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canadahealthwatch.ca
No, you can't get the flu from a flu shot — and other misconceptions https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/flu-vaccination-misconceptions

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
A file photo shows a person getting a flu shot. Dr. Anne Pham-Huy, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at CHEO who chairs Immunize Canada, says classic influenza 'feels like you have been hit by a bus' and can lead to serious complications.
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
Study finds diet high in ultra-processed foods linked to dozens of health conditions https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/19/study-ultra-processed-foods-health-conditions/

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
A new report is warning about the danger of eating ultra-processed foods. Shauna Hunt with the research that might make you think twice about what you buy at the grocery store.
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
petermcknight.bsky.social
Should Your Next Car be a Battery-Electric or Fossil-Fuel One?

If you really need a car, should your next one be powered by batteries or fossil fuels? Even if you don’t care about the planet, the answer is batteries.
youtu.be/aYl8m4isu8M?...
Should Your Next Car be a Battery-Electric or Fossil-Fuel One? #electriccar #renewables
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
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November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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thierryaaron.bsky.social
"The Hague’s fossil-fuel advertising ban is more than a policy- it’s a signal. By rejecting the normalization of fossil fuel promotion, the decision to implement a ban locally can challenge entrenched norms globally... FF advertising bans present a compelling opportunity for governments to act"
Local fossil fuel ad ban as a catalyst for global change - Nature Climate Change
The Hague in the Netherlands was the first city in the world to enact a law prohibiting advertisements for fossil fuel products and services. Although the ban is restricted to The Hague’s jurisdiction...
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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stephenserjeant.bsky.social
Met my first moon landing conspiracy theorist on holiday at dinner a couple of days ago. Luckily awkwardness avoided when I said "oh you're one of those people that believe in the Moon?" 🔭🧪
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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nigels1.bsky.social
A series of one of the cedar waxwings as it plucked one of the small crab apples and proceeded to eat it whole. They descended on this tree in large numbers, along with the robins.
#birds 🪶 #nature #birdphotography #Canon #R5Mark2
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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nightvaleradio.bsky.social
Alice Isn't Dead. A romantic horror story from Joseph Fink of Welcome to Night Vale. It's a road trip unlike any other.

Listen to the podcast and get the novel here: buff.ly/Gd8hdbw
The Alice Isn't Dead book cover: The top two thirds of the book cover is a bright orange sky with a large sun rising behind a front view of a black mack truck. Over the sky and part of the sun in big white font is the book title: Alice Isn't Dead. The truck has a white grill, headlights and windshield. The bottom third of the book cover has a black background with a reflection of the mack truck in white, with black headlights, grill and windshield. The reflection looks like a skull. Under this is a wide black stripe around the bottom of the book, with the author's name "Joseph Fink" written in orange letters.
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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stuartbourne.bsky.social
Some Rosemary flowering again for #TinyFlowerTuesday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
October 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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theonion.com
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
DECATUR, IL—A three-member panel of 10-year-old Michael Nogroski’s fellow classmates at Nathaniel Macon Elementary School unanimously agreed Tuesday that his 327-word essay "Otters" did not meet the r...
theonion.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
petermcknight.bsky.social
Fall is here
October 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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uptnick.bsky.social
Black vulture with the wisdom of a thousand centuries
#birds
#panama
A black vulture sits on a branch with an all-knowing expression.
September 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
petermcknight.bsky.social
First effort at gardening in nee home: rhubarb and blueberries
September 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Yes, President Trump's tariffs will make your prescription medications more expensive. All the more reason to ditch them for the supplements—collagen, tallow, antler powder, and other such byproducts—that are produced tariff-free in America's slaughterhouses.

by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
August 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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blackcatgarden.bsky.social
"Where did all the bugs go?" You raked them up into bags and threw them out. 🌱
Text above the photo reads- "People: I never see butterflies or lightning bugs in my yard Their yard:" A house surrounded by manicured lawn, completely devoid of life, imagination and happiness. There is a randomly placed tree on the lawn that somehow the owners thought would improve their suburban dystopia, but it hasn't really worked.
July 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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warren.senate.gov
Donald Trump and Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives — and they used that power to make life more expensive for you.
July 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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indivisible.org
Death Spiral: Republicans' Medicaid cuts threaten the health care of all Americans-even people on private insurance. 1) Medicaid cuts cause millions to lose health care 2) People without coverage can't pay for the care they need 3) Rural hospitals lose significant revenue 4) Health care workers are laid off, rural hospitals close 5) Entire communities lose health care services
July 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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warren.senate.gov
Donald Trump's bill makes your life more expensive this year, next year, the year after that, and the year after that.
July 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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indivisible.org
Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam.

But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.

Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural step as they race to pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.
apnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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indivisible.org
Death Spiral: Republicans' Medicaid cuts threaten the health care of all Americans-even people on private insurance. 1) Medicaid cuts cause millions to lose health care 2) People without coverage can't pay for the care they need 3) Rural hospitals lose significant revenue 4) Health care workers are laid off, rural hospitals close 5) Entire communities lose health care services
June 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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warren.senate.gov
Israel's Prime Minister may think no one will notice what he's doing in Gaza while he bombs Iran.

People face starvation. 55,000 killed. Aid workers and doctors turned away at the border. Shooting at innocent people desperate for food.

The world sees you, Benjamin Netanyahu.
June 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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warren.senate.gov
Instead of CUTTING Social Security benefits, Congress should INCREASE payments by $200 per month and extend the solvency of the Social Security program by 75 YEARS.

How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.

I’ve got a bill to get it done.
Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits.
Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll taxes.
www.cbsnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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mollybangles.bsky.social
Grackle Appreciation Post 🖤

Common Grackle on the East River, Astoria, June 2025 🪶
A Common Grackle perched on an algae-covered rock in the East River, the gray rock shore blurry and out of focus in the foreground d at the bottom of the frame. The grackle’s head appears very blue in this picture.
June 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Senator Alex Padilla is a good man and principled public servant.

The brazen and aggressive manhandling of Senator Padilla by the Trump administration is a sickening disgrace.

Anyone who assaulted the Senator should be held accountable.

No one is above the law.
June 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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bobwmfl.bsky.social
The blood lilies (Scadoxus multiflorus) are in full bloom today. The blooms look like exploding fireworks. Unfortunately they only bloom once a year for 2-3 days, but the wait is worth it. 🌱 #MyGarden #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
June 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM