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Kelly B

@kellyblack.ca

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Public history. Museums. PhD. Tidal pool explorer. Vancouver Island - Coast Salish territories. Newsletter: buttondown.com/leftcoastdispatch he/him kellyblack.ca

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · Mar 26

'Do Archives Matter?'

My latest Left Coast Dispatch: buttondown.com/leftcoastdis... #yyj #BChist #CdnHist #BCpoli #archives

Do Archives Matter?

There has been much talk lately of defending BC and Canada. Canadian flags are flying in apartment windows and on lawns. There’s a giant maple leaf pinned to...

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 6h

lol

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 8h

I still talk to my supervisor. They came to visit me in the spring. Don’t talk to the department. Different job

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 1d

The only explanation for why assaulting people with a car has such insanely minor consequences is that the people who make our laws want to be able to assault people with their own cars.

CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 1d

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

Driver handed two tickets for hitting pedestrians in Saanich, fleeing the scene

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 16h

lol. Wowewow

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 17h

Just added another stop on our tour: Nanaimo, BC! The event is free, but RSVPs are required and donations to Strong Towns Nanaimo are encouraged. You can also preorder a copy of Life After Cars with your RSVP. See you there!

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The War On Cars: The Life After Cars

The hosts of The War on Cars podcast celebrate their new book, Life After Cars.

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Defund VicPD @defundvicpd.bsky.social · 1d

There’s more money for police but apparently none for striking workers #defundVicpd

CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 1d

Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the province is providing funding to add nearly 100 new training seats per class for police recruits at the Justice Institute of British Columbia's police academy.

Province expands funding for Justice Institute of B.C. to add 96 police seats

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 17h

First major league baseball game i ever saw was the Blue Jays vs Mariners at the old Kingdome. I don’t watch much sports these days but i will be tuning in for this series

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 1d

A wall that was spray painted with swastikas and a message of “F- your kids” beside an Every Child Matters banner is now home to a new mural showcasing the history and present of Treaty 8 First Nations www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Treaty 8 mural transforms vandalized wall in Fort St. John | CBC News

After vandals defaced the Treaty 8 office in Fort St. John with racist graffiti, Cree artist Alisa Parenteau picked up her paintbrush and responded with colour, leading a new wave of public art making...

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 1d

I cant even keep track with these accounts. Gotta go through and do a cull

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · Dec 1

Her: You better not be cunty western Gary Cooper when I get there

Me:

A black and white very early photo of Gary cooper in western gear, slicked down flapper hair, makeup, and smoking a cigarette

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 1d

Today at work I saw: 2 eagles on a lighthouse, 2 turkey vultures and 2 ravens feasting on a carcass, and a northern flicker eating from an ant hill

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, softening us up before dropping an austerity budget next month. Partisans will, of course, gleefully fall for it.

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PM Mark Carney announces series of changes in the upcoming federal budget

YouTube video by CP24

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 1d

Yep! I just said the same thing to someone.

Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 1d

The Sopranos Tony Soprano GIF

Alt: Gif. Tony Soprano saying “What are you gonna do?”

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Richard @rwpickard.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I mean, a story that was released RIGHT before their higher-ed AI slidedeck/report started getting puffed. www.cantechletter.com/newswires/kp...

KPMG in Canada recognized as a leader in Canadian AI services by IDC MarketScape

TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2025 /CNW/ – KPMG in Canada has been recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Canadian AI Services 2025 Vendor Assessment*. The IDC MarketScape said “KPMG’s approaches to…

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Library and Archives Canada @library-archives.canada.ca · 2d

Library and Archives Canada has entered the chat! 🍁

As the continuing memory of the federal government, we safeguard Canada’s distant past and recent history for generations to come.

Immerse yourself in a journey of discovery!

#Libraries #Archives #History #CanadaSky

View of the Preservation Centre in Gatineau from across a pond.

Two people spread a very large map across the floor of the Preservation Centre in Gatineau.

A crowd of people listens to a presentation in the Pellan Room at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

A small group of people gathers inside the Art Vault at Library and Archives Canada to view several large, gold-framed paintings.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 1d

Wow it is small! Wild

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Andrew Jeanes @wanderoo.bsky.social · 1d

Design vocabulary aside, the big problem with Adisoke is that it's too small. It would be cramped enough if it was just serving as the central branch of the Ottawa Public Library. It would be insufficient if it only housed the Library and Archives of Canada. Trying to accommodate both is ridiculous.

Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 2d

The near-complete Adisoke, Ottawa’s new central library. Presented without comment.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are walking back to Gaza City as the Israeli military begins its withdrawal from the area following the ceasefire agreement.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 2d

Oh wow!

Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 2d

Unfortunately the album is not Reveen covering Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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He's The Man They Call ReVeen SASKATOON Centennial Vintage show Saskatchewan History Hypnotist

YouTube video by Saskatoon History

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 4d

Thrift store find. IYKYK

Colour photo. The cover of a vinyl record. A man’s face on a black background. The record is titled “Relax with Reveen.”

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