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Rosemary Q
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running on typos and coffee fumes • she/her • 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 • queer parent • polyam • partner to @ethanquinsey.bsky.social
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rustbeltrebel.bsky.social
I know it’s important to a lot of people that Mr Rodgers spoke up and showed us how to love and take care of kids, but we can’t forget that there are people alive right now doing that same work.

www.chron.com/news/article...
YouTube star Ms. Rachel sounds alarm on kids held in Texas ICE facility
"I am really worried about the kids living in Dilley detention center."
www.chron.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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emorwee.bsky.social
I need to know everything about job #6 right now
A National wildlife federation job post advertises a position opening for “beaver conflict resolution technician”
February 13, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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skwinnicki.bsky.social
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.

I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
Image of Charles Darwin quotes, with the recipient of the letter and the date the letter was written. He said "I hate every wave of the ocean" to W.D. Fox on 15 February 1836, "Oh my God how I do hate species and varieties" to J.D. Hooker in 11 March 1858, "I am very tired, very stomachy, and hate nearly the whole world" to Thomas Huxley on 10 September 1860, "I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything" to Charles Lyell on 1 October 1861, "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" to John Lubbock on 3 September 1862, and "I am languid and bedeviled and hate writing and hate everybody" to J.D. Hooker on 23 June 1863.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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sharonk.bsky.social
leaving for the break with the words of Jack Layton
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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davidebybc.bsky.social
Our hearts are in Tumbler Ridge tonight with the families of those who have lost loved ones.

Government will ensure every possible support for community members in the coming days, as we all try to come to terms with this unimaginable tragedy.
ninakrieger.bsky.social Nina Krieger @ninakrieger.bsky.social · 2d
1/2 The RCMP have ended the emergency alert in Tumbler Ridge. Police do not believe there are any outstanding suspects or ongoing threat to the public.
Today’s devastating events are sending shockwaves through the community and the entire province.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rosequeue.bsky.social
It is uterus yeeting day today: please send good surgery vibes my way
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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whosestreets.bsky.social
Canada has the resources to help prevent a catastrophe in Cuba—instead, our leaders are covering their eyes while the United States deliberately starves an island of 11 million people for no reason other than the psychotic whims of Marco Rubio.

Extremely good piece by @nolore.bsky.social
Canada must support Cuba
"You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
noraloreto.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz
OK BUT THE SOURCING AND CONSTRUCTION OF OLYMPIC CURLING STONES IS SO FREAKING COOL i'm glad people are yapping about this

(i did not Understand a damn thing about curling until quite recently and am low-key mildly obsessed now)
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
rosequeue.bsky.social
The Ambassador Bridge was built in 1928 and is an object lesson as to why *international crossings* should never be in private hands.

The family that owns it has destroyed entire neighbourhoods in Detroit and Windsor (including my childhood neighborhood) in bids to maintain power over the crossing.
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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lilahsturges.com
Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
preternia.com preternia @preternia.com · 3d
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
The patchwork worldwide legal framework resulting from the ungrounded moral panic over people under 18 using the internet has a lot of us making extremely unpleasant choices. The blame lies on the governments mandating them.
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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valwrites.ca
DEI is no longer optional.
A poster in old timey gradient with a rough outline. There are three eyes, two half-lidded and one wide open above and between the normal two. The two eyes are coloured with the rainbow and the trans flag. The top is red and reptilian. Text reads: Woke 2. We are no longer asking. The word asking is in bright red.
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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jamellebouie.net
once my son woke me up to ask what a three dimensional hexagon was called. yes, please. ask me about the gay instead.
amybrown.xyz amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 3d
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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nolore.bsky.social
There are 3000 Canadians currently in Cuba and we cant be bothered to do something to help Cubans.
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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heldutson.bsky.social
Something compelled me to make this
A screenshot of a mocked-up Guardian headline, which reads: "Ignore the smears: I was never the one who ate a full tub of Lurpack off the kitchen counter." The byline is: "My dog." And there's a picture of my dog, posing with a serious expression, like a journalist. She is a black labrador type dog with brown eyes, grey muzzle and shiny, silky fur on her face, wearing a pink collar. Underneath the headline continues: "Listen, I'm a good girl. I don't know how butter stealers thrive in our political culture, but it's clear there was a failure of moral seriousness." There's then a link to another article, headlined: "Footage of Lola eating the butter, which cost her owners £300, was captured on a dog cam." It's a parody of this article from Wes Streeting in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/09/peter-mandelson-wes-streeting-vetting-moral-seriousness
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Canada paid for this bridge cuz the US was already broken. Tedious country! Good leave it shut as long as we can walk to the middle and jeer.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Ontario and Michigan | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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sharonk.bsky.social
FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
What does the new law say? Bill C-3, which came into force on December 15, 2025, reinstates citizenship by descent beyond the first generation. In 2009, the Conservative government had restricted access to citizenship. Canadians born abroad could therefore only pass on their Canadian citizenship if their child was born in Canada. The law was ruled unconstitutional by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Now, to be eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent, a person born abroad before the coming into force of Bill C-3 must have an ancestor who became a Canadian citizen on or after January 1, 1947 (the date the status of Canadian citizenship was created). The new law also specifies that a person can become a citizen if one of their deceased parents or grandparents had obtained citizenship status upon the law's entry into force.
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
Huh, the Maroun family donations to Trump have paid off
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
rosequeue.bsky.social
The reason *why* it was paid for by Canada is a decades-long saga involving the Ambassador Bridge company.

Hot tip: don't let international border crossings be privately owned by corrupt billionaires
olybackstrom.bsky.social Oly Backstrom @olybackstrom.bsky.social · 3d
This bridge being built between Windsor ON and Detroit MI, fully paid for by Canada, is called the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
It is literally the Elbows Up bridge. Yes, this is real life.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d
Trump: “The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.”
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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mcribsisback.bsky.social
googling "does my video camera bird feeder work with the department of homeland security" and now my eye has a twitch that won't go away
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
rosequeue.bsky.social
This is one of the fastest reasons I nope out of regency romance.

If your character is adding sugar to their tea, that says something about them. And it's not something good.
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 4d
There are some great threads going about how awful sugar plantations were.

I just want to add something as a historical romance author: every time you see someone adding a sugar cube to tea in a historical romance, think of those threads and the blood-soaked cost of the sugar.
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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broadbent.bsky.social
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Panamerican Parliamentary Leaders United Against Return of Monroe Doctrine

Read the full statement: broadbentinstitute.ca/panamerican-declaration-against-monroe/
Press Release - January 28, 2026 - Panamerican Parliamentary Leaders United Against Return of Monroe Doctrine - 35 legislators from nine countries, including government officials from Canada, Brazil, and Chile, sign a historic declaration in defense of sovereignty and against the “hemispheric coercion” of the Donald Trump administration. - Logo of the Broadbent Institute - Logo of the Panamerican Congress - Photo: Delegates at the 2025 Panamerican Congress, Mexico City.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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I never noticed this either.
A post on threads from user stephens_bens. It reads 'I'll always remember an interview with Steve Buscemi on Bulleye, Jesse Thorn asked him "As an actor with many decades of varied and outstanding roles across your career, does it ever bother you that one of the things you will most be remembered for is a 3-second gif in which you're wearing a backwards baseball cap and carrying a skateboard?" And without missing a beat, Buscemi replied "I'm carrying *two* skateboards." And you know what? He is.' Below that is a screen cap of Buscemi's famous "fellow kids" moment.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
rosequeue.bsky.social
the time has come to acknowledge that the snow pants I bought at Giant Tiger for $5 in 2005 are not actually waterproof.
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM