Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

JanFromTheBruce 🍁

@janfromthebruce.bsky.social

3K followers 3.2K following 1K posts

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · Nov 18

Here's my dad Jack McIntyre at Remember Day 2006 at the Kincardine Legion McDonald Br. 183 #RemembranceDay

5 5 72

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 6h

"Local decisions are best made informed by local circumstances and parent and community perspectives, not from Queen’s Park, where broader educational policy is decided" #OnEdu #Onpoli www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/o...

OPINION: Renewal of school boards needed, not removal of trustees

Four former directors of education argue that instead of eliminating school trustees, a review of the mandate and operations of school boards ‘could be beneficial’

www.cambridgetoday.ca

1 2

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Scott Piatkowski @scottpiatkowski.bsky.social · 9h

I still suck at selfies, but I'm good at expressing my opinions. About to join Craig Norris on The Morning Edition to discuss my opinion piece in The Walrus on the threat to remove elected representation from the education system. Tune in at 7:50.

1 1 4

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 9h

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.

2 9

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Alex Johnstone @alex-johnstone.bsky.social · 16d

Arrr ~ it’s Emma the Princess Pirate 🏴‍☠️ #SundayFunday

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 1d

I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

2 78 140

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Teri - Polly Anna in Paradise @teri-pollyanna.bsky.social · 1d

Always Lookin’ For A Handout 🦎

Geckos used to “hang out” with us at lunch 🧀

Since Inu joined our fam, these guys are a bit more stealthy now 😆

#golddustdaygecko #kittycat #tropicallife #funnyanimals #domesticlonghair #HippiesInParadise #AlwaysBeKind #emptynesters #HawaiiVlog

1 1 8

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Mister Shushy @mistershushy.bsky.social · 5d

I’m so jealous of him being able to touch his toes

12 31 240

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 1d

Never known for my silence. Don’t care if I’m put on mute! Silence is Complicity. Trump FIRED the ENTIRE Staff in the USED Office for Special Ed Programs! No Accountability means 7 Million Students will Suffer More! PLEASE FIND YOUR VOICES (202) 224-3121 youtu.be/L-JQ1q-13Ek?... go.bsky.app/SE6AQHv

110 290 440

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Not one mention of COVID (even mild infections) as a cause of heart disease, dementia, or mental health issues. 😑

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

She lost five siblings to the same disease. A new report on global deaths shows she's far from alone | CBC News

A new report on global deaths shows that the top causes of mortality are shifting back to familiar threats like heart disease, dislodging COVID-19 as the number one global killer. Scientists warn ther...

www.cbc.ca

1 5 8

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Phoenix🔥 @fivetimessix.bsky.social · 3d

#caturday

20 78 220

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 2d

110 2.6K 6.6K

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 1d

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

1 6 10

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 1d

🦃🦃 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🦃

2 7

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: “Toderian says it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks & hyperloops. ‘The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense… Tech won’t save us if we get the fundamentals wrong.”

I was 1 of 3 urban experts asked to weigh in.

A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move

Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again

www.theglobeandmail.com

6 72 240

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

NPR @npr.org · 5d

Louisiana's Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said he’s heard from many Canadians who are avoiding the state, including upcoming festivals in Acadiana. He wants President Trump to apologize to Canadians.

Trump’s comments are hurting Canadian tourism in Louisiana. Lt. Gov. Nungesser wants an apology

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said he’s heard from many Canadians who are avoiding the state, including upcoming festivals in Acadiana, because of Trump’s comments.

n.pr

120 120 570

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

M 💓 @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 2d

How many have stories like George Retes? I can't give up fighting because so many have been grabbed and need someone to be their voice.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

1 12 19

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 2d

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Shilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5500 + Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

3 6

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 3d

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

6 13

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has become a symbol of democratic resistance against an increasingly authoritarian regime, even as she has been forced into hiding and barred from holding public office. https://wapo.st/42AcHaX

29 71 340

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

New in PN: The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland

"Trump’s confusion isn’t just darkly comical (and a troubling reminder of the president’s growing senility) — it’s a stark illustration of the whiplash-inducing disconnect between his rhetoric and the reality on the ground."

The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland

It'd be hilarious if he wasn't the commander in chief.

www.publicnotice.co

50 430 1.5K

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

CTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 4d

Parents seek answers from OCDSB supervisor

Parents with children in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board say they’re searching for answers from the schoolboard’s supervisor after he scrapped the controversial overhaul of elementary programs earlier this week.

bit.ly

2 1

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

John Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 4d

“The ‘lower-scoring’ company got $7.5 million of tax dollars through David Piccini’s office and is a client of the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding the minister recently attended” www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic... #onpoli

Labour minister was in Leafs glass seats with director of company he granted funding to

The ‘lower-scoring’ company got $7.5M of tax dollars through David Piccini’s office and is a client of the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding the minister recently attended

www.thetrillium.ca

3 3

Reposted by JanFromTheBruce 🍁

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

590 6.1K 20K

JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 4d

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling).

Will you join me?

Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

1 6