Join us for a "fireside chat" at Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads to explore how disinformation campaigns are undermining climate action and how global institutions can respond collectively. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...
Hahaha. Same same.
That's The Beekeeper. 🐝
Man who has spent entire political career attacking everybody promises he’ll attack Trump and Elon any minute now
When you defeat the boss with 1 hp left
My teen is in her first relationship and we're all going bowling. They want their own lane so we'll be eating pizza and trying to pretend we aren't noticing how cute they are. :)
Although he might name-check people like writer Mike Albo and punk musician Kathleen Hanna as influences, Brontez Purnell is an artist who defies categorization. Connor Garel dives into how Purnell is breaking the rules of gay fiction, one riotous page at a time. thewalrus.ca/breaking-the-rul...
Hey, check your local libraries for free access to news sources that you might otherwise have to pay for.
Many libraries offer online access and you can even copy article links and share them. 👍
Libraries are essential.
Support your local library, speak up for your local library, love your local library 💙📚
We can never express enough support for libraries!
When the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Kansas City Chiefs, you might want to brush up on the physics of the "Tush Push".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKD...
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
2 of 20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge #20BookChallenge
“I believe that every one of us can be an activist and that with the proper resources and commitment, communities can transform with the dreams of a single person — especially a child.“ — Marley Dias
www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/1...
Language around the climate crisis matters. Climate deniers know this, inventing their own terminology and warping existing climate vocabulary to do what Arno Kopecky describes as the work of “obscuring reality instead of illuminating it.” thewalrus.ca/polar-vortex-and...
I do, sadly. And everyone loves to remind me.
BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,000+ USAID workers on leave as litigation continues.
The US is dragging Canada into a tariff fight, a move that offers a preview of policy making under Trump 2.0, where his ultimatums are matched only by the frantic response they provoke. thewalrus.ca/trump-tariffs/
It’s out, it’s out, I can talk about it now!!
Rascal was kind enough to let me spend some time gushing about the ways moments of joy can be acts of passive resistance! I hope you like it, I hope you take inspiration from the people & channels mentioned, & I hope you continue to Resist.
Jon Stewart and Hakeem Jeffries pose the question on everyone’s mind: Who is running the government – Trump or Elon Musk?
Listen to a new episode of #TheWeeklyShow tomorrow!
Absolutely came here for this. I'd love to sit in. 😁
Louder for everyone in the back! 👏👏👏👏👏
A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.
I have the good and bad fortune of being old enough to have bought the full collection on DVD when it came out and I always feel vindicated for not listening to folks who tell me I need to downsize my collection. Haha.
Reading 📚:
The Anxious Generation
The Inheritance Games
Playing 🎮:
Roots of Pacha (Switch)
FF7: Remake (PS5)
Baldur's Gate 3 (PS5)
Watching 📺:
Escaflowne
Mythic Quest
Film Watch List 📽️:
A Real Pain
I'm Still Here
Listening 💽:
Baby Gravy 3-Yung Gravy
Ocean to Ocean-Tori Amos
Poster titled Life Literacy Statistics. Orange text on a white background. 48% of adult Canadians have literacy skills that fall below high school level. 17% function at the lowest level, where they may, for example, be unable to read the dosage instructions on a medicine bottle. 55% of adult Canadians score in the three lowest skill levels in numeracy. People with lower literacy skills are more likely to be unemployed than those who scored higher. Canada ranked 11th out of the 23 OECD countries evaluated by the PIAAC. Literacy has the most notable effect when measured against other factors that affect differences in pay, followed by education. A 1% rise in literacy rates would ultimately lead to a 3% rise in GDP. For more information, visit abclifeliteracy dot ca.
Dear Canada, we are not better than everyone else. Literacy rates in the country continue to fall. Literacy is the foundation on which critical thinking is built. Consider why they want to take it from us and vote accordingly. #readingasresistance
Just finished the Reading as Resistance curated list available on Libby.
If you belong to any British Columbian library this list is available now and features relevant non-fiction titles on the current socio-political climate.
Curated lists are built from titles available through Overdrive.
“Children’s literature isn’t a defective and frivolous sidebar to the grown-up sort,” writes author @questingvole.bsky.social. “It’s the platform on which everything else is built.” thewalrus.ca/made-a-differenc...
Why does flying suck so much in Canada?
With rising fees, overbooked flights, and airlines losing baggage, it’s no wonder passengers are frustrated. In 2023 alone, 86 million Canadians relied on air travel—and it’s only getting worse. thewalrus.ca/why-flying-sucks...
