Cheryl Benson
@cherylbenson.bsky.social
#SevereME 1991, #LongCovid Need medical for 3 strokes & 3 dystonic #ABI from malpractice & collusion Abused in 5 Toronto hospitals #Aphasia #VideoJourno @M_B_News Progressive #Film #PWD ♿️ 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 #Egalitarian
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Every single news agency in Canada seems to have picked this up, which is a good thing, people in Ontario need to know Doug Ford is in fact corrupt. #Ontario
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt' | CBC News
NDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the
scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. Piccini has maintained he has done nothin...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Every single news agency in Canada seems to have picked this up, which is a good thing, people in Ontario need to know Doug Ford is in fact corrupt. #Ontario
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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Alice Wong taught us that accessibility is a right, not a favor; that disabled people are experts of our own lives; and that community is strength. /4
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Alice Wong taught us that accessibility is a right, not a favor; that disabled people are experts of our own lives; and that community is strength. /4
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🧵 Rest in power, Alice Wong. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social A trailblazer, a fierce advocate, and a relentless voice for disability rights. Her work changed the landscape for so many. /1
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🧵 Rest in power, Alice Wong. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social A trailblazer, a fierce advocate, and a relentless voice for disability rights. Her work changed the landscape for so many. /1
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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You can also support Sameer directly - donate to any one of their campaigns. The one cited here is their South campaign for food disto: chuffed.org/project/1132...
South Gaza: Tents, Food & Water
**With Famine on the rise, we will significantly lower tent purchases and focus on food (rice and bread) and water over the next couple of weeks**
chuffed.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You can also support Sameer directly - donate to any one of their campaigns. The one cited here is their South campaign for food disto: chuffed.org/project/1132...
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Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hospitals across Canada are closing their ERs because there aren't enough doctors to run them. Millions don’t have a doctor. Millions more can’t get an appointment.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
It didn’t used to be this way. Turns out it wasn’t an accident.
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First flu death of the season in #Alberta amid warnings about potentially tough months ahead
Person in their 60s living in central part of province has died from influenza
/1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Person in their 60s living in central part of province has died from influenza
/1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
First flu death of the season in Alberta amid warnings about potentially tough months ahead | CBC News
Alberta has marked its first influenza death of this year's flu season, after last year's season proved the deadliest in more than a decade.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
First flu death of the season in #Alberta amid warnings about potentially tough months ahead
Person in their 60s living in central part of province has died from influenza
/1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Person in their 60s living in central part of province has died from influenza
/1
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Iconic of the folks at CAHN at they, with far fewer resources, identified 18 people who were at this neo-Nazi event in B.C. -- while CBC, with more staff and far more resources, unmasked two.
CAHN really are the GOATs at this work.
CAHN really are the GOATs at this work.
3/ We got photos of all of them and got to work finding their names. CBC verified our identifications and added two. By bringing in the CBC, we were able to reach a much larger audience to talk about the threat of white nationalism in Canada.
Read CBC's reporting here:
Read CBC's reporting here:
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Iconic of the folks at CAHN at they, with far fewer resources, identified 18 people who were at this neo-Nazi event in B.C. -- while CBC, with more staff and far more resources, unmasked two.
CAHN really are the GOATs at this work.
CAHN really are the GOATs at this work.
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'Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle'
'New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
'New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle
In patients with Long COVID, a new study has revealed structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This finding suggests the existence of under...
www.eurekalert.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
'Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle'
'New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
'New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Univ. of Colorado Boulder: Weekly News & Events
November 10th: 'Matt Frank, Ph.D. CU Boulder, "An exploration of neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Long COVID: the role of SARS-CoV-2 antigens."
www.colorado.edu/mcdb/newslet...
November 10th: 'Matt Frank, Ph.D. CU Boulder, "An exploration of neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Long COVID: the role of SARS-CoV-2 antigens."
www.colorado.edu/mcdb/newslet...
MCDB Weekly News & Events - November 10, 2025
www.colorado.edu
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Univ. of Colorado Boulder: Weekly News & Events
November 10th: 'Matt Frank, Ph.D. CU Boulder, "An exploration of neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Long COVID: the role of SARS-CoV-2 antigens."
www.colorado.edu/mcdb/newslet...
November 10th: 'Matt Frank, Ph.D. CU Boulder, "An exploration of neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Long COVID: the role of SARS-CoV-2 antigens."
www.colorado.edu/mcdb/newslet...
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"The country remains in its holding pattern: not crashing, not climbing, just circling, trays up, seatbelt light firmly on." — Brian Lewis
ANALYSIS: What two very different fiscal updates say about Ontario | TVO Today
New numbers from Ottawa and Queen’s Park offer two approaches to managing a strained economy — but few new ideas.
amp.tvo.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"The country remains in its holding pattern: not crashing, not climbing, just circling, trays up, seatbelt light firmly on." — Brian Lewis
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Join us Tues, Nov 11 | 1 PM MST for BHC’s Online Support Group:
Denial, Resistance & Gaslighting — Coping with Others’ Unhelpful Reactions
Let’s talk about communication, boundaries & advocacy in chronic illness.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4npZ4Ud
#MECFS #LongCOVID #IACCs
Denial, Resistance & Gaslighting — Coping with Others’ Unhelpful Reactions
Let’s talk about communication, boundaries & advocacy in chronic illness.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4npZ4Ud
#MECFS #LongCOVID #IACCs
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Join us Tues, Nov 11 | 1 PM MST for BHC’s Online Support Group:
Denial, Resistance & Gaslighting — Coping with Others’ Unhelpful Reactions
Let’s talk about communication, boundaries & advocacy in chronic illness.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4npZ4Ud
#MECFS #LongCOVID #IACCs
Denial, Resistance & Gaslighting — Coping with Others’ Unhelpful Reactions
Let’s talk about communication, boundaries & advocacy in chronic illness.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4npZ4Ud
#MECFS #LongCOVID #IACCs
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Mark Carney and Doug Ford both have big plans to build, but do we have the workers? Is Ontario doing enough to train tradespeople? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Brian Barron (Ontario Construction Secretariat) & Karen Renkema (Progressive Contractors of Canada, Skilled Trades Ontario) tonight at 8pm
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Mark Carney and Doug Ford both have big plans to build, but do we have the workers? Is Ontario doing enough to train tradespeople? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Brian Barron (Ontario Construction Secretariat) & Karen Renkema (Progressive Contractors of Canada, Skilled Trades Ontario) tonight at 8pm
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🔬🧠Brain‑training games for LC cognitive dysfunction? The RECOVER‑NEURO trial shows they don’t address the underlying pathology. Games can’t fix inflammation, microvascular issues, or neuro‑immune dysfunction - we need interventions that understand the biology not candy crush 🍭
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🔬🧠Brain‑training games for LC cognitive dysfunction? The RECOVER‑NEURO trial shows they don’t address the underlying pathology. Games can’t fix inflammation, microvascular issues, or neuro‑immune dysfunction - we need interventions that understand the biology not candy crush 🍭
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Toronto city hall agrees to fly Palestinian flag this month for the first time
Toronto city hall agrees to fly Palestinian flag this month for the first time
The move by the city comes in the wake of Canada’s recognition of Palestine in September.
www.thestar.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Toronto city hall agrees to fly Palestinian flag this month for the first time
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Check your inbox: it’s City Hall Watcher #357!
Your complete November 2025 Council meeting preview, with notes on debates coming this week about corner stores, tenant protections, encampments, our gifted Amsterdam bridge, and, of course, snow. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-lo...
Your complete November 2025 Council meeting preview, with notes on debates coming this week about corner stores, tenant protections, encampments, our gifted Amsterdam bridge, and, of course, snow. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-lo...
Council looks to keep corner stores closed
City Hall Watcher #357: Your complete Council meeting preview for November 2025, featuring debates on local retail, rental protections, snow and encampments
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November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Check your inbox: it’s City Hall Watcher #357!
Your complete November 2025 Council meeting preview, with notes on debates coming this week about corner stores, tenant protections, encampments, our gifted Amsterdam bridge, and, of course, snow. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-lo...
Your complete November 2025 Council meeting preview, with notes on debates coming this week about corner stores, tenant protections, encampments, our gifted Amsterdam bridge, and, of course, snow. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/council-lo...
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About 200 Hamas fighters remain trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel refuses to grant them passage, threatening the truce.
US mediator Kushner meets Netanyahu for talks on Trump’s Gaza plan
About 200 Hamas fighters remain trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel refuses to grant them passage, threatening the truce.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
About 200 Hamas fighters remain trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel refuses to grant them passage, threatening the truce.
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Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/m...
Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/m...
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Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
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NEW: Online mentions of Canadians’ IDF service are disappearing.
This article compiles the links in my Find IDF Soldiers database that have been deleted, made private or modified, resulting in the removal of mentions of Israeli military service.
www.readthemaple.com/online-menti...
This article compiles the links in my Find IDF Soldiers database that have been deleted, made private or modified, resulting in the removal of mentions of Israeli military service.
www.readthemaple.com/online-menti...
Online Mentions Of Canadians’ IDF Service Are Disappearing
The Maple has recorded cases where pages linked to on the Find IDF Soldiers website have been deleted, modified or made private.
www.readthemaple.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NEW: Online mentions of Canadians’ IDF service are disappearing.
This article compiles the links in my Find IDF Soldiers database that have been deleted, made private or modified, resulting in the removal of mentions of Israeli military service.
www.readthemaple.com/online-menti...
This article compiles the links in my Find IDF Soldiers database that have been deleted, made private or modified, resulting in the removal of mentions of Israeli military service.
www.readthemaple.com/online-menti...
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