Reposted by Waxed UnrealMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣) 554241366661
Reposted by Waxed UnrealCalgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 16/12/2024FUNDRAISER UPDATE: 4 days left & after a lunchtime donation of $100 we're now just $2700 away from our big 15K target! If you've been eating for the right moment, it's NOW!!! Every bit helps REAL #ClimateAction in Calgary! give.crowdfunding.alberta.ca/calgaryclima... #yyc #Climate #abpoli 086
Reposted by Waxed UnrealFrank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 16/12/2024"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." -- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917 964355798349
Reposted by Waxed UnrealShooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 16/12/2024#ResistanceRoots #Voices4Victory Today in history, 1890: Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull) is shot and killed by Indian police who had been sent to arrest him. The chief refused to go quietly, some young men intervened and a shot was fired. The police shot Sitting Bull in the chest and head. /1 521368376
Reposted by Waxed UnrealNick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 16/12/2024Just so we're clear, if the B.C. government was billed for each dose dispensed, that'd be close to $300,000. The penalty was a $20,000 fine and a six-month suspension of his pharmacy license. Doesn’t seem like much of a deterrent. 3275
Reposted by Waxed Unreal🦋Grace with a Cat🦋- 💫💫 - Abolish ICE and read banned books! 🦋🌈💙 @bookworm19.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Eat the rich 12836216
Reposted by Waxed UnrealGod @thegodshow.com · 15/12/2024The polio vaccine worked so well, humans forgot polio existed — and somehow that’s the problem.thegodpodcast.comThou Shalt Not Allow Polio to Come BackHoly shit, what the fuck. 587155093478
Reposted by Waxed UnrealChris @hallwayorchard.bsky.social · 15/12/2024In other words, a supermajority of two thirds do not say Covid-19 response was overblown. The role of media ladies and gentlemen. #covid #covidcanada 728163102901
Reposted by Waxed Unreal🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Gotta say, @safety.bsky.app & @bsky.app really shit the bed here. 131720
Reposted by Waxed UnrealAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/12/2024Bluesky let Jesse Singal stay and now he's posting the spreadsheet again with the PHI of trans youth from Missouri. They only emboldened him. 22161981745
Reposted by Waxed Unrealscorpy @socpens.com · 15/12/2024last year i went hard on looking for 'streamer management' to help me get opportunities w sponsors & event invites to network with companies. things were going well with one company i had many meetings with. they sent over the contract and wanted a % of ALL the income i make 316623
Reposted by Waxed UnrealVivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social · 15/12/2024The assault on puberty blockers in the UK is going to cause irreparable damage to trans youth. I don't have any witty comment or snide remark to add to this, I'm just devastated for all trans kids in the U.K right now and I'm so sorry you have to deal with this nonsense. 8807120
Reposted by Waxed UnrealCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Death threats/online intimidation has become part of the playbook of the far right. It is used against federal MPs, town councillors and even school board trustees. This is an article I wrote on the threat posed by pitchfork politics to democracy. www.thestar.com/opinion/deat...thestar.comDeath threats, Jordan Peterson and me: My journey into the world of Pitchfork PoliticsSome on the far right are using the language of violence to intimidate people. Here’s what we should do, says NDP MP Charlie Angus. 40598271
Reposted by Waxed UnrealAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15/12/2024597,000 people died of #malaria last year, most children under age 5. A new technology known as a gene drive could eliminate malaria by targeting the mosquitoes that carry the deadly parasite, by Laurie Zoloth www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com #GlobalHealthnytimes.comOpinion | The Case for Gene Drives to Combat MalariaGene drives offer hope in our battle against malaria. 1407
Reposted by Waxed UnrealBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 15/12/2024the quality and range of services public libraries provide relative to what they cost is nothing short of a miracle imo. But yeah, sure, “run government like a business.” 📚 775257736
Reposted by Waxed UnrealGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/12/2024If this singer can risk her life to oppose tyranny, our media can risk their profits. 514177553325
Reposted by Waxed UnrealLiterary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 14/12/2024“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin 299363067566
Reposted by Waxed UnrealMoti Black 🏴 @motiblackart.bsky.social · 14/12/2024The time someone is *present* at an event is not the only time it consumes. There's preparation time, travel time, and recovery/processing time. For Autistic people, planning and recuperation can consume more time/energy. So don't assume your event is minimally disruptive for those obliged to attend 26716
Reposted by Waxed UnrealWar and Peas 🧿 @warandpeas.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Explain this, humankind 278461566879
Reposted by Waxed UnrealInfectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Farmworker advocates say the number of H5N1 bird flu cases in humans is likely underreported, largely because the immigrant and non-English speaking workforce on farms could be reluctant to seek help or may not be informed about taking precautions, according to WIRED. 520951
Reposted by Waxed UnrealPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Wife: So you went to the party all by yourself? Me: Yes Wife: And you stayed three whole hours? Me: Yes Wife: Even though I wasn’t there to make you stay? Me: Yes Wife: And now you don’t want to talk to other people until? Me: March-ish 18312250647
Reposted by Waxed UnrealArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Preach @meiselasb.bsky.social! Nailed it. Shame on ABC. They’re trash. 913174194537
Reposted by Waxed UnrealSecret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 15/12/2024 420263055849
Reposted by Waxed UnrealGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 15/12/2024I love the drone panic because its a reminder that despite all our technology and societal advancement we're never more than one unanswered question from reverting to peasants worried we'll make the stars mad 358140312158
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024There’s so much about chronic illness that no one prepares you for. The devastation of realizing the medical system can’t help you. The pain of being abandoned by friends and family. The gaslighting from those who refuse to accept the “chronic” part of chronic illness /1 🧵 826950
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024“When you’ve dealt with chronic illness for a long time - you learn not to go to ER unless you think you might actually be dying (sometimes not even then). You learn to endure unimaginable amounts of pain & suffering without medical care” When forced to go - here are tips & tricks to make it easierdisabledginger.comTips for Surviving a Hospital Trip When Chronically IllWhen you're disabled - the decision of whether or not to go to the hospital is incredibly complex. When you have no choice but to go - there are ways to make it easier. 24410
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Help us push for better healthcare. More funding, more doctors and nurses, more acknowledgement of the barriers to care. If you can accompany someone to the ER - please do so. Having someone with you to help advocate & keep you comfortable can make the long wait bearable /end 1507
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024If you’re someone who votes for those who consistently slash healthcare funding or push for privatization - please remember that decision will cost lives. Many people like me won’t even go to the ER any more - opting to roll the dice at home. We won’t all survive /16 1405
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024I’m here to plead with patients not to leave. Don’t assume that the long wait means your issue isn’t serious - it could just mean others are presenting as more unstable than you. /11 2337
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024This young man tragically died of an aortic aneurysm after leaving a Canadian ER due to lengthy wait times. I’ve been saying for years that people will die because they aren’t seen fast enough. As someone high risk for dissection - I have some thoughts & concerns 🧵/1nationalpost.comMontreal man, 39, dies from aneurysm after giving up on six-hour wait at ER'Had a bit of a health scare last night, but thankfully it wasn’t a heart attack,' Adam Burgoyne said on social media. He died the next day 520045
Reposted by Waxed UnrealJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Looks like it’s time to start dusting off this ol’ guy again. 843204344570
Reposted by Waxed UnrealJonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Fears about receiving excessive radiation from dental bitewing X-rays do not add up when crunching the numbers. My latest article on whether or not dental X-rays are overused (and if they are, is that bad?). www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...mcgill.caDental X-Rays May Be Overused But They Are SafeX-rays of our teeth are routinely prescribed by dentists, but you know what else follows a certain periodicity? Media coverage of the alleged danger and overuse of these dental radiographs. In 2012, w... 3135
Reposted by Waxed UnrealMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Our gerontocracy needs to be dismantled. These older folks should be relaxing at home, not grasping to power till the very end. 2594117510
Reposted by Waxed UnrealAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10/12/2024I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that. 716236955390
Reposted by Waxed UnrealJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Totally normal, not at all scammy economy we’ve got going. 1211715
Reposted by Waxed UnrealMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 10/12/2024If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane. We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵 2080476629747
Reposted by Waxed UnrealCJTO🍁🏳️🌈 @cjtoronto.bsky.social · 10/12/2024The signs are all around, if you're paying attention. uk.news.yahoo.com/anger-plan-t...uk.news.yahoo.comAnger at plan to turn Nazi tunnels into bunker for super-richA German property developer has sparked outrage with a plan to turn a World War II tunnel system into a luxury bunker for rich survivalists who fear the outbreak of World War III. Relatives of the pri... 062
Reposted by Waxed UnrealGenXKaren @genxkaren.bsky.social · 09/12/2024C’mon Hungary, do the thing. Georgia, get it done. Romania, stand strong. 01214
Reposted by Waxed UnrealChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/12/2024People who want to support Gates’s latest project should listen to her amazing podcast Gates Investigates! #StarTrek #Trek 🖖🏽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...podcasts.apple.comGates McFadden Investigates: Who do you think you are?Personal Journals Podcast · 3 Seasons · Updated Weekly 1038228
Reposted by Waxed UnrealChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/12/2024I’m really grateful for Gates and all the ways she has supported me. She also blurbed my book! Grateful 🖖🏽 “For me, she embodies Star Trek: The Next Generation.” — Gates McFadden Full quote here under praise: www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/chand...boldtypebooks.comThe Disordered CosmosFrom a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos—and a call for a more liberatory practice of science. Wi... 1281528
Reposted by Waxed UnrealChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/12/2024Both Gates and Kate Mulgrew talk a lot about how many women scientists tell them that they became scientists after seeing them on screen and feeling inspired as children. That’s not my story. Mine is about seeing a professional fighting to make a place for herself and others. 2103433
Reposted by Waxed UnrealChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/12/2024There are a lot of people who helped me get to where I am today, and Gates McFadden is one of them. One of the reasons I felt I could open up to her is because she was vulnerable enough to share her struggles as a woman on set. She has taught me about speaking up and about sticking with it. 195527
Reposted by Waxed UnrealChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/12/2024Since yesterday I was talking about Gates McFadden’s struggles to get behind the camera opportunities, it’s time for me to share a story about the Doctor and how she’s one of the reasons I’m a Professor. 🧵 (Here’s us at the 2024 #StarTrek convention #STLV) 703324580
Reposted by Waxed UnrealKashif Pirzada, MD @kashprime.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Newly freed prisoners in Syria's dungeons risk dying of 'Refeeding Syndrome' - when a body starved of calories goes into shock when back on a normal diet. Needs very careful monitoring of calories and electrolyte levels. If anyone can create an Arabic language tutorial: x.com/idlibie/stat... 311449
Reposted by Waxed UnrealAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 08/12/2024#LGBTQ+ groups launch legal challenge against Alberta law that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16 www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #transtheglobeandmail.comGroups launch legal challenge against Alberta’s new gender-affirming treatment lawThe groups argue Bill 26 violates gender-diverse young people’s section 7 right to security of the person, their section 12 right to be free from cruel and unusual treatment and their section 15 right... 05815
Reposted by Waxed UnrealGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/12/2024When they talk about privatizing Veterans’ care and Medicare, they mean allowing companies to provide healthcare for a profit. But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it. Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost. 10803564710626