Julia Breckenreid

Thank you so much, I really appreciate being chosen for this research grant and all the hard work you do for writers and illustrators!

Everlasting reputational damage.

YouTube video by TED Forget Hustle Culture. Behold the Artist Corporation | Yancey Strickler | TED

youtu.be/iLhFAWKCE0M?...

A New Kind of Corner Store | Perspectives Journal A grocery model that puts affordability and access ahead of margins could nourish something we’re starved for: a little more stability, and a little more imagination.

What if Canada could make groceries more affordable for underserved communities and support Canadian farmers / food workers all while taking power back from Galen Weston and the price-fixing grocery barons?

@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." -- Virginia Woolf

Five things to remember about war:

Trump Has Completely Wrecked America's Brand In Canada, crossing over to America is not just taboo now — it’s a kind of betrayal, even borderline treasonous.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets

I wonder if companies diving head first into GenAi will finally get the memo, it’s a huge copyright infringement liability.

And now we know Individuals, groups of folks AND major companies will absolutely sue!

Companies, use GenAi at your own risk.

The way tech is trying to shove AI down our throats is making me even more disinterested and disdainful.

Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised Parliament must update the Copyright Act so that Canadian creators are compensated when their works are used for education.

Opinion: Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

One of my all time favourite movies!

Every American brown shirt in waiting is enabled. Stay far away from the usa.

Oh my! It looks amazing.

Trump Surprises Canada With a New Message: We Love You

A dry-humored, beautifully written account of what sounds like a completely insane meeting between Trump and Carney: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

This juice was often in the fridge at my grandma's house and I really loved it!

What unites the broad coalition of working-class Americans, tech billionaires and more in the MAGA movement?

@naomiaklein.bsky.social says the answer is “apocalyptic fever.”

It's May 1st!
No One Told Sandra Day O'Connor What To Do, written by @mollygolden.bsky.social and illustrated by me, is in stores now 🙂🎉 #sandradayoconnor #picturebook

🎉🎉🎉yes!!

Texas bill threatens museums with massive fines for 'obscene' art A new bill introduced in the Texas legislature could fine museums $500,000 per day if they display "obscene" works of art,

Texas bill threatens $500,000 daily fines for museums displaying 'obscene' art www.chron.com/news/article...

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...

Ford government ordered to keep hands off Toronto bike lanes until court ruling | CBC News An Ontario judge has granted an injunction that bars the provincial government from tearing out three Toronto bike lanes — at least until he can make a ruling on a Charter challenge about the issue.

#ICYMI

"There is evidence that their removal will have little or no impact on the professed objectives of the legislation as stated by the minister of transportation," ON Superior Court Justice Paul Schabas wrote in Tuesday's injunction ruling.

Cars cause Congestion!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I just watched this - I really appreciate your willingness to listen and talk through their points of view! PP is definitely not who I'll be voting for, but I think a couple of the supporters had valid points and concerns (that PP will never address/fix).

Canada’s Role in a Shifting Global Order — with Mark Carney The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Episode

Today on the podcast, I talk with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social

State Terror A brief guide for Americans

"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

YouTube video by NardwuarServiette Nardwuar vs. Prime Minister Mark Carney

😄💚 youtu.be/TZmh_PNMImE

The 52: An Exhibition - Museum of Toronto Discover the powerful stories of 52 women who shaped Toronto in 'The 52' exhibition at the Museum of Toronto. Celebrate their impact on the city, the world, and beyond.

Nice opening last night at Museum of Toronto: The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto at 401 Richmond Street

For anyone who missed the action, I managed to record a little bit of Adobe Photoshop backlash before they deleted their post

A vintage engraving of a beaver on a grassy hill, with the text Love, Canada in a wood log font underneath

Share your love of Canada everywhere you go with the NEW Canada Beaver iron-on transfer! Available April 21 🍁

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.