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She/her, settler. Writer @washingtonpost @Eater @GlobeandMail. Represented by Aevitas Creative Management.
"You don't count the dead when God's on your side." Stop what you are doing.
Meshell Ndegeocello - With God on Our Side with W/Bill Callahan, Chris Thile (Official Video)
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Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq
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Saw the most beautiful film last night, which I urge on all fellow worshipers of the slow, the quiet, the sublime: Margreth Olin's (2023) 'Songs of Earth,' a tribute to her gentle, remarkable father & the fjord where his family has lived for centuries, noticing, honouring, & enduring the land.
"Patricia" works in a team of 3 to harvest wine grapes. One cuts, one packs & one moves the grapes by wheelbarrow. They share the piece rate and must stay in rhythm working as fast as they can. They work from 6-11am and then leave as Central Valley temps pass 95°. #WeFeedYou
When I think of ‘power couples,’ this archival portrait always comes to mind: Chief Isaac and Eliza (née Harper) Isaac. (Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in), possibly taken at Dawson City, Yukon, around 1900. ‘The Isaac family patriarch and matriarch consists of Chief Isaac and Eliza Harper (daughter of Chief Gäh
Writing productivity is up there with diet as two of the dullest conversations. I'd rather talk about the weather.
I don't know what it will amount to? Is it ceremonial-colonialism with no consultation? If this is about the Arctic, who is at the table? 🇨🇦🇪🇺
“I am not proposing a third bloc in order to become a great-power rival only with better manners,” #MarkCarney said during his speech to #European lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. “We do not seek power to dominate others,” he added. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w... #Canada #EU #CanadaSky
Carney Calls for E.U.-Canada Pact Amid ‘Ferocious Storm’
Prime Minister Mark Carney told European lawmakers that an alliance would help to secure sovereignty and independence for his country. The moves come amid a historic low for U.S. ties with Canada.
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I made rigatoni alla Norma tonight, and trust me, you're jealous. No photo. It was sublime, and made with a handful of ingredients. I carefully sauteed the eggplant until golden and just soft, tossed it in homemade tomato sauce with torn basil leaves, and finished it with grated percorino.
"We are moving to a world that will not be U.S. centric only." The current republican leadership makes it clear it's not a minute too soon. I shook my head through this interview. I hope the painful reality of the economy inspires more Americans to vote in the #midterms.
Pressures on the U.S. Economy: Oil Above $100, Rising Debt and an AI “Bubble” | Amanpour and Company
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We're still operating like we don't know what to do about it. #climatecrisis
Kees van der Leun@sustainable2050.bsky.social · 4d agoGlaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer. "No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
Have a tech policy story you've been trying to tell — or a question you can't stop asking? The 2027 Tech Policy Press Fellowship gives journalists, researchers, and policy professionals the runway to do that work. Apply by September 24: www.techpolicy.press/call-for-app...
Call for Applications: 2027 Tech Policy Press Fellowship Program
2027 Tech Policy Press fellowship applications are due on September 24, 2026.
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Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library.
"Our overall response rate for the Census of Population is one of the highest in the world for such an exercise, making the data it provides as accurate and reliable as can be."
Aaron Wherry@aaronwherry.bsky.social · 5d agoName something that Canadians love more than filling out the census.
Cash transfers to low income mums may slow biological aging in children “1000 low-income mothers were randomly assigned to receive $333 or $20 per month; by age 4, children in the higher-transfer group showed epigenetic markers linked to a slower pace of biological aging” #DOHaD
Cash transfers to mothers with low income may slow biological aging in children
A study published in Nature Human Behaviour reports that providing cash transfers to mothers with low income during the first four years of their children's lives changed the children's biological agi...
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I've seen the best signs from the Irish protests today. The spirit of Ireland is unbeatable.
