Louise in Ontario🇨🇦
@grammalou.bsky.social
Family doctor, end of life care, mom and grandma, native plant gardener, covid conscious, lefty Canadian. #MedSky
Wintery day in Ottawa 🇨🇦
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Wintery day in Ottawa 🇨🇦
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JIVANI: "We are shooting ourselves in the foot if we continue this anti-America hissy fit. And this is the kind of reason I'm trying to talk into our government and some of the liberals who have just gone way off the reservation on this."
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
JIVANI: "We are shooting ourselves in the foot if we continue this anti-America hissy fit. And this is the kind of reason I'm trying to talk into our government and some of the liberals who have just gone way off the reservation on this."
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We need *public* vaccine design, testing, and manufacturing in Canada. Not at the mercy of corporations. Not at the mercy of the anti-vax US government. Global vaccine equity, not corporate profits.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
We need *public* vaccine design, testing, and manufacturing in Canada. Not at the mercy of corporations. Not at the mercy of the anti-vax US government. Global vaccine equity, not corporate profits.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
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That's definitely one way to make the world a better place. Appoint some special prosecutors and start hauling people into court in the Hague. WWII concentration camp guards have faced justice for less than what some of these people did and/or knew about.
UN HR Special Rapporteurs weigh in on the Epstein Files
“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts
GENEVA – The so-called ‘Epstein Files’ contain disturbing and credible evidence of systematic and large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls, UN experts* said today.Acco...
www.ohchr.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
That's definitely one way to make the world a better place. Appoint some special prosecutors and start hauling people into court in the Hague. WWII concentration camp guards have faced justice for less than what some of these people did and/or knew about.
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We can’t control the heatwave from our windows, but we can fight for the forests that cool the planet. Prioritizing conservation means:
1. Demanding sustainable supply chains.
2. Supporting indigenous land rights (the best forest protectors).
3. Holding logging companies accountable.
1. Demanding sustainable supply chains.
2. Supporting indigenous land rights (the best forest protectors).
3. Holding logging companies accountable.
February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
We can’t control the heatwave from our windows, but we can fight for the forests that cool the planet. Prioritizing conservation means:
1. Demanding sustainable supply chains.
2. Supporting indigenous land rights (the best forest protectors).
3. Holding logging companies accountable.
1. Demanding sustainable supply chains.
2. Supporting indigenous land rights (the best forest protectors).
3. Holding logging companies accountable.
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Politico: The EU and a 12-nation Indo-Pacific bloc are opening talks to explore forming one of the largest global economic alliances, multiple people with knowledge of the talks told POLITICO. Canada's Mark Carney is spearheading the discussions.
February 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Politico: The EU and a 12-nation Indo-Pacific bloc are opening talks to explore forming one of the largest global economic alliances, multiple people with knowledge of the talks told POLITICO. Canada's Mark Carney is spearheading the discussions.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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“Russia’s economy hasn’t collapsed. It has entered the “death zone” — surviving by consuming its own future. Growth at 1%. Budget deficit rising. Military sector expands while civilian industry shrinks.
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
Russia’s economy has entered the death zone
Alexandra Prokopenko wonders how much longer it can go on metabolising its own muscle tissue
www.economist.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“Russia’s economy hasn’t collapsed. It has entered the “death zone” — surviving by consuming its own future. Growth at 1%. Budget deficit rising. Military sector expands while civilian industry shrinks.
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
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Gisele Pelicot’s case made France pay attention.
She waived her right to anonymity and made every man who raped her unconscious body face what he did.
She insisted shame must change sides.
I hope France reveals every last predator in the Epstein files
Name, shame & prosecute!
She waived her right to anonymity and made every man who raped her unconscious body face what he did.
She insisted shame must change sides.
I hope France reveals every last predator in the Epstein files
Name, shame & prosecute!
French prosecutors to set up special team to review Epstein files
Magistrates will analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals and re-examine case of Jean-Luc Brunel
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Gisele Pelicot’s case made France pay attention.
She waived her right to anonymity and made every man who raped her unconscious body face what he did.
She insisted shame must change sides.
I hope France reveals every last predator in the Epstein files
Name, shame & prosecute!
She waived her right to anonymity and made every man who raped her unconscious body face what he did.
She insisted shame must change sides.
I hope France reveals every last predator in the Epstein files
Name, shame & prosecute!
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This is the speech of Rubio’s that matters. If he’s willing to openly endorse, in the name of “US national interests”, a kleptocratic Putinversteher who seeks to rupture EU unity from the inside, it tells you everything you need to know about what those interests are.
February 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This is the speech of Rubio’s that matters. If he’s willing to openly endorse, in the name of “US national interests”, a kleptocratic Putinversteher who seeks to rupture EU unity from the inside, it tells you everything you need to know about what those interests are.
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As you process the Epstein files, remember:
Palantir received early funding from Jeffrey Epstein.
It was also backed by the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel.
Then came the defense contracts.
Then mass data analytics at scale.
This isn’t separate stories.
It’s one ecosystem: the Epstein network.
Palantir received early funding from Jeffrey Epstein.
It was also backed by the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel.
Then came the defense contracts.
Then mass data analytics at scale.
This isn’t separate stories.
It’s one ecosystem: the Epstein network.
February 16, 2026 at 5:52 AM
As you process the Epstein files, remember:
Palantir received early funding from Jeffrey Epstein.
It was also backed by the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel.
Then came the defense contracts.
Then mass data analytics at scale.
This isn’t separate stories.
It’s one ecosystem: the Epstein network.
Palantir received early funding from Jeffrey Epstein.
It was also backed by the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel.
Then came the defense contracts.
Then mass data analytics at scale.
This isn’t separate stories.
It’s one ecosystem: the Epstein network.
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We just lost the majority of our beehives to bushfire in NSeh this dry season.
While the world debates the melting of glaciers and the burning of the Amazon, this is what climate collapse looks like on our own doorstep. The bees that pollinate our food are gone.
While the world debates the melting of glaciers and the burning of the Amazon, this is what climate collapse looks like on our own doorstep. The bees that pollinate our food are gone.
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
We just lost the majority of our beehives to bushfire in NSeh this dry season.
While the world debates the melting of glaciers and the burning of the Amazon, this is what climate collapse looks like on our own doorstep. The bees that pollinate our food are gone.
While the world debates the melting of glaciers and the burning of the Amazon, this is what climate collapse looks like on our own doorstep. The bees that pollinate our food are gone.
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In writing this, I focused on a chapter of his that concerned something I knew a bit about. I was flabbergasted. I then discovered that other people had produced similar takedowns of chapters about their own specialisms. I came to the conclusion that he's a charlatan. www.monbiot.com/2018/03/09/c...
Contrary to Reason
Steven Pinker claims to champion Enlightenment values. But his latest book is an affront to them
www.monbiot.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
In writing this, I focused on a chapter of his that concerned something I knew a bit about. I was flabbergasted. I then discovered that other people had produced similar takedowns of chapters about their own specialisms. I came to the conclusion that he's a charlatan. www.monbiot.com/2018/03/09/c...
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I've often wondered how Steven Pinker's amazingly sloppy research and baseless claims* have for so long received a free pass. I wonder whether it could have something to do with a. his connections with the rich and powerful; b. his claims often aligning with what they want to hear.
*See next post.
*See next post.
This isn't something distant or far away. Super-agent & close Epstein ally, John Brockman had huge influence. His 'rockstar' writers, scientists and academics dominated our book pages & broadsheets.
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
2/
We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
2/
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I've often wondered how Steven Pinker's amazingly sloppy research and baseless claims* have for so long received a free pass. I wonder whether it could have something to do with a. his connections with the rich and powerful; b. his claims often aligning with what they want to hear.
*See next post.
*See next post.
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Frank talk worth paying attention to:
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Frank talk worth paying attention to:
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MacKINNON: "I think all Canadians understand that we are up against a pretty historic set of pieces of adversity ... We don't really understand why MPs from other parties don't want to join with us in building a plan that will help the country."
February 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
MacKINNON: "I think all Canadians understand that we are up against a pretty historic set of pieces of adversity ... We don't really understand why MPs from other parties don't want to join with us in building a plan that will help the country."
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REID: "The President of the United States is a colicky baby. And now Mark Carney and the whole country has to face that constant decision: Do we pick him up and walk him around and make soothing sounds? Or do we let him lay in his crib and cry it out?"
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
REID: "The President of the United States is a colicky baby. And now Mark Carney and the whole country has to face that constant decision: Do we pick him up and walk him around and make soothing sounds? Or do we let him lay in his crib and cry it out?"
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Former Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder on the significance of the Gordie Howe bridge: "The intangible parts mean something too. The friendship with Canada. That means a lot to many of us in Michigan ... That bridge will be an enduring symbol for 100+ years of our friendship."
February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Former Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder on the significance of the Gordie Howe bridge: "The intangible parts mean something too. The friendship with Canada. That means a lot to many of us in Michigan ... That bridge will be an enduring symbol for 100+ years of our friendship."
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This is why electrification means more energy security:
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This is why electrification means more energy security:
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
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"It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance to break up this country from a foreign power"
🟢 Agree: 81%
⚫️ Disagree: 19%
Read it free: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 Agree: 81%
⚫️ Disagree: 19%
Read it free: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash
A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance to break up this country from a foreign power"
🟢 Agree: 81%
⚫️ Disagree: 19%
Read it free: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
🟢 Agree: 81%
⚫️ Disagree: 19%
Read it free: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
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On this National Flag Day, the Maple Leaf flies at half-mast.
Today our flag carries a message for the community of Tumbler Ridge: Canada is with you.
Today our flag carries a message for the community of Tumbler Ridge: Canada is with you.
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
On this National Flag Day, the Maple Leaf flies at half-mast.
Today our flag carries a message for the community of Tumbler Ridge: Canada is with you.
Today our flag carries a message for the community of Tumbler Ridge: Canada is with you.
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Climate change is coming for ski resorts. Seeing a 50 day ski season for Steamboat by 2050 is wild.
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/c...
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/c...
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Climate change is coming for ski resorts. Seeing a 50 day ski season for Steamboat by 2050 is wild.
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/c...
www.denverpost.com/2026/02/15/c...