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ppresti.bsky.social
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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Can we just seize the Russian assets already and give them to Ukraine? Good lord just do it

It’s odd how COVID-safe people tend to frighten or alarm people more than COVID itself does.

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

womp womp Here’s the Ontario version. Covid caused a lot of death that wouldn’t have happened otherwise

How are we OK with this?? The Tijiana River is dumping millions of gallons of raw sewage & industrial waste from US-run Maquiladoras in Mexico into the river which enters the Pacific all day every day. Add in toxic air. Same harm the US ignored with burn pits. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/r...

The Dragon warrior

From United Humanists on FB

You know who called this months ago? @corruptario.bsky.social

Please don't leave us now 😢 www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Some people got earthquake notifications and some people did not. It's not supposed to work that way. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

I shared previously that Trump lied about the extent of fentanyl entering the US from Canada, it was only 43 pounds according to US statistics, less than 0.2% of total US border seizures. Update: Almost one-third of that 43 pounds has no known connection to Canada. archive.ph/9a263

swear to god if this were a movie script the studio would send notes back saying "tone it down, no one's gonna buy this"

I vastly underestimated the threat. I never predicted things would get this bad. I also never fear mongered about Covid. Yet, I was called hysterical no matter what I said. Imagine how crazy I would have sounded had I accurately predicted how bad things would get.

“We don’t want to get sick or make other people sick.”—Behind the KN95s are Lina and Ang, holding a CO2 sensor that shows 1444ppm, an unsafe level of CO2 concentration, high risk for transmission of viruses such as Influenza and SARS-CoV-2. 📸 @msjulieslam.bsky.social #MaskTogetherAmerica Be safe!

This.

Tesla is recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the US over a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort and potentially raise the risk of a crash.

Guess the anti-mRNA vaxx mob will also be against curing cancer. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 JOB ALERT: Research Director, Center for Science & Democracy at @ucsusa.bsky.social. The work of this role in this moment where science is under attack is so important right now!

Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR. By @hansilowang.bsky.social

Worked hard on this, and I hope it will be a useful resource for many. A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms: www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...

it’s so funny to be like “we don’t need diverse spies”

WOOOO HOOOO

Remember when team USA beat the Soviets in the 80s? Canada just had that moment and the US were the Soviets this time. Congratulations Canada 🍁

wow...I noticed the words were changed but didn't know why...very cool! I was impressed with the fans and the conduct of players etc, great game...very glad to see Canada Win! #CanadaSky

Pope Francis spent another night without incident, the Vatican has said, marking a week in the hospital for the 88-year-old pontiff suffering from pneumonia in both lungs.

This.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis’ clinical condition is “improving slightly,” adding that he went about his work activities from the hospital where he is recovering from pneumonia.

Martin Short Got COVID After SNL 50th Special, Steve Martin Says: ‘The SNL 50th COVID Curse is Real’ “Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why? The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,” Martin wrote on Instagram. Source: archive.md/0Pauh

Canada wins! #fournations

my man had that one ready to go, in both official languages to boot lmao

CANADA HAVE WON THE 4 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 🇨🇦

HELL YEAH BROTHERRRRRRRR

Donald Trump is threatening our democratic right and values. The boycott grows and goes international. Everyone can play their part.

Of course it is 🤬🤬 Trump's talk about Canada parrots Putin's claims on Ukraine Speaking on borders, economics and security — the 2 leaders sound remarkably similar www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

If you're struggling to understand how eugenics impacts daily life right now, I recommend going back to the historical records to see how the eugenics movement took off 100 years ago. We need to be able to recognize it when we see it, so that we can push back and resist. 1/20

Anybody else find themselves thinking about that Gramsci line: "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters." I'm feeling it in my bones right now.

Keep in mind that the probationary federal employees who are now being fired are NOT just newly hired ones. If a long-term employee is promoted to a higher-level position, such as a supervisory or managerial role, then the employee may be subject to a probationary period for that new position.

I know everyone thinks I’m the crazy Covid girl because I still mask and everyone stopped talking to me when I stopped using Facebook, but they’ve all had the flu nonstop since November and I haven’t had it since 2019.

If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

i think it's time to throw some cybertrucks into the boston harbor, yall