Tara M
@taratrying.bsky.social
PhD, MBA. Health researcher. Mother of two mostly-charming daughters. Feels fortunate to have been a born a Canadian. Batman fan. Opinions my own.
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Postmedia got over $1million?? The more we learn, the more it stinks.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
Secret government data obtained by the Star shows 26 applicants scoring 50 per cent or lower received $36.6 million from Premier Doug Ford's controversial Skills Development Fund earlier this year.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Postmedia got over $1million?? The more we learn, the more it stinks.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
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I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I legitimately think this article misses the mark, because Canadians are not avoiding travel out of some principled boycott of the USA over tariffs.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
Canadians who are avoiding the USA are seeing images of masked government thugs kidnapping people and teargassing children.
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I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man
The 17 year old who had sex for money with Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General was in and out of a homeless shelter, working at McDonalds. and trying to save up for braces. (Gift link).
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man
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I feel like the business community in Canada is just not getting the message - there is no miracle deal with Trump and any arrangement we make will be immediately upended when he somehow takes offence at some trivial thing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I feel like the business community in Canada is just not getting the message - there is no miracle deal with Trump and any arrangement we make will be immediately upended when he somehow takes offence at some trivial thing.
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Free with Apple News, even if you have the app but not a pd subscription
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
CSIS director warns China, Russia agents active in Canada
Countries are seeking to gain a strategic foothold in the Arctic, spy agency head says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Free with Apple News, even if you have the app but not a pd subscription
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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The Beaverton will tell Doug Ford a tunnel under the 401 is the dumbest idea of all time for just 8.5 million (Podcast)
The Beaverton will tell Doug Ford a tunnel under the 401 is the dumbest idea of all time for just 8.5 million
“We’re willing to negotiate down to 8.2.” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre and Nile Seguin) delight in the chaos consuming the Conservative Party, wonder why the Democrats are incapable of not shitti...
thebeaverton.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Beaverton will tell Doug Ford a tunnel under the 401 is the dumbest idea of all time for just 8.5 million (Podcast)
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"I asked ChatGPT-"
Okay well I asked the voices and they say you sound insane right now
Okay well I asked the voices and they say you sound insane right now
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"I asked ChatGPT-"
Okay well I asked the voices and they say you sound insane right now
Okay well I asked the voices and they say you sound insane right now
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I'm sure the threat of potentially being detained by ICE, the US storing facial recognition data on Canadians and going through your cell phones upon entry doesn't help. 😒
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm sure the threat of potentially being detained by ICE, the US storing facial recognition data on Canadians and going through your cell phones upon entry doesn't help. 😒
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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You guys keep saying it’s the tariffs like Canadians aren’t terrified of ICE and being detained and sent to El Salvador prisons, and that’s IF a CBP officer doesn’t make up a reason to deny you at the border - it’s not the tariffs guys
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You guys keep saying it’s the tariffs like Canadians aren’t terrified of ICE and being detained and sent to El Salvador prisons, and that’s IF a CBP officer doesn’t make up a reason to deny you at the border - it’s not the tariffs guys
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🍁5138 people have contracted measles in Canada this year
🍁4550 of them were unvaccinated or under-vaccinated
🍁16 cases were newborn babies congenitally infected
🍁2 people died
No, immigrants are not to blame.
Yes, anti-vaxxers are.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
🍁4550 of them were unvaccinated or under-vaccinated
🍁16 cases were newborn babies congenitally infected
🍁2 people died
No, immigrants are not to blame.
Yes, anti-vaxxers are.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses its measles elimination status — as it happened | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🍁5138 people have contracted measles in Canada this year
🍁4550 of them were unvaccinated or under-vaccinated
🍁16 cases were newborn babies congenitally infected
🍁2 people died
No, immigrants are not to blame.
Yes, anti-vaxxers are.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
🍁4550 of them were unvaccinated or under-vaccinated
🍁16 cases were newborn babies congenitally infected
🍁2 people died
No, immigrants are not to blame.
Yes, anti-vaxxers are.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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15-year-olds aren’t “barely legal.” There is no such thing as “underage women” they’re fucking CHILDREN.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
15-year-olds aren’t “barely legal.” There is no such thing as “underage women” they’re fucking CHILDREN.
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Texas through Canadian eyes. Includes an interview with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
Richard Warnica: Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found
Trump has radically changed the U.S. But everywhere, there are signs of resistance.
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Texas through Canadian eyes. Includes an interview with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social: www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
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The horror. The horror......of a shop selling beef patties on MY street.
Won't someone think of the childre.....I mean the traffic?
Won't someone think of the childre.....I mean the traffic?
Councillor Shan moves to exclude three streets in his ward. He worries the retail spaces created won't just be small shops selling ice cream to locals, but things like "beef patties that are so popular that people from the 905 will come to get it." That'll just add to traffic problems, he says.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The horror. The horror......of a shop selling beef patties on MY street.
Won't someone think of the childre.....I mean the traffic?
Won't someone think of the childre.....I mean the traffic?
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Exciting to see a new compound showing promise against malaria.
As drug resistance grows, mosquito ranges expand & public health resources remain limited, the need for new treatments has never been greater.
tinyurl.com/42wb2efe by @kakape.bsky.social
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As drug resistance grows, mosquito ranges expand & public health resources remain limited, the need for new treatments has never been greater.
tinyurl.com/42wb2efe by @kakape.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Exciting to see a new compound showing promise against malaria.
As drug resistance grows, mosquito ranges expand & public health resources remain limited, the need for new treatments has never been greater.
tinyurl.com/42wb2efe by @kakape.bsky.social
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As drug resistance grows, mosquito ranges expand & public health resources remain limited, the need for new treatments has never been greater.
tinyurl.com/42wb2efe by @kakape.bsky.social
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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The piece of chewed meat that almost killed you but you spat it out
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The piece of chewed meat that almost killed you but you spat it out
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this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
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Canada is creating a task force to monitor the safety of U.S. food imports after RFK Jr. cut 3,500 FDA staff. Weaker U.S. standards require increased monitoring and diligence for Canada, generating trade barriers and consumer distrust, resulting in economic damage for U.S. producers and farmers.
CFIA monitoring U.S. move away from science-based decision making, documents show
The ‘U.S. Risk Task Team’ will keep an eye on the impact of regulatory changes on food imports
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Canada is creating a task force to monitor the safety of U.S. food imports after RFK Jr. cut 3,500 FDA staff. Weaker U.S. standards require increased monitoring and diligence for Canada, generating trade barriers and consumer distrust, resulting in economic damage for U.S. producers and farmers.
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“.. Nearly half of young men have an active gambling account. .. Less than 5% of gamblers withdraw more money from their apps than they deposit.
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“.. Nearly half of young men have an active gambling account. .. Less than 5% of gamblers withdraw more money from their apps than they deposit.
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives