PPresti 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺
@ppresti.bsky.social
Groundhogs, donkeys, and more. Believer in integrity, 80s new wave music supremacy, and wearing a mask to protect others. Retired academic librarian, researcher, strategist, and editor. #covidisnotover #wearamask
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A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
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46 years ago today
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
46 years ago today
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News share.google/mKWs0XMLmrFw...
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News share.google/mKWs0XMLmrFw...
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NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
Opinion: My kind of holiday song
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
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22 years ago today
A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially named Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey Ramone once lived with bandmate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the former site of the music club CBGB, where Ramones began their career
#joeyramone #punkrockhistory
A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially named Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey Ramone once lived with bandmate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the former site of the music club CBGB, where Ramones began their career
#joeyramone #punkrockhistory
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
22 years ago today
A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially named Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey Ramone once lived with bandmate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the former site of the music club CBGB, where Ramones began their career
#joeyramone #punkrockhistory
A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially named Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey Ramone once lived with bandmate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the former site of the music club CBGB, where Ramones began their career
#joeyramone #punkrockhistory
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i think it would have been much more effective to respond with something like, “while it may be new to many listeners, this is not new information—but wow! it’s downright scary. why do you think more is not being made of it?”
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
i think it would have been much more effective to respond with something like, “while it may be new to many listeners, this is not new information—but wow! it’s downright scary. why do you think more is not being made of it?”
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We’re calling for:
• Recognition of Long Covid as a mass disabling condition
• Redress and apology to disabled communities
• Structural reform that embeds us in emergency planning
• Public health policy built on prevention /8
• Recognition of Long Covid as a mass disabling condition
• Redress and apology to disabled communities
• Structural reform that embeds us in emergency planning
• Public health policy built on prevention /8
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We’re calling for:
• Recognition of Long Covid as a mass disabling condition
• Redress and apology to disabled communities
• Structural reform that embeds us in emergency planning
• Public health policy built on prevention /8
• Recognition of Long Covid as a mass disabling condition
• Redress and apology to disabled communities
• Structural reform that embeds us in emergency planning
• Public health policy built on prevention /8
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DOJ didn't get a warrant for the core evidence in their case against Comey. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
Halligan is in DEEP trouble in the Comey case
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
DOJ didn't get a warrant for the core evidence in their case against Comey. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
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Woohoo! No new election! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney government wins crucial confidence vote on budget | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Woohoo! No new election! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
Pope inaugurates San Martino Outpatient Center at St. Peter’s - Vatican News share.google/8y2oa3bC0SiH...
Pope inaugurates San Martino Outpatient Center at St. Peter’s - Vatican News
Pope Leo visits the newly opened facility under the Colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica, which expands healthcare services for the poor, including a ...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Pope inaugurates San Martino Outpatient Center at St. Peter’s - Vatican News share.google/8y2oa3bC0SiH...
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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The people deserve to know the truth.
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The people deserve to know the truth.
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The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
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RECOVER: 'RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial shares results of three non-drug treatments for cognitive symptoms of Long COVID'
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery
The long-term effects of COVID are real. Join the NIH in the search for answers.
recovercovid.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
RECOVER: 'RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial shares results of three non-drug treatments for cognitive symptoms of Long COVID'
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
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Earth: 'Why long COVID hits women harder than men'
'By comparing blood, immune-cell profiles, and gene activity in people with and without long COVID, researchers uncovered biological differences...'
www.earth.com/news/why-lon...
'By comparing blood, immune-cell profiles, and gene activity in people with and without long COVID, researchers uncovered biological differences...'
www.earth.com/news/why-lon...
Why long COVID hits women harder than men
Women are about three times more likely than men to develop long COVID, and many experience symptoms that linger and intensify.
www.earth.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Earth: 'Why long COVID hits women harder than men'
'By comparing blood, immune-cell profiles, and gene activity in people with and without long COVID, researchers uncovered biological differences...'
www.earth.com/news/why-lon...
'By comparing blood, immune-cell profiles, and gene activity in people with and without long COVID, researchers uncovered biological differences...'
www.earth.com/news/why-lon...
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If only there was some kind of mitigation that could be used to help limit the spread of influenza.
I mean, it’s not like we eradicated a flu strain in the recent past or anything.
Oh well.
I mean, it’s not like we eradicated a flu strain in the recent past or anything.
Oh well.
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If only there was some kind of mitigation that could be used to help limit the spread of influenza.
I mean, it’s not like we eradicated a flu strain in the recent past or anything.
Oh well.
I mean, it’s not like we eradicated a flu strain in the recent past or anything.
Oh well.
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Ask him why so many air traffic controllers are retiring at once. Ask him if it has anything to do with Reagan firing 11K union strikers in 1981 and having to replace them all at once. Ask him how the mass firings this year will impact us the same way 40 years from now. Ask him, Jake.
"This will live on" -- Duffy explains that flying will remain a mess even after the shutdown because so many air traffic controllers are retiring
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ask him why so many air traffic controllers are retiring at once. Ask him if it has anything to do with Reagan firing 11K union strikers in 1981 and having to replace them all at once. Ask him how the mass firings this year will impact us the same way 40 years from now. Ask him, Jake.
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Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
If you are knitting poppies for outside decor, please use wool or cotton, not polyester-based stuffs. The birdies will thank you and there will be less microplastics everywhere #cbcnews
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you are knitting poppies for outside decor, please use wool or cotton, not polyester-based stuffs. The birdies will thank you and there will be less microplastics everywhere #cbcnews
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We have " rule of law"
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PM Mark Carney was talking about attracting foreign investment to Canada and listed reasons Canada is a good place to invest. A reporter pointed out that the U.S. has those things, too. What sets Canada apart?
PM Carney: "Well, we have rule of law."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
PM Carney: "Well, we have rule of law."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
We have " rule of law"
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Such a good article, esp. for Gen Jones "I’m a Boomer, and I’m tired of being treated like I don’t get it - here’s what young people don’t understand about us" geediting.com/d-im-a-boome...
I’m a Boomer, and I’m tired of being treated like I don’t get it - here’s what young people don’t understand about us
I was standing in the self-checkout line at the grocery store when a young man in a hoodie leaned over and said, “Want me to do it for you?” He was kind, not mocking. But there was a hint in his voice...
geediting.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Such a good article, esp. for Gen Jones "I’m a Boomer, and I’m tired of being treated like I don’t get it - here’s what young people don’t understand about us" geediting.com/d-im-a-boome...