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Newfoundland & Labrador. News, politics, labour, social justice, and random musings. He/him.

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Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

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Yellow warbler.

09.08.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Smoky.

09.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Air quality. Environment Canada says low risk, most others say high risk. Assume Environment Canada is most accurate, but discrepancies seems odd.

08.08.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Air quality. Environment Canada says low risk, most others say high risk. Assume Environment Canada is most accurate, but discrepancies seems odd.

08.08.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The kind of light and shadows that happen during sunrises or sunsets. It is, however, the middle of the day.

08.08.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A little piece of black electrical tape fixes that issue for super cheap.

04.08.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Metro Region Sees Half its Normal Rainfall in July The St. John's metro region experienced another month of unusually dry weather in July, receiving only about h...

Not ideal.

vocm.com/2025/08/02/2...

02.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump boosts tariffs on Canada to 35%, carrying through on his threat | CBC News The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to increase a tariff on Canadian goods to 35 per cent as of Friday.

Trump boosts tariffs on Canada to 35%

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

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Purple finch in the backyard.

29.07.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July – including 24 children under five, a c...

Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.

The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.

Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...

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a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face . ALT: a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
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A small cone at DQ is $5.50 lol.

27.07.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perseverance.

27.07.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always wear socks in your Dunlops.

27.07.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The @theonion.com is obsolete.

26.07.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evacuation order for Musgrave Harbour is lifted now. Effective immediately. Great news.

25.07.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MUN has to be more than a conveyor belt for capital.

25.07.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And rightfully so. Im so sorry to hear it. The liberal arts will be the hardest hit.

25.07.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Message from the president As you know, the Memorial University Board of Regents approved a $468.6 million operating budget for 2025-2026 (excluding the Faculty of Medicine) that includes $13.68 million in investments and a bas...

Cuts to MUN (and more to come, I fear).

- 20 jobs.
- Harris Centre cut
- Office of Public Engagement cut
- Reduced operating budgets across the board
- Hiring freeze
- Reduction in contract teaching positions

gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-c...

24.07.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The entire catalogue of music ever made in the palm of my hand? Better listen to the same stuff I used to listen to in the 90s on repeat.

24.07.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New report says N.L.'s community housing stock is far below national average | CBC News As the cost of living continues to increase while incomes stay the same, housing advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for more affordable housing units.

β€œA report published this month by the Community Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (CFNL) and Annex Consulting says only 0.3 per cent of the province's total occupied housing stock represents non-profit units.”

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

24.07.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

For most of my adult life the Fraser Institute has been putting out a report about increasing tax burden. For most of my adult life, this report has been debunked. Yet, here we are again.

Circle of life.

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This whole tariff debacle is nuts.

22.07.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These coconut yogurts are half delicious and half like eating sun tan lotion.

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N.L. cabinet quietly approved new cash benefit for departing ministers | CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet ministers are now eligible for extra money on their way out the door, CBC News has learned.

We are entitled to our entitlements

β€œN.L. cabinet quietly approved new cash benefit for departing ministers”

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

18.07.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Haven’t seen it but it sounds right.

15.07.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Modern corporate creativity is a room full of coked up dudes spinning a wheel with random things that have already happened on it. (Or they probably get AI to do it now).

15.07.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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