pauline zed
@paulinezed.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, mom, watcher of film, reader of comics, connoisseur of pop culture, fan. Citizen, settler, socialist. LGBT+ and FN ally. BLM. She/her.
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If you're keeping score this week, Carney is:
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I worry that there’s not going to be any public land or assets left when we finally manage to vote Ford out. (Why the heck do people keep voting for him when his grift is so damn obvious?🤨)
So much land. So much valuable land now in the hands of a government that has been trying to sell off the greenbelt, provincial parks and Ontario place.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
The government says Bill 33 has received Royal Assent and is now law.
It will make it easier for the education minister to take over school boards in the province by appointing a supervisor and sidelining trustees. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1153148...
It will make it easier for the education minister to take over school boards in the province by appointing a supervisor and sidelining trustees. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1153148...
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I worry that there’s not going to be any public land or assets left when we finally manage to vote Ford out. (Why the heck do people keep voting for him when his grift is so damn obvious?🤨)
This is the opposite of what we need to make sure everyone has a roof over their heads. 😡
With a real estate insider at the helm, Build Canada Homes looks set to prioritize private developers over affordability.
Mark Carney’s new housing agency is built to protect the bubble:
Mark Carney’s new housing agency is built to protect the bubble:
Mark Carney’s new housing agency is built to protect the bubble
Rather than propose a vision for a Canadian economy built on something other than housing speculation, Mark Carney has opted to prop up real estate interests. Build Canada Homes is designed to create ...
canadiandimension.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is the opposite of what we need to make sure everyone has a roof over their heads. 😡
If only Doug Ford wasn’t all in on letting people drive as fast as they want. 😡
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If only Doug Ford wasn’t all in on letting people drive as fast as they want. 😡
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
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www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
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The good: I start my new W4 tomorrow.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
Oh Hai 👋🏿
If I can keep these gig contracts steady, the last 15% of this campaign (that I started in October 2022) will go to the bigger ticket items that I still need like neonate appropriate pulse oximeters, for ex., and my licensure exam fees.
This is what I came for.
If I can keep these gig contracts steady, the last 15% of this campaign (that I started in October 2022) will go to the bigger ticket items that I still need like neonate appropriate pulse oximeters, for ex., and my licensure exam fees.
This is what I came for.
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The good: I start my new W4 tomorrow.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
The bad: My new gig pays *monthly* at the end of each month and I'm starting at the beginning of the period, so I wont get paid until New Years.
There's 12% or $8407 left to close out this ENTIRE campaign. I REALLY need a hand to hold onto the gig.
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"A former United Nations special rapporteur who investigated Israeli abuses against Palestinians says he was interrogated by Canadian authorities on “national security” grounds as he travelled to Canada this week to attend a Gaza-related event."
Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk interrogated for hours in Canada
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"A former United Nations special rapporteur who investigated Israeli abuses against Palestinians says he was interrogated by Canadian authorities on “national security” grounds as he travelled to Canada this week to attend a Gaza-related event."
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
As always when the topic of “clearing encampments” comes up, I ask just where the heck are these people supposed to go! The shelters are full, and there is no affordable housing for people on welfare or disability or working minimum wage jobs.
Councillor Brad Bradford's motion to prioritize clearing encampments near daycares and schools within 48 hours gets added to the agenda after a 20-6 vote. They'll debate it later. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
As always when the topic of “clearing encampments” comes up, I ask just where the heck are these people supposed to go! The shelters are full, and there is no affordable housing for people on welfare or disability or working minimum wage jobs.
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It's Veterans Day, so I feel like spinning a #GranddadYarn. I'm gonna tell what is known in the family as the Korea Story, though it does not take place in Korea and involves it only tangentially.
It is, however, a timely story about good leadership, which I think we could all use right now.
It is, however, a timely story about good leadership, which I think we could all use right now.
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Wow. My dad was Canadian Coast Guard and spent every winter on Superior. Now I know why my mom hated it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wow. My dad was Canadian Coast Guard and spent every winter on Superior. Now I know why my mom hated it.
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I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Ontarians need a firm govt w/ the courage to raise revenue & spend it on concrete programs & services that make life better...the govt of the day asks us to sit tight & wait for the market to do its magic' @policyalternatives.ca @ricardotranjan.bsky.social
Ontario Fall Economic Statement: No help on the way - CCPA
Last May, CCPA’s detailed analysis of the Ontario budget argued that it failed to address years-long funding shortfalls, leaving the province vulnerable to the economic storm on the horizon.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Ontarians need a firm govt w/ the courage to raise revenue & spend it on concrete programs & services that make life better...the govt of the day asks us to sit tight & wait for the market to do its magic' @policyalternatives.ca @ricardotranjan.bsky.social
Mamdani’s win has given me hope that we can have progressive wins in Canada too. I’ve got big hopes that Lewis can deliver them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mamdani’s win has given me hope that we can have progressive wins in Canada too. I’ve got big hopes that Lewis can deliver them.
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Hope this is the message Canadians take from this U.S. election season.
Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hope this is the message Canadians take from this U.S. election season.
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Zohran #Mamdani was just elected mayor of New York City!
It should now be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives — proving that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward.
#Canada #NDP #DemocraticSocialism #DSA
ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
It should now be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives — proving that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward.
#Canada #NDP #DemocraticSocialism #DSA
ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
Zohran Mamdani’s victory should be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives
Mamdani's win proves that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward
ricochet.media
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Zohran #Mamdani was just elected mayor of New York City!
It should now be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives — proving that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward.
#Canada #NDP #DemocraticSocialism #DSA
ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
It should now be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives — proving that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward.
#Canada #NDP #DemocraticSocialism #DSA
ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
Nooooo!
That was a heck of a series, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so stressed.
That was a heck of a series, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so stressed.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Nooooo!
That was a heck of a series, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so stressed.
That was a heck of a series, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so stressed.
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“FUCK AI” is turning into a movement.
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“FUCK AI” is turning into a movement.
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
Managed to get the bat wings on two of our three cats. Our little black cat got out of Dodge quick when she saw what was up.
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Managed to get the bat wings on two of our three cats. Our little black cat got out of Dodge quick when she saw what was up.
Fan vids were the reason I started watching Leverage!
The only time I raised my voice in five seasons of LEVERAGE was telling the TNT exec that if he sent cease and desist orders to the makers of fan videos on YouTube that I would quit the show and take an ad out in the Hollywood Reporter explaining why.
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Fan vids were the reason I started watching Leverage!
Albanese is a hero for speaking up for peace AND truth.
Lay Down Your Arms Peace Prize (laydownyourarms.today ) aka the REAL Nobel Peace Prize in accordance with Alfred Nobel's vision, this year was awarded to Francesca Albanese
She has been notified & said she'll give the €10,000 prize money to charity
She has been notified & said she'll give the €10,000 prize money to charity
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Albanese is a hero for speaking up for peace AND truth.
I am Emma Thompson.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I am Emma Thompson.