Carnforth "Varied" Greville
@anidada.bsky.social
Writes. Wants to play guitar very badly, & does. Has the best kid in the universe. Queer in a number of ways. Chronically ill but still kicking.
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Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
I resent this.
January 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I resent this.
In the "start as you mean to go on" files, this is awesome.
BREAKING
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
In the "start as you mean to go on" files, this is awesome.
Dwayne Gretzky's flautist is AMAZING. Oh my GOD.
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Dwayne Gretzky's flautist is AMAZING. Oh my GOD.
Well, Happy New Year, folks. Here's hoping 2026 is as awesome as 2025 wasn't. Don't let the bastards grind you down, carpe all the diem, don't be a dick, & do whatever you can to put more love & goodness into the world & reduce the jackassery in it.
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Well, Happy New Year, folks. Here's hoping 2026 is as awesome as 2025 wasn't. Don't let the bastards grind you down, carpe all the diem, don't be a dick, & do whatever you can to put more love & goodness into the world & reduce the jackassery in it.
The smell of hospitals in winter, and the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls... ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The smell of hospitals in winter, and the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls... ❤️
Wanted to watch the #CBC New Year's coverage, but #Gem isn't working (& it isn't just me, according to Down Detector). I don't use cable or streaming services, there's only a couple of times a year when I can even be bothered with TV. This is one of them, of course. Oh well.
January 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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Are you a writer/journalist with video experience?
I'm looking for an associate producer to cover Steph's mat leave.
See details below and go to ap.todmaffin.com for more details and to apply. (Do not DM or email to apply.)
Not for you, but perfect for someone in your orbit? Tag them or share 🙂
I'm looking for an associate producer to cover Steph's mat leave.
See details below and go to ap.todmaffin.com for more details and to apply. (Do not DM or email to apply.)
Not for you, but perfect for someone in your orbit? Tag them or share 🙂
December 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Are you a writer/journalist with video experience?
I'm looking for an associate producer to cover Steph's mat leave.
See details below and go to ap.todmaffin.com for more details and to apply. (Do not DM or email to apply.)
Not for you, but perfect for someone in your orbit? Tag them or share 🙂
I'm looking for an associate producer to cover Steph's mat leave.
See details below and go to ap.todmaffin.com for more details and to apply. (Do not DM or email to apply.)
Not for you, but perfect for someone in your orbit? Tag them or share 🙂
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Would you like to work with me? I have a job opening! 🙂 If not you, perhaps send to someone who might be interested!
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Would you like to work with me? I have a job opening! 🙂 If not you, perhaps send to someone who might be interested!
If you can stomach watching it, it's out there. And if this link fails, there's others. Many, many, many others.
Trump state media have issued a takedown notice against Global News for airing the 60 Minutes piece on the treatment of people deported to El Salvador.
Here is the video. It is a brutal documentary.
Please share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jieh...
Here is the video. It is a brutal documentary.
Please share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jieh...
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See
YouTube video by Cory Booker
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If you can stomach watching it, it's out there. And if this link fails, there's others. Many, many, many others.
Reading Relentless Decency by @todmaffin.com & had to share this gem, which is in some respects relevant to the thread I posted earlier:
Innovation, Canadian-style, doesn’t start in boardrooms. It starts when something’s broken, it’s minus thirty, and we mutter, “Fuck it, I’ll fix it myself.”
Innovation, Canadian-style, doesn’t start in boardrooms. It starts when something’s broken, it’s minus thirty, and we mutter, “Fuck it, I’ll fix it myself.”
December 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Reading Relentless Decency by @todmaffin.com & had to share this gem, which is in some respects relevant to the thread I posted earlier:
Innovation, Canadian-style, doesn’t start in boardrooms. It starts when something’s broken, it’s minus thirty, and we mutter, “Fuck it, I’ll fix it myself.”
Innovation, Canadian-style, doesn’t start in boardrooms. It starts when something’s broken, it’s minus thirty, and we mutter, “Fuck it, I’ll fix it myself.”
They didn't stand a chance in a lot of ridings given the perceived stakes. In Hamilton Centre, Matthew Green should've won even against the Lib onslaught, but the vote split b/c the NDP platform is no longer distinguishable from the Libs, & b/c they've never formed a fed govt so seem powerless.
NDP report on a disastrous loss:
"The overall verdict from campaign staff was that even significantly better decisions would not have changed the overall outcome."
The campaign "fell a little short."
The base is "defeatist"
I served my party for 21 years. I call bullshit.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"The overall verdict from campaign staff was that even significantly better decisions would not have changed the overall outcome."
The campaign "fell a little short."
The base is "defeatist"
I served my party for 21 years. I call bullshit.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
NDP campaign review cites 'brutal environment' for worst-ever election result | CBC News
The federal NDP released its internal campaign review Friday largely avoiding casting blame on senior staff and instead citing issues that were beyond the control of New Democrats for its worst electi...
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
They didn't stand a chance in a lot of ridings given the perceived stakes. In Hamilton Centre, Matthew Green should've won even against the Lib onslaught, but the vote split b/c the NDP platform is no longer distinguishable from the Libs, & b/c they've never formed a fed govt so seem powerless.
Yes, we do love to see it.
American liquor exports collapsed 85% because of the Canadian boycott.
File the Jim Beam white flag under FAFO!
"In the winter of 25 they were hungry, just barely alive.
By January Jim Beam had fell
It's a time we’ll remember, oh so well
The night we drove old MAGA down
And the bells were ringing"
File the Jim Beam white flag under FAFO!
"In the winter of 25 they were hungry, just barely alive.
By January Jim Beam had fell
It's a time we’ll remember, oh so well
The night we drove old MAGA down
And the bells were ringing"
December 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yes, we do love to see it.
Show me how your 2025 went.
December 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Show me how your 2025 went.
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The last 25 years — and the next century — would have looked very different if democracy had run its course. It enrages me that in a country which (used to) preach the virtues of democracy, the votes were simply not counted, and the legal system okayed this.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The last 25 years — and the next century — would have looked very different if democracy had run its course. It enrages me that in a country which (used to) preach the virtues of democracy, the votes were simply not counted, and the legal system okayed this.
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Half the people I know are or have been down sick of late. My household included. It's been brutal.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
‘Sky-high’ circulation of flu among Canadian kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infections | CBC News
A surge of influenza among school-aged kids is linked to the recent deaths of multiple Ontario children, prompting calls for Canadian families to get vaccinated as medical experts brace for a worsenin...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Half the people I know are or have been down sick of late. My household included. It's been brutal.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Good on Skate Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News
Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport. Premier Danielle Smith ...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Good on Skate Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
Pay the mortgage, make improvements, replace appliances. Be able to afford medical care/meds/surgery not covered by the province. Get a new mattress after ~25 years. Professionally frame my kid's grad photo & diploma. Save up to hire an editor. Stop panicking about money, start breathing again.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Pay the mortgage, make improvements, replace appliances. Be able to afford medical care/meds/surgery not covered by the province. Get a new mattress after ~25 years. Professionally frame my kid's grad photo & diploma. Save up to hire an editor. Stop panicking about money, start breathing again.
*adds prunes to shopping list*
Your yearly reminder that it’s almost time to prepare the prune Krampus
Forget cheese and pineapple hedgehog, every party needs an edible Krampus. Especially knowing how much children love prunes.
(From a 1970s edition of Child Education magazine)
(From a 1970s edition of Child Education magazine)
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
*adds prunes to shopping list*
Putting this on the wishlist.
@profciara.bsky.social I don’t know if you saw; I am the author of THE INTERMEDIARIES —It’s been one of those things, where it’s too timely for its own good, and getting the word out has been uphill both ways.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
The Intermediaries
A <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> Best Book of the Year <br /><br /> The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich., The Intermedia...
wwnorton.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Putting this on the wishlist.
There are people close to me who are alive right now because of this.
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There are people close to me who are alive right now because of this.