Cathy Farrow
@cathyfarrow.bsky.social
Interests: Gerontology, Global Health, Science, COVID. I love cats. I block the ‘f’ and ‘c’ words. Located in the Central Okanagan area of B.C. Canada.
“What, uniquely, does #writing do? It compels #thought. It compels #thinking in ways that silent contemplation or spoken language rarely can.”
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦@dbcurren.bsky.social · 4h ago“The problem with #writing with #A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling — an escalator toward a result when you really need to make a daily habit of taking the stairs.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Cyclosporiasis outbreak has affected about 1 in every 1,000 people in Michigan and killed two, CNN reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CyclosporaOutbreak
“The Reflecting Pool mess is different from other Trump obsessions because it reveals just how immune to evidence and logic his beliefs have become, even when a trusted lieutenant wheels an entire box of supporting evidence into the Oval Office.”
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 7h agoTrump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OMivBxpl
A severe bout of COVID-19 can wake up an army of dormant viruses hiding inside the body go.nature.com/4fDUY9w
COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you
Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.
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Mamdani hailed Abdul El-Sayed’s win, and fired back at “deeply out-of-touch” Mike Johnson.
NYC Mayor Responds To GOP ‘Mini-Mamdanis’ Barb After Michigan Victory For Progressives
NYC Mayor Responds To GOP ‘Mini-Mamdanis’ Barb After Michigan Victory For Progressives
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Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect. www.wired.com/story/dhs-is...
DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad
Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.
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Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert
Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert
Move comes as fourth heatwave of summer intensifies, edging temperatures in some areas close to 40C Italy is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in the south, under the highest heat alert as the fourth heatwave to hit the country this summer intensifies. A red alert means there is a higher chance of an emergency owing to the health risk posed by prolonged extreme temperatures to the entire population. Continue reading...
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It’s been 166 days since SCOTUS struck down Trump’s illegal tariff taxes & big corporations are getting their refunds. $2.2 BILLION for Apple, $600 MILLION for Amazon, $300 million for Nike. When are American families going to see the $1,700 they're owed? Return the money, NOW.
Corporate America got billions of dollars in tariff refunds. Where’s your cut? | CNN Business
Apple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filter...
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The District of Oak Bay is asking residents for permission to access their properties to allow veterinarians to administer deer contraceptives as part of its immuno-contraceptive (IC)…
Oak Bay asks residents for access to properties for deer contraception program
The District of Oak Bay is asking residents for permission to access their properties to allow vets to administer contraceptives as part of its immuno-contraceptive (IC) program.
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FBI Director Kash Patel plans to gut an office after purging hundreds of agents deemed insufficiently loyal to the president.
Keystone Kash’s Secret FBI Purge Plot Exposed
The FBI director has a habit of culling agents when faced with questions about his leadership.
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For comparison, Suez fees are around 0.3% with Panama even lower at 0,1%. And these offer canal infrastructure etc. Insurance fees, even in active war zones are usually topped at 1.5% because thats is considered prohibitively expensive
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 7h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
Notably, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to defend Pirro on Wednesday.
Trump Officials Had Hourlong Oval Office Meltdown Over Reflecting Pool: Report
Notably, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to defend Pirro on Wednesday.
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It’s tiring hearing over & over that clinicians, scientists, & public health professionals MUST spend time with MAHA & MUST find common cause & learn from them To quote Mark Crislip, MD: “If you mix cow pie with apple pie, it does not make the cow pie taste better; it makes the apple pie worse”
Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 5h agoTaking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Ottawa police seeking suspect who stole specialty bike for man with Parkinson’s disease
Ottawa police seeking suspect who stole specialty bike for man with Parkinson’s disease
Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who allegedly stole a specialty bike designed for an elderly man with advanced Parkinson’s disease in Alta Vista.
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DJT is the MOST COMMUNIST USA PRESIDENT EVER "Donald Trump raised eyebrows after claiming on Air Force One that he had "made"💲tens of billions of dollars for the country through an investment in Intel, prompting critics & analysts to question exactly what he meant." Farron Balanced VOTE💙 #Pinks
Trump Accidentally Admits He’s The Most Communist President Ever
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Alberta is now allowing people to get an MRI, CT scan and other tests in the private system without a doctor ordering one. What impact will the change have on the province's medical system? Q+A w/ Fiona Clement, Renaud Brossard (scroll to 22 minutes) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
The inaugural cohort of MD students at the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine started their journey this week! 🎉The three year program integrates classroom learning with clinical learning, training up doctors with a strong grounding in community experiences. #SFU #SFUSoM #MD #MedEd
André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 3d agoThe Simon Fraser University Stephens Family School of Medicine, the first new medical school in Western Canada since 1950, is welcoming its first students. Q+A w/ founding dean David Price. bcmj.org/interviews/p... via @sfu-fhs.bsky.social
What a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.
This generation of politicians who are the leaders of both parties have saddled succeeding generations with a mountain of crushing debt that continues to rise unabated. When they are all gone, their children and grandchildren will curse their selfishness and irresponsibly. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h agoBREAKING: Republicans are no longer worried about deficits and debt Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "
So his ex took the child to the ER and he’s saying she’s in contempt?
He’s blaming his wife for taking the child who had a broken collarbone to the hospital? Let me guess, if she hadn’t been x-rayed, it wouldn’t have been broken?
Miller is Trump’s disciple. It’s always the woman’s fault. Sexual assault is a plus in the Republican Party.
Pretty sure this isn't proving what you think it is, Miller.
Good thing domestic violence prosecutors don’t shrug their cases off as “a family matter” like Republican politicians. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too
It was over for Max Miller politically when he said his wife couldn’t have been abused because she offered to make him dinner 6 days later. He may not have known it when he said it, but that was the end. You have to be a sick bastard to come up with that as your defense.
WestJet says all scheduled flights operating Wednesday after work stoppage (Business)
WestJet says all scheduled flights operating Wednesday after work stoppage - Business News
WestJet says it has returned to normal operations as it continues to re-book travellers whose flights were cancelled due to a work stoppage this past weekend.
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Alberta ministry facing workplace safety charges in firefighter's 2024 death (Jasper)
Alberta ministry facing workplace safety charges in firefighter's 2024 death - Alberta News
Alberta's government is facing workplace safety related charges in the death of a firefighter who was struck by a tree about two years ago while tackling the massive wildfire in Jasper National Park.
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