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Laura
@theotherlaura.bsky.social
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Calathea Fan, Scottish Genealogy, aka Baba
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theotherlaura.bsky.social
"All records have errors."
Crista Cowan youtube video: Breaking Through Your Genealogy Brick Walls / Tips & Tricks Virtual Event / Ancestry (30 Jun 2025)
July 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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naiadbay.bsky.social
Liberal: Will feed 100 people so that one hungry person is fed

Conservative: Refuses to feed 100 people on the chance that one person doesn't deserve it.
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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johnroscoe.bsky.social
Imagine spending tens of thousands of dollars on a rolling punchline when you could achieve the same effect with a scrap of paper and some adhesive tape.
A stock image of a young man in a green sweater viewd from behind strolling down a school corridor; taped to his back is a "kick me" sign.
January 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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sassymetischick.bsky.social
This is also a general support line. The number below is the US line but it is also available in Canada at (877) 330-6366.

If you are in crisis or need someone to talk to, give them a call.

And remember- you are not alone ❤️
January 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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johnroscoe.bsky.social
WHO COMISSIONED IT?
• When Nestlé buys a survey, they're paying for objective data:
Do you want wee desiccated marshmallows in hot chocolate or no?
• When the National Post buys a survey, they're paying for attention-getting clickbait:
Is Trudeau a monster who lives on the blood of mewling babies?
Stock footage of a woman enjoying a big cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows in it. Goya's famous painting, "Saturn Devouring His Son."
December 31, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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thejenniwren.teamlh.social
Mediocre white men😂🔥👏🏻

I thought I couldn’t possibly adore Kris & Dave more until I saw today’s glorious pearls of wisdom.

All credit to 1910.craftsman.on.burns on IG.

Amen. 🙏✡️
December 19, 2024 at 5:54 PM
theotherlaura.bsky.social
@ratlantica.bsky.social if I do a search for you on Clearsky I see your banner. If I then click on someone you are blocking, your banner remains in the background for the other account you are blocking. It's the way the app works, apparently, or a glitch that needs fixing.
December 29, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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nanagale.bsky.social
This is Canada.
merlinofcanada.bsky.social Merlin Ca @merlinofcanada.bsky.social · Dec 28
GOOD NEWS STORY
A HERO.
A truck driver's quiet kindness on the highway leads to gratitude and recognition
Daljit Sohi, 34, drove 3 hours to return a lost purse, declined a reward and left without revealing his name
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A truck driver's quiet kindness on the highway leads to gratitude and recognition | CBC News
A B.C. truck driver is being recognized for his good deed after he went far out of his way to anonymously reunite an Alberta woman with her lost purse.
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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thunderbayed.bsky.social
🇨🇦WAKE UP, CANADA🇨🇦

The bigot that verbally assaulted the PM in front of his kids had a peace bond.

www.convoywatch.ca/p/anti-lgbtq...

vm.tiktok.com/ZMkBmDv1M/
December 29, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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thegodpodcast.com
Instead of manifest destiny, maybe try manifesting decent healthcare.
December 29, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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spicyerin.bsky.social
Lmao!
December 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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suestroud.bsky.social
“The beauty of the solar balconies is they are flexible, cheap and plug straight into the domestic network via a converter, so you don’t have to pay for the installation,”
December 28, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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cheridinovo.bsky.social
Where are all those Convoy folk waving Canadian flags and defending our borders?
December 28, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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moongeorge.bsky.social
This was performed and recorded in France because it was dangerous and impossible to do in the racist USA during this time period. History rocks....

Love that song and how it's an early protest song for civil rights.
December 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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rosepoptosis.bsky.social
I love this❤️
aweiss.bsky.social Aaron Weiss (no relation) @aweiss.bsky.social · Dec 27
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.

Science works, y'all.

www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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coopspeak.bsky.social
“Instead, the court, taking into account "the claim's inflammatory, unfounded, and outlandish allegations of conspiracy and misrepresentation" sought punitive measures against the plaintiffs and awarded reduced costs to the hospitals, including disbursements at $175,000.”
December 27, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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johnroscoe.bsky.social
"How was Christmas at the inlaws'?"
"Turkey's moist, fruitcake delicious but the conversation..."
"Politics?"
"Yeah, brother-in-law is one of those 'Lemme tell you who's the REAL criminal' guys."
"How'd you handle it?"
"Bagged the left-overs and got outta there faster than the Parker Solar Probe."
December 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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berlinskyjohn.bsky.social
Here is a profile of Chrystia Freeland's mother, Halyna Chomiak Freeland. It provides some insight into where Ms. Freeland is coming from.
Halyna Chomiak Freeland (1946-2007) On Friday, July 6, 2007, Halyna Chomiak Freeland died at the age of 60 in New York City, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. Born on September 2, 1946 in Bad Worishofen, Germany in a displaced person's camp, Halyna Mykhailvna Chomiak was the third child of Alexandra and Mykhailo Chomiak. In October 1948 the family immigrated to Canada where they lived with Mykhailo Chomiak's sister, Katerina Shulhan and her family in Cherhill, Alberta for a few years before settling in Edmonton (Jasper Place). The family was active in Edmonton's vibrant post-World War II Ukrainian community: Mykhailo Chomiak played an instrumental role in establishing some of its key institutions. Alexandra Chomiak was a writer of Ukrainian children's literature. Halyna Chomiak Freeland was a small woman with enormous passion and energy who lived her life to the fullest. She was a lawyer, activist, teacher, community organizer, bookstore founder, cooperative housing pioneer, politician, student, and international legal reformer; she was a single mother, an art collector, a gourmet cook and a voracious reader. Throughout her career and community activities she was guided by a profound sense of social justice, an unwavering commitment to feminism and a passion for the development of Ukrainian culture and society. Halyna was gifted with a brilliant intellect, and had an enduring desire and a relentless capacity to change the world around her for the better. She was a leader in the Ukrainian, feminist and leftist communities in Edmonton. Halyna graduated from Jasper Place High School with honours in 1964 and proceeded to the University of Alberta where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy. She was one of only seven women in her graduating class at the University of Alberta Law School in 1970 - and the only one who brought her infant daughter with her to class. She was called to the bar in 1971 and practice… organization established to help create the rule of law in democratic Ukraine. While she served as its Executive Officer, the ULF established a legal library, legal printing press, several international legal exchange programs and a law school. From 1992-2002, Halyna participated in drafting the Constitution of Ukraine and its Civil and Criminal Procedure Codes. An ardent feminist, Halyna was a co-founder of Common Woman Books Collective and Bookstore in Edmonton, Alberta. From 1981 to 1987 she taught courses on Feminist Theory and Women and the Law at the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, and published essays and handbooks on Matrimonial Property, Domestic Violence, and Family Law. She was a founding member of the Ukrainian-Canadian feminist organization, the Second Wreath Society. She was devoted to Ukrainian-Canadian cultural life. She founded the Peace River Ukrainian Society and taught Ukrainian language classes in Peace River. She was a founding member of the Hromada Housing Cooperative and served on the Ukrainian Community Development Committee. She was a champion of bilingual education and raised her two daughters in a Ukrainian-speaking household. Halyna loved art and started collecting Canadian painting in the 1970's. Since 1992, she assembled an outstanding collection of twentieth-century Ukrainian painting and ceramics, representing major artists from the Kievan, Odessan and Zakarpatian schools. She was a gourmet cook and a consummate hostess who frequently entertained friends and family with lavish meals and great conversation. She was extremely close to her daughters and was immensely proud of their achievements and their fine moral compass. She also had a profound influence on her nieces, nephews and granddaughters, who loved and admired her. She will be greatly missed by her daughters Chrystia (Graham Bowley) Freeland and Natalka (Robert McPeek) Freeland; granddaughters Natalka and Halyna Bowley; sisters Oksana Ensslen, Marusia (Bru…
December 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
Last year, my health insurance company stopped paying for my Humira. Humira is a type of immunosuppressive drug called a biologic, and I take a pretty high dose of it to control my severe Crohn's Disease. Without it, I will have a bowel obstruction, and then I will die.

(Cont)
December 5, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
To every guy who came into the comments on my Gisele Pelicot article to yell “not all men” at me and demand I give due deference to the good guys… It’s time to be quiet.

Investigation uncovered more than 70,000 users in Telegram group chats admitting to raping women & sharing tips to sedate them 🧵
Telegram ‘rape chat groups’ with up to 70,000 members uncovered
Users from multiple countries have been sharing tips on how to sedate and sexually assault women, German investigation finds
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 21, 2024 at 8:18 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
We are being sued for $6 million by Sam Mraiche.

He's the man who hosted Ministers & MLA's in elite Skyboxes and imported Vanch Masks and the Turkish Childrens meds.

We believe in transparency.

You can help us fight back.

1/2

SaveTheBreakdownAB.ca

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 24, 2024 at 1:07 AM
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dj-hartt-md.bsky.social
Every member of the UCP & Alberta Health that thought is was a wise idea to abuse & give a 30% cut to family doctors in 2020, needs to be fired!

UCP burned primary care in AB, led by highest trained family doctors, to the ground.

The damage done by UCP will take decades, despite this deal, to fix.
thebreakdownab.bsky.social The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · Dec 19
Here’s the Cole’s notes on the new Physician Compensation Model brought forth by the UCP…

Signup starts in January with implementation in April if enough docs sign up (500).

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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yyccowboy.bsky.social
More Closures being sent in via DMs today.. tonight's going to be another big ass bad thread.. and if you haven't yet, make sure to donate to @thebreakdownab.bsky.social legal fund.. Let's show these fucktards you can't silence the truth! See you tonight!
December 23, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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spicyerin.bsky.social
I just donated. If you can help, please do.
gofund.me/75100baf
Donate to Legal Defense Fund, organized by Nate Pike
Hi, my name is Nate Pike and I host the Alberta Politics Podcast, The Breakdown. And I need your help… Nate Pike needs your support for Legal Defense Fund
gofund.me
December 24, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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notncalgary.bsky.social
If you loathe the UCP government as much as I do, you'll be happy to see how many of us loathe the government by the GFM total (less than 24 hours old). #UCPcorruption #abpoli
www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-lega...
Donate to Legal Defense Fund, organized by Nate Pike
Hi, my name is Nate Pike and I host the Alberta Politics Podcast, The Breakdown. And I need your help… Nate Pike needs your support for Legal Defense Fund
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:20 AM