Andreas Gripp

How to find the best space heater for any room, plus tips on how to use them safely Plus, tips on how to use them safely

Space heaters can be potential fire hazards, so it’s important that they include safety features. - @nbcselect.nbcnews.com

Has anyone contacted NWT and Nunavut?

Treating and releasing oil sands tailings water will directly affect their drinking water AND the Arctic Ocean.

San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival Home Page An autumn celebration of the words, music, and spirit of Leonard Cohen in San Francisco. Hosted by San Francisco's Conspiracy of Beards, a choir of men that sing the songs of Leonard Cohen, the SF Leo...

San Francisco / Bay Area!
The Leonard Cohen Festival is back, next week!
More details here: www.sfleonardcohenfest.com

MISSISSAUGA! CITY OF MY BIRTH! I'll be doing a book launch for NMLCT at Sheridan College's HMC campus on NOVEMBER 5, from 6-8pm.

I'll be joined by poet and fellow Sheridan prof Alexander Hollenberg, launching his new collection Human Story will not Consume the Cosmos.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Be there!

No child is safe in Al Fasher, Sudan

An estimated 130,000 children in Al Fasher, Sudan, are at a high risk of grave rights violations, with reports of abduction, killing and maiming, and sexual violence.

UNICEF calls for an immediate ceasefire, safe, unimpeded humanitarian access, and the protection of civilians, especially children.

“me too” When I tell you I love you you answer “me too” and perhaps I misconstrue, that you love yourself like the affirmations advise, the ones we see on Instagram, that every sprat has churned them out, like...

my substack is free to read. this poem is my latest post: open.substack.com/pub/andreasg...

Friends, remember a simple truth: when we call each city by its name, we hold the line of truth. When someone tries to erase borders, we redraw them with words and solidarity.👇

Chester The cat of which I scrawl is but a menace. He doesn’t make an attempt at being cute. His purr is like a Dodge without a muffler. He will bite you to the bone and meow it’s love. I bet that he was birt...

A cat is the perfect fodder for a poem, no? Just posted on my substack: open.substack.com/pub/andreasg...

Falls to Climb

URGENT Message to Doug Ford: Don’t End Rent Control! - ACORN Canada

Ford's new proposed bill is a DISASTER for tenants in Ontario, effectively end rent control, and put housing security at risk for renters across the province. Please sign the petition, let's stop this!!! acorncanada.org/take_action/... #HousingIsAHumanRight #ONpoli

A bomb in Gaza's rubble wounds twins who thought it was a toy Six-year-old twins in Gaza City were playing outside when they saw a round object and thought it was a toy. Then it exploded.

Six-year-old twins in Gaza City were playing outside when they saw a round object and thought it was a toy.

Real Estate Is Entering Its AI Slop Era Fake video walk-throughs, a magically expanding loft, and stair hallucinations are just some of the new AI-generated features house hunters are coming across.

Fake video walk-throughs, a magically expanding loft, and stair hallucinations are just some of the new AI-generated features house hunters are coming across.

Thanks for reposting, Joanna!

Taki Allen - the 16 year old student

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A 16-year-old student was swarmed by police after an AI system mistook a bag of Doritos for a gun in Baltimore.

www.wmar2news.com/news/region/...?

"Elegy for Hannah Brockman" by Andreas Gripp - League of Canadian Poets Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Elegy for Hannah Brockman" by Andreas Gripp.

I'm truly grateful to the League of Canadian Poets for publishing one of my poems in today's Poetry Pause. They are a fantastic, inclusive organization supportive of our poets and spoken word artists! poets.ca/elegy-for-ha...

Every girl has the right to feel safe at home, in her relationships and in her community.

But too many are living in fear of someone they should be able to trust.

This is a violation of their rights. We must protect girls from all forms of violence. Now.

#GirlGoals

Over 61 million tons of debris now cover #Gaza.
Entire neighbourhoods have been erased, and families search the ruins for water, for shelter.

UNRWA’s humanitarian aid remains blocked, but our teams continue to deliver lifesaving assistance.

Dozens of children have been evacuated after a Russian drone hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding several others.

Of course

something fairly new... #BlueSkyPoetry

Bipolar disorder - Symptoms and causes

For those of us who've battled this and for those who'd like to know more: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...

Who are the 95 Palestinian medics held captive by Israel? Israel continues to hold 80 Palestinian doctors and medical workers from Gaza and 15 from the occupied West Bank.

Israel continues to hold 80 Palestinian doctors and medical workers from Gaza and 15 from the occupied West Bank.

Join us this Saturday, October 25 at 4:15 pm at the lovely Little Wren Books in London, ON for a celebration of poetry and Baseline Press. I'll be reading for the first time from my new chapbook "Jacaranda Trees, Mexico City." Hope to see you there!

#poetry #books #CanLit

Israel kills 97 Palestinians in Gaza since start of ceasefire Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.

Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.

Anyone miss church this morning? No worries---I've got you covered. Brand-new poem! #BlueSkyPoetry #CanLit #poems

#BlueSkyPoetry #OctoberWriting

It's always been bad---actually even worse in the past. The only difference being we know about it now because of tech.

Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered after refusing breathalyzer A Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered outside his home in Eskasoni by the RCMP after refusing to take a breathalyzer.

'I don’t drink': A Mi’kmaw Elder was tasered twice by two members of the RCMP for refusing to give a breathalyzer.

Mi’kmaw is Fred Sylliboy’s first language. He said he asked the RCMP for a translator numerous times.

I see the bots are being fruitful and multiplying...