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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Using the notwithstanding clause to strip away human rights is an attack on democracy and must be fought with everything we've got. It started with the SaskParty's Bill-137 and now it's Alberta with Bill-2. This is rising authoritarianism (a la USA) and we need to call it out for what it is.
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Using the notwithstanding clause to strip away human rights is an attack on democracy and must be fought with everything we've got. It started with the SaskParty's Bill-137 and now it's Alberta with Bill-2. This is rising authoritarianism (a la USA) and we need to call it out for what it is.
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I wrote this in 2019 to remind myself why I was dragging my ass out of bed at 5:30AM to make ADHD comics before work.
Six years later… it still hits.
Happy ADHD Awareness Month, everybody. 🧠🫶🏼
Six years later… it still hits.
Happy ADHD Awareness Month, everybody. 🧠🫶🏼
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I wrote this in 2019 to remind myself why I was dragging my ass out of bed at 5:30AM to make ADHD comics before work.
Six years later… it still hits.
Happy ADHD Awareness Month, everybody. 🧠🫶🏼
Six years later… it still hits.
Happy ADHD Awareness Month, everybody. 🧠🫶🏼
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Just a reminder that the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is not a holiday to celebrate.
It is an acknowledgement & remembrance.
We need to not lose sight of that.
It is an acknowledgement & remembrance.
We need to not lose sight of that.
September 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Just a reminder that the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is not a holiday to celebrate.
It is an acknowledgement & remembrance.
We need to not lose sight of that.
It is an acknowledgement & remembrance.
We need to not lose sight of that.
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Breaking!
City of Burnaby just became first city in Canada to join arms embargo movement against Israel AND the first Apartheid-Free City, breaking ties with Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism.
We've been organizing for months towards this precedent in colonial Canada.
City of Burnaby just became first city in Canada to join arms embargo movement against Israel AND the first Apartheid-Free City, breaking ties with Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism.
We've been organizing for months towards this precedent in colonial Canada.
August 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Breaking!
City of Burnaby just became first city in Canada to join arms embargo movement against Israel AND the first Apartheid-Free City, breaking ties with Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism.
We've been organizing for months towards this precedent in colonial Canada.
City of Burnaby just became first city in Canada to join arms embargo movement against Israel AND the first Apartheid-Free City, breaking ties with Israeli apartheid and settler colonialism.
We've been organizing for months towards this precedent in colonial Canada.
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Read aloud to your kids.
Keep reading aloud to them, well after they can read any book to themselves.
Do the character voices.
Talk together about the characters and the problems they face.
(Yes, I am still reading to 11yo every night before bed.)
Keep reading aloud to them, well after they can read any book to themselves.
Do the character voices.
Talk together about the characters and the problems they face.
(Yes, I am still reading to 11yo every night before bed.)
July 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Read aloud to your kids.
Keep reading aloud to them, well after they can read any book to themselves.
Do the character voices.
Talk together about the characters and the problems they face.
(Yes, I am still reading to 11yo every night before bed.)
Keep reading aloud to them, well after they can read any book to themselves.
Do the character voices.
Talk together about the characters and the problems they face.
(Yes, I am still reading to 11yo every night before bed.)
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#FavQuotesFromLynne
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Marc Garneau
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Marc Garneau
June 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
#FavQuotesFromLynne
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Marc Garneau
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Marc Garneau
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Greta Thunberg on why it’s essential for climate activists to speak out on Gaza:
"The reason I am a climate activist is not because I want to protect trees. I'm a climate activist because I care about human, planetary well-being and those are extremely interlinked."
"The reason I am a climate activist is not because I want to protect trees. I'm a climate activist because I care about human, planetary well-being and those are extremely interlinked."
Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats: “My Moral Obligation”
As Gaza faces over three months of Israeli blockade, a group of 12 activists is sailing to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. The Madleen ship was launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and initia...
www.democracynow.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Greta Thunberg on why it’s essential for climate activists to speak out on Gaza:
"The reason I am a climate activist is not because I want to protect trees. I'm a climate activist because I care about human, planetary well-being and those are extremely interlinked."
"The reason I am a climate activist is not because I want to protect trees. I'm a climate activist because I care about human, planetary well-being and those are extremely interlinked."
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Yesterday, at 87, my dad & former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, stood for an hour by the road in his old riding.
As a Jewish elder, he stood against genocide embodying the values he has always championed. I am so proud to see him on the right side of history – as always. ❤️
As a Jewish elder, he stood against genocide embodying the values he has always championed. I am so proud to see him on the right side of history – as always. ❤️
May 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yesterday, at 87, my dad & former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, stood for an hour by the road in his old riding.
As a Jewish elder, he stood against genocide embodying the values he has always championed. I am so proud to see him on the right side of history – as always. ❤️
As a Jewish elder, he stood against genocide embodying the values he has always championed. I am so proud to see him on the right side of history – as always. ❤️
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Terrorists are threatening Greta and the entire Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
June 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Terrorists are threatening Greta and the entire Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
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This is classic fossil fuels. #Saskatchewan #wildfires largely caused by burning fossil fuels, emitting carbon pollution. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
'This is classic climate change': Sask. faces worst wildfire season in decades | CBC News
Saskatchewan is battling the worst wildfire it's seen in decades and experts say it's largely caused by climate change.
www.cbc.ca
June 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is classic fossil fuels. #Saskatchewan #wildfires largely caused by burning fossil fuels, emitting carbon pollution. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
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This is beyond dangerous.
The people on this flotilla are pure courage.
Pray for their safety.
The people on this flotilla are pure courage.
Pray for their safety.
May 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This is beyond dangerous.
The people on this flotilla are pure courage.
Pray for their safety.
The people on this flotilla are pure courage.
Pray for their safety.
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In the Opinion video below, Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley, all professors at Yale and experts in authoritarianism, explain why they are leaving the United States.
Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In the Opinion video below, Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley, all professors at Yale and experts in authoritarianism, explain why they are leaving the United States.
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Definitely saving this 👇
May 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Definitely saving this 👇
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Today's Editorial: On Sunday afternoon, thousands of Manitobans gathered on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building to express their love for Canada and celebrate the national pride we all share.
Opinion: A much-needed message of unity
On Sunday afternoon, thousands of Manitobans gathered on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building to express their love for Canada and celebrate the national pride we all share. Prior to the…
www.brandonsun.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today's Editorial: On Sunday afternoon, thousands of Manitobans gathered on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building to express their love for Canada and celebrate the national pride we all share.
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Is there any connection between Long COVID and foot neuropathy? #LongCOVIDAwarenessWeek
March 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Is there any connection between Long COVID and foot neuropathy? #LongCOVIDAwarenessWeek
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Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
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The arbitration panel has ruled that classroom complexity will be included in a new labour contract for Saskatchewan teachers, says the Sask. Teachers' Federation. #sask #saskpoli
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Arbitrators say class complexity to be included in Saskatchewan teachers contract: STF
An arbitration board has ruled class complexity will be included in a new bargaining agreement between the Sask. government and teachers.
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March 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The arbitration panel has ruled that classroom complexity will be included in a new labour contract for Saskatchewan teachers, says the Sask. Teachers' Federation. #sask #saskpoli
tinyurl.com/mteb6n3x
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
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Terry Pratchett on fantasy:
February 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Terry Pratchett on fantasy:
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality