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Retired #bioinformatics researcher and #artist. Interested in the intersection of #climate change and social justice. Love to cook, big into #fermenting and pickling. #Hiking and #biking are my cardio. Big fan of #libraries, #books and #podcasts. Also #art museums, galleries and crawls. Like to work with my hands. Open to being called on my shit.

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Lack of staff forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for rest of summer

The health authority says the closures will ensure doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and medical imaging staff are available when demand for emergency services peaks.

Global News
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Global News BC: Lack of staff forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for rest of summer https://globalnews.ca/news/9817468/saanich-bc-hospital-er-closure-summer/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #overnightERclosuresSaanich #saanichpeninsulahospital #IslandHealthAuthority #BChospitalclosures #Saanichhospital #BCERclosures #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #PortMcNeill #ERclosures #PortHardy #Health

West Coat Mastodon (in Ontario)

Hypothesis: The Fediverse consists almost entirely of adults.

I expect most youths are drawn to the large corporate social networks; but those of us who took the effort to come here have likely experienced the Internet before most of those existed.

Of course, the only way to test this is by collecting data using the most scientifically rigorous method available to me: a Mastodon poll, lol

(I expect this will only reach English-speaking Fedi, but do boost if you're able)

⬇️ What is your age? ⬇️

Less than 18 years old
2.2%
18 to 27 years old
17.3%
28 to 39 years old
35.1%
40 or more years old
45.4%
Poll ended at .

Hey there new people! Are you looking for a nice, well-run server to move to? I maintain a small site that lists them at:

➡️ https://fedi.garden

All of the servers listed obey the four rules of the Mastodon Covenant (https://fedi.garden/about-this-site/), but it's more than just Mastodon servers and they are all under 50k members.

I also do featured server posts introducing the listed servers.

#Fediverse

Fedi.Garden – An easy way to join Mastodon and the Fediverse

Highlighting nice servers on Mastodon and the Fediverse

Really, really, really still trying to find My People here on Mastodon. Am I on the wrong server or something? I'm a self-employed #artist / #maker / #writer ... I make #ceramics ( #pottery )... dye #yarn ... #knit ... read #sciencefiction ... have two #dogs and eleven #cats ... am a recent #widow who loves to talk about what a wild ride #grief is ... and I'm a #Floridian scared shitless for my #BiPOC and #lgbtqia friends and family. Is that enough tags? Hello? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Great explainer regarding the unfettered shenanigans at the U.S. Supreme Court
https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/unrestrained?r=df077&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Unrestrained.

This is the final part of a series examining the Supreme Court in light of its recent, radical rulings. Today’s topic is “judicial restraint”—the idea that the Court should exercise limited power, constrained by principles we have discussed like stare decisis and standing, and not act as an unelected legislative body.

The Status Kuo

Since my post about the #DuckDuckGo app and #Threads is still getting lots of attention, I want to be clear about how I actually feel about #DataPrivacy.

It's a lot like #recycling. Yeah it's a good thing to protect your own personal data, but if we're being honest, it's not effective on an individual scale. We need good legislation at a national level to meaningfully change the game for the benefit of us all. Until then, no matter how careful you are, you're still being negatively affected.

Meanwhile in Alberta, “A run of the mill liberal party (yes, it's a liberal party, small 'L') was beaten by a right wing party whose leader compared vaccinated people to Nazis and opened her ministry by defying the constitution and the rule of law.”
~David Moscrop
Canadian Family Turns Old School into Hydroponic Farm Growing Fresh Veggies Even in Winter For the Whole Town

Let-Us Grow Facebook page is filled with rows of lettuce bursting with vibrant greens and reds, as well as cucumbers stacked like lumber.

Good News Network
So vancity.social is not a Mastodon instance, therefore it won't work on any Mastodon mobile apps. But that's all right!

Here's mobile apps that will work with vancity.social:

- SocialHub (iOS)
- Subway Tooter (Android)
- Milktea (Android, no Mastodon support)
- MissCat (iOS, no Mastodon support)
- Kaiteki (Android, WIP)
- Progressive web app (install to home screen)