Bryan Heal
@bryanheal.bsky.social
Changing the Game at MLSE Foundation & MLSE LaunchPad. Board Director at StridesTO and SIRC. Raptors, Thunder & (soon to be) WBNA Toronto fan.
New to Blue Sky, likely to post about food, sports, cats, civics, youth, love & basketball. Opinions = my own.
New to Blue Sky, likely to post about food, sports, cats, civics, youth, love & basketball. Opinions = my own.
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Bryan Heal
@bryanheal.bsky.social
· Dec 28
Hey #catsofbluesky this is Kaia and Shay - two beauties who were the last of their respective litters, and who have since bonded as the siblings they are 🐈❤️.
#caturday
#caturday
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Need something to feel good about? I sure do. Here are 7 fantastic science stores from 2025. Science will continue, even if The Regime tries to kill it at home. #Science 🧪
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Need something to feel good about? I sure do. Here are 7 fantastic science stores from 2025. Science will continue, even if The Regime tries to kill it at home. #Science 🧪
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“Tahnk you for reaching put! I will be OOOO four the holiday brake and look forward too connection when I return!”
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Tahnk you for reaching put! I will be OOOO four the holiday brake and look forward too connection when I return!”
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This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)
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if mick foley can stand on business anyone can and should
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
if mick foley can stand on business anyone can and should
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Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
Reimagining #youthsport means creating environments that foster resilience, belonging, and emotional growth. By centering wellbeing, sport can become a space where young people feel seen, supported, and empowered to thrive both on and off the field. sportforchangemaking.ashoka.org/reimagining-...
The Reimagining Youth Sport Project | Ashoka Sports for Changemaking
sportforchangemaking.ashoka.org
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reimagining #youthsport means creating environments that foster resilience, belonging, and emotional growth. By centering wellbeing, sport can become a space where young people feel seen, supported, and empowered to thrive both on and off the field. sportforchangemaking.ashoka.org/reimagining-...
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Nature (and science!) is so cool: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
Killer Whales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in Dolphins
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nature (and science!) is so cool: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
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A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
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'Morning (barely)!!!
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
'Morning (barely)!!!
🐐 season.
Fun fact: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points on 68.6% true shooting, the highest TS% in a 30 PPG season in NBA history.
He's committing 1.7 turnovers, the fewest in a 30 PPG season since turnovers were tracked fully in 1983-84.
He's committing 1.7 turnovers, the fewest in a 30 PPG season since turnovers were tracked fully in 1983-84.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🐐 season.
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RED PANDA!!!!!!!
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
RED PANDA!!!!!!!
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I'm not even a baseball freak and this is the last 5 weeks
John Schneider, reflecting on the 2025 World Series, says he’s very proud of his team but adds:
“I’ll think about it until the day I leave this earth”
“Every time I go down a rabbit hole, I end up in a new rabbit hole”
“I’ll think about it until the day I leave this earth”
“Every time I go down a rabbit hole, I end up in a new rabbit hole”
December 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm not even a baseball freak and this is the last 5 weeks
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die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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Use it lose it. Toronto has never been serious about doing something more with Exhibition Place but Doug Ford is circling now. Urgent 🚨 but also an opportunity w coming FIFA attn to show off some innovation & Indy race gone = more flexibility. My @torontostar-rss.bsky.social column.
Shawn Micallef: Use it or lose it: Doug Ford’s new law is a wake-up call for Toronto to come up with fresh ideas for Exhibition Place — and fast
Now that the pressure is on, we should think big about what the site could be used for.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Use it lose it. Toronto has never been serious about doing something more with Exhibition Place but Doug Ford is circling now. Urgent 🚨 but also an opportunity w coming FIFA attn to show off some innovation & Indy race gone = more flexibility. My @torontostar-rss.bsky.social column.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
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We to Us
The Toronto Public Library has purchased the old WE Charity headquarters at Queen & Parliament to convert into a new branch: blogs.tpl.ca/news-release...
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We to Us
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We have permission for take-off! Hello Bluesky!
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We have permission for take-off! Hello Bluesky!
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
Follow this account for images and news from the City of Toronto Archives.
#Toronto #TOHistory #TOArchives
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Just arrived in NYC for Knicks-Raptors; much like your turkey, most of the wings are gone.
RJ Barrett remains out for the Raptors tonight in New York and Jakob Poeltl sitting to on the back-to-back for back management.
Old Friend OG and Landry Shamet on the shelf for the Knicks
Old Friend OG and Landry Shamet on the shelf for the Knicks
November 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just arrived in NYC for Knicks-Raptors; much like your turkey, most of the wings are gone.
The best part of the Black Friday to Cyber Monday stretch is the unsubscribes arising from the "where did I sign up for *that* list" awakening.
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The best part of the Black Friday to Cyber Monday stretch is the unsubscribes arising from the "where did I sign up for *that* list" awakening.