Jenn Dowling-Medley
@aliasjdm.bsky.social
Law grad with background in biomedical engineering. Semi-retired sub-elite hobby jogger. Reformed MS Paint meme artist, irredeemable shitposter. Celiac advocate with inconvenient takes. Not legal or engineering advice.
I survived (barely 😅🥶). Someone felt so sorry for me that they offered me their coat off their back (should have said yes but I am stubborn!)
goal: try to make most of day off and attend the big deal Remembrance Day ceremony downtown
chaotic plan: do workout on canal, try to time things right so workout ends near monument, try not to get hypothermia during ceremony, jog home
chaotic plan: do workout on canal, try to time things right so workout ends near monument, try not to get hypothermia during ceremony, jog home
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I survived (barely 😅🥶). Someone felt so sorry for me that they offered me their coat off their back (should have said yes but I am stubborn!)
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Nearly all the eligible population got 2 doses of Covid vaccine without being forced to, it was the “this is all we need to do to end the pandemic” (and then this being untrue - omicron) that sowed distrust
Nearly all the eligible population got 2 doses of Covid vaccine without being forced to, it was the “this is all we need to do to end the pandemic” (and then this being untrue - omicron) that sowed distrust
Bogoch cites government overreach during the pandemic.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Nearly all the eligible population got 2 doses of Covid vaccine without being forced to, it was the “this is all we need to do to end the pandemic” (and then this being untrue - omicron) that sowed distrust
Nearly all the eligible population got 2 doses of Covid vaccine without being forced to, it was the “this is all we need to do to end the pandemic” (and then this being untrue - omicron) that sowed distrust
Watching Warm Bodies and unfortunately I will just be distracted by how it is filmed in Montreal, where I too experienced the real pandemic early days
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Watching Warm Bodies and unfortunately I will just be distracted by how it is filmed in Montreal, where I too experienced the real pandemic early days
I have a folder called "old" in my resumes folder that is a graveyard of this type (I avoid looking at its contents)
cover_letter_campus_name.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_2025.pf
cover_letter_campus_name_policy_school.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_postdoc.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_hey_whatup_guys_me_again.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_visiting.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_guys_cmon.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_2025.pf
cover_letter_campus_name_policy_school.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_postdoc.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_hey_whatup_guys_me_again.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_visiting.pdf
cover_letter_campus_name_guys_cmon.pdf
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I have a folder called "old" in my resumes folder that is a graveyard of this type (I avoid looking at its contents)
goal: try to make most of day off and attend the big deal Remembrance Day ceremony downtown
chaotic plan: do workout on canal, try to time things right so workout ends near monument, try not to get hypothermia during ceremony, jog home
chaotic plan: do workout on canal, try to time things right so workout ends near monument, try not to get hypothermia during ceremony, jog home
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
goal: try to make most of day off and attend the big deal Remembrance Day ceremony downtown
chaotic plan: do workout on canal, try to time things right so workout ends near monument, try not to get hypothermia during ceremony, jog home
chaotic plan: do workout on canal, try to time things right so workout ends near monument, try not to get hypothermia during ceremony, jog home
I think this one is a winner. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I think even kids in elementary school would probably propose something more appropriate.
IMO the study where aerosols were “caught” in ziplock bags is also a contender.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I think this one is a winner. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I think even kids in elementary school would probably propose something more appropriate.
FB housing group post appears in feed, poster is non-binary
many bigoted responses, one is "the Lord can save us all"
response "well he didn't save you so I beg to differ 🥴"
perfect
many bigoted responses, one is "the Lord can save us all"
response "well he didn't save you so I beg to differ 🥴"
perfect
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
FB housing group post appears in feed, poster is non-binary
many bigoted responses, one is "the Lord can save us all"
response "well he didn't save you so I beg to differ 🥴"
perfect
many bigoted responses, one is "the Lord can save us all"
response "well he didn't save you so I beg to differ 🥴"
perfect
There are some legit concerns about "TUE doping" (which aren't new or specific to trans athletes... see longstanding controversies about asthma inhaler & thyroid med use!), but this seems like it could be easily addressed by developing some dosing regs instead of denying TUE use outright.
Changed rules will shut a trans bodybuilder out of competition, after a Canadian organization changed its rules to follow an American sports body's policy. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Changed Rules Will Shut a Trans Bodybuilder Out of Competition | The Tyee
The Canadian association that regulates the sport will no longer allow gender-affirming hormone therapy, citing American rules.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
There are some legit concerns about "TUE doping" (which aren't new or specific to trans athletes... see longstanding controversies about asthma inhaler & thyroid med use!), but this seems like it could be easily addressed by developing some dosing regs instead of denying TUE use outright.
once again, I am proposing that someone do a crowdsourced app that tells me what the sidewalk/MUP conditions are like on a given winter's day
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
once again, I am proposing that someone do a crowdsourced app that tells me what the sidewalk/MUP conditions are like on a given winter's day
the rate of doping in MMA is also really high
while doping isn't the same kind of moral failing as being a neo Nazi, it does fit within a sport that seems (to me) to be a bit of a chauvinistic fantasy (i.e. doping as much about performance as aesthetic), which is often a pipeline for this ideology.
while doping isn't the same kind of moral failing as being a neo Nazi, it does fit within a sport that seems (to me) to be a bit of a chauvinistic fantasy (i.e. doping as much about performance as aesthetic), which is often a pipeline for this ideology.
The polar opposite of our Seibukan karate-dō:
“This is the real-world proof that mixed martial arts really does serve as this common denominator amongst these various groups.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“This is the real-world proof that mixed martial arts really does serve as this common denominator amongst these various groups.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
the rate of doping in MMA is also really high
while doping isn't the same kind of moral failing as being a neo Nazi, it does fit within a sport that seems (to me) to be a bit of a chauvinistic fantasy (i.e. doping as much about performance as aesthetic), which is often a pipeline for this ideology.
while doping isn't the same kind of moral failing as being a neo Nazi, it does fit within a sport that seems (to me) to be a bit of a chauvinistic fantasy (i.e. doping as much about performance as aesthetic), which is often a pipeline for this ideology.
just spent a couple hours trying to fix a PDF that Word couldn't read into a modifiable document which was also apparently created by someone who didn't know how to use Word's multilevel list format function
THIS would have been a good use for AI lol
THIS would have been a good use for AI lol
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
just spent a couple hours trying to fix a PDF that Word couldn't read into a modifiable document which was also apparently created by someone who didn't know how to use Word's multilevel list format function
THIS would have been a good use for AI lol
THIS would have been a good use for AI lol
So, I think the clapback this article is getting is good. The hill I will die on is that it is not responsible journalism to heap accolades on "youth prodigies," whether that's due to academic accomplishments (going to university as a child), or sports (winning lots/impressive performances).
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
So, I think the clapback this article is getting is good. The hill I will die on is that it is not responsible journalism to heap accolades on "youth prodigies," whether that's due to academic accomplishments (going to university as a child), or sports (winning lots/impressive performances).
holy buzzkill on r/poutinecrimes man
I am pretty sure everyone who did school in Canada knows (most of?) this lol
I am pretty sure everyone who did school in Canada knows (most of?) this lol
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
holy buzzkill on r/poutinecrimes man
I am pretty sure everyone who did school in Canada knows (most of?) this lol
I am pretty sure everyone who did school in Canada knows (most of?) this lol
old enough to remember what schools opposed the women's XC distance moving up from 6k to find it ironic that many of those schools are now doing quite well under the new regime 🙃
(yes some of the coaches have changed)
runningmagazine.ca/uncategorize...
(yes some of the coaches have changed)
runningmagazine.ca/uncategorize...
Canadian university cross-country rejects motion to equal distances for men's and women's races - Canadian Running Magazine
Canadian university cross-country coaches voted down a motion for gender equality. We delved into the issue and spoke to coaches about it.
runningmagazine.ca
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
old enough to remember what schools opposed the women's XC distance moving up from 6k to find it ironic that many of those schools are now doing quite well under the new regime 🙃
(yes some of the coaches have changed)
runningmagazine.ca/uncategorize...
(yes some of the coaches have changed)
runningmagazine.ca/uncategorize...
not to pile on but this reminds of these two girls (sisters? bffs?) who were a few years older than me in HS. Everyone called them the "orange twins" because of a similarly unfortunate use of poorly matched caked on foundation/bronzer.
I wonder if anyone ever told them it looked bad.
I wonder if anyone ever told them it looked bad.
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
not to pile on but this reminds of these two girls (sisters? bffs?) who were a few years older than me in HS. Everyone called them the "orange twins" because of a similarly unfortunate use of poorly matched caked on foundation/bronzer.
I wonder if anyone ever told them it looked bad.
I wonder if anyone ever told them it looked bad.
Been digging my lazy no layer deconstructed lasagna of late
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Been digging my lazy no layer deconstructed lasagna of late
yeah, sometimes celiacs will say "if only someone rich and influential had celiac! Medicine would care about us and label laws would improve!"
there are plenty of rich/influential people with celiac, they just mostly lack awareness/think of it as an individual medical issue
there are plenty of rich/influential people with celiac, they just mostly lack awareness/think of it as an individual medical issue
In my dreams this will put paid to the divisive, power-hungry, rants about, "If only this affected <<bugbear in my unhinged ideology>> THEY would stop it overnight!" Uh... nope. People aren't that smart. It kills rich and poor, rock stars and roadies. The 1918 flu did too, and nobody much cared.
The ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 has become the most extensive cover-up in human history. Authorities have ceased nearly all testing, tracking, and reporting, in an attempt to hide countless instances of infection, illness, and mortality resulting from the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19.
#COVID19
#COVID19
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
yeah, sometimes celiacs will say "if only someone rich and influential had celiac! Medicine would care about us and label laws would improve!"
there are plenty of rich/influential people with celiac, they just mostly lack awareness/think of it as an individual medical issue
there are plenty of rich/influential people with celiac, they just mostly lack awareness/think of it as an individual medical issue
things that make the sport hard to follow:
- no link to live results on championship website (I'm sure there is one)
- no link to where final results will be posted
- no direct link to CBC stream (just CBC page)
- no link to live results on championship website (I'm sure there is one)
- no link to where final results will be posted
- no direct link to CBC stream (just CBC page)
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
things that make the sport hard to follow:
- no link to live results on championship website (I'm sure there is one)
- no link to where final results will be posted
- no direct link to CBC stream (just CBC page)
- no link to live results on championship website (I'm sure there is one)
- no link to where final results will be posted
- no direct link to CBC stream (just CBC page)
beautiful
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
beautiful
> "I take my celiac precautions very seriously..."
> talks about eating at a normie buffet
> talks about eating at a normie buffet
prince is wearing a blue suit and a scarf around his neck and making a funny face .
ALT: prince is wearing a blue suit and a scarf around his neck and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
> "I take my celiac precautions very seriously..."
> talks about eating at a normie buffet
> talks about eating at a normie buffet
I think my cat has the concept of object permanence, but she definitely does not have the concept of weather permanence... ask to go out, see it's raining, decide against going on... starts screaming to be let out 5 minutes later
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I think my cat has the concept of object permanence, but she definitely does not have the concept of weather permanence... ask to go out, see it's raining, decide against going on... starts screaming to be let out 5 minutes later
Reposted by Jenn Dowling-Medley
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
A thing that seems lost in this dispute is that AFAIK the ostriches were being raised for the slaughter (meat, oils etc.), so I don't think there's any sensible argument that it's about animal welfare/saving lives.
Well said Dr. Rasmussen.
I do feel bad for the ostriches, but I feel bad for chickens in exactly the same when a cull is necessary. It gets *worse* for the birds if we don't do this, and then worse again because it spreads to pigs and humans.
I do feel bad for the ostriches, but I feel bad for chickens in exactly the same when a cull is necessary. It gets *worse* for the birds if we don't do this, and then worse again because it spreads to pigs and humans.
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A thing that seems lost in this dispute is that AFAIK the ostriches were being raised for the slaughter (meat, oils etc.), so I don't think there's any sensible argument that it's about animal welfare/saving lives.
the real story here is highlighting the issues with self-reg of professions like doctors
"during disciplinary proceedings, patients are reduced to witnesses with no lawyers of their own, but doctors can draw on extraordinary legal resources"
torontolife.com/deep-dives/w...
"during disciplinary proceedings, patients are reduced to witnesses with no lawyers of their own, but doctors can draw on extraordinary legal resources"
torontolife.com/deep-dives/w...
How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart - Toronto Life
Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed
torontolife.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
the real story here is highlighting the issues with self-reg of professions like doctors
"during disciplinary proceedings, patients are reduced to witnesses with no lawyers of their own, but doctors can draw on extraordinary legal resources"
torontolife.com/deep-dives/w...
"during disciplinary proceedings, patients are reduced to witnesses with no lawyers of their own, but doctors can draw on extraordinary legal resources"
torontolife.com/deep-dives/w...
if I as a client received something obviously crafted with AI from my lawyer I would be looking elsewhere even if there was no professional liability issue with the content.
Mostly I'd feel disrespected and wonder what I was paying for.
Mostly I'd feel disrespected and wonder what I was paying for.
You can do it! A slide from my "AI and the Law" presentation I gave to a bunch of lawyers:
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
if I as a client received something obviously crafted with AI from my lawyer I would be looking elsewhere even if there was no professional liability issue with the content.
Mostly I'd feel disrespected and wonder what I was paying for.
Mostly I'd feel disrespected and wonder what I was paying for.