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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19h

What if you had to take your drivers test at least every 10 years?

A lot changes over time. Including knowledge/memory of the road rules, driver skills and ability, and the size and deadliness of vehicles.

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 14h

www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

‘Buy local’: Neil Young says he will remove his music from Amazon’s streaming service – Winnipeg Free Press

'Buy local': Neil Young says he will remove his music from Amazon's streaming service

TORONTO – Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon’s streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant. The legendary folk singer-songwriter and activi...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2h

Standing up to fascism is always the right choice.

Rejecting censorship is always the right choice.

Fighting for marginalized and vulnerable communities is always the right choice.

A Wyoming librarian refused to purge books with LGBTQ+ content and was fired for it.

She won a $700,000 settlement

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

www.nytimes.com

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 13h

A large, new study tracked older adults who had received the #shinglesvaccination and received promising results. The scientists report that those who received a shingles vaccine shot were at a definitive health advantage over the control group. www.earth.com/news/large-s...

Large study finds strongest link yet between the shingles vaccine and brain health

A study conducted in Wales reveals that the shingles vaccine could reduce the risk of dementia in older adults.

www.earth.com

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 19h

I made these for @petegain.es because it's his birthday and if I may say so myself, they're delicious. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...

Pumpkin Blondies

cooking.nytimes.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 1d

Teed off: Talk of new West Mabou Beach golf course plans angers Cape Breton opponents

Opponents of a golf development company eyeing West Mabou Beach Provincial Park are outraged that talks may be in the works.

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Basketball Jones 🏀🦁 @shawnjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Ribbit City! Portland, Oregon! Make 'Em Uncomfortable #RipCity #Portland #Frog #RibbitCity #FuckIce

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Christian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · 1d

MTAP deficiency confers resistance to cytosolic nucleic acid sensing and STING agonists | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

MTAP deficiency confers resistance to cytosolic nucleic acid sensing and STING agonists

Cytosolic nucleic acid–sensing pathways are potential targets for cancer immunotherapy. Although stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists have shown substantial antitumor effects in animal mode...

www.science.org

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s an easy way to fight back this #BannedBooksWeek
Join Authors Against Book Bans + Little Free Library to flood communities with banned and challenged books! Drop one in your local Little Free Library, snap a pic or video, and tag us. Let’s fill the shelves with freedom.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 2d

The Portland protest frog has done more to protect American democracy and fight fascism than all but the tiniest handful of elected officials

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful #NovaScotia

The towns, the landscapes are charming and stunning.

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Marcin Czerwinski @czerwinsmarcin.bsky.social · 2d

Asparagine-linked glycosylation protein 1 (ALG1) in lung cancer progression: it promotes lung cancer aggressiveness through the regulation of protein glycosylation and modulation of ER-stress pathways. Role of EGFR-mediated signalling discussed.
tinyurl.com/yt3vxxnk
#glycotime

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Bartek Ciszkowski @justbartek.ca · 3d

Popped into the Halifax Tool Library and got myself a membership. What a fun space! So many tools! This is great.

Thanks @danp.net for the recommendation! First job, fix my kids’ Nintendo DS 😀

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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 3d

Cabot’s third attempt to co-opt land that’s supposed to be protected is both unwelcome and unwarranted, prompted by nothing but unmitigated gall and greed.

We need the provincial government to have the wisdom and integrity to shut this nonsense down, before this terrible trilogy goes any further.

Golf course developer tees up another bid for West Mabou Crown land | CBC News

The company behind the Cabot Links and Cliffs golf courses is taking a third swing at a potential development that would include part of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. That land is protected by law...

www.cbc.ca

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Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 3d

A bit late 🙃 but happy to share our recent findings on #cdiAMP signaling in controlling #cyanobacteria #diurnal rhythm in @cp-iscience.bsky.social

www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

#cdiAMP is involved in almost all cellular processes, explaining it's essentiality in #cyano
@hhu.de
@mibinet.bsky.social

Diurnal rhythm causes metabolic crises in the cyanobacterial mutants of c-di-AMP signaling cascade

Biological sciences; Biochemistry; Microbiology; PII-like protein SbtB; c-di-AMP signaling; Cyanobacteria; Carbon/Nitrogen metabolism; Redox imbalance; Photosynthesis; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); C...

www.cell.com

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Julia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 3d

Please RT:
We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.
www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details.

@spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social

Junior Group Leader - Phage Biology & Biotechnology

As a leading research institution for microbial biotechnology the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology (IBG-1, https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/ibg/ibg-1 ) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich foc...

www.fz-juelich.de

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 5d

8/Looks increasingly like Macron is not a one off but the start of a cascade. EU announces AI plan to reduce tech dependence.
the-decoder.com/the-eu-plans...

The EU plans a new AI strategy to cut its reliance on US and Chinese technology

Brussels is preparing to launch a new AI strategy aimed at strengthening Europe's digital independence and reducing its reliance on the US and China.

the-decoder.com

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Victor Ambros @vambros.bsky.social · 6d

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America...

alumni.controlshift.app

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Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 5d

Two dudes whom despite their best efforts have no power in Canada.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29d

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 5d

I support Alberta teachers!!!!
As do so many other Calgarians, apparently!
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Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 5d

Chelsea Gray has been magnificent in game 2. Look at the defense move with her on the 2nd angle. A basketball savant. #WNBASky

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🏳️‍⚧️Goddess Draevra 💙🐉🏳️‍⚧️ @drgnbeauty.sapphirefla.me · 5d

this isn't cute, actually! pizza huts only do this when they're extremely stressed

aric @aghastronaut.com · Feb 7

It's a Pizza Hut that turned into a Pizza Hut

Three Google Maps pictures of a Pizza Hut.

2012 shows the Pizza Hut happily in business.
2014 shows the Pizza Hut unhappily out of business and the building is for sale.
2018 show the Pizza Hut building has been purchased by a Pizza Hut.

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Craig McCormick @craigmccormick.bsky.social · 5d

I think about all of the awesome Americans that I respect. Like you, Harmit.
You deserve better than these unscrupulous christofascist dimwits currently running the show.
They will overplay their hand, and they will lose.
Looking forward to toasting their failure with you someday soon!

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