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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she)

@loretta-jean.bsky.social
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PhD in Theatre & Performance Studies. The Acadame with Game. Nerdy burlesque performer & producer in Toronto. 🍁 Arts Fundraising Pro. Chronically ill. Friend to small animals. Tarot reader & witchy weirdo enby extraordinaire. linktr.ee/LorettaJean

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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 04/08/2026
public libraries ftw
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Friday, July June 24 is the last day to have your input in the public consultation about the expansion of Billy Bishop airport. No one who actually lives in Toronto wants jets taking off every 2.5 minutes over our waterfront. tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
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Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Consultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My partner and I have been making our way through all of Star Trek together. We're on s7 of DS9. We both agreed this was the only appropriate response to Gul Dukat's weird late third act cosmetic species swap.
A diptych meme, on the top left text reads "Gul Dukat", with a photo of Brittany Broski making a disgusted face. The text on the bottom reads  "Hot Bajoran Gul Dukat", with a photo of her making an intrigued face.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
No surprise these two would become instant best friends. #MayTheGrouchBeWithYou
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chimera aunt @strangelittlevine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
my mom in the middle of every movie
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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Pls SIGN & SHARE our PETITION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE of #FreedomFlotilla ACTIVISTS & END to ISRAELI IMPUNITY canadaboatgaza.org/petition
photo of Israeli Occupation Forces marine commando pointing a gun at civilian volunteers on a boat wearing life jackets with their hands in the air.
Text: "Demand the immediate release of Flotilla activists and an end to Israeli complicity."
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is the ship that my friend Daniela Maria Bonamico was sailing upon. No one has heard from the activists since they were abductced. Please share widely, sign the petitions, and write to your government officials.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
(1/2) My friend, activist, and multidisciplinary artist Daniela Bonamico (Trixi Jones) is among the 12 Canadians and hundreds of international activists who were abducted by Israel in international waters on May 18. The linked reel shows how they are being treated. www.instagram.com/p/DYkG4PfpMSw/
An infographic with photos of some of the activists who were abducted in international waters by Israel on May 18. Text reads: Demand the Immediate Release, People aboard the Perserverence / Vessel Flag France [French flag emoji]. There are photos of 8 individuals, holding their passports. Below each person is their name and their citizenship. 


Text reads: 
Violet Homewood Maree CoCo (Australia) 
Helen Maria O'Sullivan (Australia) 
Arno Meyns (Belgium) 
Ehab Lotayef (Canada) 
Daniela Maria Bonamico (Canada) 
Mary Grace Mathisen (Canada) 
Alima Boumediene-Thiery (France) 
Oliver Huard (Canada) 

Contact and tag these governments now! 

Australia [Australian flag emoji]
ISR embassy in AUS: +61 02-62154500 
Instagram: @ffat

Canada [Canadian flag emoji]
ISR embassy in CAN: +1 613-567-6450
Instagram: @global.affairs.canada

Belgium [Belgian flag emoji]
ISR embassy in BEL: +32 2-373-5500

France [French flag emoji]
ISR embassy in FRA: +33 01 40 76 55 00
Instagram: @francediplo
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Worf Email @worfemail.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Commander, I would like to increase the number of security officers posted on each deck by a factor of three. There are teenagers aboard this ship. Worf
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Thanks to Katie Carr on Threads, I just learned: in 1996, the cast of the newly-launched “Star Trek: Voyager” got together to do a feature for Parade magazine about the power of late-’90s technology. Behold its fabulously unhinged glory. 1/
The cast of "Star Trek: Voyager" posing dramatically/seductively/[something]-ly in black clothing against a white background with a variety of late 90s gadgets, for a feature on tech in Parade Magazine in 1996.
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters
All you do is take all the sex out, and use little short words, and little dumb ideas, and don't be too scary, and be sure there's a happy ending. Right? Nothing to it. Write down. Right on.

If you do all that, you might even write Jonathan Livingston Seagull and make twenty billion dollars and have every adult in America reading your book.

But you won't have every kid in America reading your book. They will look at it, and they will see straight through it, with their clear, cold, beady little eyes, and they will put it down, and they will go away. Kids will devour vast amounts of garbage (and it is good for them) but they are not like adults: they have not yet learned to eat plastic.
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✨FizzyDog_✨🌱 @fizzydog.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Artemis and the Artemis II mission! I can’t stop thinking about the Artemis plushie watching over the launch of the Orion hahaha #art #sailormoon #artemisII
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Fenrishion || MSQ SG B33 || MCM UK H14 || FURUM || CFMY @fenrishion.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
ad astra, artemis ii 🌒 #illustration
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Anyone else see this part of the Artemis II coverage last night, when POTUS was on the line? The crew played off the silence like it was a comms issue, which honestly - hilarious, but also the entire thing was so cringe. The rambling about Wayne Gretzky? 😬 www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
A screenshot of the Artemis II press event in the Integrity Orion Capsule. Left to right, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Glover. A microphone floats between them and they have unimpressed expressions on their faces as they sit in silence while Trump rants at them.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Anyone else been hyperfixating on all things Artemis II? I haven't experienced this level of awe and excitement about space since I was a small child. 🥹 The launch made me feel hopeful about what humanity can achieve for the first time in a long while.
A photo of Earth from the perspective of the Integrity space vessel on the Artemis II mission. Auroras are visible at the poles.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Rogues & Reveals is 75% sold out. Don't miss out on the action and adventure! 03/20 at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto. www.showpass.com/rogues-revea...
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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🇨🇦 Attention Canadian COVID-aware community: Canada Surplus has several large boxes (N = 440) of 3M N95s available currently (bidding starts at $15 for the whole box + shipping). No catch. gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?s...
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Nerd Girl Burlesque's tribute to fantasy TTRPG's, Rogues & Reveals, is this Friday, March 20 at Bad in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto. Tickets on sale now. Mask required, show, with free N95S at the door. Full accessibility info on the ticketing page. www.showpass.com/rogues-revea...
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Nerd Girl Burlesque returns to Buddies in Bad Times on March 20 for Rogues & Reveals, our tribute to fantasy roleplaying games! Our last two shows at Buddies sold out, grab your tickets early! buddiesinbadtimes.com/event/rogues...
Three performers is fantasy garb with a cosmic background, (top left is Loretta Jean with a pirate bodice and rapier hilt on their hip; top right is Helen of Tronna dressed as a faun; bottom is Arra Kiss in fantasy chainmail, squatting with a broad sword).
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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams and Carrie Anne-Moss star in the upcoming series Yaga based on Kat Sandler’s play published by Playwrights Canada Press! www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
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Hudson Williams Re-Teams With ‘Heated Rivalry’ Streamer Crave for ‘Yaga’ Series
Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid and Clark Backo are also set to star in the half-hour drama series that “reimagines the myth” of Baba Yaga.
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Toronto Fringe @toronto-fringe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Toronto Theatre Criticism Survey 📝 How do theatre professionals and critics/writers understand, and make use of, theatre criticism and coverage in the current moment? You tell us: fringetoronto.com/toronto-thea...
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Are you a theatre/creative human in Toronto? My day job at @toronto-fringe.bsky.social is hiring! Come work with us, we're a super fun team and we put on Ontario's largest theatre festival. 💃🎭
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Toronto Fringe @toronto-fringe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The Fringe is hiring! We are so excited to find the next superstars to fill our two annual learning positions - the TD Emerging Festival Producer and the TD Marketing Associate: fringetoronto.com/get-involved...
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Work With Us | Toronto Fringe Festival
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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Ween Approaches... 🎃 Trek or Treat 2024 🖖🏻 "Halloween Scavenger Hunt."
Star Trek Lower Decks fan art. The main characters are dressed in Halloween costumes. This year it's a theme: Roles by Jeffrey Combs. Boimler is Weyoun. T'Lyn is Commander Shran, she's holding a Moopsy by the scruff. Tendi is Liquidator Brunt. Rutherford is Agimus, and Mariner is Officer Mulkahey. They're on a scavenger hunt. The background is the Engine room of the USS Cerritos. It still has my old "SW" signature from before I changed my account to "The Orion."
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
This is super scary and is going to make the housing crisis worse. Doug Ford and Ontario's Conservatives are trying to make all leases fixed term (rather than the current system of becoming month to month after term), thus killing rent control. Sign this petition! acorncanada.org/take_action/...
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URGENT Message to Doug Ford: Don’t End Rent Control! - ACORN Canada
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Everyone is talking about Life of a Showgirl, meanwhile us non-billionaire showponies are out here like...
A photo of a sheet of 1 inch plywood stacked on top of a grid of 3X4 plastic milk crates. 

Text eads: Venue: Yes we do have a stage 
The Stage [text is overlaid on said plywood bed frame] 

Text below: Every single performer you know will see this and say, "You know what? I've danced on worse."
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This is the silliness that myself and Nerd Girl Burlesque get up to - drag and burlesque inspired by @dropout.tv. My Vic Michaelis drag is me in an alt timeline in which I'm a suburban real estate agent. Sizzle Disco as pantless Grant is just so freaking cute! 😂 www.showpass.com/dropout-teas...
Two people in a photoshoot against a green backdrop. On the left, a masc presenting drag performer dressed as Grant O'Brien wearing glasses, a bowtie, a patterned shirt, and a heavy apron. They are smiling and holding a cocktail shaker. Sizzle is not wearing pants under the apron. On the right, a femme presenting performer, Loretta Jean, is seated and smiling up at something out of frame. They are wearing a beige pantsuit and a white silk shirt with a pussy bow. Their closet cosplay is an homage to Vic Michaelis on Very Important People.
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Daily bunny no.2982 is scattered to the winds
A floofy white bunny blows on a bunch of dandelion seeds, which blow away in the wind. It is a crisp summer day. The dandelion seeds are also very small bunnies, like puffballs with ears
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I'm one of the producers of this truly amazing festival. Inviting burlesque babes from around the world to apply! 🪩🪭💃🏻✨
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Tickets are now available for Nerd Girl Burlesque's Tease. Earl Grey. Hot., April 25 a at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto. Show is a masked event. 19+. www.showpass.com/tease-earl-g...
A promo banner of Loretta Jean, in a Star Trek original series red dress uniform. They are a white, nonbinary human, with short purple hair with buzzed sides, and tattoos on their chest and left arm. They are standing in front of a wall of round lights. Next to them is a viewport into space. Text reads: Tease. Earl Grey. Hot.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Calling my all nerdlesque performers, today is the last day to apply to Nerd Girl Burlesque's Star Trek themed burlesque and drag show, "Tease. Earl Grey. Hot.", happening April 25 at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto. Send us your pitch! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Photo of Helen of Tronna wearing a Starfleet uniform. She is a white woman with wavy, long brown hair. She is framing the com badge pin with her fingers a subtle live long and prosper gesture. Text reads: Casting Call
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Ontario, I'm so disappointed. Who are these people who aren't voting? And now we're stuck with another 4 years of Ford, who is basically Trump lite & under investigation by the RCMP. I'm scared for our health care system. People are going to die because of the privatization he is pushing for.
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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The 28th is one day. You can make it many. This can be a practice.
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The Rainbow Raid Relay @therainbowraid.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
We are live with @rosegoldeen.bsky.social playing Neva from 6-9pm EST / 11pm-2am GMT twitch.tv/rosegoldeen After Rose we head to @jazmonic.bsky.social who will be playing Metal Gear Solid 3 from 9am-12pm EST / 2-5am GMT twitch.tv/jazmoinc
The graphic has a 70s style rainbow design and a picture Rose, a femme light skinned person wearing a black shirt, a smile, and glasses. Fae have long brown hair that fades from dark brown to lilac. Main text reads: The Rainbow Raid Relay is for lovers! The Rainbow Raid Relay is a bi- monthly twitch event that showcases LGBTQIA+ streamers and helps foster a community for queer people on twitch.Our February event (Feb 21-23rd) celebrates love in all it's forms: friendship, family, romance, self care, and more. Join us for 63 hours of gaming with 21 different LGBTQIA+ streamers! Rosegoldeen (fae/she/they) will be playing Neva Fri Feb 21st  6-9pm EST / 11-2am GMTImage is an illustration of a white haired, dark skinned character in a red cape standing in front of a large white wolf with branch antlers standing in a forest/mountain landscape.  The Words Neva are written in front.The graphic has a 70s style rainbow design and a graphic of an 80's style raccoon wearing glasses. Main text reads: The Rainbow Raid Relay is for lovers! The Rainbow Raid Relay is a bi- monthly twitch event that showcases LGBTQIA+ streamers and helps foster a community for queer people on twitch.Our February event (Feb 21-23rd) celebrates love in all it's forms: friendship, family, romance, self care, and more. Join us for 63 hours of gaming with 21 different LGBTQIA+ streamers! Jazmonic will be playing Metal Gear Solid 3 Feb 21st/22nd  9pm-12am EST / 2-5am GMT
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georgiosmasman.bsky.social @georgiosmasman.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
"Bite your tongue, clench your fists and Stay Sick!" It was self-produced by #PoisonIvy & it ft the band's only UK top-40 single "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns". #90sMusic #psychobilly #90s #TheCramps
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This is a mashup that will now live rent-free in my head. (Image ID: Lwaxana Troi, Q, and Garrack seated as though panelists on Drag Race.)
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Addendum to my post about getting my foot cast off: did you know that in Doug Ford's Ontario that OHIP no longer covers casts or braces for fractures? I had to pay $100 for the fiberglass cast and they tried to charge me another $200 for an air cast today (but I already had one at home).
A photo of a price chart on the wall of the fracture clinic at Toronto Western Hospital. It lists the process of various cast and brace options. At the top it reads, "injections, casts, immobilizers are not covered by OHIP".
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Good news: I am free of my fiberglass cast foot prison. Not as good news: my foot is still partially broken and I have to wear an air cast for the next six weeks. Dear Bones, please heal already. It's been too long! ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
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Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉 @faunandgames.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
TODAY! We're shouting TRANS RIGHTS all day celebrating the release of Spirit Swap and fundraising for @transempowerment.org! 🎉🌈 Come check out @softnotweak.bsky.social with me @mattcaulder.com and @luchaandlattes.bsky.social !!
Promotional event poster with a swirling pink, purple, and orange background. On the left is an image of a cool black witch DJ from new video game Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match 3 to. Above and below in big blocky text it reads "Monday Feb 3rd. Trans Joy Spirit Bomb!" 

On the right is a megaphone with the message "if you're not centering 2TIGE BIPOC in your equity work, what are you building equity for? Trans Empowerment Project. We all deserve to thrive! transempowerment.org "
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mcc @dryad.technology · 03/02/2025
Trans folks seeking passports: Here's something potentially useful, to a small group. If you are in: Michigan Minnesota New York Vermont Washington You have access to an "EDL". This is a drivers license that can be used for LAND AND SEA (not air) entry to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean. (1/3)
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Enhanced Drivers Licenses: What Are They? | Homeland Security
Enhanced Drivers Licenses (EDLs) are state-issued enhanced drivers licenses that provide proof of identity and U.S. citizenship.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
E-sims are a lifeline for people in Gaza. They are also a practical way your dollars can make a meaningful difference.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is jmetraux@motherjones.com. Reposts appreciated.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/02/2025
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive. Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025
by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Topics cdc, government, united states, dataset, archive
Language English
Item Size 98.5G
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Proof of life photo for today. The horrors persist but so does cat eye liner. It's been a minute since I did a full beat. We have to find our joy where we can. I'd love to see a photo of you today. We're still here, still queer, and ready to fight like hell.
A photo of LJ, a white non-binary person. They are wearing a black puffer coat and a black and purple scarf draped over their head. They have short, dark purple hair. It is snowing and there are snowflakes in their hair and on the coat and scarf. There is snow on the street behind them.
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BAJA BLAST BLAINE @shrekromancer.gay · 01/02/2025
what's wrong babe, you've hardly touched today's heap of apocalyptic news headlines
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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
If you're feeling overwhelmed, it's intentional. They're calling it "flooding the zone." The intent is to overwhelm and exhaust us so we can not effectively resist. Something simple you can do right now now is to make sure to take breaks and rest.
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Jonathan Laxton, MD, FRCPC @drjonl.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
For all our American neighbours who may be struggling to find accurate health information - thr Public Health Agency of Canada has a website you are more than welcome to use: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
A friend messaged me today and they told me I had hurt their feelings by being absent lately. I was taken somewhat aback and felt awful. But I was really glad they brought it to my attention. I apologized and thanked them for telling me.
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Dr. Loretta Jean (they/she) @loretta-jean.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I'm looking to connect with other Canadians doing grassroots work around helping 2SLGBTQIA+ asylum seekers. I have tried to reach out to some NGOs to volunteer and haven't heard back. Any suggestions on who is doing this work and who I can connect with?
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