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Madeline

@itsmemadeline.bsky.social

200 followers 400 following 390 posts

Professionally - writer, editor, nfp comms Academically - philosophy and literature Family - spouse + two (5 and 2) Film, art, library enthusiast 📍Toronto

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 6h

Kirkyyyyyyyyyy yesssss!!! #BlueJays

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7h

YES!! 🎉

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 7h

George Springer, 431 feet to dead centre.

The #BlueJays are suddenly up, 6-2. This is one hell of a response.

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7h

Woke up my 5yo because I was cheering too loud 🫣

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7h

HOT DAMN VARSHO #BlueJays

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7h

HOT DAMN VARSHO #BlueJays

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7h

OK, Bieber 🙏 come on, momentum shift! #BlueJays

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 10h

Seriously!!

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 11h

Sending all my good vibes to the team 🙏

I still think they can do it, but I hope they did some soul searching on that long flight to Seattle.

Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 13h

Game 3. #BlueJays

We’ll be hearing from John Schneider, Chris Bassitt and Game 4 starter Max Scherzer pre-game.

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 13h

Sports is getting better on here! I’ve noticed a big uptick with the MLB playoffs.

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Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com · 21h

Utterly necessary. Yet how mad that it should be so...

@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 23h

Here's the stamp on the back!

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 16h

I learned something today!

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 18h

Hello everyone today we are getting some basic menstruation education! No, actually, MOST mammals do NOT menstruate! With maybe one or two exceptions, only primates shed their uterine lining in a regular cycle.

Other mammals have something called estrus.

Cu'Anam 🎬💻🎮📚 @darqvirtue.bsky.social · 19h

All mammals menstruate. So why would ours make another mammal think something is wrong?

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 1d

A good book can genuinely change your life

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute banger of a kitchen gadget

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 2d

Oof, it is not a good day to be a Jays fan 🫠

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know the first thanksgiving celebrated by Europeans in North America happened in Canada?
Or that the Indigenous celebrated autumn harvests long before Europeans arrived?
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than the United States?
This is the story.

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A festive Thanksgiving dinner table featuring a roasted turkey as the centerpiece, surrounded by an array of dishes including green beans, stuffing, sliced ham, and a pumpkin pie. The table is decorated with pumpkins, sunflowers, candles, and autumnal flowers, with wine glasses and plates set for a meal.

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 2d

Americans: If you voted for him—or didn’t vote at all—you’re not an “innocent bystander.”

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 3d

We only got one when we got a zoo membership, and it really has made our trips there so much easier. But I generally agree, outside of very specific use cases.

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, nice!

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 5d

It’s been a few years since I moved away—is it still Japadog?

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7d

So excited for our team!! Go #BlueJays!!

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 7d

Real ones know you don’t pronounce the second T in Toronto.

If anything, most locals call it something like “Churronno.”

Other tourist giveaways: Etobicoke and Yonge.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 9d

This is more or less what I do too, with some variations for people who prefer email.

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 9d

Oh no, that’s so frustrating :/ maybe you can find it on a not-technically-legal site? Also, YouTube sometimes, surprisingly, has stuff other services don’t.

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SarahEllen @sarahellen1.bsky.social · 10d

The Blue Jays closing out game 2:

#bluejays

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Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 10d

OK, but 11-0 in the 4th… 😂

Madeline @itsmemadeline.bsky.social · 10d

Don’t want to count my chickens but 5-0 in the 3rd is a very strong start #BlueJays