Cara Martin (C. K. Kelly Martin)
@caramartin.ca
Canadian & Irish novelist of character-driven fiction from horror to sci-fi to contemp. Film school grad. Ottawa dweller. Humanist. Pro-human rights, pro-democracy, pro-science 😷 INFJ www.caramartin.ca | www.ckkellymartin.com
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I'm thrilled to see so many people I followed at the Bad Place swimming to more civilized shores. Looking to follow the covid conscious, egalitarians, folks who understand the danger Pierre Poilievre represents to Canada, animal lovers, writers, readers, film fans.
Only thing I bought in Black Friday sales was the Britbox deal, $5.98 for 2 months. At last I can watch the 3rd season of Happy Valley.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Only thing I bought in Black Friday sales was the Britbox deal, $5.98 for 2 months. At last I can watch the 3rd season of Happy Valley.
Well done, Gatineau & Kingston! A 'Bird-Friendly City' is a designation granted by Nature Canada (a nature conservation charity) to communities that reduce threats to birds in their area, "protecting and restoring natural habitat end increasing climate resiliency." www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Gatineau, Que., Kingston, Ont. officially named ‘bird-friendly’ cities
Gatineau, Que. and Kingston, Ont. have been successful in their bids to become “bird-friendly” cities, according to Nature Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Well done, Gatineau & Kingston! A 'Bird-Friendly City' is a designation granted by Nature Canada (a nature conservation charity) to communities that reduce threats to birds in their area, "protecting and restoring natural habitat end increasing climate resiliency." www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Public services like healthcare, education, policing, transit etc. should not be expected to get a return on their investment.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Public services like healthcare, education, policing, transit etc. should not be expected to get a return on their investment.
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Toby Award deadline is coming up December 15! If you are a self-published Canadian mystery author with a book out in 2025 and the ISBN is in your name or that of your imprint, check it out at tobyaward.wordpress.com!
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Toby Award deadline is coming up December 15! If you are a self-published Canadian mystery author with a book out in 2025 and the ISBN is in your name or that of your imprint, check it out at tobyaward.wordpress.com!
Irish players, together with their coaches and fans, belted out Ireland's national anthem 'Amhrán na bhFiann' at a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers screwed up & played Britain's 'God Save the King' over the speakers. www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
Irish team sing anthem after God Save the King blunder
Ireland women's Under-19 team struck up an a cappella version of Amhran na bhFiann before a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers mistakenly played Britain's 'God Save the...
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Irish players, together with their coaches and fans, belted out Ireland's national anthem 'Amhrán na bhFiann' at a European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria today after organisers screwed up & played Britain's 'God Save the King' over the speakers. www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...
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Most economically stable countries
Top 10
1. UAE
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. Canada
5. Japan
6. Australia
7. Sweden
8. Denmark
9. Netherlands
10. Saudi Arabia
www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
Top 10
1. UAE
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. Canada
5. Japan
6. Australia
7. Sweden
8. Denmark
9. Netherlands
10. Saudi Arabia
www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
www.usnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Most economically stable countries
Top 10
1. UAE
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. Canada
5. Japan
6. Australia
7. Sweden
8. Denmark
9. Netherlands
10. Saudi Arabia
www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
Top 10
1. UAE
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. Canada
5. Japan
6. Australia
7. Sweden
8. Denmark
9. Netherlands
10. Saudi Arabia
www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
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338 Sunday Update: A Competitive Race, Even as Poilievre’s Numbers Slide → www.338canada.ca/p/338-sunday...
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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This is horrendous.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is horrendous.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
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Yeah, major companies are screwing people over and the cost of living is through the roof and everything is terrible.
I still think everything we do matters. I still think, every day, we have the opportunity to make ethical choices that support everyday people like us.
I still think everything we do matters. I still think, every day, we have the opportunity to make ethical choices that support everyday people like us.
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yeah, major companies are screwing people over and the cost of living is through the roof and everything is terrible.
I still think everything we do matters. I still think, every day, we have the opportunity to make ethical choices that support everyday people like us.
I still think everything we do matters. I still think, every day, we have the opportunity to make ethical choices that support everyday people like us.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s latest scandal is almost too brazen to be believed
It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Like every other author out there I've been getting a ton of scam emails about book club & other fake marketing opportunities lately. The Writers' Union of Canada has re-posted a warning from the Australian Society of Authors with their permission. writersunion.ca/news/ai-is-m...
AI is Making Publishing Scams More Sophisticated | The Writers' Union of Canada
writersunion.ca
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Like every other author out there I've been getting a ton of scam emails about book club & other fake marketing opportunities lately. The Writers' Union of Canada has re-posted a warning from the Australian Society of Authors with their permission. writersunion.ca/news/ai-is-m...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"No man's spirit escapes the hell he denies putting a child through . . ." ~ Andrea Gibson, 'The Call, Option 1'
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"No man's spirit escapes the hell he denies putting a child through . . ." ~ Andrea Gibson, 'The Call, Option 1'
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
I'm lucky #313 on the hold list for the latest Thursday Murder Club novel 😆. Finally going to watch the Netflix movie tonight. Just need to pull out some biscuits to snack on first.
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'm lucky #313 on the hold list for the latest Thursday Murder Club novel 😆. Finally going to watch the Netflix movie tonight. Just need to pull out some biscuits to snack on first.
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I got a COVID booster because I continue to see “healthy” people lose their health to COVID and don’t want to risk it happening to me
About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical orgs about the value of a shot. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I got a COVID booster because I continue to see “healthy” people lose their health to COVID and don’t want to risk it happening to me
Hmm, well who could've foreseen that high tariffs on imported foods (and other goods) would push prices up for Americans? Any half-decent business-person whose chief talents aren't stiffing people, committing fraud and bankrupting their own companies. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
Trump lowers tariffs on beef, coffee, other foods as inflation concerns mount
Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to exempt a wide range of food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, from sweeping tariffs imposed earlier this year on nearly every c...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Hmm, well who could've foreseen that high tariffs on imported foods (and other goods) would push prices up for Americans? Any half-decent business-person whose chief talents aren't stiffing people, committing fraud and bankrupting their own companies. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
A new Gallup poll says 40% of American women 15 to 44 report they would permanently leave the U.S. if they had the opportunity. Unsurprising when women and girls' reproductive autonomy is being decimated and rights in general are being stripped away. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Poll shows more young women want to leave U.S. — their top destination is Canada
A record number of younger American women now say they want to leave the United States — and their most common destination of choice is Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A new Gallup poll says 40% of American women 15 to 44 report they would permanently leave the U.S. if they had the opportunity. Unsurprising when women and girls' reproductive autonomy is being decimated and rights in general are being stripped away. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
1. Gender-affirming care is health care.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
1. Gender-affirming care is health care.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
2. Reproductive health care is health care.
3. Both are lifesaving health care.
4. Health care is a human right.
November 13-19 is Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration, advocacy, and education to honour the lives and stories of trans people.
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New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
An EKOS study on disinformation in Canada has found that Conservative Party voters are the most likely to believe disinformation.
cultmtl.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
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When Jeffrey Epstein thinks *you're* the scumbag.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
When Jeffrey Epstein thinks *you're* the scumbag.
Course he's not. Poilievre doesn't have it in him to reflect on his own actions. No accountability, no insight. What he does exhibit on a regular basis is 5 habits associated with narcissistic personality disorder: grandiosity, entitlement, attention-seeking, manipulation, and lack of empathy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Course he's not. Poilievre doesn't have it in him to reflect on his own actions. No accountability, no insight. What he does exhibit on a regular basis is 5 habits associated with narcissistic personality disorder: grandiosity, entitlement, attention-seeking, manipulation, and lack of empathy.