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Antoinette Lattouf @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · May 3

Ali France just became the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election. Despite Peter Dutton’s fear-mongering and culture wars that strategically and deliberately harm minorities, Australians didn’t buy it. And a woman with a disability showed him the door.

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Cara Pelletier @scaradactyl.bsky.social · Apr 17

Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Apr 16

RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is

"These are kids who will never pay taxes," Kennedy declared. "They'll never hold a
job. Theyl never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out
" on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. We have to recognize
doing this to our children.
we are

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 8

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Apr 3

Considering Covid and other viral infections like shingles are known causes and or accelerant of dementia, you’d think that we’d be more concerned about how we’re dealing with prevention.

Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Apr 3

Many still don’t understand that tariffs are paid on the goods they buy. Every piece of clothing or electronics from Vietnam is now 46% more expensive.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Jan 27

It’s embarrassingly predictable that an #Alberta #Covid19 taskforce felt the need to embrace unscientific (but popular in right-wing conservative circles) beliefs in their recommendations.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Jan 19

A spectacular snowshoe in #Revelstoke looking across the valley to the resort.

View across the Columbia River valley to Revelstoke’s Mountain Resort

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Dec 24

CNN is hopelessly broken.

1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 19

So little kindness , and people who were traditionally models for “good behaviour”, doctors, nurses, clergy, teachers, paramedics, etc almost universally gave up long ago.

a bald man says sometimes not giving up is the

ALT: a bald man says sometimes not giving up is the

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · Dec 19

B.C.’s decision to make #contraception free led to a spike in women choosing long-acting options like IUDs, which are better than the pill at preventing unwanted pregnancies, new data show, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights

UBC research shows increase in birth-control use after province made contraception free

Researchers noted a significant shift to IUDs, implants and other types of long-acting birth control as soon as those products became 100 per cent publicly funded

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 18

I found that too in our annual EIT recruitment efforts, so much enthusiasm!

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 18

There’s Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Pat Boone, the Beatles, and more. There’s about 120 45’s and about 200 LPs at a rough count. With a quick search, some of these are selling for $20 on eBay, I’m sure that some could be worth a lot more to the right collector.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 18

After a couple of weeks of clean up at Dad’s place we’re now thinking about what to do with about 800 music cds and quite a collection of vinyl records. Here’s a random snapshot of some of the 45’s.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 13

A soul-soothing couple of days of #FlyFishing on the Thredbo River.

#Thredbo #NSW #Australia

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 11

Theres a lot of misinformation about fluoride, dose and how it’s delivered is important.

Research shows it can have health benefits at the right dose, and dental issues are directly linked to heart health and other serious medical issues.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Dec 10

As someone who is privileged to work primarily from home full time, for an organization that has adapted to a very #FlexibleWork model, the push from many corporations for return to the office is truly mind-boggling.

Is it just about power over employees?

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Brett Favaro @brettfavaro.bsky.social · Dec 1

I am increasingly developing a visceral revulsion to the way some people are using LLMs. I learned the other day people are using them to write emails at work

I'm sorry but if your emails require LLM support they're too long and unfocused. You're solving the wrong problem.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 29

We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.

All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋

The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky

Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 30

Just flew #YVR to #SYD on #AirCanada. ~15 hours with #CO2 as high as 1840ppm and lowest about 1000.
Compared with the time on the aircraft, #YVR Intl Terminal’s air exchange rates were phenomenal. Only a handful of #n95 masks on the flight.

#IndoorAirQuality #Aranet #Covid19

Screenshot from Aranet CO2 readings while on international flight.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 26

It’s amazing the difference a few days makes, #bchwy5 #Coquihalla highway was in excellent condition today after some tricky conditions with recent #bcstorms #bombcyclone

Couple of vehicle recoveries along the way today are a sobering reminder that conditions change rapidly in the mountains!

Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 18

A gentle first snowfall for the 2024/25 season in #Revelstoke.

Views from Mount Revelstoke National Park Inspiration Woods.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 17

I hear things like, “not everything after #COVID can be attributed to COVID”, which I totally understand … but it doesn’t mean that it definitely isn’t caused by it.

This seems to do a good job of trying to balance out the probable cause, it could explain why more people do seem sicker than before.

Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 16

It’s amazing how few people would actually link their bringing a virus home and their cat dying

Given the current cavalier attitude to #covid19, in the name of the economy, “it’s only a flu”; I can’t imagine we’ll see great uptake for any mitigations beyond hand sanitizer, hopes and prayers. #h5n1

Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · Nov 16

If you have an indoor cat and you're not masking, when your cat dies a death I can't describe without a dozen content warnings, you'll know you were at fault. And we're all too fragile emotionally for that trauma right now. So please, for the cats, mask.

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 16

Scammers using #Facebook to lure Australian victims to “invest” their life savings, impersonating celebrities and trusted voices including the PM Anthony Albanese.

Part of the issue is the societal reluctance to talk about 1. money generally & 2. being swindled.

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Special episode: Facebook accepts scammers' money, helping them take yours

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Mike Thomas @uwkb.bsky.social · Nov 16

Probably my favourite is the tiny orange waxcaps. #Revelstoke #BC

#mushroom #fungi 2/2

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