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Kumiko
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Canadian Twitter transplant here for news, art, books, and pop culture. https://www.irsss.ca/
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · Jun 19
Shimmering Spring C (2015) by Naoko Matsubara www.naokomatsubara.com
An abstract woodcut print on white paper, featuring overlapping squares and rectangles in various shades of yellows and citrus-inspired colours - with a rough circle in the centre. Shimmering Spring C 2015 Woodcut print 57 cm x 80 cm https://www.naokomatsubara.com/abstract ----- ABOUT THE ARTIST #NaokoMatsubara is a distinguished Japanese-Canadian woodcut print artist based in Oakville, Ontario. She was born in 1937 on Shikoku Island into a Shinto family, and grew up in Kyoto. She completed a BFA at the Kyoto Academy of Fine Art in 1960 and was a Fulbright Scholar at what is now Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, where she completed her MFA in 1962. Matsubara was a Special Invited Student at the Royal College of Art in London that same year. After travelling extensively in Europe and Asia, the artist returned to Japan for two years, before returning to the United States. There she worked as assistant to the German-American professor, publisher and illustrator Fritz Eichenberg, and also taught at the Pratt Institute of Graphic Art in New York, as well as at the University of Rhode Island. Since 1960 Matsubara has had more than 75 solo exhibitions, in the USA, Canada, Japan, England, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and Mexico. She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions. Her work is held in major public institutions worldwide such as the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, USA; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the Detroit Institute of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Buffalo AKG Art Museum; the British Museum in London; the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art; among many others. Matsubara is represented by Abbozzo Gallery in Toronto. Source: https://ago.ca/exhibitions/naoko-matsubara #art #contemporary #woodcut #abstractart #canadianart #japaneseart #artsky
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 1m
Australian Wilfred Burchett was the first western journalist to report from Hiroshima after the US atomic bomb was dropped in 1945 - and his reporting directly contradicted the US government’s then active efforts to undermine radiation exposure.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 2d
“So why now? I’m tired of Conservatives and Liberals lying to workers, telling them they’re going to make their lives better. All we see happening is our lives getting worse.”

@isaacphannay.bsky.social interviews Rob Ashton who is joining the race for the NDP leadership. #canpoli
‘We're All Getting Screwed. I’ve Had Enough’ | The Tyee
He was a dockworker, then a labour leader. Now Rob Ashton wants to lead the federal NDP. A Tyee Q&A.
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In the face of heavy blowback, the Carney government is expected to table legislation in the coming days with a new version of Bill C-2 (aka the Strong Borders Act). #cdnpoli #billc2
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 1d
ICYMI: Last month, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault apologized to Nunavik residents for Elections Canada’s failure to run polling stations during the federal election. A report with investigation findings is expected in the coming weeks. #cdnpoli #elxn45
Elections Canada admits failure to hire Nunavik staff, apologizes to residents
Updated Sept. 10 at 10:10 a.m.
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 1d
ICYMI: Last month, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault apologized to Nunavik residents for Elections Canada’s failure to run polling stations during the federal election. A report with investigation findings is expected in the coming weeks. #cdnpoli #elxn45
Elections Canada admits failure to hire Nunavik staff, apologizes to residents
Updated Sept. 10 at 10:10 a.m.
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 1d
Every few months, I somehow land on a side of Irish TikTok (insert footage of me spiralling over spice bags in May) - and I’m now fully invested in @catherinegalway.bsky.social. Wish North American outlets were better covering the Irish presidential election. #áras25 #spéirghorm
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Jeremy Simes @jeremysimes.bsky.social · 2d
The head of Saskatchewan's nurses union fired back at the provincial health authority Monday, saying there's nothing seasonal about patient overcrowding in a hallway inside the province's largest hospital. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/saska... #skpoli
Saskatchewan nurses union hits back at province on overcrowding in hospital hallways
SASKATOON - The head of Saskatchewan's nurses union fired back at the provincial health authority Monday, saying there's nothing seasonal about patient overcrowding in a hallway inside the province's ...
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 2d
Vancouver City Councillors @seanorr.bsky.social and @lucymaloney.bsky.social are calling to prioritize a SkyTrain extension to UBC, which I wholeheartedly support.

To voice your opinion Wed at the council meeting: vancouver.ca/your-governm... #vanpoli #cdnpoli @davidebybc.bsky.social
UBC students call on feds, province to commit to SkyTrain extension to campus
There are renewed calls for the federal and provincial governments to fund a SkyTrain extension to the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus.
www.ctvnews.ca
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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d
Congo to permanently ban cobalt exporters that breach quotas, says President Tshisekedi reut.rs/4nyupnz
Congo to permanently ban cobalt exporters that breach quotas, says President Tshisekedi
The Democratic Republic of Congo will permanently ban cobalt exporters that violate its new quota system, President Felix Tshisekedi has warned, as the world's top producer tightens controls to curb fraud and stabilize prices.
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 2d
Really enjoyed this @historyextra.bsky.social podcast episode with Joad Raymond Wren (especially the tidbits about media literacy in that moment) - can’t wait to read The Great Exchange. #booksky
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 2d
Hundreds of thousands join Amsterdam’s ‘red line’ protest for Gaza | AJ#shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 3d
Screenshot of #lululemon (#LULU) NASDAQ YTD drop for 2025
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 3d
You only need a public library card to access newspapers and magazines for free on @pressreader.bsky.social - I just wish their selection still included @theglobeandmail.com.
Screenshot of #PressReader app, open to magazine subscriptions for: 1. BC Business Magazine 2. The London Magazine 3. The Economist 4. MIT Technology Review #librarysky #LibrariesForLife #BibliosPourLaVie #checkoutyourlibrary #TheEconomist #BCBusiness #MIT More magazines: 5. Numéro 6. Frankie 7. Interni 8. The Walrus #canadianlibrarymonth #librarymonth #thewalrus
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 3d
You only need a public library card to access newspapers and magazines for free on @pressreader.bsky.social - I just wish their selection still included @theglobeandmail.com.
Screenshot of #PressReader app, open to magazine subscriptions for: 1. BC Business Magazine 2. The London Magazine 3. The Economist 4. MIT Technology Review #librarysky #LibrariesForLife #BibliosPourLaVie #checkoutyourlibrary #TheEconomist #BCBusiness #MIT More magazines: 5. Numéro 6. Frankie 7. Interni 8. The Walrus #canadianlibrarymonth #librarymonth #thewalrus
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Craig Robinson @flipflopflying.bsky.social · 4d
On the phone in 1992
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 3d
Morocco's Gen Z protesters: 'We need hospitals more than football stadiums'
Morocco will soon have the world's largest football stadium but this has angered many young people who want better services.
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 4d
Is ‘The Pitt’ Really an ‘ER’ Spinoff? Michael Crichton’s Estate Says It Is.
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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 5d
Suspected drones force second Munich airport closure in 24 hours
Flights were suspended at 21:30 local time, with around 6,500 passengers affected.
www.bbc.com
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 20d
The Walrus loves books—and we know our readers do too. From a novel about family, comedy, and survival in Montreal’s east end to a searing memoir about Palestinian identity and resistance, we’ve got you covered with a roundup of the best books of fall: thewalrus.ca/best-books-2025/
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