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Anna Mehler Paperny
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Reporter with the Investigative Journalism Bureau;
Author, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person;
Nosy questions, mostly.
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Important update
Handlebars over snowy pavement.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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I really like these but they won't do the trick 10-15 degrees below where we're at now.
Black-and-neon Pearl Izumi lobster claw.
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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important update to Ontario's involuntary hospitalization regime:
Box A of Ontario's Form 1 for involuntary hospitalization includes the box "plans to watch the NDP leaders' debate."
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Latest ATIP already a banger.
Page 1 is not relevant est non pertinente
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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i cannot
Verify you're a real person Enter the text below so we know you're not a robot.
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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POV you must sniff everyone on this bus and you only have seven stops.
Auburn pupster sits on bus floor, concerned.
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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He's afraid of the dark.
Pupster silhouetted by street light in pre-dawn park.
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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pitch meeting not going well.
Auburn pupster sits on chair, resting head skeptically on armrest.
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Try telling your 2023 self that in the face of this sentence we'd be saying yes but the economic possibilities.
"It doesn't have to be wrapped in a teddy bear to be harmful, the stories of AI telling teens to kill themselves should be enough."
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Highly recommend Megha Majumdar's fiction.
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Peremptory demander of weekend neck scratches
Auburn pupster stares
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Yes, antidepressants can hurt your libido.
But you know what's a real sexytime buzzkill? Debilitating depression.
NYTimes 30m The Fading of Desire More teenagers are taking antidepressants. Experts don't know if the side effects could disrupt their sex lives for years.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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So, you want to breach some Charter rights? Apparently quite a few Canadian politicians do. Post from @jaredwesley.ca comes with this handy-dandy flowchart. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/why-use-th...
Charter Breach Flowchart from Jared Wesley
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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No one pays more attention to what I'm wearing than the dog, alert to all Leaving the House possibilities.
Auburn pupster sprawls on blue couch, ever watchful.
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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From this morning's walk.
Auburn pupster stands in park framed by a sky aflame.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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In 2021 I asked the Canadian government how much it was spending fighting First Nations in court - one access-to-info request specifying four cases. Today they got back to me.
"Released under the Access to Information Act/Divulge(s) en vertu de la Loi sur l'access a informaiton s.23"" [grey rectangle]
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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someone please make this for deadlines. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A new service called Objector is offering “policy-backed objections in minutes” to people who are upset about planning applications near their homes. It uses generative AI to scan planning applications and check for grounds for objection, ranking these as “high”, “medium” or “low” impact. It then automatically creates objection letters, AI-written speeches to deliver to the planning committees, and even AI-generated videos to “influence councillors”.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Here's that Alberta UCP resolution. Note the pitting of Canadians and PRs against temporary residents whose presence is "exploit[ing]" them. (It is also not true that the number of TRs is "exponentially" increasing. The number is decreasing. Also, people working in Canada pay taxes.)
POLICY RESOLUTION #3 Submitted By: Calgary-Buffalo Type: Add Area: Community – Vision Article Number: 201.1 Resolution h. Ensuring access to provincially-funded healthcare and social benefits for Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and recognized refugees. Temporary residents, visitors, undocumented individuals, and unsuccessful asylum-seekers should be responsible for paying for the services they utilize. Rationale Alberta's culture embodies personal responsibility and self-sufficiency. Canadians citizens, permanent residents and recognized refugees, including seniors, children, and those in need should not be exploited by the Federal Government's unsustainable immigration policies (including the 'Century Initiative'): Fiscal Responsibility: Alberta's healthcare and other social benefits represent a significant portion of provincial expenditures. To preserve the future viability of these programs and maintain public trust, the needs of Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and recognized refugees should be prioritized to maintain sustainability. As numbers of temporary residents, visitors, undocumented individuals, and unsuccessful asylum-seekers exponentially increase, they are straining already-limited services. Fairness to Residents: Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and recognized refugees, especially those who fund benefits through taxes, should be afforded priority access to these programs. Excluding temporary residents and other non-status individuals ensures equitable distribution of increasingly-constrained resources. Provincial Autonomy: The Alberta Government has the authority to manage its own resources, prioritizing the needs of Albertans over Federal government initiatives. Deterrence: Enforcing clear requirements for access to benefits discourages abuse of the immigration system.This reduces pressure on provincial systems and benefit programs.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Green-leashed auburn pupster sits in snow.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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still snowing
Snowy auburn pupster shakes it off. Auburn pupster beside snowy fence. Auburn pupster stands in snow. Auburn pupster in snowy distance.
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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He kept shaking snow off his snoot so you'll have to imagine the accumulation.
Auburn pupster stands and licks face in snow.
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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First snow snuffle
Auburn pupster stands, green-leashed, in snowy park. Auburn pupster yawns, green-leashed, in snowy park.
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Two men stand at a counter with the text: Please I need evidence-based health care Best I can do is killer robots
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Can hear a cheese wrapper from a dozen metres away.

Is gonna need you to repeat "Come" another seven times.
Green-leashed auburn pupster stands on sidewalk.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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This whole time I've been going to the wrong barbershop.
San
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM