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M Jay Smith

@mjaysmith.bsky.social

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writer, jock. author of the eclipse: poems after antonioni. an antelope with a bad attitude, forthcoming 2026 with freehand books. actually a lawyer. yeg/amiskwacîwâskahikan

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Nov 19

Look at how cute this little book of poems is! You can buy *the eclipse* locally from Magpie Books or Porchlight, or use the internet to buy from magpiebooks.ca or barnesandnoble.com/w/the-eclipse-m-jay-smith/1146449264

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Jul 11

If today’s New York Times editors had been working in London in 1888, they would’ve said Jack the Ripper was “testing societal norms“ and “straining the bounds of propriety.”

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Jul 11

I also feel like this is a story that could have mentioned paid maternity and paternity leave. It could have mentioned men doing more domestically (cutesy references to "helpful husbands" aside). All these women talk sunnily about their day jobs and "having it all" but just "choosing" children.

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Jul 11

I love how the woman profiled also wrote a book while "focussing on her family." What?!

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Jun 17

wow. our real estate agent keeps trying to convince us that having a yard like this is a good idea. i keep saying no. good thing i spent 15 years playing indoor soccer!

Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · Jun 17

Oh great so the stuff that gets all over our house after a soccer game can cause cancer and other health problems 🙃

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But turf fields themselves are drawing increased attention. Researchers studying the material used as cushioning beneath the turf — known as "infill," and long made from shredded car tires — have identified a list of chemicals with the potential to increase the risks of cancer, impair reproductive development and contribute to other health problems.
The detection in artificial
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Micah @rincewind.run · Jun 17

seen some people complaining that this is a political stunt and lemme say if this was the kind of political stunt more politicians were doing on a regular basis we wouldn't be where we are today

dude is actually putting himself on the line here, fuck off with that shit

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 17

Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE

Brad Lander is shown being detained by federal agents in a courthouse. Lander wears a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue striped tie. The agents wear sweatshirts and blue jeans. A headline reads: "Brad Lander Is Detained By ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse." Photo by Olga Fedorova/Associated Press.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · Jun 10

Radio-Canada's investigation was remarkable - and this goes to show that sometimes journalism is all the justice people will get. So we need to make the effort and do it right.

Tu Thanh Ha @tuthanhha.bsky.social · Jun 9

Electronics magnate Robert Miller was charged with having sex with minors -- 11 victims, some who were less than 14.
Crown agrees to drop charges against the 83-year-old after doctors testify he's in poor health, has Parkinson's.
www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...

Crown agrees to stop criminal trial against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller

The Future Electronics founder was charged last summer with paying minors to have sex.

www.montrealgazette.com

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Lilly Dancyger @lillydancyger.bsky.social · Jun 5

it's like a feud between two drakes, not a kendrick in sight

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · Jun 3

The phrase “Bigfoot is bears” is going to be part of my mental landscape for the rest of my life

Amazing Digital Carcass @amagire.bsky.social · Jan 20

is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.

a bear walking upright, away from a trail camera

a skinny bear standing up on its hind legs, rummaging through a picnic area

a skinny bear with rangy, ape-like proportions, walking on all fours

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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · Jun 2

Happy pride month ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

A sign in the background says New Hope church, God says homosexuality is in. In the foreground there are two men smiling holding the letter s that they've taken from the sign

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Jun 2

today in mediclinics-on-a-monday, we are very very old, or very young & coughing, or very covered in face tattoos.

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 20

If you click through to the bill, you see that C-291 has received Royal Assent but doesn't come into force until 1 year has passed since Royal Assent. It received assent on Oct 10, 2024, so it will be in force (and the online materials duly consolidated with changes) on Oct 10, 2025. Glad to see!

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 20

Also, the CC (as you no doubt know) swims along in a literal iteration which is not exactly the manifestation of its force in practice. Cf. Travis Vader.

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 20

I'm seeing the criticized term when I look for it on CanLii and see this iterated in the search results when I try to find updated language. What is your basis for believing it has been updated? Also, CASM is a much better term!

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 12

It blows that "women can be whatever type of women they want" gets turned into "therefore i won't respect someone's pronouns." :(

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 11

I agree! It's absolutely appalling. I *only* know of her in the context of her incredible art & her *absolutely tragic* murder. To suggest that femicide is somehow a romantic impulse slightly misguided... I guess it's honest at least? Just ick.

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 10

I'm not really a fan of the sport of dumping Lena Dunham, but also — wtf, the death of Ana Mendieta is not romantic in any context. How did she think this? How was it even published?

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · May 10

I do like normalizing the rejection. It's easy to feel alone!

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is such a bonkers, pro-police interpretation considering that most "misconduct" by police officers that would warrant criminal charges in just about any non-police circumstance is handled internally. So none of that is relevant? Right.

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Apr 25

It's so boring to represent Alberta as a sea of Conservatives. Look at how many ridings have NDP/Liberals splitting the vote. Look at the percentage of popular support the NDP got in the last provincial election. We're so much more interesting & varied, as a province, that eastern media can imagine.

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Apr 13

Scientists are fleeing to Canada; I hope Petrova applies for asylum there.

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Nicki @nickinjr.bsky.social · Apr 13

PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows

Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

www.theguardian.com

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · Mar 23

Danielle Smith is one of Pierre Poilievre's biggest fans. She also just torpedoed his election campaign.

Whoopsie daisy.

#cdnpoli #abpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/23/o...

Danielle Smith is Mark Carney's secret weapon

In a recent interview with far-right U.S. media site Breitbart, Smith handed Carney a gift-wrapped sledgehammer in the form of an admission that Pierre Poilievre would be "in sync" with Trump.

www.nationalobserver.com

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M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Mar 21

bwahahaha

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · Mar 20

LOLOLOLOL www.wired.com/story/tesla-...

Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue

Tesla says it will fix the sticky issue—which could cause panels to detach from trucks while driving—with a new adhesive “not prone to environmental embrittlement.”

www.wired.com

M Jay Smith @mjaysmith.bsky.social · Mar 11

I wonder if the more effective response (which may be later) is that government agencies RUN on taxpayer's money (i.e., taxes). So why would they be taxed? What purpose would it serve?

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Mar 6

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
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There have been people less than helpful in my journey here. I wanted to acknowledge those too, bc I know I am not unique in this experience.
No thank you to the physics study assoc that made me sing songs about how women couldn't study physics without sleeping with the professor, the day I stepped into university life. No thank you to the 5th year physics student that decided to assign me a stripper name within the first minute of meeting me in the physics coffee corner in my first year. No thank you to the technician that was responsible for onboarding me on the use of the cluster in my third year who raised his eyebrows and asked me if that meant I was some sort of computer girl. No thank you to the senior researcher that sent me utterly inappropriate texts after a conference, then proceeded to apologise months later by telling me they had not been meant for me anyway so no hard feelings remain hopefully And no thank you to him for attending every conference I've been to since. No thank you to the people who told me that it was surprising that I was doing a PhD since I was a girl. No thank you to the man who mistook me for a coffee lady at a conference, and after having to correct him two times that I did not work there, responded with you should consider it. No thank you to the researcher that asked me what I was wearing underneath my outfit during a conference. No thank you to the physicist who declared to a room full of other physicists that biologists don't know how to design an experiment. No thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent.
And finally, no thank you to the exec board of the TU Delft, whose knee-jerk reaction to being held up a mirror about the social safety at the university, was to sue the party holding up the mirror instead of looking at the problems they highlighted.
... You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that.

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