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Human, Programmer, STEM worker. Mostly silent and moderately anxious.
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tryangregory.bsky.social
Well, it's that time again. Meet "Cicada", BA.3.2* (including descendant RE.*). This one has been underground for years (its ancestor BA.3 hasn't been circulating since early 2022, and didn't do much then either). but is now emerging as a contender for the next major lineage.
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Anyways…

Here’s the list of the UCP’s “Highlander” list of banned political party names for party’s going forward…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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ironspike.bsky.social
A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.

If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!

store.ironcircus.com
Iron Circus Comics
Iron Circus Comics is the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest, a small-mid house built from the ground up by founder C. Spike Trotman.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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robsonfletcher.com
So Alberta's latest proposed law would:

👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.

👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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gingerjill.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar The only watercolour I've done this year was another surprise gift, this time for my sister in law. Her grandsons. It's a different challenge when you're painting for someone else.
Watercolour of the back view of 3 small boys looking over and through a 5 bar gate at a tractor in a field.
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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loachy16.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar

5th December! Behind door number five we have:

“Sunburst” 16x20in - Acrylic on canvas
Abstract painting Orange/yellow background with splashes of blue, gold and black over the top
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
confounding-y.bsky.social
"In this cohort study of 3721 full-time HCP with symptomatic COVID-19 from 24 US academic medical centers, 7.9% reported presenteeism, with frequency increasing each year from 1.4% in 2020 to 15.2% in 2024."

oof
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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molesen.bsky.social
8% is why I'm delaying a knee replacement even though my increasing pain level is making ADLs hard. I hate reality.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Presenteeism Among Health Care Personnel With COVID-19
This cohort study evaluates the frequency of presenteeism among health care personnel with symptomatic COVID-19.
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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dickzoutman.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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kavonn.bsky.social
Blindspots for Millennials 😅

IMO: it’s pretty accurate.
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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longestballot.bsky.social
Statement regarding the UCP's newly proposed Bill 14
#electoralreform #Alberta #conflictofinterest
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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abigaillarson.com
Moments before disaster 🥀
Work-in-progress from a comic retelling of the "Beauty and the Beast" fairytale. Three panels: first shows an older man walking through a stylized rose garden. Second panel is a closeup of his hand holding a pocket knife over a dark rose. Third panel shows the hand holding the dark rose and slicing through the stem, severing it from its bush.
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Immunity, better gifts for MlA’s, banning political party names and a whole lot more!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Is the UCP rewriting both democracy and the legal system?
New Justice Statutes Amendment Act Introduces Sweeping Changes
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December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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daltmann.bsky.social
Experimental vaccine prevents deadly allergic reactions in mice www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Experimental vaccine prevents deadly allergic reactions in mice
Technology could offer longer protection against allergies than is possible with existing treatments.
www.nature.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Since I was chatting about hiking today, my very first inspiration for my first "real" paintings came from being in the backcountry of the Alberta & BC Rockies.

Glacier Lake
24×30 61×76cm
Oil on Canvas
1996

#ArtAdventCalendar
Abstract landscape: high view of tumbling ice in the foreground a frozen lake and snow covered mountain
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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thebeaverton.com
Satirical news headline: Tim Hortons reminds Campbell’s customers that they also make bad soup for poor slobs
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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nigelb.bsky.social
This should be a must for anybody interested in the risks that coal mining in our headwaters poses for fish and those of us (let's face it, all of us) living downstream who depend on good quality water for drinking & growing food.
#ableg #abpoli
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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daniellebeckman.bsky.social
Very important study and more evidence that #NeuroCovid can contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. When they say 'it's all in your head', they might be trying to be dismissive, but are accidentally being very realistic.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#LongCovid #COVID
First page of the manuscript: Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative processes in cognitive impairment associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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jennyyeremiy.bsky.social
Join the team:

canvass: recallnicolaides.ca/canvasser-re...

volunteer: recallnicolaides.ca/volunteer-re...

donate: recallnicolaides.ca/donations/
Recall Nicolaides Super Hero Buttons From Empty Promises to Under-Funded Classrooms. Recall Nicolaides. Reclaim Public Education Three door to door canvassing photos of the Recall Nicolaides volunteer team
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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reuters.com
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show reut.rs/4rCQsMz
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show
The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
BREAKING!

The #ForeverCanadian petition has been officially approved!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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hab3261.bsky.social
🚨about $47 MILLION LOST: The Sam Mraiche/AHS Scandal.

Infographic breaks down the Globe & Mail investigation: $600M+ in contracts, political resignations, and the ongoing RCMP & Auditor-General probes.
#ableg #abpoli #UCPCorruption #CorruptCare #UCPayToPlay #DodgyContracts #CdnPoli #RecallThemALL
Infographic summarizing the Sam Mraiche/AHS contract controversy, based on The Globe and Mail investigation (Published Nov 29, 2025). 1. WHO/WHAT: Focuses on Sam Mraiche (medical supply executive) and his company MHCare Medical, which was awarded over $600 million in Alberta Health Services contracts. 2. THE MONEY: Visualizes two key contracts. Pie Chart: Shows $70M paid for Turkish children's medication, with $47 Million Public Funds Waste (67% undelivered). Bar Chart: Illustrates alleged markups, including a 70% markup on early PPE masks in 2020. 3. THE TIMELINE (Key Dates): Mar 2020: Start of Major Contracts. Aug 2022: Meetings with future Premier Smith. Oct 2022: Smith becomes Premier; procurement chief returns. Dec 2022: $70M Turkish Deal struck. May 2023: Mraiche joined Smith’s Election Night Suite. Jan 2025: AHS CEO fired amid probe. Feb 2025: Allegations go public. Ongoing: RCMP Criminal Probe and Auditor-General Financial Scrutiny launched. 4. IMPLICATIONS (5 Core Points): Ethical Concerns (Conflict of Interest), Political Resignation (Minister/Chief of Staff stepped down), Criminal Probe (RCMP), Financial Scrutiny (Auditor-General), and Public Funds Waste.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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astrokatie.com
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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ironspike.bsky.social
I get being annoyed by the consumerist frenzy that accompanies Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday, but believe when I tell you, gang: it makes all the difference in the world to small businesses and independent creatives.

Now is the perfect time to support them.
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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rabihalameddine.bsky.social
Japanese pattern book, early 19th c, cataloguing stencil patterns that could be printed onto fabric for a kimono
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM