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..don't quite understand all this; but we will see how it goes. FYI: many varied interests; there will be archaeology 🐞🍅🌽🌎⚱🧬📚🎥🎶🎻🐉🌻🌾🍻 Nova Scotian
Toronto, Canada
Joined February 2012
Trump's insults https://t.co/Jq3tpRn8hm
@business #CatherineLacey #Bloomberg #Women #journalists @GOP @ReutersWHPress Did any of the other journalists object at the time? Quiet piggy #Insults #politics #DonaldTrump
theguardian.com
The clip of the US president on Air Force One last Friday has taken off without much help from the media itself
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The best thing Canadians can do is simply tune out @USAmbCanada .
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Toronto is coming off record completions. If you think housing is expensive today, just wait a few years. This is a municipal and provincial policy failure.
Year over year housing starts for October in Canada's big three cities; 📈 Montreal +104% 📉 Vancouver -36% 📉 Toronto -42%
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An expert on the Middle East tells @IChotiner that the Saudi-American relationship “is very coöperative and sustained, and not only by state-to-state interests, but also by the interests of President Trump’s family and its business in the region.”
newyorker.com
After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.
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Photo of the week is this beautiful Bewick swan coming in to land 🦢📸 Bewick's come all the way from Siberia to spend their winters here ❄️ See how sightings like this inspire my art: Winter Wildlife Exhibition, now on show at the gallery🖼️👉 https://t.co/031QVeIdv4
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Today's headline on Realtor Dot Com: "Walkability has become one of the most valuable amenities in today’s housing market. It appeals to every generation, from young families who want stroller-friendly streets to seniors who prioritize mobility, health, and longevity."
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Has a FOOD BANK carried you through a tough time? I'm looking for a few inspiring stories to share for CBC's annual "Make the Season Kind" fundraiser to fight food insecurity. Please message me ...& don't forget to donate! https://t.co/oDJapNUKZ1
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Design for people not pundits
On the left, the environmental disaster that is The Design Museum in Kensington, £83 million in 2016, expected life span: 30 years, with a bit of luck and millions in funding. On the right, Cafe Wien in Wernigerode, built by hand in A.D. 1583, ca. £10, sustainable indefinitely.
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Happy #WorldToiletDay! 🚽 How the Romans did their business: images of Latrines throughout the Roman world. https://t.co/bsCYYsT5Ox
followinghadrian.com
In Roman times, toilets used to be a public and convivial place. An epigram from Martial reveals just how public privies were among the most frequented places in the city for socializing: “In…
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This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, take a moment to reflect with @AudubonCA about the many ways that Indigenous languages and cultures connect us to the birds we love and the food we love to eat. https://t.co/Z3LYyRQZ1w
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the incredible manakin (red capped manakin) that shows all the dancing skills (moonwalk? Michael would be jealous) all to conquer the female. There are real dance competitions between them to impress her. 🤣🤣🤣🙌 🎥 Fernando Arrigorriaga 🇧🇷©️ https://t.co/xH2rZ4zopp
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A strong message to Premier @fordnation and Minister @PaulCalandra: These are OUR SCHOOLS and this is OUR HOUSE. #onted #onpoli
NEW: Education protesters have rushed up to the front doors of Queen’s Park to protest Bill 33. #onpoli
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Little in size, loud in voice 🦉📢Here's how to identify little owls from their calls & hoots More #owlsounds 👉 https://t.co/A8VGxjdAgV
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A group of Toronto tenants raised the alarm over a landlord with a long history of bad faith "renovictions" in apartment complexes across Ontario Now, a provisional order from the LTB means he'll have to appear in court if he wants to defend himself. https://t.co/xSkdhzqk5s
thegrindmag.ca
A provisional order from the Landlord-Tenant Board means that landlord Michael Klein, who is known to renters across Ontario, will have to either appear to defend himself or have tenants’ claims…
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After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office. @IChotiner talks to an expert on the Middle East about how the Saudi leader won back Washington.
newyorker.com
After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.
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Donald Trump told a room full of McDonald's franchise owners that they need to "fight" minimum wage hikes. But today’s widening gap between the richest Americans and everyone else is so extreme that even the CEO of McDonald's himself is ringing alarm bells. Watch.
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