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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 3h

SARS-CoV-2 infection heightens the risk of developing HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer - PubMed

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer, irrespective of age or race. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the interplay b...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 6h

UN experts have said the IDF's "targeted destruction" of Gaza's health-care system amounts to "medicide." The UN has accused Israel of deliberately attacking and starving health-care workers, paramedics and hospitals in order to wipe out medical care in the besieged enclave.

Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 6h

2 years into the [genocide], these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza

2 years into the war, these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza | CBC News

For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.

www.cbc.ca

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 2d

Word. The phrasing of the piece tripped me up.

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 2d

Or am I reading this wrong?!

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 2d

For a second I thought an actual BC health official said that. Alas no.

Still, progress!

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John Dupuis @dupuisj.bsky.social · 2d

Children are our future, and we’re letting them down by letting Covid run rampant.

Covid reinfection doubles Long Covid risk in kids, Damages their brains & hearts, Hurts their futures, and more

open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...

Covid reinfection doubles Long Covid risk in kids, Damages their brains & hearts, Hurts their futures, and more

Bonus Hidden damage to human organs

open.substack.com

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 2d

The solution to both the lack of a stable social media site for me to post my little sentences and the financial difficulties of the Canadian post office is for the Canadian post office to create a social media site where I can post my little sentences.

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 2d

Every large-scale platform is run by techno-fascists, that's just reality. This is the only social media I'm on because the community of good people is strong and important but it's also vulnerable to the whims of those in charge, who aren't our friends. Best to keep that in mind.

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 2d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 3d

It's clearly ALCATRAZ 😂

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Mika McKinnon @mikamckinnon.bsky.social · 3d

Insert a big exhausted exhale because @beebrookshire.bsky.social absolutely captured the frustration of trying to cling to community as each social media network becomes a Nazi bar over & over & over: brookshire-team-trash.beehiiv.com/p/backed-int...

Backed into a corner

Where do I share, when every "where" is terrible?

brookshire-team-trash.beehiiv.com

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 3d

By "proven right" Kulldorff apparently means "a series of incorrect predictions about herd immunity based on an impossible fantasy about infection control."

Martin Kulldorff tweet, Oct 4, 2025:

Five years ago today, we authored the Great Barrington Declaration, arguing for focused protection instead of lockdowns. A wholehearted thank you to the almost one million co-signers. We were proven right.

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 3d

Let's turn the question around: how would you go about organizing an actual general strike in a country with low unionization rates, low job and healthcare security, low population density, and a regime captured mass media ecosystem?

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 4d

"Immunization appointments will be available starting Oct. 14."

Would be nice if Canadian health authorities made it a priority to get updated shots to people BEFORE Thanksgiving, but that would require them to take COVID seriously. Which they really don't wanna do, ever again.

COVID-19, respiratory illnesses in B.C.: What to know to prepare for new vaccine

Here are some questions and answers about the respiratory illness season in B.C., including the latest on COVID-19.

vancouversun.com

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 4d

The shots are identical to what Americans got, except they started getting them IN AUGUST. Why are Canadian health authorities so bad at this?

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 8d

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 8d

On #TruthAndReconciliationDay, a reminder that age standardized Covid mortality was as recorded at ~4.5× higher for First Nations & ~1.5× for Métis vs non-Indigenous in Canada

And this pandemic is not over

www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

The Daily — Study: COVID-19 mortality among First Nations people and Métis in Canada, 2020 and 2021

A new study released today helps fill a knowledge gap in understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous Peoples, using data from the 2016 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort...

www150.statcan.gc.ca

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 8d

Apart from all else, he's such a fucking dumbass. In addition to making the war crimes tribunal's job easier one day, he put every US service member at further risk by his puffed up talk.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 9d

The COVID-19 pandemic did take peoples rights away… and it is still taking people’s rights away.

Even if you don’t realise it. Your right to safer air and better health has been taken away.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 8d

"More than a century ago, a Canadian official sat down and wrote one of the first damning reports on his country’s emerging system of residential schools." thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

The Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame | The Tyee

Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it.

thetyee.ca

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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 9d

My developmentally disabled sister was admitted to hospital in a @vchhealthcare.bsky.social hospital 3 days ago with pneumonia. Didn't have Covid. Now suddenly she does, in an unmasked hospital amidst a massive Covid wave that VCH is telling no one about. MURDEROUS #bcpoli @josieosborne.bsky.social

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 9d

Oddly, I keep thinking about something Brett Kavanaugh said during his trainwreck of a confirmation hearing: what goes around comes around. Well, quite. This Trump Reich won't last forever. The various treasons and those committing them won't be forgotten.

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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 9d

I was born there and no longer recognize the place. It's like the entire U.S. government has been taken over by high school bullies.

Small-minded people continue to inflict pain on so many, basically for the fuck of it and because they can.

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 9d

"one officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried."

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