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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 4h

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social

A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.

theconversation.com

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 13h

Community science! Input from over TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE! From Mexico to Canada! In a natural experiment!

“Bc a total solar eclipse occurs in the same location once every 3 or4 centuries, most free-living birds, like most ppl, have never seen day turn quickly to pm, only to return again mins later”🧪

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 15h

I have to fan-girl for a minute here. My friend @rosvall-lab.bsky.social built an app to gather data on bird behavior during the 2024 solar eclipse. 10,000+ citizen scientists contributed (including my kids), and the resulting paper was published in Science today!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science

On 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial ...

www.science.org

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 5h

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

A fringe group wants the field of psychiatry to regress back to the days when stereotypes and prejudices resulted in mental illness diagnoses for marginalized populations.

In a new reported piece, @evanurquhart.bsky.social examines Genspect's call for the re-psychopathologization of trans identity.

Hate Group Calls for Re-Labeling Transness as Mental Illness — Assigned

A fringe group with no expertise pushes the field of psychiatry to regress to a pre-scientific, prejudice-soaked view of trans people. It coincides with the far-right political agenda.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 1d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 5h

How A Publisher Almost Killed The Book I Waited My Whole Life To Write: a thread

My novel Villager came out in 2022. It was published by Unbound, who had little marketing/sales power. But I was excited & proud, since I worked so f-ing hard on it.

Here's an extract: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...

our cat Charles with Villager, shortly after it was published

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 4h

If you want to know about Trump's compact for higher education read these pieces. 4/ www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

www.insidehighered.com

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Cathie from Canada🍁 @cathiecanada.bsky.social · 6h

Cathie from Canada new blog post:
Thinking about: homelessness in Saskatoon; why Notwithstanding is important; Carney gets the "Nobel Patience Prize"; what Canadians think about American fascism
cathiefromcanada.blogspot.com/2025/10/thin...

Thinking about: homelessness in Saskatoon; why Notwithstanding is important; Carney gets the "Nobel Patience Prize"; what Canadians think about American fascism

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light"

cathiefromcanada.blogspot.com

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 19h

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 16h

Grassroots activist and Salt River First Nation member Mskwaasin Agnew is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) aboard a ship called the Conscience.

Israeli forces holding First Nations woman who was on flotilla: FFC

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition say that Mskwaasin Agnew from Salt River First Nation is in custody of Israeli authorities.

www.aptnnews.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20h

The Alberta Medicial Association is raising the alarm on the disintegration of healthcare into silos that will only create barriers for patients.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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SaskAttitude @saskattitude3.bsky.social · 13h

'Shame was beaten into me': Students at private Christian school share impact of abuse. John Olubobokun was convicted on 9 counts of assault for hitting students with a wooden paddle, as the director at Christian Centre Academy from 2003 - 2007. #yxe ##legacyofabuse
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'Shame was beaten into me': Students at private Christian school share impact of abuse | CBC News

A judge has reserved her sentencing decision for John Olubobokun, a former director of a Saskatoon private Christian school convicted of nine counts of assault with a weapon.

www.cbc.ca

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 14h

RSV hits infants under six months hardest, driving nearly half of hospital costs https://news.ubc.ca/2025/10/rsv-hospitalization-costs-in-canada/

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 17h

If you think that trudging 22 km through a peatland while watching for polar bears in order to collect science data is a good time then my undergraduate/graduate field course in August 2026 might be just for you!

[email protected]

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15h

I spoke to @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com along with @pauloffit.bsky.social & @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social about the MMR going monovalent.

We all agree: following Andrew Wakefield's advice to "break up the vaccines" is unnecessary, pointless, & will only prevent kids from getting vaccinated

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 16h

"If a vaccine is sitting on a shelf and not going into somebody’s arm, then it’s worthless, essentially," @angierasmussen.bsky.social said.

"I think anti-vaxxers love vaccines that sit on shelves.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 1d

“None of us want to be out on a picket line. We’re prepared to fight, but nobody’s happy to be here.” #canlab

Picket Lines and the Fight for the Future of Canada Post | The Tyee

As workers strike once again, the dispute raises big questions about public services.

thetyee.ca

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 1d

REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is again facing calls to stand up for farmers after new figures shows exports from the province to China have drastically fallen.

Saskatchewan exports to China nosedive amid Ottawa's tariff dispute with Beijing

REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is again facing calls to stand up for farmers after new figures shows exports from the province to China have drastically fallen.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Evan @evanyqr.bsky.social · 1d

Remember kids. Sask is a full on desert without the long cold winter pausing the water loss and storing up winter precipitation as snow.
The shorter the winter and the more thaws we have the worse it gets.

Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 2d

Let's check in and see how September temperatures have changed in the U.S. and Canada over the last 75 years. 🔥😢

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Alexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 1d

In a move that appears to have been a shock to Moose Jaw officials and the business community, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services has ordered shelter to be moved out of downtown Moose Jaw.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ministry of Social Services orders shelter to be moved out of downtown Moose Jaw | CBC News

Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services has directed a shelter in downtown Moose Jaw to be moved out of the city's core — to the surprise of municipal officials. Both Moose Jaw's mayor and the head...

www.cbc.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 2d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

Dolly Parton singing “I Will Always Love You,” posted four days ago on her TikTok:

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 2d

My @thestar.com column: Toronto’s condo market has crashed. Development charge revenue has cratered with it.

It’s bad news for city finances, but this crisis could also be an opportunity to break from Toronto's long reliance on DCs — and to build something new.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Matt Elliott: How the popping of the condo bubble led to a looming budget crisis in Toronto

Toronto’s condo boom finally going bust isn’t just a concern for developers and investors. The collapse is also causing major financial woes for the city.

www.thestar.com

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Laurence Thompson @thompsonlg.bsky.social · 2d

"A member of the union representing Saskatchewan nurses says issues with overcrowding at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital are not due to seasonal surges that are typical for emergency rooms, but are in fact 'routine.'”

'In no way is this seasonal': Nurse's union disputes SHA explanation for overcrowding at Royal University Hospital

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says patients being treated in hallways at a Saskatoon hospital is not due to an influx of flu patients.

thestarphoenix.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d

When challenged on her pipeline with the reality that First Nations leaders in the area of her proposed pipeline have already categorically rejected it...

Smith responded saying that she's already picked the First Nations groups she wants to listen to.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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