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LarissAAAHH

@purlgurly.bsky.social

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She/her/elle. Alto, ADHDer. Interested in politics (esp.TOpoli), stories, disability, food, knitting, geekery, cats. Unrepentant leftie in 🇨🇦

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LarissAAAHH @purlgurly.bsky.social · May 25

Picked up my Snaraness again this weekend, I’ve done 8 of 12 pattern repeats (although I think I’m going to add some additional repeats to make it a bit bigger than the pattern) #KnitSky

Photo of a triangular shawl on double-pointed needles. The shawl is knit in teal yarn and has a lace pattern that evokes flowers. It is on top of a floral bedspread.

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Toronto Blue Jays (Bot) @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 8h

HEY CANADA, WE'RE SPENDING THANKSGIVING TOGETHER! #WANTITALL

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 8h

"Start spreadin' the news bitches!"

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 8h

HAPPY YANKEE ELIMINATION DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

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No Quit White Panels @lesleynope.bsky.social · 8h

THEY DID IT
WASNT WORRIED
NO FUCKING QUIT

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LarissAAAHH @purlgurly.bsky.social · 8h

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 9h

I refuse to let my hope break. Maybe hope is the only thing the Occupation has not stolen from us. I just want this slaughter to stop not for victory, not for their approval but so we can live one single day as human beings, not numbers.

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LarissAAAHH @purlgurly.bsky.social · 9h

“What the fuck” definitely the appropriate reaction

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Oh, that was stressful

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 10h

“The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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No Quit White Panels @lesleynope.bsky.social · 10h

Need a Springer Dinger like I need air right now

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 10h

Show of hands—who else needed the reminder? 🙋🏻‍♀️

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

It's okay to take a break even if you don't think you deserve one.
It's okay if you don't cross off every item on your to-do list.
It's okay to not be productive every second of every day.
You are a human, not a machine.
It's okay. You're okay.
@danidonovan

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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LarissAAAHH @purlgurly.bsky.social · 10h

Seriously!

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

BREAKING: Israeli war planes continue to launch raids on Gaza City as Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire announcement, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.

🔴 LIVE update: aje.io/xqppys

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LarissAAAHH @purlgurly.bsky.social · 11h

I now have a forever grudge against the Miele Toronto Life dinner party people

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Minor Leaguer @minorleaguer.ca · 12h

I say this with all my heart:

GO JAYS GO!

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LarissAAAHH @purlgurly.bsky.social · 13h

Queens Quay

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 19h

Councillor Thompson asks Chow if she can share anything from her recent conversations with the premier re: speed cameras. "I have not been able to persuade the provincial government that you cannot just put speed bumps on arterial roads, because it slows down emergency responders," says Chow.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 19h

Councillor Mike Colle asks about the premier's idea that roundabouts could provide safety and replace speed cameras. Gray says the problem in urban areas is that roundabouts require a lot of land, and the city doesn't have a lot of land available.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 20h

"Are flashing lights as effective as the cameras?" asks Councillor Lily Cheng.

"We had flashing lights before we had automated speed enforcement. And through the introduction of automated speed enforcement we've seen a much more significant safety improvement," say transportation staff.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 20h

Matlow asks about Ford's claim that speed bumps can replace speed cameras. Gray says the city already install lots of speed bumps and other traffic calming measures, but speed bumps aren't really appropriate on arterial roads because they can mess with transit and emergency services.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 20h

"We feel very strongly that automated enforcement is a critical piece of speed management. It's a critical piece of Vision Zero," says Transportation GM Gray. She's concerned that removing the cameras will reduce the progress the city has made reducing road injuries and deaths.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 20h

Councillor Chernos Lin asks about the highest speed recorded by Toronto's speed cameras. Transportation General Manager Barbara Gray says it was 187 km/h in a 50 km/h zone at Midland & Montgomery — on Jan 25 at 10 p.m.

"That's shocking," says Chernos Lin.

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Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds

Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

www.thetrillium.ca

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No Quit White Panels @lesleynope.bsky.social · 1d

We’ll get em tomorrow. Not worried.

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