Pat Cumming

Pat Cumming

@pcumming.bsky.social

Semi-retired librarian. Book lover. Social justice advocate. Cat lover

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Arno Kopecky
@arnokopecky.bsky.social

Poilievre just wrapped his final press conference of the campaign, in Saskatoon. I went to more of these (13) than any other journalist in Canada, for @nationalobserver.com. Didn’t get a single question. Which meant not one person asked PP about climate policy outside of the debates.

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Mike Rothschild
@rothschildmd.bsky.social

The US is scheduled to co-host the World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028. Why would thousands of international athletes and millions of fans from around the world come to a country where tourists, asylum seekers, and visa holders are being disappeared to foreign prisons?

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Vancouver Writers Fest
@writersfest.bc.ca

Tomorrow’s event with @davidarobertson.bsky.social at VPL is sold out in-person, but you can still join us online for free! Register to receive the link: writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite...

writersfest.bc.caIncite: David A. Robertson on Living with Anxiety | Vancouver Writers FestPresented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library. From the outside, David A. Robertson looks as if he has it all. The author of over 25 books in various genres, his achievements include numerou...

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Senator Patty Murray
@murray.senate.gov

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

Pat Cumming
@pcumming.bsky.social

Joy is resistance. Resistance is joy.

Alejandro Alvarez@aletakesphotos.bsky.social

Protesters are outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after the Trump admin brought the agency to a halt. Most of the offices above us are dark. Rep. Pressley is at the mic — “THIS is what we're gonna dismantle? What in the hell kind of government efficiency is that?”

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

Baier: Trudeau said that your wish for Canada to become the 51st state is a real thing. Is it a real thing? Trump: Yeah it is

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️
@savethecbc.bsky.social

The CBC is under threat. Poilievre’s campaign against the network is design to raise money by shutting CBC down. We can’t let Conservatives do that. #Canada

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social

Saving the CBC isn't just about protecting your favourite program or personality. It's about preserving national unity -- and preventing Canada from being subject to a hostile foreign takeover. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/19/o...

nationalobserver.comSaving the CBC is really about saving CanadaPierre Poilievre reportedly has plans to slash the CBC's budget. That would be a disaster for national unity.
Pat Cumming
@pcumming.bsky.social

Timely, right?

Vancouver Writers Fest@writersfest.bc.ca

NYT reporters @kateconger.com & @rmac.bsky.social have followed Elon Musk’s exploits for years, and now they’ve written the definitive account of his $44 billion dollar takeover of Twitter. On Jan 17, hear them with Kathryn Gretsinger on Granville Island. writersfest.bc.ca/event/conger...

writersfest.bc.caCharacter Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter | Vancouver Writers FestNew York Times technology reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac headline the first Books & Ideas event with one of the most shocking and defining stories of our time: the $44 billion dollar deal behind E...

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Mark Pitcavage
@markpitcavage.bsky.social

Arkansas's attorney general has announced that he will appeal, because he hates librarians just that much. apnews.com/article/arka... "Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional"

apnews.comJudge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutionalA federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.