Catherine 🇨🇦
@catf.bsky.social
Injured worker/health & safety activist, Still masking b/c Covid isn't over. Post as Peel Injured Workers on the other site.
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JFC
Discussing a Women in the World conference about women's negative experiences with male colleagues, here's Krauss telling Epstein there should be a retaliatory "Men Of the World" conference featuring Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, Al Franken and Kevin Spacey. Weird!
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
JFC
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Did You Know?
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Negotiations
www.cupw.ca/facts
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
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Negotiations
www.cupw.ca/facts
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Did You Know?
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Negotiations
www.cupw.ca/facts
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
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Negotiations
www.cupw.ca/facts
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
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All happy social networks are alike; each unhappy social network is unhappy in its own way.
I guess this is why good people are still using the awful one run by the Nazi saluter: it's bad everywhere.
I guess this is why good people are still using the awful one run by the Nazi saluter: it's bad everywhere.
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
All happy social networks are alike; each unhappy social network is unhappy in its own way.
I guess this is why good people are still using the awful one run by the Nazi saluter: it's bad everywhere.
I guess this is why good people are still using the awful one run by the Nazi saluter: it's bad everywhere.
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It’s not just tariffs: can’t find updated numbers but by Aug. 2025 “nearly 150 Canadian citizens have been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since January 2025, including two toddlers under age four.”
www.ghimmigrationsvcs.ca/cus-latest-n...
#CanadiansAreAvoiding🇺🇸
www.ghimmigrationsvcs.ca/cus-latest-n...
#CanadiansAreAvoiding🇺🇸
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s not just tariffs: can’t find updated numbers but by Aug. 2025 “nearly 150 Canadian citizens have been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since January 2025, including two toddlers under age four.”
www.ghimmigrationsvcs.ca/cus-latest-n...
#CanadiansAreAvoiding🇺🇸
www.ghimmigrationsvcs.ca/cus-latest-n...
#CanadiansAreAvoiding🇺🇸
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Unifor is calling on @westjetcliamline.bsky.social to stop the outsourcing of hundreds of Calgary call centre jobs to El Salvador. Over the past year, roughly 400 Calgary-based Contact Centre jobs have been moved to TELUS Digital agents in El Salvador.
#canlab
#canlab
Unifor calls on WestJet to stop outsourcing Calgary call centre jobs to El Salvador
CALGARY—Unifor is calling on WestJet to stop the outsourcing of hundreds of Calgary call centre jobs to El Salvador.“In this uncertain economic climate caused by a trade war launched by the United Sta...
www.unifor.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Unifor is calling on @westjetcliamline.bsky.social to stop the outsourcing of hundreds of Calgary call centre jobs to El Salvador. Over the past year, roughly 400 Calgary-based Contact Centre jobs have been moved to TELUS Digital agents in El Salvador.
#canlab
#canlab
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Jesus. This is life in the Trump generation and the manosphere, I guess
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Jesus. This is life in the Trump generation and the manosphere, I guess
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“What we saw, once again, were self-centred claims that public-health measures that protect the larger population somehow oppress individuals who essentially think that laws they don’t like don’t apply to them.”
The ostrich saga was for the birds. The decision to cull the big birds exposed to avian influenza was a good one and the histrionics unhelpful, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1
Opinion: The ostrich saga was for the birds
Government’s decision to cull 300 birds in B.C. was for the public good
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“What we saw, once again, were self-centred claims that public-health measures that protect the larger population somehow oppress individuals who essentially think that laws they don’t like don’t apply to them.”
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A poignant reminder that the Epstein ‘files’ are actually about the sexual abuse of children.
Epstein survivor describes "a renewed sense of hope" as new documents are released
tinyurl.com/5n7c22vj
tinyurl.com/5n7c22vj
Epstein survivor describes ‘a renewed sense of hope’ as new documents are released | CNN Politics
Liz Stein joins The Lead.
tinyurl.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A poignant reminder that the Epstein ‘files’ are actually about the sexual abuse of children.
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There were once dreams of eradicating measles - I remember discussion on it in my MSc epi class.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There were once dreams of eradicating measles - I remember discussion on it in my MSc epi class.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
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Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says
Alberta accounts for 38% of Canada's measles cases this year
It’s not the flex you think it is Alberta, herd immunity is tanking 😑
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta accounts for 38% of Canada's measles cases this year
It’s not the flex you think it is Alberta, herd immunity is tanking 😑
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says
Alberta accounts for 38% of Canada's measles cases this year
It’s not the flex you think it is Alberta, herd immunity is tanking 😑
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta accounts for 38% of Canada's measles cases this year
It’s not the flex you think it is Alberta, herd immunity is tanking 😑
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity."
—Rollo May, American psychologist
—Rollo May, American psychologist
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity."
—Rollo May, American psychologist
—Rollo May, American psychologist
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One day the US will have to face the shame and horror of what has happened here: that a cabal of wealthy people have elevated a monster into the most powerful person in the world www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One day the US will have to face the shame and horror of what has happened here: that a cabal of wealthy people have elevated a monster into the most powerful person in the world www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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If you're not protecting yourself you maybe be wishing you had afterwards.
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you're not protecting yourself you maybe be wishing you had afterwards.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Finland Reports COVID Surge, 200 Cases Reported Per Week.
"These are laboratory-confirmed cases and only the tip of the iceberg (in terms of current infections)"
"These are laboratory-confirmed cases and only the tip of the iceberg (in terms of current infections)"
Covid-19 spreads across Finland, 200 cases registered per week
Finland has experienced a surge in Covid-19 cases recently, with 200 confirmed cases per week, broadcaster Yle reported today. A specialist for the National Institute for Health and Welfare THL said t...
indeksonline.net
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Finland Reports COVID Surge, 200 Cases Reported Per Week.
"These are laboratory-confirmed cases and only the tip of the iceberg (in terms of current infections)"
"These are laboratory-confirmed cases and only the tip of the iceberg (in terms of current infections)"
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.1
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 583,200-806,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.4X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigcayvfpw3riiwc5ff4taetmai2egkpb4dyvp7ghhtvqirbpzm2vu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
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A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A study with data from ~14 million children shows that COVID19 infection is significantly more harmful to kids’ hearts than the vaccine.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
Marty Makary falsely alleged that “children died” because from COVID19 vaccine. Whomever told him that failed to account for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Link below.
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Canada loses Measles elimination status, as does the entire Americas region.
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Canada loses Measles elimination status, as does the entire Americas region.
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
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WHO warned ‘hundreds of millions will suffer post infection risks’ and the government is still asking why people are off sick!
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
WHO warned ‘hundreds of millions will suffer post infection risks’ and the government is still asking why people are off sick!
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Thank you to the Irish Independent for this article and this is why so many folks are off sick. Sadly now six of my friends have long covid. This is a national crisis behind closed doors. www.independent.ie/life/health-...
Long-Covid is still here. I can’t walk, cook, work, socialise or live independently – and I am not alone
The country, and the rest of the world, was in the grip of a global pandemic, so when Lydia Fischer Dooley, developed a dry cough, fatigue, weakness and lack of appetite at the start of 2022, she righ...
www.independent.ie
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thank you to the Irish Independent for this article and this is why so many folks are off sick. Sadly now six of my friends have long covid. This is a national crisis behind closed doors. www.independent.ie/life/health-...
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I have been in the ER full of sick people for hours with my N95, and not caught anything.
My family member with shit lungs on two immunosuppressants? Has been in an airport, an ER, a house with someone with an active COVID infection.
And not caught those infections due to their N95.
My family member with shit lungs on two immunosuppressants? Has been in an airport, an ER, a house with someone with an active COVID infection.
And not caught those infections due to their N95.
Masking works. My respirator has kept me free from Covid and flu for six years. 😷
Vaccines are great, but not inhaling viruses into your body is super cool when vaccines do not provide 100% protection. Vaccines & masking in combination FTW.
Vaccines are great, but not inhaling viruses into your body is super cool when vaccines do not provide 100% protection. Vaccines & masking in combination FTW.
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I have been in the ER full of sick people for hours with my N95, and not caught anything.
My family member with shit lungs on two immunosuppressants? Has been in an airport, an ER, a house with someone with an active COVID infection.
And not caught those infections due to their N95.
My family member with shit lungs on two immunosuppressants? Has been in an airport, an ER, a house with someone with an active COVID infection.
And not caught those infections due to their N95.
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this could be a horrible winter as the flu vaccine is not a match for an emerging strain, and getting a Covid and flu shot at the same time is now shown to reduce effectiveness for both
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
this could be a horrible winter as the flu vaccine is not a match for an emerging strain, and getting a Covid and flu shot at the same time is now shown to reduce effectiveness for both
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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#LongCovid is not playground for minimizing the pandemic and/or foster one's engagement on social media. It's a novel disease entity recognized by major health bodies across the world. It can disable and kill. People with LC have suffered from severe medical neglect. We deserve better
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#LongCovid is not playground for minimizing the pandemic and/or foster one's engagement on social media. It's a novel disease entity recognized by major health bodies across the world. It can disable and kill. People with LC have suffered from severe medical neglect. We deserve better