Marsha Lederman
@marshalederman.bsky.social
Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Author, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed
Vancouver, Canada
Author, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed
Vancouver, Canada
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Trying it over here on a platform not run by a shady mega-dude. I write for @theglobeandmail.com & wrote a book about the Holocaust and intergenerational trauma called Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed. Looking forward to civil interactions.
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Absolutely devastating news out of Tumbler Ridge, BC. Nine people dead plus the shooter, according to an RCMP news release.
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Absolutely devastating news out of Tumbler Ridge, BC. Nine people dead plus the shooter, according to an RCMP news release.
I cannot adequately convey how much I loved Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Read what @hertzbarry.bsky.social has to say about it - and then go see this movie Feb 13 when it opens. Elbows up, laugh your head off, go Canada. NTBTSTM is so, so great.
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The Canadian time bandits behind Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s film is a lovingly crafted riff on Back to the Future
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February 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I cannot adequately convey how much I loved Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Read what @hertzbarry.bsky.social has to say about it - and then go see this movie Feb 13 when it opens. Elbows up, laugh your head off, go Canada. NTBTSTM is so, so great.
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HAPPENING NOW: Hanover County in Virginia unanimously opposes sale of warehouse property owned by Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be used as holding and processing facility. The local gov can't veto it, but hopes DHS will reconsider. Story to come
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Hanover County in Virginia unanimously opposes sale of warehouse property owned by Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be used as holding and processing facility. The local gov can't veto it, but hopes DHS will reconsider. Story to come
North Shore Reads tonight: I will interview Kara Stanley and Simon Paradis about their book The Pain Project. What they've accomplished is amazing - and the book is a must-read for anyone dealing with chronic pain. The event is online and free. You just need to register.
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North Shore Reads: The Pain Project | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:30 pm | North Vancouver City Library
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January 28, 2026 at 4:55 PM
North Shore Reads tonight: I will interview Kara Stanley and Simon Paradis about their book The Pain Project. What they've accomplished is amazing - and the book is a must-read for anyone dealing with chronic pain. The event is online and free. You just need to register.
www.nvcl.ca/events/north...
www.nvcl.ca/events/north...
Journalists - and Canadians concerned about journalistic freedom: Photojournalist @amberbracken.bsky.social and @thenarwhal.ca are taking the government to court over Amber's arrest while covering a protest in 2021. The trial is underway in Vancouver now.
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Opinion: A trial unfolding in a B.C. courtroom shows journalists are more important than ever
How much more easily might authorities control the story if journalists aren’t allowed to do their work?
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January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Journalists - and Canadians concerned about journalistic freedom: Photojournalist @amberbracken.bsky.social and @thenarwhal.ca are taking the government to court over Amber's arrest while covering a protest in 2021. The trial is underway in Vancouver now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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It’s day 12 of our press freedom trial against the RCMP.
“If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail.
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“If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: A trial unfolding in a B.C. courtroom shows journalists are more important than ever
How much more easily might authorities control the story if journalists aren’t allowed to do their work?
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It’s day 12 of our press freedom trial against the RCMP.
“If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
“If anyone needs proof of how essential it is that police actions be documented, we are seeing it in Minnesota,” writes @marshalederman.bsky.social for The Globe and Mail.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Okay, back to my empty and meaningless life.
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Okay, back to my empty and meaningless life.
Well at least we don’t have to watch that WestJet face-paint commercial again
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Well at least we don’t have to watch that WestJet face-paint commercial again
Jays, you won our hearts.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Jays, you won our hearts.
Went from dying over here to crying over here
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Went from dying over here to crying over here
Stress-eating these Reese’s pieces is not helping
November 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Stress-eating these Reese’s pieces is not helping
I actually am not sure I can take this.
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I actually am not sure I can take this.
I would be so ticked off if the people who bought my old house took *that* long to bring over my kid’s diapers.
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I would be so ticked off if the people who bought my old house took *that* long to bring over my kid’s diapers.
I know we’re Canadian but this is not hockey
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I know we’re Canadian but this is not hockey
Okay Ramipril* don’t fail me now
*high blood pressure meds
*high blood pressure meds
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Okay Ramipril* don’t fail me now
*high blood pressure meds
*high blood pressure meds
Paul Molitor - my 1990s baseball crush!
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Paul Molitor - my 1990s baseball crush!