Naomi Duguid
@naomiduguid.bsky.social
Curious about the world, especially food, agriculture, homecooking, history of all kinds, human nature. Author of cookbooks including BURMA, TASTE OF PERSIA, and The MIRACLE OF SALT.
A terrific piece of writing about Canada's distinctiveness, by Wade Davis in the Canadian Geographic magazine: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/nor...
North star: Celebrating Canada and Canadianness
Space, land, winter — these are the overwhelming realities of Canada, and they have shaped who we are.
canadiangeographic.ca
A thoughtful exploration of doctors who write, the how and why and what: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why Do Doctors Write?
For physicians, curiosity and care spill easily onto the page.
newyorker.com
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
Not sure why the person who ran Brad Bradford’s mayoral campaign INTO THE GROUND would be asked their opinion on Toronto municipal politics ever again. And no, never John Tory ever again. Terrible mayor, toxic boss, untrustworthy and venal. #TOpoli
The energy, tho, is exactly Pierre Poilievre eating an apple.
Keith Edwards@keithedwards.bsky.social · last yr.If you watch one thing tonight, let it be this. This is delicious.
Indigenous Arts Festival & Na-Me-Res Pow Wow Friday, June 20 & Saturday, June 21 📍 Fort York #Toronto www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...
Indigenous Arts Festival & Na-Me-Res Pow Wow
Celebrate Indigenous cultures at Fort York, June 20 & 21. Free!
toronto.ca
Exclaim!@exclaimdotca.bsky.social · last yr.Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Shub to Play Toronto's Indigenous Arts Festival
great post on the angry old men who want war: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall
Whether inept, driven by survival or corrupt, they are unfit to lead their countries, let alone make decisions that imperil the whole world, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
theguardian.com
three angry old men, power-mad. I wrote about this in my Substack too: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall
Whether inept, driven by survival or corrupt, they are unfit to lead their countries, let alone make decisions that imperil the whole world, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
theguardian.com
A fascinating history of the tomato and recent mapping of its genetics: www.worksinprogress.news/p/an-80000-y...
An 80,000-year history of the tomato
Creating the perfect vegetable
worksinprogress.news
I didn’t do a travelogue like I used to (why risk jerk comment & ruin day? Life is short) but we did nearly 2 weeks in Italy just now 100% by public transit w baby, stroller & bags & it was all so easy. Around town, town to town, across the county. Roll on, roll off, no dreaded car seat & parking.
Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · last yr.I tell you this is depressing. I have no other word. Compounded by Ford's highwayman bravado. It's depressing.
Read this interview with scientist Arden Patapoutian #proprioception english.elpais.com/science-tech...
Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine: ‘90% of people don’t even know they have a sense of proprioception’
The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative
english.elpais.com
“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
'It can happen to anyone': Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office
The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged.
politico.com
Great article on fruit over history. Thanks to @legalnomads.com for posting archaeology.org/collection/a...
Features - A Passion for Fruit - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2025
Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more
archaeology.org
Fantastic Friday Words 🥳 Pick your winner ⭐️ A B C D (Follow for more)
Excluded Headlines: Private energy companies in Syria, possible Gaza "ceasefire" amidst aid used as a weapon, more sanctions on Sudan... open.substack.com/pub/excluded...
Excluded Headlines: Private energy companies in Syria, possible Gaza "ceasefire" amidst aid used as a weapon, more sanctions on Sudan...
Stay up to date on the Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
open.substack.com
Good work by NDP - effective opposition tactics - but it requires Ontarians to care about corruption, which they don't seem to. Example after example of not caring about corruption, even when the New York Times comes to town. Ontario: open for (all kinds of) business.
Greenbelt, mandate letter emails unearthed on Ford government staffers’ personal accounts | Globalnews.ca
The emails, turned over to the Ontario NDP as part of a freedom of information appeal, show staff discussing the Greenbelt and mandate letters on their personal accounts.
globalnews.ca
'It is a mismatched contest: a handful of east London fishmongers taking on the phenomenally wealthy City of London Corporation.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘We trusted them’: East End fishmongers take on the City to save ancient markets
Campaigners say permanent closure of Smithfield and Billingsgate will affect livelihoods and limit access to quality produce
theguardian.com
Photo taken on this day in 2021, looking over at a lush Ontario Place as the sun set. Today completely denuded of plant and building. Never forget who did this and the local companies & people who made money off helping out.
Whoop! 🥳 #Springwatch returns tonight! So... here are four words for you to choose from. 😄 Pick your winner ⭐️ A B C D @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Pope Leo XIV: "We cannot forget our brothers and sisters who suffer because of war. In Gaza, the surviving children, families, and the elderly are reduced to starvation."
The Dufferin & Bathurst bus priority lanes are the only way to break the transit death spiral in Toronto. They must happen & the mayor needs to make sure they’re a raging success. Mission critical as future fixes rely on their success. My column this week. Pls read n share.
Shawn Micallef: How this transit plan could finally make ‘Sufferin’ Dufferin’ a thing of the past
There are 'RapidTO' plans to create transit priority lanes on Dufferin as well as Bathurst streets.
thestar.com
@timothysnyder.bsky.social on the coming Reichstag fire. Essential reading open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
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The basic American political reality is that blue states subsidize red states. The Trump variation is to keep collecting ever more taxes from blue states while taking away ever more services from red states. This is a gamble that voters like to suffer, or no longer matter. time.com/7286199/trum...
How the GOP Tax Bill Leaves Blue States Picking Up the Check
GOP tax bill debate spotlights SALT cap, as blue states subsidize national spending.
time.com
Canada, the UK, and France warned that they will take action if Israel does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions. The three countries have given Israel an opportunity to stop. "We will not hesitate to take action, including targeted sanctions."
Anti-genocide protests happening across Israel today. In Jerusalem Israeli protestors held up images of Palestinian children murdered in Israel’s ongoing genocide campaign in Gaza. (🎥 arixegal) #3E #EndImpunity #FreePalestine
