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Inadequate cat servant. Husband. Dad. Historian of #CdnImm. Public & oral history. Museums. Bikes. PhD student (Hist) @ Carleton. Kjipuktuk / Hfx. Author, w/ Jan Raska: Pier 21: A History (UOttawa). Tinkety tonk old fruit & down with the Nazis. (He/him)
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I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

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How it started / how it's going #cat

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The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.

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🤭 As seen along 9th Avenue, just by Gulf Canada Square. #Calgary #Alberta

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Funny how some people will worry about sepsis for the Pope but not for pregnant people who have a spontaneous abortion.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth, dive into the story of activist, journalist and broadcaster Carrie Best with us:

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Let's get fracking in Nova Scotia!

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The Windsor Street Exchange is back on the agenda for HRM Council Tuesday. Let your councillor, the mayor, and [email protected] know that you would like another no vote. Council contact list: cdn.halifax.ca/sites/defaul...

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Important #caturday content revisited:

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If you're having a tough time choosing your next picture book to read to someone, @cmestre.bsky.social shared this gem with me... #parenting #ish youtu.be/o4nCzTO629k?...

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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Well, it's official: starlink is a security risk. Expect this threat in Canada in the not distant future.

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It is happening, yay!! Minister Anita Anand informed the provinces Friday that Ottawa will remove more than half of federal internal trade barriers in a move to make Canada less reliant on the US, according to a senior federal government source. #Canada #cdnpoli 🍁 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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#halisky, is there anyone organizing anything regarding Tim Houston's power grab and other related issues? Whether that's physically organizing or anyone who can more eloquently write letters?

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Huh. The further right you are, the more likely you are to give up Canada's sovereignty. www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

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Give CBC your opinion on this effort to normalize the violent rhetoric coming from the White House: cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/req...

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Talk, yes, absolutely. Here's a question that doesn't legitimize the conduct of US government: How do Canadians feel about their neighbour and former ally threatening their sovereignty?

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Casually bringing this back… #OCanada 🍁

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I'm doing MS Bike again and asking for your support. $ or reposting, your choice. Follow as I start posting pics of my rides, too. 27 years with MS and I'm still going...like the Energizer Bunny, but with naps. #endMS msspbike.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fu...

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Power Grab: Tim Houston is dismantling democracy in the birthplace of responsible government Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

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Absolutely the heck not. No.

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you cannot deliberately extend your middle finger and only your middle finger and *not* thereby flip the bird. A gesture like that is common currency; you don’t have the ability to change its value. A propos of nothing at all.

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Dozer the #cat says that we should all remember to stretch.

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It's Nice To Be Disliked (By One Of Those)

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I am a huge fan of British public historian David Olusoga, and especially his televisons series "A House Through Time". Earlier this month, he delivered this powerful public lecture on the value of public history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbdD... #Publichistory #🗃️

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Hey #Ottawa people, a timely event with public historian & librarian @librarylandia.bsky.social for Freedom to Read Week, on comics censorship. Timely, fun, and deliciously nerdful! #PublicHistory #Libraries #AmReading library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services...

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The writers on this show are WAAAAY too blunt with the allegorical background content. apnews.com/article/hist...

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I have looked into the face of pure evil and found delight in the darkness.

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