@laurele.bsky.social
Canadian. Quite fond of blue skies. Lover of grandchildren, 🇨🇦, mountains, books, history, culture, philosophy, good grammar, gardens, music, art, learning, oceans, Mother Earth. “There is a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen
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Remembrance Sunday,
With memories of the splendid Weeping Window at Hereford Cathedral in 2018.
Lest We Forget
With memories of the splendid Weeping Window at Hereford Cathedral in 2018.
Lest We Forget
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Remembrance Sunday,
With memories of the splendid Weeping Window at Hereford Cathedral in 2018.
Lest We Forget
With memories of the splendid Weeping Window at Hereford Cathedral in 2018.
Lest We Forget
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'October' from Eliot Hodgkin's 'The Months', 1951. Cooking apples take centre stage, flanked by grapes, fungi and the first celery and Brussels sprouts. There's a button chrysanthemum, fluffy Old Man's Beard, a shiny conker and a reddening leaf of Virginia Creeper.
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
'October' from Eliot Hodgkin's 'The Months', 1951. Cooking apples take centre stage, flanked by grapes, fungi and the first celery and Brussels sprouts. There's a button chrysanthemum, fluffy Old Man's Beard, a shiny conker and a reddening leaf of Virginia Creeper.
@volare.bsky.social Finally got into this account. Couldn’t get it to work and thought p’rhaps it didn’t work in 🇨🇦. Lost my T account because I wouldn’t give that horrid man any $. Hope you are hanging in and doing okay. I’m shaky but surviving. Sending love. ❤️
September 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
@volare.bsky.social Finally got into this account. Couldn’t get it to work and thought p’rhaps it didn’t work in 🇨🇦. Lost my T account because I wouldn’t give that horrid man any $. Hope you are hanging in and doing okay. I’m shaky but surviving. Sending love. ❤️
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#StandingStoneSunday Clach Stèinigidh standing stone, looking out across Tràigh Mhòr beach on the west coast of beautiful South Harris, #OuterHebrides 🌞🥰
Part of a wider prehistoric ritual complex
📷 My own, May 2024
Part of a wider prehistoric ritual complex
📷 My own, May 2024
August 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
#StandingStoneSunday Clach Stèinigidh standing stone, looking out across Tràigh Mhòr beach on the west coast of beautiful South Harris, #OuterHebrides 🌞🥰
Part of a wider prehistoric ritual complex
📷 My own, May 2024
Part of a wider prehistoric ritual complex
📷 My own, May 2024
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Wispy fog and heavy dew to start the day - fairies worked overtime last night. Low of 47° F, perfectly calm, still a bit of wildfire haze as well.
Goal for today - headed to the depths of motor vehicle hell to try and renew Mom and hubs' licenses. Have heard it will be a wait. #GardenGrewPeas #MEwx
Goal for today - headed to the depths of motor vehicle hell to try and renew Mom and hubs' licenses. Have heard it will be a wait. #GardenGrewPeas #MEwx
August 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Wispy fog and heavy dew to start the day - fairies worked overtime last night. Low of 47° F, perfectly calm, still a bit of wildfire haze as well.
Goal for today - headed to the depths of motor vehicle hell to try and renew Mom and hubs' licenses. Have heard it will be a wait. #GardenGrewPeas #MEwx
Goal for today - headed to the depths of motor vehicle hell to try and renew Mom and hubs' licenses. Have heard it will be a wait. #GardenGrewPeas #MEwx
RFK is a total a**
Horrific. mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives and could save millions more.
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a UMN expert on infectious diseases & pandemic preparations.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...
August 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
RFK is a total a**
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You know, Europe has lots of Democratic Socialists in their parliaments. Oh and free national healthcare.
June 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You know, Europe has lots of Democratic Socialists in their parliaments. Oh and free national healthcare.
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Christian Nationalism is religious rule, too.
June 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Christian Nationalism is religious rule, too.
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I'm beginning to understand the Romans...
June 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I'm beginning to understand the Romans...
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I aspire to make all the worst people mad every day
June 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Say it with me. RFK Jr. is killing children.
June 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Say it with me. RFK Jr. is killing children.
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Hey, Musk, your own AI sold you out, buddy! You are a fraud, did not save the US citizens any money and you need to disband DOGE altogether.
TL;DR
Under Musk, DOGE wasted $135B in order to save taxpayers $47.5B according to Musk's own AI which as of now he has forgotten to manipulate.
Under Musk, DOGE wasted $135B in order to save taxpayers $47.5B according to Musk's own AI which as of now he has forgotten to manipulate.
Leon is mid, per xAI.
When asked to rate DOGE, Grok gave them a 5/10.
Hellbird 🧵 :
Under Musk, DOGE achieved $47.6 billion in verified taxpayer "savings" while the costs were "$135 billion in lost productivity, legal challenges, and service disruptions," per xAI.
x.com/grok/status/...
When asked to rate DOGE, Grok gave them a 5/10.
Hellbird 🧵 :
Under Musk, DOGE achieved $47.6 billion in verified taxpayer "savings" while the costs were "$135 billion in lost productivity, legal challenges, and service disruptions," per xAI.
x.com/grok/status/...
May 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hey, Musk, your own AI sold you out, buddy! You are a fraud, did not save the US citizens any money and you need to disband DOGE altogether.
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Moderna vaccine contracts canned by HHS
$590m had been agreed for development of its bird flu vaccine & to support expansion of clinical studies of pandemic influenza
An earlier $176m was to complete late-stage development & testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza
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Moderna vaccine contracts canned by HHS
$590m had been agreed for development of its bird flu vaccine & to support expansion of clinical studies of pandemic influenza
An earlier $176m was to complete late-stage development & testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza
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US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine
The Trump administration has canceled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Moderna vaccine contracts canned by HHS
$590m had been agreed for development of its bird flu vaccine & to support expansion of clinical studies of pandemic influenza
An earlier $176m was to complete late-stage development & testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza
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Moderna vaccine contracts canned by HHS
$590m had been agreed for development of its bird flu vaccine & to support expansion of clinical studies of pandemic influenza
An earlier $176m was to complete late-stage development & testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza
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Well, you all seem to love, love, love birds and I took 11 billion shots of this guy when I found him so here is another photo of the Scarlet Tanager that I met a few weeks ago.
May 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Well, you all seem to love, love, love birds and I took 11 billion shots of this guy when I found him so here is another photo of the Scarlet Tanager that I met a few weeks ago.
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Sensibly the peonies are reluctant to open in today’s rain. 🌱
May 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sensibly the peonies are reluctant to open in today’s rain. 🌱
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May 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Trump just canceled a $766 million contract with Moderna to develop a pandemic bird flu vaccine, right as their early trial showed strong results.
Why? Politics over preparedness.
RFK Jr. runs HHS. He hates mRNA. So science gets sidelined.
Bird flu is mutating. The clock is ticking.
Why? Politics over preparedness.
RFK Jr. runs HHS. He hates mRNA. So science gets sidelined.
Bird flu is mutating. The clock is ticking.
May 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump just canceled a $766 million contract with Moderna to develop a pandemic bird flu vaccine, right as their early trial showed strong results.
Why? Politics over preparedness.
RFK Jr. runs HHS. He hates mRNA. So science gets sidelined.
Bird flu is mutating. The clock is ticking.
Why? Politics over preparedness.
RFK Jr. runs HHS. He hates mRNA. So science gets sidelined.
Bird flu is mutating. The clock is ticking.
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The measles surge in the Southwest is now the largest single outbreak since the highly contagious disease was declared eliminated in 2000. CDC now views measles spread in Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico as a single outbreak. 624 cases reported in TX since January; 2 unvaccinated school-aged girls died👇
Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000 (Gift Article)
Growing case numbers suggest that the national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The measles surge in the Southwest is now the largest single outbreak since the highly contagious disease was declared eliminated in 2000. CDC now views measles spread in Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico as a single outbreak. 624 cases reported in TX since January; 2 unvaccinated school-aged girls died👇
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Sigh. This is the worst timeline.
March 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sigh. This is the worst timeline.
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Our child must be sacrificed on the altar of ignorance sayeth her parents.
How the anti-vaccine movement weaponized a 6-year-old’s measles death
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
How the anti-vaccine movement weaponized a 6-year-old’s measles death
Anti-vaccine influencers see the child’s death as proof — not of the danger of measles, but of their own debunked theories.
www.nbcnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our child must be sacrificed on the altar of ignorance sayeth her parents.
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Canada’s Ambassador to the U.N. calling it like it is.
Putting the Arctic Ocean closer to the center, this brings the Greenland Canada gambit into focus. It is a grab for power, money, water, and resources, also giving the US complete control over the Northwest Passage. Fentanyl and the border are a smokescreen for a much bigger project: theft.
March 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Canada’s Ambassador to the U.N. calling it like it is.
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Absolutely in agreement, Ian.
Ian McKellen Urges LGBTQ+ Actors To Come Out Of The Closet In Powerful New Interview
I'm with you 100% on this, Ian.
www.comicsands.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Absolutely in agreement, Ian.
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Despite Elon Musk's claim that the foreign aid freeze hasn't killed anyone yet, Nick Kristof finds ample evidence to the contrary.
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Despite Elon Musk's claim that the foreign aid freeze hasn't killed anyone yet, Nick Kristof finds ample evidence to the contrary.
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...