Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 5h

I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

4 79 160

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 9h

In my opinion, journalists are not asking the hard questions -- the right questions. Academics have been left to do almost all the heavy lifting in op-eds, which still don't seem to shift the conversation significantly.

It's not good.

Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 10h

My naive wish is that even one Canadian journalist, one politician, one security analyst, would address the implications of Canada choosing military integration with an authoritarian power that no longer respects the rule of law or international law.
Looks like that’s not going to happen today.

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence

Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

www.theglobeandmail.com

5 15 56

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 8h

“Our hospitals are ready.”

Was never a good plan.

Prevent COVID-19.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/sev...

Severe COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months

www.cidrap.umn.edu

40 110

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 10h

Impacts of US Administration decisions on Canadian healthcare
#MedLibs #CanMedLibs
guides.hsict.library.utoronto.ca/beyondborders

LibGuides: Beyond Borders: Impacts of U.S. Administration decisions on Canadian Healthcare: Home

guides.hsict.library.utoronto.ca

4 6

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 17h

Typos aside, there is simply no such thing.

ECGs are not an indicator of age.

They literally do not contain that information, either directly or indirectly.

This is just made up gobbledygook.

So, my question is: why?

61 120 330

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 13h

The trickle of BA.3.2.2 samples from Western Australia has continued.

While the frequencies of this variant are still quite low, it’s ongoing spread (likely to many thousands of infections by now) gives it every opportunity to acquire the mutations it needs to succeed.

#COVID19 #Australia
🧵

1 16 47

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 10h

Once again a reminder that Canada does not have a lot of this infrastructure and relies on the US version for info, etc. And layoffs have been happening in PH in Canada. We don’t have our own NIOSH or MMWR. I spend every day finding health evidence for docs, managers, directors, etc. /1

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

1 9 18

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 11h

This is why one of my mantras is 'politics itself can be a biological risk'. Wildfowl migration has already begun in North America, which will mean a significant increase in H5N1 infections in poultry, dairy cattle and humans. Yet politics is dismantling the defence.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

4 30 72

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 18h

More on the CDC tonight: @jeremyfaust.bsky.social , who is impeccably sourced there (physician, Harvard faculty) has details on the divisions hit by the apparently illegal RIFS. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

BREAKING NEWS: CDC employees terminated in apparent Friday night massacre.

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to further weaken the our national public health infrastructure.

insidemedicine.substack.com

1 50 68

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

65 780 1.4K

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 17h

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

29 250 600

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 22h

Canadian Healing Quilt is a new website for people who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and others who are grieving.

It’s a space to honour someone with a digital quilt square, which can be shared publicly or kept private.

Canadian Healing Quilt website honours lives lost to COVID-19 | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

youtu.be

1 23 41

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 20h

‘These findings suggest alterations in immune, glucose, & lipid metabolism pathways + neuroinflammation & neurodegeneration contribute to psychiatric PASC phenotype & highlight potential biomarkers for psychiatric disorders during long-term COVID-19 clinical course.’ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Discovery of molecular signature of long-term psychiatric sequelae in COVID-19 through proteome profiling of dried blood spots - Translational Psychiatry

Translational Psychiatry - Discovery of molecular signature of long-term psychiatric sequelae in COVID-19 through proteome profiling of dried blood spots

www.nature.com

1 3 15

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 21h

The fundamental disconnect is that the steps required by both science and patient safety are the steps hospital infection control leaders foolishly dismissed in 2020.

They have to choose between killing patients, and admitting a very big mistake.

Turns out their egos are worth more than your life.

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 1d

How politics is putting patients and health care workers at risk www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drgorfinkel.bsky.social @thestar.com

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

"Masks prevent the transmission of respiratory viruses. The science is clear," writes Iris Gorfinkel. "The standards are in place. A health policy that reacts to hospitalizations and deaths falls below the long-held standard of do-no-harm. Policies that are enacted only once hospitalizations are high do the opposite.

1 15 35

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 20h

Influenza versus Cövid.

826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19

Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults

Author summary Why was this study done? It is known that people may suffer medical complications long after COVID-19, which are called post-acute sequelae (PAS). Similar sequelae are also known to h...

journals.plos.org

5 77 140

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 21h

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus.

Japan’s Health Ministry declared an influenza epidemic after 4,030 cases were reported in the week starting Sept 22, up 957 from the previous week.

135 schools closed amid outbreaks, three times higher than last year.

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus

The government has declared a nationwide flu epidemic, prompting calls for vaccinations and heightened vigilance

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Julian Ryall
Published: 8:00am, 8 Oct 2025 Updated: 11:50am, 8 Oct 2025

3 65 140

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if all the Portland protesters could sing Baby Shark on repeat … that might just be enough to drive the ICE agents away.

I love that a shark has joined the resistance!

A blue costumed shark at the Portland protests

23 90 440

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 1d

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

14 270 1.1K

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 22h

P.S. One of the Portland microbreweries is releasing a Green Frog Ale soon, right?!

2 9

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

66 170 480

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 22h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

290 7.4K 18K

Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 22h

P.S. One of the Portland microbreweries is releasing a Green Frog Ale soon, right?!

2 9

Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 22h

Heartwarming and inspiring, really, how all the North American renowned craft breweries are thriving in the rubble of Portland.

canadiangeographic.ca/articles/por...

1 2 6

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 22h

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

1 16 45

Reposted by Bean & Sprout's Mom

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1d

What does it mean? COVID may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic; policymakers should consider expanding interventions & data collection efforts to address the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the labor force. 5/

1 7 24