Yikes
Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/n... @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yikes
Reposted by Linda WS
Though they're often mistaken for lizards, salamanders are amphibians. Like the spotted salamander pictured here, they don't have scales or claws.
Salamander Species in Canada
Salamanders are tailed amphibians belonging to the order Caudata. There are around 800 known species worldwide; 22 are found in Canada. In addition to these s...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Though they're often mistaken for lizards, salamanders are amphibians. Like the spotted salamander pictured here, they don't have scales or claws.
Quite wise
Good stuff... 👇
5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientist theconversation.com/5-lessons-ab...
1. Start with observations
2. Think critically
3. Acknowledge what you don’t know
4. Science is part of culture
5. Science is for everyone
5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientist theconversation.com/5-lessons-ab...
1. Start with observations
2. Think critically
3. Acknowledge what you don’t know
4. Science is part of culture
5. Science is for everyone
5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientists
Ancient thinkers struggled to tell facts from falsehoods just like we do – and their strategies are still relevant today.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Quite wise
Smart, alcohol ruins lives
Gen Z shunning the pre-flight pint for matcha green tea, airports say
Gen Z shunning the pre-flight pint for matcha green tea, airports say
Healthier trends of younger travellers are transforming departure lounge habits, says Manchester Airport Group
Christmas is over and a new year is upon us. Time, then, to start planning your next summer holiday.
Next year, however, you may be more likely to be downing gut health shots and Japanese tea in the airport than the once-traditional morning pints. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Smart, alcohol ruins lives
Reposted by Linda WS
A tiny French village became an ALS hot spot. Neurologists found that the patients consistently ate three foods: game, dandelion greens, and, notably, wild mushrooms. @shayla__love traveled there to investigate:
An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why?
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December 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A tiny French village became an ALS hot spot. Neurologists found that the patients consistently ate three foods: game, dandelion greens, and, notably, wild mushrooms. @shayla__love traveled there to investigate:
Addiction is rough
Worse than the long-term diseases might be this particular affliction: saying silly shit to explain to yourself all the reasons you have for liking cigarettes.
Please go ahead and strike me down dead early, either way, if I am telling you that I am smoking because of a Nietzsche quote.
Please go ahead and strike me down dead early, either way, if I am telling you that I am smoking because of a Nietzsche quote.
Monster of 2025: Cigarettes
Is dying early really pro-social?
www.motherjones.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Addiction is rough
Reposted by Linda WS
The Russo-Ukrainian war isn’t only about land—it’s about erasing a people. From Joseph Stalin’s famine to Vladimir Putin’s missiles, Ukraine faces a century-long campaign against its language, culture, and right to exist. Writer Ira Wells explores: thewalrus.ca/ukraines-war-is-...
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Russo-Ukrainian war isn’t only about land—it’s about erasing a people. From Joseph Stalin’s famine to Vladimir Putin’s missiles, Ukraine faces a century-long campaign against its language, culture, and right to exist. Writer Ira Wells explores: thewalrus.ca/ukraines-war-is-...
Intolerance is tawdry - welcome all culture displays
Jewish prayer scrolls torn from North York condo doorways in second incident this month
Jewish prayer scrolls torn from North York condo doorways in second incident this month
Police were called Thursday afternoon with reports that three Jewish prayer scrolls were taken from condo units near Finch Avenue East and Bayview Avenue, investigators said Friday morning.
www.thestar.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Intolerance is tawdry - welcome all culture displays
Terrible series to avoid watching - Sicily, @netflix.com - who thought the stupidity would amuse? No amount of cheese can salvage that idiocy.
December 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Terrible series to avoid watching - Sicily, @netflix.com - who thought the stupidity would amuse? No amount of cheese can salvage that idiocy.
Cruel, barbaric, unnecessary violence as entertainment
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance
Poll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural ones
Keir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as traditional Boxing Day hunts gathered across the UK ahead of plans to ban trail hunting.
The warning came from the Countryside Alliance pressure group, which released a poll suggesting 65% of voters think the Labour administration unfairly neglects country communities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cruel, barbaric, unnecessary violence as entertainment
Yes!
Can a kind word change your life? I know from experience that it can, writes FT columnist Tim Harford. on.ft.com/48Ilqdd
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yes!
Got ‘em all
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves... 🎶
This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here’s to you, house sparrow: buff.ly/fSIhNjE
This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here’s to you, house sparrow: buff.ly/fSIhNjE
December 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Got ‘em all
Carry on only
Travel experts recommended leaving these items behind.
11 Things You Should Never Pack For A Trip To Europe
Travel experts recommended leaving these items behind.
www.huffpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Carry on only
Thank you to Al f the noble health care workers
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Thank you to Al f the noble health care workers
Please
Please, please get your vaccines.
Good for you. Good for community. Good for healthcare system.
Emergency wards coping with 'extreme overcapacity' in flu season: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#VaccinesWork
Good for you. Good for community. Good for healthcare system.
Emergency wards coping with 'extreme overcapacity' in flu season: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#VaccinesWork
Calgary ERs face 'extreme overcapacity,' internal hospital memo says | CBC News
Hospitals are tightening policies to prevent patient bottlenecks, even if beds aren't available, according to a memo obtained by CBC News.
cbc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Please
Reposted by Linda WS
“Soraya Martinez Ferrada breathlessly defended Airbnbs as 'mom-and-pop operations' run by snowbirds just trying to earn an extra buck. As if we don't know that the real issue with Airbnbs is large-scale operators destroying our rental market by removing hundreds of units at a time.”
#polmtl
#polmtl
I ran for office for Montreal's nightlife community — and against landlords, Airbnb apologists and NIMBY creeps
I ran as a Transition Montréal candidate in the 2025 Montreal election, and all I got was 100 leftover campaign tshirts I can't sell.
cultmtl.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“Soraya Martinez Ferrada breathlessly defended Airbnbs as 'mom-and-pop operations' run by snowbirds just trying to earn an extra buck. As if we don't know that the real issue with Airbnbs is large-scale operators destroying our rental market by removing hundreds of units at a time.”
#polmtl
#polmtl
Murder
Appeal for information about the shot Peregrine in Leicestershire raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/24/a...
Appeal for information about the shot Peregrine in Leicestershire
Further to this morning’s blog about a Peregrine being euthanised after being found with gunshot injuries in Leicestershire (see here), the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital has released more …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Murder
Reposted by Linda WS
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
Great courage
Extraordinary and horrifying. The police undercover officer was so brave and the operation so effective.
‘My blood is boiling, brother’: the foiled plot to massacre Jews on streets of Greater Manchester
Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein thought ‘zero hour’ had finally arrived until undercover operative thwarted them
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Great courage
Cheating St Mike’s is shabby, it’s an outstanding hospital
Two men guilty in $300M St. Michael’s Hospital fraud case try unusual move to have convictions tossed
Two men guilty in $300M St. Michael’s Hospital fraud case try unusual move to have convictions tossed
Lawyers for Vas Georgiou and John Aquino are taking the “uncommon” step of asking the trial judge to “re-open the convictions” and enter acquittals, or order a mistrial.
www.thestar.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Cheating St Mike’s is shabby, it’s an outstanding hospital
Yes of course
Amid talk of possible peace deal for Ukraine, Canada’s focus is Ukraine’s sovereignty
Amid talk of possible peace deal for Ukraine, Canada’s focus is Ukraine’s sovereignty
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told reporters he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia's invasion, if
www.thestar.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Yes of course
Reposted by Linda WS
“Canada’s left-leaning political parties and politicians must recognize that the only people holding them back are themselves. There’s now officially no excuse — bold campaigns will win the day.”
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
The victory of NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is an inspiring turn of events for Montrealers and Canada’s left-leaning political parties.
cultmtl.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Canada’s left-leaning political parties and politicians must recognize that the only people holding them back are themselves. There’s now officially no excuse — bold campaigns will win the day.”
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Montrealers: Let Zohran Mamdani inspire us
#polmtl
Reposted by Linda WS
Do you love #dinosaurs? Then this is for you! The year 2025 has so far seen the discovery of 44 new dinosaur species, nearly one a week. From Spicomellus to Zavacephale, here are some of the most exciting dinosaur discoveries. 🦖🦕
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📸 P. Salas/ S. Krasovskiy/ Univ. College London.
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📸 P. Salas/ S. Krasovskiy/ Univ. College London.
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Do you love #dinosaurs? Then this is for you! The year 2025 has so far seen the discovery of 44 new dinosaur species, nearly one a week. From Spicomellus to Zavacephale, here are some of the most exciting dinosaur discoveries. 🦖🦕
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📸 P. Salas/ S. Krasovskiy/ Univ. College London.
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📸 P. Salas/ S. Krasovskiy/ Univ. College London.
Seems a nasty character, allegedly
December 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Seems a nasty character, allegedly