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pablob67.bsky.social @pablob67.bsky.social · 1d

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 1d

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

BREAKING: Prominent Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed by gunmen in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, making him one of more than 270 journalists killed since Israel’s war began in 2023.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p49p9n

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet jeezus. It’s all hygiene theatre. Clearly, they don’t care whether the residents live or die.

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Marc 🍁 @marc55.bsky.social · 1d

Let me get this straight.
Houston is running a 2 Billion deficit, and they want to subsidize private business?

No wonder he's running a 2 B deficit.
He sucks at managing it.
#nspoli

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 1d

More of this please.

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Pierre Poilievre said bitcoin was better than Bank of Canada monetary governance?

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 2d

I presume Michelin had demanded it.

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Lu 💙 @ladyinred50.bsky.social · 2d

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting. Was installing a power surge protector expensive?

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 2d

Her racism? Her support for Netanyahu’s genocidal regime? Her support for Trump? No, thank you.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 3d

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL.
It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto.
But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet.
My latest.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

substack.com

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 3d

Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-mask-mandate-health-facilites-9.6934985

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Health P.E.I. is reinstating a mandatory masking policy in all of its facilities in response to the growing presence of respiratory illnesses on the Island.

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 4d

A friend sent me this article and genuinely it’s f***ing insane and I can strongly recommend reading it. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 4d

Already booked Covid shots.

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David Lewis @uniondesign.bsky.social · 5d

You can now book updated Flu, COVID (LP.8.1), and RSV vaccinations in Nova Scotia. Free RSV shots available to anyone over 75. Free Flu and COVID shots are available to anyone 6 months or older. If you've been recently sick or vaccinated it's best to wait until it's been 3 months. COVID is airborne.

CANImmunize

CANImmunize Clinic Flow

novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 5d

Four in five Canadians surveyed believe boycotting U.S.-made goods or avoiding travel to the United States could help strengthen #Canada’s bargaining position with its southern neighbour

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/nan...

Most Canadians think boycotting U.S. goods or travel is helpful: Nanos

Four in five Canadians believe boycotting U.S.-made goods or avoiding travel to the United States could help strengthen Canada’s bargaining position with its southern neighbour.

www.ctvnews.ca

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liseabetta.bsky.social @liseabetta.bsky.social · 4d

Respirator mask and clean the indoor air.
*Plans and parts list in the article.

The simple metal box that could change the world - Healthy Debate

This quiet, repairable metal air cleaner is an inexpensive long-term disease prevention tool for public spaces.

healthydebate.ca

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 4d

Predictable but still very worrying. Take care out there folks.

liseabetta.bsky.social @liseabetta.bsky.social · 4d

Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 14d

Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

CANADA

HIGH [increasing]

About 1 of every 60 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 5.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 7.5 x higher

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 5d

Get your appointments asap, folks. Covid is still no joke.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 5d

News Release #NovaScotia

Influenza, COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Available to Book

news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/0...

Influenza, COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Available to Book

news.novascotia.ca

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AnnaHalifax @annahalifax.bsky.social · 5d

NS Health's AI apparently programmed with incorrect information. Covid's primary route of transmission is aerosol (airborne), not droplets/surfaces.

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 6d

Asking NS’s official health AI about airborne transmission, aerosols, etc #NSPoli

Screenshot of asking NS health AI if Covid is airborne. Is Covid airborne?
Wednesday, 10:02 a.m.
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Wednesday, 10:02 a.m.
The primary method of COVID-19 transmission is through droplets, which quickly settle on surfaces within two meters. However, airborne precautions are used during aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) to minimize the risk of transmission. More information on AGMPs can be found here.

Screenshot of asking NS health AI about aerosol transmission. Tell me about aerosol transmission
Nova
Wednesday, 10:02 a.m.
Airborne transmission occurs when airborne particles remain suspended in the air, travel on air currents, and are inhaled by others nearby or some distance away from the source. Control of airborne transmission requires control of airflow through special ventilation systems and the use of respiratory protection.
An aerosol-generating medical procedure (AGMP)
is any procedy
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aerosols of va
roplet nuclei.
Examples of AGMPs include bronchoscopy

Screenshot of asking NS health AI if breathing generates aerosols You
Wednesday, 10:03 a.m.
Does breathing generate aerosols?
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Wednesday, 10:03 a.m.
While normal breathing does produce some droplets, activities like talking, screaming, coughing, or sneezing produce larger droplets.
Labour and delivery are also not considered aerosolized events. Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMPs) are specific medical procedures that generate aerosols.

The AI claimed that breathing generates fewer aerosols than AGMPs so I tried asking for more info. How many aerosols are generated by breathing compared to an AGMP?
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To best answer your question, could you clarify what context you're interested in? For example, are you concerned about a specific medical setting or a particular activity? #NSPoli

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PoP Nova Scotia @popns.bsky.social · 5d

This is the Nova Scotia Government's health care "fix." It's irresponsible, and demonstrates a complete disregard for Nova Scotians and their health.

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 6d

Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli

YourHealthNS

www.yourhealthns.ca

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 5d

Good news!! Well done, HRM council. Now we can watch and see just how corrupt (or not) the Houston Conservatives are. Will they use their new powers to over ride council’s decision for the benefit of their friends?

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 5d

Halifax council passes bylaw amendments to protect #DartmouthCove from infilling #NovaScotia

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Halifax council passes bylaw amendments to protect Dartmouth Cove from infilling

Halifax Regional Council has voted in favour of restricting water lot development and infilling in Dartmouth Cove.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social · 6d

Love it!! Thanks for making that connection. It gave me an excuse to listen to the song again.