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Imagine you're in a sudden disaster like a burning building, sinking ship, airplane crash, where your goal is to get out quickly before you die. Now, you would think that everyone around you would have the same goal, right? Researchers in disaster behavior know otherwise. 1/6
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“Why waste your time on Covid stuff, no one cares anymore” Because I’ve lost too many people that I loved, not to try to make the world safer for the ones I still have.
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A lot of Russian assets across the globe have started a last ditch effort to save Russia from its looming defeat. The only right response is to increase help for the Ukrainian people, enabling them to finish the job. Once imperial Russia is no more, many „domestic“ problems will „miraculously“ disappear, because after all it has always been Russia and not a domestic issue.
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In Brazil, a 21-year old woman thought she was going base-jumping, but instead she was tossed off a bridge by employees who forgot to attach her to ropes or a safety harness. She fell 40M to her death. People are not okay.
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I have posted my letter to the Minister of Primary and Preventive Health Care strongly recommending that the Novavax Fall 2026 COVID vaccine, a non-mRNA vaccine, as well as the mRNA vaccines, be made available to all Albertans free of charge. PLEASE, PLEASE, my fellow Albertans, send supporting correspondence to the same minister in massive volume. Here is the website address: alberta.ca/contact-a-cabinet… My letter is below: Dear Minister: As a physician involved in the care of a LARGE NUMBER of Long COVID patients and an immunocompromised, disabled Albertan myself, I strongly recommend that the Alberta ministry of Health make available to all residents of this province FREE OF CHARGE the fall 2026 Novavax COVID vaccine as an alternative to either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine.  These have already been paid for with Albertans' taxes. I expect that this strong recommendation will be expedited in an open, transparent fashion with extensive communication. Leslie A. Kasza MD FRCPC
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BRENNAN: But there is a crisis with those weapons stockpiles right now HEGSETH: No there is not. That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle BRENNAN: You have testified to it in front of Congress HEGSETH: You don't have to read back to me what I testified
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Today is the day to flood Twitter with this birthday card.
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Transparency champion @Nigel_Farage refuses to publish his tax returns. What’s he got to hide?
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Only a month into Ukraine's ever tightening blockade on Crimea, Russians are fleeing the penninsula, selling off anything they can. A Sevastopol real estate agent says that property prices have already collapsed -40%. With thousands of homes stolen from Ukrainian owners and now in the hands of Russians, a time of reckoning is coming to Crimea.
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Taking Russian cash in exchange for ripping apart western democracies isn't so fun anymore, it seems.
Robinson detained at Heathrow under terrorism act after Moscow trip with Musk's dad trib.al/pA5iQQ8
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Strike after strike by Ukraine's long distance drones on Russia's strategic energy reserves facility in Yaroslavl, with no air defenses of consequence. As all Russian air defenses are now in Moscow or protecting Putin's palaces, Ukraine destroys Russia's entire energy industry.
Among Ukraine's overnight attacks on Russia's military and energy assets was the vast strategic energy storage complex in Rybinsk, in Russia's Yaroslavl Region. Part of Russia's strategic fuel reserve system, Operated by Rosrezerv, the facility stores and redistributes gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, helping supply military and industrial consumers across western Russia. Located roughly 270 km north of Moscow on key rail and river transport routes, it serves as a major logistics hub. While its exact capacity is classified, its role in storing and moving fuel makes it a significant wartime asset.
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If you are feeling uncomfortable or unsafe, you are not alone. In participating locations across Toronto, you can discreetly ask for help by saying “Is Angela here?” and trained staff will know what that means. Learn more and find a participating location at: askforangela.ca/ Share to get the word out. 🙏
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💯 "Doug Ford destroyed a beautiful, bustling, waterfront park and animal habitat, all in service of a European MegaSpa company." #ONpoli #DougFord #destruction #nature #friends #funding #priorities #taxpayers #money #accountability
Look closely at this photo @VancityReynolds posted, and you’ll see the massive dirt piles of the West Island of Ontario Place. Doug Ford destroyed a beautiful, bustling, waterfront park and animal habitat, all in service of a European MegaSpa company. #onpoli
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21% approval. Down 10. Dead last.   Ford says no to affordability. Yes to himself insiders.  Ontario families deserve better. Ontario ready for change. #ONpoli #YSW Official Opposition is ready @OntarioNDP is ready!
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Let's talk to some of the Toronto residents who joined us on the trek to Ottawa to save our waterfront. #ONpoli
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Two ticket-reselling platforms named by Ontario for allegedly breaking its strict rules are pushing back, accusing the Ford government of botching the implementation of the new system. globalnews.ca/news/11900975/… #onpoli
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We're on to Ottawa this morning with @AlexaNGilmour and @KristynWongTam! I'll be posting updates of our trek to save our waterfront throughout the day. Stay tuned! 👀 #ONpoli
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NEW: The Canadian government may still not have an official position on expanding Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto, but it wants to know what you think about the idea. #Topoli #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11896794/…
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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s been “jammed meeting everyone” in Washington, D.C., as he tries to drum up support for his Fortress North America vision, an idea he has been pushing in some form since Trump was first elected. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11896150/…
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#ONpoli What are you hiding, @RaymondChoPC ???
Doug Ford is hiding a FOURTH police investigation, this time involving the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility. It was triggered by one of 19 forensic audits this government has been forced to undertake. @stephaniesmyth is telling @fordnation to release the audit. #onpoli
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