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Sarah

@simplesarahbear.bsky.social
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NB, 🇨🇦 Neurodivergent AF • Anti-fascism • Anti-Imperialism • Ex-vangelical • Insatiably curious • Still coviding, fan of clean air • Long COVID - 2020 •RIP RN career, hello *gestures vaguely at this existence*

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/03/2026
Sharp rise in young Britons saying ill health is reason they are jobless, study finds
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Sharp rise in young Britons saying ill health is reason they are jobless, study finds
Share of 16- to 24-year-old Neets who report a work-limiting condition up 70% in a decade, says thinktank There has been a sharp rise in the number of jobless young people in the UK citing health problems as the reason they are not working, according to analysis. The share of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training – known as Neets – who reported a work-limiting condition has surged by 70% in a decade, a charity thinktank found. Continue reading...
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David Osborn @safedavid3.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
CATA (Covid Airborne Transmission Alliance) has today issued this press release ahead of next Thursday's publication of the Inquiry's module 3 report: tinyurl.com/CATA-press-r...
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Hey NB you can vote on the NB Asks questions this week. You can use your browser’s “find” function to find a couple on air quality and airborne transmission. Lots of great Qs. www.menti.com/alha18mhoebd #NbPoli
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NB Asks - October 30 - Mentimeter
Be heard, collaborate, and share ideas—make meetings and classes more engaging with real conversations.
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Haley @haleyjo261.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Where do we go for acute issues that are caused by our chronic illnesses? The ER doesn’t manage our issues. Well neither do our doctors. So where do we go. What do we do? We sit at home and hope it’s not fatal. I would love @susanholtnb.bsky.social and the minister of health to weigh in on this.
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Linda Dalpé @dalpe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
This is not quite accurate. In NB, only facilities under the anglophone regional health authority, @horizonhealthnb.bsky.social reinstated masking. The francophone regional health authority, @vitalitenb.bsky.social has not reinstated masking, had not done so last year either...
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Our plane to Spain is in the air! 🙌🙌 Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family. It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support. Thank you for your consideration.
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"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder
Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Woke up to pee and for some reason I decided to punt this thing again and look what changed … now if only the actual healthcare system would switch to respirators and deploy HEPA and other IAQ improvements.
Screenshot of NS Health’s AI chat bot. At 10am this morning I asked it a question. Now at 2am I asked it again and got a VERY different answer. HMMM. 
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Is Covid airborne?
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COVID-19 spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets or aerosols, which are produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, shouts, or talks. These droplets may come into direct contact with another person's mucous membranes (nose, mouth, or eyes or be inhaled. You can find more information about COVID-19 transmission on the Nova Scotia Health website.
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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This is a really clear yet meaty interview with @mark-bray.bsky.social about the actual tactics and history of antifa movements. Will be sharing with students! www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
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What exactly is Antifa? | CBC Radio
In late September, Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization. Today, we’re tracking the meaning and history of antifascist protest — from 1930’s Europe, to today — and asking: how ...
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second. We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I presented our work at the national public health conference and the number 1 thing people said to me was “you shouldn’t have to be spending your own money on respirators and tests for the public!” Yeah, we shouldn’t. #nbpoli
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#nbpoli this is not a drill!!! @govnb.bsky.social is running public consultations about the clean air act - PLEASE take advantage of this opportunity to make your voice heard by government regarding how vital this is!! www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/... Please share far and wide! 💕
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Public consultations to help update Clean Air Act
The government is engaging with New Brunswickers as it prepares to update the Clean Air Act.
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
#Z94.4 The Canadian Aerosol Transmission Coalition put out a statement supporting CSA’s revisions to Z94.4. Over 1,700 individuals and organizations signed on to the statement - including unions representing over 3 million workers in 🇨🇦. www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
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Protecting healthcare workers protects us all:
Canadian coalition gets overwhelming support backing stronger protections for healthcare workers in updated CSA respirator standard...
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
WOW. Look at this story in Newsweek about a couple of fit adults in NB heavily affected by COVID. Imagine if @govnb.bsky.social had told people there was evidence AGAINST exercising directly after infection! #nbpoli www.newsweek.com/mom-captures...
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Mom captures happy family moment—not knowing hours later life would change
Tracey Gairns Brioux told Newsweek it was like "an out-of-body experience"; she watched it all unfold but was totally powerless.
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
PR firm Porter Obrien is trying to rehab Dr Russell’s image. I wonder to what end. This isn’t just for shits and giggles. There has to be a purpose to it. #nbpoli
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Haley @haleyjo261.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
A well fitted respirator can also help reduce the smokes impact on your body. We have free respirators in kids and adult sizes. They are free to anyone in New Brunswick. We can deliver, arrange a pickup or even mail them if we don’t have a volunteer close.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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Canadian Covid Society @covidsociety.ca · 28/05/2025
Join us on June 3rd for the Canadian Covid Society's Annual General Meeting, featuring guest speaker @zalaly.bsky.social‬, a medical doctor and clinical epidemiologist who's recognized for his research on long Covid. Register today: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Graphic with a navy blue background, with teal and white dots in the upper left corner and a maroon triangle in the lower right corner. The Canadian Covid Society logo is in the top right, and there is a photo of Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly. Text reads: 
Annual General Meeting
Featured guest speaker: Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly
3 June 2025
7 PM EDT
Register Now
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The FDA on Friday quietly approved the Novavax Covid vaccine, but only for older adults and for others over age 12 who have at least one medical condition that puts them at high risk from Covid. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/s...
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F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 18/05/2025
A 270-foot Mexican naval vessel carrying 277 people scraped the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, New York fire and Coast Guard officials said.
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Huge Sailboat Carrying Over 270 People Hits Brooklyn Bridge
A 270-foot Mexican naval vessel carrying 277 people scraped the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, New York fire and Coast Guard officials said.
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Haley @haleyjo261.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Please join us on June 7th to celebrate clean air day and the launch of our air filter lending library. Masks are (super) strongly recommended and provided.
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
My (recently-updated) presentation, "Crash Course on School Air Quality in NB" includes some background information on indoor air quality and the testing program in New Brunswick schools. If you are interested, you can view that document here (PDF on OneDrive): buff.ly/IBtCHs1
Screen capture of a title page from a presentation titled "Crash Course on School Air Quality in New Brunswick" by Ryan MurphyScreen capture of a contents page from a presentation titled "Crash Course on School Air Quality in New Brunswick" by Ryan MurphyScreen capture of a slide from a presentation titled "Crash Course on School Air Quality in New Brunswick" by Ryan Murphy
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Some noteworthy results from the 2023 - 2024 data (buff.ly/2fEeTTu ): Thirty-seven schools had peak carbon dioxide values above the 1500 PPM guideline. That's more than half. The highest peak value was recorded at Petitcodiac Regional School - a building with mechanical ventilation.
A screen capture of a list  of schools showing their peak and average carbon dioxide values for the 2023 - 2024 school year. The following schools had peaks above the Province's 1500 PPM guideline: Petitcodiac Regional School (3520 PPM),
Riverview Middle School (3389 PPM),
Bessborough School (3319 PPM),
West Riverview School (2761 PPM),
Florenceville Middle School (2429 PPM),
Chipman Elementary School (2384 PPM),
Nackawic Senior High School (2373 PPM),
Loch Lomond School (2343 PPM),
Birchmount School (2282 PPM),
Forest Hill Elementary (2278 PPM),
Florenceville Elementary School (2247 PPM),
Harcourt Elementary School (2199 PPM),
Upper Miramichi Elementary School (2155 PPM),
Harold Peterson Middle School (2144 PPM),
Grand Bay Primary School (2143 PPM),
Mountain View School (2143 PPM),
Donald Fraser Memorial School (2086 PPM),
Hazen White-St. Francis School (1930 PPM),
Nashwaaksis Memorial School (1922 PPM),
Gesner Street Elementary School (1921 PPM),
St Rose School (1904 PPM),
Princess Elizabeth School (1902 PPM),
Bristol Elementary School (1885 PPM),
St. John the Baptist/King Edward School (1814 PPM),
Hillcrest School (1799 PPM),
Centennial School (1789 PPM),
Dorchester Consolidated School (1768 PPM),
Harvey Elementary School (1755 PPM),
Beaconsfield Middle School (1750 PPM),
Marshview Middle School (1749 PPM),
Keswick Ridge School (1743 PPM),
École Calixte-F.-Savoie (1720 PPM),
École Calixte-F.-Savoie (1720 PPM),
Garden Creek Elementary (1699 PPM),
Bath Community School (1625 PPM),
Bayview School (1604 PPM),
Frank L. Bowser School (1554 PPM)
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Recommendation 3: The Province must increase testing to include all rooms. Data includes 37 schools with peaks above 1500 PPM - including 8 with average values below 1000 PPM. Their peaks averaged 1975 PPM. What if the outliers were not tested? How many other schools have similar untested rooms?
Marshview Middle School had an good average score of 746 PPM - one of the best in the province. The peak value indicates the presence of one (or more) significant outliers.Petitcodiac Regional School had an acceptable average score of 997 PPM.The peak value indicates the presence of one (or more) significant outliers.Princess Elizabeth School had an good average score of 837 PPM. The peak value indicates the presence of one (or more) significant outliers.St. Rose School had an acceptable average score of 933 PPM. The peak value indicates the presence of one (or more) significant outliers.
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Recommendation 2: The Province must increase the frequency of testing. Twelve of 29 schools that had previously tested out of the program (a single day of meeting 1500 PPM) now produced results above 1500 PPM. Boston Public School's IAQ dashboard shows real-time & historical data for 4000+ rooms.
After a single test result under 1500 PPM, the school was deemed safe and no longer tested. 
When testing was expanded in 2023 - 2024, results were worse, and above the 1500 PPM guideline.
After a single test result under 1500 PPM, the school was deemed safe and no longer tested. 
When testing was expanded in 2023 - 2024, results were significantly worse.
Results show 1.8x the levels of the EECD guideline for unventilated schools.Boston Public School IAQ dashboard showing real-time data from one of over 4000 rooms. Included are measures of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, PM10 particulate, PM2.5 particulate, relative humidity, and temperature.
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Recommendation 1: GNB must expand the Air Quality Testing program to include all schools – including those with mechanical ventilation. Petitcodiac Regional School reported the worst peak value. It has a mechanical ventilation system - and it turns on at 4:00 AM, hours before most other schools.
Petitcodiac Regional School had a ventilation system installed previously, beyond the scope of the School Ventilation Program. No prior tests were reported, as schools outside of the program were deemed safe and not tested. This test result is the worst in the Province for 2023 – 2024, and is well beyond the limits of the 1500 PPM guidelines for unventilated schools used by the Province.
Interestingly, the mechanical ventilation system at Petitcodiac Regional School turns on at 4:00 AM each weekday – hours before most other schools. At this concentration, over 8% of the air you breathe has already been in someone’s lungs.
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Based on my analysis, I provided three recommendations on the scope of the Province's testing. Results for each school are recorded on 1 day each year & in approximately 10% of each school's rooms. Only schools without ventilation systems are tested & only until they score below 1500 PPM.
A screenshot of a recommendation addressing the Province's lack of testing for schools with integrated mechanical ventilation systems.A screenshot of a recommendation addressing the Province's lack of testing beyond a single day each year.A screenshot of a recommendation addressing the Province's lack of testing in all rooms, instead choosing approximately 10% of a school's rooms for evaluation.
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Please share this with people who work in schools 💕
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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Additionally, please share this with people whose kids are in the NB school system. It’s time for accountability regarding the air people breathe in schools. They HAVE to be there. They have no choice. Kids are there all day; for workers it is their workplace. They have a right to clean air! #nbpoli
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Hilary MC ❤️🐈‍⬛🍉 @hillygirl1979.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
NB superstar Mr Murphy ⭐️💫✨
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Ryan Murphy @ryan-murphy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Last month, EECD released the results of air quality testing from the 2023 - 2024 school year. Data was again presented as a PDF chart, making analysis difficult. I used their data to create visuals and a report, of sorts. You can read the full report here (PDF on OneDrive): buff.ly/msa9XeV
Cover page of Report on Air Quality Test Results in New Brunswick Schools, prepared by Ryan Murphy using EECD air quality data. The full report can be accessed at a link contained in the post.A sample of the Report's charts showing four years of air quality data from Norton Elementary School. In 2020 - 2021, peak values were 2806 PPM of carbon dioxide; in 2021 - 2022, it was 2493 PPM. A mechanical ventilation system was completed in October 2022. Following the installation, the 2022 - 2023 results were significantly lower, peaking at 902 PPM. Levels rose again the next year, with a peak of 1419 PPM.Bayview School in Saint John was tested in 2020 - 2021, and scored a peak result that met the 1500 PPM guideline EECD uses. The school no longer qualified for testing in future years. When all schools were again tested, results were much worse. No data exists to determine if either of those results is an outlier, or what the air quality was like during the nearly three years of school days between tests.Screen capture of a Department of Education & Early Childhood Development PDF chart showing the Air Quality Test Results for New Brunswick schools in the 2023 - 2024 school year.
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 12/05/2025
If it's illegal to sleep on the streets, then it should be illegal to allow anyone to be unhoused, & everyone needs to have housing unconditionally, which our society has more than the resources for if they were not hoarded.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen something so simultaneously absurd and disturbing: the House will vote Monday on a bill that would punish Americans for participating in boycotts of Israel with fines of up to $1 MILLION or prison terms up to TWENTY YEARS.
🚨NEWS: The House is set to vote Monday on H.R. 867, the “IGO Anti-Boycott Act,” which would punish Americans with fines of up to $1 million or prison terms up to 20 years for participating in boycotts of Israel or Israeli settlements that are promoted by international governmental organizations (IGOs), such as the UN or EU.

The bill, sponsored by pro-Israel lawmaker Rep. Mike Lawler, expands U.S. anti-boycott law to target voluntary, values-based political action by U.S. citizens. Its aim is to shield Israel from nonviolent international pressure campaigns such as BDS.

Rights groups say the legislation criminalizes constitutionally protected political expression and is part of a broader push to suppress opposition to Israeli genocide, apartheid, and illegal settlement expansion, under the guise of fighting antisemitism.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
There are many people, including children, that have been excluded from society because they are in a group that is known to be more at risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19. Instead of providing safer places and people to interact with, they are mocked and excluded further.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Pierre Poilievre is living in a 19 room mansion with a $215,090 annual budget for his chef and groundskeepers. It is paid by the taxpayer for “Leader of the Opposition IN the House of Commons”. Pierre is freeloading on the taxpayer's dime. #stornowaysquatter #packtheshack
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Catholic Cardinal says the next pope must move against homosexuals because church doctrine has to be based on what Jesus said. Only problem? Jesus never said one single word about homosexuality. Or abortion. www.joemygod.com/2025/04/card...
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Cardinal: Next Pope Must Defy "Homosexual Lobby" - Joe.My.God.
“Doctrine is not the property of the pope, the bishops or the faithful. It must conform to the word of Jesus, no one can modify it. If Jesus says that marriage is between a man and a woman, no one can...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/04/2025
Lmao. This is truly the funniest outcome.
A screenshot from Polymarket showing a market titled "Will Pierre Poilievre lose his seat?" with a 99% chance of "Yes," indicated by a 93% increase. A graph below shows a sudden spike from under 20% to nearly 100% around April 27. The time range options at the bottom include 1H, 6H, 1D, 1W, 1M, and ALL, with ALL selected. The Polymarket logo appears on the right side.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 29/04/2025
Jamil Jivani on Doug Ford: "When it was our turn to run an election, he couldn't stay out of our business" "Trying to position himself as some kind of political genius" "He's not doing a good job running this province" "Having coffees and lattes with Mark Carney" "Hype man to the Liberal Party"
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Chris @hallwayorchard.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
My exhaustion mantra. Where I can’t create inspiration I’ll create gratitude for what I’m blessed to witness. Where I can’t create words I’ll create space to listen to voices that need acknowledging and connection. Where I can’t create peace I’ll be disciplined in my hope for others to find it.
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Not Joel Osteen disabling comments on Twitter after folks point out he’s living in a McMansion. 🤣
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
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Chris @hallwayorchard.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
This tracks with my Right to Information findings regarding reported vs. actual covid deaths in New Brunswick. I found that the number of actual 2023 NB deaths directly or antecedently caused by covid was 3 times larger than what was reported by public health.
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David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We just published a new study on COVID-19 in Ontario, and it turns out, the way we measured cases may have been way off. Why? Because testing wasn’t equal across age and sex groups. That skews what we think we know. In epi-speak this is called “ascertainment bias”. Here's what we found:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free. This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file. Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. See how this works?
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This is the single deadliest attack on Red Cross & Red Crescent Society workers anywhere in the world since 2017. Rescue teams uncovered the ambulances and the remains of 14 paramedics and 1 UN employee who had been reported missing. 1 is reportedly still missing. Israel is harassing investigators.
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