Andrew

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Nova Scotian now living in Ontario.

Database application developer; installer & voicer of digital church organs; organist; amateur radio enthusiast (VA3BHO; formerly VE1BHO)

Profile: Head-shot of me;
Banner: Noel shore/Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia

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Canada has the most lakes of any country in the world. Of lakes larger than three square kilometres, we have 31,752. When smaller lakes are included, that number goes up to nearly two million. But what are the deepest lakes in Canada? Let's find out! 👇 🧵1/9

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New deadly strain of mpox found in DRC could spread exponentially among humans www.news-medical.net/news/2024070... CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁 The most important health news, in one place.

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Florida sees COVID surge in ERs near last winter's peaks www.cbsnews.com/news/florida... CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁 The most important health news, in one place.

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Crows are such amazing ecological generalists. For several years I've watched various birds in the Seattle area that have learned to pluck fish from the water, sometimes swooping and scooping, other times, hovering almost like a tern. Below, some very jerky video (hand-held 800mm lens). 🪶

crow fishingyoutu.be This American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) has learned to pluck fish from the water of Seattle's Lake Washington.This is very shaky video, because it's hand-...

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Patient says Montreal hospital staff twice offered MAiD unprompted — "It feels like we are being pushed towards the MAiD program instead of being given the help to live" montreal.ctvnews.ca/spina-bifida... CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁 The most important health news, in one place.

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Multiple people have literally started masking because of my posts (they told me this directly) and stopped themselves (AND others) from living a life with additional chronic illness and early death. People underestimate the impact that they can have online.

It’s funny cause people tell me *all the time* how they’ve learned from me and found community through my posts and been uplifted and connected to others and gotten tools to recognize and fight hate and felt less alone in the world. But I guess fuck that right? I’m not accomplishing anything.

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UFB. And what’s going to happen if a Conservative Party gains the most votes for PM? Trust me, I know Trudeau is no great shakes and he should DEFINITELY step down, but I don’t want a conservative PM.

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Oh! English language is strange. Strange as strange can be.

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Read all about it 10 years ago in Marci McDonald's prophetic warning about Harper's CPC under new faces archive.org/details/arma...

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In groundbreaking move, Poilievre campaigns among evangelical Christians - National | Globalnews.caglobalnews.ca In three recent appearances at evangelical Christian churches, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre received blessings and made pitches for votes.

The Armageddon factor : the rise of Christian nationalism in Canada : McDonald, Marci : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archivearchive.org 445 p. ; 23 cm

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I wrote about how the several key Supreme Court decisions are bolstering Project 2025 -- the authoritarian playbook for a Trump second term. I hope you read, consider and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...

How the Supreme Court Bolstered Project 2025www.democracydocket.com From Marc | The Supreme Court has recently become a witting or unwitting facilitator of Project 2025’s dystopian agenda for the future.

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Everywhere there is a right wing Conservative government health care sucks. It’s no coincidence and what is more interesting several of the premiers have gotten healthcare south of the border. The new Conservstive premiers are all failures at managing healthcare and finances.They manage for friends

Small towns in Alberta have no doctors due to the policies of Danielle Smith, and her cadre of grifters. #StopKillingUsMarlaina #SmithFiddlesAlbertaDies

Alberta town declares health crisis, must pay to keep clinic open as doctor roster dwindles | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Hinton is down to eight family physicians, half of what's needed for the town of 10,000. And of those remaining, some are working part-time or making retirement plans.

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Small towns in Alberta have no doctors due to the policies of Danielle Smith, and her cadre of grifters. #StopKillingUsMarlaina #SmithFiddlesAlbertaDies

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Visiting my friend Laundry Detergent who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for the crime of being needed by poor people.

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That Heritage Foundation statement threatening a violent revolution against the left = that moment in a movie in which the forces of evil loudly announce their evil plans. except in real life, unlike in a movie, most normal people don’t even realize this has *happened* (which is our job).

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Remember how the "retail theft crime wave" disappeared as soon as companies had to do their annual reports? That's because it's illegal to lie to shareholders. AI is booming (if you're a pleb) but if you have money - Goldman Sachs will be honest with you instead web.archive.org/web/20240629...

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There's a Small Problem With the AI Industry: It's Making Absolutely No Moneyfuturism.com AI is not making money for investors which may be connected to businesses having trouble adopting the technology.

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Doug Ford’s plan to privatize alcohol sales will cost Ontario taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it’s forcing LCBO workers to go on strike. Workers say Ford is helping billionaires and big business siphon profits from healthcare, education and public services

Doug Ford's Alcohol Privatization Plan Will Cost Ontario Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars. Now It's Forcing LCBO Workers To Go On Strike.pressprogress.ca LCBO workers accuse Ford of working with billionaires and big business to siphon profits from healthcare, education and public services

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i hope that parts obvious, but like, i dont think anyone needs to support an industry that exists to mitigate consequences for sex abuse

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grooming industrial complex in shambles

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Poilievre’s anti-environment record includes voting “yea” for legislation designed to weaken environmental safeguards, write Richard van der Jagt, John Hollins and Geoff Strong #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis #PierrePoilievre www.nationalobserver.com/2024/07/04/o...

Would our next prime minister look after the environment?www.nationalobserver.com Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s anti-environment record includes voting “yea” for legislation designed to weaken environmental safeguards.

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The Popularity of Specific Operating Activities Among Canadian Hams • http://amateurradio.com https://www.amateurradio.com/the-popularity-of-specific-operating-activities-among-canadian-hams/# #hamradio

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Bullshit like this is why it was a struggle to get my mom to accept she needed a walker, and why she is increasingly isolating herself as her mobility gets worse. This stigmatizing shit makes people like her feel ashamed of their disabilities. And quit the jokes about adult diapers, they’re cruel.

IMO this is a straight-up ageist and ableist image, no?

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Getting Started with BOTA, Beaches on the Air https://www.onallbands.com/getting-started-with-bota-beaches-on-the-air/ #hamradio

Getting Started with BOTA, Beaches on the Airwww.onallbands.com Learn all about the Beaches on the Air (BOTA) ham radio operating events & how you can join in on the fun too.

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i want to add: if you’ve stopped masking for whatever reason, you can start again. it makes spaces more accessible, it helps preserve your health and the health of the people around you. it’s a tiny action you can take to make the world safer.

"If only I could do something that would have a positive impact on the world-" You can. Mask up.

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We tested AI voice cloning services to see how easy it was to clone a voice without the owner’s consent. Results: 7 cloning services offer barely any technical barriers. Only one service - Respeecher - attempts to verify consent. From @janus.bsky.social for @proofnews.bsky.social:

AI Tools Make It Easy to Clone Someone’s Voice Without Consentwww.proofnews.org A survey by Proof News shows that many AI voice cloning services don’t require any proof of a human’s consent — just a simple click of an “I agree” button

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As an American who Actually Moved To Canada, here are some things to consider if you’re serious about getting the fuck out of the US, a thread:

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Everyone is always afraid to say why people like Trump or Marie Le Pen have some level of popularity and it’s just that there’s a lot of people in the world who believe in racism. You end up with these goofy ass explanations for Trump where it’s NAFTA or shit and it’s like no you know what it is

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flashing back to the vague pfp guy with “realpolitik” in his profile who tried to tell me that people voting for fascism in europe weren’t really voting for fascism, they were voting against EU regulations, which are the real problem. spoken like a fascist

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“Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awards. The host of this year's BET Awards warned viewers on multiple occasions about the far-right plan to dismantle and remake the government in Trump's image.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/sh...

Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awardswww.msnbc.com The draconian plan supported by conservative groups to dismantle the government if Donald Trump is elected was the talk of the Black Entertainment Television Awards.