JenniferD
@juniperd.bsky.social
Current: BSc Forensic Science (Student)
Prev: Writing & Editing in the Book Industry
Politics • Health • Bioethics • Science • Publishing
Ambidextrous Ragamuffin. Bookish.
Silly for dogs. Introvert. Awkward.
Over-thinker. Disabled.
Canadian. She/Her
Prev: Writing & Editing in the Book Industry
Politics • Health • Bioethics • Science • Publishing
Ambidextrous Ragamuffin. Bookish.
Silly for dogs. Introvert. Awkward.
Over-thinker. Disabled.
Canadian. She/Her
Still shaking my fist at the sky over Liquid Glass and Apple's stupidity with this change.
Been trying to migrate away from problematic providers - and it's nearly impossible when you have no money. But last year, I switched over to Pages, and Numbers - premium and subscriptions are now things.
Been trying to migrate away from problematic providers - and it's nearly impossible when you have no money. But last year, I switched over to Pages, and Numbers - premium and subscriptions are now things.
a close up of a woman making a funny face with her hands in the air .
Alt: GIF shows a close up of actress Kate Walsh (not sure which role, Grey's Anatomy or Private Practice). She has a very frustrated look on her face - she scrunches up her face and makes claw hands, like, ARGH!
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Still shaking my fist at the sky over Liquid Glass and Apple's stupidity with this change.
Been trying to migrate away from problematic providers - and it's nearly impossible when you have no money. But last year, I switched over to Pages, and Numbers - premium and subscriptions are now things.
Been trying to migrate away from problematic providers - and it's nearly impossible when you have no money. But last year, I switched over to Pages, and Numbers - premium and subscriptions are now things.
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"The use of Google documents and email instead of official, secure systems goes back years in the Ford government and was a key concern raised by the auditor general during the Greenbelt scandal."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
Ford government storing records ‘central’ to secret cabinet deliberations in Google Docs | Globalnews.ca
New information shows staff within Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office are using unsecured Google services to create or circulate official documents.
globalnews.ca
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"The use of Google documents and email instead of official, secure systems goes back years in the Ford government and was a key concern raised by the auditor general during the Greenbelt scandal."
#OnPoli
#OnPoli
"I did not go to law school, go to Quantico and work counterterrorism operations overseas to be doing traffic control for arrest-a-brown-person day."
#GiftLink 🎁
#GiftLink 🎁
Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"I did not go to law school, go to Quantico and work counterterrorism operations overseas to be doing traffic control for arrest-a-brown-person day."
#GiftLink 🎁
#GiftLink 🎁
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NEWS: Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison was planning to sell a warehouse for use as an ICE detention and processing facility. After pressure from the public, and from B.C. Green Party leader @emilylowan.bsky.social, Pattison's company has cancelled the sale
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
NEWS: Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison was planning to sell a warehouse for use as an ICE detention and processing facility. After pressure from the public, and from B.C. Green Party leader @emilylowan.bsky.social, Pattison's company has cancelled the sale
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Amber Bracken is one of Canada’s greatest photojournalists, and for the RCMP to mistake observers for participants, arrest her and prevent her from doing her vital work is a deeply dangerous precedent. This case is important for all of us.
Reminder: journalists get arrested in Canada too.
In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.
In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.
Carol Linnitt, co-founder and editor-in-chief, provides an update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP. Amber Bracken finished cross-examination late Jan. 28. It took more than 12 hours.
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Amber Bracken is one of Canada’s greatest photojournalists, and for the RCMP to mistake observers for participants, arrest her and prevent her from doing her vital work is a deeply dangerous precedent. This case is important for all of us.
So. Fucking. Stupid. How. Undervalued. Writers. Are.
(And how fucking stupid their HR department is... or 'talent and culture experience guru' or whatever stupid fucking language they use for HR roles.)
& that's not even getting into how disconnected this job is in the 1st place.
Not today, X.
(And how fucking stupid their HR department is... or 'talent and culture experience guru' or whatever stupid fucking language they use for HR roles.)
& that's not even getting into how disconnected this job is in the 1st place.
Not today, X.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
So. Fucking. Stupid. How. Undervalued. Writers. Are.
(And how fucking stupid their HR department is... or 'talent and culture experience guru' or whatever stupid fucking language they use for HR roles.)
& that's not even getting into how disconnected this job is in the 1st place.
Not today, X.
(And how fucking stupid their HR department is... or 'talent and culture experience guru' or whatever stupid fucking language they use for HR roles.)
& that's not even getting into how disconnected this job is in the 1st place.
Not today, X.
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This isn’t okay :(
January 30, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This isn’t okay :(
Canada is in mourning for a beloved icon.
Catherine O'Hara was such an incredible performer, and over my lifetime - from SCTV to Schitt's Creek, to Christopher Guest films, to... everything (!) - she's brought so much good into my life. We were so lucky to have her.
Absolutely heartbroken. 😭
Catherine O'Hara was such an incredible performer, and over my lifetime - from SCTV to Schitt's Creek, to Christopher Guest films, to... everything (!) - she's brought so much good into my life. We were so lucky to have her.
Absolutely heartbroken. 😭
a woman in a black and white polka dot shirt says someone slap me .
Alt: GIF of Catherine O'Hara from the TV series Schitt's Creek. Her character, Moira Rose, looks perplexed. She turns her head while saying, "Someone slap me, I appear to be in a waking nightmare."
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Canada is in mourning for a beloved icon.
Catherine O'Hara was such an incredible performer, and over my lifetime - from SCTV to Schitt's Creek, to Christopher Guest films, to... everything (!) - she's brought so much good into my life. We were so lucky to have her.
Absolutely heartbroken. 😭
Catherine O'Hara was such an incredible performer, and over my lifetime - from SCTV to Schitt's Creek, to Christopher Guest films, to... everything (!) - she's brought so much good into my life. We were so lucky to have her.
Absolutely heartbroken. 😭
People has confirmed.
And... NO. This is heartbreaking, and I was in no way prepared for this. At all. AT ALL.
O'Hara's been making me laugh my entire life and I cannot wrap my head around this loss. May all who love her and know her take solace in her outstanding body of work.
RIP Queen.
And... NO. This is heartbreaking, and I was in no way prepared for this. At all. AT ALL.
O'Hara's been making me laugh my entire life and I cannot wrap my head around this loss. May all who love her and know her take solace in her outstanding body of work.
RIP Queen.
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
people.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
People has confirmed.
And... NO. This is heartbreaking, and I was in no way prepared for this. At all. AT ALL.
O'Hara's been making me laugh my entire life and I cannot wrap my head around this loss. May all who love her and know her take solace in her outstanding body of work.
RIP Queen.
And... NO. This is heartbreaking, and I was in no way prepared for this. At all. AT ALL.
O'Hara's been making me laugh my entire life and I cannot wrap my head around this loss. May all who love her and know her take solace in her outstanding body of work.
RIP Queen.
WHAT IN THE LEVER-LOVING CHRIST?!
That can't be right.
That can't be right.
January 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
WHAT IN THE LEVER-LOVING CHRIST?!
That can't be right.
That can't be right.
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Sidewalk on a major Toronto street, four days post-snowfall.
January 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Sidewalk on a major Toronto street, four days post-snowfall.
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“It seems to be this accepted collateral damage that disabled people need to be homebound during the winter.” - person who uses a wheelchair on CBC radio just now. 📣📣📣
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“It seems to be this accepted collateral damage that disabled people need to be homebound during the winter.” - person who uses a wheelchair on CBC radio just now. 📣📣📣
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While things are getting harder for many of us, with the rising cost of groceries, housing, and other essentials - that's not the case for everyone.
The richest 40 billionaires in Canada? Their wealth grew by a whopping 20% between 2024 and 2025. An additional $95 billion! 1/3
The richest 40 billionaires in Canada? Their wealth grew by a whopping 20% between 2024 and 2025. An additional $95 billion! 1/3
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
While things are getting harder for many of us, with the rising cost of groceries, housing, and other essentials - that's not the case for everyone.
The richest 40 billionaires in Canada? Their wealth grew by a whopping 20% between 2024 and 2025. An additional $95 billion! 1/3
The richest 40 billionaires in Canada? Their wealth grew by a whopping 20% between 2024 and 2025. An additional $95 billion! 1/3
It's just grim everywhere. And in the neighbourhood today, the layoffs begin.
"You feel very nervous and anxious that you can continue to provide a living for yourself and your family," said Gray.” (Jeff Gray, Unifor Local 222 president, represents workers at the Oshawa plant.)
"You feel very nervous and anxious that you can continue to provide a living for yourself and your family," said Gray.” (Jeff Gray, Unifor Local 222 president, represents workers at the Oshawa plant.)
GM Canada layoffs hit Oshawa plant, putting up to 1,200 autoworkers out of work Friday | CBC News
The day Oshawa, Ont., autoworkers have dreaded for months has arrived, as GM Canada is poised to cut a shift at the city’s plant, costing over a thousand workers their jobs.
www.cbc.ca
January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
It's just grim everywhere. And in the neighbourhood today, the layoffs begin.
"You feel very nervous and anxious that you can continue to provide a living for yourself and your family," said Gray.” (Jeff Gray, Unifor Local 222 president, represents workers at the Oshawa plant.)
"You feel very nervous and anxious that you can continue to provide a living for yourself and your family," said Gray.” (Jeff Gray, Unifor Local 222 president, represents workers at the Oshawa plant.)
They are all garbage humans and I truly hope they ALL face judicial consequences for their callous and heinous acts.
And you 100% know they will throw the women under the bus first.
And you 100% know they will throw the women under the bus first.
Feel like TRUMPworld knows somebody’s gonna take the fall for this
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
They are all garbage humans and I truly hope they ALL face judicial consequences for their callous and heinous acts.
And you 100% know they will throw the women under the bus first.
And you 100% know they will throw the women under the bus first.
This is an interesting development. Mac and Dickinson have been enthusiastic promoters of the new platform.
I've been eagerly anticipating Gander's launch - they've been pushing their 'ethical' platform, so hoping nothing anti-ethical has transpired to cause the exits of Mac and Dickinson. 😬
I've been eagerly anticipating Gander's launch - they've been pushing their 'ethical' platform, so hoping nothing anti-ethical has transpired to cause the exits of Mac and Dickinson. 😬
🇨🇦 Good morning. Some news to share on Gander Social from Arlene Dickinson and me.
We are both not involved with Gander as investors or advisors. We respect their ongoing efforts and wish them well in the future.
We are both not involved with Gander as investors or advisors. We respect their ongoing efforts and wish them well in the future.
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is an interesting development. Mac and Dickinson have been enthusiastic promoters of the new platform.
I've been eagerly anticipating Gander's launch - they've been pushing their 'ethical' platform, so hoping nothing anti-ethical has transpired to cause the exits of Mac and Dickinson. 😬
I've been eagerly anticipating Gander's launch - they've been pushing their 'ethical' platform, so hoping nothing anti-ethical has transpired to cause the exits of Mac and Dickinson. 😬
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One nice thing this morning: Tanya Reynolds, from SEX EDUCATION and THE DECAMERON, is in the new season of TED LASSO.
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Sets Summer Release, Reveals More First-Look Photos as Jason Sudeikis Returns to Richmond
Apple TV's long-awaited return to AFC Richmond is set for this summer, with more first-look photos unveiled
share.google
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
One nice thing this morning: Tanya Reynolds, from SEX EDUCATION and THE DECAMERON, is in the new season of TED LASSO.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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#EastEndLove
"We're releasing the fleece." - Province of Canada #HeatedRivalry
Cc: @popcrave.com @hrnews.bsky.social provinceofcanada.com/pages/heated...
"We're releasing the fleece." - Province of Canada #HeatedRivalry
Cc: @popcrave.com @hrnews.bsky.social provinceofcanada.com/pages/heated...
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#EastEndLove
"We're releasing the fleece." - Province of Canada #HeatedRivalry
Cc: @popcrave.com @hrnews.bsky.social provinceofcanada.com/pages/heated...
"We're releasing the fleece." - Province of Canada #HeatedRivalry
Cc: @popcrave.com @hrnews.bsky.social provinceofcanada.com/pages/heated...
Ted Lasso re-watch!
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Ted Lasso re-watch!
"I believe Mothership is a necessity in our current political climate. It should've existed before, when girls who grew up playing games were made to feel out of place by media and advertising that was laser-focused on teenage boys. But it’s not too late for me to make sure it exists now."
Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"I believe Mothership is a necessity in our current political climate. It should've existed before, when girls who grew up playing games were made to feel out of place by media and advertising that was laser-focused on teenage boys. But it’s not too late for me to make sure it exists now."
Snowflake.
🤣
🤣
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Snowflake.
🤣
🤣
The national security assessment on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse was supposed to have been published in October 2025, but Downing Street sought to make it disappear..1) because its conclusions were “too negative”, and 2) because it would draw attention to the government’s failure to act.
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The national security assessment on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse was supposed to have been published in October 2025, but Downing Street sought to make it disappear..1) because its conclusions were “too negative”, and 2) because it would draw attention to the government’s failure to act.
OOH! The annual Lerwick Up Helly Aa!
So cool! Last Tuesday of January.
Considering the population of all of Shetland is ~ 23,000, they get impressive crowds for this festival. (Lerwick proper, ~ 7,000 people.)
So cool! Last Tuesday of January.
Considering the population of all of Shetland is ~ 23,000, they get impressive crowds for this festival. (Lerwick proper, ~ 7,000 people.)
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
OOH! The annual Lerwick Up Helly Aa!
So cool! Last Tuesday of January.
Considering the population of all of Shetland is ~ 23,000, they get impressive crowds for this festival. (Lerwick proper, ~ 7,000 people.)
So cool! Last Tuesday of January.
Considering the population of all of Shetland is ~ 23,000, they get impressive crowds for this festival. (Lerwick proper, ~ 7,000 people.)