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Valerie Hynes
@valeriehynes.bsky.social
Lawyer. Mom x3. Wife. 🏃‍♀️
St. John’s NL 🇨🇦
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This essay from @davidwengrow.bsky.social is a beacon of hope: a strong reminder that society is what we make of it and that notions of natural hierarchy, whether due to "human nature" or historical determinism, are ideological distortions.
An archeological revolution transforms our image of human freedoms | Aeon Essays
A revolution in archaeology is transforming our picture of past populations and the scope of human freedoms
aeon.co
January 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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“Savas... has been advocating for an information campaign — not just on the risks of cancer, but the importance of early screening.”

We need information campaigns to engage & inform the population in matters directly related to their health

#NewfoundlandAndLabrador
www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
'Our life has revolved around cancer’: NL has highest rate of colon cancer in the world
'Our life has revolved around cancer,' says Southern Harbour woman whose husband successfully battled colon cancer.
www.saltwire.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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CBC News visited seven major grocery stores in three different provinces and discovered packages of underweighted meat in four of them: two Loblaw stores and one Sobeys-owned location, plus a Walmart. Calculated overcharges per item ranged from four to 11 per cent.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
CBC investigation uncovers grocers overcharging customers by selling underweighted meat | CBC News
The problem of grocers selling underweighted meat and overcharging customers is prevalent and ongoing, a CBC News investigation has found.
www.cbc.ca
January 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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This piece is incredible. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:22 PM
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This is a captivating long read. I hope the author is justly rewarded for this and his other gifts. Read it.
November 27, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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Fyi active transit enthusiasts—I’ve heard that the lights are functional along Kelly’s Brook path between Hoyle’s and Bonaventure now, and that the last stretch to Carpasian will be on soon! Can’t wait to see the path all lit up 🚲🚲💗
November 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Scrooge 2024🎼
November 21, 2024 at 11:10 AM