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Lindsay

@lindsayjaykay.bsky.social

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Rural Alberta ➡️ Toronto. Failed writer/journalist; fan of fluffy animals, tropical beaches, progressive politics. Clean the damn air. She/her.

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Nov 21

1,000 followers! Hi! I’m Lindsay in Toronto; originally from rural Alberta. I’m a failed writer who worked many years in the 🎶 biz. I have 2 kids & want a healthy, thriving future for them & all of society so I care deeply about 🛑 climate change, COVID & fascism. I also 💕 animals & tropical islands.

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · 1d

I know it’s unnatural but this weather is amazing & I wish we could keep it for most of the year. (Of course it can be colder for late November-mid-February.)

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · 1d

Done!

MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 5d

Please sign and support:

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Demand Federal Action on Biomedical Care for Children Living with Long COVID

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · 3d

My old place is for sale. Gonna buy a LottoMax this week so I can try & buy it back!

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · 3d

Oh it’s going to be sloppy out there tonight, #Toronto. I’m sticking to the East End b/c I’m not brave enough to muscle my way through #nbTO25’s downtown portion

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Sep 1

I support Keith (love the billboards!) & you should too!

Keith Muise @keithmuise.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Keith Muise @keithmuise.bsky.social · Aug 28

Going all in for Covid Awareness.

If you want to help get the word out please pitch in. $5 goes a long way. gofund.me/7817f5f5 If you’d like to help support my work, and more billboards please do so, we need to educate the public now. #covid19 #backtoschool #longcovid #mentalhealth #teacher

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Aug 24

Had a nice exchange in the women’s washroom at tonight’s Nine Inch Nails’ concert with a fellow masked attendee (there were a few of us!). She liked my mask chain (which is a slightly iridescent in a way I can’t capture). A nice addition to an already great night. 😊

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Aug 15

Just amplifying an important thread. 🎉🎉🎉

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hi everyone. Very time-sensitive ask here from your friend in NB. Two parts, relating to the CSA standard #Z94.4. The Canadian Aerosol Transmission Coalition has written a statement in support of the revisions to Z94.4. You or your organization are welcome to sign on in support, deadline tom. /1

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Aug 2

If you were already in the neighborhood I get it; it is a famous place (which is why I assumed at least all Americans knew about it).

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Aug 2

Watching the Trainwreck: Area 51 thing on Netflix & am stunned that there are 🇺🇸 who aren’t familiar with Area 51. I assumed that it was one of those places like Disney World that everyone just knows about.

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jul 24

Spent last night like it was 1998; watched an Offspring concert & then stayed up late watching the new “South Park.”

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jul 24

Wait, are these normally 12.5%? Is this how the $17 (!!!) concert venue price is justified?

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jul 21

Cool, more cancer.

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jul 4

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 4

Do I believe in astrology? No. Am I still sharing this Vanity Fair article from 2006 that reads the United States stars? Hellls yes. www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/12...

Excerpt: Uranus in Aries is going to be the 1960s all over again. The greatest time of upheaval will be between 2015 and 2019, when the square of Uranus in Aries to Pluto in Capricorn will create the seeds of revolution everywhere. Forces of repression are going to clamp down even harder on those who want to speak their minds.

Then, in the years 2023–25, the final stages of the Pluto return and the Capricorn effect will reach a climax. Some astrologers believe that an empire lasts no longer than one Pluto cycle, and by 2025 this cycle will be played out. And no matter how you look at it, the U.S.A. is an empire.

Just as the British Empire began enduring sunsets after the fledgling colonies won their independence, our turn may be coming. The Pluto return of 2025 will demand a redefinition of the United States and create the ultimate identity crisis. We will have to put ourselves on the line, as we did in the 1770s.

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jul 3

Not a great week for empathy & humanity

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jun 20

Teddy the fluffy corgi says, “Hit the beach this heat wave! There are no sharks in Lake Ontario!” (Also “Jaws” turns 50 today.)

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jun 20

Sorry Teddy! The wind wasn’t strong enough to blow the table over.

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · Jun 5

If our culture wasn't so misinformed and resistant to masks as an air health protection, I would expect officials would issue air alerts and distribute masks in critical wildfire smoke zones. We see water warnings at contaminated beaches but seem to do little about contaminated air. 🤷‍♂️

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jun 4

We did give out a free map road map of Edmonton, which was sponsored by McDonalds. I must have explained how to get off the Yellowhead & to West Edmonton Mall hundreds of times (it’s super-simple; you don’t really need a map)

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jun 4

I worked one summer for Travel Alberta b4 smartphones were a thing & ppl would ask for a map & I’d say they were $2 & they’d say the maps were free in BC & I’d “We didn’t get to be the richest province by giving away maps” & they would pay the $2. I sold more maps than any of my co-workers.

Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · Jun 4

I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time

Post to the subreddit r/AskHistorians:

What was navigation like for vehicle drivers in the United States before the internet and
GPS?

Before GPS devices and smartphones/cellular internet networks were a thing (Garmin company was founded 1989), millions of Americans were already getting around driving without the use of those inventions. How did they navigate? Did everyone need stacks of maps? Were drivers frequently lost? Did everyone have to understand the interstate system and use intuition to guide them? How burdensome was driving before GPS? Did drivers pay people to calculate an optimal route for them?

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Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · Jun 4

WTF is this collection of future abuses of power?

Why are so many of our “leaders” consistently disappointing?

Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social · Jun 4

The Strong Borders Act would allow "Canada Post to open mail based on vague criteria [and] law enforcement to get IP addresses w/o a warrant ... police will be able to ask digital service providers to hand over data voluntarily and protect them from being sued ..."

www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Althia Raj: Border bill primed to give Mark Carney’s government sweeping new powers. Who asked for this?

The Strong Borders Act tabled on Tuesday amends more than a dozen laws that affect the rights of Canadians and non-citizens.

www.thestar.com

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · May 29

I crackled out loud at this because… yeah, you’re right

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · May 29

Took me a minute to recognize U of T in #Overcompensating because I was distracted by the massive dorm rooms

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · May 28

Again, we’re in just the dumbest timeline

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · May 28

Breaking: HHS is canceling a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · May 28

This is a great piece of journalism: archive.ph/Sstar

Lindsay @lindsayjaykay.bsky.social · May 24

Like, how many of these songs did I first hear on the CD that accompanied my CMJ (College Music Journal) subscription? And then I’d play my favorite tracks before or after the show I produced on CKLN 88.1 (RIP). Oh different times…