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Reference archivist, legal historian, medievalist. She/her. Knows more than is healthy about the history of trial by combat.

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It’s easier to get to, now that the new Eglinton LRT goes right there.

09.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A wooden wall panel with poetry by Hafiz, 15th century CE.

A wooden wall panel with poetry by Hafiz, 15th century CE.

An astronomical compendium in a cloisonnΓ© case, 19th century CE.

An astronomical compendium in a cloisonnΓ© case, 19th century CE.

A blue and white ceramic charger from Karman, 1615-1640 CE.

A blue and white ceramic charger from Karman, 1615-1640 CE.

A world map with various Islamic dynasties projected on it as lights, currently showing the Seljuk Empire.

A world map with various Islamic dynasties projected on it as lights, currently showing the Seljuk Empire.

09.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two pearlescent glass bottles, Iran, 9th-10th century CE.

Two pearlescent glass bottles, Iran, 9th-10th century CE.

A page from the Excellent Book of Delights, ca. 1450 CE.

A page from the Excellent Book of Delights, ca. 1450 CE.

A bronze incense burner in the shape of a rooster, 11th-13th century CE.

A bronze incense burner in the shape of a rooster, 11th-13th century CE.

The doublure, or inside, of a manuscript cover, ca. 1510-1550 CE.

The doublure, or inside, of a manuscript cover, ca. 1510-1550 CE.

Treasures from Iran I saw at the Aga Khan Museum today.

09.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Might have to break out the chacha. Then we’re all in trouble.

03.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oeuvre, aka ouevre, oeuver, oover, doover, something!

03.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
2026 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo – Ontario Plowmen's Association

It’s a big event in rural Ontario too. Political party leaders show up to attempt to plough a furrow and gladhand with the agriculture industry. www.plowingmatch.org/event/2026-i...

03.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The hallucination alone is a dealbreaker, obviously. But I was much more disturbed by the effect it had on my own sense of communication. Words are for connection. If you continually threw a rope into the darkness and no one caught it, you'd begin to think there was something wrong with the rope.

02.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance in Ontario | Public Health Ontario This report provides an overview of COVID-19 wastewater signals in Ontario and sub-regions.

Let’s not forget wastewater surveillance for infectious disease. www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Data-and-...

02.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two sources briefed on the intelligence said.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs

28.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1639 πŸ” 881 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 268

*Leclerc

23.02.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quebec City puts its property tax rolls online. The Quebec business registry was offline yesterday, but today I can confirm that the numbered company that owns the building is not owned by anyone named Leblanc. So, probably best not to firebomb it.

22.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That was an entertaining plot, which kept me going to the end, but by 1000 I was wading through it on the strength of some 25 year-old courses in Old English and a knowledge of Dutch.

22.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a pandemic-generating factory.

22.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can follow the hockey game by listening to the whoops and groans coming from my neighbours’ apartments.

22.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This guy was sued out if business in Ontario. He just went right back to it in Quebec.
www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/do...

21.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Services funΓ©raires: QuΓ©bec ferme les yeux sur le passΓ© d’un entrepreneur Un entrepreneur dont l’une des anciennes entreprises a Γ©tΓ© condamnΓ©e Γ  20 millions $ de dommages, continue d’œuvrer dans l’industrie funΓ©raire.

Wow, this guy is a scammer and a shitbird.
www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/11/19/d...

21.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Federal corporation information - 1063870-6 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

If you would like to send a personal Fuck You to echovita Inc. owner Paco Leclerc, his business address is 8967 1Γ¨re avenue, QuΓ©bec, QC, G1G 4C5.
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21.02.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contact us Contact us - Create and share obituaries and memorials of your loved ones for free. With a free subscription, receive daily obituaries from the cities of your choice in Canada.

FYI, this is where you go to send echovita a takedown notice.
www.echovita.com/ca/contact-us

21.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OMFG, I just googled my father, who died in 2018, and found the same AI slop site raising money in his name. Rage.

21.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can hear Shahaddah Jack live at the City of Toronto Archives this coming Friday at 6:30.

21.02.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG. I did not know about this until now.

18.02.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG. I did not know that!

18.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Art.

17.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Famous Historian - Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
A Famous Historian - Monty Python and The Holy Grail. YouTube video by Tusk Kult

At medieval history conferences, there could be someone dressed as a Monty Python knight who threatens speakers with the fate of Frank the Famous Historian. youtu.be/q-HjOeCvm2I

16.02.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of a billboard showing Elsie the cow and Elmer the Bull sitting at home in the glow of a fireplace. Text reads, β€œWhere in a war-torn world is there so much to be thankful for… so much to hope for?”

Black and white photo of a billboard showing Elsie the cow and Elmer the Bull sitting at home in the glow of a fireplace. Text reads, β€œWhere in a war-torn world is there so much to be thankful for… so much to hope for?”

I didn’t realize Borden’s was an American company. We have a photo of an Elsie billboard from circa 1944 at the City of Toronto Archives, but it’s much tamer than these ads.

14.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Post a banger not in English.

youtu.be/Z_uIGTW9raY

10.02.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

My 81 year old mother will join her.

08.02.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This book looks cool. I’ve heard a few of these myths carried across the Atlantic.

07.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A better translation for β€œSECRETUM” would be β€œpersonalβ€œ. The seal is for Richard’s personal correspondence, rather than for public business like legal documents. I’ll bet Richard was upset about lo that ring.

06.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I read that one last year and enjoyed it.

03.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0