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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 2h

No worries, we had dim sum after lololo

Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 22h

My elderly father at church answered his Thanksgiving blessing prompt, “I grateful for….” With….DIM SUM. Lolololo

a table topped with a variety of dim sum

Alt: a table topped with a variety of dim sum and chopsticks reaching for it

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 1d

She got a bus ride and a trip to the beach.

Doggie on a sunny day near a boardwalk and the water

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 2d

Director of Wellness

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 2d

My doggo is like ‘why are you working on the weekend!?’ (Email server change at TPM!) #dogsofbluesky #morkie #princessmochi

Small morkie dog leaning sadly on a laptop keyboard

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undead girlfriend @hausofholes.bsky.social · 9d

what if we all went goblin mode

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 10d

The Canadian government is officially warning travellers that they could face problems entering the U.S. if they have an “X” gender marker on their passport.

Canada warns travellers with ‘X’ gender markers about going to the U.S. | Xtra Magazine

The updated advisory states that citizens with an “X” gender marker on their passport could face restrictions when entering the U.S.

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 12d

Actually I don’t mind writing grants. It’s like woohhooo look at this cool stuff we wanna do! Do you think it’s cool too? Want to help us do it?

a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt is standing in a hallway .

Alt: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt is standing in a hallway with text that says ‘so excited’

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 14d

So lovely you do this

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 14d

Lololo I don’t have a sous chef but a picky customer

Small tricoloured dog with yorkie colouring looking judgementally at the camera

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 15d

This week I wrote about some of the problems & solutions in Toronto’s ravine system. Some are easy, some are a reachable dreams, like right of ways through all the golf courses, public & private.

It’s the 10th anniversary of the unfinished Pan Am Path legacy project. Just finish it!

Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: Toronto’s beloved system of ravines is in desperate need of a spa day. Here’s how to give it some much-needed TLC

This is one of a series of columns in the Star that highlights important places in Toronto that could do with fixing up — and suggests ways they could be improved.

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 14d

I understood this initially as a can-opener your dog could use 🤣

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The Lucasfilm Collector @lucasfilmcollector.bsky.social · 15d

This is so cool:

On Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th at the Detroit Film Theatre, A New Hope will be presented in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), an original language of the Great Lakes region. Anangong Miigaading is part of an effort to preserve the language for future generations.

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 16d

This only happens to you once

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 16d

There’s an aim to remove specific exhibitions and artworks within the #Smithsonian claimed to have “divisive narratives.” In fact, these exhibitions and artworks actually support #immigrants, #queer people, and others. as @hyperallergic.com noted hyperallergic.com/1036180/trum... (197/?)

Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List

The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.

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andy vs. @im-all-id.me · 17d

Big day for me. A box I've been saving for over 3 years was just perfect for something

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Marjorie Chan @magicalmudge.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks for coming!

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Ilana Lucas @ilanalucas.bsky.social · 23d

Interview: Emily Paterson of BUTCH/FEMME at #Theatre Passe Muraille explores Toronto's disappearing sapphic spaces #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...