Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case

Being profoundly upset about the 51st state stuff was not an unreasonable reaction.

"Overthrowing a dictator sounds morally right. No one mourns a tyrant. But international law wasn't built to protect the good, but to restrain the powerful. That's why it prohibits force almost without exception..."

A very dear friend of mine is releasing a book for carers of elderly parents based on her personal experience. If you want to preorder, it's out in January: www.amazon.com/Love-Practic... (Sorry for the zon link but I think it's the only place I found it)

I’m facilitating the rehoming of two sweet cats who belonged to a friend who recently passed unexpectedly. They deserve a stable place to land. 2-3 year old bonded pair, one male one female. Please send me a DM if you have the interest and ability to care for these sweet voids. Located in Oakland.

Ok, here's the details! #SkyFundathon2026 to raise money for the @psabortionfund.bsky.social will be running on New Year's Eve from 7 pm - 12 am Eastern time. How this works: volunteer DJs will post music they like, using the hashtag, during hour-long time slots. You can sign up in the thread

We are behind schedule for hitting our end of year goal, making it very likely that we’ll be starting 2026 off with a closed intake line. We need your help to make sure this doesn’t happen. Give before December 31 → tinyurl.com/PSAFSupport

Good heavens, I had a book come out yesterday and I forgot to even mention it! #booksky #romancelandia Chimera shifter Colton just wants a bit of peace & quiet after his noisy family Christmas, but fate has a snowstorm adventure planned! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7JRQG5...

She's either working on her artist's statement or a Fibonacci sequence

Kate's books: a gift guide, a wish list guide, or an "if I get a gift card" guide For the reader who likes books about WWII, Little Women, Indiana Jones, The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, lesbian history in Paris, medieval history, fiber arts, and/or Nazis in pain: The Tapestry of Time. +

This young family could sure still use some help. Yes, Canadian health care helps with some things, but often it's the bare minimum, and Ezaias has enough things going on that they can use every boost we can give them. www.gofundme.com/f/help-baby-...

Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2) ""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."

I know it's Christmas Eve, but an Ontario animal sanctuary (pet pigs, horses, etc) just had their water tank system fail. It's going to cost over $3000 to fix it, and it's an emergency situation (the animals have to have water). Please donate/share if you can: www.ralphysretreat.ca

The Professor, our foster dog, is up for adoption but has had zero applications. And I get it, people are busy, but he’s wonderful. Not a sleep in your lap dog but the king of sleep next to you dogs. Just a nice little 4 month old gentleman. With a PhD. new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...

This came across my timeline just as the song started playing in my living room. Beautiful piece about a deeply human song

As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year: A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.

All of POP HEIST is open for the holidays! No pay walls, no limits, baby! Today and tomorrow! For a sampling of what we do, here's a list of the most-viewed articles of 2025 ...

Day 23: #ArtAdventCalendar Sharing a new small painting from my Lighting the Dark series today. Tisha Mark ©2025, Light the Way No. 2502, oil on gessobord, 7"x5" View the series here: tishamark.com/lighting-the... #art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt #bsnm

My debut novel MAGGIE THE DREAD hits shelves on July 7, 2026, courtesy of Little Bee Books and Simon & Schuster, and is now available for pre-order! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Maggie...

#ArtAdventCalendar “Deep Time” (detail) Quilted fiber art 2024 #beauty #fiberart #quiltsky #artquilt

Public health notice: Outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops Provinces and territories with illnesses British Columbia (3) Alberta (9) Saskatchewan (5) Ontario (2) New Brunswick (1) www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

Your mail carrier in Canada, however, *can* accept cash. Even if it isn't cash, consider a little something as a tip, especially for those out there in the lousy weather and of course for all those who lost wages this year due to intransigent, lying management.

Last month, @outsidemag.bsky.social sent me to spend 14 hours in a suburban ice rink, learning the stories of everyone I met. Why do they skate? I asked. To feel free, they told me. To feel God. To forget, for a minute, what they've done.

Heads up Canadians

this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Time for my yearly shoutout to my very excellent former therapist who listened to me complain about how I feel like I get so little done in winter and was like “nature’s resting. Why shouldn’t you?” My god, it was full of stars.

We need a little trans joy in our lives today so we're lifting the paywall on @katelynburns.com's iconic Trans on Trains story.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

You should be able to respond to reviewer comments with memes to liven up the peer review process.

As a non-profit, The Narwhal was built differently from the start. In a nutshell: we’re accountable to you, our readers — not advertisers or shareholders. You can help us keep it up: all donations through Dec. 31 will be matched, doubling the impact! thenarwhal.ca/double-up

Claude Cormier's Peluches at the Musee des Beaux Arts in Montreal - three thousand stuffed animals arranged by colour in a brilliant, joyous display. I could have spent hours looking at it

If you've been picking up the new e-releases of the Keeper Chronicles, book three LONG HOT SUMMONING is now available! ::and the crowd goes wild:: These are the links I have currently. More links to come. Amazon: amzn.to/44q7DH9 Apple: apple.co/4ajpvHn Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Mid-December three minute sunset. Solstice just around the corner

WAKE UP, HOSERS NEW PETITION JUST DROPPED E-6690 "To Amend the CPP Act to require that any province seeking to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan must first obtain the consent of at least 2/3s of the other participating provinces that do not operate their own comprehensive pension plans..."

doing promo is physically painful for me but i really would love it if you bought or read my newest book that came out a few months ago. i think it’s the best thing i’ve ever made and im so immensely proud of it. simplicitybook.xyz

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

Applies to Saskatchewan as well

And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”

Didja know we have books totally appropriate for the holidays? If you're looking for festive spec fic, read this 🧵 Available everywhere, but Kobo readers will get a deal. 😊 (Art by Aster Parrish, commissioned for Home for the Howlidays promo) 1/5

friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.

Racism, misunderstanding block Indigenous access to HIV care in Canada #CommunityNewspaper #healthcare #HIV #LJIReporter #PADailyHerald paherald.sk.ca/racism-misun...

Long shot, but does anyone in Switzerland have an emergency Theremin to loan tomorrow night ( Friday 12 December )? #ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!! We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!! #theremin #switzerland

Do I love that Pierre Poilievre is bleeding members? Heck yes. Do I hate that the Liberals are so conservative that it's enticing Conservatives to join them? Heck yes.

A brief return of the Murderbot Humble Bundle! The charity is still World Central Kitchen.

For decades, much of cancer research focused on tumors themselves. This scientist focused instead on tumors' micro-environments. He was harshly criticized—but his work paid off big.

Garden & outdoorsy folk, please spread this news: The great people at Monarch Watch have a program where schools, nonprofits & large restoration projects can apply for FREE MILKWEED (only thing Monarch caterpillars eat, can't have too much of it IMO). Check it out! monarchwatch.org/bring-back-t...

Holy cats I'm on CBC's Front Burner! Explaining drug laws, the toxic unregulated drug supply and how two locals stepped in to try and save lives with a compassion club for a national audience. This is so dang cool. Listen here, or on any podcasting app: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

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Day 8 #ArtAdventCalendar • Everyone seems to love this #SciArt #anatomy #embroidery, she breathed (2018). It appears on the cover of the anthology Sharp Notions arsenalpulp.com/Books/S/Shar...