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Diane Baker Mason

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I have been a lawyer, a novelist, a playwright, a poet, a comedian, and some of those things I still am, sort-of. Half Aussie. Half Newfie. All Canadian. Pretty far left. Have 2 grown sons. One husband. One dog. Part of a horse. Also: old (over 65).

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Title of proceedings please?

06.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're all white.

05.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight, two of the white nationalists I reported on in this piece showed up to attempt to intimidate me on a private night out at a small music venue.

I’ll have more to say tomorrow. I’m safe.

They also didn’t pay cover πŸ–•

05.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 2982 πŸ” 987 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 95
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Interstellar travel is impossible and aliens haven't visited Earth, physicists say β€œThere is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal.

Another truth most humans are just to dumb to grasp.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 792 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 0

The Prime Minister and his government may have to be diplomatic in dealing with Donald Trump and his regime, but the rest of us Canadians can tell them to fuck right off.

04.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 3

Is anyone surprised? The USA has religious-nut eschatologists running it, right out in the open. And the non-religious-nuts are just (a) nuts and (b) stinking rich, so they think they're invincible. Absolutely predictable.

03.03.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit

03.03.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image announces journal Variant Lit is open for submissions, see guidelines on variantlit.com

Image announces journal Variant Lit is open for submissions, see guidelines on variantlit.com

And just like that, we are open for submissions.
The world needs art and beauty, so send us yours. Guidelines @variantlit.com

01.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

A poem by Mary Oliver, first published in her 1986 collection Dream Work 

Wild Geese
By Mary Oliver

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place in the family of things.

A poem by Mary Oliver, first published in her 1986 collection Dream Work Wild Geese By Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place in the family of things.

i’d like to hope that the world goes on

Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.

01.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

What I'm shocked at is PM Carney's support of the USA actions.

He's going to have to work hard to explain that, especially following the USA and Israel blowing up a girls' school today.

What is he DOING??!!

28.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You need to come back.Prime minister and clarify or correct what you said. Because you are losing an immense amount of support and respect.

28.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah i'm greviously disappointed

28.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought so too but how would we get it there? Asking seriously

26.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Kansans must present a photo ID to vote.

26.02.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 2406 πŸ” 1215 πŸ’¬ 214 πŸ“Œ 103

Now that's what I call a modest proposal.

24.02.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's satire

24.02.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's satire

24.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Satire

24.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yep, often about my country ;)

22.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When we got to the point where what ordinarily would be easy to spot as satire is spread around as "actually happened!", which is problematic. And also not funny. Because it's tragic.

Yep, the label's clear, but people aren't seeing it, and quite reasonably are thinking the guy really said it.

22.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's fake. It's satire.
It's very sad that we keep falling for satire - but considering how stupid this man is, it's not surprising.
But really, we gotta check stuff out before believing it.

22.02.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's ok... We canadians really don't expect anything better at this point. Hoping that those of you who are still sane are gonna somehow get your country back.

22.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, it's not like these people don't actually *look* evil...

21.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can make that happen, Andrew...

20.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where was this

20.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
🚨BREAKING: Former PRINCE ANDREW ARRESTED Over Epstein TIES
🚨BREAKING: Former PRINCE ANDREW ARRESTED Over Epstein TIES YouTube video by Katie Phang

BREAKING: Former Prince Andrew arrested by UK authorities for alleged misconduct while in public office.

I’ve got the details of the arrest, the crime, & why Andrew’s arrest could be the key to exposing more unseen-evidence about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, & others.

youtu.be/Zk2FA5X167E

19.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 2302 πŸ” 643 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 40
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More than 700 nursing, PSW jobs could be cut in Ottawa, says union | CBC News Ontario’s largest health-care union is sounding the alarm on impending job cuts and increased wait times if the province fails to increase hospital funding.

The privatization of Ontarios health care under Doug Ford continues.

Don't forget that under all of his Captain Canada/working with Carney bluster is a man who is on a mission to destroy OHIP via US style privatization.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

16.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 796 πŸ” 418 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 44
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ICE is also operating in Canada.
When some Canadians protested peacefully, they were attacked by the police.
Why is ICE allowed to operate in Canada? Does anyone know?
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15.02.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian woman speaks out about her treatment in U.S. detention "We were bound in chains that wrapped tightly around our waists, our cuffed hands secured to our bodies and shackles restraining our feet."

Canadians now choose China and others over ours.
ICE threw this Canadian woman, (plus many more), into our concentration camps because her visa was out-of-date. SHE WAS ARRESTED AT THE BORDER WHILE UPDATING HER VISA!
Guess what.
Canadians don't need visas in China!
nationalpost.com/news/canadia...

15.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4