Chantzy
@chantzy.bsky.social
Science communicator & writer ✍🏼 🧬
MSc epidemiology grad student @ LSHTM
Activist
Croissant maker 🥐
📍Vancouver, BC
(Views mine)
MSc epidemiology grad student @ LSHTM
Activist
Croissant maker 🥐
📍Vancouver, BC
(Views mine)
Thank you for supporting your communities. Noticed a person you were serving was masked -this means they could be high-risk and/or trying to protect themselves/others. When you see a mask, wear a mask. Matching safety precautions goes a long way 😷
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thank you for supporting your communities. Noticed a person you were serving was masked -this means they could be high-risk and/or trying to protect themselves/others. When you see a mask, wear a mask. Matching safety precautions goes a long way 😷
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I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
When people show you who they are, believe them
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
When people show you who they are, believe them
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There is literally no reason for this party to exist.
Alberta's New Democrats know what it takes to get big projects done.
We built TMX because we did the hard work.
It's time for everyone to roll up our sleeves and get it done.
Read my full statement: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/ne...
We built TMX because we did the hard work.
It's time for everyone to roll up our sleeves and get it done.
Read my full statement: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/ne...
Nenshi responds to Canada-Alberta MOU
Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.
www.albertandpcaucus.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
There is literally no reason for this party to exist.
Carney jamming another pipeline through our beautiful province isn't just bad energy policy - it's bad health policy. Climate health is population health.
More fossil fuels mean more PM2.5, more heart disease, more lung disease, even dementia. Not to mention the excess deaths from extreme heat
More fossil fuels mean more PM2.5, more heart disease, more lung disease, even dementia. Not to mention the excess deaths from extreme heat
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Carney jamming another pipeline through our beautiful province isn't just bad energy policy - it's bad health policy. Climate health is population health.
More fossil fuels mean more PM2.5, more heart disease, more lung disease, even dementia. Not to mention the excess deaths from extreme heat
More fossil fuels mean more PM2.5, more heart disease, more lung disease, even dementia. Not to mention the excess deaths from extreme heat
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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"The good news is that these policies are highly popular and can form the basis of a winning political platform. Democratic socialism is a viable path — indeed, the only path — to a safe and just future."
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/can-...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/can-...
Can Socialism Solve the Climate Crisis?
Governments globally are failing to combat climate change because they prioritise profit over the planet — for real change, the capitalist mode of production must be overhauled.
tribunemag.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The good news is that these policies are highly popular and can form the basis of a winning political platform. Democratic socialism is a viable path — indeed, the only path — to a safe and just future."
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/can-...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/can-...
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1/ Mark Carney has betrayed all of us by making a pipeline pact with Danielle Smith. A real nation-building project would expand the renewable energy of the future while creating thousands of jobs - powerlines not pipelines.
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
1/ Mark Carney has betrayed all of us by making a pipeline pact with Danielle Smith. A real nation-building project would expand the renewable energy of the future while creating thousands of jobs - powerlines not pipelines.
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I'm not interested in "I told you so."
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm not interested in "I told you so."
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
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Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet Thursday in a dramatic renunciation of the government’s new deal to support oil-rich Alberta’s proposal for a major pipeline to the west coast, a senior government source confirmed to the Star.
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet Thursday in a dramatic renunciation of the government’s new deal to support oil-rich Alberta’s proposal for a major pipeline to the west coast, a senior government source confirmed to the Star.
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Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
Given how isolated many Covid aware people are right now, my patience is thin for folks with built-in offline support systems trying to police how others use online spaces.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Given how isolated many Covid aware people are right now, my patience is thin for folks with built-in offline support systems trying to police how others use online spaces.
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Definitely something wrong with our healthcare system. However, beware the easy non-solution of "just privatize it!"
"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Definitely something wrong with our healthcare system. However, beware the easy non-solution of "just privatize it!"
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while we also currently have lots and lots of covid. while more kids now have long covid than asthma.
U.S. House Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, told voters worried about rising health-care costs that costs are “just going back to what it was like before COVID."
Republicans Face Voter Anger Over Rising Health Care Premiums
Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters' mailboxes and sending some to Republican town halls to vent their frustration.
buff.ly
October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
while we also currently have lots and lots of covid. while more kids now have long covid than asthma.
You've got to have some gall to call Covid conscious folks rigid when you haven't masked in public in years, cling to 2019 & refuse to evolve your daily habits to fit the science 🧬
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You've got to have some gall to call Covid conscious folks rigid when you haven't masked in public in years, cling to 2019 & refuse to evolve your daily habits to fit the science 🧬
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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Honestly I feel safer at the hairdressers than the doctors. How did we get here?
Healthcare is responsible for a lot of avoidable COVID death and injury.
Healthcare is responsible for a lot of avoidable COVID death and injury.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Honestly I feel safer at the hairdressers than the doctors. How did we get here?
Healthcare is responsible for a lot of avoidable COVID death and injury.
Healthcare is responsible for a lot of avoidable COVID death and injury.
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Virtual health is also a great way to reduce risk of re-infections which we know can lead to deterioration. Seeking healthcare shouldn't come with the risk of leaving the appointment with a new Covid-infection.
Simon Fraser University: 'National survey finds virtual health ‘essential’ for Long COVID support: SFU report'
'PEM, or Post-Exertional Malaise, is common in many people with Long COVID, meaning that physical, mental, or sensory activity triggers can cause a flare-up..'
www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
'PEM, or Post-Exertional Malaise, is common in many people with Long COVID, meaning that physical, mental, or sensory activity triggers can cause a flare-up..'
www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
National survey finds virtual health ‘essential’ for Long COVID support: SFU report
Researchers at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences surveyed Canadian Long COVID patients, and found that many people with the condition consider virtual care "lifesaving and essential," while also noti...
www.sfu.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Virtual health is also a great way to reduce risk of re-infections which we know can lead to deterioration. Seeking healthcare shouldn't come with the risk of leaving the appointment with a new Covid-infection.
Another day, another study that suggests this virus is not good for our kids to keep catching
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Another day, another study that suggests this virus is not good for our kids to keep catching
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Mystery why so many kids are struggling with mental health when we're doing the "let it rip" strategy for Covid transmission in schools
#COVID patients have higher rates of #depression, #anxiety, #headache, and #fatigue before diagnosis, study suggests
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mystery why so many kids are struggling with mental health when we're doing the "let it rip" strategy for Covid transmission in schools
Gee, I don't know NYT. Firearms are the #1 killer of American youth. Airborne viruses run rampant through classrooms & can cause lasting mental health impacts. Somehow neither inspires meaningful action
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Gee, I don't know NYT. Firearms are the #1 killer of American youth. Airborne viruses run rampant through classrooms & can cause lasting mental health impacts. Somehow neither inspires meaningful action
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I want white women to want better for themselves. You don't have to shag a catcher's mitt
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I want white women to want better for themselves. You don't have to shag a catcher's mitt
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This is a good time to remind everyone that "Dr." Oz once claimed there was a link between astrological signs and health. This quack should be in charge of nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is a good time to remind everyone that "Dr." Oz once claimed there was a link between astrological signs and health. This quack should be in charge of nothing.
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My colleague wrote about the impact of #UWaterloo's RTO policy for staff on campus health, especially when it comes to airborne illness transmission. uwimprint.ca/uw-staff-lef...
UW staff left questioning new working guidelines
Uncertainty about staff health and morale remain
Several UW staff have expressed concerns about new work guidelines sent out to the university community, which outline an expectation that university s...
uwimprint.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My colleague wrote about the impact of #UWaterloo's RTO policy for staff on campus health, especially when it comes to airborne illness transmission. uwimprint.ca/uw-staff-lef...
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀