Tara A. Chadwick

Flyer with QR code to register for free lakeaide chat between Malene Barnett & Tara Chadwick tonight (Saturday, October 18th from 6-8 pm at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen's Quay West, Toronto. Note there may be street closures due to the Marathon.

Photo of Malene Barnette's new book "Crafted Kinship" in front of a Toronto Public Library neighborhood branch.

Repost of Toronto History Museums instagram post featuring an in-studio portrait of Malene Barnett at work carving patterns into a slab of red clay.

Join us at Harbourfront Centre TONIGHT for an insightful conversation between Malene Djenaba Barnett and Tara Chadwick.

🎟️ Free
📅 Saturday, October 18
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Harbourfront Centre – 235 Queens Quay W
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A blue and tan Eastern Bluebird is perched on a scraggly branch. He is facing away from the camera. The background is blurry green foliage.

Eastern Bluebird

A moment of bird zen...

Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains? Use this database to find out where Native American remains were taken from and which institutions report still having them. Check on institutions near you.

Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many top U.S. museums and universities still have the remains of thousands of people in their collections.

Use our database to check on institutions near you (last updated Jan. 2025):

Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy

Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution

We Talked All Things Gardening With Jimmy Fallon (Including Those Two Tomatoes) The host of The Tonight Show has been showing off his itty-bitty summer bounty on the air. Writer Tim Heffernan has been there, and has some tips for Jimmy.

Earlier this summer, Jimmy Fallon brought a couple of special guests onto The Tonight Show: a pair of tomatoes that he had grown himself.
We talked to him about all things gardening, including his precious tomatoes and next year’s harvest.

If you'd like to bring an item from your family's "Toronto Treasures" please sign up and include a photo along with whatever information you can provide. The next pop up will be August 23rd. www.eventbrite.com/e/toronto-tr...

Thanks for having us!

Thanks for covering the first "Toronto Treasures" pop up at Old City Hall, @nwestoll.bsky.social 🎉

Dear John, I was disappointed that you didn't push back on your clip of one of our exalted leaders erroneously stating "we can't grow a mango in the US" - for the record WE GROW A LOT of MANGOES here - and it's almost time!!!!

Here’s R&B icon Mario helping set the mood for spawning fish in the Netherlands. Now you can do your part to bring fish together at showmeyournetherlands.com.

As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.

Aid cuts could have ‘pandemic-like effects’ on maternal deaths, WHO warns Loss of funding could undo progress in reducing deaths in pregnancy and childbirth, especially in war zones, says UN More women risk dying in pregnancy and childbirth because of aid cuts by wealthy countries, which could have “pandemic-like effects”, UN agencies have warned. Pregnant women in conflict zones are the most vulnerable, and face an “alarmingly high” risk that is already five times greater than elsewhere, according to a new UN report on trends in maternal mortality. Continue reading...

Aid cuts could have ‘pandemic-like effects’ on maternal deaths, WHO warns

NOAA layoffs could ground some hurricane hunter flights These specialized aircraft are key for making accurate storm track and intensity forecasts.

Not a hypothetical: less aircraft reconnaissance flights can lead to forecasters flying blind and badly missing rapid intensification forecasts like they did for hurricanes Otis & John in Mexico. This led to immense property damages and greater loss of life. www.axios.com/2025/03/06/n...

A container ship collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker off the northeastern coast of England on Monday, causing multiple explosions and forcing the crews of both ships to abandon their vessels. One person was hospitalized, according to a local lawmaker. nyti.ms/3DHvRlT

...again... thanks, I thought it had launched earlier in the week...

what was that??
soflo looking south heading east - any reports @johnmoralestv.bsky.social

While Trump appoints 13 billionaires to his cabinet and Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg see their wealth increase by $217 billion since the election, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, 25% of seniors live on $15g or less and millions cannot afford rent.

SAY NO TO OLIGARCHY.

In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.

We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.

DHS memo lays out plans to detain migrants at Fort Bliss and other U.S. bases The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on bases nationwide, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.

The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on bases nationwide, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.

The AI system will then determine whether an employee should be terminated.

Because, of course, letting AI decide people’s livelihoods seems like a great idea.

OPM has stated that a response is not necessary. However, if a response were required, here is their plan: Musk-directed emails to government employees, requesting details on their work over the past week, are expected to be fed into an AI system to assess job necessity.

The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated pop

Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself

Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases The American Federation of Teachers, a union representing more than 1.8 million educators, had sued to keep members of Mr. Musk’s government efficiency team out of the Education Department’s systems.

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday blocking the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive data to members of Elon Musk’s team and anyone assisting them.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Allowing ICE Raids in Certain Places of Worship Religious organizations are challenging a Trump administration policy that allows ICE to conduct operations in sensitive locations. The judge declined to pause the policy more broadly.

A group of mostly Quaker religious organizations succeeded in temporarily preventing federal immigration agents from operating around their places of worship across the U.S.

Trump officials launch ICE effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children The Trump administration is directing immigration agents to track down hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the United States without their parents, expanding the president's mass deportation effort, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

dia de cuautemoc 2025
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Florida Manatee and Endangered Status for the Antillean Manatee We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the two subspecies of the West Indian manatee, the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and the Antillean manatee (Trichec...

A couple of weeks ago U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed that the Antillean manatee (as seen in #PuertoRico) be added to the #endangeredspecies list, but not the #Florida #manatee. The comment period is open until March 17. https//www.federal...

The classics never go out of style.

CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.

Leonard Peltier granted clemency as President Biden leaves office The 80-year-old Turtle Mountain elder will go home to live out his remaining years

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