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Being held because of religious beliefs or non-beliefs is something we must fight. FREEDOM OF RELIGION is our core with the caveat of as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.
‘They attacked my religion, my faith’: Muslim photojournalist detained by ICE speaks out
Ya’akub Vijandre, held in ICE detention in Georgia, tells Guardian he is concerned for safety of family and friends
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Being held because of religious beliefs or non-beliefs is something we must fight. FREEDOM OF RELIGION is our core with the caveat of as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.
Reposted by Mary Killen
This is both tragic and uplifting.
When a Humpback Whale Got Stranded in Oregon, a Native Community Turned the Tragedy Into a Revival of a Traditional Practice
Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians salvaged a beached whale’s remains, a practice that hadn't been performed in generations
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is both tragic and uplifting.
Reposted by Mary Killen
When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
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H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
Reposted by Mary Killen
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
Reposted by Mary Killen
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
Reposted by Mary Killen
Can someone help? When I open LibreOffice on Mac (always a cursed thing to do), I get this warning.
When I open that link, which is a disaster of a Wiki, I'm then told to go to this page for Mac, which is eve more confusing: bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi...
What do I need to download?
When I open that link, which is a disaster of a Wiki, I'm then told to go to this page for Mac, which is eve more confusing: bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi...
What do I need to download?
December 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Can someone help? When I open LibreOffice on Mac (always a cursed thing to do), I get this warning.
When I open that link, which is a disaster of a Wiki, I'm then told to go to this page for Mac, which is eve more confusing: bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi...
What do I need to download?
When I open that link, which is a disaster of a Wiki, I'm then told to go to this page for Mac, which is eve more confusing: bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi...
What do I need to download?
Reposted by Mary Killen
“It's maddening to see the number of inquests that I attend, the number of funerals that families have to attend, and the fact that we are 30 years after the royal commission, and the situation is getting increasingly worse…”
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
'It's maddening': Anger and frustration amid record Black deaths in custody
Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979. Experts say over-incarceration remains a national crisis and prisons are neglecting the physical and mental health...
www.abc.net.au
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“It's maddening to see the number of inquests that I attend, the number of funerals that families have to attend, and the fact that we are 30 years after the royal commission, and the situation is getting increasingly worse…”
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
Indigenous deaths in custody at a record level in Australia. So horrific.
Reposted by Mary Killen
#Houston's response🤬 to Sipekne’katik First Nation's banning him & the PC party from their land: #NovaScotia
"Look, it's still Canada," he told reporters. "To have somebody banned from a community with an 'or else' statement is kind of bizarre for me in Canada.
/1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Look, it's still Canada," he told reporters. "To have somebody banned from a community with an 'or else' statement is kind of bizarre for me in Canada.
/1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sipekne’katik First Nation bans Houston, cabinet ministers | CBC News
Sipekne’katik First Nation is once again chastising the Houston government and says that the premier and two of his cabinet ministers are not welcome on reserve lands. The premier's office says it tak...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#Houston's response🤬 to Sipekne’katik First Nation's banning him & the PC party from their land: #NovaScotia
"Look, it's still Canada," he told reporters. "To have somebody banned from a community with an 'or else' statement is kind of bizarre for me in Canada.
/1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Look, it's still Canada," he told reporters. "To have somebody banned from a community with an 'or else' statement is kind of bizarre for me in Canada.
/1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Mary Killen
Please sign this petition Canadians.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Please sign this petition Canadians.
Reposted by Mary Killen
A new report says Nova Scotia is failing to adequately protect female migrant workers employed on farms and seafood plants in the province. #HoustonFail #NovaScotia
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/r...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/r...
Report raises concerns about human rights of N.S. female migrant workers
HALIFAX — A new report says Nova Scotia is failing to adequately protect female migrant workers employed on farms and seafood plants in the province. The report, published by the Centre for Migrant Wo...
halifax.citynews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A new report says Nova Scotia is failing to adequately protect female migrant workers employed on farms and seafood plants in the province. #HoustonFail #NovaScotia
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/r...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/r...
Reposted by Mary Killen
We've seen how putting a tech CEO in charge of the gov't turned out for the U.S. - now Carney is championing this idea for Canada
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We've seen how putting a tech CEO in charge of the gov't turned out for the U.S. - now Carney is championing this idea for Canada
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
Reposted by Mary Killen
My son almost died from RSV when he was two
US health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants | CNN
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concer...
www.cnn.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My son almost died from RSV when he was two
Reposted by Mary Killen
Ontario & Alberta are similar in that their gov't like to pass laws that give the people passing laws immunity.
Justice Minister defends his bill to shield Alberta justice ministers from Law Society complaints. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social
Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says | CBC News
Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political a...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Ontario & Alberta are similar in that their gov't like to pass laws that give the people passing laws immunity.
Reposted by Mary Killen
Reposted by Mary Killen
It’s naked corruption and a decimation of the rule of law:
“Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years. “ #cdnpoli
apple.news/Ai261EfiGREW...
“Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years. “ #cdnpoli
apple.news/Ai261EfiGREW...
Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers — Toronto Star
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
apple.news
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s naked corruption and a decimation of the rule of law:
“Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years. “ #cdnpoli
apple.news/Ai261EfiGREW...
“Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years. “ #cdnpoli
apple.news/Ai261EfiGREW...
Reposted by Mary Killen
Reposted by Mary Killen
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
“It can’t be overstated that they’ve not been convicted of anything.”
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
“It can’t be overstated that they’ve not been convicted of anything.”
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
“It can’t be overstated that they’ve not been convicted of anything.”
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
“It can’t be overstated that they’ve not been convicted of anything.”
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Reposted by Mary Killen
Officials from Gaza’s Ministry of Health: Israel is allowing just 5 trucks carrying medical supplies into Gaza each week— 3 to int'l agencies & only 2 to gov-run hospitals.
Dr. Munir al-Bursh, the ministry’s director-general, told Al Jazeera that under these restrictions “54 percent of essential...
Dr. Munir al-Bursh, the ministry’s director-general, told Al Jazeera that under these restrictions “54 percent of essential...
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Officials from Gaza’s Ministry of Health: Israel is allowing just 5 trucks carrying medical supplies into Gaza each week— 3 to int'l agencies & only 2 to gov-run hospitals.
Dr. Munir al-Bursh, the ministry’s director-general, told Al Jazeera that under these restrictions “54 percent of essential...
Dr. Munir al-Bursh, the ministry’s director-general, told Al Jazeera that under these restrictions “54 percent of essential...
Reposted by Mary Killen
Please Support my efforts to #ConnectTheDots
Widespread immune damage from Covid is evident.
Flu is Rampant, and Covid is rising. It’s time to act.
We have to warn people now.
Widespread immune damage from Covid is evident.
Flu is Rampant, and Covid is rising. It’s time to act.
We have to warn people now.
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Please Support my efforts to #ConnectTheDots
Widespread immune damage from Covid is evident.
Flu is Rampant, and Covid is rising. It’s time to act.
We have to warn people now.
Widespread immune damage from Covid is evident.
Flu is Rampant, and Covid is rising. It’s time to act.
We have to warn people now.
Reposted by Mary Killen
Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
Reposted by Mary Killen
Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
🧵
* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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Reposted by Mary Killen
We could have eliminated Hepatitis B infection in the US…
…instead we are going to let newborn babies risk 90% chance of chronic infection that cause liver failure and cancer so that a few incredibly stupid adults - who are all vaccinated btw - can force their selfish science denial on other people
…instead we are going to let newborn babies risk 90% chance of chronic infection that cause liver failure and cancer so that a few incredibly stupid adults - who are all vaccinated btw - can force their selfish science denial on other people
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We could have eliminated Hepatitis B infection in the US…
…instead we are going to let newborn babies risk 90% chance of chronic infection that cause liver failure and cancer so that a few incredibly stupid adults - who are all vaccinated btw - can force their selfish science denial on other people
…instead we are going to let newborn babies risk 90% chance of chronic infection that cause liver failure and cancer so that a few incredibly stupid adults - who are all vaccinated btw - can force their selfish science denial on other people
Reposted by Mary Killen
Of babies infected w/Hepatitis B, 90% develop chronic infection.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Of babies infected w/Hepatitis B, 90% develop chronic infection.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.