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Miss Havisham
@misshavisham.bsky.social
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May be pretending to be an agoraphobic Victorian literary trope. Intrigued and slightly irascible. Pandemic-ing at the disco.
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The Conservative “victory party”room.
Seems it was this empty all night.

Courtesy @alexboutilier.bsky.social
His story here: globalnews.ca/news/1115447...
A very empty, sad looking conference room bathed in depressing blue light with Conservative Party of Canada paraphernalia on two big screen and above what appears to be a stage, with barely a handful of people visible in what was obviously meant to hold hundreds, in Ottawa, Canada. Courtesy Alex Boutillier, Global News
April 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Found on a U.S. newspaper site.

Apparently, “BEER Canada” is mad about Canadian taxes and wants the US to know about it?

Not sure that will play with their target market in Canada: Seems rather un-Canadian, eh?

#canpoli #onpoli
An advertisement, in red and white and black: Canada has the highest beer taxes in the G7. Then bar graph (with no numbers nor reference points) shows Canada with full red bar, then G7 average in grey bar with half length of red bar, then US at 1/4 that of the Canada bar. Under it is written, emphasis theirs: After NINE Trudeau-era beer taxes increases, Canadians can’t afford another round. HereForBeer.ca Then a logo of wheat beer stein and BEER Canada.
March 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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No. There is no harm.

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It is safe to receive doses of either the MMR or MMRV vaccine even if you have received these vaccines previously. People who have developed a serious reaction after receiving a vaccine should speak to their health care provider before receiving additional doses of that vaccine.
February 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Best Skeet. Best meme.
A meme of a black tent, pictured among large, heavily snow-covered trees, the ground deeply covered in snow. There are disco lights from the top of the tent and a lighted floor in it — such as one saw in Saturday Night Fever. The words: now is the winter of our disco tent are shown in black type at the top of the image.
November 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
A photo of a scene from the UK show, Ghosts (about a woman who inherits a dilapidated stately home and, after an accident, finds she can see and converse with a cast of ghosts who haunt the place).
November 1, 2024 at 5:08 AM
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Black and white photo: a woman in a big white dress lies on a velvet chesterfield, outdoors, smug messy foliage, but with a French door open to the right of the image.
October 6, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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Mine. Admit I clicked in a fit of pique, though. And disagree with their definition of “turquoise.”
A chart showing my perception of blue vs green, with the words: Your boundary is at hue 176, bluer than 68% of the population. For you, turquoise is green.
September 4, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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This is important, because …
A Screengrab if a twitter post from Dr Ruth Alison Clemens: “just found out that Taylor and Francis has sold access to all @routledgebooks data to Microsoft to train their AI. This includes my publications. I get no payment for using my research labour, never mind the bigger problems of this energy-intensive extractivism… This info comes thru the grapevine so I can’t share a link, but so email your editors and ask what their policy as you’re concerned about the use of your research data to train third party AIs/LLMs 2/ …
July 17, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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What is your favourite black and white movie?
A photo from the 1961, black and white movie Aimez-vous Brahms /Goodbye Again, showing actors Ingrid Bergman and Yves Montand dancing with other partners on a crowded dance floor in a club, yet staring at each other with subtly-pained expressions.
June 30, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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“Lessen water consumption? Emergency circumstances? Sure … but everyone else, not me.”

Albertans gotta Alberta.

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CBC headline: LIVE As critical water supply issues worsen, Calgary mayor says indoor mandatory restrictions may be considered
June 14, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Portishead’s album, Dummy.
April 6, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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You’ve been murdered. Who would you like on the case?
Miss Marple
March 23, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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This.
#ontnews #onpoli #cdnnews

Doug Ford government paying for-profit clinic more than hospitals for OHIP-covered surgeries, documents show

Discrepancy raises questions about plans to do more surgeries outside of Ontario's public hospitals

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From CBC news: Nov 14, 2023 Doug Ford government paying for-profit clinic more than hospitals for OHIP-covered surgeries, documents show Discrepancy raises questions about plans to do more surgeries outside of Ontario's public hospitals
November 14, 2023 at 1:33 PM
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Toronto mayor calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hate crime unit investigating vandalism

#onpoli #tonews #cdnnews

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From cbc news: Toronto mayor calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hate crime unit investigating vandalism Olivia Chow says she knows some Torontonians are grieving, feel afraid
November 11, 2023 at 9:58 AM
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This in a memo.
No presser. No comments on rising Covid cases. No sign of CMHO. Nothing. 🦗

#onpoli #cdnnews

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Ontario requires masking for long-term care home staff amid rise in COVID-19 outbreaks Deputy long-term care minister says homes were required to comply by Nov. 7
November 11, 2023 at 4:14 AM
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!!

Alberta government planning to dismantle AHS, may sell off care homes, leaked documents show

Health minister says government will release its health reorganization plan Wednesday

#cdnnews #abnews
On CBC from CP: Alberta government planning to dismantle AHS, may sell off care homes, leaked documents show Health minister says government will release its health reorganization plan Wednesday
November 8, 2023 at 8:42 AM
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Opinion: Attacks on sex-ed may be more subtle than pronoun policies, but are just as dangerous

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From Xtra: Attacks on sex-ed may be more subtle than pronoun policies, but are just as dangerous
November 3, 2023 at 5:07 PM
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NDP introduce legislation to end private nursing agencies in Ontario hospitals, long-term care

The Healthcare Staffing Agencies Act 2023 aims to improve healthcare, stop price gouging

#onpoli #cdnnews

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From cbc news: NDP introduce legislation to end private nursing agencies in Ontario hospitals, long-term care The Healthcare Staffing Agencies Act 2023 aims to improve healthcare, stop price gouging
November 3, 2023 at 5:03 PM
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Hello, Ontario. #onpoli #cdnnews

Auditor general probing Ford government's Ontario Place redevelopment

Provincial watchdog will also audit decision to move Ontario Science Centre to waterfront

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From cbc news: headline — Auditor general probing Ford government's Ontario Place redevelopment Provincial watchdog will also audit decision to move Ontario Science Centre to waterfront
November 3, 2023 at 4:58 PM
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Why it's getting harder for Doug Ford to sidestep blame for Greenbelt scandal

More evidence emerges premier’s office involved in picking properties for development #cdnnewd #onpoli

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From cbc news, Nov 1. 2023: Why it's getting harder for Doug Ford to sidestep blame for Greenbelt scandal More evidence emerges premier’s office involved in picking properties for development
November 2, 2023 at 5:44 AM
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From cbc:

Canada's medical system 'severely damaged' by use of nursing agencies, Gardam warns

‘People are being moved around for substantial profit,’ Health P.E.I. leader says. #cdnnews #peinews #onpoli

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Canada's medical system 'severely damaged' by use of nursing agencies, Gardam warns ‘People are being moved around for substantial profit,’ Health P.E.I. leader says
November 1, 2023 at 12:53 AM
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Humans are ruining everything and all I want to do is watch the best of us, Judi Dench, being magnificent in A Fine Romance.
Photo of Judi Dench and her real-life husband and co-star in A Fine Romance, 1981, Michael Williams.
October 31, 2023 at 5:28 AM
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Ford’s government copied a developer's requested changes to Hamilton's official plan — one that had been rejected by city staff and council in 2022 — to allow an eight-storey condo at the current site of a designated heritage building.

#onpoli #cdnnews #greenbelt

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Photo of cbc story headline: Ford government copied developer’s exact request into Hamilton official plan to allow controversial building The housing minister says he’s reversing these and other changes as they ‘fail’ to maintain ‘public trust’
October 26, 2023 at 12:03 AM
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15/15

Arguments about transubstantiation and Buddhism in HS history class just for this moment.
Showing score of 15/15 on US religious knowledge quiz.
October 8, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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It is not my *actual* favourite.

My *actual* favourite still makes me almost did from giggling.

I am a lunatic.
Meme: a photo of a tent, set up amid a winter wi feel and, with disco lights and a dance floor imposed on it, along with the words: “Now is the Winter of our disco tent” Perfection.
October 7, 2023 at 5:08 AM