Erika Wybourn
@erikawybourn.bsky.social
Longtime transplanted frog in Canada, now on its left coast.
No crypto bros or sex babes please!
No crypto bros or sex babes please!
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Breaking news: Tom Stoppard, the Czech-born British playwright whose intellectually daring and verbally dazzling works became some of the most acclaimed and frequently staged of the past half-century, has died at 88.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of electric verve, dies at 88
His intellectually challenging and verbally dazzling works, including “Arcadia” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” were among the most acclaimed and oft-performed plays of the last half-cen...
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Breaking news: Tom Stoppard, the Czech-born British playwright whose intellectually daring and verbally dazzling works became some of the most acclaimed and frequently staged of the past half-century, has died at 88.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Potentially world-altering levels of brazen corruption by Trump, his cronies, and family
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www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Potentially world-altering levels of brazen corruption by Trump, his cronies, and family
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Just caught some of The National for the first time in ages: there are waaay too many ads.
That is not what I want from my public broadcaster’s main news program.
That is not what I want from my public broadcaster’s main news program.
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Just caught some of The National for the first time in ages: there are waaay too many ads.
That is not what I want from my public broadcaster’s main news program.
That is not what I want from my public broadcaster’s main news program.
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« Vingt jours de prison et Nicolas Sarkozy en fait un livre. C’est comme si je sortais un essai féministe parce que j’ai vidé le lave-vaisselle »
« Vingt jours de prison et Nicolas Sarkozy en fait un livre. C’est comme si je sortais un essai féministe parce que j’ai vidé le lave-vaisselle »
Dans sa chronique, Guillemette Faure met en lumière les transformations invisibles de notre époque. Cette semaine, l’essor des livres express, à l’instar de celui écrit par l’ancien président de la République sur son séjour à la Santé, qui paraîtra un mois seulement après sa libération.
www.lemonde.fr
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
« Vingt jours de prison et Nicolas Sarkozy en fait un livre. C’est comme si je sortais un essai féministe parce que j’ai vidé le lave-vaisselle »
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"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking."
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking."
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
I am really enjoying Down Cemetery Road. I haven’t read any Mick Herron books, but the adaptations on Apple TV are A+.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I am really enjoying Down Cemetery Road. I haven’t read any Mick Herron books, but the adaptations on Apple TV are A+.
Courtesy of @theomoudakis.bsky.social in @thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Courtesy of @theomoudakis.bsky.social in @thestar.com
Using a driver’s license as a main form of ID makes no sense.
Having that as a provincial jurisdiction is even more ridiculous.
I’m now in B.C. At the end of the process to get the B.C. license, they SHRED my Ontario one: how idiotic and wasteful is that?
The clerk told me they think it’s silly.
Having that as a provincial jurisdiction is even more ridiculous.
I’m now in B.C. At the end of the process to get the B.C. license, they SHRED my Ontario one: how idiotic and wasteful is that?
The clerk told me they think it’s silly.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Using a driver’s license as a main form of ID makes no sense.
Having that as a provincial jurisdiction is even more ridiculous.
I’m now in B.C. At the end of the process to get the B.C. license, they SHRED my Ontario one: how idiotic and wasteful is that?
The clerk told me they think it’s silly.
Having that as a provincial jurisdiction is even more ridiculous.
I’m now in B.C. At the end of the process to get the B.C. license, they SHRED my Ontario one: how idiotic and wasteful is that?
The clerk told me they think it’s silly.
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Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE
Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE
The former fiancé of the White House press secretary's brother remains in ICE custody two weeks after being arrested on her way to pick up their son.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE
Share a 90’s movie you think deserves more love 🎥🖤
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Share a 90’s movie you think deserves more love 🎥🖤
Really? The name of the federal Conservative party’s campaign manager is Outhouse?
Why does this not seem auspicious?
(Yes, you can still giggle like a teen when you’re ancient.)
Why does this not seem auspicious?
(Yes, you can still giggle like a teen when you’re ancient.)
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Really? The name of the federal Conservative party’s campaign manager is Outhouse?
Why does this not seem auspicious?
(Yes, you can still giggle like a teen when you’re ancient.)
Why does this not seem auspicious?
(Yes, you can still giggle like a teen when you’re ancient.)
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I love this kind of action. Well done!!
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I love this kind of action. Well done!!
Bibi just won’t stop, will he?
An Israeli airstrike has struck Beirut for the first time since June. n.pr/4ojozGl
Israel says it targeted Hezbollah militant in its first attack in Beirut in months
An Israeli airstrike has struck Beirut for the first time since June.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Bibi just won’t stop, will he?
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I’m in touch with a medical team in Gaza who described the situation, and I quote, like so: “this ceasefire is less of a ceasefire than the last ceasefire”
Anyone remember that cease fire?
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I’m in touch with a medical team in Gaza who described the situation, and I quote, like so: “this ceasefire is less of a ceasefire than the last ceasefire”
So much winning for Trump 😤
Anyone remember that cease fire?
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
So much winning for Trump 😤
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
WTH??? Also @pbsnews.org please get Nick Schifrin on here!
So the US was aware that the world thought the document was US endorsed, yet waited until now to clarify that it wasn't?
How could the US have communicated to Ukraine that they had to accept the proposal or lose US support without clarifying that the Russian proposal wasn't actually their proposal?
How could the US have communicated to Ukraine that they had to accept the proposal or lose US support without clarifying that the Russian proposal wasn't actually their proposal?
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
WTH??? Also @pbsnews.org please get Nick Schifrin on here!
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said. https://to.pbs.org/43MkfIl
France will investigate Musk’s Grok after AI chatbot posted Holocaust denial claims
France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said. https://to.pbs.org/43MkfIl