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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Never be afraid to make some noise. It is their shame, not yours."

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On my first big overseas client conference, I was at a dinner seated next to a drunk client who kept trying to fondle me under the table. I was young, distressed, and had no idea what to do. I moved my legs as far away from him as I could, moving into the space of the man next to me, who then started patting my legs! The Regional Manager was a French woman who caught my eye, gestured for me to go to the bathroom and when I came back had switched chairs with me.
What happed next was epic. A few minutes after I sat back down, she raised her hand with his hand captured in hers and announced loudly "Does anyone know whose hand this is? I found it in my lap." There was dead silence at the table. She threw his hand back at him and said calmly "next time I pick it up with my fork." Then she started a new conversational thread and things moved on.
After the meeting she found me, gave me a hug, and said seriously "Never be afraid to make some noise. It is their shame, not yours."

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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 29/09/2026

What would you tell Canada, if you could write to the whole country? Write it down. Mail it. Then tag a friend who needs to do the same. Get the mailing address at postcard.todmaffin.com

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026

Nowhere is safe in #Gaza. Civilians, healthcare workers and humanitarian staff must be protected.

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Skye @skyenott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Did you know Canada Post has an online marketplace with all Canadian products? I didn't canadashops.ca

canadashops.ca

Canada Shops | Add more Canada to your cart

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If you’re not sure, asking said girlfriend is probably for the best. I’m not into flowers or booster juice. I’m happy to see a friendly face.

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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Big Tech oligarchs, from Zuckerberg to extremist-clown-slash-Twitter-owner Elon Musk, have made clear they are no friend to democracy. Yet Canadian politicians, institutions and media outlets continue to reward their companies by using their platforms. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

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Justin Ling: It’s time Canada logged out of tech platforms owned by Donald Trump toadies

If our institutions acted, they could hasten the ongoing exodus from services peddled by allies of the Trump administration.

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hmm, but what about the lettuce, jalapeños, blueberries, … 👀

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Last Neocon @deejaymcg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Reminder: labor unions are as much a part of the free market as corporations are.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Consider your site content that is routinely updated, like weather maps, Covid charts, or stock graphs. Screen reader users encounter maps and charts where the image has been updated but the alt text hasn't. This can lead to confusion. Always update alt text when updating images.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A word about Trump’s reckless trade war with Canada. This is happening because Trump’s entire career is based on fraud and grift, which means he simply does not know anything about economics, trade, markets. He never has. (1/2)

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Kinda feels like both work?

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/08/2026

The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs. Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too. Luckily, I have a guide for that.

disconnect.blog

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)

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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I'll be teaching twenty Gr 3 students this fall. This partial back-to-school order would cost $290.38 through my school board and $668.98 at Staples. #DougFord loves talking tough about protecting us from Tr*mp, but he's taking $60M out of public education and handing it to an 🇺🇸 company. #OntEd

A chart of school supplies showing the price difference between ordering through the school board or ordering from Staples.

A chart of school supplies showing the price difference between ordering through the school board or ordering from Staples.

The total for the school board is $290.38.
The total for Staples is $668.98.

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Were you a fan of Storage Wars? There was a woman on the show that kept wanting to turn the “furnyture” shabby chic…

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I hope all goes well! 🤞

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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

www.npr.org/2026/08/14/n... “In a typical office, if you have 20 colleagues, it's likely that one or two of them have some degree of immunocompromise. So it's very common that people have risk factors that make COVID-19 dangerous."

npr.org

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Strictly Canadian version. People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: Sundown in the Paris of the prairies

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Do I have moots in games or games journalism who would want to help out with a charity stream and feel like they could "teach" something? Can be things like "how to design a character" or even like "how to speedbuild in Minecraft." The options are endless. Please DM me! Signal boost!

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PacoOnPause @pacoonpause.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I think that every parent should be aware of this information.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

1 in 4 US children have an “underlying” health condition

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If you believe this, and I hope you do, there is nothing stopping you from continuing to protect your vulnerable neighbors by wearing masks in crowded and indoor spaces, especially necessary spaces like healthcare facilities, grocery stores, and public transportation. Absolutely nothing.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

For the millionth time… CHILDREN THAT NEEDED SCHOOLS FOR FOOD, SHELTER, SAFETY, ALSO NEEDED TO BE KEPT SAFE FROM DISEASE. It was never one thing or another. We should have worked a lot harder to make schools a lot safer much earlier on.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Things I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 31/07/2026

The most infuriating thing about all the Fauci stuff this week is that everyone is past tensing a pandemic that is still happening. Covid is still disabling and killing people.

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“You should take up yoga.”

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Andrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

They could have equipped every building in the country with clean air so people aren't getting COVID every year.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Our built world is not designed for these changing temperatures and sprawling catastrophes, and there is no plan or budget in place to address this. To make what's ahead more bearable and survivable, we will need transformative change and radical redistribution—not fucking data centers.

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Joshua Keep @jekeep.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

When the US has wildfires and other disasters, Canada sends help. When Canada has them, the US sends threats. I hope Canadians never forget this, nor the continual silence of the supposedly reasonable American liberals. The US is our enemy.

theguardian.com

Republicans threaten Canada with sanctions over drifting wildfire smoke

Fires are also blazing across the US and the Trump administration has repealed several climate protections

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Wordle 1,850 X/6 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ *sigh* there goes the streak

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 03/07/2026

We went to Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair for the U.S.’s 250th anniversary. But the 16-day celebration is proving to be less than successful. Watch @premthakker.bsky.social explore the disastrous fair. Subscribe to zeteo.com for more!

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winston @winston.cc · 21/06/2026

if your dad sucks let me—an actual dad—use father's day to tell you what I think every child deserves to hear from their parents: I'm proud of you, and so glad you're figuring out how to survive this messy world. The world is better with you in it. This is extra true if you're trans.

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Old enough to remember when the people defending a UFC fighter for making a 'joke' about Michelle Obama at the WH wanted Jimmy Kimmel, a comedian, to be fired for making a joke about melania on his show.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

If you're Covid informed, you'll often hear "you need to step out of your comfort zone," meaning = attend big events without airborne mitigations which is odd because we don't say that about other precautions. We don't tell construction workers to stop wearing hard hats & live a little

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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Most People Do Not Have Long Covid, Just A Mysterious Illness Since Covid, Says Study

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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Denying that SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to a broad range of sequelae across organs is pseudoscience. We need a case definition for Long Covid which accounts for such a broad range of sequelae. Denying this need is harmful for advocacy and patients alike. People must do better #LongCovid

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hmm, I usually go with something stupid I said 20 years ago that I haven’t forgiven myself for yet?

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Angela Marie Morton @angemmorton.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

To everyone still masking in 2026: You are smart & beautiful. Do not ever doubt that you are doing what is right - morally, as well as practically. Protecting yourself, your loved ones & your community does not need to be justified. We ALL deserve accessibility, health & safety. 😷✊️✌️❤️

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Raffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

happy pride! ❤️🧡💛🩵💚💙💜 #pridemonth

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Dots134 @dots134.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

More importantly, how quickly can they push you down the hall when it’s your turn in the chair?

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

genuine plea: please include alt text in your posts so that people with vision disabilities can know what’s in your pics/videos. if public health is going to claim to care about disabled people, we need to be making our stuff accessible, especially during events like this one.

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