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Da(N95)iella @sharpflower.bsky.social · 3d

Disappointed but not surprised that the only person not wearing a mask at the packed Long COVID exhibition event in Vancouver yesterday was the doctor who runs the pan-Canadian Long COVID network. I guess “masks required” didn’t apply to her.

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 5d

My 7y/o got off the bus today and immediately exclaimed, “Mama isn’t it fall?? IT’S STEAMING! We had extra recess and I felt like a hot dog!”

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Cam Regier @camregier.bsky.social · 5d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 5d

I grew up in Crestview and always assumed this was a niche issue cuz of proximity to the Downs but alas here I am in Osborne still smelling poop

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 5d

Finally normal enough temperature to just have the windows open but outside smells like horse poo

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 6d

It’s nice to finally have some goddamn help around here

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(spoo)key 👻 @kmillz.lol · 7d

i’m gonna start replying WAFFLES to every text or email i don’t want to deal with and see how far it gets me

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 6d

Province: does nothing to mitigate Covid, prevent Long Covid and help the tens of thousands of Manitobans disabled by it

*provincial employee is disabled by Covid*

Province: fuck you

Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 6d

Woman with Long Covid who works for the province suing over denial of long-term disability. One of the *many* ways that there is absolutely no help available for the millions of people disabled by Covid.

cbc.ca/1.7648843

Manitoba government employee sues province, Canada Life over denial of long-term disability | CBC News

A Manitoba government employee who was diagnosed with long COVID and another ailment is suing the province and Canada Life after her request for long-term disability payments was denied by the insuran...

www.cbc.ca

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Cam Regier @camregier.bsky.social · 6d

The hoops she has to jump through to prove an illness. My god.
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Manitoba government employee sues province, Canada Life over denial of long-term disability | CBC News

A Manitoba government employee who was diagnosed with long COVID and another ailment is suing the province and Canada Life after her request for long-term disability payments was denied by the insuran...

www.cbc.ca

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 6d

Woman with Long Covid who works for the province suing over denial of long-term disability. One of the *many* ways that there is absolutely no help available for the millions of people disabled by Covid.

cbc.ca/1.7648843

Manitoba government employee sues province, Canada Life over denial of long-term disability | CBC News

A Manitoba government employee who was diagnosed with long COVID and another ailment is suing the province and Canada Life after her request for long-term disability payments was denied by the insuran...

www.cbc.ca

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Cheebs @chillbobagginz.bsky.social · 7d

this is how September felt

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 7d

Hi.

Stop letting your kids get Covid, I absolutely beg you as a fully grown adult who can’t believe how little of a life I have after 3 years of LC.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · 7d

New comment:

Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

www.thelancet.com

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 7d

It’s Nora’s 6th birthday. I love whatever is wrong with her and she’s never beating the forever puppy allegations 🥰❤️

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 7d

My car was deemed a total loss in *August*, and MPI only called me last week with an offer and now (October 1st) I am waiting indefinitely again for a counter offer….. I love how every service sucks total ass now

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 8d

*text overlay is from various family files, including my great-great-grandfather’s Métis scrip, photo is of Lake Winnipeg where my family is from (Sagkeeng/Balsam Bay/Traverse Bay)*

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 8d

I wonder who we all might have been had our existence not been deemed a problem to be solved.

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 10d

Am I feverish from my vaccines this morning or is it just a million fucking degrees outside at the end of September

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Canada Strong Masks @canadastrong.bsky.social · 10d

Never wonder whether it's COVID or FLU again.

ANNOUNCING THE FIRST combo rapid tests FOR HOME, approved by Health Canada.

Detect COVID, FLU A, and FLU B with just one swab.

This is a great tool to have ready the next time a family member isn't feeling well.

Well Life COVID and INFLUENZA rapid antigen test kits, package of 5.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 10d

This is a fascinating conversation between one man who is an incredibly intelligent writer/political thinker and one man who is Ezra Klein.

Courtney Shannon @cshannonpdx.bsky.social · 10d

Ta-Nehisi Coates interview
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

www.nytimes.com

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 10d

I wonder if it will ever snow on my birthday (October 5) ever again 🥲

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Kyle Minogue 🔬☀️ @kyleminogue.bsky.social · 10d

But a lot of money for pipeline projects.

LGBTQ+, women groups brace for funding cuts as Ottawa looks to trim spending
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LGBTQ+, women groups brace for funding cuts as Ottawa looks to trim spending

OTTAWA – LGBTQ+ and women’s groups say they’re bracing for funding cuts in November’s budget. The federal minister overseeing Ottawa’s gender policy has urged activists t...

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10d

The Ezra Klein style of caring about political “strategy” over consistent moral principles and values of your own reminds me of how a lot of pop culture consumers obsessively track box office and chart performance rather than just evaluating based on whether things are good or if they like them

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 10d

Nuit Blanche looked like a lot of DJ sets

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 12d

HR: "What are your salary expectations?"

Me: "somewhere between $47 and $313,000 per hour"

A job posting for the City of Calgary with a laughably large salary range

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