Michelle MacAleese

You’ve got to invest in the world, you’ve got to read, you’ve got to go to art galleries, you’ve got to find out the names of plants. You’ve got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We’re amazing people.

--Vivienne Westwood
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Thank you for this new term, the "non-flex." Nailed it.

Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive

I think we’re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.

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That’s because it’s a crime, Donald.

"Secure in my glamour." Going to keep that one in my pocket

Update: I am CPR-certified! It feels great to have activated my responsibility to others in a new way, and to gain the most practical skills and knowledge.

I truly believe that reading, learning, organizing my thoughts, reviewing my notes, synthesizing, writing, editing, and revising written material are all creative practices. I wish to preserve and expand my capacity for these transformative tasks by practising them and not outsourcing them.

Just a Canadian waving hello. Welcome/Bienvenue!

one of the more endearing human behaviors imo is "tell 'em i say hi." even with ppl we don't know sometimes, if they make ppl we care about happy and you know they're on the line you just give a quick little "hi". we're like birds, just constantly making little companion calls to each other

a bald man in a red and black sweater says it is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose . Alt: Jean-Luc Picard says, "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose."

The dentist said I have excellent teeth and great oral hygiene, and ALSO I need a filling.

Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

There it is, in a nutshell.

That really stuck out to me. Heckuva endorsement

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Why should 🇨🇦 create a new civil defence corps?

Because we’re among the only NATO countries that doesn’t train its population in emergency response, first aid and cyber threats — and we need everyone’s talents to meet the crises ahead.

I talk to CBC’s Fresh Air

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Toronto's new landlords — West End Phoenix They’re ultra-rich, predominantly American, and over the next eight years they’re bringing 21,000 units without rent control to a new building near you. The West End Phoenix has identified 21,677 rent...

Toronto’s New Landlords is a multi-part investigative series from WEP that explores the influx of financialized landlords, many backed by US private equity firms, & how this is affecting the city’s rental stock.

The first instalment from Emma Paling out now

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toro...

I will start with a first-aid course

Thanks for sharing your strategy

What do they say in Dune? "Fear is the mind killer."
I like this drowning person metaphor. It engages my caution and compassion.

Thinking of the library security guard's words again this morning.

Our riding elected the Conservative candidate in a very close race. Voter turnout was around 39%

Me, to the security guard at my local library, packed with people voting: "Busy evening."

Him: "I'm glad to see it. If we don't vote, we lose."

#IfWeDontVoteWeLose

Do not like

A truly hopeful observation

Thank you! Llijah just told me this screenside, too

🤍❄️ so much life under that snow cover! May today be powerful and embracing.

Thank you for sharing, Emily. I can feel the sand between toes!

Wow, only 5%

He's right! You are a gift.

YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah Join or Die with Robert Putnam | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

An illuminating conversation with Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, about social capital and community, then and now. @trevonoahtoday.bsky.social youtu.be/23SwzXdJQDg?...

Social connection is crucial to well-being: New public health guidelines aim to build healthier lives and communities New public health guidelines offer research-backed steps for individuals and communities to strengthen social bonds, combat loneliness and build healthier lives.

Lonlieness is more harmful than obesity, smoking, or poor air quality.
theconversation.com/social-conne...