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I'm a suburban-raised Canadian WASP who married into a big Italian-Canadian family. My wife's cousin's wife is also WASPy. When we say hello or goodbye, we ALWAYS crank up the cold, formal emotional repression to ELEVEN. Like, saying, expressionlessly, "Pleasant to see you again." "Quite."

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If any Hugo Awards voters enjoyed Lower Decks, it would be very cool to get a nod! Thank you for your consideration. This is our entire campaign. 🖖

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they just played this on the radio in the 90s... youtu.be/NQBPgJQhQHc

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EDITORIAL: Why I’m not letting my kids use social media except the YouTube channel they star in that pays our mortgage

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No quarter for Vichy Canucks like Pierre Poilievre and his Russian backed propagandists...

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Last day! We’re getting close; please send to any current full SFWA members you know! I know a lot of people have left over this and other issues. Hopefully we can make the organization more welcoming for the future, but it will take action.

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Hey Ontario, Don't vote Conservative www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Anecdotally, yes, a lot of Canadians feel this way. A LOT. So many people at the grocery store are checking to see if items are made in the US. So much US product is getting left on the shelves. Is that enough to have a real impact on the US? I don't know, but it's certainly unifying the country.

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I'm not SURPRISED that US media is normalizing Trump's addled rambling about annexing my country because they've normalized everything else so far, so why NOT accept war with Canada as a serious policy proposal, right? But I'm still really sad and furious about it.

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E. C. Segar, 1935

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School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content". In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival. www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...

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From the vaults: that time the military was called in dig Toronto out from a major blast of winter. People made fun of it, but honestly...it wasn't a dumb decision? #torontohistory jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2020/01/18/w...

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Trump claims that the US is "subsidizing" Canada by $100 billion, $200 billion, and even $250 billion, depending on his mood. All of those are false claims. More in-depth explanation in CBC article. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Thought I’d release some more greatest hits from the guy who referred to killing people by electric chair as “send ‘em to Sparky”. Doug Ford is a terrible human being. We could do so much better. #onpoli

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"Alligator pie, alligator pie, If I don't get some I think I'm gonna die!" Alligator Pie, by Dennis Lee

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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Booing another country’s anthem is disrespectful but so is THREATENING TO ANNEX YOUR NEIGHBOURS. Even hockey bros should be able parse this equation. Keep booing Montreal.

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"I called it ethnic cleansing. But when I saw the images of starving babies in Gaza I had to upgrade my language." By Art Spiegelman (Maus) and Joe Sacco www.theguardian.com/world/pictur...

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This is about my riding, so that's a whole thing.

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delighted to share this fun little plaything for @them.us with y'all -- an exploration of the power, joy, and fun that can be had by getting a little freaky with your ttrpgs. this valentines, don't forget to fuck with horny games. www.them.us/story/erotic...

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Nation being threatened with annexation reminded to be polite to would-be conqueror's special song (Patreon Exclusive)

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Hey fellow #Canadian, You can support our country without being ableist! No need to call people things like stupid, idiot, or psychotic when they're evil, racist, Nazis. And for the love of maple syrup put alt text on your images!

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Please share this far and wide, Ontario friends? Doug Ford claiming that he's so essential to negotiating with the US that we HAVE to re-elect him is a bad joke. The premiers went rogue, acted like chumps, and got played by overpriced consultants and mid-level flunkies. Ford's an embarrassment.

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If these numbers hold - and yeah, they might not in a real election, but then again they might, because Trump isn't going to stop threatening us any time soon - then the NDP are heading for a wipeout on the level of 1993.

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Doug Ford violated ethics rules against using government activities for partisan purposes in an online ad about his trip to Washington to lobby against Trump tariffs, opposition parties charge.

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The coyote problem in the Liberty Village-Fort York area is linked to the destruction of Ontario Place, where at least one of the coyote families previously lived. www.thestar.com/news/gta/lib...

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