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right person, wrong time (variations on heartbreak)

@leemartenspoetry on tumblr

vita sackville-west & fegan’s 1924 café in dublin

everything everywhere all at once (2022)

@heavensghost on tumblr

i had to get out by indigo de souza

‘calling a wolf a wolf' by kaveh akbar

river by joni mitchell

‘english song’ in a little larger than the entire universe: selected poems by fernando pessoa

slumber by ron hicks

fish in exile by vi khi nao

penitent magdalene by antonio ciseri

@ojibwa on tumblr

this is what the drugs are for by gracie abrams & the awakening by angelo morbelli

as good as it gets by fizz

lonely this christmas by mud & picture of the christmas tree at trinity college dublin, taken by me in december of 2022

this is what the drugs are for by gracie abrams & picture by andrew collins via globalnews.ca

@inanotherunivrs on tumblr & a polaroid of me taken by my ex-boyfriend

‘in a dream you saw a way to survive’ by clementine von radics & a picture of my ex-boyfriend's window, taken by me

bluets by maggie nelson & the poolbeg generating station, dublin

‘unrequited’ by sasha m george & inheritance by matthew w. cornell

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@ faraway on instagram & lavender sprigs farm cut by linda jacobus

the museum of heartbreak by meg leder

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‘seaside improvisation’ by richard siken

@ dracarysgang on twitter

@-love-letters-i-never-sent

@fromdarzaitoleeza on tumblr

explosions by ellie goulding

‘i had a dream about you’ by richard siken

the beatrice letters by lemony snicket

la la land (2016)

‘catalog of unabashed gratitude’ by ross gay

@stuckinapril on tumblr

@deathlywounded on tumblr

some are always hungry by jihyun yun

‘speaking practice’ by franny choi

 a self-portrait in letters by anna sexton & a picture of my ex-boyfriend in a lake in Orfű, Hungary

@sunsbleeding on tumblr

‘there is no absolution for the fallen, only the dying’ by p.d

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McGill University is considering its next steps to deal with the camp set up by pro-Palestinian activists on campus grounds in downtown Montreal, officials said Monday. In a statement published on its website, the university said the situation has “shifted significantly” and the number of people in the encampment has “tripled since Saturday.” University officials added “many of them, if not the majority, are not members of the McGill community.” A spokesperson for the encampment said members are calling for McGill and Concordia universities to divest from Israel-connected funds. They demand the academic institutions cut financial ties with Israel in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Signs at the McGill encampment state “You are funding genocide” and “Free Gaza now” and describe the demonstrators as standing in solidarity with the Palestinian cause and people in Gaza.

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lol it's only january 2nd

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The mRNA revolution continues. Just a few years after mRNA vaccines proved their efficacy against COVID-19, scientists are now turning their attention to lung cancer. The mRNA vaccine, known as BTN116, developed by the German biotechnology company BioNTech, is the first of its kind and has entered phase 1 clinical trials in seven countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. This vaccine is designed to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of the disease.

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A Native woman committed suicide after her children were taken away by rcmp because she asked for refuge from her abusive relationship. Instead of helping a Native woman flee abuse with her children, they took her babies away.

Note that the video says that Manitoba has some of the highest child apprehensions by child welfare in Canads, 90% of whom are Indigenous, and until 2 years ago they got paid by the amount of apprehensions they do.

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Two cane corsos trained with Cesar Milan's methods mauled and killed a child in Alberta, person involved with one of the dogs argues this was "unforeseeable" in a horrifying but sadly illuminating facebook post.

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They lived good lives. Rest in pride, George. Rest in peace, Lori.

George performed as a country singer, while Lori was an acclaimed ten-pin bowler. With exceptional schedule maintenance and compromise, the siblings were able to balance life and passion. Lori was employed at a hospital laundry unit, and George’s musical gigs occasionally brought them abroad. While appearing as documentary subjects in 1997, George and Lori were asked if they ever wished they were separated. Their answer was an enthusiastic no. “Would we be separated? Absolutely not,” George told interviewers. “My theory is: why fix what is not broken?”

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People of BC, now is the time to keep an eye out. Chelsey Anita Quaw (Holmes-Heron) has gone missing from the Saik’uz First Nation Reserve near Vanderhoof, BC. She has not been seen since the tenth of October, almost a week ago from the time of posting, and those close to her say this sort of no-contact-absence is not usual for her. It has also been said her dog may have been attacked the night prior to her disappearance, as well as possibly the night of, and her cellphone was found destroyed on the basement floor in her home. Chelsey was last seen wearing blue skinny jeans, and a bluish-purple or purple winter coat. Searches are still ongoing, and further information can be found below.

To restate what is said in the poster above, if you have information you are asked to call it in at (250)-567-2222.

tagging @allthecanadianpolitics & @politicsofcanada in the hopes of spreading the word.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Alberta’s government proposed legislative changes Monday to the provincial Bill of Rights aimed at giving residents the right to refuse medical treatments, including vaccines, but is leaving the final word to the courts. If passed, the new bill would protect Albertans from being “coerced” into receiving any kind of medical treatment, so long as an individual has the “capacity” to consent and is not likely to cause “substantial harm to themselves and others.” However, the bill doesn’t specifically define those terms and Justice Minister Mickey Amery told reporters the government would rely on case law and the courts to decide how they’d be interpreted.

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Another enormous and ongoing factor in “Canada is not a human rights paradise”; MAiD.

Canada legalised “medically assisted death” and what literally every disability rights group said would happen immediately proceeded to happen; they started offering it instead of care to disabled people.

Far from being limited to terminally ill people in intense pain, which is what they spoke about when pushing the policy, it’s now routinely offered to disabled and chronically ill people who are suffering *because they are living in poverty* and *unable to access the pretty basic care and assistance that would be needed for a decent quality of life.” They are currently expanding the programme to include mentally ill people because of course they are.

I know disabled and chronically ill Canadians who are living in tremendous poverty - like, crowdfunding food and heating in *Canadian winters* poverty - who speak continuously about the fact that every time they seek any form of government or public assistance, all they get is offered “assisted suicide.”

There is literally no way this is anything other than eugenicist genocide of disabled people. And no one seems to give a shit other than disabled people, because abled people *continuously* seem to believe that death is preferable to disability. They continuously and massively overestimate the suffering involved in, say, incontinence.

[mindblowingscience]

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.”

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this morning, a radio host was telling a story of a local Palestinian woman who recently found out from a facebook post that her brother, Ismail Qarsholi, died in Gaza on March 4th. About two months prior, Sawsan Karashuli had applied for Canadian visas for her brother and his 25 year old daughter, Lina Quarsholi (who is now alone in northern Gaza). If anyone has more info of where we can donate or help please add to this post.

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Also preserved on our archive (Daily updates!)

The topmost link includes a video of the news segment

By Destiny Meilleur

Medical researchers at the University of Calgary say a condition affecting autonomic bodily processes — those that occur automatically, such as heart rate, bladder function and sweating — is frequently found in people diagnosed with long COVID.

The condition is known as dysautonomia, an umbrella term for a group of related conditions. Support networks for those who suffer from it are working to raise awareness throughout October, which has been deemed Dysautonomia Awareness Month by the advocacy group, Dysautonomia International.

According to research by Dr. Satish Raj, a cardiologist and expert in autonomic health conditions at the University of Calgary, as many as 30 per cent of long COVID patients also meet the criteria for a condition called POTS, a form of dysautonomia known as “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.”

According to Dysautonomia International, other studies have put the figure at between 70 per cent and 90 per cent.

The challenge is that the symptoms of the condition can be easy to dismiss. “Who likes to sit around and talk about their sweating,” notes Dr. Raj. “No one does that… These are just the background things that are useful for keeping you alive.”

Rashmin Hira, a PhD student at the Universty of Calgary and long COVID researcher, adds, “Unfortunately, a lot of people do get told that it’s just anxiety.”

That’s why raising awareness through events such as Dysautonomia Month are important, says Lauren Stiles, president and CEO of Dysautonomia International.

“(It) is one way that we help people get diagnosed faster,” Stiles says. “It’s also really important to raise awareness so that we can interest government and investors and other people to fund research in this group of diseases.”

When it comes to POTS, symptoms can include lightheadedness, nausea, blood pooling and a high heart rate. The most common treatments include increase intake of fluids and salt and, if possible, recumbent exercise.

But even if the symptoms and treatment of POTS appear subtle, it is nothing to take lightly, Stiles says. Thirty per cent of people with the condition rely on a wheelchair to get around and many others are unable to work.

“There are millions of people who really, really suffer from autonomic disorders,” Stiles says. “We want to build support and compassion for these patients in their communities so that they can get access to the resources that they need.”

Dysautonomia International is encouraging those who want to show support during the awareness month to share information with friends and family, participate in events, raise funds and wear a turquoise scarf.

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