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Groundhogs, donkeys, and more. Believer in integrity, 80s new wave music supremacy, and wearing a mask to protect others. Retired academic librarian, researcher, strategist, and editor. #covidisnotover #wearamask
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After ICE agents entered two Diocesan churches, San Bernardino’s Bishop Rojas adamantly speaks out: “Cease these tactics immediately, in favor of an approach that respects human rights.”

For rent, with snow removal and grass cutting included. Come live in beautiful Port Stanley Ontario realtor.ca/real-estate/...

For Canadians who want Novavax: the Canadian COVID Society has an open letter requesting expedited access to Novavax in Canada. covidsociety.ca/news/letter-...

25th June 1992, 33 days after Giovanni Falcone's murder and 24 days before his own murder, Paolo Borsellino unexpectedly makes a dramatic and moving public appearance at Palermo Library, with a speech that comes to be known as "The Days of Judas" [Thread] >> 1

Oh come on, you can't seriously expect the man to shake hands with poor people

The strikes set back Tehran's progress by less than six months, the report assessed, casting doubt on Donald Trump's claim that the programme had been 'obliterated'. www.ft.com/content/023c...

This is super interesting. I got rubella as a 6 month old baby in 1964 www.sciencehistory.org/stories/dist...

Covid is a leading cause of death in canada, even in 2025, when many assume "covid is over". It causes 10x more untimely deaths than influenza. #IDSky #MedSky #CovidIsntOver

My god American politics are so tiring. What do you mean that was just an election to elect someone to be a nominee for mayor?! I thought it was an election to be mayor. You don't just sign a form and pay a fee? You have an entire election just to choose one nominee!?

This is oligarchy. This is obscene. While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%. End this oligarchy.

The. Republican. Party. Wants. To. End. American. Science.

This is great news for Canada. #Canadanews #Canadasky #Cdnpoli

We are posting this placard at all of our offices and asking our union contract farms to post as well. We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.

Coming soon. A Canadian Social Media Platform. gandersocial.ca#features #cdnpoli

They are treating people worse than mere numbers, not even bothering to track them once they’re in the system. Unacceptable.

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Damn right!!!

no accidents

Climate change cost the USA 3% of its GDP last year. “disaster spending is ‘crowding out consumer discretionary spending elsewhere in the economy and putting pressure on local governments to prioritize disaster repair over other infrastructure projects.’” prospect.org/environment/...

You know how we say it's the little things that matter? Well, it's true, and just a bit more critical. But, we're distracted so this will be overlooked by most of us. @dalhousieu.bsky.social @mountallison.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?" No: 85% Yes: 5% YouGov / June 22, 2025

Iran's Parliament Votes To Close Straits of Hormuz After US Attacks Yikes www.newsweek.com/iran-parliam...

🇨🇦🔥🔥🔥 Prime Minister Mark Carney 👇 #cdnpoli

Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸

Thousands march through New York City’s Times Square protesting the bombing of Iran.

It’s okay. People only care about the price of eggs.

If you as a Canadian have not yet signed up for Gander Social, please sign up as a beta tester, this is a Canadian Social media platform that will be based 100% in Canada on Canadian servers. The platform will work alongside Bluesky. Here is the website gandersocial.ca

Bombing Iran is a terrible idea. It’s unlikely to work—and nothing could be more perilous to American democracy than going to war under Donald Trump, Robert Kagan writes. https://theatln.tc/CH1ulpLM

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries. Always money for war.

N95 masks are PPE. They’re designed to protect the wearer from covid, airborne viruses, wildfire smoke & more. They’re a public health tool. Gaitors & bandanas are face coverings worn by ICE goons who want to conceal their identity because they’re kidnapping people They’re not the same.

For five long years I have tried to tell people who refuse to listen that people I know have continued to die or become disabled by long covid and also sadly my friend with long Covid died before Christmas. I have been repeating like a parrot and it falls on deaf ears and people don’t want to hear 🧵

@chrisdjackson.bsky.social

BREAKING: Iran’s Parliament approves the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Decision needs ratified by Iran’s Security Council. It would trap 20% of the world’s oil supply and send a catastrophic shock through the global economy.

"Canada's indigenous peoples should have the same rights as any other Canadian, no more and no less" Agree: 69% Disagree: 11% Neutral: 17% Innovative / June 1, 2025 / n=1250 / Online

Well, that escalated quickly. www.newsweek.com/russia-says-...

Canada is facing a housing crisis. Could it take a page from Europe? In the Austrian city of Vienna, more than half of its residents live in some form of subsidized housing www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...

The figure is now over 240k ++ and I don’t understand the lack of concern on ongoing preventable deaths for the same reason in our population in the UK. This should matter to the government but it doesn’t.

youtube.com/shorts/ZvO-4... ABSOLUTELY ANY AND ALL ARTIFACTS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE PEOPLE. PERIOD. THERE IS NO CONVERSATION TO BE HAD HERE. @mark-carney.bsky.social

Canada's rapidly severing economic & security dependency ties with the US... www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

I wondered how long this would take; mass DNA testing. Whilst knowing one’s susceptibility to a specific disease or disability may seem like good idea; how long before your acceptance for insurance cover or obtaining a job is determined by your DNA profile? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Good morning everyone! Stay in, stay hydrated, we have heat warnings in effect. And just a reminder of what FASCISM looks like:

Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.