BigFishStone

@bigfishstone.bsky.social

Old progressive tattooed Canadian broad with kid and cat and opinions. A "poisonous machine gun spewing vitriol". There might be discussion of hockey.

You don’t get to demand your doctor be a certain race. You don’t get to put your racism proudly on display in healthcare settings. You don’t get to demean an entire group of people and then expect them to save your life.

Patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff as NHS reports shocking rise in racism

Paul Awah, a Bedfordshire-based diagnostic radiographer originally from Nigeria, said: "It's definitely got worse – people are more expressive."

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Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.

Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92

Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.

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This is all horrific stuff, and I invite you to go back to 2018/19 and reread her columns, newspaper interviews and podcast appearances talking about it, and then decide who it sounds like it was, that had been doing all this.

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They should show close ups of these gold covered statues alongside photos of the originals so people can all the subtle artistic details of the bronze sculptures that are now glazed over and made to look like cheap plastic. The gold is not just tacky, it's literally ruined the art itself.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · yesterday

MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…

A man was rescued safely by first responders Tuesday morning after getting stuck on a cliff at the Scarborough Bluffs, and it appears they’ve been there since the day before, officials say.  Read more:

Toronto fire crews rescue man stranded on Scarborough Bluffs cliff — possibly for 24 hours

Toronto Fire Commander John Davidson told reporters the male was there for about 24 hours, but the official acknowledged he couldn’t confirm the timeline.

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One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Billionaires are a Blight on Humanity… “Billionaires are why we have tech and jobs!" Wrong. Publicly-funded R&D is. Stop worshipping billionaires for what teachers, scientists, and taxpayers made possible.

BRACKET BRACKET BRACKET It’s the Battle of Hope in the Search for B.C.’s Best Roadside Attraction! Four famous stops near everyone’s favourite highway hub city versus four Southwest B.C. entries closer to Vancouver! these may be my favourite gimmick matchups ever so VOTE NOW

Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Round 1, southwest B.C. | CBC News

From more than 300 nominations, we're asking you to pick between 32 finalists in this month-long competition to determine the best of this province's roadside attractions.

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It's Textile Tuesday, and you know what that means: a piece by artist Faig Ahmed called "The Dragons of Karabakh" that's woven to look like an antique Central Asian carpet is melting off the wall into a puddle. More about the artist here: faigahmed.com

A red, blue, yellow and white work of textile art by Faig Ahmed that appears to be a traditional Central Asian carpet but is woven to look as through it's melting onto the floor in a puddle. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.