Jan Fink
@janfink.bsky.social
Treat dispenser to demanding pets. Crafty yarn buyer that I’ve yet to knit or crochet, but will one day. Dreaming of gardening designs and renovations.
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Deaths in ER waiting rooms are a policy choice canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/02/01/d... by @pfparks.bsky.social
Deaths in ER waiting rooms are a policy choice
Sometimes they make the news. Most of the time, they don’t.
canadahealthwatch.ca
February 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Deaths in ER waiting rooms are a policy choice canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/02/01/d... by @pfparks.bsky.social
Remember when watching a movie in class was like winning a jackpot? Even the teacher didn’t mind having to thread the film through the shells for the 50 minutes of pure silence!
“The modern attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word,” Rose Horowitch reports. “Now professors are finding that they can’t even get students—film students—to sit through movies”:
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Remember when watching a movie in class was like winning a jackpot? Even the teacher didn’t mind having to thread the film through the shells for the 50 minutes of pure silence!
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In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
nltimes.nl
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 AM
In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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
October 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Tyr playing with her Teddy bear.
September 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Tyr playing with her Teddy bear.
Passing a well dressed 60ish man exiting Sunterra market Elbow followed by a clerk with a large pallet of food items. The man says: “I shouldn’t show you where my car is. You might Jack me. (Pause.)That was rather racist of me.” I gasped.
August 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Passing a well dressed 60ish man exiting Sunterra market Elbow followed by a clerk with a large pallet of food items. The man says: “I shouldn’t show you where my car is. You might Jack me. (Pause.)That was rather racist of me.” I gasped.
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Martial Law 2025:
Washington DC
8/11/25
Washington DC
8/11/25
August 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Martial Law 2025:
Washington DC
8/11/25
Washington DC
8/11/25
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Facts matter - Know the historic facts
Understand what is true so you can make better decisions and not let propagandists lead you down the ignorant path by your nose
Understand what is true so you can make better decisions and not let propagandists lead you down the ignorant path by your nose
A Conservative government legislated the first levy on carbon emissions aka 'carbon tax'
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August 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Facts matter - Know the historic facts
Understand what is true so you can make better decisions and not let propagandists lead you down the ignorant path by your nose
Understand what is true so you can make better decisions and not let propagandists lead you down the ignorant path by your nose
Orange and yellow garden happiness with bumbles.
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Orange and yellow garden happiness with bumbles.
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My beautiful doggo crossed the rainbow bridge last weekend. He was well loved and we all miss him. He’s left a very large hole in our hearts.
July 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My beautiful doggo crossed the rainbow bridge last weekend. He was well loved and we all miss him. He’s left a very large hole in our hearts.
Caturday post. The doggo is cowed by the littlest ball of fluff.
July 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Caturday post. The doggo is cowed by the littlest ball of fluff.
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Another CaturDog Day
Let it be
Let it be
July 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another CaturDog Day
Let it be
Let it be
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Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus reut.rs/3IrG0VM
Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus
A ban on mobile phones and other electronic devices in Dutch schools has improved focus among students, a study commissioned by the Dutch government found.
reut.rs
July 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus reut.rs/3IrG0VM
A good step forward! Not backwards. Listen to Thomas!
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A good step forward! Not backwards. Listen to Thomas!
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If you have questions about #ForeverCanadian referendum petition, how it works, what will be the process, and why it is so important to engage, sign the petition and volunteer, I answer these questions on CBC’s “As It Happens”.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#ableg #cdnpoli #yeg #Yyc
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#ableg #cdnpoli #yeg #Yyc
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
July 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If you have questions about #ForeverCanadian referendum petition, how it works, what will be the process, and why it is so important to engage, sign the petition and volunteer, I answer these questions on CBC’s “As It Happens”.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#ableg #cdnpoli #yeg #Yyc
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#ableg #cdnpoli #yeg #Yyc
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July 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Good day as any to delete Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads if you have not already
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
June 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Good day as any to delete Facebook, Instagram, and/or Threads if you have not already
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
The fact that Meta will not rule out using private photos on your camera roll to train AI is abominable, full stop
futurism.com/meta-sketchy...
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“Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting almost seven times more methane than the official estimates”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Old, inactive oil and gas wells emitting almost 7 times more methane than official estimates | CBC News
Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting seven times more methane than the official estimates, according to a new study fr...
www.cbc.ca
June 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting almost seven times more methane than the official estimates”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/science...