Karen Littlewood

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

Vlad has a 1.000 slugging percentage right now. In an average playoff at bat, he is on first base. Ridiculous.

He also has a 302 wRC+, highest ever for postseason with 10+ games played. Bonds' 2002 regular season was 244, for comparison.

Alberta’s teachers are on strike. Each passing day is another day the government refuses to fund classrooms properly.

FFS, do your job!!! The disdain they have for the Blue Jays is so obvious and they're so lazy. I'm so glad we get Buck and Dan in Canada.

An excerpt from Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden review in The Grand Fork Herald in 2012: “The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day. The portion was generous. My server was ready with Parmesan cheese.”

Marilyn Hagerty — who didn’t give a flying breadstick what the cynics thought — became a national celebrity when her review of a North Dakota Olive Garden went viral. She has died at age 99. nyti.ms/3IgHbYF

Visit stoptheexcuses.ca to learn how you can support teachers, students and public education in Alberta.

Teachers will not be silenced or intimidated. We will keep fighting for safe classrooms, proper supports, and fair compensation. Alberta’s students deserve nothing less—and we will not stop until solutions are at the table. /5

Today the government chose legal maneuvers over negotiation. Instead of responding to the ATA’s latest proposal, it filed a Labour Relations complaint to delay and distract. Teachers are ready for a deal—government is not. /1

Fighting Forward: Why Teachers Need Collective Action More Than Ever Individual solutions can’t mitigate burnout, but organized teachers are looking for solutions to widespread dissatisfaction.

Collective action is needed to tackle the systemic problems facing todays educators and public schools. https://bit.ly/4nxr344

🚨 UNISON WIN! 🎉

Well done to healthcare assistants in Northumbria. They stood together, and won together.

Time for trusts to #PayFairForPatientCare

Family and Medical Leave for Education Support Professionals | NEA Education support professionals shouldn’t have to choose between taking care of themselves and their loved ones, or holding onto their jobs.

School support staff are critical to ensuring our children can learn–but too often they don’t have the support they need to care for their own families.

A new bill would extend family & medical leave to these dedicated professionals!

Send a message to support this bill! 👉 https://bit.ly/3IitPLo

They didn’t burn witches,
they burned women

#Resist 🔥

Unions don’t just fight for fair pay and safe workplaces—we also give families and educators the tools they need.

From lesson plans to literacy programs to multilingual supports, these resources strengthen schools and communities.
#WorkersDeserve #LaborDay #UnionStrong

The Return of Plundered Belongings Offers a Chance for Healing to a Grieving Lakota Community 170 Years After a Long-Forgotten Massacre In the conclusion of a long-awaited turn of events, the Great Plains tribe has now reclaimed cherished items stolen from their ancestors by the U.S. Army

The Return of STOLEN Belongings Offers a Chance for Healing to a Lakota Community. The Tribe has reclaimed cherished items stolen from their ancestors by the U.S. Army

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if i were on this deployment i would be pissed. these people have actual jobs! and here they are, walking around picking upt rash.

What you need to know about the potential Alberta teachers’ strike, lockout As negotiations on a collective agreement between Alberta teachers and the province resume Tuesday, CTV News Edmonton has gathered all you need to know as a potential strike and lock out looms.

What you need to know about the potential Alberta teachers’ strike, lockout
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Ontario imposed strict background checks for people working with vulnerable kids — but some police forces are refusing to conduct them Ontario imposed strict background checks for people working with vulnerable kids — but some police forces are refusing to conduct them

‘…haphazard rollout and a system that wasn’t prepared to implement the police check.’

Seems par for the course for the #FordGovt #onpoli

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Ontario universities will take in a record number of first-year students this fall — but less tuition money. Here’s why Despite an enrolment boom across the province, the loss of lucrative international students — who pay several times more in fees — has further impacted schools' bottom line, reports the

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Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

#Canada
#Newfoundland
#Tourism

Bruce Fanjoy wins Battle River-Crowfoot by-election CAMROSE, AB - In yet another shocking electoral upset, Conservative leader and former Member of Parliament Pierre Poilievre has somehow been defeated once again in today's by-election by Liberal MP Br...

Bruce Fanjoy wins Battle River-Crowfoot by-election

Many of us know
But in case you aren't old enough

56 YEARS AGO
From August 15-18
Was WOODSTOCK

I was not old enough my parents wouldn't let me go.
But WOW, nearly 500 Thousand did!

And check this out
Ticket prices for all 3 days $18 in advance and $24 at the gate !!

THE BEST EVER PERFORMED

I now want to see an NHL game where all the players are wearing a blow up chicken suit.