Harper Jean Tobin
@harperjean
Muppet Queen, Recovering Lawyer (It’s an honorary title the Order Muppets came up with. The Chaos Muppets would never tolerate a real monarchy. So we compromised on an anarcho-syndicalist federation with a symbolic head of state for the fancy parties etc.)
@torontocomics.bsky.social is a zoo. So many amazing creators and publishers. This is about half of them. General consensus is putting so many artists and nerds on concrete floors under harsh stadium lights for two days is a mistake. Still, having a great time.
Could they stay there? Could we just, like, never see them again? (Could we move the scenes and not tell them?)
My first experience with the annual spring immersion of Gatineau bike paths in the Kichi Zībī. Hit six detours.
TODAY 6-8pm ET Zoom or in person (Toronto) Learn about Canadian citizenship by descent rules and process Part of The 519’s Talkin’ Justice Legal Education workshops FREE - RSVP: www.the519.org/events/talki...
I don’t know how it works in Toronto, but a lot of places in the US you at least theoretically have the right to hold back a portion of rent for that kind of nonsense.
FYI: If you’re 2SLGBTQI, in Canada, 16+, and want to share your experiences or just could really use a $15 gift card, you can participate in this survey. egale.ca/against-the-...
I saw the phrase “AI crazy train” and (aside from the ableist language) from now on I’m just going to read “AI” forever and hear
One more day / night of @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
Leaving my brief visit to the US as a new year begins. In 2026, let’s be like this and not like him.
I am once again asking you to explain Canadian professional conference customs to me.
Ran into @acorncanada.bsky.social having a “Poverty Picnic” at ODSP/OW offices today to protest below-subsistence level ODSP and OW rates. Join turn for a tenants’ rights/anti-poverty action next week if you’re in TO!