@jenthiessen.bsky.social
mom of 2 girls, librarian @BrockUniversity, she/her
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It has one of the lowest conviction rates of any crime in Canada.
July 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It has one of the lowest conviction rates of any crime in Canada.
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“IF YOU DONT USE AI YOU WILL FALL BEHIND!!”
Dear god how far back can I fall?? We talking Black Michael Jackson or white Michael Jackson??? Do I need the actual Delorean or will the AI spin up the flux compacitor in my laptop?
Dear god how far back can I fall?? We talking Black Michael Jackson or white Michael Jackson??? Do I need the actual Delorean or will the AI spin up the flux compacitor in my laptop?
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“IF YOU DONT USE AI YOU WILL FALL BEHIND!!”
Dear god how far back can I fall?? We talking Black Michael Jackson or white Michael Jackson??? Do I need the actual Delorean or will the AI spin up the flux compacitor in my laptop?
Dear god how far back can I fall?? We talking Black Michael Jackson or white Michael Jackson??? Do I need the actual Delorean or will the AI spin up the flux compacitor in my laptop?
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Exciting news-my #scicomm show "The Perils of Bieng Born in the Fall" will be @toronto-fringe.bsky.social . I'll be performing 7 shows between July 2-12 at the Helen Gairdner Phelan Playhouse. Details to follow closer to show time. #TorontoFringe
April 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Exciting news-my #scicomm show "The Perils of Bieng Born in the Fall" will be @toronto-fringe.bsky.social . I'll be performing 7 shows between July 2-12 at the Helen Gairdner Phelan Playhouse. Details to follow closer to show time. #TorontoFringe
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Majerle Lister posted this on the bad place and yeah
April 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Majerle Lister posted this on the bad place and yeah
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
March 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
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If you saw someone being cornered on public transit, would you know how to help? If you witnessed someone being harassed at a coffee shop, you would know to safely de-escalate?
Join me April 8 @ 3pm EST for a FREE webinar on effective bystander intervention!
Open to anyone anywhere aged 12+
Join me April 8 @ 3pm EST for a FREE webinar on effective bystander intervention!
Open to anyone anywhere aged 12+
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Stand Up! for International Anti-Street Harassment Week!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
It starts by taking action right now. Join us for a one-hour, interactive, virtual training to learn how to intervene when you see harassment happening. We’ll talk about what harassment looks like — f...
zoom.us
March 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you saw someone being cornered on public transit, would you know how to help? If you witnessed someone being harassed at a coffee shop, you would know to safely de-escalate?
Join me April 8 @ 3pm EST for a FREE webinar on effective bystander intervention!
Open to anyone anywhere aged 12+
Join me April 8 @ 3pm EST for a FREE webinar on effective bystander intervention!
Open to anyone anywhere aged 12+
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Doug Ford only cares about alcohol and gambling. He's a hoser stereotype that's putting people's health at risk.
Do not give this sentient hemorrhoid another four years, I beg you.
Do not give this sentient hemorrhoid another four years, I beg you.
Doug Ford wants to do away with a minimum price for alcohol at the LCBO as Ontario struggles with a healthcare crisis.
Guess what cheaper booze leads to? A greater burden on the healthcare system. Also, illness and death.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Guess what cheaper booze leads to? A greater burden on the healthcare system. Also, illness and death.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A “buck a beer,” but at what cost to public health?
Alcohol use leads to a substantial number of hospitalizations, and to increased health and social harms as well as economic costs in Ontario and across Canada. The effects of alcohol price changes on ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Doug Ford only cares about alcohol and gambling. He's a hoser stereotype that's putting people's health at risk.
Do not give this sentient hemorrhoid another four years, I beg you.
Do not give this sentient hemorrhoid another four years, I beg you.
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As many already know, the fascist wolves are at the door here in Canada, too. Support your local librarian. Trans rights are human rights.
A shadow war on libraries
Some Canadian politicians and influencers, inspired by an American-born movement, are trying to roll back 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada — one book at a time.
www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As many already know, the fascist wolves are at the door here in Canada, too. Support your local librarian. Trans rights are human rights.
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
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Knew it was a lot of energy use but this is terrifying
AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.
The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. You can do something to stop it.
www.vox.com
March 29, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Knew it was a lot of energy use but this is terrifying