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@essemeffarr.bsky.social
Human being doing human things in Unceded Algonquin territory (Ottawa).
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@essemeffarr.bsky.social
· Feb 12
Had a beautiful conversation with my kiddo the other day. To paraphrase, they asked, "If the universe is so big and we're so tiny, what is the purpose of our lives?". I paused for a moment and replied, "It is a miracle that we or any other living thing exist at all. The purpose is purely to live".
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a fictional thing 2/2
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
a fictional thing 2/2
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a fictional thing 1/2
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
a fictional thing 1/2
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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I caught few Canada Research Chairs named (some as associated with projects vs direct emails) in the Epstein database.
I hope questions get asked as to their involvement—this is a research ethics and professional ethics issue, good faith questions are necessary.
I hope questions get asked as to their involvement—this is a research ethics and professional ethics issue, good faith questions are necessary.
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I caught few Canada Research Chairs named (some as associated with projects vs direct emails) in the Epstein database.
I hope questions get asked as to their involvement—this is a research ethics and professional ethics issue, good faith questions are necessary.
I hope questions get asked as to their involvement—this is a research ethics and professional ethics issue, good faith questions are necessary.
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Report: Craziest politician in America makes excellent suggestion
January 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Report: Craziest politician in America makes excellent suggestion
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Yesterday on the way home from a long city council meeting, I saw that my bus wasn’t going to come for 40(!) min, so I walked. Not everyone has that option.
I believe that you deserve compensation for being left out in the cold. And we need every option on the table to get OC Transpo moving again.
I believe that you deserve compensation for being left out in the cold. And we need every option on the table to get OC Transpo moving again.
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Yesterday on the way home from a long city council meeting, I saw that my bus wasn’t going to come for 40(!) min, so I walked. Not everyone has that option.
I believe that you deserve compensation for being left out in the cold. And we need every option on the table to get OC Transpo moving again.
I believe that you deserve compensation for being left out in the cold. And we need every option on the table to get OC Transpo moving again.
Okay. That's pretty damn funny.
“Melania” is truly the worst experience I’ve had in a theater”
-Abraham Lincoln
-Abraham Lincoln
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Okay. That's pretty damn funny.
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If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.
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There's no longer any question: it's time to compensate transit riders for what they're going through. These pictures are heartbreaking - people going to evening shifts, home and family, class.
From the ottawa community on Reddit: Train Evacuation
Posted by WA472P - 136 votes and 43 comments
www.reddit.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 AM
There's no longer any question: it's time to compensate transit riders for what they're going through. These pictures are heartbreaking - people going to evening shifts, home and family, class.
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More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
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Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.
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A new video contradicts the Trump administration's account of the Minneapolis shooting
Video contradicts Trump administration account of Minneapolis killing
Once again, DHS appears to be lying.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
A new video contradicts the Trump administration's account of the Minneapolis shooting
It's weird to see Americans apologizing more right now than Canadians normally do. Wild times, I tell ya.
#ifyoudontlaughyoullcry
#ifyoudontlaughyoullcry
January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
It's weird to see Americans apologizing more right now than Canadians normally do. Wild times, I tell ya.
#ifyoudontlaughyoullcry
#ifyoudontlaughyoullcry
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What we can learn from the people of Minneapolis
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
What we can learn from the people of Minneapolis - Halifax Examiner
They are demonstrating righteous behaviour in a world that sometimes seems void of it.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
January 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
What we can learn from the people of Minneapolis
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
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Safe spaces are important, but some subjects call for brave spaces.
medium.com/@Johnny.San/...
medium.com/@Johnny.San/...
Can We Finally Normalize Criticism As Care?
Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
-James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
medium.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Safe spaces are important, but some subjects call for brave spaces.
medium.com/@Johnny.San/...
medium.com/@Johnny.San/...
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For anyone who missed this we have a real problem in Canada with American owned media like Postmedia that are sympathetic to Trump and big oil.
They often also own your local news.
Consider following independent media by email since a lot of social media is Trump-connected too.
#CDNpoli #NLpoli
They often also own your local news.
Consider following independent media by email since a lot of social media is Trump-connected too.
#CDNpoli #NLpoli
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Photojournalist Amber Bracken spoke with CBC Edmonton this morning about our case against the RCMP: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
thenarwhal.ca
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Photojournalist Amber Bracken spoke with CBC Edmonton this morning about our case against the RCMP: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
Stay in the loop about our fight here: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
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There is no accreditation system for media in Canada so “anyone with a cell phone and a blog is part of the extended definition of 'media,'” the RCMP's lawyer said, but acknowledged Bracken, who has won international awards for her work, does not fit into the “blogger” category.
Photojournalist Amber Bracken takes the stand in press freedom trial
On Tuesday, photojournalist Amber Bracken took the witness stand in her joint trial against the RCMP. Bracken and The Narwhal are suing the RCMP for Bracken's wrongful arrest and detention and violati...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
There is no accreditation system for media in Canada so “anyone with a cell phone and a blog is part of the extended definition of 'media,'” the RCMP's lawyer said, but acknowledged Bracken, who has won international awards for her work, does not fit into the “blogger” category.
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For all of you who find this time of year hard, please know you’re not alone. I’m thinking of you & sending hugs to each of you ♥️ (art Taryn Knight)
December 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
For all of you who find this time of year hard, please know you’re not alone. I’m thinking of you & sending hugs to each of you ♥️ (art Taryn Knight)
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5