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Helen
@stillmasking.bsky.social
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Avid reader, would-be poet, cat lover, treasures connections with nature, pro Vax, pro science, semi retired from AHS. Curious about everything. Pro Ukraine. Antifa
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Notable conservative and Reagan-appointed Federal Judge, Mark Wolf, speaks out on his resigning.
Text pulled from an interview with Judge Mark Wolf, which reads, "The White House's assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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drkarenpinder.bsky.social
JFC.
rosesbloom24.bsky.social RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 8d
The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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nandanainthegarden.bsky.social
#TB is no joke. It #killed millions before treatment was available and a new strain COULD be terrifying...we need to take care of our most #vulnerable, #homeless.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: At long last, Mike Johnson will swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4 pm ET.
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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anthropocenempg.bsky.social
#misogynistPete

This navy captain can kick his whiskey ass.
urocklive1.bsky.social Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10d
The Navy captain, a troop commander with Navy SEAL Team Six and a Purple Heart recipient, was ranked the top officer for promotion in her cohort and was in line to take charge over the elite unit until the plans were scrapped just two weeks before a formal ceremony.

www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
SEALs flatten 'weak' Hegseth as elite captain's career ruined because she's female: report
The first woman nominated to lead the Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her promotion abruptly canceled — and military sources blame Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's hostility to...
www.rawstory.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025

NEW BRUNSWICK

VERY HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 84 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 9.4 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.1 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 14.4 x higher
-Deaths: 19.6 x higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. New Brunswick's COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 14.5 About 1 of every 84 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 17,900-24,700 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 9.4X higher Long COVID: HIGH; 6.1X higher Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 14.4X higher Deaths: SEVERE; 19.6X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks AVOID indoor social gatherings AVOID crowded non-essential places Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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pfparks.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...

Congrats Alberta! We helped Canada win this prestigious distinction.

Our Prov. govt has single handedly ushered this in... and yet we now have our own Health Minstry for Primary and Preventative Health Services...

How's that working out AB?
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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davidpakman.bsky.social
Transportation Secy Sean Duffy, the guy from MTV Road Rules, is considering getting some non-certified Air Traffic Controllers from former Fox News weekend morning host Pete Hegseth, now Secy of Defense. Let that sink in.
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Witness
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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david414.bsky.social
Learn from Sweden not America!
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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anthropocenempg.bsky.social
#MoreEPAThreats

#GuttedEPA

The cruelty is neverending.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d
Lee Zeldin announces on Fox that there will be "severe" layoffs at the EPA if the shutdown continues
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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shamusbrown1.bsky.social
Really lovely thread 🧵
gbrockell.bsky.social Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 14d
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.

No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
fangirljeanne.bsky.social Jeanne (she/they) @fangirljeanne.bsky.social · 15d
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.

[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Layoffs are reaching their highest levels since the pandemic, but America's corporate elite have never been doing better.

Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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pfparks.bsky.social
calgaryherald.com/op...

Everybody should read this.

The PREMEPTIVE use of the NWC is not what it was designed for, and it will have negative ramifications on ALL ABs/Canadians.

You can be in favour of getting kids back to school, but this isn't the way...
Opinion: Notwithstanding clause never meant to be used to benefit the government
Dave King was was there when clause was born in Alberta cabinet. It was never meant to be used for the benefit of the government itself.
calgaryherald.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Nancy Pelosi To Step Down, Spend More Time Murdering Republicans' Families
www.wonkette.com/p/nancy-pelo...

By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
Nancy Pelosi To Step Down, Spend More Time Murdering Republicans' Families
Damn right we're gonna hagiography the shit out of this post. She earned it.
www.wonkette.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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mikeflannigan.bsky.social
Graph from a recent paper on widespread & intense surface air temperature is scary for many reasons including fire. Higher temperatures & more extreme heat will lead to more intense fires in many parts of the world largely due to drier fuels driven by increased vpd.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This figure shows that the fraction of Earth’s surface area with extremely hot days has increased since 1950. The red curves show the annual mean of relative fractional global surface area with ERA5 daily mean surface air temperatures exceeding 30° and 40°C: where Aref refers to the area over the period of 1951 to 1980 and was estimated to be 7,565,377 km2 for days hotter than 30°C and 4636 km2 for days hotter than 40°C. The blue curves mark the corresponding relative fractional global surface area with daily mean surface air temperatures of −30° and −40°C.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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some “cease” fire
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Last chance to join my small museums & mental health w'shop tomorrow.
I'll teach you the recent neuroscientific evidence that these activities *really* benefit our brains,making us far more resilient to stress
We'll also make arrangements like this together👇
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/copy...
A collection of nature finds in an antique printers tray A collection of nature finds including feathers, shells and a green hellebore flower on a buff coloured linen background A collection of antique Japanese marbles A collection of winter berries with handwritten labels on a black enamelled background
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges

www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...
Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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kc-justme.bsky.social
Winning social media today….
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
This is bonkers.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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business idea: sandwich truck that caters to protests
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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#NeverPoilievre
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Wow 👊👍🙏
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM