Melissa
@keighergenealogy.bsky.social
RN | Genealogist
Family history, Healthcare, Kindness
Family history, Healthcare, Kindness
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#2026 In the US, many creative works are now in the public domain. Here's a great roundup from @archive.org : blog.archive.org/public-domai...
Celebrate the Public Domain with the Internet Archive: 2026 | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
#2026 In the US, many creative works are now in the public domain. Here's a great roundup from @archive.org : blog.archive.org/public-domai...
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Not at our #WMFHS meeting last night? Well you missed a wonderful evening with Phil Isherwood talking about Aunt Gonda. If you’re a member, you can hear the recoding for up to a month. Try it out!
a black and white photo of a crowd of people applauding with the words bravo written in the corner
ALT: a black and white photo of a crowd of people applauding with the words bravo written in the corner
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Not at our #WMFHS meeting last night? Well you missed a wonderful evening with Phil Isherwood talking about Aunt Gonda. If you’re a member, you can hear the recoding for up to a month. Try it out!
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Former FDA heads, Sen Cassidy push back on FDA official’s claim of 10 COVID vaccine deaths
“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new FDA assertions about vaccine safety," write 12 former FDA commissioners, as Cassidy calls for a full briefing
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new FDA assertions about vaccine safety," write 12 former FDA commissioners, as Cassidy calls for a full briefing
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Former FDA heads, Sen Cassidy push back on FDA official’s claim of 10 COVID vaccine deaths
“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new FDA assertions about vaccine safety," write 12 former FDA commissioners, as Cassidy calls for a full briefing
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new FDA assertions about vaccine safety," write 12 former FDA commissioners, as Cassidy calls for a full briefing
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status tomorrow https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-measles-elimination-status-public-health-vaccines/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status tomorrow https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-measles-elimination-status-public-health-vaccines/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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HOME RUN BLUE JAYS
A THREE RUN BLAST BY BO
BEDLAM AT THE DOME
IT’S 3-0 TORONTO
A THREE RUN BLAST BY BO
BEDLAM AT THE DOME
IT’S 3-0 TORONTO
November 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
HOME RUN BLUE JAYS
A THREE RUN BLAST BY BO
BEDLAM AT THE DOME
IT’S 3-0 TORONTO
A THREE RUN BLAST BY BO
BEDLAM AT THE DOME
IT’S 3-0 TORONTO
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Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.
Yesavage pitches Blue Jays past Dodgers 6-1 for 3-2 lead in World Series
Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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I’m not watching the ⚾️ game tonight but I hear good things are happening so far.
So let me support the ornithological side with an 18thc Blue Jay print by renowned naturalist Mark Catesby:
So let me support the ornithological side with an 18thc Blue Jay print by renowned naturalist Mark Catesby:
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’m not watching the ⚾️ game tonight but I hear good things are happening so far.
So let me support the ornithological side with an 18thc Blue Jay print by renowned naturalist Mark Catesby:
So let me support the ornithological side with an 18thc Blue Jay print by renowned naturalist Mark Catesby:
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Your quarterly reminder that bullying the government works and we need to do more of it
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Ford government walks back on plan to consider changes to renters’ right to ‘security of tenure’
The Ford government says it won’t be moving forward with consultations to modify the law that protects tenants’ right to remain in their unit.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Your quarterly reminder that bullying the government works and we need to do more of it
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
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So sad to hear this.
My dad is a veteran and a huge history buff. He loved Tim's books, so one year, I reached out to Tim to ask him if he'd sign books as a gift for him.
Without hesitation, he carved out time to meet me, signed books and was so shy when I told him how happy it would make my dad.
My dad is a veteran and a huge history buff. He loved Tim's books, so one year, I reached out to Tim to ask him if he'd sign books as a gift for him.
Without hesitation, he carved out time to meet me, signed books and was so shy when I told him how happy it would make my dad.
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54 | CBC News
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
www.cbc.ca
October 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So sad to hear this.
My dad is a veteran and a huge history buff. He loved Tim's books, so one year, I reached out to Tim to ask him if he'd sign books as a gift for him.
Without hesitation, he carved out time to meet me, signed books and was so shy when I told him how happy it would make my dad.
My dad is a veteran and a huge history buff. He loved Tim's books, so one year, I reached out to Tim to ask him if he'd sign books as a gift for him.
Without hesitation, he carved out time to meet me, signed books and was so shy when I told him how happy it would make my dad.
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The president announces an arbitrary price hike on Americans because his feelings are hurt by an ad accurately quoting Ronald Reagan’s criticism of tariffs
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The president announces an arbitrary price hike on Americans because his feelings are hurt by an ad accurately quoting Ronald Reagan’s criticism of tariffs
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“Nothing will be torn down.” — Karoline Leavitt
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” — Donald Trump
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” — Donald Trump
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“Nothing will be torn down.” — Karoline Leavitt
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” — Donald Trump
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” — Donald Trump
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Ontario’s Ministry of Health has tasked hospitals struggling with deficits to come up with a three-year plan to balance their budgets, and service cuts and bed closures do not appear to be off the table for extreme cases. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1148537...
globalnews.ca/news/1148537...
Ontario hospitals told to find savings; ministry doesn’t rule out service cuts | Globalnews.ca
The Ontario Hospital Association has said that hospitals ended last year $360 million in the red and need an additional funding to keep pace with population growth and inflation.
globalnews.ca
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Ontario’s Ministry of Health has tasked hospitals struggling with deficits to come up with a three-year plan to balance their budgets, and service cuts and bed closures do not appear to be off the table for extreme cases. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1148537...
globalnews.ca/news/1148537...
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Not being even vaguely sarcastic:
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Not being even vaguely sarcastic:
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
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Dave Annal, AGRA Member, is giving a Lunchtime Chat: A stroll around Fleet Street for the Society of Genealogists on 21 October. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Dave Annal, AGRA Member, is giving a Lunchtime Chat: A stroll around Fleet Street for the Society of Genealogists on 21 October. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
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"A study... showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent. ”"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"A study... showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent. ”"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
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In the aftermath of being indicted, former FBI Director James Comey says he and his family are not scared.
“We will not live on our knees and you shouldn’t either.”
“We will not live on our knees and you shouldn’t either.”
September 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In the aftermath of being indicted, former FBI Director James Comey says he and his family are not scared.
“We will not live on our knees and you shouldn’t either.”
“We will not live on our knees and you shouldn’t either.”
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Gupta: The impacts of this—H-1B visas—are going to show up once Trump is out of office.
If fewer people are able to take those jobs, what happens? We’re just not going to have enough people to meet the demand for medical services..
And the irony here is it’ll probably impact red states more
If fewer people are able to take those jobs, what happens? We’re just not going to have enough people to meet the demand for medical services..
And the irony here is it’ll probably impact red states more
September 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Gupta: The impacts of this—H-1B visas—are going to show up once Trump is out of office.
If fewer people are able to take those jobs, what happens? We’re just not going to have enough people to meet the demand for medical services..
And the irony here is it’ll probably impact red states more
If fewer people are able to take those jobs, what happens? We’re just not going to have enough people to meet the demand for medical services..
And the irony here is it’ll probably impact red states more
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Do you have ancestors from Surrey? Are you struggling to find records for them? My new book is for you! Tracing Your Surrey Ancestors published by @the_penandsword is out now from all good stockists
September 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Do you have ancestors from Surrey? Are you struggling to find records for them? My new book is for you! Tracing Your Surrey Ancestors published by @the_penandsword is out now from all good stockists
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Biomanufacturing: Federal Ministers Make an Announcement - the launch of Canada's first Moderna MRNA vaccines - all manufacturing locally in #Canada #cdnpoli #ModernaVaccines #MadeInCanada
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Biomanufacturing: Federal Ministers Make an Announcement
At a news conference in Laval, Que., Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Health Minister Marjorie Michel make an announcement concerning Canada’s biomanufacturing sector. They are joined by Stéphane Ba...
www.cpac.ca
September 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Biomanufacturing: Federal Ministers Make an Announcement - the launch of Canada's first Moderna MRNA vaccines - all manufacturing locally in #Canada #cdnpoli #ModernaVaccines #MadeInCanada
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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“We need better air quality in our public spaces,” Vipond said. “We need to be treating our air they way we treat our water, not just because of COVID but to prepare for the next airborne pandemic.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The summer (and fall) of our COVID discontent
We still aren’t doing enough to mitigate the spread of the virus
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“We need better air quality in our public spaces,” Vipond said. “We need to be treating our air they way we treat our water, not just because of COVID but to prepare for the next airborne pandemic.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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some good news: Toronto chased a hate rally out of their chosen venue today. counter-protestors vastly outnumbered the attendees. we still don’t rock with this shit here
www.torontotoday.ca/local/policy...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/policy...
Anti-immigrant protest ‘chased’ out of Christie Pits Park
Counter-protesters vastly outnumbered anti-immigrant protestors on Saturday
www.torontotoday.ca
September 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
some good news: Toronto chased a hate rally out of their chosen venue today. counter-protestors vastly outnumbered the attendees. we still don’t rock with this shit here
www.torontotoday.ca/local/policy...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/policy...
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.