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Erinn Turnbull
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😷 still masking • She/Her • hardcore introvert • pinko • garden hermit • native plants • birder 📷 • amateur flower breeder • books & news • science • ♾️ hobbies • fan of democracy #YNWA #HamOnt 🇨🇦
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Erinn Turnbull @erinnturnbull.bsky.social · Mar 27
Lowered anxiety levels a
bit with a long walk on a beach yesterday morning with my nephew, looking for birds and fossils. It was cold but sunny. If you are able to, take in some nature and fresh air, it helps. #VitaminN
View of a beach, rocks focused in the foreground looking out along the beach with the lake on the left, the blue sky partly filled with fluffy clouds, with the sun shining through onto the water in the background. A rock with a lot of long thin fossils, possibly stems. A rock with a fossil in a hole that looks a bit claw-like but may be something else. A ring billed gull stands facing left upon some stones on the beach in front of the water.
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I love birds so much.
Look at this face. 🪶
Closeup of an eastern bluebird staring right at me as I take its photo.
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
erinnturnbull.bsky.social
I love birds so much. Look at this face

#birds 🌿
A black capped chickadee stares straight at us with disdain from his perch on a wood railing.
December 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
stevesilberman.bsky.social Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Dec 8
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
A menorah in a window across the street from a building displaying a Nazi flag.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words “stg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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punkrockscience.bsky.social
Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
He has his eyes on all his company; he is tender towards the bashful, gentle towards the distant, and merciful towards the absurd; he can recollect to whom he is speaking; he guards against unseasonable allusions, or topics which may irritate; he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome. He makes light of favours while he does them, and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort, he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who interfere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage, never mistakes personalities or sharp sayings for arguments, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. From a long-sighted prudence, he observes the maxim of the ancient sage, that we should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Clickbait headlines have no place in responsible health reporting.

How about this?

"Yes, you should absolutely still get the flu shot say experts"

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
What’s the point of getting a flu shot this year? Here’s what the science says | CBC News
Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, is there still a point in getting it? Medical experts say: absolutely. Her...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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donna4walls.bsky.social
Great news for family #caregivers everywhere. The @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social Continuing Education FREE online course Caregiving Essentials is now open for registration! Study in our own time and earn a Microcredential for your CV or just to frame at home. continuing.mcmaster.ca/programs/hea...
Caregiving Essentials Program - McMaster McMaster Continuing Education
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continuing.mcmaster.ca
October 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Bloody solar panels, cluttering up the countryside and preventing desertification while providing clean energy and growing food.
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Loving the work of this artist in Padova: a chap, his girlfriend, his cat and his hat

#StreetArt
A stencilled black painting on a wall, next to a cafe window. A silhouette couple kiss: a man in a top hat and a woman whose hat is blowing away. Red rose petals billow out of their embrace. They are watched by a black and white cat. The same couple sit on top of an electric junction box, facing in opposite directions. The man now has a feather in his hat. Their cat sits on another box, still gazing at them The same couple kiss again: the woman is pushing the man - still in his hat- up against a wall/ downpipe; the cat perches on a door frame The man is now alone, his hat now without a feather, his coat swings out behind him. He has spray-painted a wobbly line on the wall, his cat walks along it.
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Got a great idea to help #birds in your community and need some funding to get started? Check out the Birds Canada Community Grant. There’s still time to apply this year
birdscanada.bsky.social Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · Sep 11
Thanks to the Birds Canada Community Grant, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club recently installed two new Purple Martin nesting colony structures at Saltfleet and Fifty Point Conservation Areas.

Learn more about the grant and apply today! Applications are open until Sep 29: tinyurl.com/mwbc2m37
Two Purple Martins perch on a gourd-shaped nest box, with overlay text reading The Birds Canada Community Grant in Action: New Homes for Purple Martins Two people work on installing a nest box structure for Purple Martins. A Purple Martin nesting box structure stands next to a sign explaining the project.
September 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Our crabapple tree is in bloom and the birds have been checking it out for bugs. Yesterday morning, this female houses sparrow was foraging in the tree and paused for just a moment in the early morning backlight.
#Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶
A light mottled brown and grey bird, a house sparrow, sits amongst backlit pink flowers in early morning warm light.
May 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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ryanmcgreal.bsky.social
The IMHO most impressive magnolia in #Hamont is at peak resplendence right now
Flowering magnolia in Hamilton, Ontario
April 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
erinnturnbull.bsky.social
That’s a relief… now we need a majority. #phew #ElectionResults
a man wearing glasses and a brown suit is sitting on a couch and making a funny face .
Alt: The ever dapper Jeff Goldblum, wearing glasses and a brown suit, is sitting on a couch, wiping the sweat off his forehead in great relief.
media.tenor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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I’ve run out of nails already 😬 #ElectionResults
kermit the frog from the muppet show is holding his hand to his chin .
Alt: Kermit the frog from the muppet show is shaking his head holding his hand to his mouth biting his nails.
media.tenor.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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caffeineislife.bsky.social
If anyone needed a timeline cleanse, this sure would do it. 🥰
April 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
Measles is literally the most contagious virus we know of. Always has been! Before the first measles vaccine was introduced in 1963 (when there were significantly fewer people in the US), ~50K Americans were hospitalized for measles each year & 500 Americans died from measles each year, mostly kids.
April 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos
photo of a red shopping basket filled with turnips, under the headline: If you’re worried about food tariffs, adopt a frugal mindset and cook smarter Learn to shop for groceries like a thrifter and work on eliminating waste By Sheryl Julian Globe Correspondent,Updated April 7, 2025, 7:21 a.m. caption: The big question is, writes Sheryl Julian, are we expected to remove all the pleasures from the table and turn the nightly dinner into a feast of locally grown turnips (above) and leafy greens?Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company

IG 3sixteen
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Masking discourse is on again and I’ll just say if you see people masking when few others are it’s likely because they’ve determined that for them, in that setting, the benefit of not catching (or spreading) whatever’s going around is worth the cost of masking. It’s rarely more complicated than that
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🇨🇦 The deadline to apply to ‘vote by mail’ in the Canadian federal election is Tuesday, April 22, 6pm:

www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Ways to vote – Elections Canada
Ways to vote in the 2025 federal election in Canada.
www.elections.ca
March 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a NEW peptide antibiotic that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria INCLUDING those RESISTANT to existing antibiotics. This discovery marks the first potential new class of antibiotics in NEARLY 30 YEARS. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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if you’re ever thinking of getting a cat, get two cats
A black cat snuggles on his friend who is also a black cat while laying on a brown couch
March 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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We set a budget limit for each night and the only other rule was basically just no complaining. Honestly one of the coolest things we've ever done. It was like trying a new hobby every week. In times like these, connecting with others + doing whimsical things that bring joy go a long way.
March 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM