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Family doctor, end of life care, mom and grandma, native plant gardener, covid conscious, lefty Canadian. #MedSky
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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months

* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor

If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…

www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Remember: In the prevaccine era, measles would peak in late winter- early spring. Don’t be surprised if in the next few weeks we see a surge

www.aol.com/articles/us-...
4 times as many measles cases in few weeks than US typically averages in year: CDC
There have been 733 cases so far this year, a CDC report said.
www.aol.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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If Big Oil has done nothing wrong, why are industry lobbyists pleading with Congress for a get-out-of-jail-free card?

Fossil fuel companies deceived the public, fueled climate chaos, and stuck taxpayers with the bill. Communities have a right to hold them accountable.

📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣
E&E News: Hageman looking to insulate oil industry from climate litigation
The Wyoming Republican thinks there’s “absolutely” interest among lawmakers.
subscriber.politicopro.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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A great article by @jasonhickel.bsky.social and @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social. But I do wish we could all stop using the wolf as a metaphor for the worst kinds of human behaviour. Wolves are wonderful creatures, endlessly maligned - and also victims of capitalism.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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"A similar idea appears in an article published last month @policyalternatives.ca, which suggests a “Costco-plus-local” model could reduce grocery prices by 25 to 45 per cent, depending on where people live." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
Governments as grocers isn’t a new idea, but has received more attention with New York’s new mayor promising a pilot program and it appearing on the platform of a federal NDP leadership candidate.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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After decades of recovery, southern right whales are showing signs of a climate-driven decline in breeding rates, which scientists say is a “warning signal” about changes in the Southern Ocean.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’
Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in ‘magnificent’ whale’s foraging grounds
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Goliath packaged food industry loses 12y battle to keep farce of voluntary star labelling with big win to public health Davids like @georgeinstitute.bsky.social @alikjones.bsky.social Jane Martin. Kudos! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Health star rating to become mandatory on all packaged food in Australia
Food and health ministers vote to mandate the ratings system after years of urging from peak health bodies
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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The first Inuit led university is set to open in 2030 and will contain a capacity for 100 students and 80 staff members.

It will be set up to advance Arctic education for future generations of northern students.
Main campus of Inuit Nunangat University to be locate in Arviat
The head of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announced Wednesday that the main campus of the Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat.
www.aptnnews.ca
February 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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And last one for today: Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing by the IOC because he wanted to wear a helmet honouring athletes who were victims of Russia's war. He could have won a medal. He won something else instead. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: IOC makes a compromise on Ukrainian athlete’s tribute to his dead countrymen — with yet another concession to Russia
Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet bears the faces of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s four-year war of aggression.
www.thestar.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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There’s no cure for stupidity, but there are measurements
Death cult update
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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Forget terraforming Mars, just stop Venusifying Earth.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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#Canada these seditious fuckers need some investigation
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Yup, this is who you want making health policy for your country 🤪
Secretary of Health RFK Jr: “I am not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off toilet seats.”
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Holy shit
NEW: Group sending Canadian right-wing media personalities on free trips to Israel quietly funded by Israeli government

Documents unearthed by @pressprogress.ca show Israel's foreign ministry granted the Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring "Canadian influencers and policymakers" to Israel
Group Sending Canadian Right-Wing Media Personalities on Free Trips to Israel Quietly Funded by the Israeli Government
Israeli foreign ministry granted Exigent Foundation $175,000 CAD to bring ‘Canadian influencers and policymakers’ to Israel, documents show
pressprogress.ca
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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looks like it won't be long before we see what it looks like when the government of an EU member state refuses to cede power
💥Dramatic turn in Hungary’s election race: Orbán rival Péter Magyar says that in 2024 his ex-girlfriend set a honey trap to secretly record them having sex—footage he claims Orbán’s camp plans to publish to ruin and blackmail him.

Magyar currently holds a big lead in the polls. Election in 59 days.
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Vladyslav Heraskevych the Order of Freedom on Feb. 12, after the skeleton racer was disqualified from the 2026 Olympics for using a custom helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's full-scale war.
Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified at Olympics for helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia's war
"This is price of our dignity," skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wrote on X after the IOC's annoucement of his disqualification.
kyivindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Punishing climate alarm didn’t just “appeal” to Pielke Jr and “analysts” at The Breakthrough Institute.

They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”

This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.

🧵
Actively trying to punish and silence any scientist or media outlet covering worst-case scenarios on climate was very clearly something that appealed to the luke-warmist, centre-right community (BTI, Pielke Jr et al) and they saw it as ideologically important to pursue.

Don't be bullied by them
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Former Norwegian Prime Minister and ex-Council of Europe Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, is currently the subject of an official investigation related to his past contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Maybe US prosecutors could take some notes.
abcnews.com/Internationa...
Norway investigates former prime minister over Epstein ties
Norway has opened an aggravated corruption investigation into former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland
abcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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On the one hand, the US has the world's most powerful military that it uses to bully other countries including (former) friends and allies, and a highly militarized police force that it uses to threaten its own citizens. So, definitely scary.

On the other hand, it's just clown-like ineptitude.
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The Ukrainian atheists should be allowed to compete with their helmets of remembrance.
"it’s a message of remembrance, of memory" - IOC president

So not one of advertising or propaganda, then.
February 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM