Bibi L

A grayscale sketch of a person wearing a headscarf and large earrings, with two braids visible, depicted in a detailed pencil drawing style.

The story of David Thompson is well known in Canada, but the story of his wife of 58 years, Charlotte Small, is not.
Yet she was integral to his success as a surveyor and explorer.
This is her story.

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Mocking PP

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Calling out PP

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I like that slogan. #cutthemic

The black-and-white photo shows an older person wearing a thick coat with a fur-lined hood, suggesting a cold environment. The background features a rocky, barren landscape with scattered stones and a blurred horizon, indicating an outdoor setting, possibly in a remote or arctic region. The person is looking slightly to the side, and the image has a grainy texture, giving it a vintage or documentary feel.

After the death of her husband, Pitseolak Ashoona coped with the loss by turning towards art.
The works she created became celebrated across Canada, as she emerged as one of the country's most acclaimed artists of the last half of the 20th century.
This is her story.

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Petulant, entitled, man-child temper tantrums fits the bill.

Part 1. Elbows up.
Part 2. Drop the gloves.
Part 3. Send the team over the boards.
And then comes the moment where we pull the jersey over the doofus's head.
But count on him going full TACO.

Canadian media failed.

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@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social on the Champlain Bridge in Montréal?

Avoid the USA

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“We take vaccines so for granted in the United States” ...“Women in the developing world know the power of [vaccines]. They will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine because they have seen death.”

Melinda Gates

Something Canadian scientists have been asking for - funding that includes basic research.

@glenpyle.bsky.social

#science
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Ariana Jasmine on Substack

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Romanian president signs law allowing troops to shoot down Russian drones in country’s airspace Acting President of Romania Ilie Bolojan has signed a law expanding its armed forces’ powers, allowing troops to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are unlawfully in the country’s airspac...

🧠 Romanian president signs law allowing troops to shoot down Russian drones in country's airspace

U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumblin...

Trump's actions seem chaotic until you look more closely at who is winning. www.propublica.org/article/pam-...

Hey, how about a bunch of people in big trucks travel together in a long line until they reach Stornoway? When they get there, they can all park on the street out front, blocking traffic. Then they can honk their horns & blast music 24/7 for as many day as it takes for PP to leave.

Remember the robo-call scandal? Remember when Scheer's riding association (when he was speaker of the House) loaned $30,000 to candidate Marty Burke while Burke's campaign was ensnared in robo-calls probe & Scheer tried to block questions after Globe & Mail revealed it.

Zaagibagaa = It is budding or blooming

Ojibwe word of the day! Learning languages is fun and honors our ancestors and future generations. Follow #Ojibwe WOD:
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Miigwech (thank you)! #Blooming

Frontline Feminist on Substack Well the future looks bleak…

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Love this!

the thing about the tates and trump and musk is that what they offer is the illusion of control and dominance and mastery. in truth, they are absolute slaves to their passions and their worst instincts, and they have paid for it in that they are literal degenerates

Forests, Trees and Democracy A quarter-century ago, when the United States was attacked by Islamist terrorists on 11 September 2001, the editor of Le Monde wrote a famous banner headline: ‘We are all Americans!’

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Top US companies spent three times as much on buybacks as taxes after Trump cuts – report As president proposes new cuts, data shows 11 corporations collectively recorded nearly $500bn in profits since last cut

How did 11 top corporations — including PepsiCo, ComCast, and Kimberly Clark — spend their spoils from Trump's tax scam?

By spending three times as much on stock buybacks as they paid in taxes.

Nothing trickled down. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/trump-tax-cuts-stock-buybacks

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?

100%? 500%?

Try 1,085%

Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Alberta First Nations have issued a "cease and desist" order to Danielle Smith's attempt to break up our country.
"If you or any Canadians are not happy living on treaty lands, they are free to seek citizenship elsewhere."

Let Danielle Smith know what you think about breaking up the country.

Pierre Poilievre is living in a 19 room mansion with a $215,090 annual budget for his chef and groundskeepers.
It is paid by the taxpayer for “Leader of the Opposition IN the House of Commons”.
Pierre is freeloading on the taxpayer's dime.
#stornowaysquatter
#packtheshack

YESTERDAY: Largest strike in LA history - boosted by loss of Federal Grants. 55,000 union members striked and 10,000 marched. SEIU Local 721

Thoughts on Canada's Unprecedented Election "Trump is the first American president to lose a Canadian election."

Here are my initial thoughts on the 2025 election - what it means for Canada in the short term and what it means for the movement of social democracy in the long.
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To Americans interested in Canada:

🇨🇦 is different than 🇺🇸

We’re a Parliamentary democracy.

Elections are run by Elections Canada, nonpartisan, independent and there’s no gerrymandering.

Our PM chooses senators from a group decided by an independent body.

Info: www.canada.ca/en/democrati...