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Charlotte Prong

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Retired journalist & comms pro, professional napper, your bff. Probably reading. Kitchener/Waterloo Region

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 10d

Matthew Parkhill, my beloved husband, and father of Maggie and Bronwyn
1957-2025

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I’ll say more later but on this Thanksgiving weekend, I’m so grateful he was ours.

A tall man with a thick grey beard and glasses is standing in a boat and holding a massive pike. He’s got a big smile and he’s wearing his favourite T-shirt, which says “The Good Life” on it. His name is Matthew Parkhill and he was a wonderful person.

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so happy the Jays are going to the World Series and so sad Matt isn’t here to see it. He would have loved this.
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Me, Matt, Maggie and Bronwyn at a Jays game on Sept. 24th.

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 4d

Today is our anniversary. I spent more than half my life with Matt, and we loved each other very much, and he took such good care of me and our daughters.
I’ll love him and miss him forever and I still can’t believe he’s gone.

Matt stretched out on the couch in his pyjamas, reading.

Matt and I, about 25 years ago. I’m leaning in to him and we’re both smiling.

Matt and I kissing in front of a fireplace on our wedding day. He is wearing a kilt and sporran and I’m wearing an ivory lace dress.

Matt looking very happy, in his happy place - wearing a Blue Jays hat and sweatshirt, sitting in his little fishing boat, and holding up a fish.

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 10d

Matthew Parkhill, my beloved husband, and father of Maggie and Bronwyn
1957-2025

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I’ll say more later but on this Thanksgiving weekend, I’m so grateful he was ours.

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 23d

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 23d

George Springer
Mike Nguyen
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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 24d

This is nice: The fiction prize is for unpublished and unagented writers in the UK and Ireland.

New Hilary Mantel prize to help emerging writers

The prize for emerging writers is being set up to honour the memory of the Devon-based author.

www.bbc.com

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Maggie Parkhill @maggiepea.bsky.social · 25d

Why am I watching an empty stadium and Dan Plesac spit out his gum? The Apple TV MLB games have terrible production quality, and it’s not just because they’re filmed on an iPhone.

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Matthew Parkhill @matthewparkhill.bsky.social · 25d

Apple TV baseball. First time watching. WTAF?

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 25d

This only happens to you once

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 26d

GOOD ✊🏻

Vidman 📺 Dan Lauckner @vidman.bsky.social · 26d

Canada Post workers are on strike according to #CUPW

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M @habpipes.bsky.social · 26d

The Canadian Justice system loses $20 billion year.

The Canadian military loses $34 billion a year.

Canadian Health Care loses $372 billion a year.

Imagine if Carneys liberals talked about services like it does the Post Office.

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · 27d

We splurged for once-in-a-lifetime TD Lounge seats at the Jays game last night and it was amazing

View of from the 4th row, just to the right of home plate, as Boston crushes the Jays 7-1

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Sami Baaj @politics-with-sami.bsky.social · 28d

BREAKING 🚨 The University of Waterloo will not renew its partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, following a referendum in 2024 in which 83.9% of participating undergraduates voted in favor of ending the collaboration.

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · Sep 21

A new post in my newsletter: Some encouraging words from difficult people:

suzannerent.substack.com/p/these-are-...

These are difficult times. Here are encouraging words from difficult people

If you're not going to stand up for others, at least stand back so others can.

suzannerent.substack.com

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 20

I am a Jays fan but this thread is a hell of a ride

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Sep 17

If this passes, I will order 100 "Palestine Action" T-shirts and hand them out to whoever will wear them.

I know they *say* they won't outlaw that, but that's absolutely where this is going.

Toronto Star @thestar.com · Sep 17

Carney government’s hate-crimes bill to ban display of terror and hate symbols

The Carney government will introduce a hate-crimes bill Friday that will include a ban on the intentional display of "hate" and "terror" symbols, the Star has learned.

www.thestar.com

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 18

Hey Canadians, take some of your Jimmy Kimmel attention and give it to free speech limitations here at home; among other things this new bill could limit what you can say about Zionists/Israel and where you can say it.

Toronto Star @thestar.com · Sep 17

Carney government’s hate-crimes bill to ban display of terror and hate symbols

The Carney government will introduce a hate-crimes bill Friday that will include a ban on the intentional display of "hate" and "terror" symbols, the Star has learned.

www.thestar.com

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 17

A very good piece, made even better by the link to your earlier review of The Paper Garden, which I am coincidentally reading right now.

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 13

I know two people who ordered spells from one of the Jezebel Etsy witches. I’ll update you if they work

Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 12

I caught a bit of American TV news while my husband was watching today and it’s obvious those “journalists” and the companies they work for are pants-shittingly scared of Trump and his flunkies

Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’m beginning to think if some of you had a time machine you’d go back and give baby Hitler a gentle kiss on the forehead

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 10

I have no idea what white people are talking about right now. The warnings that the fascists will "use this" to do more violence. WHAT WON'T THEY USE? You've watched them deploy the US military on US soil using bullshit pretexts. What even are you talking about?

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 10

You’re right, it’s confusing for lower-skill drivers, and all streets should be 30. But if you want consistency, keeping school zone speed units the same at all times (students present or not) is consistency.

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Matt Rodrigues @mattjrodrigues.bsky.social · Sep 9

September Committee Meetings get underway tomorrow morning. Here are a few highlights that will have an impact here in Kitchener and across the Region ⬇️

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Charlotte Prong @charlotteprong.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sending the sex stuff to kids in Gr. 7/8 is WILD

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