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Big ask but this book is being sent to US publishers this week & on the off chance you *had* been thinking you might read it & *did* want to take advantage of the free delivery & help push it higher up the Blackwell's chart, that'd help its chances of being piublished a lot & be much appreciated...

A reminder, because it is almost that time of year: More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe... If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe. If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.

Still teaching I see

Congratulations to Toronto @mayoroliviachow.ca on her re-election tonight. Given Doug Ford’s constant interference & distractions, Toronto is arguably the hardest city in Canada to be the mayor of. I’m hopeful that in her first FULL term, Mayor Chow will lean in on more bold, creative city-building.

Local citizen implores you to VOTE

After sitting on the account for a few years, I finally set up an affiliate link on Bookshop.org -- if you use this link to pre-order my new book, you both support independent bookstores and give me a bit of an extra boost! bookshop.org/a/104234/978...

Ontario friends, you need to vote on Monday if you haven't yet. If you're in Waterloo Region, you can find a lot of handy links in here:

Knowing queer people exist won't turn your kid queer. Knowing trans people exist won't turn your kid trans. But if your queer or trans kid gets to see and learn about other queer and trans people in the world, it may very well keep them alive.

Protect Canada's Health Care. "We call upon the Government of Canada to vigorously enforce the Canada Health Act and its principles of public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility." ##cdnpoli Sign the petition. 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

"Citified" is an amazing public service, and I'm proud to be part of it. Also, if you live in Waterloo Region, I wrote about this year's WRDSB trustee candidates to help you vote for the ones who *aren't* Christian Nationalists:

Sharing this again because some of the WRDSB trustee candidates are scarier than anything else I've seen this Halloween season:

Can't think of the last time I saw two films in a single week! Two very different documentaries... Glad to visit both the Princess Twin and the Princess Original screens. Enjoyed both films but understood more references in the one about Godspell & 1970's Canadiana 🤣

2 in 2 days. This time on Francis

We have had one hundred (100) candidates respond to our questionnaire! Make a plan to vote on October 26 or in advance polls, and get informed on your local and regional candidates:

During Kids Vote Weekend on October 10 & 11, kids can vote for Toronto’s 2027 Tree of the Year! 🌳 🌲 Meet the tree candidates, and find fun activities and resources at: toronto.ca/KidsVote

The labeler that gets you those labels is @stechlab-labels.bsky.social, it is very useful

Difficult but worthwhile read. "But the result will be the same: substandard education, substandard research, and graduates who are less prepared for their future as workers, thinkers, and citizens, and more prepared to obey"

Thanks @enovapower.bsky.social ! Not only was your website a great source of up-to-date information, but your crews did a fantastic job of restoring power Uptown incredibly quickly. Thank-you!

FUCK IT. Let's give away 3 more signed paperbacks of my latest novel, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo. Repost & reply to enter! You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated!

(In case you're worried, any neutrinos managing to interact within your body will still do essentially nothing. You'd have to go to a LOT of trouble to be harmed in any way by neutrinos. But @xkcd.com has a nice explanation here if you want to know what that would look like. what-if.xkcd.com/73/)

12/ We spent months compiling every case we could find of immigration agents detaining Americans. We did it because the government hasn't. And now, we're sharing every one of those cases with you. Explore our database: propub.li/4egbSK2

"For Phyllis, the loss of her orange shirt was about much more than a piece of clothing. It became a symbol of the loss of identity, belonging, culture, and self-worth experienced by many Indigenous children who were forced to attend residential schools." buff.ly/8lGtS8D

Touché. Any chance you read @dkthomp.bsky.social's post this morning? www.derekthompson.org/p/the-death-...

I saw that clip circulating yesterday and thought there could be a completely normal, non-sexist, explanation other than the rage bait one. Grateful for this (really well-written!) peek into a loving family, sad she felt she had to write it. themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...

Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying

I finally sat down and wrote an email to the Talarico campaign. Doing nothing felt untenable. I encourage other decent Texans to communicate their disappointment. If this can help you get started, feel free to use anything that works for you

Lucky to have power, and to be home safe & dry after this afternoon's multiple tornado warnings and 55mm rain. Went for a quick walk in between thunderstorms, and nearby Silver Lake is at the highest level I've yet seen (photo one month ago for reference)... #onstorm

The wonderfully talented Marsh Family has a new parody of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic." This will piss off Crybaby Caligula yugely. Isn't he moronic? Don't you think?😅

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

"this desperate and flaccid stunt"... #chefskiss

The is white privilege in action. There are brown and Black people who are sitting in detention for months, AFTER they already gave up on their valid claims to be here and agreed to be deported. Then they’re deported shackled on an ICE flight while this guy, who had no valid claim, goes commercial.

To the kid back in Alabama who read Percy Jackson and told himself he’d write a book series with a character who looks like him one day… You did it, kid. #booksky

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Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...

"Vaccine resisters should be thought of like drunken drivers: people who recklessly endanger innocent strangers.”

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You know who else has an unfair advantage in sport? Naturally talented athletes. And people with high hemoglobin. And rich people with money for sports camps and coaches. Why should they be allowed to compete? “Fairness in sports” my ass. Never since NFTs have I heard such bullshit.

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo wrote up my interview with them from last week about my book! See link for interview and short video :)

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John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden

People discovering this book via Bluesky hasn't made a significant difference to its exposure in the wider world yet. But maybe one day it will. International copies with free delivery here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... Or if you'd like a signed one from me, with free art, email me at...

Thank you @mark-carney.bsky.social Short, important🧵 for all Canadians to read.

Watching Prime Minister Carney discussing the breakdown of the Canada-US trade deal at a press conference and just really appreciating living in a country where the leader can speak coherently and knowledgeably about what is actually happening.

Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community 💙🩷🤍