If yall have a library card, you probably have a free subscription to the language app Mango which I have been loving. I’m like 30 hours in

I’m so irritated. I was walking downtown when a woman’s dog nipped me as we were passing - and I just realized it bit through my linen top and yoga pants.

Downloading magazines for an upcoming flight - and I can’t stress enough how much you’re missing out if you don’t use the library for free magazine subscriptions. #librarysky #vanpoli

If you’re on the fence, highly encourage you to try out the annual Read Harder Challenge by @bookriot.bsky.social. It’s expanded my reading so much over the years. 🧵 A thread to share what I read for the 2026 tasks.

And just like that, I’m back in the 90s.

#WorldCup ticket holders may now bring in “one soft plastic disposable factory-sealed water bottle up to 20oz”. I imagine the energy will shift once matches start, but I can’t believe this is where we are mere days beforehand - with Team Iran having to commute from Mexico, to boot.

If you live in Vancouver, I urge you to review the 2027-30 Capital Plan and take the survey: vancouver.ca/your-governm... #vanpoli

Wait, I love this. www.nvcl.ca/news/city-li...

Genuinely don’t understand how this ban will go through when many host cities (including Vancouver) have experience with residents dying from summer heat. The gall of #FIFA to cite reusable water bottles a “health risk”; late-stage capitalism is but a dot in our rearview mirror. #vanpoli #worldcup

Dressew is closing in 2027 after a 65-year run. Just hearing this news and feeling a mix of sad and nostalgic (and the pressing urge to revisit all of my unfinished sewing projects asap). A true Vancouver staple. #vanre

I guess he's left it to voters to sanction him on election day. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

A provision in the 2027 draft US defence bill could bind the two countries' weapons industries closer than ever.

Today the first recovered patient was released from an Ebola treatment unit in the DRC after two negative tests. Because so much of the Ebola news is so dark and filled with despair I want to make sure I am intentional about sharing the wins. www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as hub for global offshore wealth ft.trib.al/luBJ0Fm

Tonight’s agenda (these make for excellent midday snacks and also freeze well).

Bread needs work, but they’re exceeding all expectations for circuses.

The large-scale LNG agreement is expected to be announced tomorrow by Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson. #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Staggering numbers from the US Census Bureau leading up to the CUSMA review. #cdnpoli

Toshifumi Suzuki, the convenience store pioneer who built 7-Eleven into a fixture of daily life in Japan, died last week at 93. Over four decades leading 7-Eleven Japan, Suzuki transformed the business from a single store on Tokyo’s eastern bay into an empire with tens of thousands of locations.

Bumper to bumper traffic downtown in Vancouver; unable to verify cause but I can confirm a #TransLink bus is in the road surrounded by first responders.

Really helpful breakdown of TransLink’s proposed changes to Hastings on Daily Hive: dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr... TransLink is collecting public feedback until Sunday: www.translink.ca/hastingstran... #vanpoli #dtes

This is the book I was reading when my father passed away. I remember carrying it with me back and forth to the hospital, not knowing if I was crying because of the novel or what was happening outside of it.

I’m just now learning why Granville Bridge was closed yesterday - what a devastating situation.