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Dear union stewards. Don’t you fucking dare. Don’t do it.

Road traffic noise linked to immediate heart and blood vessel stress A new study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research shows that a single night of road traffic noise, at levels that are typical of those living in a city, causes stress to the heart and blood...

Cities aren’t loud, cars are loud (and stressful). - expanding on @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Fuck this and everyone who helped get things to this point. Trans rights are human rights—full stop.

I'm on my first prednisone taper after recently being diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and it's been not very fun. If you know me in person, I'm sorry if I've come across as grumpy or moody lately. I feel less resilient to everyday stress, and my anxiety and depression are heightened.

📢 80+ civil society leaders from faith, labour, enviro, legal, academic and arts communities are standing together for human rights and reconciliation—calling on #BCgov to recommit to implementing not amending #DRIPA. #bcpoli #IndigenousRights

Read the statement: wcel.org/DeclarationAct

Solidarity with Cuba | Canadian Labour Congress The Canadian Labour Congress strongly condemns the U.S. government’s aggression toward Cuba. We stand in solidarity with the Cuban people and workers as U.S. policy puts their very survival at risk. T...

“The Canadian Labour Congress strongly condemns the U.S. government’s aggression toward Cuba. We stand in solidarity with the Cuban people and workers as U.S. policy puts their very survival at risk.”
@canadianlabour.bsky.social #CanLab #Cuba #CdnFp #CdnPoli

canadianlabour.ca/solidarity-w...

Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons

incredible image on wikimedia commons

The blockade on Cuba is unconscionable.

More than 60 children infected in ‘fast-spreading’ London measles outbreak More than 60 measles cases have been reported in London this year

It is a travesty that Andrew Wakefield and all those who promoted him have not been pulled apart by horses

a fresh tattoo on the side of my leg. the tattoo is of Duff beer bottle with a wilting rose in it. a petal is falling off the rose

stills from Barney Gumble's award winning short film Pukahontas

got a new tattoo yesterday. meaningful to me because it's sobriety and Simpsons related!

this is amazing!

This hits home.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Ban cars

Solidarity with the Cuban people CUPE stands in solidarity with the Cuban people and the trade union movement as the country grapples with intensified U.S. sanctions and a dangerous fuel shortage. We support the Cuban people’s sovere...

CANADA / CUBA: Solidarity with the Cuban people cupe.ca/solidarity-c...

Canada must support Cuba "You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”

Mark Carney said that Canada is "considering" sending aid to Cuba.

Before COVID, one million Canadians visited Cuba every year. Their convertavle peso is pegged to the Canadian Dollar. I argue that we need to send fuel and supplies ASAP, regardless of Trump.

noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...

10: The Anti-Vax Agenda (w/Imran Ahmed) Podcast Episode · Conspirituality · 07/30/2020 · 1h 57m

Since 2020 @derekberes.bsky.social @julianwalker.bsky.social and @matthewremski.bsky.social tried to sound the alarm bells about basically everything that’s happening now.

As much as anyone, they saw it all coming.

honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.

As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.

The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.

Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced

Seniors’ care needs a boost in the BC budget - CCPA Private-pay long-term care in BC is growing faster than public care—and it's costing seniors and their families

Private-pay long-term care in BC is growing faster than public care—and it's costing seniors and their families. By @alonghurst.bsky.social #bcpoli
‎https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/seniors-care-needs-a-boost-in-the-bc-budget/

You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.

Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.

Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.

Woke up this morning thinking of Tumbler Ridge and what a difficult day it will be for them.There, here and across the Canada, in the days ahead, parents, teachers, counsellors and others will making space and time for kids to process this. Thanks to those doing this care work. 💜 #TumblerRidge

The homepage for the Canadian letters and images project. It shows soldiers posing for a photograph and there is a search bar in the centre. In the about section below, which cannot be seen in this image, it provides this information: The Canadian Letters and Images Project, created in 2000, is an online digital archive of the Canadian war experience, both home front and battlefront, from any conflict in which Canadians have participated. The focus of the project is on the personal materials of participants, such as letters and photographs, which permit us to experience the war through their eyes and their words. These are very often the stories of ordinary Canadians, largely forgotten and overlooked. Our mission is to digitally preserve and continue to make freely accessible this important part of Canada’s heritage for this generation and future generations. The vision of the project is to continue to expand this repository of Canadian archival materials by collaborating with Canadians to preserve and share the individual and collective stories that have shaped our past Accessibility to the past is key to understanding who we are as a nation. We are committed to free access for everyone to the materials of the project.

PLEASE REPOST 🥺🙏

The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online digital archive of Canadians’ experience during wartime at home & in battle. It contains thousands of personal letters & photos that reveal people’s experience through their own words & eyes.
www.canadianletters.ca/content/abou...

Just like Haiti, the American elites can never forgive countries that rise up against their oppressors. Decades of embargos and sanctions have done nothing but punish the population of Cuba for implicitly supporting the revolution.

I do similarly! Every few weeks I get some vegan meals delivered so I don't need to stress as much about keeping myself fed. Good for you for accommodating yourself this way

now that's the power of a union

Take Action - BC Rent Bank Since 2019, BC Rent Bank has helped over 15,000 households avoid eviction or essential utility disconnection through financial assistance. But government

Help save BC Rent Bank—a proven program that's helped 15,000+ renters in B.C. avoid eviction. Send a letter to the BC government now: bcrentbank.ca/takeaction/?...
#BCRentBank #EvictionPrevention #renters

A Mandaic curse bowl in the Royal Ontario Museum. It has a spiraling Mandaic text that leads to an encircled x at the center.

This Super Bowl Sunday, I’d like to introduce you all to the magical curse bowls used in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria in late antiquity. Written in Mandaic (as here) or Syriac Aramaic, they trap demons who trespass on a household by sucking them in with spiraling spells to the center of the bowl.

a beat up and rustic looking wooden framed poster of Harold Lockwood, with a logo in the lower right that says Metro Pictures Corp'n. the poster is faded/sepia toned maybe

I have an old framed poster of Harold Lockwood! It was free at a vintage store in Vancouver

Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...