Robin Marwick
@electricland.bsky.social
Freelance medical editor, alto, occasional traveller, trying to make things better. The pup is Bunty, an Airedale terrier (🎂2023-05-29), and I regret to inform you she has her own Instagram. 🇨🇦 She/her. Yay for alt text. https://linktr.ee/rmarwick
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Residential School denialism is another layer of the violence targeting Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.
The Reconciliation Action Group recently wrote to the Calgary Public Library about the harm in supporting racist books.
See our full statement.
The Reconciliation Action Group recently wrote to the Calgary Public Library about the harm in supporting racist books.
See our full statement.
December 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Residential School denialism is another layer of the violence targeting Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.
The Reconciliation Action Group recently wrote to the Calgary Public Library about the harm in supporting racist books.
See our full statement.
The Reconciliation Action Group recently wrote to the Calgary Public Library about the harm in supporting racist books.
See our full statement.
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Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money!
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money!
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Moviemaking is incredibly inefficient. You need many people, moved around the world, with hundreds of different skillsets working in lockstep for it to be done well. But when it works? Literal magic.
Most of the steps studios take to improve efficiency have made movies worse and box office is down.
Most of the steps studios take to improve efficiency have made movies worse and box office is down.
We need to kill the worship of efficiency.
We have two news channels instead of hundreds of thousands of papers and outlets. More efficient? Absolutely. And it's terrible.
Doctor's offices that are all video? Very efficient. Super shitty.
Efficiency is the enemy. We're so scared of friction.
We have two news channels instead of hundreds of thousands of papers and outlets. More efficient? Absolutely. And it's terrible.
Doctor's offices that are all video? Very efficient. Super shitty.
Efficiency is the enemy. We're so scared of friction.
December 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Moviemaking is incredibly inefficient. You need many people, moved around the world, with hundreds of different skillsets working in lockstep for it to be done well. But when it works? Literal magic.
Most of the steps studios take to improve efficiency have made movies worse and box office is down.
Most of the steps studios take to improve efficiency have made movies worse and box office is down.
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Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
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What makes me angriest about the fake AI videos where people yell at ICE is that there’s a million actual videos, there’s actual priests being pelted with pepper balls, it’s just that the real priest didn’t say “we worship the real God not your ORANGE one” so he wasn’t quippy enough
December 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What makes me angriest about the fake AI videos where people yell at ICE is that there’s a million actual videos, there’s actual priests being pelted with pepper balls, it’s just that the real priest didn’t say “we worship the real God not your ORANGE one” so he wasn’t quippy enough
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'You shouldn't criticize Mark Carney because that's how you get Pierre Poilievre' is...exactly how you get Pierre Poilievre.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
'You shouldn't criticize Mark Carney because that's how you get Pierre Poilievre' is...exactly how you get Pierre Poilievre.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
My choir concerts (the 6:30 one for kids and the longer 8:00 one for adults) went well, and I came home to a house with a functioning furnace and water heater. Life is good!
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My choir concerts (the 6:30 one for kids and the longer 8:00 one for adults) went well, and I came home to a house with a functioning furnace and water heater. Life is good!
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Oh man. So happy to see this pop up in my feed again.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Oh man. So happy to see this pop up in my feed again.
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This. 😄
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This. 😄
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
WOOHOO!
I initially bounced off the first one but then I tried the audiobook, which was *fantastic*, and loved it.
I initially bounced off the first one but then I tried the audiobook, which was *fantastic*, and loved it.
Preorder alert!
Amina's off on a dangerous mission to steal a spindle from a mysterious sorceress in THE TAPESTRY OF FATE, @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's epic sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
Signed Exclusive Edition with sprayed edges: www.waterstones.com/book/the-tap...
🪐💙📚
#SFF
Amina's off on a dangerous mission to steal a spindle from a mysterious sorceress in THE TAPESTRY OF FATE, @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's epic sequel to The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
Signed Exclusive Edition with sprayed edges: www.waterstones.com/book/the-tap...
🪐💙📚
#SFF
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WOOHOO!
I initially bounced off the first one but then I tried the audiobook, which was *fantastic*, and loved it.
I initially bounced off the first one but then I tried the audiobook, which was *fantastic*, and loved it.
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Jeez @pantone you had so many options to choose from though
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Jeez @pantone you had so many options to choose from though
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Birds shift to higher mountain elevations in Europe as climate warms
Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. Sunny southern slopes attract birds to live at higher elevations than d...
phys.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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And they get mad that no woman wants to fuck them and it’s like dude even if a woman did it would not make you happy, you’d only hate her for doing so
Undoubtedly someone or something failed most of these guys at some point but the cold truth is that I don’t think it’s anyone’s job to save them
Undoubtedly someone or something failed most of these guys at some point but the cold truth is that I don’t think it’s anyone’s job to save them
they hate music, they hate art, they hate artists, they hate pop, they hate the video games they play, they hate the movies they watch, like, they're just all the worst fucking people you've ever met, none of them believe in anything
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
And they get mad that no woman wants to fuck them and it’s like dude even if a woman did it would not make you happy, you’d only hate her for doing so
Undoubtedly someone or something failed most of these guys at some point but the cold truth is that I don’t think it’s anyone’s job to save them
Undoubtedly someone or something failed most of these guys at some point but the cold truth is that I don’t think it’s anyone’s job to save them
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These handsomely crafted books make excellent Christmas presents and, being rectilinear, they are very easy to wrap
A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours. Recent hardbacks include Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour' (you'll also receive a free 'Inventory' pamphlet). Order here:
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November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
These handsomely crafted books make excellent Christmas presents and, being rectilinear, they are very easy to wrap
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love how over the centuries various conspiracy theories crop up over what public figure is the devil in clever disguise, but then the dude just appears in a giant bloody pentagram with 666 carved in his forehead and goes 𝖍𝖎 𝖎'𝖒 𝖒𝖗. 𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙, 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖓 and everyone's like 🤷🏻♀️ ok
Tapping the sign (@boocanan.bsky.social)
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
love how over the centuries various conspiracy theories crop up over what public figure is the devil in clever disguise, but then the dude just appears in a giant bloody pentagram with 666 carved in his forehead and goes 𝖍𝖎 𝖎'𝖒 𝖒𝖗. 𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙, 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖓 and everyone's like 🤷🏻♀️ ok
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Tapping the sign (@boocanan.bsky.social)
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tapping the sign (@boocanan.bsky.social)
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In Cherokee belief, Raccoon was once snow white with soft fur all over, until he tried to steal the first
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In Cherokee belief, Raccoon was once snow white with soft fur all over, until he tried to steal the first
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In Cherokee belief, Raccoon was once snow white with soft fur all over, until he tried to steal the first
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
In Cherokee belief, Raccoon was once snow white with soft fur all over, until he tried to steal the first
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"In the worst cases, the infected would die from liver cancer before reaching adulthood. Brian McMahon, a physician who treated some of those cases, told me about one particular patient—'18 years old, 4.0 GPA, with a full ride to University of Alaska.'"
RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against Vaccines Hits Its Action Phase
His anti-vax–stacked advisory committee is expected to revise rules for life-saving hepatitis B vax.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"In the worst cases, the infected would die from liver cancer before reaching adulthood. Brian McMahon, a physician who treated some of those cases, told me about one particular patient—'18 years old, 4.0 GPA, with a full ride to University of Alaska.'"
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I took care of numerous kids with fulminant hepatitis B in the 90s before the switch to getting the first vaccine at birth. I don’t recall having one since. I do not miss caring for that disease.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I took care of numerous kids with fulminant hepatitis B in the 90s before the switch to getting the first vaccine at birth. I don’t recall having one since. I do not miss caring for that disease.
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I know y'all don't like to hear about the bad place but when ppl there are dicks, I turn their name into coupon codes cause I'm a petty bitch. u can get 10% off everything in the LGBTQ+ section of my shop using the coupon code AGENTBOB.
Or use this URL:
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Or use this URL:
hillcrestcardcompany.etsy.com?coupon=AGENT...
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I know y'all don't like to hear about the bad place but when ppl there are dicks, I turn their name into coupon codes cause I'm a petty bitch. u can get 10% off everything in the LGBTQ+ section of my shop using the coupon code AGENTBOB.
Or use this URL:
hillcrestcardcompany.etsy.com?coupon=AGENT...
Or use this URL:
hillcrestcardcompany.etsy.com?coupon=AGENT...
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My beautiful art deco lady is finally finished! I added some metallic thread in a few places and despite how much I hate working with it, it came out exactly like I'd hoped on her bodice. #CrossStitch #ArtDeco
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My beautiful art deco lady is finally finished! I added some metallic thread in a few places and despite how much I hate working with it, it came out exactly like I'd hoped on her bodice. #CrossStitch #ArtDeco
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Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!