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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 6h

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 4h

I hereby nominate the Portland Frog for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Municipal Fox @amunicipalfox.bsky.social · 1d

This frog is your FRIEND
He fights for FREEDOM

Person in a frog costume faces down ICE agents

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Living Safely With Covid @covidsafenz.bsky.social · 6h

#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid

The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.

www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...

Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid

A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?

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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 7d

Liberal MP Shannon Miedema called the police on peaceful protestors outside her office, who were asking for her support to stop the illegal Israeli blockade in Gaza and kidnapping of humanitarian volunteers.

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LottieP 🚲 🌳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇰🦘🌎🎼🎥 @spyfragments.bsky.social · 8h

It’s the upside down. Again.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 11h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Brad Coffin ⚰️ @brcongdon.bsky.social · 17h

God, complaining about AI is like 80% of my personality now.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social · 10h

At an academic conference and the most common conversations I've had is stuff like, "How many faculty is your school trying to fire? Do you still have professional development funds? Do you still have an English department?" Fun times!

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 13h

There’s a “such a dickhead!” joke in here somewhere but I just can’t find it.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 14h

COVID and Flu shots are now open to book in NS! #halisky novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...

CANImmunize

CANImmunize Clinic Flow

novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15h

yikes

CTV News headline reads: "Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents"

Conservative MP Andrew Lawton quote tweets: "Yes."

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 15h

Me when by some miracle I remember to do something that I neglected to add to my calendar:

han solo from star wars is talking to someone and says `` you know , sometimes , i amaze even myself . ''

Alt: Han Solo saying "You know, sometimes I amaze even myself."

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 15h

Solidarity to my CUPE colleagues!!

Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 17h

“I’m hopeful, but I don’t know,” Fischer said. “I hope we reach an agreement, but we are preparing for a strike.” 🪧 🪧 🪧

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

#canlab #cdnpse @cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

#FairDealNow for #Dal, #MSVU and #SMU

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month: CUPE

Three Nova Scotia universities could be on the edge of strikes by part-time faculty members if negotiations don’t produce new collective agreements later this month.

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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · 17h

“I’m hopeful, but I don’t know,” Fischer said. “I hope we reach an agreement, but we are preparing for a strike.” 🪧 🪧 🪧

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

#canlab #cdnpse @cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

#FairDealNow for #Dal, #MSVU and #SMU

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month: CUPE

Three Nova Scotia universities could be on the edge of strikes by part-time faculty members if negotiations don’t produce new collective agreements later this month.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social · 19h

Great event organized by @ansut.bsky.social ... virtual panel discussion on Mon Oct 20 at 630 pm. Register today to learn about precarious employment in the academic setting.

ANSUT @ansut.bsky.social · 1d

Join us online on Mon., Oct 20 for a panel discussion highlighting and celebrating contract academic staff. Register: ansut.ca @msvufa.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social @astfassoc.bsky.social @cbufa.bsky.social @dalfaculty.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

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Department of English, Dalhousie U @dal-english.bsky.social · 15h

Book Launch tonight with Dal English member Sue Goyette! Join Sue, with guests Stephanie Domet and Seán Kennedy! Oct 09, 7-9 p.m., at The Bus Stop Theatre!!

A poster for the book launch of Sue Goyette's Future Howl, with a drawing of a wolf, and the information provided in the post.

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 16h

Yup. My point exactly.

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David Higgins @davidhiggins.bsky.social · 17h

CFP: 'Poetry's Environments', University of Leeds, June 2026.

About poetry and the natural environment in relation to the environments in which it is written, experienced, performed, preserved, and studied.

Please submit a proposal! Deadline 5 December.

conferences.leeds.ac.uk/poetryenviro...

Call for Proposals | Poetry's Environments

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