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Marylou Murray

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STAT @statnews.com · 13/10/2026
We are going to miss you very much, Helen. www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-b…
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Has everyone seen the notice that SEAPAL is turning off the water at 6 pm (two and a half hours from now) for at least 72 hours. I support this decision based on past experience, but also aaaargh! #PuertoVallarta #HurricaneSimon #StaySafe
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
Opting out of all the ways that the major tech companies can infiltrate our lives is difficult, but not impossible. Let us know where you’re starting from today, and take the month to seek more privacy from the tools you use. www.eff.org/pages/welco...
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Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our
Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Although it would also be very funny.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They have fixed the problem on that page. There is now a box for your email. I both signed up and received a confirming email.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One of two things happens. I land on a page where I’m mid sign up and unable to go any further. Or, I get a page that says This site can’t be reached, with a second line that says www.canada.ca unexpectedly closed the connection. Both are surprising outcomes.
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Huge news! Charges against Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, have been stayed. Judge found parts of Canada's drug laws are unconstitutional and that the compassion club reduced the harms associated with the toxic drug crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge | CBC News
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This page. www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
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Funding programs and grants for jobs, training, and social development projects - Canada.ca
Funding Program
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 25/09/2026
Love bringing exciting events to life? The Walrus is hiring an Event Manager for an 18-month parental leave contract. Submit your application by October 5, 2026. thewalrus.ca/about/careers
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Careers & Fellowships | The Walrus
Jobs, fellowships, and internships at the Walrus Foundation
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What?
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I never try that one but I always try eeny. Eeny meeny, but also kin to teeny.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“as soon as they go on strike, (…) the minister will then have the ability to end a strike if he or she is of the opinion that the strike that is underway either adversely affects or may adversely affect something called the ‘national interest…” 5/6
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I liked it. A lot.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 20/09/2026
How it started / how it’s going (Cosmin is still identifying himself as the BC Conservative communications director as of 2:24 PM PST)
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa ×
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay is the leader BC Conservatives elected, fair and squareKerry-Lynne Findlay • @KerryLynneFindl
X.com
Today, I am resigning as Leader of the
Conservative Party of British Columbia.
This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one for our movement and our province.
My full statement:
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
You may not know her name, but Laura Sabia spent her life fighting for women's rights. Her efforts led to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, she wrote columns for the Toronto Sun and inspired many women to pursue higher education. youtube.com/shorts/IkKSC...
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The Story of Laura Sabia
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
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Mark Rothko @markrothko.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
No.3/No.13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange) botfrens.com/collections/25/content…
No.3/No.13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange)
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VenomousGoatTV @venomousgoat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hell yes. This is an extremely worthwhile project and the Saddle Lake Cree Nation should be commended for providing a safe place for trans kids in this province to get the healthcare they need gofund.me/3c9673e70
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Donate to Saddle Lake Cree Nation Treaty Health Legal Defense Fund, organized by James Makokis
Help Saddle Lake Cree Nation Defend Treaty Health Rights and Pr… James Makokis needs your support for Saddle Lake Cree Nation Treaty Health Legal Defense Fund
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Chris Pirillo @chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
My 426th FREE web app! Ugly Sweater — Create seeded ugly Christmas sweater patterns from 134 legible motifs. Add a motif, words, or your photo; capture a still, video or GIF, or print the knitting chart. arcade.pirillo.com/ugly-sweater.html
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Knit Wit: Ugly Christmas Sweater Simulator Generator
Create seeded ugly Christmas sweater patterns from 134 legible motifs. Add a motif, words, or your photo; capture a still, video or GIF, or print the knitting chart.
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Amanda Wyatt! Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Libraries, DH centers, other folks w/printer access 🖨️ who can make a stack of free-zine copies: there's a "take one!" poster you can print to go alongside them on our zine page! zinebakery.com//homemade-zi...
Zine cover for "DIY Web Archiving" poster with additional text allowing it to be posted over a stack of the zines encouraging taking some. "Things disappear* from the internet. (*sometimes, are deliberately disappeared)
Care about stuff on the web?
art zines fan fic
videos/tiktoks photo galleries social media hashtags departed loved ones' posts museum & archival materials
that we have always existed
what really happened
cultural memory
human rights
resistance
joy
*YOU* need to act to archive it.
Anyone can do it-this zine shows you how.
Free! Take a bunch! Take more & share with friends!
DIY Web Archiving Zine
Daedel, Kijas, Kreymer, Walsh, Visconti
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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New Heritage Minute just dropped, starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland:
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NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11
YouTube video by Historica Canada
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here are some ways to “De-Google” your life. Other suggestions welcome. If this latest corrupt capitulation to Trump isn’t enough for you, read @doctorow.pluralistic.net’s Enshittification chapter on how Google killed competition and then deliberately made their products worse to increase revenue.
List of how to replace Google servicesList of how to de-Google your devices.
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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Y’all. This is CROCHETED
Handcrafted human skeleton with removable internal organs
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 27/08/2026
Today's @xkcd.com
It's a stickman holding a hammer, lifting up his leg, and saying:

"Listen up, leg. I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!"

It is captioned: tariffs
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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 22/08/2026
If you've been lapsing in your commitment to buying Canadian, it's time to triple down. As much as 'no deal is better than a bad deal' is true, this is gonna hurt.
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Paul Klee, Small Dune Picture, 1926
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Marc Chagall, A wheatfield on a summer's afternoon, 1942
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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A sharpnose snake eel slithered into Coral City… the first time we’ve seen this species on Camera in over 5 years! #sharpnosesnakeeel #snakeeel #eel #slither #coralcitycamera
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 15/08/2026
TW: Suicide If you tell people you have SI, many are likely to suggest you call 988 or text the suicide lifeline. These are good resources *if you need to be kept physically safe;* they are not as helpful if your ideations are passive. Allow me to share some things that have helped me. /1
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Becca (she/her) @gilahermit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I finally finished this beauty and I’m totally in love! 🖤🩷 The very best axolotl image you ever did see in knit! Pattern is The Axolotl Cowl by the brilliant @samantha-west.bsky.social Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in Scorpio & Rosalinda 🧶 #FOFriday #FinishedObjectFriday #knitsky #knitting
Image of hand knit cowl depicting a cartoonish axolotl surrounded by stripes and lattice motifs. The axolotl and motifs are knit in a lightly variegated pink color and the background is a dark charcoal gray-black color. The cowl is laid on a wooden table with leftover yarn next to it to one side and a rose quartz and a white stone to the other side.
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Leaflet @leaflet.pub · 04/08/2026
Leaflet is the new† Substack‡, you heard it here first folks! ✍️ 🍃 💸 †not just new — better — b/c no platform lock-in, great Bluesky integration…and now, monetization too! ‡actually even bigger than that; not just us but a whole open ecosystem replacing Substack! here if you have any q's!
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Piloting paid memberships for the open social web!
Lab Notes 035: building monetization features for Leaflet creators, starting with paid memberships — tell us if you'd like to be the first to try, and what else you need!
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Buy Canadian. Stay safe. If you buy produce from the USA you are putting your trust in Trump, DOGE and RFK jr. Keep the boycott strong. www.aol.com/articles/fda...
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FDA Announces Recall on Berries Sold in 8 States for Potential E. Coli Contamination - AOL
They’ve already sickened 12 people.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Love the colours!
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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The more I think about Max Fawcett gaslighting the country that "Mark Carney wants to make Canada more like Norway," the angrier I get at this particular bit of overtly partisan pure propaganda journalistic malpractice. Carney's policies are all about making Canada less like Norway in every way. 1/
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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Canada's wildfires have put 200 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere but next spring they'll claim a 2026 emissions reduction because the official carbon accounting system does not count the wildfires that capitalist forestry practices make inevitable.
Photo of a huge wildfire filling the sky with smoke, 2026. What burns is not a real forest, but a commercial tree plantation of identical pines planted in rows.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 15/07/2026
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
A NASA map of the wildfires burning across Canada right now.
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Car culture is more than just a transit and movement issue. It’s a legacy of property, colonialism, and structural exclusion. @johnmunro.bsky.social gives the breakdown on how our dependency of single occupancy vehicles shapes our cities in ways we’ve stopped questioning. h/t @jaypitter.bsky.social
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Carney calling Lindsey Graham a defender of democracy and freedom when the man made jokes on his official X account about taking over Canada is just the last straw of many last straws for me.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
You just made my day!
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
That is gorgeous!
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
That is so disappointing.
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
That’s impressive. Congratulations!
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Marylou Murray @maryloumurray.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
That was odd.
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ElectroCeratops @ehrenenglish.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Next up! Ottawa Trans Library. Linework done, Time for colour...
The Ottawa Trans Library, illustrated.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It is Pride Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories of how Canadians fought for equality. Today it is the story of Halpern v Canada.
A black-and-white newspaper page with the large headline Court rules for same-sex unions. Below the headline is a dark photo of two people embracing or kissing, followed by an article headed Today is the death of homophobia. The article discusses a court ruling recognizing same-sex couples and includes quotes from people reacting emotionally to the decision. Smaller surrounding headlines include SARS inquiry launched and other news items, with car advertisements along the bottom.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Share and make the call.
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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
From @citizenlab.ca @cyn-k.bsky.social : Bill C-22 could expose Canadian data to U.S. surveillance policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/bill...
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Bill C-22 could expose Canadian data to U.S. surveillance
Ottawa should reject any data-sharing agreement that allows U.S. authorities to access Canadians' personal information without Canadian oversight.
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Leaflet @leaflet.pub · 28/12/2025
Welcome! Leaflet is a publishing app — like WordPress / Substack / Medium — great for blogs & more 🌱 It's part of the Atmosphere, i.e. uses the same account you use here! With custom theming, subpages, canvas layout, comments… Try at leaflet.pub ✨ Plz share if friends might enjoy! 😍
Publication page for Leaflet Lab Notes with description, subscribe button, and latest posts listPublished post "Any Kind of Shortbread Cookies" with title, description, and picture of yummy cookiesReader view with a list of recent posts from publications subscribed toPublication dashboard with a list of unpublished drafts
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