Laurel J
@laurelj.bsky.social
Former Winnipegger, current Vancouverite. I love movies. I miss travelling. Avid pedestrian. She/her.
Incredible story. And the twist at the end!
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Incredible story. And the twist at the end!
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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you can point at any christmas lights and say “just like eyes wide shut” and no one can stop you or get annoyed because it’s christmas
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
you can point at any christmas lights and say “just like eyes wide shut” and no one can stop you or get annoyed because it’s christmas
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Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry honestly deserve each other
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry honestly deserve each other
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Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
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pro tip:
watching MAGA Wayne Gretzky absolutely butcher the pronounciations in the World Cup draw will give you life
watching MAGA Wayne Gretzky absolutely butcher the pronounciations in the World Cup draw will give you life
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
pro tip:
watching MAGA Wayne Gretzky absolutely butcher the pronounciations in the World Cup draw will give you life
watching MAGA Wayne Gretzky absolutely butcher the pronounciations in the World Cup draw will give you life
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After everything that has happened this year, choosing WHITE as the color of year is REALLY QUITE A CHOICE, PANTONE.
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
After everything that has happened this year, choosing WHITE as the color of year is REALLY QUITE A CHOICE, PANTONE.
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All cultures are of equal value because all people are of equal value
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
All cultures are of equal value because all people are of equal value
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This is hotter, by a wide margin, than any outfit she’s worn or photo shoot she’s done
Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is hotter, by a wide margin, than any outfit she’s worn or photo shoot she’s done
Introduce yourself with five concerts
The Ramones
The Roots
Little Brother
Gorillaz
Jack White
The Ramones
The Roots
Little Brother
Gorillaz
Jack White
Introduce yourself with five concerts
The Wu Tang Clan X3
The Roots X3
Busta Rhymes
Little Brother X3
De La Soul x2
The Wu Tang Clan X3
The Roots X3
Busta Rhymes
Little Brother X3
De La Soul x2
Introduce yourself with five concerts (I am not a big concert person tbh but I do go sometimes and…)
Paul McCartney
Muse
Lacuna Coil
VNV Nation
Shiny Toy Guns
Paul McCartney
Muse
Lacuna Coil
VNV Nation
Shiny Toy Guns
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts
The Ramones
The Roots
Little Brother
Gorillaz
Jack White
The Ramones
The Roots
Little Brother
Gorillaz
Jack White
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Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
The lengths the British government will go to please the Israeli government.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Sally Rooney books may be pulled from UK, court told
Normal People author Sally Rooney's books may have to be withdrawn from sale and none of her new works published in the UK due to "uncertainty" caused by the ban on Palestine Action, the British High ...
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Like we’re all clear this is as dangerous as it is farcical right
Watership Down. A childhood favourite for both my husband and me, we bonded over it early in our relationship.
What movie are you most thankful for? (not necessarily your favorite!)
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Watership Down. A childhood favourite for both my husband and me, we bonded over it early in our relationship.
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning
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The American mind cannot comprehend the enduring popularity of the Beachcombers
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The American mind cannot comprehend the enduring popularity of the Beachcombers
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Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
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“Escalation of post-ceasefire attacks is really quite the phrase
Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post-ceasefire attacks
Medical officials say 17 people killed in Khan Younis area and 16 in strikes on Gaza City
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“Escalation of post-ceasefire attacks is really quite the phrase
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At a Remembrance Day event and they’re playing the star spangled banner??? What the actual fuck?
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At a Remembrance Day event and they’re playing the star spangled banner??? What the actual fuck?
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On Remembrance Day I think of those who are sent to fight, and those who fought and died in hopes that we who follow them might not have to.
On this Remembrance Day I am once again saddened that the peace that was promised after the price that they paid seems to be falling apart.
Lest we forget.
On this Remembrance Day I am once again saddened that the peace that was promised after the price that they paid seems to be falling apart.
Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On Remembrance Day I think of those who are sent to fight, and those who fought and died in hopes that we who follow them might not have to.
On this Remembrance Day I am once again saddened that the peace that was promised after the price that they paid seems to be falling apart.
Lest we forget.
On this Remembrance Day I am once again saddened that the peace that was promised after the price that they paid seems to be falling apart.
Lest we forget.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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In the UK they have a way of dealing with a situation where you feel your conscience no longer permits you to fulfill your duties and it's called resigning
Senate Democratic Minority Leader Schumer’s decision not to endorse Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race “was driven in large part…by his self-conception as a guardian of Israel, something he considers a core part of his personal and political identity.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
In the UK they have a way of dealing with a situation where you feel your conscience no longer permits you to fulfill your duties and it's called resigning
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Remember all the ‘just release the hostages & Israel will stop starving people’ comments you used to get if you said something like ‘Israel should stop starving people’ ?
“Nothing has improved in Gaza… Medicine is still blocked. Even food has not changed.
“We hear about a truce, but we feel no safety or relief.”
Gaza residents talk to our Hasan Jaber in Bureij refugee camp
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
“We hear about a truce, but we feel no safety or relief.”
Gaza residents talk to our Hasan Jaber in Bureij refugee camp
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
‘Truce is just a name’: Israel has killed more than 220 Gazans since start of ceasefire, Palestinians say
Next phase of peace plan not moving forward, with remains of seven Israeli hostages still unaccounted for
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Remember all the ‘just release the hostages & Israel will stop starving people’ comments you used to get if you said something like ‘Israel should stop starving people’ ?