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Julie Lam @msjulieslam.bsky.social · 6h
My 2nd bout gave me a nodule on my lung. My dad and his wife were diagnosed with lung cancer within a couple of years after recovering from the same strain. They both died one year apart. Monitor your lungs for cancer and asthma.
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Laurence Thompson @thompsonlg.bsky.social · 6h
This has been a significant contributor to homelessness: In 2019 SK Govt ended direct payment of rent & utilities by SK Income Support (SIS). “Previously, rent & utility bills were automatically paid directly to landlords & utilities, & the support client would receive the remaining balance.”
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Sask. NDP pushes province to restore automatic rent, utility payments for people on income support | CBC News
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says a growing encampment in Saskatoon is the result of government inaction and pledged to introduce legislation this fall that would reinstate direct rent and utilities ...
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 10h
they were *lying* when they were "worried" about Asian-American college applicants, and they are *lying* now when they're "worried" about "strivers." They do not want non-white people being in any way superior (or evident) to white people. that's it. that's the whole thing.
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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 8h
😻🧶🥰 I've found my fancast cat for Priye when she grows up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbqy...
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This Rescued Cat Was Almost Too Perfect to be Real 🥹
YouTube video by Girl With The Dogs 2
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varnam.bsky.social @varnam.bsky.social · 7h
Manitoba gets ahead by investing in efficient care.
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varnam.bsky.social @varnam.bsky.social · 7h
I’m collecting tea!
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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 7h
Just got served 2 full minutes of Alberta gambling app ads on a podcast for 3 different offerings of: - online casino apps - sports betting - other online gambling games If gambling were my vice, I’d be so cooked.
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Boiled Owl Leather Goods @boiledowlleather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Im GIVING AWAY this Traveler notebook/passport wallet. To enter, follow this account + repost this post. Draw Oct 24 Included: -Traveler Wallet -Handmade 3.5x5.5" Notebook -Zebra F-701 Ballpoint Pen -Free Worldwide Shipping See next post for a video tour! boiledowlleathergoods.com/products/the...
Traveler Wallet made from blue and whiskey Buterro premium full grain Italian leather with tennis ball stitching. Wallet interior featuring 4 card slots, flap pocket, sleeve pocket, and notebook pocket. Handmade notebook and pen visibleInterior emptyExterior unfoldedExterior folded
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Andrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 9h
We already have brain training. It is prescribed by neurologists for people experiencing cognitive decline, such as brain damage from COVID, or early dementia. Other forms of brain training include reading, Sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, and board games. Why are tech dudes so dumb?
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 9h
everyone at The Chicks show has t shirts that say Maryanne and Wanda 2028
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Cassandra Good @cgoodhistorian.bsky.social · 11h
Just some historians of women & politics sharing our feelings about an edited sign at NPS's Belmont-Paul House in DC. A sign that once highlighted the way brutal treatment of suffrage protestors changed public opinion now paints the women as spoiled troublemakers 🗃️ @ncph.bsky.social @aaslh.org
Cathleen Cahill, Cassie Good, and Allison Lange frowning with thumbs down in front of a sign
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Wildlife Rescue Society of Saskatchewan @wrsos.bsky.social · 9h
Halloween overlaps fall migration; many Saskatchewan birds aren't familiar with local hazards. 🕸️ Put decorative webbing inside windows. 🎃 Use pumpkins, lights, signs or reusable fabric decorations. 🦇 Keep decorations away from trees, shrubs and wildlife paths. 🔍 Check outdoor decorations often.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 10h
My aunt, the doctor, told me a new joke. She asked: How would a death from the plague get covered here? I said I did not know. So she answered: They didn’t die from the plague but with the plague, and besides they had a pre-existing condition. Neither of us laughed.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
To whom it may concern: if in this moment you find yourself caring again about a deadly outbreak in a distant country, please remember: thar the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is still ongoing.
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varnam.bsky.social @varnam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
so far, I'm taking notes.
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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
💙📚🪐📚🌶️ October is just not generally my type of month, I am a wimp. But for those for whom October is *exactly* their month, Alex has a new book out! (I don't know what the horror book emoji is, I mentioned I'm a wimp? XD)
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Janice Braden, Associate Member of EU @janicebraden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ditto for Canada and the rest of the world. The social failure of an entire country is reflected in the homeless and addicted populations of cities.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
A new IWPR report confirms that college-educated Black women are more likely to lead in government than in companies. Which is why the DOGE cuts that slashed federal jobs have been particularly devastating for college-educated Black women. #blacksky
Figure 3. College-Educated Black Women Are More Likely to Be Hired for Management Positions in the Public Sector than the Private Sector
All women and Black women (bachelor's degree or higher) as a share of total managers in the public and private sectors, 2024

PublicPrivate
5.0%
15.0%
25.0%
35.0%
Women's share of all managers
41.3%
24.3%
Black women as a share of all college-educated women
15.9%
10.8%
Black women as a share of women managers
19.8%
9.2%
Black women as a share of all managers
8.2%
2.2%
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Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 2026.7.8, https://microdata.epi.org
Note: Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive; Black women are all non-Hispanic.
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José Pablo Iriarte @labyrinthrat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Also remember the valuable kids' books that are simply not being published right now because traditional publishers look at Texas and Florida and preemptively censor themselves.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province. Behind the cross-border effort to sway Alberta’s secession vote.” What’s the word for that?
theglobeandmail.com
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I love fall so much. I've lived in Vermont my whole life and foliage season still seems like such a completely bonkers and beautiful thing to happen every year. It never gets old. 🍂
Photo of a pile of leaves on vibrant dark green moss. I collected lots of fallen leaves of different colors from different plants and trees and arranged them in an egg-shaped gradient going from green at the top to yellow and then orange and then red to darkest reds at the bottom.
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don't think healthy people realize how many usable hours they have in a day
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How dumb do you have to be to think this guy is smart? How immoral do u have to be to think this guy is moral? How selfish do u have to be to think this guy is selfless? How corrupt do u have to be to think this guy is law-abiding? How traitorous do u have to be to think this guy is patriotic?
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Alex Awoos @alex-awoos-backup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I feel like more people should be talking about this part
Screenshot from the article that reads, The Stud, San Francisco's oldest gay bar, was only able to have its Meta pages restored because of the bars popularity among gay tech executives with connections to Meta
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
seeing conservative men debate how to dress online is very funny. can't dress up or wear interesting casualwear bc you've made any visible interest in dress to be a sign of homosexuality. but you feel the need to dress better bc you've linked dress to respectability. a prison of your own making.
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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 04/10/2026
This is a good episode. @simonenoch.bsky.social talks about some of the realities of the now QUADRUPLED data centre just outside SE Regina. It's a trip, and I fail to see how this is at all good for Saskatchewan citizens economically, let alone physically. #YQR #Sask
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
lol after the millions, a change of heart
But social media trends don’t last forever, and the trad trend is showing its cracks. Nara Smith, the 24-year-old home cook known for her purred voice-overs and high-femme look (4.8 million followers on Instagram), recently went on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in jeans, described her marriage as equal and denied that “tradwife” had ever described her. Neeleman told New York Magazine, “If there’s things that I’m sharing that people think are actually doing harm to our sex, then OK, let me take the feedback.”
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 04/10/2026
no, she’s the wolf from a 4th or 5th century mosaic depicting the founding of Rome
The she-wolf who nurtured Romulus and Remus, depicted in mosaic form as a maniacal black dog with sharp teeth and white eyes.
My dog, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the maniacal mosaic wolf.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
China’s clean-air campaign has cut Beijing’s smog by 70% in a decade, and cut heavily polluted days from 58 a year to just one. The effort has prevented an estimated 680,000 premature deaths since 2020 and generated $715 billion in cumulative health benefits. buff.ly/ZfRCR1q #ShareGoodNewsToo
buff.ly
China’s air best on record, delivers $715 billion in health benefits: officials
More than a decade after China launched an aggressive campaign against the choking smog, the country’s air quality has reached its best level on record, with the cleanup generating an estimated 4.8…
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"
Speaking on behalf of Lutnick, the White House said: "The BBC's pathetic and desperate attempt to slander Secretary Lutnick will do nothing to change the fact that he has been the most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history."
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
please do not post photos of barbour jackets in early october if you're not also voting for policies to address global warming
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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AAFC says its Seed Increase Unit, based for decades at Indian Head, Sask., is now scheduled to relocate to Saskatoon in 2028, following a transition year. vist.ly/5kun9
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Federal Seed Increase Unit to move in 2028 - Grainews
Agriculture Canada now says the unit, based at Indian Head, Sask., will move to its Saskatoon Research and Development Centre after a transition year.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Win now; maybe win later, too. Get your kids the varicella (chicken pox) vax. “New data suggests that people ages 34 and younger may be less likely to develop shingles than previous generations. That’s because they are more likely to have been vaccinated against... www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows
The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Turns out it's not just NY. "About 20 states have laws that can make it difficult to prosecute sexual assault cases if accusers voluntarily drank or took drugs." But research "indicates that about half of sexual assaults involve alcohol use by the victim,... www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Cornell rape allegations reignite debate over laws on intoxication and consent
About 20 states have laws that can make it difficult to prosecute sexual assault cases if accusers voluntarily drank or took drugs.
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Congratulations to our Mineral Cup 2026 Champion Quartz! For #MinCup26, we collectively chose a nostalgic beauty of resilience as persistence as our champion. Please celebrate #Quartz, a friend to humans since time immemorial! www.mineralcup.org/about/2026-q...
A single quartz point, deep violet in its core and entirely clear around the outside, with ghostly traces of the crystal's former shape inside, as well as a few tiny bubbles.
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@briangoldstone.bsky.social on the 'working homeless:' "It explodes our ideas about meritocracy — it explodes the American dream. If in the richest nation on the planet, a full-time job or multiple jobs still can't get you a roof overhead, then what is going on?" www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...
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‘There is No Place for Us’ tests America's promise that hard work brings security
The Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction narrative “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America” follows five families around Atlanta as they seek to keep a roof over their heads and their ...
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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GOP ads right now are all about attacking trans people. Over, and over, and over. I was a gay teen in 2004 watching the Bush campaign try to win on attacking gay marriage, but the resort to this hate drive in campaign ads feels so dialed up now. I can’t imagine being an lgbt kid watching tv today.
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When articles talk about the increase in disabled people but don’t mention Covid, I just have to wonder what level of denial is this? This is a subtweet of an expert I still respect but… & to be clear this person believes the newly IDed disabled ppl are truly disabled, that’s the point of the piece.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026
I’ll be on CBC Radio this morning talking about the fake AI-generated journalist who was published by several Canadian media outlets and somehow even became a recurring columnist for the Western Standard Check out Day 6 on CBC Radio with Brent Bambury at 10 AM (or, 10:30 AM in Newfoundland)
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Mathias Hanses @mhanses.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Black Cicero is now available online! Get your print copy on October 1st :) academic.oup.com/book/63298
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Black Cicero: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Ancient Romans in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Abstract. Mathias Hanses’s new book examines the Black American scholar and activist W. E. B. Du Bois’s lifelong engagement with the Roman orator Marcus Tu
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Bruce S. Lieberman @bruceslieberman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A thoughtful, excellent write up by @richardconniff.bsky.social on the very sad situation @sternbergpaleo.bsky.social museum #paleontology #palaeontology #naturalhistory richardconniff.substack.com/p/another-na...
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Another Nature Museum Faces Death
Kansas is killing a centerpiece of state and world history. Follow the money.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 01/10/2026
When you see the article "Maternal depression tied to higher risk of special ed needs in kids" but it doesn't once mention that autism criteria changed to be more inclusive of girls only 13 years ago so there's a non-zero chance some of the moms are autistic. www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...
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Maternal depression tied to higher risk of special educational needs in kids
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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🦊 🍁Need a cosy autumnal read? Why not buy a copy of my epic retelling of Reynard the Fox? Marina Warner called it "marvellously spirited and adroit storytelling" & the Wall Journal "a tour de force of storytelling." Buy here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... and here amazon.co.uk/dp/1851245553/
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Make Alberta America again? The fantastic Globe crew unearths even deeper ties between Alberta separatists and Republican officials, including a pledge to give the U.S. some of our resources in exchange for backing sovereignty www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Andrea Smart @spicynoodlez11.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We had a brief storm that tossed down a few #lichen -covered #sticks. Found this one at one of the many local #parks I frequent as my rotating #3rdPlace. #BlueSkyArtShow #Macro #Photography #HotStickSaturday #FungiFriends #PNW #ECK #LichenSubscribe #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
This is a small, 4-branched stick that fell out of a huge tree. It’s about 5 centimeters long, and features a few pops of bright yellow sunburst lichen (maybe some different types), several bits of pale sea-green hairy rosette lichen, some oakmoss lichen, and maybe some type of cartilage lichen - also varying shades of sea green. The blurry background is a mottled blur of autumn colors like brown, yellow, orange and green.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is why I wrote my “do less with less” piece this week. The public needs to understand
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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's the 20th Anniversary of the wonderful @clarkesworldmagazine.com. I'm privileged to join a slate of amazing writers with a story in this issue! clarkesworldmagazine.com
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Issue 241
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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