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Jesse Jackson, U.S. civil rights activist and presidential candidate, dead at 84 | CBC News Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans, has died at age 84, his family ‌sai...

Heartbreaking news. Jesse Jackson gave his whole life to fighting for human rights.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...

View of a backyard on a very snowy morning. No sun. Just snow, immaculate. Untouched.

“Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall.”
“But what about winter?”
“You've already had it.”
“We've had one, yes. But what about second winter?”

Unintelligent siamese cat sits in the bottom of a laundry hamper, confused as to how she fell in again.

“Help, Mother. I fell into the laundry hamper again.”

Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time

you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Welcome back!

@rdcoulthard.bsky.social you’ll always be Mr.President with scotch in his teacup to me 🫡

Imagine PP if it had been Trudeau doing this 🤣

Me: “I’m gonna buy the books on the list!”

Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”

More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In. See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas

More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.

Canada isn’t letting them in.

pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...

Ohhhhh but you must pay the cheese tax! THAT FAAAACE 🥺😍

Snow buried church

Stepped out on to the street to take this photo and the snow was up to my knees. And I'm 6 feet tall.

Oooof, Lake Ontario strikes again. I remember my parents coming out in 2013 for New Years after a huge ice storm, and they were certain they would be fine despite our warnings.

The entire trip was them complaining about how awful the weather was. Yes, Edmonton may be cold, but not THAT

I’ve sent it to my dad to fill out (mom is ESL) as they were waiting in RD for 10 hours yesterday with concerns that my 68 yo mother was having another heart attack.

She got faster treatment for a heart attack during COVID - almost no wait + immediate surgery for a stent.

Minister says Alberta emergency room deaths and poor outcomes are exceptions to the norm | CBC News As Alberta doctors raise red flags about seeing what they say are delays in emergency room care, the province’s hospitals minister says he doesn’t think cases that the doctors have recently highlighte...

I truly hope you or your loved ones are not among the people who are suffering or experiencing a worse outcome while waiting for care in an Alberta ER and/or hospitals.

However, if you are/were, please consider sharing your experience - use the form at the bottom of this story.

#AbHealth #AbLeg

Brainless siamese cat in a box with a vacant expression. Beautiful but the vacuum of space is behind those eyes.

The only thing worse than finding your basement has a leak is when your dumbass cat finds a toy that she wants to play with right beside that water and then while playing with the toy she rolls into the water, gets wet and has a meltdown while you’re trying to clean up.

Evil-looking siamese cat sits on parked roomba, sunning herself

Thinking evil thoughts with no brain cells requires solar power

42% of those that live in poverty are working.

Many people still think of poverty as something that happens when people don’t work. But the reality is different: majority of people who live in poverty in Canada are working or live in families who work. @gillianpetit.bsky.social and my 2026 chart to watch www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one

TRULY

Organized labour in science fiction Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.

Everyone enjoying this slide should follow @hugobookclub.bsky.social for more excellent takes that balance shitposting and thoughtful criticism. And occasionally full deep dives like this hugoclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/orga...

This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever

I’m *not* biased but CGSA is the best academic association in the biz: imaginative, inclusive, accessible, supportive and constructive.

Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VII

I love me some old school JRPG graphics

This is an incredible and utterly necessary project that shines a light on the enslavement of countless indigenous ppl.

Also worth noting that the municipalities, not the province, is footing that bill too.

My kid’s daycare tried dressing up the Toddler Tornado™️ in a sari after their Diwali snacks. It was cute but also a smidge weird since she’s a glowing white ginger like her father. 🤣

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Very early sunrise. Crescent moon shows in a dark blue sky and a strip of orange on the horizon

“In the last days of the fourth world I wished to make a map for
those who would climb through the hole in the sky… An imperfect map will have to do, little one.”

Joy Harjo

Basil leaf in coffee, white mug.

The hazards of making pesto 😔

Cc’ @apaquette.bsky.social

If Dr. Markland’s family are comfortable with this proposal, that is