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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 18h

I just drove past an actual graveyard and my initial thought was "wow, those are great Halloween decorations!" 🤦

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 18h

Please tell me there's a Cox running in Come By Chance

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The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7 @goodnewsnetwork.org.web.brid.gy · 1d

First Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ‘Cleans’ Blood in Minutes

It’s invisible, it’s lethal, and it’s been with us for decades, but carbon monoxide poisoning can now be fought with the first-ever antidote that rapidly removes the toxic molecule from the bloodstream. Carbon monoxide or CO, poisoning accounts for 50,000 emergency room visits in the US each year and causes about 1,500 deaths, each one […] The post First Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ‘Cleans’ Blood in Minutes appeared first on Good News Network.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 3d

Hear that, Alberta?
#ableg #abpoli

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

t.co

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 5d

a woman is sitting on a brown chaise lounge in a living room .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a brown chaise lounge in a living room .

media.tenor.com

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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 5d

MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 5d

Is this a contender for 2025, @paulisci.bsky.social?

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 5d

Ok. That's a good one. Congrats to whoever wrote it.

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 5d

Is it pronounced the same way in Alabama and Minnesota?

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 5d

A+ headline, no notes.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance Minds International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 5d

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 6d

New Jersey is the number one producer of eggplant in the United States.

It produces 26 million pounds of eggplant every year, and is sometimes called “the eggplant capital of the world.”

Don’t make us use the emoji.

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

From a purely economic perspective, making the annual COVID vaccines free & accessible makes the most sense
#ableg #abpoli

Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 6d

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 6d

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

Just for funzies they should do one outside the arena where the L.A. Kings play

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6d

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

youtu.be/wC8gcvWVYUQ?...

The Gap Girls and Todd - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

Your American state governor vid was outstanding. One of the best things I've seen all yr TBH.

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

Don't wait too long

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

I love this so much! Have been thinking the same thing for years!

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

Hahaha. I meant the actual name of the province itself, but yeah I know what you mean.

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 6d

Saskatchewan

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 7d

I did truly write one of these banned books, which remains insane to me. Put banned books in your Little Free Libraries today!

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 7d

doomscroll break

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 7d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 7d

I mean... if those provincial gov'ts are right, and the feds are wrong, why not just let the Supreme Court decide? 🤷‍♂️

Stinsworth McGoodman @stinsworth.bsky.social · 7d

Weird, I wonder why not 🤔

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 7d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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