G Marr

Librarian emeritus. Mom, Nanna, bibliophile, cat lover. For starters. B.Ed, MLIS

[G Marr @MsGMarr]

“I wish there were more wild, undisturbed places, for both wildlife and us as humans, and a greater understanding that restoring and appreciating nature meets needs we sometimes forget we have.”

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

[Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @LauraBabcock]

The ripple effect of Trump’s tariff war on the world will go on for decades 🇨🇦

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

when Virginia Woolf said, “Autumn is my season, dear; it is, after all, the season of the soul” and when F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” and when Anne Shirley said, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

[G Marr @MsGMarr]

Fewer People Are Reading for Fun, Study Finds https://t.co/3kvEIVDeEu via @NYTimes

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

G. K. Chesterton knew an old lady who, having no familiarity with Shakespeare, went to the theater to see a performance of Hamlet. After the play ended, she confessed to being “disappointed” because “the play was nothing but quotations.”

[Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @LauraBabcock]

Wow. 211K on this comment.

Canadians are fed up with selfish actors who keep causing drama while the rest of us do the right thing for our communities.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Thirteen years ago, my administration acted to protect young people who were American in every single way but one: on paper. 

DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. And it’s an example worth remembering today, when families with similar backgrounds who just want to live, work, and support their communities, are being demonized and treated as enemies. 

We can fix our broken immigration system while still recognizing our common humanity and treating each other with dignity and respect. In fact, it’s the only way we ever will.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Holes, by Louis Sachar. Wrongly convicted of stealing sneakers, Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to a camp in the Texas desert where he and other kids must dig holes for unexplained reasons, in a story that gets wackier and more labyrinthine with every turn of the plot.

[David French @DavidAFrench]

Charlie is exactly right. The text of Title VII prohibits discrimination -- not just discrimination against historically marginalized groups. We should all be treated the same.

Unanimous decision. Justice Jackson wrote the opinion. That's what judicial consensus looks like.

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Jesus said, “whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.”

Jesus said this includes the immigrant and the imprisoned.

So when you celebrate the ripping apart of families, deportation, and imprisonment, especially without due process, you’re doing that to Jesus.

[Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @LauraBabcock]

I'll just leave this here

[Roshan Rinaldi @Roshan_Rinaldi]

Musk didn't invent Tesla,... he bought it.

Musk didn't invent SpaceX,... he bought it.

Musk didn't invent Starlink,... he bought it.

Musk didn't invent Twitter,... he bought it.

Musk didn't invent Trump,... he bought him.

[Laura Walton @waltonmom]

Hmm sounds like all is not as tickety boo in @fordnation!
Imagine silencing candidates. Thats democracy for you!

Meanwhile I’m making calls & hearing the momentum to flip Blue ridings

Haven’t voted yet? What’s stopping you!
#TheOntarioWeNeed

[MLHealthUnit @MLHealthUnit]

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is informing members of the community of an additional measles exposure at the London Health Sciences Centre Children’s Hospital this week.

𝗟𝝾𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝝾𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝝾𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝝾𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:
NEW: February 20, 2025 - Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room, 5:29 p.m. -7:41 p.m.

February 18, 2025 - Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room, 8:45 p.m. -11:15 p.m.

If you think you may have measles and need to see a health care provider, you must call the clinic or hospital before you go to inform them that you may have been exposed to measles. This will allow health care staff to take the necessary precautions to reduce the risk of infection and protect others visiting the office, clinic or hospital.

Read the full media release here: https://t.co/tHvz4gYFCG

For additional information about measles, including signs and symptoms, how it spreads, and how it can be prevented, visit https://t.co/vvXMNIoeNu.

[Dean Blundell🇨🇦 @ItsDeanBlundell]

I paid 3.95 for 12 eggs yesterday.

🇨🇦

[Sue 🇨🇦 Vive le Canada 🇨🇦 @Sue484474]

Ontarians, you have one job to do this year, go to the polls on February 27th and fire Doug Ford!
#FireDougFord

[Jean Charest @JeanCharest_]

Couldn't be clearer.

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

We are now in the “muzzle the intelligent” phase.

[Laura Walton @waltonmom]

Two things are clear & must be addressed
1. There is no need to waste time & $$ on election - the tariffs will be in place while on the campaign trail
2. “Laser focus” needs a worker focus - Ford must consult with labour & community leaders. Call a task force now
@OFLabour

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

When I started talking about Oligarchy, many people didn't understand what I meant.

Well, that's changed.

When the 3 wealthiest men in America sit behind Trump at his inauguration, everyone understands that the billionaire class now controls our government.

We must fight back.