Maureen Griffin

Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s Tale

Love to see how @margaretatwood.bsky.social put the run on Danielle Smith and her MAGA book burning scheme. This is priceless.

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Old Soviet jokes are back in style. Turns out, dark humor ages better than democracy.

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

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There it is.

Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated The percentage of Americans wanting less immigration has dropped by nearly half this year to 30%, with 79% now saying immigration benefits the U.S.

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Fascism. Call it what it is.

Canadian citizen AND lawful permanent resident of the US.
Moved to Florida when he was 10 years old…

The outcome is so much less important to me than the process right now.

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

Targeting Diplomats is an Act of Supreme Self-Sabotage Don't Kill the Heralds

Not sure how we got here, but here we are. Worth the time to read and reflect.

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Springsteen vs Trump's America The Boss Takes on the Gangster

My thoughts on what Trump's attack on Springsteen means.

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Congratulations, Ralf Bissdorf!

I, a Muslim, went to an all boys Jesuit Catholic high school, Bellarmine, where we were taught the concept of "men for others," "faith through service," and agape.

I can spot fake Christians. It isn't hard with the Trump Administration.

YouTube video by MeidasTouch Cory Booker DROPS THE MIC with HISTORY-MAKING Speech

NEW: Cory Booker Sets Record with History-Making Speech

Watch the highlights 👇

Calibishie, Dominica. Can’t say enough good things about the people and places!

While sitting in the United Club, a man approached me, « Excuse me, I am so so sorry for… » His voice broke as he began to cry. He pointed at my Canada sweatshirt. « Stay strong! You don’t deserve this.»
No sir, none of us deserve this.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!!
Not a big American football fan, but this…

Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.

Trump administration now compiling a list of FBI agents who investigated violent felons who assaulted police officers?

Share this to stop the mass purge of people who were simply doing their jobs.

Illegal. Immoral. We are better than this

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Just how many “illegal immigrant(s) living in Canada as Prime Minister” are there? Or was that just a misplaced modifier?

Things are fine until they are not.

Freedom and democracy are worth fighting for, if not for us, then for those who come after us.

Here are "29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government" www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-you-ca...

80 years ago today…

January 24, 2025 “NUTS!”

January 24, 2025

Dicks, you disappoint. This, but no Lynx or Frost gear? In fact, nothing for any women’s teams at all.

Welcome to Minneapolis!

Awesome coffee roaster in Richmond, BC. R Ki Coffee Lab made my mornings!

😂 yeah, it’s a little too late in the season! But we have this awesome year around cabin in the Laurentien mountains about 70 minutes from our house in Montréal. Resettlement is a crazy process. Don’t know that I will ever not feel like an imposter while coaching fencing in French!!

Probably too cold for swimming but awfully tempting!