Today's word is PASS. Today's #BookQW from INTO THE BROKEN LANDS (DAW Books, Inc. 2022) a created world fantasy that is, like all of my books at heart, about self awareness. Who am I? How do other people see me? Can that body part be reattached? Do we stop to bury him, or do we go on?

Nickel is necessary for EV batteries, among other things, but will we build batteries here, or will we continue to merely supply raw materials to the rest of the world. Also, proceeding despite Indigenous concerns is first class colonialism. Reconciliation needs to be more than theater.

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · yesterday

Thousands of good jobs. Billions in new investment. A stronger, more resilient Canadian economy.

Could be you Ontario. Instead we elected a corrupt, unprepared, dope. A climate denier. Three times. Our electricity rates just went up, again. This time by 30%. Do you remember when Doug Ford promised to reign in the cost of hydro? I do. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity

Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

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Canada. WTF are we doing? #cdnpoli bsky.app/profile/sara...

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 2d ago

Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West

A woman on the run, a lightning storm, an abandoned castle--CHAINED KNIGHT is $3.99USD (and CAD) in ebook, until 8/16. books2read.com/chainedknight

Heads up folks! My Seattle mystery about a psychic travel agent slash karaoke queen is a special price for August! For just $1.99 you can grab the ebook from all the usual suspects - just click here and check the right-hand column here for links: 👇 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Grave-...

Grave Reservations

A psychic travel agent and a Seattle PD detective try to solve a murder in this “ebullient tap dance of a mystery” (Christopher Moore, New York Tim...

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Welcome to Craft Beer Summer. Our 5th contestant is whatever the heck this is. We had it during our first internet outage, the can is gone, and I took no notes. I do know I didn't like it. Conversely, the Beloved really liked it. Possibly because it didn't taste like beer.

I don't think I can read this right now but I want to boost it and encourage everyone who can to have a look and also boost. This is Welland ON. You never know who might know something.

Anne Panke@arocc.bsky.social · 5d ago

For me, it would be solving this awful crime. It was my daughter’s horse that died. Police gave up pretty quickly (no surprise there!) but even Crimestoppers let us down entirely….

I've had no internet since Tuesday. I have internet again! The KOS tech was amazing and didn't have to climb the antenna which we were both happy about. Honestly, the only thing I really missed was email. And my weather app. And Tortuga on Zombie Castaways. And the ability to access the library.

For our 2nd Giveaway of the day JAB Books is offering two lucky winners the chance to grab a copy of Direct Descendant by @tanyahuff.bsky.social! 🇺🇲 US Only - Enter at the link below app.randompicker.com/Project/Publ... Winners will be drawn in three days! #tbrcon2026 #bookgiveaway

#SDCC comic con: our daughter left her 3D printed black dragon in the restroom near E/Starbucks. She printed it herself and is devastated. We checked the restroom and lost and found which means someone picked it up. If you bring it to 5552 I will give you a signed comic as reward

Oscar and Singer would like to point out that I should stop complaining as I'm not wearing a fur coat. #happycaturday

The media allowed this to happen. Pollievere’s lies were seldom called out.

Aaron Wherry@aaronwherry.bsky.social · 2w ago

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Nothing spells knowledge of CORRUPTION like telling your MPPs to “keep it in the strictest confidence.” Not only does elitist autocrat nepo baby Ford thinks he’s entitled to his Gravy Plane he looks like he’s buying loyalty by giving MPPs secret perks. It’s disgusting #Onpoli

Denver -- Come get your tators!* 🥔 (*But seriously, free potatoes) Monday 7/27 @ 9am - 12pm Park Hill Food Recovery Hub, 6090 E. 39th Ave “Anyone is welcome to come. They can bring tote bags, wagons, you could back up your pickup truck if you wanted to."

Ryan (Ry) Warner@ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 2w ago

Denver, if you're free on Monday, a mountain of free spuds awaits:

In 2021, Premier Doug Ford was personally presented with 20 recommendations to improve emergency management in northern Ontario. The auditor general later offered another 30. Little progress was made before the deadliest wildfire season on record. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-igno...

First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it | The Narwhal

Indigenous leaders and the auditor general gave Ontario several emergency management recommendations over the years. Little progress was made

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Too much of a weenie for Summerween? Check out these must-read cozy horrors that won't have you running from the dark or hiding under your covers. Even if you do not shy away from the 'horrorest' horrors, pick these books up eitherway 😱

Wow! Her handler HUNG UP on the host of the radio show!!! What are they HIDING??? #OntarioWildfires #JillDunlopIsIncompetent #FordFailedOntario #onpoli #cdnpoli torontolife.com/city/ontario...

Ontario's minister of emergency preparedness and response hung up during a CBC radio interview - Toronto Life

A handler disconnected the call after the minister was asked about the province’s wildfire communications with Indigenous communities

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In Ontario, “producer responsibility” means the Ford government will reduce tire recycling targets while letting the “responsible” private companies jack up consumer fees that are supposed to pay for the recycling they aren’t doing www.thestar.com/business/you... #onpoli

Tire recycling fees are rising — again — even as used tires pile up across the province

Ontario's largest tire recycling organization is hiking its eco fee for the second time in 18 months, as the province's lowered recycled targets has led to tires piling up at waste and drop-off sites.

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Today's word is DECIDE. Today's #BookQW is from THE SILVERED, an Aurora Award winning, standalone, created world fantasy where the clothing DOES NOT change when the shifters do. Seriously, that whole clothing changes with the body thing really gets up my nose. 1/3

Ten of my new book (out in November) SAVED BY THE SPELL are part of a StoryGraph giveaway from now until August 18th. USA only. app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/e1...

dawbooks's giveaway for Saved by the Spell on The StoryGraph

We're giving away 10 copies of Tanya Huff's latest, Saved by the Spell. This is a cozy fantasy...

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Just found out that Madonna was part of the World Cup final half-time show on Sunday and did NOT sing Don't Cry For Me Argentina.

COYOTE RUN is part of the Horned Lark Press Summer Sale! This means you can pick up a paperback for $10USD (and shipping) until 7/31; other paperbacks are $10USD as well. A great time to stock up, especially if you love punching fascists. hornedlarkpress.com/product/coyo...

I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.

Donald Trump is using the climate fires to threaten Canada. MAGA politicians are saying it's our last warning and threatening to come over the border. Meanwhile a Canadian firefighter died helping people in Colorado. It would be ridiculous if it wasn't so serious. My latest youtu.be/hqPHvJJc1Ck?...

TRUMP THREATENS CANADA OVER CLIMATE FIRES

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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COYOTE RUN is part of the Horned Lark Press Summer Sale! This means you can pick up a paperback for $10USD (and shipping) until 7/31; other paperbacks are $10USD as well. A great time to stock up, especially if you love punching fascists. hornedlarkpress.com/product/coyo...

Doug Ford is nowhere to be seen as a community burnt to the ground in Northern Ontario. His government is on a five month vacation as people are living in evacuation centres. He needs to explain why he cut the firefighting budget at a time of growing climate fires. youtube.com/shorts/e6qpf...

DOUG FORD MIA - AS ONTARIO BURNS

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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It's very hard not to love @doctorow.pluralistic.net when he gets stuck into something. This video really lays out the AI bubble clearly!

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

Yesterday Toronto had worst air quality in the world. Ford has cut 184 M from forest fire budget and spent 452 M on advertising! Don’t buy that he’ll ‘spare no expense’ fighting these fires his track record shows his true priorities! More on tonight’s OShow Scandal Panel #Onpoli