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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11h

Boston. Wow.

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Raelle @jazchaz.bsky.social · 2h

@moberzan.bsky.social -a great shot of Chicago today I thought u might like if you haven't seen yet. 💙🌸☮️

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 5h

Chicago from the air.

I changed my mind.

We are something to fear.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2h

"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 2h

and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.

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longcovidweb.bsky.social @longcovidweb.bsky.social · 11h

The 2025 #LCWSymposium will be live this Monday, Oct 20, hosted in St. John's, NL, & online!

Join researchers, clinicians, & community members for two days of evidence-based discussion and collaboration advancing #LongCOVID care and research.

Limited seats! Register now: bit.ly/4hRoczz

Promotional graphic for the 3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID. Text reads: “3rd Canadian Symposium on Long COVID. Virtual and In-Person. October 20–21, 2025. Emera Innovation Exchange Conference Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.” The image shows colourful row houses and a harbour view of St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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NeuroFellaMD 📚⚖️🗽 @melissaf.bsky.social · 11h

Omfg

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🐸 Helen Kennedy 🐸 @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 11h

This is my very favorite. I this guy might be my soul mate #nokings

Man holding a very small sign that says “sign size inversely proportional to rage level”

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We Need To Talk About Kevin @kdreyfuss88.bsky.social · 11h

Best #nokings get-up I’ve seen so far. Unlikely to be beaten.

Woman in a costume that looks like Trump’s birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 12h

Covering my local no kings protest and my fav sign so far said:

"Things so fucked even the introverts are here"

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Nancy in Florida🫘 @nancyinfl.bsky.social · 12h

No Kings! Fort Myers Florida!

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · 12h

#NoKings

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14h

Today is Persons Day.
This day honours The Persons Case, which ended in a victory for The Famous Five on Oct. 18, 1929. The ruling declared women to be persons under the law and qualified to sit in the Senate.
This is the story of that case.

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A group of bronze statues depicting five people in a park setting, with some standing and others seated around a table, set against a snowy background with bare trees and a clear blue sky.

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 14h

#RunLikeAGirl 🏃‍♀️

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14h

Today is Persons Day.
This day honours The Persons Case, which ended in a victory for The Famous Five on Oct. 18, 1929. The ruling declared women to be persons under the law and qualified to sit in the Senate.
This is the story of that case.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 14h

The power of the people is greater than the people in power.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

We are not a monarchy. We are a constitutional democracy.

Let the world hear loud and clear today: America will never have a king.

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · 1d

4/4 By standardizing the way we talk about accommodations, medical schools can:

🩵 Communicate more clearly with faculty and learners
🩵 Strengthen collaboration across programs
🩵 Build more inclusive, accountable learning environments 🤝

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 1d

In 1974, Laura received the Order of Canada. In 1983, she was awarded the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.
She died on Oct. 17, 1996 in Toronto.
Today, she is remembered for her unwavering work to bring gender equality to Canada.

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The image depicts three individuals engaged in conversation outside a building with large windows. The person on the left is wearing a light-colored, patterned jacket and appears to be speaking with the person in the middle, who is dressed in a light-colored dress with a bow at the neckline. The person on the right is wearing a dark suit and tie, and seems to be listening attentively. The background includes a sidewalk and some greenery, with reflections of buildings visible in the windows. The scene appears to be from a past era, judging by the style of clothing.

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Egale Canada @egalecanada.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all educators 📣 Understand the unique experiences and challenges faced by trans and nonbinary students and how to best support them with Egale's Trans and Nonbinary Youth workshop.

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Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 2d

Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

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jcannuck.medsky.social @jcannuck.medsky.social · 1d

Wow. This would be huge. The Catholic Church may regain some semblance of respect from many through this move.

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Mrs W @bracing.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no, what will the six fundamentalist Catholics on the US Supreme Court do without their orders?

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

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jcannuck.medsky.social @jcannuck.medsky.social · 1d

I personally loved the “The parents are not having children” comment.
Huh?!?

jcannuck.medsky.social @jcannuck.medsky.social · 1d

Deflect, deny, distract. The Trump gang playbook

jcannuck.medsky.social @jcannuck.medsky.social · 1d

“Yes, please, speak your mind insomuch as you agree with the Great Leader and echo our misinformation”

jcannuck.medsky.social @jcannuck.medsky.social · 1d

This:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s Time magazine cover – cartoon

The US president said that the publication’s lead image of him, taken from below, ‘may be the worst of all time’

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Egale Canada @egalecanada.bsky.social · 2d

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Use our free resources to support 2SLGBTQI communities today, tomorrow, and beyond at egale.ca/resources

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