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AVK @avk.bsky.social · 1d

You know those 400 "pet" ostriches in BC? 6 months ago they weren't pets... they were dinner.

Universal Ostrich has removed their website, but The Wayback Machine kept the receipts.

Credit: @susan-finley.bsky.social

#ostriches #ostrichfarm

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

New Women’s Minor Procedure Room at LHSC takes the pain out of gynecologic procedures

New Women’s Minor Procedure Room at LHSC takes the pain out of gynecologic procedures | LHSC

October 7, 2025

www.lhsc.on.ca

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

A bold doctor sent her kids away & helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses

I am in awe of Dr. Firew’s intelligence & bravery.

A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

www.npr.org

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 1d

Hello my name is Genevieve and it has been zero days since I infodumped to the pre-clerkship medical students about preeclampsia.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

Not to be *that* obnoxious academic, but the term "moron" was invented by eugenicists to classify high-functioning "feebleminded" people, and most often targeted at women who were sexually promiscuous.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

It almost ceases to be ideological, I think anti-moron could be a lane for a political party.

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

Informative thread about what is *really* at stake & the true motivations of the “ostrich convoy” by virologist @angierasmussen.bsky.social

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d

As the accursed ostrich situation continues to get simultaneously more stupid and gravely serious, I decided to write up a very long analysis of many of the key issues. Bottom line: so long as this flock lives, it is a threat to Canada's national security. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Last Stand in Bird Flu Ostrich Land

The BC ostrich convoy enters the "find out" stage of FAFO and so have we all

open.substack.com

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 7d

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 15d

“It could be because autistic people tend to have big, beautiful eyes, an air of mystique and a fathomless, unknowable heart… Oh. Oh, God. Er, excuse me for a minute.”

Rising autism diagnoses confirm that we totally fuck

A recent public health report has revealed that autism is more common than previously thought, confirming that autistic people are really good at sex. The government-commissioned report found a stagge...

thedailytism.com

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 15d

“It could be because autistic people tend to have big, beautiful eyes, an air of mystique and a fathomless, unknowable heart… Oh. Oh, God. Er, excuse me for a minute.”

Rising autism diagnoses confirm that we totally fuck

A recent public health report has revealed that autism is more common than previously thought, confirming that autistic people are really good at sex. The government-commissioned report found a stagge...

thedailytism.com

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

To be clear: my post is satire. There is no such thing as an autism epidemic. I also don’t actually believe it is caused by online dating.

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Viki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 4d

The relentless Jessica McDonald has spent two weeks and hundreds of emails to fact check claims about the safety of #CovidVaccination in #pregnancy made at the #ACIP meeting.

She couldn't have been any quicker.

A lie can get around the world before the truth can get its shoes on.

FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 5d

A substantial body of evidence supports the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, contrary to the suggestions of some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently reconstituted the committee.

www.factcheck.org/2025/10/vacc...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d

This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.

Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 8d

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 3d

“So when are you coming to pick up your owl?”

I love this enchanting and hopeful story!

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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pinkprincessinthecity •🌸🌃🧳•👩🏻‍🎨👩🏻‍🔬🕵🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍💻👩🏻‍🍳•🏮🧧🎍• @pinkprincess.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Sunday 💖
Find and make your glimmers today and everyday. 🫶
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Text:
"Find your glimmers today:
•take in a beautiful sunset
•let the sunlight warm your skin
•feel your bare feet on the ground
•create a new playlist
•listen to the birdsong
•get lost in a good book
•name one thing you're grateful for
•let your hugs last a little longer
•do something joyous for the first time
•watch a favorite movie
•feel the warmth of your mug - let it anchor you
•connect with your favourite people
•listen for laughter
•watch the sunlight dance across the floor
•create a delicious spacious moment just for you
@h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e.

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 4d

Children reinfected with Omicron-variant SARS-CoV-2 were twice as likely to develop long COVID & a range of related symptoms as those infected only once, according to a retrospective cohort study of nearly half a million U.S. children.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/longcovid/117787

Second Infection Doubles Long COVID Risk in Kids

Post-acute sequelae of virus may become a long-term problem for many children

www.medpagetoday.com

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 4d

🦴 Half of spinal fusions don’t relieve pain — yet they’re a $14B gold mine.
In 2024, researchers found U.S. orthopedic surgeons earn the most in the world — and do nearly 2x the spine surgeries of other nations.
shorturl.at/E0Bgm #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #EMSky #NurseSky

The Spinal Surgeries That Didn’t Need to Happen

As much as half of all spinal fusions don’t alleviate pain — why do doctors perform so many?

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AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 10d

Good article on the ostrich thing and the weird/atypical right wing 'concern'...
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/thestar/opin...

Why are these big-name conservatives suddenly defending ostriches?

The fate of some 400 ostriches in B.C. is now in the hands of the Federal Appeal Court.

www.stcatharinesstandard.ca

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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada @abortionrightscan.bsky.social · 6d

📍 London, Ontario

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Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada @abortionrightscan.bsky.social · 9d

This year's anti-abortion "Life Chain" demonstrations are happening on Sunday, October 5 in various cities across the country.

📍We will be sharing a list of counterprotests here. If you know of any organized actions, please send us the details!

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 4d

I have solved the mystery of the autism epidemic:

Online dating.

Thanks to online dating, autistic people have been able to hook up at increasing rates. We are now populating the world with our double-autistic offspring.

A graph demonstrating how couples meet, showing that unlike other modes of introduction, meeting online has accelerated over time since the 1990s

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 5d

I love this!

Guilherme Nunes - Commissions Open!! @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 5d

cat sending resumes while an alien invasion is happening outside

painting of a Siamese cat sending a resume on his notebook while UFOs appear through the window between the buildings

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 5d

Based upon the demographics of unvaccinated adults during our recent outbreak in SW Ontario, this would not have been a healthcare-related exposure. Most likely community exposure amongst an anti-vaccine religious sect

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

Just days after Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced it had to stop medical work in Gaza City due to Israeli attacks, Israeli forces have killed staff member Omar Hayek & injured 4 others in Deir al Balah.

Staff were wearing MSF vests, waiting for a bus to a field hospital.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 6d

PubMed is in trouble

This is beyond bad for medical research

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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