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🇨🇦 Retired library professional, politically awake, travel-obsessed.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
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when someone's cough or sniffle is so extra it reminds you to put on your mask bc man what why do you sound like that in public and uncovered 🤧😷
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Krassensteins
about 10 hours ago
BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes. Please Use it and SHARE!
ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
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Federal Action Reporting Form
Federal Action Reporting Form Please use this form to share information regarding federal government action in New York state. Filing a complaint does not start
https://ag.ny.gov/federal-actions-form
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Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD PhD
about 11 hours ago
Public health alert for Ottawa: Five measles infections confirmed Oct 21, 2025. Measles is HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS and serious. Locations of outbreaks in link, below. Sadly, from there it spreads everywhere they went… Get your measles vaccine. Effective and safe.
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
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Ottawa Public Health alerting residents of measles exposure locations | City of Ottawa
At this time, the risk to the general population remains low. So far in 2025, OPH has confirmed ten measles infections, or cases, in Ottawa residents.
https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/ottawa-public-health-alerting-residents-measles-exposure-locations-0
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Kelly
about 16 hours ago
I am begging the mainstream media to talk less about the East Wing & more about the loss of SNAP funding for the next few days. The East Wing is gone. We can’t change that. We *can* help people prepare for the loss of SNAP. We can urge folks to donate to food banks. We can give them warning.
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Kelly
1 day ago
ICE once again attacking the most vulnerable. They sent an entire squad of agents to arrest a disabled blind man named Quinn Haberl. They took his cane and dragged him off by his feet. His head was perilously close to the pavement.
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Tiollamp
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What's the difference? Because fanaticism and suppression of freedoms are identical.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS
1 day ago
"More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections — vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride — have been introduced in statehouses across the US this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law."
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Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century - The Boston Globe
An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/21/nation/anti-science-bills-hit-statehouses-stripping-away-public-health-protections-built-over-century/?s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦
1 day ago
PM Mark Carney is no fool. He knows he has to lay out his vision for the budget directly to Canadians in a rare prime time address tonight to get facts out before the Poilievre’s CPC spin cycle of lies and allegations goes into overdrive. Narrative dominance matters.
#Cndpoli
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Well, yeah! In addition, the study found "bad behaviour" was the cause of most injuries??? I sure hope they didn't cost taxpayers a lot for this study.
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Physical separation between cyclists, pedestrians and motorists key to safer streets, research shows
The study also found that bad behaviour is the biggest contributing factor towards streets hostile to walking and wheeling
https://road.cc/content/news/bollards-and-kerbs-key-safe-streets-316491
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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq.
2 days ago
Hello, AZ Grijalva constituents? Your elected congresswoman is still not sworn in, meaning (1) you’re being silenced, & (2) her power to cast the vote to release the Epstein Files - something everyone agrees must be done & will end this nightmare - is suppressed. RAISE HELL. 🔊🔊🔊
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
3 days ago
We are failing children Global resurgence of pertussis in infants
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Global resurgence of pertussis in infants
Tackling rising cases will require a coordinated approach Vaccination has reduced the global burden of pertussis (whooping cough), but the disease has recently resurged.1 After a temporary decline du...
https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2169
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Kelly
3 days ago
Most of us who are covid conscious understand that widespread masking is not returning. But masking in healthcare facilities should be an easy ask. Getting folks to mask when they’re sick should be an easy ask. Cleaning the air should be an easy ask. It’s time we adapt!
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I see some people on Bluesky telling us to stop pointing out the lies from the right wing. Yeah, no. Because unless we get LOUDER, unless we keep hammering at them, history has shown that dictatorships flourish.
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10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?
https://theconversation.com/10-effective-things-citizens-can-do-to-make-change-in-addition-to-attending-a-protest-266432?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
4 days ago
Sadly, this US administration is the biggest exporter of vaccine disinformation globally, with grave consequences for the whole world
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts
The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/17/health-infectious-diseases-vaccination-measles-us-robert-kennedy-latin-america-antivax-blamed-cases-deaths-rise
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Carmen Harris🇿🇦
6 days ago
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Many Canadians are unaware that German POW's were shipped to Canada during WWII. Would a GoFundMe be helpful to allow Clarington to keep the adjacent AND preserve the historic site?
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Developer makes offer on former POW camp property Ontario town may have to refuse | insauga
The owner of the lands surrounding the Camp 30 site in Bowmanville has made Clarington Council a tempting offer that the municipality may not be able to afford to accept. Kaitlin Corporation, which ow...
https://www.insauga.com/developer-makes-offer-on-former-pow-camp-property-ontario-town-may-have-to-refuse/
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Tom Kindlon
8 days ago
From Spain: News Release 13-Oct-2025 A vascular mechanism may explain the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms and their greater impact, especially in women
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
#LongCovid
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Qasim Rashid, Esq.
7 days ago
It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin. Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed. Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
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Crawford Kilian
7 days ago
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/16/US-War-Department-BC-Mining-Company/
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..."safeguarding the resources the U.S. military needs" ... I would be deeply shocked if Canadians were in favour of the U.S. Department of War having a stake in our mining companies.
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Anton Gerashchenko
8 days ago
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski brought a decommissioned Shahed-136 drone to his speech at Westminster
@radek-sikorski.bsky.social
stated that Europe needs to prepare for Russian drone strikes deep into Europe. "We should be prepared to counter that”
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Well past time for this.
#Kitchener
#waterloo
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Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener
GO Transit users in Waterloo Region are finally getting something they’ve wanted for a long time: weekend GO Train trips at the Kitchener station.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/metrolinx-extending-weekend-go-trains-to-kitchener/
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Alt National Park Service
8 days ago
There’s a common feeling across the U.S. right now, a sense of helplessness. Many people want to do more but feel like they can’t. Remember: every action you take pushes the resistance forward.
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Edge O. Erin
9 days ago
Surcharge their power. Cancel the F-35 order. It's Gloves Off time. We can't keep kissing Oval Office ass.
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Carmen Harris🇿🇦
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁
9 days ago
🤭 Oh my 😶🌫️
#Canada
#USA
London, Ont., teens hope to 'make board games great again,' creating one in face of Trump's 51st-state threats
#AmericanDictator
game draws inspiration from Trump's 2nd term as U.S. president
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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American Dictator is a new board game by a group of Ontario teens aiming to shed light on Trump threats | CBC News
A group of London, Ont., teens have created a board game called American Dictator, which pokes fun at U.S. President Donald Trump's activities since he began his second term in office. They hope other...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-teens-board-game-donald-trump-9.6937163
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Liz Szabo
8 days ago
Are mRNA Covid-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women and their infants? Yes, according to a study of 527,564 infants. Researchers checked for 75 potential birth defects and found no increase in any of them.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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First-Trimester mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination and Risk of Major Congenital Anomalies
This cohort study examines the association between first-trimester exposure to messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines and the risk of major congenital malformations among infants in France.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840133?guestAccessKey=33c2b18c-c4a2-4bf2-a93a-06fb74619146&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamanetworkopen&utm_content=new_this_week_&utm_term=101525
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1234_5 🕯☽ ⛤ 🔮🖤
9 days ago
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between."– Oscar Wilde
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Charlie Angus
9 days ago
F is for fascism. We need to start talking about the disintegration of the rule of law south of the border as the imposition of a modern gangster style fascism.
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F Is for Fascism
CBC called the other day for an interview about the apparent rise in swearing in politics.
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/f-is-for-fascism
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A fascinating - and deeply frightening - read. Makes so much sense.
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Russia’s ‘permanent test’ is pushing Europe to the brink of war – here’s what Moscow actually wants
Moscow’s provocations may seem rash and incoherent, but they’re all part of a conscious, focused strategy.
https://theconversation.com/russias-permanent-test-is-pushing-europe-to-the-brink-of-war-heres-what-moscow-actually-wants-266826
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I don't often quote the Toronto Sun, but I will make an exception in this case: What the HELL are our government's doing here? These are sentient beings being imprisoned, tortured and starved! DO SOMETHING, Canada!
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Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out: 'We need to get them out'
Marineland's crumbling infrastructure and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas, a fired trainer says.
https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/beluga-trainer-fired-by-marineland-speaks-out-we-need-to-get-them-out
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Dr. Tom Frieden
9 days ago
CDC is not a Democratic or Republican agency. It's an American agency. One in three employees have been lost in recent months. This is dismantling of our health protections, not reform.
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Edge O. Erin
9 days ago
How about those Epstein Files? Also, 🇨🇦, cancel the F-35 "deal."
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paris martineau
9 days ago
my latest investigation for
@consumerreports.org
is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/
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Andrius Kubilius
10 days ago
Sobering words from the German intelligence services - “We must not sit back and assume that a possible Russian attack would come in 2029 at the earliest. We are already under fire today.” For deterrence now we must take the necessary decisions now.
www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
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German spy chief says Russia won't shy from military confrontation | Euractiv
Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jaeger, warned on Monday that Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the EU could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”. J...
https://www.euractiv.com/news/german-spy-chief-says-russia-wont-shy-from-military-confrontation/
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Robert Reich
10 days ago
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦
10 days ago
Today the trails were full of families from many diverse backgrounds saying Happy Thanksgiving to each other and sharing the peaceful beauty of our true North strong and free. Don’t believe the MAGA lies that Canada isn’t a wonderful united country. We are 🇨🇦
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News Eye
10 days ago
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it. The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait. At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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SMConnors 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇵🇹🇬🇧 🗽 #FBR #BlueCrew #NO_KINGS #50501
10 days ago
How cool is this? My hometown public library. ❤️📚📖
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Jennifer Ouellette
10 days ago
Trump is threatening more tariffs. But it looks like China is winning the trade war
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Fresh export data suggests China is winning the trade war
New data shows China's dependence on American consumers is shrinking, offering an early verdict on Trump's renewed trade wars
https://qz.com/china-winning-trump-trade-war-tariffs
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Leslie-Anne 🇨🇦🇫🇷😷☮️**I AM CANADIAN!**
11 days ago
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thank you Tod. ✌🏻❤️🇨🇦
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Every country gets one voice
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
https://youtube.com/shorts/A2P-88VeHZU?si=GypniyDdC74g4cWl
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Miaganga
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
12 days ago
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employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe. Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error. Hard to imagine how this happens
www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
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CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/cdc-firings-government-shutdown-hhs/
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Robert Reich
11 days ago
CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it. Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
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