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Learn, laugh, cry, protest, save democracy. Some snark. Let's make this the new global town square. Bilingue. #WearAMask #Vote #AltFam #AltGov #ElbowsUp Silicon Valley & Canada

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Heme Doc @labsandmabs.bsky.social · 22h
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #abpoli
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Alberta ‘failed’ Cargill workers amid COVID-19 outbreak with inaction, overconfidence: report | CBC News
A new report says a number of factors converged to produce a “preventable tragedy” in which two workers and four close contacts died after a massive COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill’s beef processing plan...
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Theresa 🇨🇦 @resad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Covid set it all in motion, Kenney ignored the science, and Smith amplified the harm and continues to do so #ABPoli #ABLeg #UCPFail
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 11h
Looking at the calendar those special main-in ballots have to be mailed by October 9th. Time is ticking. Get mailing. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Calendar page for October 2026 showing key election voting dates and deadlines in Alberta. October 9 features a yellow sticky note handwritten with "MAIL BACK Ballot DAY," highlighted by a red arrow pointing from a text box that reads "October 9 = Canada Post recommended date to mail back special ballot packages to guarantee delivery by receiving deadline (within Alberta)". October 13 through October 17 are outlined in green with a double-ended arrow and labeled "Advance" to indicate advance voting days. October 16 features a red star pointing to a text box reading "October 16, 2026: Last day for receiving special ballots by mail at Elections Alberta". October 18 and 19 are outlined in green and labeled "Ref DAY".
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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think it's critical to note the negligent workplace safety guidance was applied in EVERY workplace, including hospitals and schools. There is an evidence trail back to early 2020 showing wilful ignorance of precautionary principle & expert evidence that COVID was airborne. #CdnPoli
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 7h
Global News interviewed @alonghurst.bsky.social about how the #Ontario government is aggressively privatizing surgeries and medical imaging—core hospital services—as wait times increase. #onpoli @policyalternatives.ca globalnews.ca/video/120763...
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Study finds outsourcing medical procedures isn’t reducing wait times | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Study finds outsourcing medical procedures isn’t reducing wait times Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 4h
Oops, linked the 1934 paper twice above! The first link was meant to be to the CSA's tool for determining the appropriate PPE for a workplace where a given aerosol hazard *may potentially* be present. NB this applies to both the 2018 and 2011 versions of the standard. COVID is risk group 3.
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Respirator Selection Tool
This tool is for the selection of respirators for protection from bioaerosols and is for use in conjunction with CSA Z94.4, Selection, use, and care of respirators.
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 6h
For context, here is the accurate warning provided to PHAC in February 2020, that COVID must be treated as airborne, that medical masks are not adequate protection, and those potentially exposed to someone infected with COVID must be provided with respirators as a minimum level of protection.
The full text of this letter begins on page 88 of the PDF file that may be found at this address: https://open.canada.ca/en/search/ati/reference/021309ea72da406c5cdd2a6fa3a38c14The full text of this letter begins on page 88 of the PDF file that may be found at this address: https://open.canada.ca/en/search/ati/reference/021309ea72da406c5cdd2a6fa3a38c14The full text of this letter begins on page 88 of the PDF file that may be found at this address: https://open.canada.ca/en/search/ati/reference/021309ea72da406c5cdd2a6fa3a38c14The full text of this letter begins on page 88 of the PDF file that may be found at this address: https://open.canada.ca/en/search/ati/reference/021309ea72da406c5cdd2a6fa3a38c14
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AT Protocol Developers @atproto.com · 28/09/2026
The organization that governs the PLC Directory now formally exists as a registered Swiss Association and has taken the first steps towards being able to independently operate the directory. blog.plcred.org/3mwlphq42d227
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First steps of the PLC organization
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 9h
🗳️ What can we do to preserve scientific research and public health? Vote. And get others to vote as well. Check out @Amandasmildtakes for a daily to list between now and the midterms. Spread the word. www.youtube.com/shorts/uNR4_...
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Daily action items from now until the midterms!!
https://amandasmildtakes.substack.com/p/daily-midterm-action-item-checklist__________________________________Subscribe to my Substack for more political and ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
1. Garland had to sue for testimony of 14 critical witnesses w/o which there'd be no case. The court took a year to rule 2. Garland began investigating Trump when he got to DOJ. He did not wait 2 years 3. Twitter delayed the probe 4 months 4. The J6 cmte delayed it by another 2 months 5. SCOTUS
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Mirth @mirthdal.bsky.social · 13h
Hi @linkedin.com I'm trying to post a job for a volunteer organization. It keeps showing my personal address, lists the job as "on-site" and "full-time". There appears to be no way to change this to "part-time" and "remote" or even get the job to appear in the right country. What do I do?
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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 16h
Good morning ppl! While the talk of shit lettuce has stopped for now, what hasn’t changed is our response time to the next food born illness. Remember it took us a month to get to the farm last time. One of the reasons was this. www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/fsi...
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USDA Food Inspection Staff Fell 70% While a Larger Inspector Series Held Steady
OPM data show FSIS Food Inspection staff fell 70% from July 2024 to July 2026, while Consumer Safety Inspection was flat. Explore three charts and the underlying data.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h
Almost immediately after his second term began, Trump started taking steps to try to control elections. “This is his fixation,” Marc Elias says. “This is the unifying force that holds the MAGA movement together.” They're betting you'll stop paying attention. Don't: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 15h
🧵COVID-19 vaccines are now available in Ontario for high risk groups and available to the general public starting Oct. 26. The link below helps find the pharmacy nearest to you - please share to help others. FYI - we’re all at risk from COVID-19 see 2/ #VaccinesWork ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
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COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15h
#Saskatoon program helps food go to students, instead of landfill FoodBridge Alliance delivers surplus food hampers to 2 Saskatoon elementary schools Surplus food from grocers usually gets destroyed across Canada, this is a food rescue service. /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Saskatoon program helps food go to students, instead of landfill | CBC News
Founded by a former classroom volunteer, the FoodBridge Alliance redirects surplus commercial groceries away from landfills and into food hampers that support families at Vincent Massey and Saint Edwa...
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 15h
On this day in 1668, the Nonsuch anchored in James Bay. It remained through the winter and traded with the Cree for beaver pelts. This led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. A replica of the Nonsuch is on display at the Manitoba Museum. 📸 Andrew Workman
The Nonsuch with cream sails and intricate rigging exhibited in a museum, visitors standing on the deck near the stern and an English flag flying.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15h
Whether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud.
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Lorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 23h
One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16h
According to unnamed Arab officials, Egypt repeatedly warned Israel that an attack from Gaza was coming, while UAE reportedly warned Netanyahu directly that Hamas was planning major action weeks before the Oct. 7 attack. Netanyahu denies receiving them.
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Egypt's spy chief reportedly warned Netanyahu multiple times before 7 October massacre
Netanyahu secretly met UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed on 27 September amid reports he sought a denial of a pre-Oct. 7 warning. Hours later, new claims emerged that Egypt had also warned Israel. Netan...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14h
My Building a Healthier America Policy Agenda. 🌱🧑‍🌾🍏💧
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 16h
The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link: www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/...
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'Catastrophic failure': Report finds Alberta regulators failed Cargill workers
Six years after more than 950 workers at High River meat plant tested positive, and 2 died, investigation says OHS regulator 'all but abdicated its mandate'
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
Here's the recording of Bradford's remarks, and the recording of the original campaign meeting in which a volunteer with ties to the Victory App itself explained how the rewards would work.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
In a news conference today, @thestar.com reporter Mahdis Habibinia asked Bradford about the app and the rewards system. Bradford said our reporting was inaccurate, and "I’m surprised they published it."
Bradford replied that the reporting was false. “There’s no rewards, there’s no facetime, there’s nothing,” he said.

When pressed by Habibinia, he went even further, accusing Canada’s National Observer of publishing falsehoods about the existence of rewards. “They’re inaccurate. It's a mischaracterization. I’m surprised they published it,” he said.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
Today, we published a second investigation looking at a separate aspect of this app and its implications for privacy. That story is now out from behind the paywall.
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford’s campaign appears to have breached its own privacy policy
Its campaign tool, called the Victory App, was the subject of a CNO investigation last week for its use of AI to locate online discussions about Bradford. But another aspect of the app also raises que...
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
The campaign has offered several competing explanations for the AI-generated comments; at times it has said the comments are created by real people, while at others it has said they're edited by real people. Neither appears to be true.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
Our first investigation, published last week, revealed that the Bradford campaign is using the Victory App. The way it works: supporters are given "missions" that can include posting messages (generated by AI) on social media. They earn points for those activities, which may be traded for rewards.
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026
This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.
nationalobserver.com
Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.
Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By rights, each post in this thread should be nail in the coffin of Brad Bradford’s campaign. Great work, @nationalobserver.com.
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Jake Wright @bcnjake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don’t wanna hear SHIT about woke run amok when protesting genocide gets you banned from campus and sexual assault gets you an apology letter.
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An absolutely damning report on the unnecessary COVID deaths of workers at the Cargill plant in High River, AB, highlighting public health and infection control's mismanagement of the crisis, and failure to engage OHS or follow the precautionary principle. albertapolitics.ca/wp-content/u...
As the evidence marshalled in this report shows, the massive
outbreak associated with Cargill was by no means inevitable. It
occurred because systems designed to protect worker health and
safety failed. And they failed for a number of interrelated reasons.
OHS and AHS Did Not Adopt the
Precautionary Principle
The virus SARS-CoV-2 is spread among humans via aerosol
transmission. The period during which someone with COVID-19
can transmit the virus varies depending on factors such as the
variant and severity of illness, but transmission can occur both
before and after symptom onset. Some infected individuals never
experience illness but still spread the virus to others.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Hinshaw and many other
public health leaders believed that COVID-19 only spread via
large droplets and that asymptomatic transmission was not
occurring. As a result, AHS EPH primarily focused on physical
barriers, physical distancing, hand-washing, and surgical masks as
preventative measures at Cargill.Cargill, AHS, and OHS did not consider the possible range of
aerosol transmission of the virus in a large crowded industrial
work setting and, therefore, did not prioritize — let alone consider
— higher-level control measures such as improved ventilation, air
filtration, and N95 (or equivalent) respirators.
Surgical masks, which were made mandatory at Cargill after April
16, provided inferior protection to workers working eight hours a
day, especially for those working in close quarters with inadequate
ventilation. Sometime between the closure of the facility (April
22) and its reopening (May 4), Alberta OHS came to believe that
tight-fitting, higher-filtration respirators (N95 or equivalent
masks) were required, as demonstrated by the ministerial order
approving KN95 masks (May 3) and OHS officers’ decision to wear
N95 masks during their May 4 inspection. However, the evidence
suggests that this view was not shared by Hinshaw.
Ventilation was not identified as a potential factor in the spread
at Cargill until early May, and even then, there is no evidence that
this pathway was further investigated by AHS or OHS.
Had OHS, AHS, and Cargill adopted the precautionary principle,
which requires taking proactive measures to maximize human
safety before the science about the transmission of a new virus
is known, more aggressive control measures would have been
adopted early on. If improved ventilation, provision of N95 masks
(or cartridge respirators), and other actions had been taken earlier,
hundreds of workers may have been spared from illness.None of the evidence we reviewed showed any communication
or coordination between AHS EPH officials and Alberta OHS at
this time. In response to our freedom of information requests for
email correspondence between the manager for OHS in Calgary
and several AHS officials who were directly involved in the Cargill
response, we were informed by the Government of Alberta’s
access to information that “a thorough search […] did not yield any
records responsive to your request.”195
By April 16, the total number of known confirmed positive cases
had reached approximately 550. At this point, there had only
been one in-person inspection of the plant, that being AHS’ April
7 visit, which resulted in non-binding recommendations. And, as
mentioned, there was no epidemiological analysis of the outbreak
showing the temporal pattern of the spread within the plant and
in the community.
An internal AHS MOH update on April 17 noted that “84% of
new COVID-19 cases [in the province] are in Calgary Zone, ‘most
related to Cargill.”196 By this time, a Cargill worker and union shop
steward had been admitted to an ICU. On April 18, another worker
would need life support care in the ICU. Cargill, AHS, and OHS had
lost control of the outbreak.Echoing Cargill’s response to the union’s April 12 letter, Dreeshen
cautioned workers not to listen to “inflammatory rhetoric” and
appealed to them to instead focus on information from public
health experts:
“…On this call are Alberta’s best medical minds and
they provide Alberta’s government with the best up
to date information on a daily basis and I would just
like to encourage everyone to not get distracted by
misleading noise or inflammatory rhetoric because
any government's primary goal — our core goal — is
to keep our people safe…”
Immediately after the town hall, Dreeshen posted on his social
media: “Directly communicated with [Cargill] workers to reassure
them that their worksite is safe.”217 Internal email messages
among senior officials with the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry suggest there was also “a request” to share some “key
messages” about the safety of Cargill’s plant through Hinshaw’s
Twitter account.218
Hours after the town hall, Dr. Nick Etches, acting lead medical
officer of health for the Calgary Zone, wrote to colleagues
requesting assistance with an epidemiological analysis of
the outbreak:
“[Hu] just spoke with [Hinshaw] and she wants us
to answer some questions that will likely require
additional epi support. Essentially we want to
determine the proportion of the Cargill-associated
cases that are due to:
1) Workplace transmission
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 15h
Local health minister says wait times for wealthy people way down since her government started focussing on bringing down wait times for wealthy people.
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Wait times for most priority surgeries in Ontario have increased since 2017, study says | CBC News
Wait times for most of the province’s publicly funded priority surgeries and procedures have increased between 2017 and 2025, according to a study released Monday.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live. I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation. Here's the link: open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In light of the report highlighting how the UCP sacrificed the lives and health of meat-packing plant workers for Cargill's profits, the racist referenda scapegoating immigrants for the UCP's incompetence must be cancelled, and the government must issue an apology to the workers and their families.
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We can say that political pressure, deference to public health, negligence, and incompetence all contributed to the tragedy. Further evidence suggests that government officials prioritized the interests of the meat-processing industry over the health and safety of meat-packing workers."
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Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says - Alberta Politics
One of the most disgraceful episodes of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta took place on April 18, 2020, when Devin Dreeshen, Jason Copping and Deena Hinshaw assured employees of Cargill Inc.’s meat pac...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In March, Washington State passed a tax on millionaires to fund public education, childcare, and expand its earned income tax credit. Now, special interest groups backed by the rich are trying to trick voters into repealing the tax by claiming it will apply to non-millionaires. Don't fall for it.
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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
What my DMs look like right now. Why? Because a woman is suing the 7 men at Cornell who drugged, trafficked, and raped her—and I wrote an article addressing all men and condemning rapists. And predictably—weak men are offended. Here’s my article upsetting them: www.qasimrashid.com/p/cornell-un...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Add them to the terrorist watch list
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Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca · 28/09/2026
658,000 special ballots ordered - but they only count if you return 'em! Make your plan to vote to remain. 🍁
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.
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EH! @eh-now.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hockey Night in Canada is back on CBC, and this time it's the PWHL. 🇨🇦 Eight Saturday primetime games, each with a Canadian team, starting December 5 when the Montréal Victoire face Hamilton. French coverage on Radio-Canada. - EH! Canada's Social Network ❤️
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/09/2026
Last month, we refurbished 10 tennis courts in Crotona Park — the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for night play. We stopped by recently to see how things were going. Thank you to NYJTL, USTA and Yonex for helping us deliver high-quality public spaces that New Yorkers deserve.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a sweeping California package cracking down on public corruption, crypto fraud, ticket scams, privacy abuses and more, including a new law barring public officials from launching meme coins.
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Newsom Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public Officials
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of anti-corruption and consumer protection legislation, MeidasTouch has exclusively learned, delivering one of
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Happy birthday to Randy Bachman, born on this day in 1943 in Winnipeg! A founding member of The Guess Who, he left the band in 1970 and formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive. With both bands he had #1 hits in the United States. From 2005 to 2021, he hosted Vinyl Tap on CBC. 📸 CNE
Randy Bachman playing a sunburst electric guitar onstage, wearing a black denim vest and graphic T‑shirt, looking focused amid blue, smoky concert lighting.
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
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Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Alternative View, Pacific Northwest @alt-pnw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bunch of new followers due to a Starter Pack. As noted in pinned post: Every night I do a 9* o'clock photo that is supposed to be some sort of beauty break from ongoing awfulness of day. Tonight's is actually a video and your 77 seconds of Nature Zen Pacific wren, Portland's Forest Park, 24 May 2025
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
10/10 As winter approaches, the CDC hasn't even issued updated flu vaccine guidance due to stalled advisory boards. The world's undisputed public health leader has been systematically dismantled. Source: Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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