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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Before We Knew Its Name: My Story of the Beginning of COVID

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  Before We Knew Its Name: My Story of the Beginning of COVID There is something I have wanted to write down for a long time. Not because ...

The Winnipeg Lab Story We Almost Forgot

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  The Winnipeg Lab Story We Almost Forgot There are some stories from the beginning of COVID-19 that disappeared beneath the enormous amoun...

Before We Call It a Giveaway: My Songhees Ancestor, the Douglas Treaties, and Listening to History

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  Before We Call It a Giveaway : My Songhees Ancestor, the Douglas Treaties, and Listening to History By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita Somet...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Research 20

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  Research 20: Human History of Drugs, Trauma, and Society ⚠️ RESEARCH & CONTENT WARNING This research post discusses historical and c...

Research 18

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Women, Healing, and the Criminalization of Knowledge Introduction For thousands of years, women in many societies played important roles as ...

Research 19

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  Famous People Who Died From Drug Overdoses or Related Causes ⚠️ RESEARCH & CONTENT WARNING This section discusses accidental overdos...

The Writing on the Wall: Vancouver’s Drug Debate Is Becoming an Election Strategy

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 The Writing on the Wall: Vancouver’s Drug Debate Is Becoming an Election Strategy By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita 📍 Vancouver | August 20...

🌊 HURRICANE SEASON 2026: DON'T WAIT FOR THE WARNING

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  🌊 HURRICANE SEASON 2026: DON'T WAIT FOR THE WARNING By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita 📍 August 2026 | #ClimateJustice | #Preparedness...

What if we gave them the key?

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  What if we gave them the key? I read about a Houston teacher who discovered that some of his 17- and 18-year-old students were struggling...

Who Can Afford to Live Here?

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  Who Can Afford to Live Here? Yesterday, walking home after a 1½-hour bus commute from cleaning a house, I had one of those bizarre Vanco...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The Part We Don't Talk About Enough: Why Some Families Are Afraid to Ask for Help

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  The Part We Don't Talk About Enough: Why Some Families Are Afraid to Ask for Help There is another side to this story that we cannot ...

If You're the Kid Whose Family Can't Afford to Live

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 If You're the Kid Whose Family Can't Afford to Live A letter to the smart kid who already knows something is wrong Maybe you'...

Research 17

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  Here is a simple conceptual line drawing layout for your mural idea. It shows: Earth in the center as the big circle with basic contine...

Research 16

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  Exactly — that’s a beautiful and powerful visual concept! Centering Earth with surrounding circles representing key scenes and elements c...

Research 15

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  Got it — a timeless, layered mural honoring childbirth, motherhood, and healing across cultures and ages, without tying it to one specific...

Research 014

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  Got it — a timeless, layered mural honoring childbirth, motherhood, and healing across cultures and ages, without tying it to one specific...