Carol Morency
@cmorency.bsky.social
Writer of Many Things | The Future is Public Transit | More of an Art Geek Than You Thought | Chicagoan | Cat Mom | Bowie Flamekeeper | Books and Magazines | Fan of Water | Urban Gardener
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UN distances itself from International Women’s Day website winning corporate partnerships
UN distances itself from International Women’s Day website winning corporate partnerships
Sainsbury’s, Barclays and University College London have all drawn on themes created by IWD site run by London business with no link to UN
Nobody owns International Women’s Day, but if you asked the 193 countries, countless businesses and NGOs that mark it each year, they would probably agree it has been popularised, defined and formalised by the United Nations.
The owner of the website “internationalwomensday.com”, a London-based marketing firm, disagrees. By selling merchandise, promoting a £160 lunch to awaken attenders’ “inner goddess” and creating a series of corporate partnerships, it has also seeded its annual themes with British brands and institutions that appear to have mistaken the site for the UN, the Guardian can reveal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
UN distances itself from International Women’s Day website winning corporate partnerships
"In sum, as exposure to auto traffic volumes and speed decreases, a child’s sense of threat goes down, and his/her ability to establish a richer connection and appreciation for the community rises."
It turns out vehicular traffic does something else, too, more subtle but equally pernicious: It changes the way children see and experience the world by diminishing their connection to community and neighbors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kids Who Get Driven Everywhere Don't Know Where They're Going
A new study suggests vehicular travel affects children's ability to navigate their neighborhood and connect to their community.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"In sum, as exposure to auto traffic volumes and speed decreases, a child’s sense of threat goes down, and his/her ability to establish a richer connection and appreciation for the community rises."
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For anyone worried AI will replace all of us.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For anyone worried AI will replace all of us.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986”
I dare you to find 10 things that are right.
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Margaret Cavendish, one of the first women writers to publish under her own name, died #onthisday in 1673. Read about her proto-sci-fi fantasy The Blazing World, and what it can teach us about empire, gender + imagination in the seventeenth century: publicdomainreview.org/essay/m... #OTD
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Margaret Cavendish, one of the first women writers to publish under her own name, died #onthisday in 1673. Read about her proto-sci-fi fantasy The Blazing World, and what it can teach us about empire, gender + imagination in the seventeenth century: publicdomainreview.org/essay/m... #OTD
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Soccer Without Borders was launched as a nonprofit in 2005 to support newly arrived youth.
Unlike most youth soccer clubs, its teams are free and can offer players, who hail from 74 countries, some semblance of safety, camaraderie, and even normalcy as they navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown.
Unlike most youth soccer clubs, its teams are free and can offer players, who hail from 74 countries, some semblance of safety, camaraderie, and even normalcy as they navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown.
This young soccer squad has never faced a rival like Donald Trump
Winning is substantially more challenging with ICE running interference.
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Soccer Without Borders was launched as a nonprofit in 2005 to support newly arrived youth.
Unlike most youth soccer clubs, its teams are free and can offer players, who hail from 74 countries, some semblance of safety, camaraderie, and even normalcy as they navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown.
Unlike most youth soccer clubs, its teams are free and can offer players, who hail from 74 countries, some semblance of safety, camaraderie, and even normalcy as they navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown.
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Dick Van Dyke is 100
Beautifully assembled montage showing off his physical dexterity & sharp comic timing as a dancer & clown on his wonderful tv show.
Mary Tyler Moore as well which is always a good thing. youtu.be/YtzC69mcoWQ?...
Beautifully assembled montage showing off his physical dexterity & sharp comic timing as a dancer & clown on his wonderful tv show.
Mary Tyler Moore as well which is always a good thing. youtu.be/YtzC69mcoWQ?...
Dick Van Dyke Show Montage
YouTube video by Paul Hansen
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Dick Van Dyke is 100
Beautifully assembled montage showing off his physical dexterity & sharp comic timing as a dancer & clown on his wonderful tv show.
Mary Tyler Moore as well which is always a good thing. youtu.be/YtzC69mcoWQ?...
Beautifully assembled montage showing off his physical dexterity & sharp comic timing as a dancer & clown on his wonderful tv show.
Mary Tyler Moore as well which is always a good thing. youtu.be/YtzC69mcoWQ?...
"Decolonization, for me, is about those of us who’ve been marginalized or colonized taking up the pen, writing our own lived experiences, and challenging how history has been told."
From researching historic twill patterns to dyeing wool with Kool-Aid, Diné weaver and instructor Venancio Aragón interlocks research and experimentation to expand the visual and technical vocabularies of Diné weaving.
Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid
The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons.
hyperallergic.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Decolonization, for me, is about those of us who’ve been marginalized or colonized taking up the pen, writing our own lived experiences, and challenging how history has been told."
One of the owls who made it out of the US was quoted as being "super pissed" to be back in Florida.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of the owls who made it out of the US was quoted as being "super pissed" to be back in Florida.
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
One of my major pet peeves. How insulting.
Anybody heard of a rehearsal? Mangling nominees’ names may be traditional – but it’s still embarrassing
Anybody heard of a rehearsal? Mangling nominees’ names may be traditional – but it’s still embarrassing
Yesterday’s Golden Globes announcement was a masterclass in mispronunciation that threatens to undo every effort to internationalise awards. Why can’t producers just make their presenters practise?
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of my major pet peeves. How insulting.
Always Stupid and Nasty™
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Always Stupid and Nasty™
Scenes from Holidays in the Hellhole, where families flock to see Santa on a train going straight into (not fleeing from) a city teeming with DEI.
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Scenes from Holidays in the Hellhole, where families flock to see Santa on a train going straight into (not fleeing from) a city teeming with DEI.
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bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
"“Alligator Alcatraz” is described as a Florida state-run human rights disaster worse than in prisons in countries in war time."
"A federal judge ordered to close Alligator Alcatraz but the ruling was blocked by Trump-appointed appellate judges."
US courts allow cruel detention of migrants
US courts allow cruel detention of migrants
www.brusselstimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"“Alligator Alcatraz” is described as a Florida state-run human rights disaster worse than in prisons in countries in war time."
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On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
Good thing Trump can't sing.
Complain, Complain, Complain - Bob Roberts
YouTube video by Sommer57
youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Good thing Trump can't sing.
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Oh look, it’s a MAGA Nativity scene. ✝️
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Oh look, it’s a MAGA Nativity scene. ✝️
"More than 4 million Americans – 1.25% of the population – must make ends meet with less than $3 a day, more than three times as many as 35 years ago."
GUARDIAN: “Per head, 🇺🇸 output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. 🇺🇸 inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wanting to address this isn’t radical.
NOT wanting to is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"More than 4 million Americans – 1.25% of the population – must make ends meet with less than $3 a day, more than three times as many as 35 years ago."
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I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
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Happy Thanksgiving! The #MWRD is grateful for the opportunity to serve over 5 million people today & everyday!
A friendly reminder to avoid pouring Fats, Oils, or Grease down the drain this #Thanksgiving. Instead, let FOG cool, then scrape or wipe them safely into the trash.
A friendly reminder to avoid pouring Fats, Oils, or Grease down the drain this #Thanksgiving. Instead, let FOG cool, then scrape or wipe them safely into the trash.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! The #MWRD is grateful for the opportunity to serve over 5 million people today & everyday!
A friendly reminder to avoid pouring Fats, Oils, or Grease down the drain this #Thanksgiving. Instead, let FOG cool, then scrape or wipe them safely into the trash.
A friendly reminder to avoid pouring Fats, Oils, or Grease down the drain this #Thanksgiving. Instead, let FOG cool, then scrape or wipe them safely into the trash.
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Every day, Americans are bombarded with the bad news of Trump 2.0, and it is exhausting to keep track of and absorb each new outrage. That is the clear intent.
When one is caught in the crossfire, it is hard to see, let alone address, the big picture.
When one is caught in the crossfire, it is hard to see, let alone address, the big picture.
Donald Trump and the deconstruction of America
Don't let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Every day, Americans are bombarded with the bad news of Trump 2.0, and it is exhausting to keep track of and absorb each new outrage. That is the clear intent.
When one is caught in the crossfire, it is hard to see, let alone address, the big picture.
When one is caught in the crossfire, it is hard to see, let alone address, the big picture.
Our Flag Means Death with main cast paid whatever it takes to get them in, and including as many cameos from the show as possible.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Our Flag Means Death with main cast paid whatever it takes to get them in, and including as many cameos from the show as possible.
Their cover of Dear Prudence is on my list of Covers Better Than the Original.
On this day in 1983, #siouxsieandthebanshees released "Nocturne" - their live double album featuring material from 1981's Juju and 1982's A Kiss in the Dreamhouse as well as their newest song, "Dear Prudence".
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Their cover of Dear Prudence is on my list of Covers Better Than the Original.