Larissa
@larissayvr.bsky.social
Librarian. Settler on kʷikʷəƛ̓əm land. she/hers 🇨🇦 opinions mine etc etc.
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Today is the anniversary of when the Canadian flag flew for the first time at Parliament Hill in 1965.
From September to October 1964, the Special Flag Committee reviewed 3,541 flag entries from Canadians.
Here are just a few of the rejected designs.
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From September to October 1964, the Special Flag Committee reviewed 3,541 flag entries from Canadians.
Here are just a few of the rejected designs.
🧵 1/12
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Today is the anniversary of when the Canadian flag flew for the first time at Parliament Hill in 1965.
From September to October 1964, the Special Flag Committee reviewed 3,541 flag entries from Canadians.
Here are just a few of the rejected designs.
🧵 1/12
From September to October 1964, the Special Flag Committee reviewed 3,541 flag entries from Canadians.
Here are just a few of the rejected designs.
🧵 1/12
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Today’s moment of calm.
Washing its paws, a hare in the travellers joy, keeps a wary eye on the passing world
Washing its paws, a hare in the travellers joy, keeps a wary eye on the passing world
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Today’s moment of calm.
Washing its paws, a hare in the travellers joy, keeps a wary eye on the passing world
Washing its paws, a hare in the travellers joy, keeps a wary eye on the passing world
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Unlike the USA, Canada has only one source of federal funding for archives, the DHCP:
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
The Carney Liberal government just cut the DHCP permanently.
I can't even begin to say how disgusted and angry I am. There is NO OTHER SOURCE of program funding for archives.
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
The Carney Liberal government just cut the DHCP permanently.
I can't even begin to say how disgusted and angry I am. There is NO OTHER SOURCE of program funding for archives.
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Unlike the USA, Canada has only one source of federal funding for archives, the DHCP:
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
The Carney Liberal government just cut the DHCP permanently.
I can't even begin to say how disgusted and angry I am. There is NO OTHER SOURCE of program funding for archives.
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
The Carney Liberal government just cut the DHCP permanently.
I can't even begin to say how disgusted and angry I am. There is NO OTHER SOURCE of program funding for archives.
The second hold-and-secure at my kid’s high school in a week. This had better not become a regular thing
Several Coquitlam schools under lockdown Wednesday afternoon vancouversun.com/news/several...
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The second hold-and-secure at my kid’s high school in a week. This had better not become a regular thing
Ok it was funny the first 17 times but I’m muting “Groundhog Day | noun” now.
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Ok it was funny the first 17 times but I’m muting “Groundhog Day | noun” now.
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New in PN: Trump blames Canada
"It isn’t just Trump that Canada can’t trust. It’s us, the American people. Trump may have low approval now, but his numbers were even worse after J6 and we still returned him to power. At this point, no one can have faith that everything will go back to normal."
"It isn’t just Trump that Canada can’t trust. It’s us, the American people. Trump may have low approval now, but his numbers were even worse after J6 and we still returned him to power. At this point, no one can have faith that everything will go back to normal."
Trump blames Canada
And tears our closest international relationship apart.
www.publicnotice.co
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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If you don’t have a letterpress and you want to experiment with letterpress (and let’s say you run a makerspace and have some space but not a lot of money but some money) could you and where would you start?
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 PM
If you don’t have a letterpress and you want to experiment with letterpress (and let’s say you run a makerspace and have some space but not a lot of money but some money) could you and where would you start?
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
At a great resort in Puerto Vallarta. There are signs everywhere on the grounds to “not feed the iguanas” and: lovely as this place is otherwise, if I don’t see an iguana before we leave I will consider this trip a bust
January 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
At a great resort in Puerto Vallarta. There are signs everywhere on the grounds to “not feed the iguanas” and: lovely as this place is otherwise, if I don’t see an iguana before we leave I will consider this trip a bust
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Potato Salad, Probably
Megan LeForte
2023
Megan LeForte
2023
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Potato Salad, Probably
Megan LeForte
2023
Megan LeForte
2023
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From ever-brilliant @rubenbolling.bsky.social another great cartoon. See original here bsky.app/profile/rube...
And reminder that a certain SCOTUS member will be immortalized for something other than "I like beer!"
We should use his name in every account of these skin-color-based roundups.
And reminder that a certain SCOTUS member will be immortalized for something other than "I like beer!"
We should use his name in every account of these skin-color-based roundups.
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
From ever-brilliant @rubenbolling.bsky.social another great cartoon. See original here bsky.app/profile/rube...
And reminder that a certain SCOTUS member will be immortalized for something other than "I like beer!"
We should use his name in every account of these skin-color-based roundups.
And reminder that a certain SCOTUS member will be immortalized for something other than "I like beer!"
We should use his name in every account of these skin-color-based roundups.
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I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Musk’s Grok Is Abusing Women and Children. Our Government Needs to Act | The Tyee
Where are Canadian lawmakers? Oh, they’re on X.
thetyee.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
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Woke up this morning to Canada’s Ministry of AI issuing either big tech can do what they want, or a high level of government is afraid of a white supremacist pedophile billionaire.
Sorry, but if you won’t take a hard line against CSAM, what’s the point?
Sorry, but if you won’t take a hard line against CSAM, what’s the point?
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Woke up this morning to Canada’s Ministry of AI issuing either big tech can do what they want, or a high level of government is afraid of a white supremacist pedophile billionaire.
Sorry, but if you won’t take a hard line against CSAM, what’s the point?
Sorry, but if you won’t take a hard line against CSAM, what’s the point?
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The recent proliferation of chili crisp products is unnecessary. Lao Gan Ma or die.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The recent proliferation of chili crisp products is unnecessary. Lao Gan Ma or die.
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PM Carney should make a trip to Greenland to show that we stand with Greenland and Denmark. No more boilerplate
TRUMP: “We need Greenland”
The guardrails are gone
The guardrails are gone
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
PM Carney should make a trip to Greenland to show that we stand with Greenland and Denmark. No more boilerplate
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How else can professors prove "merit" besides SAT scores? Wrong answers only. I'll go first: ability to do sixth-grade geometry homework (two professors in my house fail)
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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