Dr Melanie Antweiler @[email protected]
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Parent, policy wonk, former VanDPAC chair, stay-at-home PhD, happy baker, crazy cat lady. She/her.
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Waaay back at the beginning of this, let’s say April 2020, I was hearing a lot about the “Spanish” flu pandemic, particularly that more people died in the second wave than the first. (1/7)
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✔ Sleigh inspected ✔ Reindeer equipment secured ✔ Flight plan approved Santa’s list wasn’t the only one checked twice. The Minister of Transport has cleared Santa for travel just in time for #Christmas.🎅 Happy Holidays!🎄 https://t.co/hZLKf1FFSE
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Every cat should have a home and every home should have a cat x
All they want for Christmas is a loving home. 🎄 Meet Bruce Wayne, Fibi, Saffy and Violet: four wonderful cats spending the festive season at Battersea, each hoping their forever family will find them soon. Learn more about each cat on our website 💙 https://t.co/t6xKCEGiFQ
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It has been 35 years since the Montreal Massacre at École Polytechnique. On December 6,1989, 14 young women were murdered and 14 other people were injured in a deadly mass shooting attack, motivated by misogyny. 🧵#rememberthe14
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Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Just getting everyone ready for the clown show tomorrow.
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📣 School is for kids. Schools are often the heartbeat of a community, but at their core, they exist for one purpose: to serve students. The hardest part of education isn’t the kids—it’s remembering that every decision should come back to them. Every kid. 🔹 Schools are for
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@AirCanada, do better. (5/5)
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Predictably, it wasn’t answered after 5 minutes. Or half an hour. Or an hour. I was on hold for 1h45m before my call was answered. The very helpful agent was able to handle my query within 6 minutes. (4/?)
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🙄 I went to YVR to avoid making a phone call. “Don’t worry,” I was told, “this is a special number and they’ll definitely answer within 5 minutes.” Riiiiight… (3/?)
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Was told to go to the check-in desks for help. Only two agents working. After waiting ~20 minutes, I was informed they couldn’t (wouldn’t?) help, and I needed to find a certain sign with a certain QR code, to get a phone number to call. (2/?)
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Did you know that @AirCanada doesn’t have a customer service desk at @yvrairport ? I didn’t. I went to the airport to try to talk to customer service in person regarding my minor child being stranded due to the likely AC shutdown. (1/?)
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I'm a big deal in France
💬 "C'est une légende, il a connu cinq Premiers ministres" "Larry the Cat", la vraie star de Downing Street
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Guy who is constantly sharing CBC stories warns Canadians not to believe CBC.
So, barely 60 days before an election, Liberals promise another billion dollars of your money to CBC to give the corporation extra incentive to campaign day and night to re-elect the Liberal government to a fourth term. A reminder to believe nothing you see or hear on CBC.
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I drew this last November 26th knowing full well no self-respecting family newspaper in the country would be likely to print it. I was right. But given the events of this weekend, I’m gonna to let ‘er rip anyway. #USA #Canada #tariffs @realDonaldTrump
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Found an email in my inbox this morning, informing us that new GP is moving her practice to a suburb. I need to find a new GP, AGAIN. Feeling panicky, frustrated, overwhelmed, and even a little angry at falling through the cracks again. #bcpoli
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Hey, @adriandix and @Dave_Eby: Two years ago, we found out - more or less accidentally - that our GP was retiring. It took months to find a new GP for me, my husband, our kids, and my parents.
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Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to vote I go.
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I sure wish I’d checked the weather forecast for election day before deciding to not vote at an advance poll, but neither this #BCStorm, nor the arm aching from yesterday’s Covid booster, will stop me from voting in the #BCelection2024.
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