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Gerard Farrell
@gerardfarrell.bsky.social
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
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‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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In a Rare Move, Two Manitoba Hospitals Declared Unsafe for Nurses
Staff describe being punched, kicked, and sexually assaulted. The union is discouraging members from the facilities
thewalrusca.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Trump, 79, Falls Asleep After Signing Marijuana Executive Order
President Trump struggled to stay awake while discussing his order reclassifying marijuana.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Fox News debunks Trump's "600 percent" price cuts
Held liable for years of committing financial fraud, and well known for over-inflating his own crowd sizes, Donald Trump is not one to be trusted with numbers.
boingboing.net
December 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Canadian Generals Are Losing It: Sweden's Offer Exposes the F-35 as a Trump-Proofing Trap
Hard Pass: The $42,000/hour F-35 is a budget black hole. The Gripen is a Canadian-made escape route.
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Essay cheating at universities an 'open secret' despite new law
An essay mill owner says he's made millions, while an ex-lecturer says he quit due to rife cheating.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Hospitals providing organs to wealthy international patients, leaving Americans waiting
A new report from the New York Times reveals a system of de facto quid pro quo where wealthy patients from oil-rich nations are sometimes moved to the top of organ transplant lists.
healthexec.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Women who say they were tricked into servitude for Opus Dei to meet in Argentina
Pope urged organisers to hold conference after 43 women alleged they were exploited as minors by Catholic group
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Republicans Finally Unveil Healthcare Plan: ‘Americans Must Move to Canada’
“Under this plan, the American people will receive full access to the doctors, hospitals, and medications they deserve,” House Speaker Mike Johnson declared.
www.borowitzreport.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn
House of Commons calls on Keir Starmer to condemn Donald Trump’s ‘interference’ in European politics
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Visitors to U.S. required to show past 5 years of social media - UPI.com
The Trump administration plans to require all visitors to the United States to share the last five years of their social media history.
www.upi.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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This should fix everything:
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Hegseth Orders Strike on Notorious Drug Traffickers
The narcoterrorists were posing as seven stranded castaways.
www.borowitzreport.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Death of Irish mother in ‘free birth’ reveals how poor maternity care is pushing women towards extreme influencers
Women in Ireland and the UK linked to Free Birth Society among scores around world to have suffered loss or serious harm after births
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Gerard Farrell
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Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?
But actually, what time is it?
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM