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Rupinder (Rup) Sahsi, MD 🧠💭 @hotsahs.sahsi.net · 12/08/2025

"All of the work Eby did to ease urban sprawl, protect farmland and safeguard the region’s drinking water, 75 per cent of which comes from underground aquifers, was undone by Queen’s Park and most local municipalities, he says." #watreg #urban www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

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Retired urban planner watches his work get ‘wiped out’ across Waterloo Region

Urban planning chaos is the real reason for the housing affordability crisis, says consultant who headed the Region of Waterloo’s planning department for years. Official plans for new suburban develop...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Again, the idiocy of threatening the sovereignty our closest & most important ally & squandering the greatest strategic advantage we have in the entire world should have been an immediate presidency-ending scandal. But then, so should all of the other things, too, if we were a more serious country.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 08/08/2025

I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible

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Lise Dykes @lhdonline.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Guess I’m glad I snapped this last August.

A display from the Smithsonian American History Museum with the title “Impeachment.”

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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

“California, the fourth largest economy on planet Earth, is this summer using 40 percent less natural gas than it did two years ago to generate electricity. If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”

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Where does the climate movement go from here?

In the face of Trump's climate assault, Bill McKibben proposes a sun-soaked path forward.

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

It was the stupidest thing any country had ever done *up to that point*

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Dr Shanika Galaudage @astronerdika.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Heard the latest news from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration? We detected the collision of the most massive pair of black holes so far: #GW231123 weighing in at ~137 + ~103 times the mass of the Sun! So to celebrate, here’s a handy chart ✨ Just how chonky are these black holes? 🤔

An infographic titled "How BIG are the BLACK HOLES we find with GRAVITATIONAL WAVES?" by @astronerdika. The graphic displays a range of black hole masses detected via gravitational waves, categorized by their size in solar masses (mass of the Sun) and represented with playful cat-like black hole illustrations.

The categories from left to right are:

1. "<5 times the mass of the Sun"
- Labeled "smol"
- Very small black hole illustration represented by a curled up black cat
- Arrow pointing left: "THIS WAY TO NEUTRON STARS"
- Example: "Big component of GW230529 (~3.6 times the mass of the Sun)"

2. "~10 times the mass of the Sun"
- Labeled "basic"
- Slightly larger black hole cat illustration
- Caption: "LOTS OF BLACK HOLES"

3. "~35–45 times the mass of the Sun"
- Labeled "hefty"
- Bigger black hole cat illustration
- Continues the idea of a populated range

4. ">60 times the mass of the Sun"
- Labeled "chonky"
- Large black hole cat illustration
- Caption: "FORBIDDEN TERRITORY? (can these even be made from the collapse of star cores?!)"
- Example: "Components of GW190521 (~85 + ~66 times the mass of the Sun)"

5. ">100 times the mass of the Sun"
- Labeled "oh lawd"
- Very large, curled-up black hole cat illustration
- Arrow pointing right: "THIS WAY TO INTERMEDIATE MASS BLACK HOLES"
- Example: "Components of GW231123 (~137 + ~103 times the mass of the Sun)"

Below the categories is a stylized black curve representing the inferred population of black holes detected by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA. It rises sharply in the "basic" range and falls off toward the "hefty" and "chonky" ranges, with a note reading:
"this curve is an artistic representation of the black hole population inferred by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA."

This infographic draws from the “Chonky Cat” meme.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/07/2025

This is exactly the kind of work the Catholic Church should be doing. Glad they’re stepping up. 🙏🏽 Archdiocese of Los Angeles launches program to help families impacted by immigration raids. The raids have made immigrants worried to leave their homes.

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Waterloon @waterloon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Why does anyone think the Epstein stuff matters in terms of Trump? He's already been proven to be one of the worst humans on Earth. He has already been proven of breaking big laws, and not caring about being busted for being with and paying off prostitutes. None of it stops him. Why would this?

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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Autocorrect has gotten noticeably worse over the last year, and spell check seems to be losing words. It's so weird I assume it has to do with the LLMs eating their own products.

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Matt Morris @mttmrrs.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Thanks for the great question. 20 gauge vinyl. One of the coolest parts is seeing the water, actually flow over the surfaces at the front of the canoe.

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Stephanie MacLellan @smaclellan.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Love going to French restaurants in Toronto with my French husband so I can watch a little piece of his soul die as he pays $17 for some saucisson sec and half a baguette

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Zandra.Bluesky 420buddy @zandra-b.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The singularity is awesome

Google search for “all you can eat buffet near me”
Al Overview
To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

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pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 21/06/2025

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

1860: "your only social leveller"

I refer to the Neapolitan pizza. "The pizza!" I hear your readers exclaim; "what do you mean by the pizza?" Well, the pizza is a favourite Neapolitan delicacy, which is only made and eaten between sunset and two or three in the morning; and it must be baked in five minutes in the oven; at the very moment when it is ordered it is pulled out of the oven and served up piping hot... The pizza baker takes a ball of dough, kneads it, and spreads it out with the palm of his hand, giving it about half the thickness of a muffin, then pours over it mozzerella, which is nothing more than rich cream, beaten almost like a cream cheese; then he adds grated cheese, herbs, and tomato, puts the cake - which made after this fashion is termed the pizza - just for five minutes into the oven.... The pizza cake is your only social leveller, for in the pizza shops rich and poor harmoniously congregate.

--The London Morning Post, 17 Dec 1860

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Are you attending the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists? Do you plan on posting about it on Bluesky? If so, let me know and I’ll add you to the starter pack. #JMIH25 #AES25

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Seven years ago today, I was in Malaysia, and we saw a “danger: giant saltwater crocodiles” sign. I asked our guide how many people had been killed by these crocs. He said one. I said that didn’t sound so bad. He said “one, at this beach, so far today.”

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 19/06/2025

David R. Hagen just solved a small mystery that I mentioned 13 years ago in the mouseover text of a comic drhagen.com/blog/the-mis...

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The Missing 11th of the Month - David R Hagen

Personal website of David R Hagen, scientific software engineer

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Waterloon @waterloon.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I'm just saying to anyone in North America... If you have to pick a side of that border to be on.... Personally I'd take my chances with the fire side. www.timeout.com/montreal/new...

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The U.S. just hit Canada with a new travel advisory

A travel warning sharing risks and recommended precautions for U.S. citizens travelling to Canada has just been issued

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

was it tom hanks' identity

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 10/06/2025

If history is any guide, the best names would be Cost-Overruns and Construction Delays

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

in so many videos out of LA i am seeing officers aiming rubber bullets right into crowds, this is filling me with a deep and anxious rage knowing what happens when they do that www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

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Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries

Linda Tirado was in Minneapolis from out of state covering the protests and rioting when police shot her in the face with a rubber bullet, also known as a "less-lethal" round.

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

No, This ls Not Exaggeration! We Went All Over The Place..

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

First, they came for the peanut butter & jelly, and I did not speak out because I loathe peanut butter & jelly sandwiches.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Marilyn Monroe, born 99 years ago today. When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night. And she did. #RIP

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Tyjos @tyjos.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

RIP Hot Lips. Loretta Swit did a wonderful Job as Major Houlihan on MASH one of my favorite characters! Always will think about the time she shot her Foot Locker in order to get a Replacement #MASH #ClassicMASH

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

What's infuriating about this is the cottage cited was inherited. "Her parents built the cottage in 1973" It's been in the family for 50 years, and they are looking to sell. OK, fine. No big story here, is actually a sweet Ontario tale. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

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Hoping to cash out, a wave of retiring cottage owners face a buyer’s market

The housing market never made its expected comeback, meaning retirees must decide between selling low or holding out for a better price

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Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I don't know if there is a more appropriate goodbye to Loretta Swit, than her last scene in MASH in the series finale. Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.

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