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@pbsnews.orgOct 11, 2026, 6:51 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. https://to.pbs.org/3UiYCOc

@lanrickbennett.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:16 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

A quick mini #HearThis update on new Canadian research into Black maternal health, the voices behind the numbers, and the growing call for accountability.

h/t @alexandramaej.bsky.social @namshine.bsky.social @amandaparris.bsky.social @cmaj.ca

fastfive.substack.com/p/mini-heart...

cmaj

Canadian Medical Association Journal

Racial inequities in severe maternal morbidity among Black and White people in Canada: a population-based cohort study, 2012 to 2023
Maya Rajasingham Cynthia Maxwell Modupe Tunde-Byass Karline Wilson-Mitchell Aderemi Ejiwunmi Elsie Amoako Feben Aseffa Gabrielle Griffith Janelle Griffith Jordyn Ledgister Lara Gotha Marjorie Dixon Shani Robertson Stacia Stewart Abirami Kirubarajan Susie Dzakpasu and Giulia M. Muraca
CMAJ October 05, 2026 198 (34) E1317-E1329; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.252020
@shawnmicallef.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:25 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

On this meh election of low enthusiasm. “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."

@crampell.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:17 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@namshine.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

Thanks so much for sharing. We’ve actually been nominated for 2 @signalawards.bsky.social for this episode. You can vote for us until Oct 15th 🥳 bsky.app/profile/mist...

@johanneboucher.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:33 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

I’m behind in watching the eps, this one from months ago is fantastic.

@namshine.bsky.social / @docmcohen.medsky.social / @mnrajah.bsky.social

(MIS)Treated - Defective/absent care for the menopause:

youtu.be/QXXOD9jWd9Q?...

@elizabethjacobs.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:50 AMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

This is a disaster. The ethics committee in Denmark that approved the Guinea-Bissau study which will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine “had never considered medical studies before but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one”. Four members of the committee have resigned in protest.

@donmoyn.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:34 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

University of Michigan gave her tenure!

@en.afp.comOct 9, 2026, 1:10 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

🏅 South African judge reacts to Nobel Peace Prize win Navi Pillay reacts to winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. She is currently a judge at the International Court of Justice.

@mistreatedtvo.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:58 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

"I'm not living with cancer. It's just hitching a ride on my amazing life." Cynthia Mulligan joins @namshine.bsky.social on (MIS)Treated to talk about going public with her diagnosis and living a grateful life with Stage 4 breast cancer.

@washingtonpost.comOct 7, 2026, 3:45 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed 74,245 Palestinians in three years, Gaza’s health ministry says. “There is a ceasefire in name only,” said a senior policy fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations.

washingtonpost.comThree years after Oct. 7, Israeli strikes in Gaza grind on and deaths climbAlmost a year has passed since President Donald Trump declared the fighting over and “peace in the Middle East” achieved.
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@pbsnews.orgOct 6, 2026, 10:40 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

President Donald Trump is facing bipartisan backlash after comments at a campaign rally in which he suggested that Iran could "take out" two cities in California.

@mehlerpaperny.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:58 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

Toronto: Early voting starts today, runs through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Local government has arguably a greater direct impact on your life than other levels. myvote.toronto.ca/home

Yellow sign with black text: VOTE HERE
@mistreatedtvo.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 8:20 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

After Sydney Gesualdi shared her struggle accessing care for EDS and CCI, we heard from Canadians across the country facing similar barriers.

That led @namshine.bsky.social and the (MIS)Treated team to spend 6+ months investigating.

Oct. 15 at 8:30pm on TVO: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

@sarobertson.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 11:26 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

Mayor of Calgary: "It's really rich to see from some of these leaders in the separatist movement, they talk about freedom, sovereignty. And when they go down south of the border, offering our water, our land, our oil, this is not about taking back Alberta, this is about selling out Alberta."

@mattnegrin.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 2:58 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

When Trump posted a video of the Obamas as apes the NYT claimed "it was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware" that he posted it

NYT: "It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it."
@lanrickbennett.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 12:26 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

"A new study looking at maternal data in Canada from 2012 to 2023 has found that Black Canadians face much higher risks of several complications during pregnancy, birth and post-partum compared to white Canadians" via @alexandramaej.bsky.social h/t @namshine.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

@mistreatedtvo.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 4:20 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

"Life is for living with joy." — Cynthia Mulligan joins @namshine.bsky.social to talk about breast-cancer awareness, earlier screening, navigating treatment in the public eye, and why Stage 4 isn't the end of the story on a new episode of (MIS)Treated, Oct. 8. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

@docmcohen.medsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 10:20 AMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

Canada finally takes a serious look at Black maternal health, confirming what advocates have been saying for a long time.

@mrdanzak.comOct 4, 2026, 1:28 PMReposted by @namshine.bsky.social

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status.

He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted.

“Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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