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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 22d

I am delighted to announce the world premiere of DANS LES PINS at @nouveaucinema.bsky.social included among other great Quebec & Canadian shorts. Screenings at Cinémathèque Québécois, Sat Oct 11th at 21.00 & Tue Oct 14th, at 19.00. Tickets on sale, September 23rd.
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Festival du nouveau cinéma | Dans les pins

In letters to her mother, a young woman tells of her job at a hotel in the Laurentians, where she is courted by a wealthy man.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 4h

we're watching BAD MOON which is not a good film except for the dog who deserves an honourary (and I assume posthumus) palme dog.

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kimdorman.bsky.social @kimdorman.bsky.social · 4h

ANTIFA films:

The Sound of Music (1965)
Saló (1975)
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Leviathan (2014)
Casablanca (1942)
Come and See (1985)
The Conformist (1970)
Army of Shadows (1969)
This Land is Mine (1943)
Hangmen Also Die (1943)
The Fate of a Man (1959)

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 4h

ah well then there is more to contemplate!

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Grant @gdubbstl.bsky.social · 6h

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 5h

to answer these questions, I highly recommend the limited series KEVIN CAN F*!?K HIMSELF

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Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 18h

And THIS is why every person involved in either harry potter films, tv, games or other are chosing to actively be a part in the attack on trans people

Shes openly saying her intentions are to ensure a win for the bigots against scottish government

Screenshot of a post from twitter

@jk_rowling
"SNP ministers have failed to pay their £250k bill, six months after the Supreme Court ruling. The rumour is that they’re trying to stop ⁦
@ForWomenScot
⁩ taking further action against the government, but that plan has a rather large flaw. Me."
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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 10h

Increasingly concerned that Mark Carney's government may be doing exactly the opposite of what they were elected to do - sell out our sovereignty (and paint a target on our back in the process). www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

McGuinty defends Canada’s Golden Dome collaboration with U.S., citing potential threats

Defence Minister says both countries will have mere minutes to respond to the latest generation of incoming threats

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 12h

Just a reminder that anti-queer and anti-trans policies aren't actually popular.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 12h

I'm honoured to have twqo audio commentaries, an essay, and a role in a documentary on this stellar box set release from Severin Films, Exorcismo: Defying a Dictator & Raising Hell in Post-Franco Spain. Available now for pre-order. severinfilms.com/en-ca/produc...

Exorcismo: Defying a Dictator & Raising Hell in Post-Franco Spain [10-Disc Blu-ray Box Set + Book]

19 FEATURE FILMSON 10 DISCS Including the award-winning documentary EXORCISMO: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” Plus 168-Page Bookand 21+ Combined Hours of Special Features Under the Franco...

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 1d

What amazes me is Canadians can watch what is happening in America, be all judgey and then pay completely no attention while Carney tables C2 to do the exact same thing.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 1d

If you hear Japanese coming from our apartment, it's either @simonlaperriere.bsky.social playing Silent Hill f, or me playing Ghost of Yōtei

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

Flying cars are the perfect example of a point solution: trying to solve a systemic problem (traffic) with an individual product (fly over the traffic).

But traffic is not a technology problem; it's a social problem. Remote work, congestion fees, and dense transit-connected housing solve it better.

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

which then begs the question of why you want flying cars instead of whatever mass transportation equivalent you imagine

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 2d

Time and again the Liberals have violated workers' constitutional right to strike by abusing Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, showing they're with corporations, not workers.

Workers' rights are fundamental to democracy, not a minor inconvenience to be overridden without a second thought.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 1d

when I was growing up, we would fly from Toronto to Halifax since the 2-day drive was more expensive. Now, I think the opposite is true.

Mary Grace🕷️🕸️🎃👻 @emgeekay.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian airlines continue to gouge passengers. Why can't we have better, more affordable rail and bus services?

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

WestJet hikes checked bag fee for 2nd time in 2 years. Will Air Canada be next? | CBC News

WestJet has hiked its first checked bag fee by $5 for ultra-basic and economy fares. The increase follows several new charges introduced by Canadian airlines, sparking concerns from some consumer advo...

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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 2d

This is of niche industry interest, but here goes:

The digital catalog platform most independent bookstores use to peruse and order new books for their stores (called Edelweiss) has jacked up their prices on publishers to catalog new titles 200-300%.

Why does this matter?

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Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies @miskatonicihs.bsky.social · 1d

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a cat wearing a top hat and a bow tie

ALT: a cat wearing a top hat and a bow tie

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 1d

it is october 7. for two years hamas has been offering to return israel's hostages in exchange for an israeli withdrawal from gaza to which benjamin netanyahu has said "no," ignoring the hostages' families demands and prioritizing the destruction of gaza over saving the hostages lives.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 1d

just checked Canada in 2023, 796 total. Feels weird that it's higher than the UK. But at least it's less than France.

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 1d

An #Ideology that at its core sees one group as inherently inferior to another cannot exist in a diverse society. #Fascism wants some of us dead or gone. They are terrorists. It is that simple.

Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 1d

Cannot stress this enough: Racism is not a political view, neither is fascism

They are not valid contributions to public discourse, they do not deserve to be probed and debated in good faith. They are hate speech and should be called out as such and deplatformed www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

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aaron boothby @ellipticalnight.bsky.social · 2d

will just repeat that if you straight up replaced the current Canada Council grants system with this it would fund about 1000 more artists per year for the same amount of money and immeasurably greater stability

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel,
after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted
#GlobalSumudFlotilla
She said:
“I could talk for a very,very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment.
Trust me, but that is not the story.”
#Athens airport

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rae-diance massage @raewynkrivan.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social · 3d

climate change means it's October 5th in Montréal and I'm sitting on my balcony in a short-sleeved t-shirt, light skirt and flip-flops, and I'm still a little warm. A convertible just drove by with the top down. At least I have a good book of poetry to read.

the book Barangay, an offshore poem by Adrian de Leon. A blue and white cover, designed with flowing lines to look like ocean waves. In the bottom right corner is a black drawing of a small sea-faring fishing boat.

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