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Anna Mehler Paperny

@mehlerpaperny.bsky.social

Reporter with the Investigative Journalism Bureau; Author, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person; Nosy questions, mostly. anna.mehler.paperny@gmail.com / amehlerpaperny@ijbureau.org Bookstagramming/dogstagrammimg @mehlerpaperny

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I demand we hold this temp in place til Saturday.

A pox on nightly freezes.

04.03.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Satellite images show Iran school strike hit more buildings than earlier reported The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex. n.pr/4suyWcZ

04.03.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 15

not now, sea levels

04.03.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would welcome this!

04.03.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Atrocities are often followed by calls to action.

But we've never had an atrocity followed by universal access to evidence-based mental health care.

04.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Spoke w/ a Tumbler Ridge mom whose kid received psychiatric care alongside shooter in Prince George. She described Tumbler prior to the shooting as a "mental health desert," where access to supports are often long waits and hundreds of kms away.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

04.03.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

I think politicians should be encouraged to evolve. Messaging is not set in stone. But unless you address the swings, doesn't trust become an issue? bsky.app/profile/saro...

04.03.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

In a minority of cases. I'll go months without mailing but just had to lick four envelopes.

04.03.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stop making people file freedom-of-information requests via snail mail.

Nobody wants this. Nobody benefits from this but Big Chequebook.

04.03.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nanaimo bars are better and it's not even close.

04.03.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’ll run out of food this week’: Israel’s Iran war brings new Gaza siege Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza, threatening to plunge 2 million people into a new hunger crisis

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

04.03.2026 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh I'm sorry

03.03.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/rola...

03.03.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I am no strategist and no international relations expert. And maybe the plurality of Canadians wants to hear this. I don't know.

03.03.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"international law binds all belligerents. We condemn the strikes carried out by Iran"

03.03.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Canada has decided it likes international law, actually. bsky.app/profile/jour...

03.03.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Highly recommend this for anyone living in a community where some struggle to keep a roof over their heads.

So, everyone in North America.

03.03.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It must really suck when someone suggests you're a gender you're not.

03.03.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

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End Child Detention Letter with signatures Feb 26 2026

Citing reporting by @propublica.org and others, nearly 4,000 doctors, nurses and health professionals sent a letter to DHS Sec Kristi Noem calling for the immediate release of all children currently in immigration detention. Full letter: tinyurl.com/yz2amueb 1/

02.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 567    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 13
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UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday urged what it called ​the forces behind a deadly attack on a β€Œgirls' school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the incident, without saying who it believed was responsible.

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran reut.rs/3OHBndC

03.03.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

brb getting a "social services are nation-building" tattoo

03.03.2026 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Streetscape with shadowy silhouette and setting sun.

Streetscape with shadowy silhouette and setting sun.

Leaving work in daylight, baby.

02.03.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm honestly agnostic about Daylight Saving(s) but I would really like all of Canada's time zones to coordinate, please. Saskatchewan is destabilizing enough.

02.03.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoah

02.03.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

if you don't want me to leave you a (gracious!) voicemail, pick up the phone.

02.03.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

leaving voicemails out of spite. healthy and normal.

02.03.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evidence links Indian officials at Vancouver consulate to Nijjar killing New Delhi had long accused the B.C. Sikh leader of being a terrorist and called for his arrest

Canadian national-security officials were presented with evidence that Indian consular staff operating in Vancouver supplied information to assist in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, @mikehager.bsky.social and Greg Mercer report:
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

02.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

(the psychosis correlation is pretty strong by now, I think)

02.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Is cannabis bad for your brain, or are people in mental distress turning to pot? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

02.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0