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Calling all self-published Canadian mystery writers! Submissions are now open for the second annual Toby Award literary prize. For more details, visit: tobyaward.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Calling all self-published Canadian mystery writers! Submissions are now open for the second annual Toby Award literary prize. For more details, visit: tobyaward.wordpress.com
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
"Glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and the broader High Mountain Asia (HMA) region, which are vital water sources for nearly two billion people, could suffer catastrophic losses even under moderate global warming scenarios, according to a new global assessment by @iccinet.bsky.social"
At 2°C warming, only 25% of Hindu Kush–Himalayan glaciers will survive, warns report | Dehradun News - The Times of India
Dehradun: Glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and the broader High Mountain Asia (HMA) region, which are vital water sources for nearly two bill.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"Glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and the broader High Mountain Asia (HMA) region, which are vital water sources for nearly two billion people, could suffer catastrophic losses even under moderate global warming scenarios, according to a new global assessment by @iccinet.bsky.social"
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About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” More than a third of teens believe journalists could improve by simply “Telling the truth,” “Fact checking,” and “Not lying.” buff.ly/7vgO0ci
“Biased,” “Boring,” “Chaotic,” and “Bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” More than a third of teens believe journalists could improve by simply “Telling the truth,” “Fact checking,” and “Not lying.” buff.ly/7vgO0ci
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The world is changing fast — but Canada is ready to lead.
Budget 2025 invests in our people, our industries, and our future. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Canada that can stand tall in an uncertain world.
Budget 2025 invests in our people, our industries, and our future. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Canada that can stand tall in an uncertain world.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The world is changing fast — but Canada is ready to lead.
Budget 2025 invests in our people, our industries, and our future. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Canada that can stand tall in an uncertain world.
Budget 2025 invests in our people, our industries, and our future. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Canada that can stand tall in an uncertain world.
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
My daughter wrote this essay about becoming a Blue Jays fan - it's terrific. Give it a read and a share, will ya?
ethicalvacuum.substack.com/p/the-joy-of...
ethicalvacuum.substack.com/p/the-joy-of...
The Joy of Being on the Bandwagon
Ahead of Game 6, I'm talking the only thing I've ever cared about (for the last three weeks).. the Blue Jays.
ethicalvacuum.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My daughter wrote this essay about becoming a Blue Jays fan - it's terrific. Give it a read and a share, will ya?
ethicalvacuum.substack.com/p/the-joy-of...
ethicalvacuum.substack.com/p/the-joy-of...
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
What have the news media been thinking as they’ve normalized and empowered MAGA fascism over the last decade? I took an intrepid journey inside the media’s brain to find out.
Read my free Stop the Presses newsletter.
Read my free Stop the Presses newsletter.
My exclusive Trump-era tour inside the media’s brain
What were America’s journalists thinking? I have strong suspicions.
www.stopthepresses.news
October 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What have the news media been thinking as they’ve normalized and empowered MAGA fascism over the last decade? I took an intrepid journey inside the media’s brain to find out.
Read my free Stop the Presses newsletter.
Read my free Stop the Presses newsletter.
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
I don’t know how any Ottawa city councillor can look themselves in the mirror when the city is functionally gridlocked from east to west.
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I don’t know how any Ottawa city councillor can look themselves in the mirror when the city is functionally gridlocked from east to west.
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
There are a few important petitions circulating these days.
None more important to the future of society and the economy than this one.
Please sign.
www.bringbackblackberry.com
None more important to the future of society and the economy than this one.
Please sign.
www.bringbackblackberry.com
Bring Back BlackBerry
www.bringbackblackberry.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
There are a few important petitions circulating these days.
None more important to the future of society and the economy than this one.
Please sign.
www.bringbackblackberry.com
None more important to the future of society and the economy than this one.
Please sign.
www.bringbackblackberry.com
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.
“When you get a suspicious book, “you look it up to see what else the [author] has written. And you see there's 30 things, and none of them have any reviews, and they were all written in the last two years,” DeMeester-Lane says.”
How Local Librarians Keep AI Slop Off the Shelves
AI is being used to create nonsensical, sometimes dangerously inaccurate books. Local librarians are tasked with keeping these volumes out of their collections.
www.governing.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.
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The wait is over! #RunLikeAGirl is available in bookstores and online today! This isn’t just about politics—it’s about possibility. From aspiring Olympian to Canada’s environment minister, my journey has been anything but linear.
🔗 Learn more: catherinemckenna.ca
#WomenLeadingOnClimate
🔗 Learn more: catherinemckenna.ca
#WomenLeadingOnClimate
September 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The wait is over! #RunLikeAGirl is available in bookstores and online today! This isn’t just about politics—it’s about possibility. From aspiring Olympian to Canada’s environment minister, my journey has been anything but linear.
🔗 Learn more: catherinemckenna.ca
#WomenLeadingOnClimate
🔗 Learn more: catherinemckenna.ca
#WomenLeadingOnClimate
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Autumn's Garland
Tom Thomson
1915-16
Tom Thomson
1915-16
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Autumn's Garland
Tom Thomson
1915-16
Tom Thomson
1915-16
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
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I was reflecting recently on the fact that over the course of 50 years, Carnegie funded the building of 2500 public libraries (1800 in the US).
Imagine a national project that would build 2000 new 21st century public libraries in 25 years. That's something that would rally a lot of people.
Imagine a national project that would build 2000 new 21st century public libraries in 25 years. That's something that would rally a lot of people.
September 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I was reflecting recently on the fact that over the course of 50 years, Carnegie funded the building of 2500 public libraries (1800 in the US).
Imagine a national project that would build 2000 new 21st century public libraries in 25 years. That's something that would rally a lot of people.
Imagine a national project that would build 2000 new 21st century public libraries in 25 years. That's something that would rally a lot of people.
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
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New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
New Horizons for Seniors Program is now open!
The federal government is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 to support local projects that empower seniors.
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3UQFUdm
🗓️ Apply by: September 17, 2025
The federal government is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 to support local projects that empower seniors.
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3UQFUdm
🗓️ Apply by: September 17, 2025
August 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New Horizons for Seniors Program is now open!
The federal government is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 to support local projects that empower seniors.
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3UQFUdm
🗓️ Apply by: September 17, 2025
The federal government is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 to support local projects that empower seniors.
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3UQFUdm
🗓️ Apply by: September 17, 2025
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“Alberta’s order is precisely about banning books, as its direct effect is to force school authorities across the province to remove from their libraries a host of books deemed inappropriate by the state.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: In Alberta schools, books aren’t the threat — censorship is
The Alberta government should not be eroding the fundamental rights and freedoms of some of its most vulnerable community members.
edmontonjournal.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Alberta’s order is precisely about banning books, as its direct effect is to force school authorities across the province to remove from their libraries a host of books deemed inappropriate by the state.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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New period drama branded “must-watch” praised by viewers
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/28354/
Sterling K Brown‘s new period drama Washington Black has been branded a “must-watch” by viewers. Set in the…
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/28354/
Sterling K Brown‘s new period drama Washington Black has been branded a “must-watch” by viewers. Set in the…
New period drama branded "must-watch" praised by viewers - Canada News Beep
Sterling K Brown's new period drama Washington Black has been branded a "must-watch" by viewers.
www.newsbeep.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
New period drama branded “must-watch” praised by viewers
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/28354/
Sterling K Brown‘s new period drama Washington Black has been branded a “must-watch” by viewers. Set in the…
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/28354/
Sterling K Brown‘s new period drama Washington Black has been branded a “must-watch” by viewers. Set in the…
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if there's any truth to this, it's worth remembering that Gen Z grew up with leveled reading "benchmarks" and ELA assessments and and were for years asked to produce answers about "the main idea"/conflict/resolution/etc. instead of being encouraged to engage with & love literature on their own terms
‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried
Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behind
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
if there's any truth to this, it's worth remembering that Gen Z grew up with leveled reading "benchmarks" and ELA assessments and and were for years asked to produce answers about "the main idea"/conflict/resolution/etc. instead of being encouraged to engage with & love literature on their own terms
Reposted by Patricia Sutherland
www.thewhig.com/opinion/conf...
According to UNICEF, approximately 270 children are admitted for treatment of severe acute malnutrition every day in Sudan’s North Darfur state.
#Sudan #FoodInsecurity #SAM
According to UNICEF, approximately 270 children are admitted for treatment of severe acute malnutrition every day in Sudan’s North Darfur state.
#Sudan #FoodInsecurity #SAM
Conflict and child suffering escalate in Sudan
The bloody conflict between rival military factions in Sudan has generated an ever worsening child protection crisis.
www.thewhig.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
www.thewhig.com/opinion/conf...
According to UNICEF, approximately 270 children are admitted for treatment of severe acute malnutrition every day in Sudan’s North Darfur state.
#Sudan #FoodInsecurity #SAM
According to UNICEF, approximately 270 children are admitted for treatment of severe acute malnutrition every day in Sudan’s North Darfur state.
#Sudan #FoodInsecurity #SAM