Lisa of the Island

Notice the difference?
Everyone loved President Obama….

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining. Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.

Canadian-based The Metals Company (@themetalsco.bsky.social) is pushing to mine the deep sea. Canada must double-down to #StopDeepSeaMining and oppose the Mining Code that would open oceans to irreversible damage. @greenpeaceca.bsky.social Add your name: act.gp/3ZXB5ll

I’m afraid to say this is very attractive. Got to love a passionate nerd. He knows his shit.

Has there been a legal case yet to set legal precedent about whether companies are responsible for when their LLMs hallucinate dangerous lies yet? I would 100% sue if I were these guys

This is Jumbo. She just got her very first bath. Doggy paddle officially activated. 12/10

a paper clip with a face on it is sitting on top of a piece of paper . ALT: a paper clip with a face on it is sitting on top of a piece of paper .

If anyone edits in MS Word, be sure to use the Read Aloud function. It's amazing what errors you can pick up hearing your story being read out loud.
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting

"I strongly feel that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an insult to life itself."

--- Hayao Miyazaki

Elbows up, Canada.

MONDAY BLUES
Adorned with stunning mosques & historical structures, Samarkand, Uzbekistan is referred to as the "Blue City" due to the captivating sight of blue-tiled mosque roofs against the sky.

Blue is a color of Peace...
🕊️A moments Peace for all who view this post🕊️
🦋LJC

#travel #photography

Prime Minister Mark Carney is asked to respond to Marco Rubio suggesting today that Canada join the United States:

"It's crazy. His point is crazy. That's it."

Aurora Borealis
Daphne Odjig ~ Anishinaabe
1984

This. Paul Krugman interviewed Mary Lovely, international trade economist from the University of Syracuse, who said that imposing these tariffs was fundamentally illegal unless in the case of national security. This is what they made up to justify their Assholian behaviour.

The Return of the Bookstore: Brick and Mortar Shops Making Stunning Comeback Young readers are fueling a surprising bookstore renaissance.

www.zmescience.com/science/news...
The Return of the Bookstore: Brick and Mortar Shops Making Stunning Comeback
Young readers are fueling a surprising bookstore renaissance. #booksky

And I mean this sincerely❣️
And now I'm gobsmacked! There're no more country flags in the emojis?!?

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emojipedia.org/flag-canada

She's gonna Darwin Award the red states en masse

Congratulations Cathy! Have a wonderful 71st!

It's the launch day for Raise Your Roof! Thank you to my wonderful collaborator Karl Subban, @harpercollinsca.bsky.social and our agents at Transatlantic! Karl is a gem of a human being and so generous as a storyteller. We're so proud of this. www.harpercollins.ca/978144347344... #booksky #blacksky

Ban X/Twitter in Canada I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

I left Twitter the day that Musk took over, and had been a member since its first week. I get it. But it's not safe for me now.

Salman Rushdie out, Dan Brown in: why it’s time to detoxify our middle-class bookshelves | Gareth Rubin Drop the pretence: instead of parading a love of highbrow literature, just enjoy the books you want to read

Just do it, people.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.

“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”

As a horrified Canadian, this makes me feel a little bit of hope.

Same!! That movie got me through the crappiest part of grad school.

When the DM makes sense, it's REALLY that bad.

Some first peeks at the new mushroom-themed spring issue of Enchanted Living from art director/resident wood nymph Lisa Gill 🍄

Order your copy and/or subscribe at enchantedlivingmag.com/collections/...

Not only is Substack right-wing broligarchy garbage, it's way more expensive than Ghost A lot of us know by now that Substack has a Nazi problem. It not only profits from fascist voices, it actively promotes their work and recruits them. And it's funded by Silicon Valley anti-democracy b...

I just wrote a quick blog post about why Substack writers should switch to Ghost! micahflee.com/2025/02/not-...

This is frightening and important news about censorship in the LGBTQIA+ community. Follow Mischa Oak, people!

I just reserved one as well, out on Blenkinsop!