Anna Mehler Paperny
@mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
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Reuters reporter in Toronto; Author, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person; Nosy questions, mostly. [email protected] or [email protected]
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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
In all seriousness, if you're suffering know you are seen and deserve wellness and a society that does not act in that vein needs fixing.
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
It's World Mental Health Day, which means it's a great time to ask any politician posting about this what they're doing to guarantee public coverage of pharmacotherapy and non-MD-provided psychotherapy.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda.

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alexcosh.bsky.social
I've always hated that the phrase "FOI nerd" exists. The whole principle of freedom of information is that the information belongs to everyone, the public. You should not require specialist knowledge the navigate the process. But the reality is you do, and it's so clearly that way by design.
alexcosh.bsky.social
If I had filed a complaint within the 60-day limit, I probably would have gotten this (junk) sooner. The fact is the formal complaint process is literally the only way you got documents from most federal institutions.
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bradheath.bsky.social
A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
if you're aware of a Toronto produce store still selling baskets of Ontario peaches please alert me.
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
peach season is over and i am disconsolate.
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
It's telling, whose concerns get listened to.
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
It looks like the part of the old bill that would have required your doctor (or any other service provider) to tell the police if they provided you services has been jettisoned.
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
The Canadian government's revamped border-infosec-migrant bill is out and it still bars asylum-seekers from getting a refugee hearing if they file a claim more than a year after first coming to Canada. (And the gov can still "cancel, suspend or vary" your immigration dox) www.parl.ca/DocumentView...
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-12 (45-1) - First Reading - Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act - Parliament of Canada
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-12 (45-1) - First Reading - Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act - Parliament of Canada
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Thrilled to see that Omar El Akkad's unflinching and utterly essential book has been named a finalist for the National Book Awards.

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Cover of Omar El Akkad's book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
pro-tip: get yourself someone who doesn't groan loudly during phoners.
Shaggy auburn pupster looks disgruntled on chair.
mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
In addition to making it easier for law enforcement to access (and share) Canadians' information, the bill would also bar some asylum-seekers from refugee hearings and would enable a minister to cancel or suspend immigration dox.