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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.

Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I've had to replace the automated feeder - turns out the cat has learned to deliver himself extra portions by pressing the buttons on the old one. Not to mention the criminal incident in the photo

Automatic cat feeder tipped on its side with the contents spilled out

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Next Sunday May 31 in Houston Texas

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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/01/2026

Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-cap…

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

#Caturday Major Tom is battling a nasty disease - IMHA - that I'd never heard of a week ago. This is him in happier, healthier times

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I bought the cat a nice fancy sofa for my home office. Cat is currently sleeping on top of my work rucksack in the office

Cat sitting on my work rucksack where he likes to sleep

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I don't have a tv and the Elections Canada website is "glitching" - anywhere else I can find live results?

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Just voted in my first Canadian federal election

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Gavin Newsom made a Tiktok encouraging Canadians to holiday in California and let's just say the comments did not disappoint #ElbowsUp

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

For Americans who didn’t get the joy of living through the Truss/Kwarteng budget, this is the point where the government starts to call the stock market left-wing and/or woke.

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/03/2025

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space. Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

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NerdyBookhoarder🇨🇦MAÎTRES CHEZ NOUS🇺🇦🇬🇱🇪🇺🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇱🇮🇸🇱🇻🇪🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪 @zedneverzee.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

It's worth noting that Canadians spoke up clearly and stopped buying American goods immediately. The Canadian people led a grassroots rapid movement that defined and set the mandate for our government. In Canada we can tell the government what to do not the other way around.

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

So Doug Ford won the election and went straight to Florida for vacation? Start as you mean to go on, I guess

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Major Tom's first steps in the snow

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Are you worried about Elon Musk using the X platform to interfere in our election? I need you to contact Elections Canada to keep the pressure on. All the information you need is in my latest piece for Substack. Contact info at the bottom: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY FROM ELON MUSK

Canada’s Election Is at Risk - Here’s How You Can Help

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

For ANE folks: our Neo-Assyrian Bibliography on Zotero has been systematically updated. (That said, do please email me any omissions you notice.) www.zotero.org/groups/27703...

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Zotero | Groups > Neo-Assyrian Bibliography

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I made this ceramic plaque inspired by the design on a Sumerian cylinder seal in the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social Yeah it's ugly but I'm learning

Ceramic plaque depicting an ancient Sumerian reed structure

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Today is my one year anniversary of becoming Canadian. #Canada #FuckYouTrump

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Do I believe covid-19 vaccines worked in 2021 in Ontario Canada after they were first introduced? Absolutely. I am a statistician and I investigated the data on ICU patients by vaccine status. This is the type of analysis RFK Jr and anti-vaxxers don't want to talk about. #VaccinesWork

My bar chart showing much higher rates of unvaccinated covid patients in ICU compared to fully vaccinated on 10/30/2021. Vaccine effectiveness estimated at 93.5%.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I rarely recommend blocking, but ⬇️ @trobinsonnewera.bsky.social

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ElyseV @elysev.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Looking for Canadians who stand against Pierre Poilievre and his dangerous ideas… Where are the sane people? I want to follow you. #NeverTrustAConservative #canada #liberal #ndp

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ALT: a penguin wearing a hat and scarf holds a canadian flag

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Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

This was Austrian Airlines' final post over on the Twitter.

Austrian Airlines' farewell to the Twitter.

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Today we are reading my favourite cuneiform tablet - a court record that tells how a businessman caught out two brothers trying to pass off a faked tablet, so one of the fraudsters snatched the fake tablet back from him and began to chew it. Ea-naṣir has nothing on these guys!

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 12/11/2024

With the huge influx of followers, it's worth sharing our "Byliners" starter pack again ~ showcasing a bunch of our authors. If you write for us and aren't on the list, give us a shout! Please share 🙏 go.bsky.app/LSrc9iS

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Now that I've lived in Canada for a decade, I feel a visit to the Great Canadian Faucet is long overdue

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

No trip to Helsinki is complete without a visit to Zetor tractor bar! It was a favourite when I was doing my first postdoc here, and it hasn't changed a bit

Ancient tractor in Zetor restaurant, Helsinki

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

Picked a good night to be flying from Toronto to London

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

Happy Birthday to Major Tom, 9 years old today! 🎂

Tabby cat under the duvet obstructing bed making

Tabby cat peeping from behind computer screen

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 08/04/2024

In ancient Assyria a solar eclipse boded evil for the king. So they enthroned a substitute for 100 days, then killed him and his queen. During the Substitute King Ritual, the real king was addressed as "the farmer" 🏺#AncientBluesky

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 17/03/2024

If you live in Ontario and haven’t yet seen the @ontariondp Tiktoks starring Banana Cat, well, you need to. Start with Banana Cat Goes to Loblwas

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 04/02/2024

I have a SSHRC grant to study inheritance and inequality in Babylonia. We are mining the family archives for legal contracts that document the intergenerational transmission of wealth 🏺#AncientBluesky

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Happy caturday from Major Tom, who likes to sit on me whenever I have a lie down

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Heather D. Baker @apkallatu.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Here’s some impressive stratigraphy for archaeologists to admire

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