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Blue Jays, Toronto Maple Leafs, US politics, Scicomm, and volcanoes. Allllll the volcanoes. She/her. #elbowsup
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I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me www.statnews.com/2025/05/24/f... via @statnews.com ews The "debate is not only about chemistry — it is about context. The privilege of questioning fluoride’s role exists only where other forms of care are already accessible."

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I saw some guy online comment today that "we need a male AOC" and I had to shut my laptop and go for a nice, long walk in order to avoid screaming.

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If you haven't seen it, now you've seen it. #Bluejays #GreatestCatchEver

submitted 32 days ago • 4 comments

Due to the mass-casualty event in Vancouver, St Paul's, VGH, & Lions Gate hospitals have activated a code orange. These hospitals will be needing blood donations urgently. Blood clinics are closed Sundays, but please consider donating Monday if you're in the Vancouver area. #Vancouver

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With every sunrise, 'us' forgets a face like mine — a quiet erasure, polite and precise. With each passing day, the definition of 'us' becomes more exclusive, shrinking to include fewer and fewer voices.

submitted 57 days ago • 2 comments

Like planets, our preconceived notions can be challenged by new information. If we’re open to it, we can grow in our understanding of the world. See what we've changed our minds on here! 👇 scienceupfirst.com/science-101/... What's something you've changed your mind on? #ScienceUpFirst

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There are about as many intersex people in the world as there are redheads— ~1.7% of the world's population. So claiming there are only two biological sexes is like claiming there are only two hair colors: Brown & Yellow. Now consider how you'd regard someone who loudly & repeatedly insisted that…

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Leaders of the free world stand united in London The United States is not among them

submitted 90 days ago • 2093 comments

🚨Excellent To understand right-wing media’s power, study improv & theater of influencers www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u... by @katestarbird.bsky.social 🙏 Bunk flow: Social media ➡️ Musk ➡️ Rogan ➡️ Fox ➡️ millions "A counter-movement must ... leverage the participatory dynamics of the digital age"

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

submitted 92 days ago • 453 comments

My esteem for Pedro Pascal grows ever greater.

submitted 93 days ago • 45 comments

A story in two acts.

submitted 93 days ago • 13 comments

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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 canada.ca/en/public-he...

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A reporter directly asked Trump press secretary if disabled people still have a place in federal jobs and whether they still have protections. Her answer? “We will be taking a common sense approach” Please stand with disabled people. Fight for us to maintain jobs, accessibility & the ADA

submitted 120 days ago • 58 comments

Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.

submitted 121 days ago • 65 comments

Costco Wholesale shareholders overwhelmingly rejected the proposal.

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