Mark
@maplesystemsroad.bsky.social
Genealogy nerd, archaeology enthusiast, adoptee, and proud union member from unceded sḵwx̱wú7mesh, sel̓íl̓witulh, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories (he/they)
I do similarly! Every few weeks I get some vegan meals delivered so I don't need to stress as much about keeping myself fed. Good for you for accommodating yourself this way
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I do similarly! Every few weeks I get some vegan meals delivered so I don't need to stress as much about keeping myself fed. Good for you for accommodating yourself this way
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now that's the power of a union
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
now that's the power of a union
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Help save BC Rent Bank—a proven program that's helped 15,000+ renters in B.C. avoid eviction. Send a letter to the BC government now: bcrentbank.ca/takeaction/?...
#BCRentBank #EvictionPrevention #renters
#BCRentBank #EvictionPrevention #renters
Take Action - BC Rent Bank
Since 2019, BC Rent Bank has helped over 15,000 households avoid eviction or essential utility disconnection through financial assistance. But government
bcrentbank.ca
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Help save BC Rent Bank—a proven program that's helped 15,000+ renters in B.C. avoid eviction. Send a letter to the BC government now: bcrentbank.ca/takeaction/?...
#BCRentBank #EvictionPrevention #renters
#BCRentBank #EvictionPrevention #renters
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This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.
I have an old framed poster of Harold Lockwood! It was free at a vintage store in Vancouver
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I have an old framed poster of Harold Lockwood! It was free at a vintage store in Vancouver
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Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7133 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Learn more about Black history in Canada with @ualberta.bsky.social "Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures".
Free if you register by February 28 and complete the course by March 7, 2026.
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Have a loving and courageous Black History Month!
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Free if you register by February 28 and complete the course by March 7, 2026.
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Have a loving and courageous Black History Month!
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EXCPE 1525 Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures
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February 5, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Learn more about Black history in Canada with @ualberta.bsky.social "Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures".
Free if you register by February 28 and complete the course by March 7, 2026.
coned.ualberta.ca/search/publi...
Have a loving and courageous Black History Month!
☀️💜🙏🏽
Free if you register by February 28 and complete the course by March 7, 2026.
coned.ualberta.ca/search/publi...
Have a loving and courageous Black History Month!
☀️💜🙏🏽
I feel this. haha it was a bummer when I ran out of old family photos to digitize a couple years ago! Luckily there's other genealogy tasks
Area Dad Concerned He’s Running Out Of Family Photos To Digitize https://theonion.com/area-dad-concerned-he-s-running-out-of-family-photos-to-1819578637/
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I feel this. haha it was a bummer when I ran out of old family photos to digitize a couple years ago! Luckily there's other genealogy tasks
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B.C. has halted work on a strategy aimed at ensuring taxpayers don’t bear the massive cleanup costs arising from abandoned industrial sites and disasters like the Mount Polley mine breach.
@zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
@zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
BC Halts Plans to Make Polluters Pay for Cleanup Costs | The Tyee
The province billed its Public Interest Bonding Strategy as a key step to protect the public from massive cleanup bills. Now it’s on hold.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
B.C. has halted work on a strategy aimed at ensuring taxpayers don’t bear the massive cleanup costs arising from abandoned industrial sites and disasters like the Mount Polley mine breach.
@zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
@zoeyunker.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
Just tried and it's working for me too. Very cool resource! Thanks for sharing, and I hope that you can get it workin
February 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Just tried and it's working for me too. Very cool resource! Thanks for sharing, and I hope that you can get it workin
Day off today! Looking forward to catching up on some reading and genealogy research. My plan is to find some documents on Portale Antenati, and to move some of my research over from Ancestry to FamilySearch.
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Day off today! Looking forward to catching up on some reading and genealogy research. My plan is to find some documents on Portale Antenati, and to move some of my research over from Ancestry to FamilySearch.
still no tickets sold for any of the 4 screenings in Vancouver today
January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
still no tickets sold for any of the 4 screenings in Vancouver today
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I see these ones, as well as Vancouver, Langley, Chinook, Grand Prairie, Red Deer, and Lethbridge
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I see these ones, as well as Vancouver, Langley, Chinook, Grand Prairie, Red Deer, and Lethbridge
whoa! I wish I had a screenshot of all the locations that showed up when I checked. looks like they already cut showings due to lack of interest
January 30, 2026 at 4:45 AM
whoa! I wish I had a screenshot of all the locations that showed up when I checked. looks like they already cut showings due to lack of interest
I checked for Melania tickets at all 15 Cineplex cinemas playing it in Canada on Friday (opening day) and only 12 tickets have been sold. Across the whole country. 1 Lethbridge, 1 in Toronto, and 10 in Oakville, Ontario.
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I checked for Melania tickets at all 15 Cineplex cinemas playing it in Canada on Friday (opening day) and only 12 tickets have been sold. Across the whole country. 1 Lethbridge, 1 in Toronto, and 10 in Oakville, Ontario.
No tickets sold in Vancouver for opening night
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
No tickets sold in Vancouver for opening night
I just finished The Doors of Eden by @aptshadow.bsky.social and it was so good!
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I just finished The Doors of Eden by @aptshadow.bsky.social and it was so good!
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Unions shouldn't have to spend their time helping their members eat while they're in hiding from armed, masked federal agents, but alas, here we are, and Minnesota's UNITE HERE Local 17 is doing it with grace and pluck.
How One Minnesota Union Is Helping Members Survive the Federal Siege
UNITE HERE Local 17 is one of many unions, community organizations and faith groups calling for a work stoppage tomorrow, showing a key way Minnesotans are organizing against ICE.
inthesetimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Unions shouldn't have to spend their time helping their members eat while they're in hiding from armed, masked federal agents, but alas, here we are, and Minnesota's UNITE HERE Local 17 is doing it with grace and pluck.
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RIP Greg Bovino
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 AM
RIP Greg Bovino
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The idea that America needs to occupy Greenland because we actually care enough about native people and want to build oncology centers is enough to make your head fully explode
Waltz: "Denmark has ignored Greenland from a defense standpoint and they have ignored the Greenlandic native iniut people ... if you get a cancer diagnosis in Greenland right now, it's darn near a death sentence. Denmark has not invested in the way it should've over the years."
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The idea that America needs to occupy Greenland because we actually care enough about native people and want to build oncology centers is enough to make your head fully explode
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This Day in Labor History: January 25, 1941. A. Philip Randolph, head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the most important civil rights leader of the World War II era, called for a March on Washington to protest discrimination in defense industry work. Let's talk about it!!!
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This Day in Labor History: January 25, 1941. A. Philip Randolph, head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the most important civil rights leader of the World War II era, called for a March on Washington to protest discrimination in defense industry work. Let's talk about it!!!
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE.
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE.
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli