Anna Mehler Paperny

Loud explosion audible in central Beirut just now.

This is worth a read.

Iris Gorfinkel: We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people As wait times soar and millions struggle without a family doctor, the old “blame the immigrants” narrative has made a comeback in Canadian politics and media. This kind of rhetoric

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This continues to be relevant. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Ontario seizes control of York Catholic school board, keeps Peel public board under supervision Announcement by Education Minister Paul Calandra, who is also keeping Peel public under supervision, means eight boards are now under supervision.

Did Ontario do this following criminal charges against Toronto police officers? www.thestar.com/news/gta/pro...

Indie music’s greatest year? It was 20 years ago In 2006, independent artists could be creative and still make a living

This is a shameless play for my geriatric support and I am here for it. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

I demand we hold this temp in place til Saturday.

A pox on nightly freezes.

Satellite images show Iran school strike hit more buildings than earlier reported The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex. n.pr/4suyWcZ

not now, sea levels

I would welcome this!

Atrocities are often followed by calls to action.

But we've never had an atrocity followed by universal access to evidence-based mental health care.

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Spoke w/ a Tumbler Ridge mom whose kid received psychiatric care alongside shooter in Prince George. She described Tumbler prior to the shooting as a "mental health desert," where access to supports are often long waits and hundreds of kms away.
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I think politicians should be encouraged to evolve. Messaging is not set in stone. But unless you address the swings, doesn't trust become an issue? bsky.app/profile/saro...

In a minority of cases. I'll go months without mailing but just had to lick four envelopes.

Stop making people file freedom-of-information requests via snail mail.

Nobody wants this. Nobody benefits from this but Big Chequebook.

Nanaimo bars are better and it's not even close.

‘We’ll run out of food this week’: Israel’s Iran war brings new Gaza siege Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza, threatening to plunge 2 million people into a new hunger crisis

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Ugh I'm sorry

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I am no strategist and no international relations expert. And maybe the plurality of Canadians wants to hear this. I don't know.

"international law binds all belligerents. We condemn the strikes carried out by Iran"

Canada has decided it likes international law, actually. bsky.app/profile/jour...

Highly recommend this for anyone living in a community where some struggle to keep a roof over their heads.

So, everyone in North America.

It must really suck when someone suggests you're a gender you're not.

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

End Child Detention Letter with signatures Feb 26 2026

Citing reporting by @propublica.org and others, nearly 4,000 doctors, nurses and health professionals sent a letter to DHS Sec Kristi Noem calling for the immediate release of all children currently in immigration detention. Full letter: tinyurl.com/yz2amueb 1/

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday urged what it called ​the forces behind a deadly attack on a ‌girls' school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the incident, without saying who it believed was responsible.

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran reut.rs/3OHBndC

brb getting a "social services are nation-building" tattoo

Streetscape with shadowy silhouette and setting sun.

Leaving work in daylight, baby.

I'm honestly agnostic about Daylight Saving(s) but I would really like all of Canada's time zones to coordinate, please. Saskatchewan is destabilizing enough.