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Writer, editor, film classification researcher (censorship, children's rights). Recent romance novel: Ocean's Lure http://bit.ly/3llHbIV Nova Scotian by choice. he/him
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@covell.ca
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My first romance novel. Another is in editing, and more are drafted. Available in eBook or paperback from online retailers, or order from any bookstore. More at this link: somewhatgrumpypress.com/oceans-lure-...
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Meet Aimee Bock, mastermind of Massive Minneapolis Minnesota fraud scheme. She lured Somalis into opening daycares & wellness centers promising millions in Fed Govt funding. Most never got paid, she kept $250M and they closed. Ain't no ICE issues. Somali's were the victims, whistleblowers.
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Meet Aimee Bock, mastermind of Massive Minneapolis Minnesota fraud scheme. She lured Somalis into opening daycares & wellness centers promising millions in Fed Govt funding. Most never got paid, she kept $250M and they closed. Ain't no ICE issues. Somali's were the victims, whistleblowers.
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Out of ~60,000 Somalis in Minnesota, 85 (.01%) have been criminally indicted
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Out of ~60,000 Somalis in Minnesota, 85 (.01%) have been criminally indicted
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
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Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 3,800 hospitalizations, 770 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 20,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 3,800 hospitalizations, 770 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 20,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
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Remember, your drawing skills stopped where you last attempted to draw. That might be seven years old. Embrace it. It's fun to be a kid again.
Ed Emberley drawing books will give you important dragon drawing skills (and help break you of the notion that you *can't* draw.)
Ed Emberley drawing books will give you important dragon drawing skills (and help break you of the notion that you *can't* draw.)
December 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Remember, your drawing skills stopped where you last attempted to draw. That might be seven years old. Embrace it. It's fun to be a kid again.
Ed Emberley drawing books will give you important dragon drawing skills (and help break you of the notion that you *can't* draw.)
Ed Emberley drawing books will give you important dragon drawing skills (and help break you of the notion that you *can't* draw.)
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The Right’s attack on daycare isn’t just racist (re: blaming “Somali fraud” even in cities where there are few Somalis and no indication of fraud)—it’s also anti-woman.
By attacking daycare they are absolutely implying women should be at home taking care of their children instead of having careers.
By attacking daycare they are absolutely implying women should be at home taking care of their children instead of having careers.
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Right’s attack on daycare isn’t just racist (re: blaming “Somali fraud” even in cities where there are few Somalis and no indication of fraud)—it’s also anti-woman.
By attacking daycare they are absolutely implying women should be at home taking care of their children instead of having careers.
By attacking daycare they are absolutely implying women should be at home taking care of their children instead of having careers.
The folks who complain about participation trophies seem fine with their president receiving unearned awards.
Netanyahu announces that he's awarding the Israel Prize to President Trump. Trump says it's "surprising and very much appreciated"
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The folks who complain about participation trophies seem fine with their president receiving unearned awards.
At $2,000 a bottle, how many honest and decent people are buying this wine?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Compromised Visa used to buy 2 bottles of $2K wine at Guelph LCBO: Police | CBC News
Police in Guelph are investigating after a 70-year-old woman says her Visa was compromised and used to withdraw $3,500 cash and buy two bottles of French wine worth $2,100 each.
www.cbc.ca
December 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
At $2,000 a bottle, how many honest and decent people are buying this wine?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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In today's Morning File, stories on the history of the Halifax rail cut, a taiga flycatcher in Vancouver, plus my essay on how politicians are curating an image and too many people are buying into it.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
The curated politician: Stop buying into everything elected officials post on social media - Halifax Examiner
Too many voters have curated their own idea of who should lead us all.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In today's Morning File, stories on the history of the Halifax rail cut, a taiga flycatcher in Vancouver, plus my essay on how politicians are curating an image and too many people are buying into it.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
"The town, which had previously welcomed just 5,000 visitors per year, received more than 40,000 tourists by 2013, and raised more than €50,000 for charity at the time. Officials say nowadays between 15,000 and 20,000 tourists per year visit Borja to see the famous portrait..."
December 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"The town, which had previously welcomed just 5,000 visitors per year, received more than 40,000 tourists by 2013, and raised more than €50,000 for charity at the time. Officials say nowadays between 15,000 and 20,000 tourists per year visit Borja to see the famous portrait..."
Listening to CBC radio this morning...interviews about wells and farming, news about improvements to farming, road reports about highway conditions...has anyone told them that most people in Canada live in urban areas? Sure, PEI is half rural, but more than twice as many people live in Halifax.
December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Listening to CBC radio this morning...interviews about wells and farming, news about improvements to farming, road reports about highway conditions...has anyone told them that most people in Canada live in urban areas? Sure, PEI is half rural, but more than twice as many people live in Halifax.
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Artists are standing up to Trump, if only politicians, colleges and media had their courage and commitment
December 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Artists are standing up to Trump, if only politicians, colleges and media had their courage and commitment
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I have to admit, I also always had kinda the wrong idea about Norman Rockwell until I saw the piece "Murder in Mississippi" as a teen in art history class
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have to admit, I also always had kinda the wrong idea about Norman Rockwell until I saw the piece "Murder in Mississippi" as a teen in art history class
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The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
December 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
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God bless cancon quotas
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
God bless cancon quotas
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A new blog post, in which @covell.ca from SGP interviews author Glenn Burwell, and learns many things, including whether Burwell is a plotter or pantser (and to take better interview notes). #booksky
somewhatgrumpypress.com/2025/12/29/b...
somewhatgrumpypress.com/2025/12/29/b...
Glenn Burwell Interview
Tim from Somewhat Grumpy Press was recently in Vancouver, and had an opportunity to sit down for coffee* (of course)** with our most prolific author, Glenn Burwell.*** We recently published Glenn&#…
somewhatgrumpypress.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A new blog post, in which @covell.ca from SGP interviews author Glenn Burwell, and learns many things, including whether Burwell is a plotter or pantser (and to take better interview notes). #booksky
somewhatgrumpypress.com/2025/12/29/b...
somewhatgrumpypress.com/2025/12/29/b...
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Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
Why the War on Trans Girls Is a War on Girlhood
Excluding trans girls is controlling who can be girls, and who can't, further dividing children and causing harm
medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
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Succinct and simple explanation of why ICE agents are acting like lawless thugs: because the Supreme Court allows for it.
Why ICE Is Getting Away With It
The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard.
www.theatlantic.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Succinct and simple explanation of why ICE agents are acting like lawless thugs: because the Supreme Court allows for it.
Maybe there are reasons why marble isn't used for arm rests.
35 million Americans live in poverty, and yet, this is what our president is focused on.
December 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Maybe there are reasons why marble isn't used for arm rests.
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Great article by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social on hospice care, with a hat-tip to Hospice Halifax for their humane model.
How private equity is ruining hospice care in the U.S. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
How private equity is ruining hospice care in the U.S. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
How private equity is ruining hospice care in the U.S. - Halifax Examiner
In contrast, Hospice Halifax gets it right.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Great article by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social on hospice care, with a hat-tip to Hospice Halifax for their humane model.
How private equity is ruining hospice care in the U.S. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
How private equity is ruining hospice care in the U.S. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
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From @nsgov.bsky.social - WEATHER UPDATE: Low temps + freezing rain are expected. We’re working closely with partners to make sure people experiencing homelessness have added supports. If you/someone you know needs emergency help - call 211 to connect with local services.
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
From @nsgov.bsky.social - WEATHER UPDATE: Low temps + freezing rain are expected. We’re working closely with partners to make sure people experiencing homelessness have added supports. If you/someone you know needs emergency help - call 211 to connect with local services.
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We just had an incident in NZ where several newspapers published the top 10 NZ books for kids and 5 of them didn’t exist - the papers lifted the list straight from a press release from the so-called World Literacy Foundation
December 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We just had an incident in NZ where several newspapers published the top 10 NZ books for kids and 5 of them didn’t exist - the papers lifted the list straight from a press release from the so-called World Literacy Foundation
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In which Telegraph journalists, straight-facedly claiming that the council tax surcharge on properties over £2m will flag such properties to burglars, claim to have neve heard of 'walking down a street and looking at the houses'.
December 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
In which Telegraph journalists, straight-facedly claiming that the council tax surcharge on properties over £2m will flag such properties to burglars, claim to have neve heard of 'walking down a street and looking at the houses'.
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These parents killed their child and we need to say it
“The vaccination has stuff we don’t trust,” said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died of measles. In March, Tom Bartlett wrote about his visit with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
These parents killed their child and we need to say it
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An abled person can go around. A disabled person is completely stuck. This shit is so fucking vile.
December 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
An abled person can go around. A disabled person is completely stuck. This shit is so fucking vile.
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM