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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 18h

“The A Word: A Global History of the Abortion Struggle” takes a deep dive into the history of abortion access across thousands of years and dozens of countries, cultures and religions.

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Abortion Wins and Losses: A Graphic Novel’s Deep Dive | The Tyee

‘The A Word’ tells the story of a worldwide fight for rights that’s been raging for thousands of years. A Tyee Q&A.

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 1d

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'

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Image of the mechanical ladder outside the Louvre

Text below says WENN'S MAL WIEDER SCHNELL GEHEN MUSS (When you need to move fast)

Underneath is more German text which translates as "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min - quiet as a whisper."

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · 4d

“you are the ones who will lose out on generations of esoteric, risk-taking, creative, adventurous weirdos, rebels, agitators, and provocateurs. You’re gonna get fucking white bread. That’s it.”

Support artists, buy their records, delete your spotify playlist.

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 5d

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · 23d

From my little art college at UofG the number of folks with FEVERS AT SCHOOL is now daily.

Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 25d

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 7.5
Alberta: HIGH - 6
British Columbia: HIGH - 5.8
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 12.1
New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.2
North: HIGH - 9.2
Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 11.6
Ontario: HIGH - 6.3
Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7
Quebec: HIGH - 9.6
Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 12.4

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Sep 14

hey bluesky my Trusted Covid feed died very suddenly and disappeared.
Did yours too?

Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Sep 9

BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!

Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · Sep 9

Never underestimate the power of the mass desire to hate and hurt people seen as different.

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David Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · Aug 4

Straightforward 🇨🇦 messaging in Chatelaine Magazine: If you need an air conditioner, buy a heat pump.

Need An Air Conditioner? Buy A Heat Pump - Chatelaine

Heat pumps can replace both your furnace and your AC.

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Urban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org · Jul 24

Eighty years after the end of World War II, @michelagrasso.bsky.social reminds us not just of the soldiers and partisans, but also of a humble hero often overlooked: the #bicycle. How does #history shape today’s #movements? Discover the connections in this powerful article

Resistance, Solidarity and Bicycles

Pedaling through a History of Struggle

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jul 23

That’s me 3 years ago - literally the only one in a 100 year-old university college building with terrible ventilation. It took a year to recover.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · Jul 22

We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jul 22

Same! I left Toronto 10
years ago, but started riding instead of transit, because it was so brutally slow (and crowded). Riding my bike also freed me up to run errands and still get home before transit could get me there!

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jul 14

I am most excited for the bloom of the fasciation of this echinacea plant. The 4th pic is the same plant 2 summers ago.

A colour photo of white echinacea flowers and their large point green leaves.

A colour photo of a large spider on an irregular shaped echinacea bloom.

A colour photo of white echinacea blooms and their large point green leaves. One bloom is irregular in shape.

A colour photo of a linear fascination of echinacea - a linear center instead of a circulat shape.

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jul 3

We should have checked asked the tough questions - did he short his dime bags? was a buy a cat and mouse game? was his product cut with sticker adhesive? … #sigh

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Nosferatu @realnosferatu.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thank you. Lyne Filiatrault, Arijit Chakravarty & David Fisman.
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...
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What makes a good public health leader?

Canada is searching for a new Chief Public Health Officer. Leadership matters, especially in a crisis.

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 27

“Though Ontario has strict air quality standards for benzene, it said it's not
"technically and economically. feasible" for all industrial facilities to meet them.”

The Aamjiwnaang cemetery beside the Suncor oil refinery - photographed in May 2025.

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 18

They look like criminals.

Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 18

The temperature fluctuations inside The Louvre were wild in 2018 - I can’t imagine working there through a summer today. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

The Louvre, plagued by overtourism, shuts its doors to visitors as workers strike | CBC News

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in Paris is...

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 17

The elephant in the room is airborne…

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · Jun 17

Text of my speech today at the G7 rally.

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 17

An army of lovers will never be defeated.

Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 11

Also, Fire Weather should be on everyone’s summer reading list.

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Save the Country by Burning the Planet

Canada's False National "Unity" Debate

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jun 10

Things that DO make traffic worse:

- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing

Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):

Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing

#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC

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Richelle Forsey @richelle4c.bsky.social · Jun 10

“For now, bears emerge from their dens each spring to ever-shifting bylaws and landscapes.”

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Jun 10

Climate change and urban sprawl are blurring the lines between bear country and our front yards. Does Ontario have a problem with black bears — or people? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-blac...

Ontario’s black bear problem is about people | The Narwhal

Climate change and urban sprawl are blurring the lines between Ontario’s black bear country and our front yards

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Jun 5

Bill 5 passed final reading yesterday, and now just awaits royal assent. Here's everything you need to know about the Doug Ford government's law meant to fast-track mining and other development in Ontario: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

Ontario’s controversial Bill 5, explained | The Narwhal

Public commenting on Bill 5 closes in a few days. Here’s everything you need to know about Ontario’s omnibus development bill

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