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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 31m

Should at least be honest and say those 3300 jobs aren’t new, they’re being taken from Stellantis workers in Brampton, ON for the Compass and Mexico for the Cherokee.

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 2h

Fragmenting the system into MANY Hosp operators will only make workforce planning worse, but that's the Premier's plan... 100s of hospital owners competing WITHIN AB for the same staff! Make that make sense!

meanwhile bad outcomes will continue:
buff.ly/7u4WvSz

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 5h

NHANES runs mobile clinics that travel the country measuring height, weight, & blood pressure while collecting blood and urine samples. These samples are our only national source for tracking everything from blood sugar to hormones, heavy metals, and more.

The entire operation has been eliminated.

Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 10h

Everyone across biomedicine should be very loud about this so this team's RIF status gets reversed. Nhanes has been key for tracking obesity & diabetes rates, identifying high blood lead levels in kids in the 70s, tracking progress on cholesterol lowering, guiding nutrient fortification programs etc

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 7h

🔔 Join a discussion about digital safety and legal rights for journalists reporting on immigration in the U.S, featuring @harloholm.es, @jennifernelson.bsky.social, @ckuck.bsky.social, @maassive.bsky.social, and Lucy Westcott.

🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

RSVP: cpj.org/USJANPanel

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 7h

Indianapolis! We're looking for a public editor! Is it you? www.poynter.org/news-release...

Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter

Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.

www.poynter.org

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 6h

I’m autistic, and you can be in the club if you want to? Struggles around communication are struggles, & everyone can help each other (I think). Minority opinion, I know.

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 7h

Tomorrow we’ll continue this conversation with Gabrielle Gatto who will share how cemeteries can serve as community spaces that bring people together & help us build comfort with mortality.

Mortal Media Club flyer with pink background and purple and blue accents featuring a photo of Gabrielle Gatto

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kxly.com @kxly.com · 9h

Have you seen me? Spokane Police ask for help finding a missing man with dementia, last seen yesterday afternoon

Have you seen me? Spokane Police ask for help finding missing man with dementia

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Spokane Police Department is asking for help finding a missing man with dementia.

www.kxly.com

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Mark Dorin @markdorin.bsky.social · 11h

Our C4RE coalition Town Halls - pushbacks on Alberta unprofitable well strategy - are finally getting some coverage.

Oct 16 Fahler, Oct 22 Vegreville, No 5 Calgary + more.

Also tonight in Warburg Bill Heidecker of our provincial surface rights federation speaks.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Groups push back on Alberta’s strategy to deal with inactive oil and gas wells as plan moves forward | CBC Accessibility

A band of advocate groups are pushing back on the province's current plan to manage its inactive and aging oil and gas infrastructure.

www.cbc.ca

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 23h

Weirdly specific, perhaps.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting news!

If you’re wondering how to get involved or sign the petition to make sure that public dollars only go to public schools, we’re going to have its proponent…

At our October 25th show in #yyc!

Plus we’re announcing another panelist tomorrow!

#abpoli #cdnpoli

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 1d

Even if it was in the news there, there’s more pressing things to do, like keep folks safe which you’re all working hard at!

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 1d

Has been headline news in most of Canada since it happened. So, so awful.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

We’re BACK BABY.

At Bad Art for Good, we’re gonna get together and make some art to make things better.

How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now!

RSVP luma.com/w8v2xk5i

A possum in a beret with a paintbrush screams in front of a canvas with a possum in a pile of leaves. The words say bad art for good an art + community event and the possum is saying “make the world better with art!” And free beer snacks and art supplies, and Indy hall November 10th 6:30

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 1d

Such a cool new podcast on music performed in beautiful mother nature … hosted by my childhood classmate! And Yo-Yo Ma.

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.

www.npr.org

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JK✨️ @jkmakes.bsky.social · 1d

#PoorlyDrawnOctober Day 13: a whole skeleton.

Not a whole skeleton, but, something different today.

Photograph of a stamped print, in black ink. It says move your bones while you can, with a crudely fashioned little skull.

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 1d

Oh they’re *so satisfying* to use. Have fun!

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone in Austin has room for a small dog who needs a chill place to hang out, Hope needs a stable foster home. She has a medical issue APA is monitoring and out of the shelter would be better for her. She's 28lbs, friendly & affectionate. www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs/a...

Austin Pets Alive! | Hope the Unbroken

Austin Pets Alive! is not your average shelter. We maintain comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the animals most at risk for euthanasia.

www.austinpetsalive.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 1d

More information on the recently released #USAID data
www.wwhge.org/resources/al...

@wwhglobaled.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social @datafirst.bsky.social

All is not lost: USAID’s education data has been preserved - What Works Hub for Global Education

All USAID-funded education data - almost 1,000 datasets - have been rescued! This blog explains how to access the data through the DataLumos platform, established under a data sharing agreement betwee...

www.wwhge.org

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h'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 1d

I'm monitoring the public hearing on TX HHSC Rural Health Transformation Program grant funding, which is an opportunity to provide feedback to HHSC on priorities for their application for the OBBBA $50B grants. Tune in here: www.hhs.texas.gov/about/commun...

Notice of Public Hearing on the Rural Health Transformation Program Agenda | Texas Health and Human Services

Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the Rural Health Transformation Program. The hearing will take place on October 13, ...

www.hhs.texas.gov

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

On our new episode, Alberta students speak out on education and share their thoughts on the teachers strike!

And they have messages for Alberta’s teachers that both teachers and the government need to hear!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 1d

Virus Doilies, 2004, machine-made lace by Laura Splan #sciart

round lace doilies in the shapes of viruses

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The Frontier @readfrontier.bsky.social · 1d

Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.

Less help for Oklahoma homeless youth unless they’re sleeping in a shelter or outside

Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.

www.readfrontier.org

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · 2d

U-854 vs HMS Venturer is the only time I’m aware of.

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