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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Aug 14

E.M., you are not alone. 💜

We are showing our support for you and all survivors with a full page in today’s Globe & Mail.

#CourageCampaign #WeSupportEM

You can sign on too: actionnetwork.org/forms/em-we-...

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Island Health @vanislandhealth.bsky.social · Jul 3

You can now check estimated wait times at the 8 largest hospital Emergency Departments across the Island Health region.

Share this post with friends, family, & neighbours so they know what to expect and where to go when they need help.

Visit islandhealth.ca/find-care to explore your care options.

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Apr 10

New e-mail signature?

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Apr 4

Haiku response

Not today, Ian.
You have plenty of money.
Some of it is mine.

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Island Health @vanislandhealth.bsky.social · Mar 11

PLEASE SHARE: A Drug Poisoning/Overdose Advisory has been issued for #GreaterVictoria.

Visit Island Health's Harm Reduction Services page at ow.ly/FgyS50PLkLF to find information on supervised consumption sites, drug-checking services & more.

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Brendan Batchelor @batchhockey.bsky.social · Feb 21

Canadian hockey fans rn

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Feb 13

It’s crazy how Sean Spicer hiding in the bushes is now a kinder, gentler time

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Anthony Oliveira @meakoopa.bsky.social · Feb 5

new york times excelling at prose that feels like the writer was just hit in the head with a ballpeen hammer

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 5

President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration’s defiance of statutes. nyti.ms/4aKnKRP

Donald Trump signs a paper. He is wearing a blue suit and a blue tie. A headline reads: "How Trump's Actions Are Defying Legal Limits." Photo credit: Eric Lee/The New York Times.

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Feb 4

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · Feb 4

Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force

WINDSOR, ON - Derryl Virkin, the sole Canadian who has been smuggling negligible amounts of fentanyl across the US border, has reported feeling “really flattered and kinda giddy but also kinda weird, ...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Feb 3

fEnTaNyL cSaR

Cool, cool.

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Feb 2

Man, the President is such a wad

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Mark Shaw @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · Feb 1

Someone light a Tesla on fire, the history books need another banger photo

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Jan 31

I’m reading Worry by Alexandra Tanner.

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Jan 30

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Jan 29

MLA Jody Toor has repeatedly referred to herself as “Dr. Jody Toor” and worn a lab coat with “MD” embroidered on it.

Toor is not registered to practise medicine in B.C. and The Tyee can find no evidence she holds an MD.

A Conservative MLA Represented Herself as a Medical Doctor. She Isn’t | The Tyee

Medical misinformation experts say Jody Toor’s credentials don’t stand up.

thetyee.ca

Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Jan 26

❤️

Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Dec 25

#yyj

Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Dec 21

In! 🙋🏼‍♀️

Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Dec 11

Same.
#catsky

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · Dec 11

Too many older people experience #ageism, & report feeling dismissed or invisible. Share your thoughts on and/or experience with age discrimination with the @SrsAdvocateBC using this anonymous survey 👇🏼 Closes THIS FRIDAY Dec 13th. (And, pls share with someone you know!) 📝 ow.ly/c8ih50U5uQA
#seniors

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Dec 3

Hey #yyj, anyone leave some stamps on pieces of postcard in a library copy of Intermezzo and want them back? 🕵🏼‍♀️

Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Nov 29

This is how I learned that it wasn’t already! 😦

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Nov 27

But the swagger

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Nov 25

Some good stuff here.

NPR @npr.org · Nov 25

Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Books We Love

Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.

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Paul @bingowings14.bsky.social · Nov 23

To be fair she does look like a chicken.

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Alison James @alisonjames.bsky.social · Nov 24

YES. Anticipating the requisite seven vile and misogynist egg profile responses to every tweet really put a damper on things.

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