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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 10d

If you thought that in Canada, fully credentialed physicians wouldn’t be spreading disinformation like this on their social media, you’d be wrong.

To quote Dr. Hart “that’s insanely irresponsible.”

Screenshot from a physician & “influencer” X account spreading serious disinformation:

“Pregnant women making videos swallowing Tylenol are signalling that they hate Donald Trump more than they love their unborn child.

I'm not suggesting that there's a definitive link between Tylenol and autism, but it 100% depletes your body of glutathione, and enough studies have shown that it should only be taken when necessary.
Not to prove a point on social media.
That's insanely irresponsible.”

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Dylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · 12d

Exactly, how much did the RCMP cost per person last year? Why are they not making a profit? Or the Canadian military, stop talking about the Canada Post as a for profit entity, it is a national service. Also let it expand into banking and financial services (as a co-op) and other sectors (grocery?)

Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 13d

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13d

"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.

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Round Da Bay Inn @rounddabayinn.bsky.social · 28d

The Bonavista Biennale is taking place til Sept 14th at sites all around the Peninsula.
Artist Haruna Sugisaki from Japan invited local people to help paint these murals using pigments derived from the land - like plants, rocks, dirt.

#Biennale #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland #ContemporaryArt

A large mural painted in earthy colors, like shades of brown and black, laying on a field near the ocean. Above it a fence winds along a gravel path by the sea.

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · Sep 6

Don’t let them get away with scapegoating newcomers

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · Sep 3

Firearm access is one of the main reasons why rural women represent less than 16% of the Canadian population but make up almost 1/2 of all femicides.

Most of the firearms are owned legally, proving we need true prevention strategies to stop the epidemic of femicides in Canada.

New gun law protections target domestic violence, but real prevention must start earlier

Without comprehensive legislative and societal reforms to address intimate partner violence, the measures in Bill C-21 risk being little more than a bandage on a gaping wound.

theconversation.com

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Peggy Blair @peggyblair.bsky.social · Sep 2

Why not head into beautiful Perth this Saturday and check out the Writers Fair at the Farmer's Market while you're there? Twelve local authors, including me: we'll have books to sell, and we'll be giving short (15 minute) talks as well! Sept 6 from 9 to 12 at the Crystal Palace - rain or shine!

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Brenda Wilson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇦 💪 @bjwilson059.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks for the tip, found my own work there too!

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Aug 27

Getting set to launch @meidascanada.ca on Labour Day Monday. With the altec B 39 microphone.
Good enough for 5-year-old Gladys Knight
good enough for Good Night and Good luck
good enough for resistance in the ages of gangster fascists.
@meidastouch.bsky.social

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vee.soy @vashetc.bsky.social · Jul 2

So my academic friends who run quant surveys… did we know that qualtrics included a section about using data to train genAI in their privacy statement? Are u including this in ur IRB? Cuz ppl I’m asking say they didn’t know and this is not my neck of the woods (I am a qual researcher lol)

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · Aug 17

It continues to surprise me how many Canadian and European decision makers are a) unaware of how bad the situation inside the US is, and b) deny the internal context has much to do with the foreign policy context

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · Aug 17

Too much attention in Europe being paid to Trump's incoherently futile diplomacy and not enough to his dangerously destabilising actions in US domestic politics

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Dylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · Aug 16

Nationalize Air Canada and then pay the employees a living wage, this is the answer here

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Aug 16

UPDATE: The liberals have ordered a return to work ending the strike less than 48 hours after it started. Air Canada takes hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies yet their staff eat leftover meals because they can't afford groceries.

Disgraceful

Air Canada flight attendants have reportedly been living in RVs due to low pay

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · Aug 14

I assume the Conservative Party will wholeheartedly support ambitious climate action given that accelerating climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is making the wildfires burning across Canada bigger, hotter and more frequent.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · Aug 13

Conservative MP says federal inaction on wildfires led to Atlantic Canada forest bans www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Someone please remind me again why universities insist on paying so much money for external expertise that is usually inferior to that of the experts they already employ?

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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · Aug 9

The 2025 Canada Games have begun, marking the first time since 1977 that Newfoundland and Labrador has hosted the Canada Summer Games.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Don't miss the action — here's how to keep up with the 2025 Canada Games | CBC News

The 2025 Canada Games have begun in Newfoundland and Labrador. Don't miss a second of the action — here's where you can see, hear and read CBC's coverage.

www.cbc.ca

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🌹ᴀʟᴀɴ ᴇ ʜɪʟʟ @alanehill.com · Aug 6

It was eighty years ago today...

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · Jul 31

People thought I was overreacting when I said Trump’s list of “banned” words meant epidemiology was itself defacto being banned.

But this week U Michigan announced they aren’t even accepting applications for the 2026 epi PhD admissions cycle.

www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...

UMich cancels doctoral epidemiology program admissions for 2026

The University of Michigan School of Public Health will not admit a 2025-2026 admissions cycle cohort to its PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences program.

www.michigandaily.com

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Roland Grad @rolandgrad.bsky.social · Jul 28

On Wednesday, join me for a discussion about the …

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giuseppe714.bsky.social @giuseppe714.bsky.social · Jul 26

Also spotted in Ole' Scotland, a sign that surely Rachel will relish. 😎

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Journeydude @scottishinsider.org · Jul 15

🪬🧿 #scotland

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Jul 9

US Representatives Tom Tiffany and Brad Finstad sent a letter to the Government of Canada demanding that Canada use technology to stop wildfire smoke from crossing our border.

Actually happened, folks.

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄

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Eric Kennedy @ericbkennedy.bsky.social · Jul 4

Let's check in on how abandoning the whole of idea of public health is going...

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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · Jul 4

Political theory for public health: making the case for harm reduction.

British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jul 4

NEW -

What Is the Point of Harm Reduction? A Relational Egalitarian Perspective - cup.org/44M6gD1

"I argue that the provision of harm reduction services is not solely or primarily a matter of mitigating the negative consequences associated with high-risk behaviours"

- Giacomo Floris

#FirstView

BJPolS abstract discussing the societal issues of drug addiction, sex work, alcohol and tobacco use, and harm reduction. The text highlights the need for a philosophical scrutiny and proposes a novel relational egalitarian justification for harm reduction.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jun 29

I have this pinned up in my office. I can’t remember where I first saw it. But it’s key to a lot of radical politics.

A photo of a cartoon, showing a frazzled woman in front of a sink piled high with dirty crockery, with the caption “everybody wants a revolution… but no one wants to do the dishes.”

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Brenda Wilson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇦 💪 @bjwilson059.bsky.social · Jun 25

@jazzdotorg.bsky.social playing to a full audience at Confederation Park (45th Ottawa Jazz Festival). A perfect evening. @jgrimshaw.bsky.social

Photo of Wynton Marsalis playing solo trumpet surrounded by fellow musicians. Stark black background. All musicians visible in shot are in matching white shorts, striped ties and light brown pants.

Photo of entire Jazz at Lincoln Center ensemble. Tightly grouped on outdoor stage with simple black background. Pianist and bassist to left, the others in three stacked rows.

Several rows of audience members visible in foreground, seen from behind and all grooving comfortably while sat on lawn chairs, the Ottawa way.

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