worse in Ontario, and naturally we vote the same party in again because of course we do.🤦‍♀️

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Dear Ontarians: Own your democracy and VOTE today! We can never take our democracy for granted.

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Things are coming apart quickly, so a word to white folk: you’re going to have to get used to property damage if you want to survive. Getting upset protesters set an empty Target on fire & making THAT & not police murder the focus is part of how we got here.

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