WrittenOnRocks
@writtenonrocks.bsky.social
Writing poetry, sometimes fiction.
Always reading. Ever curious.
Sometimes politics spills over, but I try to wipe it up quick!
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Always reading. Ever curious.
Sometimes politics spills over, but I try to wipe it up quick!
These posts are here today, gone tomorrow. Delete-Delete-Delete.
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A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
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Cancer epidemiologist here, this is really important news for breast cancer patients. 😌
“ABC11 spoke with Lori Lober, a study participant. Initially, she was given a grim prognosis, with median survival rate of less than 2 to 3% for five years. However, the trial at Duke Health gave her new hope. She has remained disease-free for 24 years.”
I could cry.
I could cry.
Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial
A small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today.
abc11.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cancer epidemiologist here, this is really important news for breast cancer patients. 😌
Just read this poem. Gives all the feels.
Poet: Robin Gow
Poem: Space Heaters
Publication: The Passionfruit Review
passionfruitreview.com/space-heater...
Poet: Robin Gow
Poem: Space Heaters
Publication: The Passionfruit Review
passionfruitreview.com/space-heater...
'Space Heaters' by Robin Gow - The Passionfruit Review
I ask if this is enough. A house is small until you have to keep it warm. Each fire. The li...
passionfruitreview.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just read this poem. Gives all the feels.
Poet: Robin Gow
Poem: Space Heaters
Publication: The Passionfruit Review
passionfruitreview.com/space-heater...
Poet: Robin Gow
Poem: Space Heaters
Publication: The Passionfruit Review
passionfruitreview.com/space-heater...
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Operation Total Recall is a website with information on how to start and track the recall process for every MLA that voted in favour of Bill 2. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Operation Total Recall — Organize Local Recall Campaigns
Grassroots hub to organize riding-by-riding recall efforts for the 44 Alberta MLAs who supported using the Notwithstanding Clause against not just teachers, but all Alberta workers. Find your MLA, joi...
operationtotalrecall.ca
October 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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this is the best movie i've ever seen
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
this is the best movie i've ever seen
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European media closely follow Alberta’s separatist chatter. This has negative impact on investment confidence and it compromises Canada’s geopolitical standing.
Separatism only serves foreign interests.
#ForeverCanadian #Cdnpoli #ableg
Separatism only serves foreign interests.
#ForeverCanadian #Cdnpoli #ableg
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
European media closely follow Alberta’s separatist chatter. This has negative impact on investment confidence and it compromises Canada’s geopolitical standing.
Separatism only serves foreign interests.
#ForeverCanadian #Cdnpoli #ableg
Separatism only serves foreign interests.
#ForeverCanadian #Cdnpoli #ableg
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The United Conservative Party government recently awarded a $95-million settlement to the Australian mining firm Montem Resources.
About a third of that settlement will go to an investment firm in Melbourne. The same firm that funded Montem’s lawsuit against Alberta.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes.
About a third of that settlement will go to an investment firm in Melbourne. The same firm that funded Montem’s lawsuit against Alberta.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes.
Alberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners | The Tyee
Two firms that invested far less are getting $235 million. Taxpayers face more such hits.
thetyee.ca
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The United Conservative Party government recently awarded a $95-million settlement to the Australian mining firm Montem Resources.
About a third of that settlement will go to an investment firm in Melbourne. The same firm that funded Montem’s lawsuit against Alberta.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes.
About a third of that settlement will go to an investment firm in Melbourne. The same firm that funded Montem’s lawsuit against Alberta.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes.
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The UCP uses closure more than any other party in Alberta history.
It's easy to blame the leadership for curtailing debate.
But UCP backbenchers have willingly handed over their authority by supporting these motions.
Our new book explores this element of hyperpartisanship: partyloyalty.ca.
It's easy to blame the leadership for curtailing debate.
But UCP backbenchers have willingly handed over their authority by supporting these motions.
Our new book explores this element of hyperpartisanship: partyloyalty.ca.
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The UCP uses closure more than any other party in Alberta history.
It's easy to blame the leadership for curtailing debate.
But UCP backbenchers have willingly handed over their authority by supporting these motions.
Our new book explores this element of hyperpartisanship: partyloyalty.ca.
It's easy to blame the leadership for curtailing debate.
But UCP backbenchers have willingly handed over their authority by supporting these motions.
Our new book explores this element of hyperpartisanship: partyloyalty.ca.
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You can do that in Australia, much tougher when you share the longest border in the world.
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
You can do that in Australia, much tougher when you share the longest border in the world.
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As I take my seat in Question Period for the first time today, I will be fighting for teachers and students and standing up for public education. /1
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As I take my seat in Question Period for the first time today, I will be fighting for teachers and students and standing up for public education. /1
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Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from one of the country’s biggest oil and gas firms. Our reporter Zak Vescera explains.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from one of the country’s biggest oil and gas firms. Our reporter Zak Vescera explains.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Danielle doesn't let reality get in her way.
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Premier Danielle Smith’s claims about the Wyant report into the Alberta Health Services contract scandal are contradicted by the report itself. #abpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Smith Still Faces Questions in the Dodgy Contracts Scandal | The Tyee
The premier said a report on AHS procurement practices cleared her government. It didn’t.
thetyee.ca
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Danielle doesn't let reality get in her way.
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At any point the gallery could have simply opted out of being robbed
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
At any point the gallery could have simply opted out of being robbed
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Reminder that relying on what an LLM tells you is…not a good idea.
October 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Reminder that relying on what an LLM tells you is…not a good idea.
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Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants.
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I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee
MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
thetyee.ca
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
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Thanksgiving in Canada has nothing to do with Columbus!
We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.
Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"
US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.
We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.
Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"
US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.
October 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thanksgiving in Canada has nothing to do with Columbus!
We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.
Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"
US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.
We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.
Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"
US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.
The Cranberries - Ode To My Family (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheCranberriesVEVO
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October 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Time for a new research project: monitoring light pollution/sky quality in St. John’s, Newfoundland, as part of a new project to support Dark Sky Preservation across the province. #DarkSkies
October 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Time for a new research project: monitoring light pollution/sky quality in St. John’s, Newfoundland, as part of a new project to support Dark Sky Preservation across the province. #DarkSkies
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The MMR shot is safe and effective, and there is no credible evidence otherwise.
Breaking MMR into three shots means 3x more copays at the doctor’s office, 3x more hours of missed work, 3x more bummed out kiddos, and probably more than 3x as many kids who aren’t fully vaccinated.
Breaking MMR into three shots means 3x more copays at the doctor’s office, 3x more hours of missed work, 3x more bummed out kiddos, and probably more than 3x as many kids who aren’t fully vaccinated.
October 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The MMR shot is safe and effective, and there is no credible evidence otherwise.
Breaking MMR into three shots means 3x more copays at the doctor’s office, 3x more hours of missed work, 3x more bummed out kiddos, and probably more than 3x as many kids who aren’t fully vaccinated.
Breaking MMR into three shots means 3x more copays at the doctor’s office, 3x more hours of missed work, 3x more bummed out kiddos, and probably more than 3x as many kids who aren’t fully vaccinated.
Ah yes. Waking up from the hag with someone calling your name backwards. Those are the memories that childhood is made of 😬
For me, few stories from Canadian folklore are scarier than that of the Old Hag of Newfoundland.
She is said to visit people while they sleep, leading to the phrase "I was hagged last night".
This is the story of a very scary night visitor.
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She is said to visit people while they sleep, leading to the phrase "I was hagged last night".
This is the story of a very scary night visitor.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ah yes. Waking up from the hag with someone calling your name backwards. Those are the memories that childhood is made of 😬
I see where benches are placed in public walking areas.
I see where folks with mobility issues likely need seating breaks.
The two do not coincide 😕
I see where folks with mobility issues likely need seating breaks.
The two do not coincide 😕
October 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I see where benches are placed in public walking areas.
I see where folks with mobility issues likely need seating breaks.
The two do not coincide 😕
I see where folks with mobility issues likely need seating breaks.
The two do not coincide 😕
Takes notes.
'It is amazing to read a young writer loudly, exultingly, exploring her ideas on the page.'
Samantha Ellis on the precocious poetry of Charlotte Brontë
Samantha Ellis on the precocious poetry of Charlotte Brontë
Printed by herself
www.the-tls.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Takes notes.