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Rexanna Keats

@rexannakeats.bsky.social

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Dual citizen, which is why I overshare. Experienced at both sides of the gurney. Maybe the first in my community to have heard about CoVID. Aviation worker. Maybe have recovered from long CoVID.

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Rexanna Keats @rexannakeats.bsky.social · Dec 13

Contractually, I'm not allowed to disguise where I work, but I don't have to disclose where I work either. Today, I've seen the most number of posts about my employer, proving Bluesky has legs, juice,.... Reposts do not necessarily mean an endorsement. This needs to be said. It is time.

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · Aug 23

The federal court ruling benefits diversity visa applicants from nations such as Afghanistan, Burma, Togo, Somalia and Iran.

Trump administration's use of travel ban dealt blow from judge

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · Aug 23

Hoping for a NOVAVAX 💉 BOOSTER ?

IT'S NO LONGER AVAILABLE in Canada because

1. Only 5,500 doses were administered from the 125,000 ordered last year ➡️119,500 doses WASTED

2. Novavax requires a minimum order (not disclosed) that FAR exceeds demand

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‘I have no options’: Canadians criticize lack of Novavax COVID shot - National | Globalnews.ca

The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say.

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Out of Step in Maine @outofstepinmaine.bsky.social · Aug 23

Today’s laugh o

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Fisherman catches 'Trump' shark with freak mutation that makes it look like him

A rare nurse shark with a bright orange hue and white eyes was caught off the coast of Costa Rica last year, but the animal's unusual coloring has only just been explained.

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · Aug 22

I met with the folks at @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social a few months ago & so glad to see that they've kicked off their @3wishesprogram.bsky.social!

My heart is warmed by the wife's quote, "It gave me so much comfort knowing the staff saw Paul not just as a patient, but as a human." #KindnessMatters

Small Wishes, Big Impact

Keck Hospital Three Wishes initiative offers peace and dignity at the end of life.

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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · Aug 23

Air Canada says more passengers eligible for reimbursement if flights were cancelled

Airline’s operations are almost back to full capacity as it continues to ramp up following last week’s three-day flight attendants’ strike.

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Rexanna Keats @rexannakeats.bsky.social · Aug 23

Lol literally! Gallows humor. Agreed!

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · Aug 22

A researcher friend-of-a-friend had to euthanize their rodents early because of interrupted funding.

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Aug 21

Biomedical research isn't a YouTube video, you cannot hit pause for an indefinite period of time and then hit play whenever the regime wants.

Samples are destroyed, labs dismantled, scientists leave...

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Aug 21

Here's what this means: it's probably unlawful forPOTUS to stop NIH funds from going to medical research, but POTUS can stop that medical research for a lengthy period of time while the Court of Federal Claims hears lawsuits

This, essentially, destroys the capacity for medical research in the US

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Rexanna Keats @rexannakeats.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Pelican Brief.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 22

Breaking news: A federal judge is giving Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz. The ruling forbids state officials from moving any other migrants there.

Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact

The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wildfire risks could mean higher insurance costs for Atlantic Canada #NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador

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Wildfire risks could mean higher insurance costs for Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada is battling some of the worst, most destructive fires the region has ever seen. With more claims from homeowners, experts say insurance companies will likely raise premiums.

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Aug 22

"Actually, tuberculosis (TB) incidence may represent the best bellwether for Covid induced post-infection immune damage."

- A certain minimizer in 2022

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UK’s tuberculosis crisis deepens as doctors report rise in prison cases

Amid spiralling rates of TB in prisons, the UK looks set to lose its WHO low incidence rate. Kate Bowie reports Consumption ridden jails might conjure a Dickensian image, but a rise in tuberculosis (...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · Aug 22

When the black dog's *really* loud & says that you're a useless load of sh*te it can be tough to do the behavioural thought-lifting mind hacks to try to hold on to some confidence & help your brain keep going. It's like trying to wade through tar. Sending love if you've been/are also in that place x

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you to all the fire fighters from across Canada who have come to help with the Long Lake fire in Annapolis County #NovaScotia and thank you for all the water bombers and helicopters, help has come from almost every Province and even the Northwest Territories. #ThankYou #FireFighters

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wildland fire fighters helping to put out fires in Nova Scotia

fire fighters helping with Nova Scotia fires

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Aug 22

2 N.S. softball team members fought for their lives, and they made it to the Canada Games #NovaScotia

Co-captain Ty Campbell, coach Garth Perrin dealt with back-to-back health crises

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2 N.S. softball team members fought for their lives, and they made it to the Canada Games | CBC News

The journey to the Canada Games involves hard work, talent and skill. But for Nova Scotia’s softball team, they’ve been overcoming adversity after adversity on the road to St. John’s.

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Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social · Aug 22

Important information for Bank Holiday weekend…

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Aug 22

"Trump administration to review 55m US visa holders for potential rule violations."

The tile is a bit misleading. This is really re: a plan to roll out ‘continuous vetting’ of all visa holders, incl. their social media activities & the harvesting of biometrics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump administration to review 55m US visa holders for potential rule violations

State department says all people who hold valid US visas are subject to ‘continuous vetting’, including of social media

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The Economist @economist.com · Aug 22

Summits “often promise more than they can deliver”, argues Margaret MacMillan. In a guest essay, the historian questions whether these meetings are the best way to conduct international relations

Margaret MacMillan on the promise—and perils—of wartime summits

Leaders’ set-pieces have become more common, but not always more productive

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 21

It is amusing how Trump’s anecdotes for how awesome he’ll make DC all have to do with dining out or golf

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 21

Trump: I have never received so many phone calls thanking me for what we have done in Washington, D.C., from people that haven't gone to a restaurant literally in four years

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Aug 22

Trump: We're respected again. We had a country that was laughed at a year ago. We had a country that was a dead country

Who wants to tell the Donald?

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · Aug 21

"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees."

-Amelia Earhart

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Kiki the Konqueror @ksmitty84.bsky.social · Aug 21

My dentist told me to tell y’all that gum disease can lead to erectile dysfunction.

Go get your teeth checked regularly.

Tysm.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gail Shea dead! #cdnpoli
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'Trailblazer' Gail Shea, former federal fisheries minister and MP from P.E.I., dies at 66 | CBC News

Gail Shea, who spent seven years as the Conservative MP for the Prince Edward Island riding of Egmont during the Stephen Harper years, has died at the age of 66.

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Richard Williamson @rcwmsn.bsky.social · Aug 21

And now for something completely different…

Bertha Wegmann 1847 - 1926
Danish painter

Young Woman, Marie Triepcke, Sitting in a Boat, 1884
Oil on canvas - 127 x 107 cm
Loeb Danish Art Collection, Denmark

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 21

"OMG! OMG! DC is so dangerous that you can't even go for a walk! BTW, I will be walking the streets of DC tonight. Just like I walked up to the Capitol on Jan 6, as promised."

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Any publicly funded immunization in B.C. can be provided at no cost to any Canadian travelling within the province," a statement from the ministry said.

Nice to know that BC has our backs, even when our own government does not.

Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C. | CBC News

People who don’t qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta can get one in British Columbia, the province’s ministry of health confirmed with CBC News.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 21

BREAKING: Walmart boosts sales outlook as the company says costs are rising from higher tariffs

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