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Ian Mitchell, MD
@drivmitch.bsky.social
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Emerg doc with interests in addiction, cannabis, ketamine and naloxone
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lukelebrun.ca
The holiday spirit must have filled the heart of Tamara Lich’s probation officer given her attendance at what appears to be a Rebel Media staff Christmas party despite her 12-month house arrest sentence:
Drea Humphrey: “Merry Christmas the Rebel way!”
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Ian Mitchell, MD
thetyee.ca
A brief mention of an abusive relationship between a Vancouver police officer and a teen he met at school in a recent watchdog report shows a need for more transparency around the identities of officers who commit misconduct, says a civil liberties advocate.

@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
1. Why is @jama.com publishing medical misinformation that is already known as nonsense by the people who brought you “this is your brain on drugs?
#medsky #fentanyl #cannabis
JAMA article claims that overdose from fentanyl can happen from contamination when smoking cannabis. No credible cases have been reported. The case the authors quote is inadequate to be evidence of the first case of this phenomenon This organization was known as Partnership for Drug Free America. They are now producing drug information that is more accurate than JAMA
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Reposted by Ian Mitchell, MD
canadahealthwatch.ca
Physicians must notify parents if child shows up with overlapping mental health, drug use issues: B.C. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-new-guidance-involuntary-care-youth-drugs-mental-health-9.7005188

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders, has released new guidance on the use of involuntary care for youth with concurrent drug use and mental health disorders.
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
drivmitch.bsky.social
Season 3 of #TheWhiteLotus was associated with increased interest in searching and acquisition activity for #lorazepam #medsky

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Internet Searches for Lorazepam Following the Release of The White Lotus
This cross-sectional study examines whether there was an uptick in online searches about lorazepam after the release of the third season of The White Lotus.
jamanetwork.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
A horrendous story of an American suffering from alternative health treatment in Canada. Usually it is Canadians going down to access quacks in the US

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#medsky #als
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility | CBC News
A 70-year-old American ALS patient came to Saskatchewan chasing the promise of healing offered by the Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw, Sask. But former Goodenowe employees say tha...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
A reminder that #EVALI , the US based outbreak of lung disease in 2019, had nothing to do with e-cigarettes

It was caused by poor regulatory oversight and contamination of vape fluids (typically THC based) #medsky

www.qeios.com/read/ZGVHM7.3
The outbreak of lung injuries often known as "EVALI" was nothing to do with nicotine vaping
INTRODUCTION. Many commentators, activists, academics and public health agencies continue to assert or imply that an outbreak of severe and fatal lung injuries that occurred primarily in the United St...
www.qeios.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
I’m often surprised when people post articles that they haven’t read or didn’t understand.

It says popcorn lung can be caused by diacetyl

It says diacetyl is part of vape juice and a POTENTIAL risk

It does not contain any evidence or cases of vape related BOOP #medsky
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
Our mayor is a waste of a meat bag. Shows up a day late and a dollar short with a wildly impractical and much more expensive plan
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
I just got a different model of Rad Power e-bike, but looks like the company will likely go out of business over this refusal to recall. #radpower #ebike

www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death
www.cpsc.gov
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Ian Mitchell, MD
castanetkamloops.net
Former City of Kamloops CAO received more than $400K when parting ways over tumult with mayor #Kamloops
Former City of Kamloops CAO received more than $400K when parting ways over tumult with mayor - Kamloops News
www.castanetkamloops.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Ian Mitchell, MD
dailygrail.com
The quest for justice for victims of MK-Ultra.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA and now I'm suing
Lana Ponting is part of a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government for its alleged role in the MK-Ultra experiments.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by Ian Mitchell, MD
derek.bike
have you ever posted so bad that the Supreme Court of Canada told you to go to therapy and then the province of Alberta made a whole law about how you have to be allowed to post that bad?

ca.news.yahoo.com/jordan-peter...
edmonton journal article screenshot. headline: 'Jordan Peterson law': Alberta seeks to protect professionals from discipline for off-duty conduct. by Matthew Black, Thu, November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM EST. article features a photo of 2 damp looking politicians
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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castanetkamloops.net
SD73 DPAC calls for removal of 'anti-choice' advertising targeting students #Kamloops
SD73 DPAC calls for removal of 'anti-choice' advertising targeting students - Kamloops News
Parents in the Kamloops-Thompson School District are calling for \"anti-choice\" ads that have been placed in public buses to be removed, and further restrictions to be implemented to stop students from
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November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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kkjetelina.bsky.social
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
ddiamond.bsky.social Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 24d
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
Autism and Vaccines QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS PAGE 2 OF 9 | ALL PAGES J For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. HHS Research on Plausible Biologic Mechanisms between Vaccines and Autism HHS will evaluate plausible biologic mechanisms between early childhood vaccinations and autism. Mechanisms for further investigation include the impacts of aluminum adjuvants, risks for certain children with mitochondrial disorders, harms of neuroinflammation, and more. * The header "Vaccines do not cause autism" has not been removed due to an agreement with the chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it would remain on the CDC website.
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
AI bot recorded doctors' meeting, sent patient info to current and former hospital staff www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @hannay.bsky.social

More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
The hospital notified the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario of the breach on Dec. 17, 2024, and also notified affected patients that their medical information had been compromised.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Ian Mitchell, MD
castanetkamloops.net
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws (Alberta)
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws - Alberta News
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges to a trio of laws impacting transgender youth and adults.
www.castanetkamloops.net
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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jackjenkins.me
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."

Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
(RNS) — In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 4) outside the embattled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev. Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his backpack as faith leaders and other protesters chant slogans at a line of police officers. A moment later, one officer can be seen walking forward, grabbing Woolf by the wrist and yanking. Demonstrators attempted to hold on to Woolf, who was a clerical collar, but four officers wrenched him from the crowd and tossed him to the ground. After turning him onto his stomach, officers proceeded to arrest Woolf, and removed him to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Maywood, Illinois. “I’ve got bruises all over my body,” Woolf, an American Baptist minister who is pastor of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois, told Religion News Service. He was speaking in his first interview since being released Friday afternoon after about seven hours in custody. Woolf said when he asked the arresting officers to loosen the plastic handcuffs that were causing his hands to go numb, an officer replied: “Nobody wants to talk to you — shut the f–k up.” “It’s part of the dehumanizing nature of it, and it’s it gives me a lot of clarity around what’s happening here,” said Woolf, who has been active in protests against ICE. “It’s really a spiritual emergency.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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schooley.bsky.social
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
drivmitch.bsky.social
“Most priest rapists aren’t pedophiles, because they prefer teenage boys”

Did I get that right?
getmoresmarter.com The Get More Smarter Podcast 🧠 @getmoresmarter.com · 29d
Holy shit. They're really doing it. They're doing "actually pedophilia is good now." The debasement of the American Right is complete.
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
This is the most glamorous opening to an article about a white supremacist flattering journalist who lied to her readers and editors while having an affair with narcissistic crank who eats roadkill, swims in sewer water, will cause children to die, and is 50 years her senior that I've ever read.
jeradwalker.bsky.social Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · Nov 14
what the actual fuck
A headline from the New York Times: Olivia Nuzzi Did It All For Love The article lede: By Jacob Bernstein Reporting from Los Angeles Nov. 14, 2025 Updated 12:07 p.m. ET Olivia Nuzzi loved him. She loved the politician, even though she was a political reporter and he was then a presidential candidate she had written about. She loved his eyes, "blue as the flame." She loved that "the sight of something as trivial as a rose" could move him to tears. She loved his insatiable appetites and his "particular complications and particular darkness." But she said "I love you" only after he said it first. He called her "Livvy" and wrote her poems. He said he wanted her to have his baby. He promised to take a bullet for her.
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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drotte.medsky.social
As it turns out, escitalopram is just a marketing parachute for citalopram.

Oops!
/undoes escitalopram Rxs that could have just been cheaper and equalky safe/effectivr citalopram… 😬👀
drug-evidence.bsky.social Therapeutics Initiative @drug-evidence.bsky.social · Nov 13
🆕 UBC TI Therapeutics Letter 159 🆕

Escitalopram vs citalopram
www.ti.ubc.ca/letter159

✅ Citalopram best choice for most new prescriptions
✅ Citalopram costs less + works just as well

#BetterPrescribing #prescribing #MedEd #antidepressants
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
So anyways…

You know how “Last Door” is the UCP’s most favorite recovery group ever?

Looks like their former employee who they allegedly tried to cover up for by deleting complaints from victims got sentenced to 3 years for sexual assault.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM