Blythe McKay
@blythemckay.bsky.social
Work for @farmradio. Avid reader and love playing with words. Ostomate living with IBD and PSC/AIH.
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An actual genuine story: Male ski jumpers are measured for their suits from the penis down
Some are gaming the system by injecting their penises with acid to enlarge them, thus getting bigger jumpsuits
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Some are gaming the system by injecting their penises with acid to enlarge them, thus getting bigger jumpsuits
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada
Wada is to investigate claims ski jumpers are injecting acid into their penises to game the suit-measuring system
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
An actual genuine story: Male ski jumpers are measured for their suits from the penis down
Some are gaming the system by injecting their penises with acid to enlarge them, thus getting bigger jumpsuits
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Some are gaming the system by injecting their penises with acid to enlarge them, thus getting bigger jumpsuits
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Not good. Not good! (via @parismarx.com)
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Not good. Not good! (via @parismarx.com)
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.
Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical
To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.
n.pr
August 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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How neurosurgeon Teresa Purzner used her entrepreneurial background to revamp a hospital’s brain-tumor program, reducing delays for radiation treatment by 40% and doubling surgery volumes, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com
How a neurosurgeon used her entrepreneurial background to revamp a hospital’s brain-tumor program
In the program’s first year, it has reduced delays for radiation treatment by 40 per cent and surgery volumes have more than doubled
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How neurosurgeon Teresa Purzner used her entrepreneurial background to revamp a hospital’s brain-tumor program, reducing delays for radiation treatment by 40% and doubling surgery volumes, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... via @theglobeandmail.com
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The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
This may be the most lead polluted place on Earth. Is there any hope?
The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
www.npr.org
March 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
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Beyond #LongCOVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage. Even if you think you're done with COVID, COVID might not be done with you, by Sonya Buyting www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... via @cbcnews.ca
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social #COVID19
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social #COVID19
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...
www.cbc.ca
March 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Beyond #LongCOVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage. Even if you think you're done with COVID, COVID might not be done with you, by Sonya Buyting www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... via @cbcnews.ca
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social #COVID19
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social #COVID19
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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Madeleine Wulfahrt considers Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain, the future of post-pandemic illness literature, and writing about hospitalization.
On Writing the Hospital
A nurse named Sylvia brought me into the operating room, where she introduced me to two more specialist nurses – I was too stressed to catch their names. They were going to thread a plastic line th…
lithub.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Madeleine Wulfahrt considers Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain, the future of post-pandemic illness literature, and writing about hospitalization.
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JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
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In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural district, pulled it off.
Five years since COVID, Louisiana's readers are thriving. This is their secret.
In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural district, pulled it off.
www.npr.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural district, pulled it off.
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“Just as an oak tree crowds out its own saplings from the light, making them stunted dwarf trees, so too can humans shrink their children’s spirits if they overshadow them and deny them experiences that allow them to grow.” @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
Passing On the Farm to My Daughter
A record-breaking bull showed that my eighteen-year-old is ready to start taking my place.
www.plough.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Just as an oak tree crowds out its own saplings from the light, making them stunted dwarf trees, so too can humans shrink their children’s spirits if they overshadow them and deny them experiences that allow them to grow.” @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
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More than 90% of U.S. aid programs abruptly cancelled, jeopardizing lives, humanitarian groups say, by @geoffreyyork.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... via @theglobeandmail.com #GlobalHealth
More than 90 per cent of U.S. aid programs abruptly cancelled, jeopardizing lives, humanitarian groups say
In one country alone, South Africa, the cuts to HIV programs could trigger as many as 600,000 deaths over the next decade, say health groups
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
More than 90% of U.S. aid programs abruptly cancelled, jeopardizing lives, humanitarian groups say, by @geoffreyyork.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... via @theglobeandmail.com #GlobalHealth
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Doug Ford needs to cancel Ontario’s contract with Starlink now. Absolutely solidarity with Ukraine but also to avoid it being used as a bargaining chip by Musk and Trump against Canada. Right now, Premier Ford.
“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Doug Ford needs to cancel Ontario’s contract with Starlink now. Absolutely solidarity with Ukraine but also to avoid it being used as a bargaining chip by Musk and Trump against Canada. Right now, Premier Ford.
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Beneath the promises of enhanced connectivity in Africa lies a complex narrative—a 21st-century iteration of colonial dynamics cloaked in the rhetoric of "connecting the unconnected"...
At what cost are we bridging Africa’s digital divide?
Beneath the promises of enhanced connectivity in Africa lies a complex narrative—a 21st-century iteration of colonial dynamics cloaked in the rhetoric of "connecting the unconnected"...
globalvoices.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Beneath the promises of enhanced connectivity in Africa lies a complex narrative—a 21st-century iteration of colonial dynamics cloaked in the rhetoric of "connecting the unconnected"...
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"How to Write While Deeply Distracted" from @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social is the post of the year (the decade, maybe?) full of helpful, specific strategies. I'm off to lock myself in a closet now. substack.com/home/post/p-...
How to Write While Deeply Distracted
(from an ADHDer to the rest of you)
substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"How to Write While Deeply Distracted" from @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social is the post of the year (the decade, maybe?) full of helpful, specific strategies. I'm off to lock myself in a closet now. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Canadian endangered owl breeding program is fundraising by charging people $5 to name a rat after their ex. The rat is then fed to the owls. The fundraiser is called No regRATS.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls
Program is meant to help the endangered northern spotted owl – and it’s only C$5! – but rat lovers are not amused
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A Canadian endangered owl breeding program is fundraising by charging people $5 to name a rat after their ex. The rat is then fed to the owls. The fundraiser is called No regRATS.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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"Stay sane, stay humane, and don't isolate... Staying connected, not isolating, and not allowing yourself to drown in fear or rage is not submitting in advance." This is a really good piece. 👇
The Ink went to “see” a therapist to ask how we, and you, might survive four years of this abuser-in-chief. We got great advice.
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How to survive the abuser-in-chief
The Ink “sees” a therapist to explore the links between narcissism and authoritarianism — and get some advice for the next four years
the.ink
February 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Stay sane, stay humane, and don't isolate... Staying connected, not isolating, and not allowing yourself to drown in fear or rage is not submitting in advance." This is a really good piece. 👇
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This is just one of thousands of harrowing stories told about the U.S. Government abandoning Americans abroad in the USAID shutdown. This is Benghazi times a million. 1/
February 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is just one of thousands of harrowing stories told about the U.S. Government abandoning Americans abroad in the USAID shutdown. This is Benghazi times a million. 1/