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Elbows up 🇨🇦 💪 Canadian & Irish novelist of character-driven fiction from horror to sci-fi to contemp. Film school grad. Ottawa dweller. Humanist. Pro-human rights, pro-democracy, pro-science 😷 INFJ www.caramartin.ca | www.ckkellymartin.com
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There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

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The federal government is sowing chaos so they have an excuse to escalate. That is not the way any civilized country behaves." ~ Gavin Newsom www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"Climate scientists have predicted an eventual blurring of 'fire season' into year-round burning for decades, but few imagined it would arrive so soon in our northern forests."

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Air quality in Ottawa is 180 AQI now. In practical terms what does this unhealthy designation mean? When the Air Quality Index ranges from 151-200, the air quality is unhealthy for ALL. See details below & note “Unhealthy” pollution levels require a mask even indoors. www.iqair.com/ca/newsroom/...

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Not actually good news for Canada as habitat and wildlife will be catastrophically impacted and human health will suffer. phys.org/news/2025-06...

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“As smoke levels increase, health risks increase. Limit time outdoors." Ottawa’s air quality was rated “10-Very High Risk” at 1 p.m...and will be “10-High Risk” through the day and “6-High Risk” tonight. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

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If you've got wildfire smoke in your area, protect your lungs by staying indoors and running purifiers if you have them. If you absolutely need to spend time outside mask up in an N95 or better. www.dailyclimate.org/toxic-metals...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Fitting for today’s cat fight.

submitted 2 days ago • 373 comments

Suffering from that wildfire smoke in Ottawa now. Asthma and allergies are acting up. Using my inhaler and I have two air purifiers running in my apartment. Ottawans, please limit time outdoors or use N95 masks or better if you can't. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

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"The new amendment reverses a change made by then-prime minister Stephen Harper which prohibited Canadians born abroad from passing citizenship to their children born outside Canada." www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

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Crazy thing that happens when you let thousands of cases of a disease with a 1/1000 case fatality occur: eventually kids do indeed die Thoughts and prayers are nice, but doing your job is nicer news.ontario.ca/en/statement...

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Human rights groups have 'grave concerns' about soccer matches hosted in the U.S. www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...

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Virus can hide in brain and cause debilitating neurological condition 7 to 11 years later www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Alberta #Measles

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

It’s time for the Minto Park Sale again! The annual yard sale for people without yards, a tradition started by the great Diane Holmes. Come by Minto Park on Saturday, June 7, for lots of great finds, music by The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition and a BBQ supporting The Door Youth Centre.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Canadians need to take this very seriously. "As soon as the AQHI hits 5 or higher, people should consider limiting time outdoors or wearing an N95 mask and, once inside, take steps to rid themselves of contaminants..." globalnews.ca/news/1121338...

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I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

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I've removed a link to a Rolling Out article on long covid and teenagers pertaining to lung function and want to thank C. H. Romatowski and Colm Delaney for pointing out it was likely penned by AI. The info within appears to be based on studies like this one. www.news-medical.net/news/2025022...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Truth Bomb 💣

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

Still recovering from illness, but if you're needing N95s to protect your lungs while responding to ICE presence on Lake and Bloomington and passing through Saint Paul, please DM me. I have about 40 I can part with.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Saw someone on here post this today and if you haven't found your people yet I swear to you that they're out there. Keep the faith and keep an eye out for them. Sometimes you might not recognize them as such at first glance.

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If you're in an area with bad air quality bad due to wildfire smoke (you can check that here: www.iqair.com) and you have to spend time outdoors, protect yourself by wearing an N95 or better. Your heart & lungs will thank you. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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