I bet you did not read the whole story and so you missed this amazing picture of some of the astonishing baskets created by Spencer Lunham Jr. of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, northwest of London. Ontario / #ldnont.

Just look at these beauties...

‘You’re not going to waste your time’: Weavers push back on Ford’s ‘basket-weaving’ jab For members of the Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s unprompted jab at “basket-weaving courses” while he urged students to pursue “jobs of the future,” landed close to...

" ‘You’re not going to waste your time’: Weavers push back on Ford’s ‘basket-weaving’ jab"
Doug Ford is so out of touch with the citizens of Ontario he blathers total nonsense.
The weaving industry is worth millions. It’s legal unlike selling drugs.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about t

The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.

Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.

Main campus of Inuit Nunangat University to be locate in Arviat The head of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announced Wednesday that the main campus of the Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat.

An historic day as the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or ITK announced that the main campus of the first Inuit led university, Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat, Nunavut.

James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48 Actor who also starred in Varsity Blues and Rules of Attraction revealed in 2024 he had been diagnosed with cancer James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for playing the lead in hit 90s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” reads a statement shared on Van Der Beek’s official Instagram page on Wednesday. Continue reading...

James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48

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Whatever my uni declares, I am not going to engage with AI. I am not going to use AI or teach students to use it. I am going to continue to explain to students why it is harmful. Absolutely absurd to allow this anti-intellectual, environmentally devastating technology into the university at all.

Minneapolis residents have joined a church-run effort to donate groceries to immigrant families who fear being caught in public by federal agents. What started with a couple of hundred deliveries a week has quickly swelled into a vast operation involving thousands of volunteers. trib.al/1qT1xMw

Look, there are two things killing bookstores, and neither one is ebooks.

One is rent.

The other is *waves hands vaguely* everything costing too damn much.

Whenever there is snow in Puglia the family chats light up over here. I think maybe twice in the last five years? VERY rare.

Coming soon! We’re thrilled to welcome the Cathy Crowe fonds, Fonds 667. A Canadian street nurse & lifelong advocate, Crowe has spent decades fighting for housing justice & public health. This fonds documents her powerful legacy through photos, writings, speeches, interviews, & advocacy materials.

Toronto's Linguistic Heritage Explore how Toronto's linguistic landscape has evolved over decades.

OK, this is super neat: "Toronto's Linguistic Heritage" from @uoftcities.bsky.social!

It tracks the histories and geographies of linguistic communities in Toronto. Greek, Hungarian, Arabic...and way more! Bravo Aniket Kali & Jeff Allen!

schoolofcities.github.io/languages/to...

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A gentle request: let them work… for now or they can talk for hours 😉

A major plot point in HR is that the league is full of toxic masculinity

Is there parking at the north end of the trail?

ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.

A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social