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Luna 🌙 @headingwest.ca · 3h

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 · 56m

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 · 1h

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 · 3h

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 · 54m

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 · 1h

Ugh. I hate that.

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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 3h

#GoJaysGo #WANTITALL

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 1h

Heh

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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 2h

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 · 1h

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 · 1h

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 · 1h

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 · 4h

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 · 17h

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 · 2h

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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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 13h

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 22h

Another find in Kīpuka Pu‘u Huluhulu Native Tree Sanctuary, this is a native Hawaiian poppy, Pua Kala (Argemone glauca -Var. decipiens), which is unusual for a Hawaiian endemic in that it is SPIKY. Now-extinct geese may have been responsible, I'll look into it. :) #plants #flowers #botany #hawaii

A native Hawaiian poppy, Pua Kala (Argemone glauca -Var. decipiens), a white, broad petaled flower (just now opening) atop stems with lots of thin, needle-like spikes and oval pods covered with same, against a blurred brown background

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Anthrodiva La Chatte @anthrodiva.bsky.social · 20h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Anthrodiva La Chatte @anthrodiva.bsky.social · 20h

Terrifying

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 20h

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 19h

Apparently. My doc said that what's happens. 🤷🏼‍♀️
He also said as a blue eyed person, I would have had cataracts already if I hadn't been wearing sunglasses regularly. I've had prescription, polarized sunglasses since 1994.

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TalkTeaV @talkteav.bsky.social · 20h

Questlove is bringing the story of Earth, Wind & Fire to HBO. The new doc dives into the band’s message, legacy, and influence on generations. "To grow up listening to the music is one thing, but to be handed the keys to the kingdom of preserving history is another."
www.talkteav.com/questlove-ea...

Questlove Directs New Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary with HBO

HBO teams with Questlove for a new Earth, Wind & Fire documentary, tracing the band’s legacy and global impact, featuring exclusive access to rare footage.

www.talkteav.com

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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 20h

Whoever this author is, he/she is not wrong.

#uspoli #cdnpoli 👇

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 19h

I need new glasses. Apparently I'm old enough that my distance vision is getting better. I still need progressive lenses. 😝

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 19h

That rarely happens anymore. EAs have been severely cut back along with larger class sizes. Makes no sense, except to Ford. Many parents of disabled/higher support need students are being pushed to keep kids home because schools can't support them. 😢😡

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