Also slip-on, so you can get them on and off without having to find a chair. (Actually I realized I needed slip-on boots in the toddler-chasing era - by the time they were dressed, it was exigent that I be ready to go outside IMMEDIATELY)
25.11.2025 19:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
N.S. mom alarmed after teen targeted by predators on school-issued laptop | CBC News
Timestamps on the computer showed that messages were accessed both at home and at school.
A parent in Nova Scotia discovered that her child had been targeted by online predators while using a school-issued Chromebook. The device, provided by the school board, gave access to apps and games including Roblox. 1/
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25.11.2025 16:02 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
My child just told me they thought I was born "in the 1600s or something." I either look very, very good for 400 or very, very bad for my actual age.
20.11.2025 14:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks for doing this again Steve, I always find it interesting!
12.11.2025 15:14 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Four stories about people dead or in life-threatening condition after vehicle collisions, 2 of them involving pedestrians. Not amazing.
4 of 6 stories in the GTA section of the Toronto Star are vehicle collisions, 2 of them pedestrians. Not a great look for the city.
05.11.2025 00:24 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
+ women are not a special interest group! We are not homogenous! We are half the population!
That seems to be missing from the discourse every single time.
04.11.2025 18:29 β π 111 π 21 π¬ 2 π 2
This account is undefeated.
03.11.2025 15:40 β π 58 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
The tetherball set gets used by all the neighbour kids from 6-10 (caveat: I live in a very sporty neighbourhood). Would recommend getting one designed for adults as big kid swings are mighty enough that our first set cracked quickly & became irreparably broken after 2 years
03.11.2025 17:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Escaping from under rain coats where we are. I remember being deeply offended at having to wear snowpants and a tutu as a child.
31.10.2025 14:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Solidarity to anyone practicing their fake-purple-hair dragon braiding technique tonight.
30.10.2025 22:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Call for Applicants - Postdoctoral Fellow - Gender, Radicalisation, and Extremism | Centre for International and Defence Policy
Oct 29, 2025 | Call for Applicants | Post-Doctoral Fellow - Gender, Radicalisation, and Extremism
Excited to share that the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow for our EU #HorizonEurope project AMALTHEA on gender, radicalization & extremism.
www.queensu.ca/cidp/call-ap...
30.10.2025 17:42 β π 9 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
Hey @tomflood.bsky.social I had to write about this. - Walking isnβt Torontoβs Problem. Itβs our Superpower. medium.com/@lanrickbenn...
30.10.2025 17:24 β π 28 π 10 π¬ 2 π 0
My children woke up singing "Takedown".
30.10.2025 16:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
This is maybe just a variant on salsa verde but the Washington Post vegan chile verde is delicious (has bulgur and white beans in it; I usually use quinoa)
27.10.2025 18:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
π¨ ALERT π¨ It is now officially babies in tiny jackets with ears on the hoods season. Please be on the lookout for babies in tiny jackets with ears on the hoods at all times.
21.10.2025 11:41 β π 1728 π 291 π¬ 30 π 36
Shouts out to Max Scherzer, doing it for all the guys over 40 who experience neck, shoulder and back pain because of the violent repetitive movement of their bodies, whether that's Pitching to Major League Hitters or Shifting Slightly in Bed
17.10.2025 02:19 β π 1732 π 230 π¬ 39 π 11
Image of multicoloured hands pointing at the words "Together we're strong"
We are not powerless in the face of rising hate, harassment and violence. If we take the time to learn effective de-escalation and intervention skills, we CAN keep each other safe.
Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you how. It's free and open to anyone aged 12+ β
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09.10.2025 14:15 β π 74 π 28 π¬ 0 π 6
submit your ideas for topics here: forms.gle/ZTJ4E6nWG6Ua...
09.10.2025 14:24 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.
Hope this helps
09.10.2025 04:25 β π 1865 π 438 π¬ 39 π 25
Congratulations!
01.10.2025 16:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
MW correctly reading the room
01.10.2025 16:14 β π 1316 π 271 π¬ 19 π 3
How, exactly, do the Canadian Armed Forces deploy on operations with an ally who doesn't respect ROEs?
30.09.2025 14:40 β π 263 π 117 π¬ 16 π 9
Quick reminder that fascism is almost always obsessed with the aesthetics of the male bodyβsculpted, uniformed, disciplined.
30.09.2025 13:27 β π 320 π 106 π¬ 19 π 4
A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says:
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A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible...
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You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
21.09.2025 16:30 β π 12674 π 2887 π¬ 122 π 200
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The Diplomat: Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix
My headcanon is that this show is now about Evil C.J. Cregg and Evil Josh Lyman www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6UX...
18.09.2025 16:20 β π 29 π 9 π¬ 4 π 0
I had a grad school classmate who ran a study in Fall 2001 where they called Congressional Offices to ask them how they processed mail. (It was about responsiveness to constituents). As you can imagine they got a phone call from the FBI. Still use that as an example of bad timing in research...
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This judgy former conference planner wants all of your events to have:
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a protein option at breakfast
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coffee urns left out until theyβre empty
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hot water in a container thatβs never held coffee
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the dessert from lunch held back until the afternoon so you feel like you had an extra treat
11.09.2025 13:14 β π 121 π 21 π¬ 9 π 7
π¨ My department @westernu.ca is hiring up to two TT Assistant Professors in International Politics (IR/CP).
Iβm not on the search committee, but Iβll be at APSA next week β happy to chat & answer questions!
Application info: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
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05.09.2025 15:20 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
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