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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 1h

And for a double feature, TIL #BannedBookWeek coincides with the anniversary of the founding of the Hotel-Dieu in Montreal, imagined setting of Canada's most scurrilous literary export, banned here in 1932, 96 yrs after its publication. #cdnhist #bookhistory

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 1h

#BannedBooksWeek seems as good a time as any to reshare my 2021 @library-archives.bsky.social blog about Canadian customs censorship. "Who needs a hobby like tennis or philately? I've got a hobby re-reading Lady Chatterley..." #cdnhist #bookhistory

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By Forrest Pass Canadians have a reputation for being quiet and unassuming. As we mark Freedom to Read Week, it is worth noting that even censors have demonstrated these national traits, working qu…

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 1d

Birthday gift update: the newly-minted ten-year-old stayed up late reading his first volume of "Les enfants de la résistance" last night and came down this morning excited to tell me about the treachery of Marshall Pétain and how best to compromise Nazi infrastructure projects. #KidsAreAlright

Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 7d

As this non-starter raises its ugly head again, some birthday shopping for my eldest, who turns ten next week...

#CdnPoli #Never51

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 2d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 2d

I just finished (re)reading Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and this is spot on...

Amanda Watson @amndw2.bsky.social · 2d

I couldn't resist. #pleasingterror

A bingo card for the ghost stories of M.R. James. Boxes read:
"Spiders
Terrible hotel stay
Narrator makes fun of golf
Latin passages
Eerie disembodied voices
Confirmed bachelor main character
Vengeful spirit
Evil magician
Working-class character as comic relief
Bleak East Anglian coast
Visit to an archive
Narrator in guidebook mode
FREE SPACE
Unholy doings in a church
Frogs or toads
Queen Anne style house
Cursed artifact
Don't buy that rare book!
Something hairy and horrible
Someone gets too curious
Tentacles
Story told via old manuscript
Research trip gone horribly wrong
Beds are scary
Tactile horror

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 3d

In 1841, destroying an American flag in Upper Canada could set you back 12/6 ($2.50) - but only if said flag wasn't yours to destroy... #cdnhist #vexillology

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Last I checked, Congress makes the laws, not the White House.

Image of an X post from @realDonaldTrump
(Donald J. Trump) at 7:26 PM on October 3, 2025, with 2.54K ReTruths and 8.83K Likes. The post reads: "To ICE, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, and all U.S. Military: As per my August 25, 2025 Executive Order, please be advised that, from this point forward, anybody burning the American Flag will be subject to one year in prison. You will be immediately arrested. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 3d

In 1841, destroying an American flag in Upper Canada could set you back 12/6 ($2.50) - but only if said flag wasn't yours to destroy... #cdnhist #vexillology

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Last I checked, Congress makes the laws, not the White House.

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 3d

From my philately days, I recall that a certain failed artist received a royalty for every stamp sold in Germany between 1933 and 1945 because they all bore his portrait. Surely a successful real estate mogul (or someone who plays one on TV) has negotiated a similarly advantageous agreement.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3d

Not a cult tho

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 3d

Wow! And @benbradleyca.bsky.social !

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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Happy Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, to all decent people.

Plaque "THE BATTLE OF CABLE STREET
The people of East London rallied to Cable Street on the 4th October 1936 and forced back the march of the fascist
Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts through the streets of the East End.
"THEY SHALL NOT PASS""

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 3d

Premiers of AB and SK: Provincial Rights! Provincial Sovereignty! Notwithstanding Clause! Secession!

Also Premiers of AB and SK:

'There is no B.C. coast. It's ...
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'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News

Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 5d

It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen. Congress has not authorized the use of military force (against either Eurasia or Eastasia...)

Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 5d

All states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 5d

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 5d

Huzzah! It's going to be barn-burner (hopefully not a Centre Block burner - enough of those already...)

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 6d

A day late for International #Vexillology Day, the latest addition to my vexillological ephemera collection: a Royal Kennebacasis Yacht Club church service program, 1932, featuring Blue Ensign and club burgee. Also a nice ex. of early 20c letterpress job printing! #cdnhist #nbhist #SailAway

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 6d

"Your attention please. The following employees will be laid off, in alphabetical order. Simpson, Homer. That is all."

Ot maybe "Purple's a fruit."

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 6d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 7d

Her recipe looks close to the canonical version, tho' "rich tea biscuit" crumbs in lieu of graham cracker might upset purists. (And if you're going to drop a Pam Anderson reference in a Nanaimo bar article, you should mention that she hails - almost - from the delicacy's craddle!)

Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 7d

(You need to initiate a rival Nanaimo bar competition, for displaced Lotuslanders!)

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 7d

As this non-starter raises its ugly head again, some birthday shopping for my eldest, who turns ten next week...

#CdnPoli #Never51

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 11d

Seems like an occasion (excuse?) to eat a stack of pancakes. For memory's sake, of course..

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 12d

Our beloved pa-tree-mony...

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 13d

On its way!

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 13d

@kergin.bsky.social and @jmcelroy.bsky.social: the full issue is worth a read: lots of great Vancouveriana!

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 13d

(No institutional access? DM me for a copy!)

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Forrest Pass @forrestpass.bsky.social · 13d

What do Shirley Temple, glee club leader Louise Akeo, and "Bible Bill" Aberhart have in common? All were guests at Vancouver's 1936 Golden Jubilee! Read more from me in a Urban History Review's special Vancouver issue, guest edited by @belshaw.bsky.social! #bchist #cdnhist

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Aloha from Vancouver: Celebrating a Modern Pacific Metropolis at the Vancouver Golden Jubilee of 1936 | Urban History Review

In 1936, amid the Great Depression, the City of Vancouver marked the 50th anniversary of its incorporation. Organizers initially planned a modest observance, befitting the economic circumstances. Howe...

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Brian Platt @brianplatt.bsky.social · 14d

Health Canada statement issued last night: "Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment of pain or fever in pregnancy when used as directed. It should be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration needed. Untreated fever and pain in pregnant women can pose risks to the unborn child."

Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy - Canada.ca

Health Canada currently maintains that there is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy causes autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Acetaminophen is commo...

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