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Local woman wakes up, unionizes the elves, reindeer and other essential Christmas workers, makes oatmeal.
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Local woman wakes up, unionizes the elves, reindeer and other essential Christmas workers, makes oatmeal.
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"So many caring people coming forward. An entire parallel health-care system that has been set up... ready to assist people whose needs don’t fit in the regular health system. And yet, when he asked for a place to live, the most basic health-care element of all, no one could respond."
A homeless man in distress lay on the sidewalk. Caring hands reached out to help
It’s a beautiful story in one aspect, cuttingly sad in another, Luisa D’Amato writes
www.therecord.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"So many caring people coming forward. An entire parallel health-care system that has been set up... ready to assist people whose needs don’t fit in the regular health system. And yet, when he asked for a place to live, the most basic health-care element of all, no one could respond."
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🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
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December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with:
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"For, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we be brought under foreign rule. It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
- Life lessons taught by a Scottish granny, immigrant mining widow.
- Life lessons taught by a Scottish granny, immigrant mining widow.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"For, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we be brought under foreign rule. It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
- Life lessons taught by a Scottish granny, immigrant mining widow.
- Life lessons taught by a Scottish granny, immigrant mining widow.
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As new buildings go up to provide permanent housing, the House of Friendship social agency has changed its role in the community, Luisa D’Amato writes.
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
Change of leadership and a new future for House of Friendship
As new buildings go up to provide permanent housing, the House of Friendship social agency has changed its role in the community, Luisa D’Amato writes.
www.therecord.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As new buildings go up to provide permanent housing, the House of Friendship social agency has changed its role in the community, Luisa D’Amato writes.
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
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"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
And! Your public library most likely offers access to the major newspapers. You can just login & check out the day's stories (or past ones) for free.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
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One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
The BEST way to start your day is reading this!
okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The BEST way to start your day is reading this!
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okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
okay so the second and arguably even funnier part of this story is: so my dad was a university president, right? And there’s another university in that town. heated sports rivals, etc, etc, you know how it is
Beautiful sky in #Kitchener this morning
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Beautiful sky in #Kitchener this morning
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“Council has set a hard limit on property tax increases in the name of affordability, but transit service increases affordability and ease of life for those who need it most,” said Allie Beldan, with The TriCities Transport Action Group.
Proposed GRT cuts are short-sighted, residents say
Grand River Transit a hot topic at Region of Waterloo public input session on 2026 budget
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December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Council has set a hard limit on property tax increases in the name of affordability, but transit service increases affordability and ease of life for those who need it most,” said Allie Beldan, with The TriCities Transport Action Group.
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Who did this?
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Who did this?
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This May Offend Some People... But It Needs To Be Said
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This May Offend Some People... But It Needs To Be Said
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Also good to remind people that @sky-follower-bridge.dev can help them find people here who they followed over there
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Also good to remind people that @sky-follower-bridge.dev can help them find people here who they followed over there
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Can we at least see like a teaser trailer or something for this new year first?
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Can we at least see like a teaser trailer or something for this new year first?
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
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The Region's position on their farmland expropriation for new industrial land is that it won't harm the water supply, but they will need to do a better job of explaining to the public how that's the case when they're saying we need to pause everything else.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Region of Waterloo wants pause on development due to water concerns
The Region of Waterloo wants developers and cities to pause new home construction as it figures out a water supply issue. Millions of dollars in new water infrastructure is needed to pump treated wate...
www.therecord.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The Region's position on their farmland expropriation for new industrial land is that it won't harm the water supply, but they will need to do a better job of explaining to the public how that's the case when they're saying we need to pause everything else.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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Tomorrow!
Saturday, December 6th is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women. It commemorates the '89 Montreal Massacre where 14 women were targeted & killed for daring to study engineering.
Attend your local vigil & come learn community care with me
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Attend your local vigil & come learn community care with me
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Tomorrow!
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On what comes after Trump: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
On what comes after Trump: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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Now THEY KNEW is $2.99! This deal lasts today and today only. Find it on Bookshop, Kindle, or any ebook vendor along with HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT which is also $2.99 today. These books on Trump, Epstein, and transnational crime give the backstory to today's news:
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They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent
How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent
bookshop.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Now THEY KNEW is $2.99! This deal lasts today and today only. Find it on Bookshop, Kindle, or any ebook vendor along with HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT which is also $2.99 today. These books on Trump, Epstein, and transnational crime give the backstory to today's news:
bookshop.org/p/books/they...
bookshop.org/p/books/they...
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Who did this?
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Who did this?
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Pet food pantry seeing 100 more users a month
Pet food pantry seeing 100 more users a month
A program designed to help pet owners in need is looking for a little help of its own.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pet food pantry seeing 100 more users a month