Winnifred 🇨🇦
@winnifred04.bsky.social
Curious Canadian. Recovering lawyer. Disillusioned but irrationally hopeful GenX. Fan of my amazing children, dogs, science, indie music, kind humans, democracy, and the Oxford comma.
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Everywhere I go, people are wearing Jays gear. People I know who have never watched baseball (me included) are staying up past midnight to for an 18th inning. The coffee shop has baseball donuts.
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
Is baseball still America’s game? The Blue Jays are changing the idea of who baseball is for | CBC Arts
Jays fan Sadaf Ahsan and sports journalist Shireen Ahmed examine the cultural changes at play.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Everywhere I go, people are wearing Jays gear. People I know who have never watched baseball (me included) are staying up past midnight to for an 18th inning. The coffee shop has baseball donuts.
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
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No Kings protest aerial view in Boston.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No Kings protest aerial view in Boston.
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.
How quick we forget.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.
How quick we forget.
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A friend posted this.
Absolutely. Spot. On.
Absolutely. Spot. On.
August 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A friend posted this.
Absolutely. Spot. On.
Absolutely. Spot. On.
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It won’t fit in screen shots but linking here the full letter of resignation posted by one of the departing CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who ran the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and led efforts to fight COVID, monkeypox, and bird flu
x.com/dr_demetre/s...
x.com/dr_demetre/s...
August 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It won’t fit in screen shots but linking here the full letter of resignation posted by one of the departing CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who ran the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and led efforts to fight COVID, monkeypox, and bird flu
x.com/dr_demetre/s...
x.com/dr_demetre/s...
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So many adults have to fail a child before he ends up 10 years old telling CNN about the mass shooting he lived through this morning
August 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So many adults have to fail a child before he ends up 10 years old telling CNN about the mass shooting he lived through this morning
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Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.
August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.
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How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
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Canadian resolve is holding firm in the face of new 35% tariffs on non-USMCA protected goods, according to @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
As Prime Minister Carney voices disappointment and also patience, Canada is looking to hold the line, even if it means taking on more financial pain. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
As Prime Minister Carney voices disappointment and also patience, Canada is looking to hold the line, even if it means taking on more financial pain. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
Canadian resolve on trade negotiations hardens as country faces day one of increased tariffs - Angus Reid Institute
Two-thirds say Canada should take “hard” line in trade talks, rebuff Trump’s rebuke on Palestine stance August 1, 2025 – Canadian resolve in the face of what are now 35 per cent tariffs on non-USMCA p...
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August 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Canadian resolve is holding firm in the face of new 35% tariffs on non-USMCA protected goods, according to @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
As Prime Minister Carney voices disappointment and also patience, Canada is looking to hold the line, even if it means taking on more financial pain. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
As Prime Minister Carney voices disappointment and also patience, Canada is looking to hold the line, even if it means taking on more financial pain. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦
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Canada welcomes the U.S. Court of International Trade’s decision on the United States’ tariffs.
It confirmed what we’ve always held: that the American tariffs against Canadian goods are unlawful and unjustified.
It confirmed what we’ve always held: that the American tariffs against Canadian goods are unlawful and unjustified.
May 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Canada welcomes the U.S. Court of International Trade’s decision on the United States’ tariffs.
It confirmed what we’ve always held: that the American tariffs against Canadian goods are unlawful and unjustified.
It confirmed what we’ve always held: that the American tariffs against Canadian goods are unlawful and unjustified.
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
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I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous.
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
Three Alberta separatism myths
No, we wouldn’t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.
www.coreyhogan.ca
May 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous.
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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After relaxing ethics rules and ignoring calls for a public inquiry into alleged corruption, the UCP is making it even easier to pay to play.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Smith’s Anti-Democratic Electoral ‘Reforms’ Are Straight from Trump’s Playbook | The Tyee
It’s no accident the changes were announced as attention was focused on the federal election.
thetyee.ca
May 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
After relaxing ethics rules and ignoring calls for a public inquiry into alleged corruption, the UCP is making it even easier to pay to play.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.
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A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
April 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
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People around the world are celebrating Canada's choice, but this tribute is particularly moving.
#MarkCarney #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong
#MarkCarney #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong
The Nation That Trump Could Never Break
Canada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure
viktorkravchuk.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
People around the world are celebrating Canada's choice, but this tribute is particularly moving.
#MarkCarney #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong
#MarkCarney #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong