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romedemands.bsky.social
Yes, it's me. The cocktail loving, board game playing, data librarian with a wall of games
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hope google AI starts using this as the first search result lol

We are very close: $67,162 left to complete the goal. #StandWithUkraine

Measles was ended thanks to vaccinations. Now it is running rampant because of disinformation. Polio was wiped out but is now reappearing. Here is my latest on the role Kennedy Jr and Danielle Smith are playing in tearing down trust in medicine. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...

Once an online Canadian Tire Flash-based advergame, then later given out on CD-ROM. Carts of Fury vanished and was not yet preserved, though thanks to a kind contributor, that has now changed. Race shopping carts through store aisles & dodge spills: www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/06/cana...

I hope officials (and the general public) in Ontario are using the lessons learned from B.C.'s heat dome. At least 619 people died here from extreme heat. Check in on seniors and other vulnerable people; this kind of weather is no joke.

The Data Rescue Project has launched the Data Rescue Project Portal (www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...). It is a dashboard for our tracker and provide more visibility for data rescues across the DR community. It is still in beta & we welcome any feedback. We hope that you find it useful. ❤️🛟

Wanted Greek salad & kebabs but making layered cabbage rolls instead. At least the colour scheme is consistent.🤷‍♀️

New in PN: “Neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party” — @mcopelov.bsky.social unpacks his signature phrase "When the right-wing party becomes a far-right party, that’s a recipe for our system being taken over."

Let me see if I can convince just one of you that your library is > google.

Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.

All the Greek restaurants in my neighborhood have closed. Guess what I’m craving right now. 🥺

Spread the word! ALL of our games are FREE on @itch.io for Free RPG day! From Badger + Coyote to Substratum Protocol and everything in between! Go get them: itch.io/s/155360/pan...

A reminder that you can watch the sunrise over Stonehenge for the summer solstice, live on the @englishheritage YouTube channel. It goes live at 4am on 21st June UK time. Enjoy! Xx www.youtube.com/live/YzWjZOC...

Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results. t.co/JXeTALBPds

Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.com @ritamc.bsky.social

"For a couple of weeks after the newpapers closed, I and my fellow reporters kept getting texts and DMs and emails and phone calls from readers who hadn’t yet heard but who had a great story that needed telling or a pressing problem that needed attention." #localnews thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Human Artists! Use one piece to convince people to follow you! (this is why we commission other people to do our art)

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Aaarghhh ear worm alert!!!!!

Abducted by Ice’: the haunting missing-person posters plastered across LA

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium. ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

Ed Tech is a Trojan horse for tech elite capture of public resources. Every time.

i forgot i made this im crying

Government just introduced Bill C-8 on cybersecurity. Perhaps a repeat of Bill C-26, which just failed last time. Yet another bill with privacy implications - that is now 3 bills in a matter of weeks. x.com/HoCChamber/s...

Ha! It was very nice waking up to @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social talking about board games in advance of The Rio streaming _The Hobby_ this weekend. Joining him was one of the creators of the documentary and Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan). Can confirm, there’s something for everyone.

Border bill powers would allow warrantless police requests to doctors, abortion clinics, hotels https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-border-bill-csis-snooping-powers/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca

Premier Smith in lockstep with U.S. 'failure of policy and science' https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/breakenridge-danielle-smith-lockstep-united-states-failure-policy-science-covid-vaccine 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca

Hmm. So Stanley Cup MVP goes to the dude who took out the Leaf’s goalie.

Hello! 👋

Once again, Canada is disappointed by Alberta.

Environment #Canada has an ad campaign using unmade and made poutine to help citizens understand the difference between a Weather Watch and a Warning! #Montreal #meteorology #weather

MEASLES isn't 'just a rash' The measles virus causes IMMUNE AMNESIA ⤵️ Memory cells crucial to fight off past infections ⤵️ Antibodies by up to 73%. This ⤴️ vulnerability to infections like colds & flus for up to 2 years. www.schulich.uwo.ca/microbiology...

We got another mention! We have a lot of these @noaa.gov datasets backed up now. Be sure to check out our tracker: baserow.datarescueproject.org/public/grid/... Scientists scramble to save threatened federal research databases pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

RIP Buzz Hargrove

Happy Father's Day to the Founding Fathers, who didn't want no wockaflockin' king!

Dudes. Watch this—you won’t be disappointed. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lfCC...

Hey Vancouver—if you’re not checking out the Ivanhoe, you’re 💯 missing out.

Hey Vancouver—if you’re not checking out the Ivanhoe, you’re 💯 missing out.

Trump Mouths Lyrics To ‘Happy Birthday’ While National Anthem Plays

This is a huge problem.