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Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
It was established by the United Nations General Assembly to promote equal participation of women in STEM fields.
Here are the stories of just a few of the great female scientists from Canada's past.

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February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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jenstden.bsky.social
A few years ago, my colleague @amandafollett.bsky.social wrote this portrait of Tumbler Ridge, a former coal mining town. thetyee.ca/News/2020/11...
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
nodrogp.bsky.social
About 2500 people live in Tumbler Ridge, and the Peace River region is very close knit. This is devastating for the region as a whole.
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 AM
nodrogp.bsky.social
Absolute legend. I don’t know if cities can do state funerals but if anyone deserves one it’s Jim Robson. RIP
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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parkermolloy.com
Coming up on the 5 year anniversary of one of the most frustrating moments in politics I've ever witnessed. From 2021: www.politico.com/news/2021/02...
Politico article from 2021: During the Senate break after the witness vote Saturday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) twice came into the managers’ room off the Senate floor, according to multiple Democratic sources. Coons pressed House Democrats to relent, saying their quest for witnesses would cost them Republican votes to convict and maybe even some Democrats. Watch: The Conversation Play Video58:07 María Corina Machado and Brian Tyler Cohen | The Conversation “The jury is ready to vote,” Coons told the managers, according to a senior House Democratic aide. “People want to get home for Valentine‘s Day.” Coons later returned a second time to urge the managers to take a deal with Trump’s lawyers to enter what House Democrats viewed as damning evidence from Herrera Beutler into the record. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) also approached a House manager in the hallway to urge them against calling witnesses, according to sources close to the managers. A person close to Coons said that he spoke to the parliamentarian and GOP senators and conveyed to the managers that considering would lead to days if not weeks of debate and that Republicans were ready to vote. Coons said that GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s plans to acquit demonstrated that there was a ceiling to how many Republicans would go along. A Coons spokesperson said that the senator “was simply conveying to the House managers that several of his Republican colleagues told him there were no more votes on their side and their members were ready to fly home. It is unfortunate that apparently no amount of additional evidence was going to convince 10 more of his Republican colleagues of Donald Trump’s guilt.” Managers tried to reach Herrera Beutler both Friday night and Saturday morning to gauge her interest in testifying, a person familiar with the negotiations said. But before there was even a chance to respond, the impeachment managers had already backed down, accepting the deal with Trump’s lawyers to enter her statement into the record and move on. The Senate ultimately devised a fast solution to help the chamber avoid trekking down a long path of depositions that could drag the trial into March. Instead of calling witnesses, the statement from Herrera Beutler was entered into the record. And the trial headed toward a close. “Now that Trump’s team has conceded to bringing this uncontradicted statement into the trial record, it can be considered by senators along with the already overwhelming evidence about President Trump’s conduct on January 6, without the need for subpoena, deposition and other testimony,” said an aide for the House impeachment managers. For a week or more, most in the party have suggested that senators’ experience as witnesses of the Jan. 6 insurrection could be enough to convict Trump of inciting it. And Democrats warned that an untidy foray into uncharted territory could be a far bigger risk than not hearing from witnesses at all.
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
nodrogp.bsky.social
“And as I stare death in the face I know my sins will take me to hell” is an all-time best lyric ever written, absolute banger
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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In 1793, Chloe Cooley, an enslaved woman in Upper Canada, was beat, tied up and forcefully taken across the border to be sold in the United States.
The incident led to the first legislation in the British Colonies to restrict the slave trade.
This is the story.

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A Canada postage stamp showing a painted portrait of Chloe Cooley centered in the frame. She wears a patterned headwrap, a white blouse, a blue bodice, and a yellow shawl. Behind her is a wide river with rocky cliffs and autumn-colored trees; a canoe with two people is on the water to the left. The word “CANADA” appears at the top left, “CHLOE COOLEY” at the bottom left, and a maple-leaf Canada Post logo is at the top right. The stamp has a white perforated border.
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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KENNEDY: If Canada came to the US and said, 'We're going to 0 tariffs on the US, all of them are off,' would you and the president go to 0 tariffs and let Canadian companies and American companies compete on a level playing field?

BESSENT: Absolutely not
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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With the unveiling of the official portrait of Stephen Harper, I thought I would go through the official portraits of each Prime Minister.
Note: Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney do not have official portraits yet.
Let's begin!

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Stephen Harper standing to the right of a large framed portrait of himself. He wears a dark suit, white shirt, and tie, and gestures with his right hand toward the painting. The portrait shows him seated in a green upholstered chair in an office-like room, holding a book or document, with bookshelves, a desk, and patterned carpet visible. Green curtains frame the portrait, and beige curtains hang behind him. The frame is gold, and the lighting is even, highlighting both the man and the painting.
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
nodrogp.bsky.social
Whomst among us
meggardiner.bsky.social Meg Gardiner @meggardiner.bsky.social · 8d
Crime headline of the day.
Mugshot of a woman with the caption: A Florida woman has been accused of driving a motorized shopping cart through a Target while drinking wine from the bottle and eating sushi and cinnamon rolls.
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
nodrogp.bsky.social
“Factories on the Moon can take advantage of lunar resources”

what in the ABSOLUTE Christ is he talking about
usili.bsky.social Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 9d
Oh my gd.

Musk is fucking insane with this quoted sentence from the press release on SpaceX acquiring xAI.

"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe."

(full press release in images)
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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fourverts.bsky.social
happy black history month to slash
cjzero.bsky.social CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 10d
How is Slash still wearing the same damn fit
Trevor Noah with Slash seated behind him i the same leather fit, hat, and sunglasses he's been wearing since Appetite for Destruction came out
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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idislikestephen.bsky.social
Not sure that Pharrell speech at the Grammys is moving the needle with regard to... pretty much anything, but I just had to log in here and say that "don't do anything but work" is TERRIBLE advice.
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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amybrown.xyz
why do people still answer this man's phone calls? i'm not mad about it, i'm glad they do, but if isaac chotiner called me up i'd fall off the grid entirely
You told the Times that Brett “made some mistakes.” Has he told you that he made mistakes? No. No. No. Isaac, no. All I’m saying is that I worked with him twelve hours, fifteen hours, a day, and then everybody went their own way. Our age difference is wide. I could be his father. I read that Roman Polanski is a father figure to him. So that role might already be filled. There are a lot of people who feel affection for Brett.
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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cyrthogg.bsky.social
From the Epstein documents: The FBI having to Google where Wisconsin is???
The FBI not knowing where Wisconsin is, apparently?
January 31, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
YEESH. Brutal. But very well-written.
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
John Candy and Catherine O'Hara made the world a better place.
Canada and the world is a better place for them having existed.
Catherine O'Hara and John Candy standing close together at what appears to be an indoor gathering. Catherine O’Hara is on the left, wearing a light blue sweater and smiling while looking to her right. She is holding a small glass in one hand and a clutch-style purse under her arm. John Candy is on the right, wearing a dark jacket over a light, open-collared shirt, smiling directly toward the camera. The background is dimly lit, with other people partially visible behind them.
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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pftompkins.bsky.social
Catherine O’Hara SCTV thread

youtu.be/990OaFr8EYw?...
SCTV - Lola's Love Spirit
YouTube video by The Second City
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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reebrix.bsky.social
Bullshit that she’s gone and he’s not.
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
nodrogp.bsky.social
I AM ON FIRE; KEEP CLEAR OF ME
pdfmerchant.bsky.social Old Sam @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 13d
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 30, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day
fiveburger.bsky.social functional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 14d
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
nodrogp.bsky.social
I saw an ad today where some dope used AI to help him jumpstart a car with cables; like, if that’s your life get your dunce cap and sit in the corner
kleinman.bsky.social Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · Dec 8
AI is marketed to people who can't get their way out of a jam in an '80s sitcom
January 26, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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maladroithe.bsky.social
Hey y’all remember on Jan 6th when women got on Tinder in DC and honeypotted all those rioters and sent a good clutch of ‘em to jail based on shit they admitted to in the DMs? Look I’m just saying they got Tinder in MN.
January 26, 2026 at 1:55 AM