Catherine 🇨🇦📚🎸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖇️
@buca.bsky.social
Retired teacher, atheist, progressive. Voracious reader. Love Prog Rock and nature in all its forms. LGBTQ+ Ally. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
McGill alumna. Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦🖇️
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The Habs past meets the Habs future:
Ivan Demidov & Andrei Markov ♥️
Ivan Demidov & Andrei Markov ♥️
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Habs past meets the Habs future:
Ivan Demidov & Andrei Markov ♥️
Ivan Demidov & Andrei Markov ♥️
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WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
WHO launches new, unified plan for countries to manage coronaviruses: COVID-19 and beyond
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new strategic plan for the management of coronavirus disease threats, including COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and potential ...
www.who.int
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
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80-year-old diabetic Calgarian shocked to receive $100 bill for COVID-19 vaccine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-vaccine-bill-surprise-9.7000404
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
80-year-old diabetic Calgarian shocked to receive $100 bill for COVID-19 vaccine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-vaccine-bill-surprise-9.7000404
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry gets 2-and-a-half years in prison
Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
“You exploited Mr. Perry’s addiction for your own profit,” the judge said.
www.thestar.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry gets 2-and-a-half years in prison
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“Assess your own personal risk” was the death knell of public health.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Assess your own personal risk” was the death knell of public health.
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Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
Store employee found masked bandit sleeping off a bender after invading booze store and tippling a tad too much
A liquor store employee in Virginia was startled on Saturday to discover smashed whisky bottles on the floor of the shop and, upon entering the bathroom, an apparently drunk, sleeping and spread-eagled raccoon.
“He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything,” Samantha Martin, a local animal control officer, told the Daily Mail. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
The NHL, the Vegas Knights, the “journalists”, and the fans who see nothing wrong with this are complicit in this travesty. Absolutely disgusting.
I can't believe my ears. Carter Hart being treated like a guy returning ftom a terrible injury or a death in the family.
There are no standards in hockey world, none with the Vegas Knights or the broadcast "journalists" reporting this garbage.
There are no standards in hockey world, none with the Vegas Knights or the broadcast "journalists" reporting this garbage.
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The NHL, the Vegas Knights, the “journalists”, and the fans who see nothing wrong with this are complicit in this travesty. Absolutely disgusting.
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We're at the point were a handful of cuckoos can stop vital infos from being shared, because the spokeperson could get maimed or killed. Not an usual occurence in Canada. Cons lying for years, to enrage people, has a toll. Their goal is making Canada more US-like & divided.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We're at the point were a handful of cuckoos can stop vital infos from being shared, because the spokeperson could get maimed or killed. Not an usual occurence in Canada. Cons lying for years, to enrage people, has a toll. Their goal is making Canada more US-like & divided.
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“François Legault is a fraud — he doesn’t care about the protection of French. In truth, he’s all too happy to sell out the very foundations of this province, be it in terms of the people-powered social safety net, Quebec’s institutions, even the defence of the French language.”
#polqc
#polqc
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“François Legault is a fraud — he doesn’t care about the protection of French. In truth, he’s all too happy to sell out the very foundations of this province, be it in terms of the people-powered social safety net, Quebec’s institutions, even the defence of the French language.”
#polqc
#polqc
I’m not a fan of the monarchy by any means, but I vastly prefer the British system to what’s currently going down in the US.
‘England doesn’t know how to say: “No Kings.” Instead, it says: “Not this one, but perhaps his brother or his son.” But it isn’t the monarchs who are the British problem. It’s monarchism: the archaic top-down power structure of the Anglo-British state.’
Neal Ascherson: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Neal Ascherson: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Neal Ascherson | No Kings
England doesn’t know how to say: ‘No Kings.’ Instead, it says: ‘Not this one, but perhaps his brother or his son...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m not a fan of the monarchy by any means, but I vastly prefer the British system to what’s currently going down in the US.
“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it won't let its staff do media interviews for fear they will be subject to harassment or even death threats…One expert calls it "problematic," saying the public is missing vital information during an outbreak.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why Canada's food inspection agency won't do interviews as avian flu outbreak in Ontario grows | CBC News
As the number of birds culled due to an avian flu outbreak on turkey farms near Strathroy, Ont., approaches 100,000, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says they won't provide staff for media intervi...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it won't let its staff do media interviews for fear they will be subject to harassment or even death threats…One expert calls it "problematic," saying the public is missing vital information during an outbreak.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
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Can I help you find something to read? #dogsofbluesky
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Can I help you find something to read? #dogsofbluesky
As a Quebecer, I’m definitely tired of the debate, as is everyone I know. Legault does not speak for me.
The majority of Quebecois, Francophone, Anglophone, and Allophones, are as well. First the PQ now CAQ thrive on division yet they claim to want a diverse and inclusive society for the province. What they do is cater to the Pure Laine and other bigots in the province.....
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Legault calls Miller a 'disgrace to all Quebecers' for his comments on French language | CBC News
A day after being named federal culture minister, Marc Miller is drawing ire from several Quebec officials, including the premier of his home province.
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As a Quebecer, I’m definitely tired of the debate, as is everyone I know. Legault does not speak for me.
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Franklin would agree.
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
Franklin and the Forgotten Moral
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Franklin would agree.
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
www.youtube.com/shorts/N6d5w...
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Everyone saying its fair use, Franklin's copyright is protected under Canadian laws so covered under Canadian laws.
Fair use law may apply in the U.S. but it's our laws cover our content. The U.S. doesn't get to do whatever it likes. I hope the publishers sue & I'll contribute to the fund.
Fair use law may apply in the U.S. but it's our laws cover our content. The U.S. doesn't get to do whatever it likes. I hope the publishers sue & I'll contribute to the fund.
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Everyone saying its fair use, Franklin's copyright is protected under Canadian laws so covered under Canadian laws.
Fair use law may apply in the U.S. but it's our laws cover our content. The U.S. doesn't get to do whatever it likes. I hope the publishers sue & I'll contribute to the fund.
Fair use law may apply in the U.S. but it's our laws cover our content. The U.S. doesn't get to do whatever it likes. I hope the publishers sue & I'll contribute to the fund.
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The one good billionaire being the lady who got divorced tells us so much about everything really
Mackenzie Scott’s signature philanthropic style is giving unrestricted gifts—a rarity in the industry. trib.al/DjrurgM
MacKenzie Scott's $19 billion donations have turned philanthropy on its head—why her style of giving actually works | Fortune
The billionaire philanthropist’s giving style is a rarity in the industry.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The one good billionaire being the lady who got divorced tells us so much about everything really
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I feel their pain. 🥶
-10 c presently, -20 c overnight.
-10 c presently, -20 c overnight.
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I feel their pain. 🥶
-10 c presently, -20 c overnight.
-10 c presently, -20 c overnight.
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Bonjour à vous ! 🙏
Car c'est mardi, et qu'il ne faut rien lâcher ....
Car c'est mardi, et qu'il ne faut rien lâcher ....
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Bonjour à vous ! 🙏
Car c'est mardi, et qu'il ne faut rien lâcher ....
Car c'est mardi, et qu'il ne faut rien lâcher ....
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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Why doesn't anyone send cool ambassadors to Canada 😭
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Why doesn't anyone send cool ambassadors to Canada 😭