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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Harvard Scientists Studied 200 Aging Brains for a Decade — One Daily Habit Made All the Difference
Once this brain chemical stays suppressed long enough, you lose far more than focus — your brain begins shrinking at a structural level. And you won't feel a single thing.
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
No, Canada Isn’t “Collapsing” from Recession — Here’s the Math Trump and The MAGA/Maple MAGA Crowd Pray You Never Do open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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No, Canada Isn’t “Collapsing” from Recession — Here’s the Math Trump and The MAGA/Maple MAGA Crowd Pray You Never Do
A “technical recession” of -0.1% annualized is a rounding error wearing a Halloween costume. Here's what the number actually says — and why Canada is in GREAT shape moving forward.
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WIRED @wired.com · 24/05/2026
Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit. www.wired.com/story/why-ga...
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Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding
Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/04/2026
LIVE: Canada's Carney announces sovereign wealth fund www.youtube.com/live/QMvt-LZ...
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LIVE: Canada's Carney announces sovereign wealth fund
YouTube video by Reuters
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🍀🩵Cindy💙🍀 @cindyandrewsmcgraw.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Vimy Ridge: sacrifice and determination.
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
‘We’re terrified': Pictou County residents and councillors have concerns about two fossil fuel-burning plants they see as a ‘done deal’ www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/p...
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‘We’re terrified': Pictou County residents and councillors have concerns about two fossil fuel-burning plants they see as a ‘done deal’ - Halifax Examiner
"(In Pictou County) we have too much experience with industrial exploits that have gone wrong, and we've paid the price, environmentally, socially, for a long time. Do we want to jump into another one...
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Receptioniste @receptioniste.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Why is the assumption always about single use automobiles? The best solution is tax the people taking cars to the peninsula www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Solutions sought to ease traffic congestion in Halifax | CBC News
Nova Scotia Public Works Minister Fred Tilley told reporters the province is looking for a "holisitic view" of the entire network on the peninsula. He said this would also include looking at bike lane...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
“Trump is working as an insider trader… a drop in the bucket…” Obscene, historic corruption. And Republicans say nothing.
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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Oh ... so good.... pick both! #TheFelon 💥
Donald Trump is a RA _ ist 
Pick a P and a C
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 07/07/2025
SCOOP: One of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies needed to decommission thousands of pipelines. It failed to deliver, and the BC Energy Regulator didn’t levy any financial penalties, docs show. VIA @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social with @theijf.org thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-re...
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CNRL broke deal to deactivate B.C. pipelines | The Narwhal
Documents reveal that oil and gas giant Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) failed to follow its own plan to deactivate thousands of B.C. pipelines
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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CUPE Is Fighting The Zionist-Instigated Firing Of A Paramedic
Solidarity is needed to win Katherine Grzejszczak’s reinstatement and declare that attacking labour supporters of Palestine won’t stand.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Grandmothers Against Genocide Ottawa Every Thursday morning 8 AM. Vincent Massey Park / Heron Road. Just because our leaders pretend it isn't happening doesn't mean you can stay silent. Genocide vigils - Toronto, Guelph, Goderich, Haliburton, Ottawa, Port Hawkesbury.
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Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
If anyone (besides NS Premier Houston and natural resources minister Rushton) is inclined to believe NS Mining Association Sean Kirby’s arguments for ending the ban on uranium mining in N.S., here is info from DNR experts back in 2019, refuting all Kirby’s BS: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/natu...
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The ban on uranium exploration and mining is safe – for now - Halifax Examiner
After yesterday’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development, Nova Scotia’s Uranium Exploration and Mining Prohibition Act seems to be safe. At least for now. The ...
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
While America’s Front Doors are Closing to China, Back Doors are Opening open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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While America’s Front Doors are Closing to China, Back Doors are Opening
The hypocrisy of Trump’s techno-nationalism
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 03/06/2025
The Kyiv Independent held a closed screening of our new investigative documentary, No God but Theirs, on May 29. In this film, the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit uncovers the persecution of Ukrainian Christian communities in Melitopol.
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 @graceblakeley.substack.com explains how neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy & why organizing is essential for taking back working-class democratic power. perspectivesjournal.ca/2025-ellen-m... 🔶
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Genuine Democracy in an Age of Hyper-Individualism with Grace Blakeley | Perspectives Journal
Grace Blakeley explains how neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy and shows why we must organize to take back democratic power for the working-class.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/06/2025
Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Preventing Themselves From Stopping Trump theonion.com/senate-...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Preventing Themselves From Stopping Trump
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Canadians also need to beware the Trojan Horse of Trumpism: pipelines will not solve the problem and our climate needs to be a priority. Thanks to those who did this and those who protest openly against the greedy TACO
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
"Let cash registers ring!"
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 28/05/2025
Mi’kmaq and mining companies give politicians earful over resource development By @dartjenhen.bsky.social
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Mi’kmaq and mining companies give politicians earful over resource development - Halifax Examiner
"Consulting the Mi’kmaq is not just a box to be checked,".Chief Tamara Young of Pictou Landing First Nation told Tuesday's natural resources standing committee.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/05/2025
ICE agents making arrests while masked— no warrants. This is about basic civil rights. What are our protections? Who’s accountable? Congress must act. Hold hearings—sanctioned or not. ☎️ Call your Senators and Representatives NOW: (202) 224-3121 @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Because biology doesn't give a shit what you think about RFK, Jr.... 🧪🌿🌎 #sciart
A chart showing the various vaccines recommended for children up to age 16.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Good one from Andy Borowitz.
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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
REMINDER: ANY MEMBER OF GOVERNMENT WHO VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED FROM GOVERNMENT. NOT WARNED. NOT VOTED OUT. ARRESTED AND REMOVED.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/05/2025
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
 “I’ve studied McCarthyism’s impact on higher education for 50 years. What’s happening now is worse.” -Ellen Schrecker, historian
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 26/05/2025
‘Anita Louise and the Wild Women’ one of many to watch at Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival By Evelyn C. White
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'Anita Louise and the Wild Women' one of many to watch at Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival - Halifax Examiner
The festival begins May 28 and runs to May 31 at the Bus Stop Theatre on Gottingen Street.
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givemesanity.bsky.social @givemesanity.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
🇨🇦 Every Albertan - and every Canadian - should read this article by Jim Stanford. The hardships facing individual Albertans are brought to them by their own provincial government, not by the rest of Canada. Wake up, Alberta, & break the shackles of one party rule. 🍁
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
If you want to know the real story of the massive wealth that came from the north and why so little was left behind other than slag heaps and injured workers check out this film. And yes, that is me singing in the trailer as we head underground. www.nfb.ca/film/hole_st...
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The Hole Story
In this feature documentary, Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie continue in the same provocative vein as their earlier Forest Alert, this time turning their lens on Canada's mining …
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 26/05/2025
Project by Nova Scotia Women’s History Society honours trailblazing Black women of Truro By @suzannerent.bsky.social
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Project by Nova Scotia Women's History Society honours trailblazing Black women of Truro - Halifax Examiner
Dr. Lynn Jones "elated" with painted portraits that now stand in Reparations Park.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 25/05/2025
Sweden, Denmark, and Finland all use proportional representation to elect their representatives. If we want to be more like them and less like the United States, let's start there. #cdnpoli
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Defend The Vote @wedefendthevote.org · 22/05/2025
"As we witness the most coordinated state-level effort in generations to restrict the right to vote, now is the time to take clear, decisive action to advance voting rights. I am dedicated to protecting the right to vote and proud to partner with Defend the Vote." - @joeneguse.bsky.social
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof. Black wealth. Black futures. Gone. And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened. 📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of. Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
HYPOCRISY: 1. Stealing Bruce Springsteen's music for your shit rallies, then posting an official POTUS meme showing you intentionally inflict potentially fatal violence on the musical genius. 2. Being opening homophobic while dancing to YMCA by the Village People.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Why we resist - Canadians are standing up to the gangster regime. Please watch and share this speech on defending our borders, boycotting the United States and standing up for the rule of law. #elbowsup www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5HH...
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CHARLIE ANGUS - WHY WE RESIST
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Lessons from around the world for the United States: Three well-tested ways to undermine an autocrat. Read www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...
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Opinion | Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/05/2025
NEW: We identified at least 14 officers in the Chicago Police Department who, according to disciplinary records, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault or misconduct in the past 10 years. Most have not been convicted. With @invisible.institute
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Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.
The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct. Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims,...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Doug Ford's Bill 5 will override Indigenous rights to force risky developments on traditional territories. The people of Treaty 9 will stand up to defend the land. Doug the grifter is about to taught a basic lesson in Canadian history.
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Receptioniste @receptioniste.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/05/2025
John Ewing Jr. was elected Omaha’s first Black mayor on Tuesday, defeating the city’s three-term Republican mayor, Jean Stothert, in a race where Democrats sought to tie her to President Trump’s unpopular agenda — another warning sign for Republicans in a critical battleground area.
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Democrats pull off an upset in Nebraska, electing Omaha’s first Black mayor
Voters denied Republican Mayor Jean Stothert a fourth term in a race overshadowed by Trump’s agenda — the latest test of attitudes in a political battleground.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14/05/2025
⚡️Russian missile strike on Sumy hits industrial facility, inflicts casualties. The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m.
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Russian missile strike on Sumy hits industrial facility, inflicts casualties
The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/05/2025
The Trump administration is facing backlash for its acceptance of white South African “refugees” into the U.S. while actual displaced groups facing violence and persecution have been locked out of the country and stranded.
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Trump Faces Intense Backlash For Accepting White South African ‘Refugees’
Trump is accused of racist hypocrisy after denying hundreds of thousands of refugees from Congo, Sudan and Afghanistan
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14/05/2025
According to 2 lawsuits filed by several U.S. states this week, the White House is using cuts to federal aid to threaten states into supporting President Trump’s mass deportations.
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Trump Is Now Holding States’ Disaster Relief Hostage
Donald Trump is increasing pressure on states that refuse to join his war on immigrants.
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shadypalms.bsky.social @shadypalms.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Continuing the big lie. Trumpists are so good at lies.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/05/2025
Across the federal government, Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds. This unofficial hold on many activities has incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.
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The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government
Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The Resistance is hitting the road again. Looking forward to being in Picton tonight at the Regent Theatre. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Mr. Angus Goes to Picton
The Resistance Tour is back on the road.
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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