Jacqueline
@cuddlefishj.bsky.social
Australian girl in Canada. Left handed, Maths teacher, atheist Jew, Lego fan, geocacher. I believe in public education and that we should all be outdoors a lot. Like right now. (They call that 'touching grass') 2+2=4
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Yes, we could blame location sharing, or perhaps we could blame the men who use location sharing to stalk and murder.
A NSW coroner has urged young people to consider their use of location-sharing technology after the "senseless" murder of Lilie James at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
Inquest finds murder of Lilie James 'was a premeditated killing'
A NSW coroner has urged young people to consider their use of location-sharing technology after the "senseless" murder of Lilie James at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Yes, we could blame location sharing, or perhaps we could blame the men who use location sharing to stalk and murder.
Another “Is this Australia or Canada?” moment
Parents are reporting year-long waitlists for swimming lessons at public pools as drowning deaths continue to rise.
Swimming skills gap from lack of facilities in regional WA
Parents are reporting year-long waitlists for swimming lessons at public pools as drowning deaths continue to rise.
www.abc.net.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Another “Is this Australia or Canada?” moment
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Loss of provincial $ sucks but this was always an event that mainly benefitted Vancouver. It's nice the province sponsored so much before but it was never a given that it would last.
The city should easily be able to make up this shortfall, but instead they've chosen vibes-based austerity.
The city should easily be able to make up this shortfall, but instead they've chosen vibes-based austerity.
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Loss of provincial $ sucks but this was always an event that mainly benefitted Vancouver. It's nice the province sponsored so much before but it was never a given that it would last.
The city should easily be able to make up this shortfall, but instead they've chosen vibes-based austerity.
The city should easily be able to make up this shortfall, but instead they've chosen vibes-based austerity.
Look what I found on a tram in Melbourne!!
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Look what I found on a tram in Melbourne!!
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The grimy, gritty, grotty city I love with my whole heart #melbourne
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The grimy, gritty, grotty city I love with my whole heart #melbourne
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"support solution oriented conversations" is the type of third rate mba consultant pablum that says nothing
but hacks know it sounds sort of serious without committing to anything
so they shove into politicians' mouths to insult people with ears
no i haven't eaten lunch today why do you ask
but hacks know it sounds sort of serious without committing to anything
so they shove into politicians' mouths to insult people with ears
no i haven't eaten lunch today why do you ask
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"support solution oriented conversations" is the type of third rate mba consultant pablum that says nothing
but hacks know it sounds sort of serious without committing to anything
so they shove into politicians' mouths to insult people with ears
no i haven't eaten lunch today why do you ask
but hacks know it sounds sort of serious without committing to anything
so they shove into politicians' mouths to insult people with ears
no i haven't eaten lunch today why do you ask
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This week's column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social
Eve Lazarus: The history of North Vancouver's Maplewoods Flats is fascinating
Eve Lazarus: The history of North Vancouver's Maplewoods Flats is fascinating
Squatters built and lived in shacks, like the 'Pirate Ship' house shown below, made from old pieces of boats and other debris that washed up on shore
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This week's column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social
Ok time to ask the cigarette company back to sponsor. We have a million weed and vape stores in this city, surely they can get together with a proposal?
Due to a funding collapse, organizers of the Honda Celebration of Light have cancelled the 2026 event.
Vancouver's annual fireworks tradition of over three decades is short $1 million due to lower sponsorship and government support. #bcpoli #vanpoli
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ce...
Vancouver's annual fireworks tradition of over three decades is short $1 million due to lower sponsorship and government support. #bcpoli #vanpoli
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ce...
Celebration of Light fireworks cancelled in 2026 amid funding collapse | Urbanized
Due to a major financial shortfall, the 2026 Honda Celebration of Light Vancouver fireworks competition is cancelled.
dailyhive.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ok time to ask the cigarette company back to sponsor. We have a million weed and vape stores in this city, surely they can get together with a proposal?
Is it because Canadian bosses love diversity and inclusion? Or maybe because they are cheaper, therefore they bring down the cost of labour for everyone? Hmmmm a real head scratcher.
Why Canadian bosses love hiring foreign workers vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Is it because Canadian bosses love diversity and inclusion? Or maybe because they are cheaper, therefore they bring down the cost of labour for everyone? Hmmmm a real head scratcher.
And of course I see the little blue fairy wren when out on a walk without my camera. Grrrr
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
And of course I see the little blue fairy wren when out on a walk without my camera. Grrrr
Every tree has a story to tell
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Every tree has a story to tell
Black Friday but make it for girls
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Black Friday but make it for girls
Am currently in an Aussie grocery store for the purpose of comparing grocery prices with Canadian stores and The Angel’s Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again is playing and it is the weirdest experience. (If you know, you know)
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Am currently in an Aussie grocery store for the purpose of comparing grocery prices with Canadian stores and The Angel’s Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again is playing and it is the weirdest experience. (If you know, you know)
I just stood up and applauded at the end of this brilliant book by Helen Lewis. I loved Difficult Women but I loved this one just as much.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I just stood up and applauded at the end of this brilliant book by Helen Lewis. I loved Difficult Women but I loved this one just as much.
It’s not even summer yet
Dozens of schools across NSW have been forced to close as a combination of severe weather conditions creates dangerous fire conditions not seen in years.
First catastrophic fire warning in two years triggers NSW school closures
Dozens of schools across NSW have been forced to close as a combination of severe weather conditions creates dangerous fire conditions not seen in years.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It’s not even summer yet
Your 13 year old self lives within you for the rest of your life. Experiencing antisemitism as a child never goes away either. I have no skin in this game; I have no clue who Nigel Farage is, nor do I care, but I absolutely understand where this writer is coming from.
'In the late 2000s, a friend sent me a video of the then Ukip leader haranguing EU commissioners. The instant I saw Nigel Farage, my blood froze. All I could think of was his 13-year-old self sidling up to me, growling: "Hitler was right. Gas them. Ssssssssssss".'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Your 13 year old self lives within you for the rest of your life. Experiencing antisemitism as a child never goes away either. I have no skin in this game; I have no clue who Nigel Farage is, nor do I care, but I absolutely understand where this writer is coming from.
Nothing like having a dream about your son who is 16,000km away, to amplify the low-lying ache you feel every day being so far apart.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Nothing like having a dream about your son who is 16,000km away, to amplify the low-lying ache you feel every day being so far apart.
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Melbourne is a city well known for its vandalism in all its municipalities. The other day, I found city workers in this municipality painstakingly repairing this mosaic with small tiles after they had been vandalised by a blunt object and removed. It’s a matter of priority and will.
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Melbourne is a city well known for its vandalism in all its municipalities. The other day, I found city workers in this municipality painstakingly repairing this mosaic with small tiles after they had been vandalised by a blunt object and removed. It’s a matter of priority and will.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
Some punishments are worse than others
Australian Prisoner Sues For Right To Eat Vegemite https://theonion.com/australian-prisoner-sues-for-right-to-eat-vegemite/
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Some punishments are worse than others
@tonymartin.bsky.social it was great seeing you on Sam Pang this week. Hilarious!
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
@tonymartin.bsky.social it was great seeing you on Sam Pang this week. Hilarious!
🎵🎶 Hello sunburn my old friend,
I see you on my shoulders once again.
And while I SPFed up my face real well,
I forgot the sun here is hotter than hell.
Next tiiiiime I’ll be better prepared, because I’m scared, of the cancers of the skin.
🎵🎶
(With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel)
I see you on my shoulders once again.
And while I SPFed up my face real well,
I forgot the sun here is hotter than hell.
Next tiiiiime I’ll be better prepared, because I’m scared, of the cancers of the skin.
🎵🎶
(With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel)
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
🎵🎶 Hello sunburn my old friend,
I see you on my shoulders once again.
And while I SPFed up my face real well,
I forgot the sun here is hotter than hell.
Next tiiiiime I’ll be better prepared, because I’m scared, of the cancers of the skin.
🎵🎶
(With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel)
I see you on my shoulders once again.
And while I SPFed up my face real well,
I forgot the sun here is hotter than hell.
Next tiiiiime I’ll be better prepared, because I’m scared, of the cancers of the skin.
🎵🎶
(With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel)
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Are all #Vancouver restaurants that restrict bathroom access to paying customers breaking B.C. law?
#BritishColumbia's Health Act bans charging fee for bathroom use: A public place must not demand or req payment for use of a public toilet, with "public place" meaning place public has access to...
#BritishColumbia's Health Act bans charging fee for bathroom use: A public place must not demand or req payment for use of a public toilet, with "public place" meaning place public has access to...
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Are all #Vancouver restaurants that restrict bathroom access to paying customers breaking B.C. law?
#BritishColumbia's Health Act bans charging fee for bathroom use: A public place must not demand or req payment for use of a public toilet, with "public place" meaning place public has access to...
#BritishColumbia's Health Act bans charging fee for bathroom use: A public place must not demand or req payment for use of a public toilet, with "public place" meaning place public has access to...