Tamaram
@tansarama.bsky.social
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Political and world events follower, bookish nature lover
Political and world events follower, bookish nature lover
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Ford's strategy to privatize healthcare:
▶️Shutter operating rooms and cut hospital funding to the lowest level in Canada to create massive waitlists.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
▶️Shutter operating rooms and cut hospital funding to the lowest level in Canada to create massive waitlists.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford government to allow some private clinics to do hip and knee replacements
The Ford government has approved licences for two clinics in the Toronto area, one in Ottawa and another in Windsor.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ford's strategy to privatize healthcare:
▶️Shutter operating rooms and cut hospital funding to the lowest level in Canada to create massive waitlists.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
▶️Shutter operating rooms and cut hospital funding to the lowest level in Canada to create massive waitlists.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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It is profoundly obnoxious to say "PAYWALLED! 😡" at news articles because even back in the day, you had to pay a kid in a cute hat to get the newspaper.
But also, support the CBC! And community radio! And campus media!
Hell, if it's breaking news, it'll be on CTV, CP24 and Global, too!
But also, support the CBC! And community radio! And campus media!
Hell, if it's breaking news, it'll be on CTV, CP24 and Global, too!
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is profoundly obnoxious to say "PAYWALLED! 😡" at news articles because even back in the day, you had to pay a kid in a cute hat to get the newspaper.
But also, support the CBC! And community radio! And campus media!
Hell, if it's breaking news, it'll be on CTV, CP24 and Global, too!
But also, support the CBC! And community radio! And campus media!
Hell, if it's breaking news, it'll be on CTV, CP24 and Global, too!
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"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
And! Your public library most likely offers access to the major newspapers. You can just login & check out the day's stories (or past ones) for free.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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More than 600 samples collected over six years are creating a genetic portrait of the Arctic Ocean, which researchers and Inuit communities can use to understand and combat the impacts of climate change and human activity in the North. New from Meral Jamal: thenarwhal.ca/arctic-ocean...
The secret world of Arctic Ocean DNA | The Narwhal
Scientists are collecting DNA from the Arctic Ocean to create a better map of climate change and environmental health
thenarwhal.ca
December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
More than 600 samples collected over six years are creating a genetic portrait of the Arctic Ocean, which researchers and Inuit communities can use to understand and combat the impacts of climate change and human activity in the North. New from Meral Jamal: thenarwhal.ca/arctic-ocean...
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Surgical wait times & one way out.
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Surgical wait times & one way out.
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i know the sexy and fun thing to do is say you'll punch anyone you see wearing google glasses but even if it's more boring i'd rather people talk more broadly about how to set meaningful expectations of privacy e.g. japan's regulations requiring cell phones make a loud snap when taking a photo
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
i know the sexy and fun thing to do is say you'll punch anyone you see wearing google glasses but even if it's more boring i'd rather people talk more broadly about how to set meaningful expectations of privacy e.g. japan's regulations requiring cell phones make a loud snap when taking a photo
This is important 👇
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is important 👇
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The Narwhal has become a leading publication covering energy and environment issues in Canada — thanks to the nearly 10,000 extraordinary people who give each year.
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Narwhal has become a leading publication covering energy and environment issues in Canada — thanks to the nearly 10,000 extraordinary people who give each year.
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
Help us keep proving the naysayers wrong. Donations make twice the difference through Dec. 31.
thenarwhal.ca/double-up
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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Night Snow
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Night Snow
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
Maud Lewis
c. 1958
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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The couple sitting next to the woman is odd. The lady has a hair clip on the side of her head? Where is that guy standing behind her in relation to walls/chairs?
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The couple sitting next to the woman is odd. The lady has a hair clip on the side of her head? Where is that guy standing behind her in relation to walls/chairs?
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An American for-profit healthcare companied tried to hire me this week. Here's how that went. 😉
www.youtube.com/shorts/1WKAx...
www.youtube.com/shorts/1WKAx...
A for-profit American healthcare company tried to hire me
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
An American for-profit healthcare companied tried to hire me this week. Here's how that went. 😉
www.youtube.com/shorts/1WKAx...
www.youtube.com/shorts/1WKAx...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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The Village
Anne Savage
1947
Anne Savage
1947
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Village
Anne Savage
1947
Anne Savage
1947
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Housetops in the Ward
A.J. Casson
1924
A.J. Casson
1924
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Housetops in the Ward
A.J. Casson
1924
A.J. Casson
1924
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Bailey's alternative.
Bailey's is owned by Diageo. This is the company that just shuttered the Ontario Crown Royal bottling plant in order to move production to the USA.
Corby is partly owned by Pernod Ricard, but this is made in Cowansville, Quebec by Ungava Spirits Co. (bought by Corby in 2016.)
Bailey's is owned by Diageo. This is the company that just shuttered the Ontario Crown Royal bottling plant in order to move production to the USA.
Corby is partly owned by Pernod Ricard, but this is made in Cowansville, Quebec by Ungava Spirits Co. (bought by Corby in 2016.)
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Bailey's alternative.
Bailey's is owned by Diageo. This is the company that just shuttered the Ontario Crown Royal bottling plant in order to move production to the USA.
Corby is partly owned by Pernod Ricard, but this is made in Cowansville, Quebec by Ungava Spirits Co. (bought by Corby in 2016.)
Bailey's is owned by Diageo. This is the company that just shuttered the Ontario Crown Royal bottling plant in order to move production to the USA.
Corby is partly owned by Pernod Ricard, but this is made in Cowansville, Quebec by Ungava Spirits Co. (bought by Corby in 2016.)
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NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
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“Nearly all of our modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the tragedy and subsequent lobbying by the gun control advocates born at Polytechnique that night.
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
Never forget Polytechnique
The Polytechnique massacre on Dec. 6, 1989 was a mass femicide that left an indelible imprint on all Montrealers.
cultmtl.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Nearly all of our modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the tragedy and subsequent lobbying by the gun control advocates born at Polytechnique that night.
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6