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Jane Roberts

@redjane67.bsky.social

680 followers 250 following 2.3K posts

Urban dwelling Canadian. 40 years working in IT and not done yet. Still curious about my world. Passionate about sustainable living. Looking for clues at the scene of the crime. She/her

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · Feb 9

I'm gonna pin this for a while.

Cats That Heal Your Depression @000.bsky.social · Feb 9

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 8h

Why doesn't IKEA sell this?

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 8h

One last note: about every six months I remember the Finnish dish cabinet exists and I get irrationally angry this isn't a mainstay of US culture and I'm not sure how or why, but I blame the patriarchy. They are cabinets above the kitchen sink that drain directly into the kitchen sink.

Finnish Dish Drying Cabinets Are the Genius Kitchen Feature You’ll Want Next

Discover the genius Finnish dish drying cabinet, a space-saving kitchen upgrade that makes drying and storing dishes effortless.

www.marthastewart.com

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 8h

The last week and a bit I've been enjoying the videos coming from the 200th anniversary celebratory traversal of the Erie canal by the Buffalo Maritime Museum in their new reproduction canal boat.
Only available on FB www.facebook.com/share/v/17Rm...

Seneca Chief Erie canal boat on its way from Buffalo to New York in Oct. 2025. Painted bright yellow.

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 11h

Who else's boss pings their team on Friday afternoon of a long weekend?

a cartoon of a computer with the word songo on it

Alt: a cartoon of a computer with a bobbing toy hitting the "Y" key. Gif from Simpsons TV show.

media.tenor.com

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 14h

Fuck, ya.
That's a lot of elbows.
Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs ...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Canada's economy added 60K jobs last month | CBC News

Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

www.cbc.ca

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 18h

Fantastic piece by John Michael McGrath on our "Families on the Move: 670,000 More Households in Eastern Ontario by 2051" report, and how the GTA is causing a chronic shortage of 3+ bedroom homes across the province.

www.tvo.org/article/...

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 17h

"The housing theory of everything"
I think that should replace "It's the economy, stupid"

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19h

#Yukon Building Trades Council aims to make training an election issue, president says
'If housing is going to be an issue, then we need more qualified tradespeople'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Yukon Building Trades Council aims to make training an election issue, president says | CBC News

As Yukon prepares for a territorial election, the president of the Yukon Building Trades Council says he’s been talking to the political parties about policies to improve skilled trades training

www.cbc.ca

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 19h

Did anyone else notice a small plot detail in a recent episode of Only Murders in the Building where Loretta's apartment fire was caused by her electric kettle?
Americans love their gas stoves with an open flame, but an electric kettle? No, that's dangerous. Hilarious.

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 20h

Oh, boy. I can start ordering online again. (But I mustn't because i'm one of those impoverished divorced ppl now)
Canada Post union says it will...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada Post union says it will move from nationwide strike action to rotating strikes on Saturday | CBC News

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents 55,000 Canada Post workers, announced late Thursday that it will end its nationwide strike action and move to rotating strikes starting Saturday....

www.cbc.ca

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 20h

Time to put the kettle on.

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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 20h

Are you listening, Canada? @mark-carney.bsky.social?

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 7d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 20h

How cold is it?

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

n.pr

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 1d

Personal observation: it's always menopausal women who get visions.

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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a good example of how the consensus around urban density in KW differs from many other medium-sized cities. At a development proposal meeting, a Waterloo councillor responded to the "high-rises aren't for families" trope with a comment that they are in no way a lesser-than form of living.

This drew a rebuke from Coun. Royce Bodaly. “There are many, many residents who live in the city of Waterloo who are raising families in high-density apartment buildings, and I don’t think that we should be suggesting that is some sort of lesser-than way of living,” he said.

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Deny Sullivan @denysullivan.bsky.social · 3d

10% increase in traffic on already congested bridges.

If you hate traffic, this has added over 10,000 vehicles per day, vehicles that clogging up the roads. Vehicles that *literally* weren’t willing to pay $1 to make their trip

Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 4d

Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed

Story by me

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...

Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed - Halifax Examiner

Meanwhile, collisions down 40%, according to Halifax Harbour Bridges.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

A rant Rick Mercer would be proud of.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 2d

In a fiery statement, Eby called her out directly stating...
"This is not the Danielle Smith show!" #cdnpoli

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photoblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 2d

Snakes.

#Toronto #Subway #Photography

Crossover subway tracks leading to the Vincent/Keele Yard just east of Keele Station in Toronto Ontario

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

"Known bug"

Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 2d

Holy shit 😬

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

Yup that's my councillor who wants to be mayor.
Yes, please run for mayor, Brad and LOSE so you won't be my councillor anymore.

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 2d

Recommendation for council to express its continued support for speed cameras CARRIES 24-1. Guess who.

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

If you can i'd recommend you go see her. Near the end my Dad was much better in person than on the phone.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 2d

ME: Give a hoot. Don't pollute. [I've been recalling random cultural bibs and bobs all day]

@THEPALINODE.com: Fucking sanctimonious owl.

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

Great. We've hit the turning point.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Solar & wind met 109% of new electricity demand, globally, in the first half of 2025.

Renewables are handling all new demand & are inexorably moving beyond, to chip away at the FF foundation.

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember

Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

ember-energy.org

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

The misspelled name is how I now he hasn't opened the document.
He wouldn't stop the "poor me" stuff, but he hates to see his name misspelled in this particular way.

Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 2d

Can't resist this one.
My idiot soon-to-be-ex likes to whine about being broke and in debt every chance he gets, but after delaying the separation agreement for a couple of months, he hasn't even opened the draft doc to see he's gonna get 100's of $1,000's
AND
the mediator MISSPELLED his name.