rhubarb and sassafras
@mothpockets.bsky.social
science & history nerd, public health fan, acute care nurse, nature enjoyer, library patron, public transit user, unlikely Appalachian in Canada
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I think it tells you everything you need to know about the past American century that Chicago was supposed to have a grand central plaza anchored by a 560 ft tall ornate civic center building but instead that site is now a giant highway interchange they named after the country's first woman mayor
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I think it tells you everything you need to know about the past American century that Chicago was supposed to have a grand central plaza anchored by a 560 ft tall ornate civic center building but instead that site is now a giant highway interchange they named after the country's first woman mayor
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Workers in the Soledad area are harvesting celery. These workers often develop chronic back pain due to the repetitive motion. "Raul" shares, "We don't have time to rest or stand for more than two or three seconds." #WeFeedYou
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Workers in the Soledad area are harvesting celery. These workers often develop chronic back pain due to the repetitive motion. "Raul" shares, "We don't have time to rest or stand for more than two or three seconds." #WeFeedYou
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Get your shots, folks. It won't prevent you from getting infected, but it could lessen the severity and keep you out of the hospital.
“It’s just the flu”
Mask up, get vaxxed.
Mask up, get vaxxed.
Warnings rise for U.S. as a severe flu strain causes outbreaks. A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing unprecedented outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly 2 months.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Get your shots, folks. It won't prevent you from getting infected, but it could lessen the severity and keep you out of the hospital.
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who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
Doug Ford ending automatic tenancy extensions would be ‘devastating’ for Ontario renters, advocates warn
Doug Ford ending automatic tenancy extensions would be ‘devastating’ for Ontario renters, advocates warn
The province's bill 60 proposes to 'consult on alternative options on lease agreement expiry' to open up more rentals.
www.thestar.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control
Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.
acorncanada.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
This new #OnPoli legislation about ending automatic lease renewal seems like a great way to end rent stabilization.
That would likely destroy my family's life.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That would likely destroy my family's life.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Say goodbye to rent control, indefinite leases if Ontario passes housing proposal: advocates | CBC News
Ontario's planned new housing legislation could open the door to ending rent control and indefinite leases across the province, advocates warn after a recent proposal by Premier Doug Ford's government...
www.cbc.ca
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This new #OnPoli legislation about ending automatic lease renewal seems like a great way to end rent stabilization.
That would likely destroy my family's life.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
That would likely destroy my family's life.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Autumn Moose
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Autumn Moose
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Just saw a subway ad selling tickets to some event with "tech's most innovative leaders".
October 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Just saw a subway ad selling tickets to some event with "tech's most innovative leaders".
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Dr Oz speaks from looooong experience here
Dr Oz: "We have an advantage with AI. You know why? We don't think the way fraudsters think. That's just not what our minds do. The bank managers don't think about bank fraud. They want to do loans and help businesses. Fraudsters think about fraud. So the AI can think the way a fraudster thinks."
October 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Dr Oz speaks from looooong experience here
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Working people don’t need “budgeting tips.” They need a fair share of the wealth they create.
October 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The Library
Rob Gonsalves
1995
Rob Gonsalves
1995
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Library
Rob Gonsalves
1995
Rob Gonsalves
1995
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Doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a stark reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak was preventable.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta doctors say first measles death a ‘stark’ reminder outbreak was preventable
Alberta doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a “stark” reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak in Alberta was preventable.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a stark reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak was preventable.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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The repeal of the ACA is going to destroy healthcare. Prior to its passage people would get divorced to avoid the government seizing their assets for their healthcare.
People used to cede custody of kids to relatives so they could have healthcare.
You could be denied CHEMO b/c you had acne at 16
People used to cede custody of kids to relatives so they could have healthcare.
You could be denied CHEMO b/c you had acne at 16
Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.
October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The repeal of the ACA is going to destroy healthcare. Prior to its passage people would get divorced to avoid the government seizing their assets for their healthcare.
People used to cede custody of kids to relatives so they could have healthcare.
You could be denied CHEMO b/c you had acne at 16
People used to cede custody of kids to relatives so they could have healthcare.
You could be denied CHEMO b/c you had acne at 16
After years of reading articles like this, contagious illness like Norovirus is one of the first things I associate when I hear about cruise ships.
A norovirus outbreak affected nearly 100 passengers and crew on a cruise from San Diego to Miami. The highly contagious illness struck about 5% of passengers during the two-week voyage.
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Nearly 100 Sickened Aboard Royal Caribbean Ship With Norovirus
FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 100 people aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas contracted norovirus during a two-week voyage from San D
www.healthday.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
After years of reading articles like this, contagious illness like Norovirus is one of the first things I associate when I hear about cruise ships.
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In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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The Scoop
Kent Monkman ~ Cree
2018
Kent Monkman ~ Cree
2018
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Scoop
Kent Monkman ~ Cree
2018
Kent Monkman ~ Cree
2018
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Every Child is a Universe
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025
September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Every Child is a Universe
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025
Despite everything, Toronto lives:
October 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Despite everything, Toronto lives:
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🚨"The organization representing Ohio emergency doctors has warned that the losses in revenue and increased costs will affect all patients.”
In other words, cuts to Medicaid, the ACA & other health care programs mean higher costs for everyone. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/23/o...
In other words, cuts to Medicaid, the ACA & other health care programs mean higher costs for everyone. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/23/o...
Ohio's rural and safety-net hospitals will lose big under new Medicaid rules, analysis says • Ohio Capital Journal
New Medicaid work requirements will cost millions care. For many hospitals, that will decrease revenue and increase costs, a new report says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨"The organization representing Ohio emergency doctors has warned that the losses in revenue and increased costs will affect all patients.”
In other words, cuts to Medicaid, the ACA & other health care programs mean higher costs for everyone. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/23/o...
In other words, cuts to Medicaid, the ACA & other health care programs mean higher costs for everyone. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/23/o...
Huntington's is an incredibly cruel disease. I'll never forget seeing what it did to a patient and family I worked with.
This sounds amazing!
This sounds amazing!
September 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Huntington's is an incredibly cruel disease. I'll never forget seeing what it did to a patient and family I worked with.
This sounds amazing!
This sounds amazing!
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Autumn Moose
Linus Woods ~ Dakota, Ojibwe
n.d.
Linus Woods ~ Dakota, Ojibwe
n.d.
September 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Autumn Moose
Linus Woods ~ Dakota, Ojibwe
n.d.
Linus Woods ~ Dakota, Ojibwe
n.d.