CassandraRaven
@cassandraraven.bsky.social
she/her GENX nature lover, hiking, Nordic skiing, libraries, thrifting, watching Drag Race, travel, volunteering, cats & dogs, neurodivergents, music, theatre, parody, community care, Feminism, intersectionality, antiracism, and being Covid SAFE
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One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...
www.propublica.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
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Man, I don't even want to go to the US anymore, and I was born there, and I currently live there, and I am currently there right now, in my house.
August 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Man, I don't even want to go to the US anymore, and I was born there, and I currently live there, and I am currently there right now, in my house.
Sounds like too much truth being spoken here and evangelicals can’t handle that
Blankets by Craig Thompson, was available in CBE high schools.
That autobiography tells the story of Craig growing up in a Evangelical Christian family, being sexually abused, and being bullied at both school and church before eventually leaving the faith.
It won multiple awards in 2004 and 2005.
That autobiography tells the story of Craig growing up in a Evangelical Christian family, being sexually abused, and being bullied at both school and church before eventually leaving the faith.
It won multiple awards in 2004 and 2005.
May 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Sounds like too much truth being spoken here and evangelicals can’t handle that
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In removing the book from shelves today, they have become the only school system and only library in Canada to pull the book as a result of objections.
cfe.torontomu.ca/databases/ca...
cfe.torontomu.ca/databases/ca...
May 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In removing the book from shelves today, they have become the only school system and only library in Canada to pull the book as a result of objections.
cfe.torontomu.ca/databases/ca...
cfe.torontomu.ca/databases/ca...
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Earlier on May 26, the Government of Alberta identified four books as being age inappropriate and graphic.
Those books were Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Flamer, by Mike Curato.
Some details...
Those books were Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Flamer, by Mike Curato.
Some details...
May 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Earlier on May 26, the Government of Alberta identified four books as being age inappropriate and graphic.
Those books were Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Flamer, by Mike Curato.
Some details...
Those books were Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Flamer, by Mike Curato.
Some details...
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May 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Secretary-General António Guterres: “More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza — no food, no fuel, no medicine, no commercial supplies. As aid has dried up, the floodgates of horror have reopened. Gaza is a killing field, and civilians are in an endless death loop.”
April 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Secretary-General António Guterres: “More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza — no food, no fuel, no medicine, no commercial supplies. As aid has dried up, the floodgates of horror have reopened. Gaza is a killing field, and civilians are in an endless death loop.”
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~CALGARY CONFEDERATION, GET OUT AND VOTE.
The latest vote project from 338Canada has Calgary Confederation a toss-up
Corey is running for the Liberals in Calgary Confederation.
The latest vote project from 338Canada has Calgary Confederation a toss-up
Corey is running for the Liberals in Calgary Confederation.
April 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
~CALGARY CONFEDERATION, GET OUT AND VOTE.
The latest vote project from 338Canada has Calgary Confederation a toss-up
Corey is running for the Liberals in Calgary Confederation.
The latest vote project from 338Canada has Calgary Confederation a toss-up
Corey is running for the Liberals in Calgary Confederation.
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I am obsessed with the penguin Gadsden flag
April 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I am obsessed with the penguin Gadsden flag
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OK, let’s see the best signs that you saw today.
April 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
OK, let’s see the best signs that you saw today.
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I remember a time when several of Jonathan Denis’ alleged sock puppet accounts were crowing about how Denis got out of his contempt charges on a technicality
I guess the Law Society of Alberta didn’t find it so funny
Denis is in hot water with the LSA AGAIN
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I guess the Law Society of Alberta didn’t find it so funny
Denis is in hot water with the LSA AGAIN
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis 'attempted to influence' witness testimony, law society alleges | CBC News
Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis is facing two new allegations of professional misconduct in connection with a “threatening” letter sent on his behalf to a plaintiff who was in the middl...
www.cbc.ca
March 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I remember a time when several of Jonathan Denis’ alleged sock puppet accounts were crowing about how Denis got out of his contempt charges on a technicality
I guess the Law Society of Alberta didn’t find it so funny
Denis is in hot water with the LSA AGAIN
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I guess the Law Society of Alberta didn’t find it so funny
Denis is in hot water with the LSA AGAIN
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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AI isn’t just a tool—it’s an excuse, writes Eryk Salvaggio. The US government is using automated decision-making to justify surveillance, firings & policy enforcement without accountability. Today, AI-powered data consolidation threatens our rights, writes Salvaggio.
The AI State is a Surveillance State | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
buff.ly
March 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
AI isn’t just a tool—it’s an excuse, writes Eryk Salvaggio. The US government is using automated decision-making to justify surveillance, firings & policy enforcement without accountability. Today, AI-powered data consolidation threatens our rights, writes Salvaggio.
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Wait, isn't the factcheck needed here just : NAFTA ?
An excellent piece from Daniel Dale, demolishing Trump’s lie that Canada has some of the highest tariffs in the world. It demonstrates just how absurd Trump’s latest pretext for his trade war is. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Canada is ‘one of the highest tariffing nations’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump added Tuesday to his rapidly growing list of false claims about Canada, wrongly asserting on social media that Canada is “ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WO...
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Wait, isn't the factcheck needed here just : NAFTA ?
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No. No! Pregnant women who ARE vaccinated against measles provide passive immunity for the infant up to 6 months because their antibodies pass through through the placenta OMG...this is worse than the cats and dogs.
RFK Jr: "It used to be that everybody got measles. And the measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection. The vaccine doesn't do that ... it used to be that very young kids were protected by breast milk. Women who get vaccinated do not provide that level of immunity."
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
No. No! Pregnant women who ARE vaccinated against measles provide passive immunity for the infant up to 6 months because their antibodies pass through through the placenta OMG...this is worse than the cats and dogs.
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I love this for him. 😂
March 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love this for him. 😂
@cdnenzo.bsky.social Where did you get that beautiful painting?
March 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
@cdnenzo.bsky.social Where did you get that beautiful painting?
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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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“The K-12 operational budget is projected to ⬆️ to $10.7 billion…overall #abed budget will remain more than 3️⃣% behind [inflation].
But…private 🏫 funding is projected to ⬆️ to $544 million—almost double the rate of inflation & pop growth.”
#RecallTheUCP 👇👇👇
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
But…private 🏫 funding is projected to ⬆️ to $544 million—almost double the rate of inflation & pop growth.”
#RecallTheUCP 👇👇👇
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
February 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“The K-12 operational budget is projected to ⬆️ to $10.7 billion…overall #abed budget will remain more than 3️⃣% behind [inflation].
But…private 🏫 funding is projected to ⬆️ to $544 million—almost double the rate of inflation & pop growth.”
#RecallTheUCP 👇👇👇
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
But…private 🏫 funding is projected to ⬆️ to $544 million—almost double the rate of inflation & pop growth.”
#RecallTheUCP 👇👇👇
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
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Marlaina: I don’t have a clue who this “Government of Alberta” is at the top of the AHS org chart. Please stop asking questions.
#ucp #daniellesmith #abpoli #ableg #corruptcare #ahsscandal #ahs
#ucp #daniellesmith #abpoli #ableg #corruptcare #ahsscandal #ahs
Danielle Smith loves to portray Alberta Health Services as some kind of separate entity that has run amok. I would like to point out the org chart for AHS. Who is at the top?
March 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Marlaina: I don’t have a clue who this “Government of Alberta” is at the top of the AHS org chart. Please stop asking questions.
#ucp #daniellesmith #abpoli #ableg #corruptcare #ahsscandal #ahs
#ucp #daniellesmith #abpoli #ableg #corruptcare #ahsscandal #ahs
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The Journal for Architectural Education’s Palestine issue — for which I was an issue co-editor — was cancelled by the board of Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture citing risks and “new actions by the U.S. presidential administration” 😐
www.archpaper.com/2025/02/acsa...
www.archpaper.com/2025/02/acsa...
ACSA cancels Fall 2025 Journal of Architectural Education issue about Palestine and fires its interim executive editor
ACSA announced this afternoon it has cancelled a forthcoming JAE edition about Palestine. The Fall 2025 issue was planned to be edited by Cruz Garcia, Nora Akawi, Omar Jabary Salamanca, Zoé Samudzi, a...
www.archpaper.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Journal for Architectural Education’s Palestine issue — for which I was an issue co-editor — was cancelled by the board of Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture citing risks and “new actions by the U.S. presidential administration” 😐
www.archpaper.com/2025/02/acsa...
www.archpaper.com/2025/02/acsa...
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For audio books, Libro, with the sale going to your favorite Indy bookstore! 📚❤️ #MOMSky
Hey, book-loving friends! Just a friendly reminder that there are many non-amazon, indie options for feeding your habit. 📚
DON’T FEED THE FASCISTS!
Bookshop.org
Powells.com
Thirdplacebooks.com
Strandbooks.com
Indiebound.org
#booksky
#MOMSky
DON’T FEED THE FASCISTS!
Bookshop.org
Powells.com
Thirdplacebooks.com
Strandbooks.com
Indiebound.org
#booksky
#MOMSky
March 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
For audio books, Libro, with the sale going to your favorite Indy bookstore! 📚❤️ #MOMSky
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It's time!
“The K-12 operational budget is projected to ⬆️ to $10.7 billion…overall #abed budget will remain more than 3️⃣% behind [inflation].
But…private 🏫 funding is projected to ⬆️ to $544 million—almost double the rate of inflation & pop growth.”
#RecallTheUCP 👇👇👇
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
But…private 🏫 funding is projected to ⬆️ to $544 million—almost double the rate of inflation & pop growth.”
#RecallTheUCP 👇👇👇
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
February 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's time!