Meaghan Derynck
@meaghan.bsky.social
I may have found my new favourite Easter egg. From Homeland. Starring Mandy Patinkin.
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I may have found my new favourite Easter egg. From Homeland. Starring Mandy Patinkin.
I swear if Philips isn’t the highest paid player in the league by next season, so many things are wrong. @thepwhl.com @pwhlcharge.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I swear if Philips isn’t the highest paid player in the league by next season, so many things are wrong. @thepwhl.com @pwhlcharge.bsky.social
Me: Any chance you still have any copies of the weekend issue of the Globe and Mail?
Bookstore employee: ….
Me: The newspaper
BE: (starts typing “the weekend” into their app)
Me: No, that’s not the name, it’s the Globe and Mail
BE: (types Globing Male)
Me: 😐
BE: I don’t read newspapers.
Bookstore employee: ….
Me: The newspaper
BE: (starts typing “the weekend” into their app)
Me: No, that’s not the name, it’s the Globe and Mail
BE: (types Globing Male)
Me: 😐
BE: I don’t read newspapers.
December 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Me: Any chance you still have any copies of the weekend issue of the Globe and Mail?
Bookstore employee: ….
Me: The newspaper
BE: (starts typing “the weekend” into their app)
Me: No, that’s not the name, it’s the Globe and Mail
BE: (types Globing Male)
Me: 😐
BE: I don’t read newspapers.
Bookstore employee: ….
Me: The newspaper
BE: (starts typing “the weekend” into their app)
Me: No, that’s not the name, it’s the Globe and Mail
BE: (types Globing Male)
Me: 😐
BE: I don’t read newspapers.
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Having children “tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads”—and a growing body of research has identified a significant, underdiscussed factor perpetuating this disparity, Stephanie H. Murray writes:
The Commute Penalty
“Travel time” may not be a sexy topic. But it’s a crucial factor in moms’ ability to work.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Having children “tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads”—and a growing body of research has identified a significant, underdiscussed factor perpetuating this disparity, Stephanie H. Murray writes:
Deplaning OUTSIDE in Montreal when it feels like -11 seems like some sort of crime against humanity.
I don’t have a jacket.
I don’t have a jacket.
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Deplaning OUTSIDE in Montreal when it feels like -11 seems like some sort of crime against humanity.
I don’t have a jacket.
I don’t have a jacket.
Let’s try this again, shall we? Maybe I’ll make it out of Ottawa today.
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Let’s try this again, shall we? Maybe I’ll make it out of Ottawa today.
…..I jinxed myself.
I’m not saying I’ve cracked the “flying during winter in/from Canada” code, but there’s a reason I love a long layover on all stops.
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
…..I jinxed myself.
I’m not saying I’ve cracked the “flying during winter in/from Canada” code, but there’s a reason I love a long layover on all stops.
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m not saying I’ve cracked the “flying during winter in/from Canada” code, but there’s a reason I love a long layover on all stops.
If you’re on the fence about watching Heated Rivalry, just know that it includes a Montreal team winning the Cup multiple years in a row within recent history. The ultimate hockey fantasy we can all support.
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If you’re on the fence about watching Heated Rivalry, just know that it includes a Montreal team winning the Cup multiple years in a row within recent history. The ultimate hockey fantasy we can all support.
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WHO reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism
Autism and vaccines: Scientific evidence finds no link, WHO says
The World Health Organization’s vaccine safety committee said on Thursday that new reviews of scientific evidence found no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, reaffirming conclusions reached more than two decades ago.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
WHO reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism
For 2026 this is the only type of work email I am accepting.
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
For 2026 this is the only type of work email I am accepting.
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imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
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Hang it in the Louvre
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hang it in the Louvre
THANK YOU, MAD MAX
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
THANK YOU, MAD MAX
I certainly hope Sutcliffe doesn’t plan on attending a single Charge game ever again. If it was the 67s needing bigger capacity this wouldn’t even be a question.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I certainly hope Sutcliffe doesn’t plan on attending a single Charge game ever again. If it was the 67s needing bigger capacity this wouldn’t even be a question.
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In this house, we are Halloween and World Series ready.
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In this house, we are Halloween and World Series ready.
I hate sports right now.
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I hate sports right now.
I’ve given up even bothering to respond to messages like this. Restrict and move on.
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I’ve given up even bothering to respond to messages like this. Restrict and move on.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.
September 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The markings that supposedly expressed “transgender ideology” were………..a series of arrows.
If you cook bacon on the Blackstone and then cook pancakes in the bacon grease, your net happiness will increase by 297%. It’s science. Don’t question it.
September 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you cook bacon on the Blackstone and then cook pancakes in the bacon grease, your net happiness will increase by 297%. It’s science. Don’t question it.
Pumpkin spice scone season is a season all of its own.
September 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Pumpkin spice scone season is a season all of its own.