Meg
@elliomeg.bsky.social
Music is my first mood altering choice, gin is second. Paid to spreadsheet. Local government fan. Less LEGO-like IRL. JocoNaut. Settler 😷
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
I’m sorry, I don’t remember your [specific info] but the approved [budget, fee, other random information you are responsible for] is in the shared reference file on the SharePoint site [internal redacted finish of this sentence “as it has been each of the last x times you’ve asked me for it”].
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be finished.”
“It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be finished.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Twist a thin-cut swatch of lemon peel over the top."
"Twist a thin-cut swatch of lemon peel over the top."
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I’m sorry, I don’t remember your [specific info] but the approved [budget, fee, other random information you are responsible for] is in the shared reference file on the SharePoint site [internal redacted finish of this sentence “as it has been each of the last x times you’ve asked me for it”].
reasonstobecheerful.world/minneapolis-...
Ordinary people doing the extraordinary.
I’ve been having strangled little cries in the liminal gaps between things that have to get done. But this last sentence below did me in for a proper crying jag. We take care of us.
Ordinary people doing the extraordinary.
I’ve been having strangled little cries in the liminal gaps between things that have to get done. But this last sentence below did me in for a proper crying jag. We take care of us.
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
reasonstobecheerful.world/minneapolis-...
Ordinary people doing the extraordinary.
I’ve been having strangled little cries in the liminal gaps between things that have to get done. But this last sentence below did me in for a proper crying jag. We take care of us.
Ordinary people doing the extraordinary.
I’ve been having strangled little cries in the liminal gaps between things that have to get done. But this last sentence below did me in for a proper crying jag. We take care of us.
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This is beautiful. Ben West lost his brother to suicide years ago.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
Reasons to Stay - Mental Health
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This is beautiful. Ben West lost his brother to suicide years ago.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
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I am persistent and have a long memory and an incredible willingness to be annoying for unbelievably sustained periods of time!
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I am persistent and have a long memory and an incredible willingness to be annoying for unbelievably sustained periods of time!
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[doing things I’m bad at]
“ugh, I suck at everything”
[doing things I’m good at]
“this doesn’t count because it’s easy for me”
“ugh, I suck at everything”
[doing things I’m good at]
“this doesn’t count because it’s easy for me”
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
[doing things I’m bad at]
“ugh, I suck at everything”
[doing things I’m good at]
“this doesn’t count because it’s easy for me”
“ugh, I suck at everything”
[doing things I’m good at]
“this doesn’t count because it’s easy for me”
America is not a “safe” country for anyone right now
Canada should end the Safe Third Country agreement, and reopen legal pathways for those who seek asylum at our borders. If you agree & want to get folks to notice, you could sign this petition:
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/st...
Canada should end the Safe Third Country agreement, and reopen legal pathways for those who seek asylum at our borders. If you agree & want to get folks to notice, you could sign this petition:
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/st...
Stand up to Trump: End the Safe Third Country Agreement
Sign the petition calling on Canada to end the Safe Third Country agreement, and reopen legal pathways for those who seek asylum at our borders.
you.leadnow.ca
February 3, 2026 at 4:46 AM
America is not a “safe” country for anyone right now
Canada should end the Safe Third Country agreement, and reopen legal pathways for those who seek asylum at our borders. If you agree & want to get folks to notice, you could sign this petition:
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/st...
Canada should end the Safe Third Country agreement, and reopen legal pathways for those who seek asylum at our borders. If you agree & want to get folks to notice, you could sign this petition:
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/st...
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I was already not really giving the DNC money, but I think it will be very hard for me to ever put another cent into a political campaign when I could give it to the people on the ground who will spend it for direct good, and not put it into the pockets of advisors & analysts & pollsters.
January 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I was already not really giving the DNC money, but I think it will be very hard for me to ever put another cent into a political campaign when I could give it to the people on the ground who will spend it for direct good, and not put it into the pockets of advisors & analysts & pollsters.
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this “chicago bail fund” and the entire network of newly registered bail funds are all scams. illinois made cash bail illegal in 2023 thanks to the incredibly hard work of many people, some of whom i know personally, so this is especially stupid
@forensicgarlic.bsky.social [@]chicagobailfund.bsky.social registered on Bluesky 20 days ago.
As did these "bail funds" for Boston, Seattle, and Portland.
Do you know if they are authentic?
idk the other followers. But could be sus also.
As did these "bail funds" for Boston, Seattle, and Portland.
Do you know if they are authentic?
idk the other followers. But could be sus also.
February 1, 2026 at 2:34 AM
this “chicago bail fund” and the entire network of newly registered bail funds are all scams. illinois made cash bail illegal in 2023 thanks to the incredibly hard work of many people, some of whom i know personally, so this is especially stupid
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I spoke to a woman who lives near this warehouse. The concern is that the plans for this facility mean that ICE is getting ready to come to her city (Richmond, Virginia). Allie Carpenter asked BC residents to help pressure the company to not go through with this sale. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I spoke to a woman who lives near this warehouse. The concern is that the plans for this facility mean that ICE is getting ready to come to her city (Richmond, Virginia). Allie Carpenter asked BC residents to help pressure the company to not go through with this sale. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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what in the utter fuck. I knew Global News were feckless but this is something else.
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
what in the utter fuck. I knew Global News were feckless but this is something else.
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
The Beaches
The Beths
Leith Ross
Alvvays
Metric
(These are my 5 most recent, according to my calendar)
The Beaches
The Beths
Leith Ross
Alvvays
Metric
(These are my 5 most recent, according to my calendar)
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Concrete Blonde
Aimee Mann
Jill Sobule
Joan Jett
Lilith Fair like four times (Vancouver)
Concrete Blonde
Aimee Mann
Jill Sobule
Joan Jett
Lilith Fair like four times (Vancouver)
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Tori Amos
Pastel Ghost
Ego Likeness
Patricia Wake
69 Nova
Tori Amos
Pastel Ghost
Ego Likeness
Patricia Wake
69 Nova
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
The Beaches
The Beths
Leith Ross
Alvvays
Metric
(These are my 5 most recent, according to my calendar)
The Beaches
The Beths
Leith Ross
Alvvays
Metric
(These are my 5 most recent, according to my calendar)
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Hi Canadian Bluesky, did you know Save On grocery, auto, etc oligarch Jim Pattison is selling his Hanover Virginia property to ICE for a detention facility?
Here's the report, next post in thread is his businesses you may wish to consider boycotting FOREVER
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
Here's the report, next post in thread is his businesses you may wish to consider boycotting FOREVER
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
ICE to turn Hanover warehouse into processing center, here’s what we know about the facility
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed its plans to turn a warehouse into a processing facility in Hanover County.
www.wric.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Hi Canadian Bluesky, did you know Save On grocery, auto, etc oligarch Jim Pattison is selling his Hanover Virginia property to ICE for a detention facility?
Here's the report, next post in thread is his businesses you may wish to consider boycotting FOREVER
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
Here's the report, next post in thread is his businesses you may wish to consider boycotting FOREVER
www.wric.com/news/local-n...
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Dear 24hr News Cycle,
Please sleep through your alarm, lie in, and leave us alone, at least for one day.
Regards,
Humans, just about hanging on.
Please sleep through your alarm, lie in, and leave us alone, at least for one day.
Regards,
Humans, just about hanging on.
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Dear 24hr News Cycle,
Please sleep through your alarm, lie in, and leave us alone, at least for one day.
Regards,
Humans, just about hanging on.
Please sleep through your alarm, lie in, and leave us alone, at least for one day.
Regards,
Humans, just about hanging on.
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Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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If you had a Canadian grandparent, you may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship — these are new rules as of December 2025.
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
Check if you may be a citizen - Canada.ca
“Am I Canadian?” See if you are already a citizen
www.canada.ca
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
If you had a Canadian grandparent, you may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship — these are new rules as of December 2025.
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
Going to try to stick to this approach to tasks, especially the yucky stuff - aiming to just get it done and reduce my stalling time so it’s gone from my mind as quickly as possible. Less rent-free, energy-sucking, mind-dread time for stuff I don’t want to do in the first place
December 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Going to try to stick to this approach to tasks, especially the yucky stuff - aiming to just get it done and reduce my stalling time so it’s gone from my mind as quickly as possible. Less rent-free, energy-sucking, mind-dread time for stuff I don’t want to do in the first place
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Reposting to hopefully get more eyes on this. Please spread the word, so artists can check if their shop got lifted & listed.
I’ve seen comments elsewhere say that this is a Shopify issue, and there’s supposedly a way to opt out via email. Not sure if it works, but worth trying.
I’ve seen comments elsewhere say that this is a Shopify issue, and there’s supposedly a way to opt out via email. Not sure if it works, but worth trying.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but indie creatives with storefronts, be aware that Amazon is beta-testing a program that scrapes the internet via AI and may be offering your products for sale, without your permission. #art #illustrators #indie Video here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DS0b82w...?
www.instagram.com/reel/DS0b82w...?
December 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposting to hopefully get more eyes on this. Please spread the word, so artists can check if their shop got lifted & listed.
I’ve seen comments elsewhere say that this is a Shopify issue, and there’s supposedly a way to opt out via email. Not sure if it works, but worth trying.
I’ve seen comments elsewhere say that this is a Shopify issue, and there’s supposedly a way to opt out via email. Not sure if it works, but worth trying.
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An update: there IS an opt-out email, you should check if your site/merch is in this "feature" and use it. If it's not there now, you should likely set a reminder to check back, since it's new. bsky.app/profile/monk...
Update: I emailed the opt-out address listed on their website and got a reply. But, I never. Should. Have. Had. To. Opt. Out. I’m so tired of these tech companies & their entitlement. DoorDash putting small restaurants on their apps w/o permission, AI scraping our sites, & now this? It’s exhausting
December 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
An update: there IS an opt-out email, you should check if your site/merch is in this "feature" and use it. If it's not there now, you should likely set a reminder to check back, since it's new. bsky.app/profile/monk...
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Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
Why the War on Trans Girls Is a War on Girlhood
Excluding trans girls is controlling who can be girls, and who can't, further dividing children and causing harm
medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.