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Larissa

@purlgurly

She/her/elle. Alto, ADHDer. Interested in politics (esp.TOpoli), stories, disability, food, knitting, geekery, cats. Unrepentant leftie in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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The 2011 remake (with Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant and Toni Collette) is also worth a watch!

08.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear!

Fright Night (1985) is on Crave - hard to go wrong with Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall!

08.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If there's media you care about, it's hard to overstate how important it is that you subscribe to it. Ad rates are garbage, and the changes to search mean fewer new folks discovering sites they didn't already visit.

07.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

hey i wrote about this yesterday and compared our tech oligarchs to the planter class of the South pre-civil war
www.patreon.com/posts/152399...

07.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 1265 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9

killing us for years! They bombed an apartment building full of sleeping families in Kharkiv just last night - we are still digging bodies from under the rubble. Camfuckingraderie my ass.

07.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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TRUMP on Russia and Ukraine: "The hatred between Putin and his counterpart is so great. Ukraine, Russia, you think there'd be a little bit of camaraderie there, but the hatred is so great."πŸ”š

Camaraderie? Camaraderie??? They are killing us! They invaded our country out of the blue and have been

07.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 394 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 13

Have a lover caress you the way the Canadian establishment caresses John Tory.

07.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

The more Timmy Chalamet speaks, the more his relationship with a Jenner makes all the sense in the world

07.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 717 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 12
 MACLEAN'S article stating 
Jaime Watt's daughter is Heather Watt.

MACLEAN'S article stating Jaime Watt's daughter is Heather Watt.

Ms. Heather Watt has been appointed as supervisor at the PDSB. Ms. Watt is a management consultant with over 20 years of career experience in public and private sector leadership. She has worked in crisis consulting and senior strategy roles across multiple sectors, including government, life sciences, health insurance, pharmacy, consumer products, industrials and private equity.

Ms. Heather Watt has been appointed as supervisor at the PDSB. Ms. Watt is a management consultant with over 20 years of career experience in public and private sector leadership. She has worked in crisis consulting and senior strategy roles across multiple sectors, including government, life sciences, health insurance, pharmacy, consumer products, industrials and private equity.

Heather’s LinkedIn where it’s shown she worked as the Chief Strategy Officer at Navigator

Heather’s LinkedIn where it’s shown she worked as the Chief Strategy Officer at Navigator

So it turns out that Heather Watt, the Ford crony supervisor appointed to run the Peel District School Board is the daughter of Jaime Watt, founder of Navigator. Who better to help Education Minister Calandra navigate the useful crisis of his own creation? #topoli #Onpoli #onted

07.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

It was neat - my main job then (and now) was at a kids' rehab (although I no longer work directly with clients day-to-day). I'd have a lot of swimmers who were challenged by particular physical skills in the pool. Working at both helped hone my on-the-fly assessments and made me a better instructor!

07.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what we need right now. Political leaders with a combination of solid principles and moral courage.

07.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Between this and Paikin's column it's quite clear Tory is trying to get his columnist pals to clear a path for him to re-enter the race, and it's frankly disgusting.

He stepped down because HE HIMSELF said the affair was an unforgivable breach of the public trust! That's still the case!

07.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

The one-two of snide sexism and ableism.

07.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yiiiiiiiiiikes on bikes.

07.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was lucky to work part-time in aquatics at the National Ballet School for a couple of years in my 20s, and it was amazing to see those kids and teens - like, to be able to offer a suggestion about how they could tweak a swim stroke slightly and see it instantly incorporated. Truly awe-inspiring.

07.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night aria (Mozart; Diana Damrau, The Royal Opera)
The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night aria (Mozart; Diana Damrau, The Royal Opera) YouTube video by Royal Ballet and Opera

TC, this one's for you: youtu.be/YuBeBjqKSGQ?...

07.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(As an inveterate Chalamet hater, I am *so here* for the dragging. I particularly agree with an opera singer's comment that I saw on Instagram that the shittiest thing about his remarks is the punching down on fellow working artists.)

07.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you know how people say judge people by how they treat service workers because they'll treat people they care about better? TimothΓ©e Chalamet dumped on his grandma, mother and sister with his negative comments about ballet and opera. It's layered insult against the arts and women including family

07.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and says `` yes well done '' . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and says `` yes well done '' .

Timothee Chalamet is getting raked through the Internet coals for his pompous, ill informed and ego driven comments about the opera and ballet.
And I’m here for it. πŸ˜‚

07.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Forecast temperatures for eastern Toronto between March 14-20 with a maximum high of 1Β°C and maximum low of -8Β°C

Forecast temperatures for eastern Toronto between March 14-20 with a maximum high of 1Β°C and maximum low of -8Β°C

Long-range forecast for March Break week suggests that you are entirely correct. Miss Winter isn't done with us yet.

07.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tapping the "people underestimate how many of our society's elites are motivated not by self-interest, but by sadism" sign

07.03.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 2110 πŸ” 425 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 9
Photo of a black-and-white cat with a pink nose sitting on the back of a squashy dark grey sofa and looking towards the television with great interest.

Photo of a black-and-white cat with a pink nose sitting on the back of a squashy dark grey sofa and looking towards the television with great interest.

Nika is watching her Saturday morning cartoons (aka birds and squirrels on YouTube) #Caturday

07.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woooooo! πŸ₯ˆ

07.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sleepy time bear

Sleepy time bear

It's Friday night baby

19.07.2025 03:01 πŸ‘ 10965 πŸ” 2187 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 111

"Taylor, the Latte Boy" has been in my head all day long. I do not know why.

07.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My face has been very angry for the last couple of days! Whatever's going on, I don't like it.

06.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New TV Series goes to Heated Rivalry!”

via glaad

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 9
Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: β€œFor Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life.

Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent.

That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship
Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: β€œFor Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

06.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 506 πŸ” 335 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 69

A bunch of celebrities have been declaring that they dislike cats because they’re β€œmean” animals

This is like when people complain that they don’t like turkey because it’s dry: they’re telling on their own incompetence.

Ham-fisted dopes don’t know how to approach cats. Not the cat’s problem

06.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 5

Right?!?

05.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0