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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · Jun 13

This cute bee is sleeping in a rose 🐝

It wants you to get some sleep too 🌛 don't let the doom scrolling keep you away from sweet bee sleep 😴

#whatthefuckisgoingon

A picture of prairie roses climbing over a fence. In the middle of one rose is a sleepy bee.

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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 1d

I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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ケニー 🎃 @cruzdangerfield.posts.games · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 1d

www.additudemag.com/adhd-medicat...

And, the Canadian ADHD medication chart. It's in English and French
www.caddra.ca/wp-content/u...

I didn't get a proper diagnosis and meds until 31. It's never too late, but I'm with you on how hard the journey is 🫶

ADHD Medication: Stimulants, Non-stimulants & More

Adderall. Vyvanse. Ritalin. Strattera. Concerta. The number of ADHD medications is staggering, and finding the right solution feels overwhelming at times. Here, an ADHD specialist explains the stimula...

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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 1d

Ugggh I hate that for you and I'm sorry.

If anyone will prescribe non stimulants, there are some non-stimulant ADHD meds. I can send you an info article on it if that helps?

It's so much work to educate ourselves just to get help 😔

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Amanda DeLong | BAD Stitch @badstitch.bsky.social · 1d

Cross Stitch Freebie - Vaporwave Cemetery

Here's another black cat and pumpkin design that's so quick to stitch for the spooky season! Find this hosted for free on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/91772997
#CrossStitch #Halloween #FreeCrossStitch #FiberArts #StitchSky

A cross stitch on purple fabric, depicting a small cemetery scene. There's a black cat sitting in front of a tombstone with a memento mori-style skull and wings. There's a grinning jack-o-lantern and a small ghost floating above the tombstone. Cross Stitch Freebie. BAD Stitch.

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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 1d

It's so hard to know though, and I don't blame anyone for being exhausted with the off and on approach to mental health meds. It isn't sustainable for many of us ): 🫶

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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 1d

I feel this a lot. I had so many bad experiences with SSRIs and other meds that I was very resistant to them. They weren't good for me.

From my personal experience, taking my ADHD meds was the moment I understood. They worked. I felt BETTER. Side effects were there but manageable and worth it

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Beren's Reverie @berensreverie.bsky.social · 2d

Chital, star-deer.

#berensart2025

stylized drawing of a chital deer floating in space with stars around it. the spotted pattern and the stars are gold. the deer have a big star between his antlers

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d

Bruce “Spanky” McAllister shut down a students mic during the “Alberta Next” panel so that young man couldn’t get his message across…

Well…

Evan’s back.

AND he brought friends for a panel discussion on Alberta Education!

#abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Episode 7.35 -Alberta's Students Speak Out!

Podcast Episode · The Breakdown With Nate Pike · 2025-10-13 · 1h 39m

podcasts.apple.com

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We're Here @wereherenews.bsky.social · 4d

There’s a brand new We’re Here newsletter waiting for you!

John talks about the power of a generous audience, the Everything Is Tuberculosis book cover makes a great outfit, and some of you have very… unique pizza orders.

Read it: werehere.beehiiv.com

Hanna @hannamaypost.dftba.social · 8d

Day 6: Leaning Tower of Pizza
#NerdfArters

Superhero Pizza John holds up a learning tower made of pizza slices, bread, tomato, and basil.

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adam - i'm an elephant @a.falk.wtf · 4d

I'm joining the war on Ms Rachel on the side of Ms Rachel

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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: I collected data on all campaign contributions made to Edmonton council candidates, coded each donation for donor type, and put this all in searchable tables. Want to know who is funding your future mayor and council? Explore the data here:
theijf.org/search-edmon...

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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 5d

We don't even get to have hometown reunions either, or run into each other at the local store. I can't count how many people I've known and cared for and lost all track of, because we move on and leave behind little trails smudged by corporate mergers.

Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 5d

I've rolled with each iteration of social connection over the years. The tangible connections with others drove me to learn new skills, new tech, and keep current with the latest waves of the web.

I feel only exhaustion now, the kind that feels embittered by losing too much between too many moves.

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Andi 🌿 @wyrdnerd.bsky.social · 5d

I've lurked on the web since 1999. The first website I "bookmarked" (wrote on a sticky pad) was Mike's RPG Center for Baldur's Gate walkthroughs with my Dad

Hank's video perfectly sums up how I feel on the web these days

A digital hometown with rotting lots and 404 ghosts

youtu.be/oOyQpwPrf2Q?...

The Web is Going to Die

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

youtu.be

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Nicole aka Nimasprout @nimasprout.bsky.social · 7d

🎃Green Pumpkin Patch Cottage🎃

Acryla gouache painting on watercolor paper

Size: 3.5 x 4 inches
$75 (US shipping included)
DM to claim (Venmo/PayPal preferred)

Painting of green cottage with green pumpkins.

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 6d

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 9d

Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 9d

The AB teachers rally in Calgary today, at McDougall Centre

I tried to get pics up close but it was way too packed to get a good spot. Biggest rally at McDougall I've ever seen.

#Alberta #abpoli #AlbertaTeachers

A lot of people standing outside of McDougall Centre, a provincial government office and meeting space. They're holding signs and most people are dressed in red.

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Guillaume Bonnet @zazb.bsky.social · 28d

Post a mage!

Octavia, ok wizard, bad person, A grade schemer.

A woman in her forties, holding a staff in one hand and a magpie in the other. She has black hair with gray streaks in a loose bun. She wears fancy clothes and jewelry.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 9d

i personally prefer not to marinate in bot driven hate speech & science denial journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... and i hope bsky does not succumb to the forces that degraded most maybe all other social networks

X under Musk’s leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity

Numerous studies have reported an increase in hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) in the months immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform on October 27th, 2022; relatedly, despite ...

journals.plos.org

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 13d

As others, including Ireland, rush to help their citizens involved with the flotilla, here’s what Canada’s government told me of the six Canadians on board:

“The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad.”

Screenshot of an email.

media@international.gc.ca writes:

Hi Rachel, We will get back to you asap. Thanks,

In a follow up:

Please see our response:
The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad. The decision to travel is personal, and individuals are responsible for their own safety abroad. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) advises Canadians avoid all travel to Palestine due to the ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip and the unpredictable security situation in the West Bank. More information is available on our travel advice webpage.
While the Goverment of Canada has no plans to accompany the flotilla, this does not in any way detract from Canada's position that humanitarian assistance into Gaza must be immediately scaled-up to address the catastrophic humanitarian situation. We continue to urge Israel to allow the immediate entry of UN-coordinated humanitarian assistance, via land crossings, into and throughout Gaza.
Since October 2023, Canada has committed more than $400 million in international assistance in response to the current crises in Palestine.
The immediate priority must be a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and a sustained influx in UN-led humanitarian aid. Canada is committed to continue

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 13d

BECOME UNGOVERNABLE

Kate Jeffery @katejj.bsky.social · 13d

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 15d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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