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Canadian House Hippo @cdnhousehippo.bsky.social · 13h

No shit, Sherlock

Unofficial CP24 Mirror @cp24-mirror.bsky.social · 13h

Following healthy food guidelines in Canada comes at a high cost, study finds

A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options.

www.cp24.com

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 14h

Smothering time.

Mikki the Siamese hugging my neck as we sit on the chair.

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 15h

This is old, but hilarious. The OP made a longer version. 😂

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 16h

Short and sweet 🤣

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Jeff BOO-dridge 👻 🎃 @jmgoodridge.bsky.social · 16h

Same could be said for The Monorail Song by Conan O'Brien.

Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 16h

“Can I Borrow A Feeling?” alone is funnier than anything Family Guy ever did in its entire run so far.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 15h

PALATE CLEANSER

Fluffy gray tabby perched on the back of the couch, watching the rain through a window.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 17h

Thanksgiving is the proper end of summer.

The lake is great & the bend is grand.

Sunset over Lake Huron at grand bend Ontario

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 2d

A gentle reminder for whoever needs it: you don't have to make yourself small for anyone. You are perfect, exactly the way you are.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 1d

“Can you explain this gap in your resume?”

Me thinking quickly on my feet to explain the period when I worked for ICE: “I was selling drugs… ,uh, to children.”

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Luna 🌙 @headingwest.ca · 1d

And hallway medicine has been going on for decades. They could fix this. They refuse. I spent a day in a hallway in 1985 with broken ribs and a cracked vertebra. In 1992, I saw a woman who'd been beaten, lying on a stretcher in the hallway, on display 🧵

Mary Grace🕷️🕸️🎃👻 🍂🍁🍎 @emgeekay.bsky.social · 1d

The lack of will on the part of our elected leaders to address the crisis facing healthcare in Canada keeps leading to horror stories of hallway medicine, people dying in emergency waiting rooms, and vast numbers of people without family doctors.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sask. man undergoes invasive medical procedures in hospital hallway due to overcapacity | CBC News

Kay Roberts never imagined he would receive invasive medical treatment in a busy hallway. He spent four nights and five days on a stretch bed while experiencing confusion and other cognitive issues.

www.cbc.ca

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 22h

Israel is retaining control of 58% of the Gaza Strip, including the majority of its farmland in eastern Gaza.

Western Gaza was largely built on top of sand dunes, as you can see from the aerial image in the post below.

ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA
Israel's withdrawal to the 'yellow line'
In the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, Israel is set to withdraw its troops to the agreed 'yellow line' within 24 hours, after which a 72-hour period will begin for the handover of Israeli captives.

Israel retains control of 58%
of the Gaza Strip

[map of Gaza showing the area still controlled by Israel in yellow, with a yellow line surrounding the area in which Palestinians are allowed to reside]

eyal weizman @weizman... 1d g ...
This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.
[B&W aerial image of Gaza showing a yellow line separating the area where Palestinians are allowed to reside in the west from the area in the east. Sand dunes are visible in the majority of the now built-up area for Palestinans]

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 22h

Kani Bucho, an office boss with an entire crab for a head, is the mascot for Yokobiki, a company that makes metal roller shutters for store windows.

A mascot in a blue suit with a red crab for a head enters a building.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know the first thanksgiving celebrated by Europeans in North America happened in Canada?
Or that the Indigenous celebrated autumn harvests long before Europeans arrived?
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than the United States?
This is the story.

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A festive Thanksgiving dinner table featuring a roasted turkey as the centerpiece, surrounded by an array of dishes including green beans, stuffing, sliced ham, and a pumpkin pie. The table is decorated with pumpkins, sunflowers, candles, and autumnal flowers, with wine glasses and plates set for a meal.

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 22h

Current status: couch patrol

Bailey the brown labradoodle is on my lap with her head on a green pillow. Bean is at the end of the couch at my feet. Snooze time.

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 22h

Ugh. I hate that.

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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 1d

#GoJaysGo #WANTITALL

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 22h

Heh

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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 23h

Really nice colours looking out over Mackay Lake this morning.

A blue lake with autumnal leaves in the background and foreground.

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 23h

DuPont was an early manufacturer of explosives. After a number of unfortunate incidents they built a house for the plant manager and his family to live in for free. They put it right next to the factory. No more incidents.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: No survivors have been found after an explosion at a Tennessee ammunition plant left 18 people missing, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

A man in a black shirt and baseball hat stands in front of a group of microphones. A headline reads: "Search After Tennessee Explosion Finds No Survivors, Officials Say."

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🎃Julie Morris👻 @juliemoonthego.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah. This. Just because it aligns with “Columbus Day”, does not make it a celebration of that particular genocidal colonizer. So, Happy 🍁 Thanksgiving, or Happy 🇺🇸 National Indigenous Peoples Day!

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 23h

Thanksgiving in Canada has nothing to do with Columbus!

We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.

Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"

US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.

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tundragranite.bsky.social @tundragranite.bsky.social · 1d

From a resident of Kwigillingok on the alaskan coast at 5am on sunday
#halong #alaska #flooding #alaskawx

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE FROM SHISHMAREF:

“The government delayed funds for our projects for sea wall... We cannot keep protecting with sea wall against Mother Nature… Cannot stop rising sea levels. Wish our fed and state agencies can help all the communities in danger of flooding and erosion”

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 1d

Here we go. The center of ex-typhoon Halong on track to cross into the Bering Sea in a few hours. Extreme winds and coastal flooding for parts of western Alaska coast next 24 hours. Infrared satellite image courtesy NWS Alaska region. #akwx #weathre #ExtremeWeatther @markspringer.bsky.social

Infrared satellite image of Alaska and the north Pacific Ocean at 730am AKDT Saturday showing the center of ex-typhoon Halong just south of the central Aleutians and moving northward.

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 1d

A young woman in a male dominated sport was assaulted. She followed their protocols. She was ostracized, the other party was promoted. (From other sources: she has PTSD & attempted suicide)
Patriarchy wins again.
Perhaps there's a chance she can win the suit?

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former N.S. sailing team member alleges sex assault ignored by sport governing bodies | CBC News

A former member of Nova Scotia's Olympic sailing training program is suing the national and provincial governing bodies for the sport, alleging they failed to act when she reported a sexual assault.

www.cbc.ca

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