Mary Anne Schleinich
@interactionfirst.bsky.social
🇨🇦 therapist, dancer, writer, local climate leader- courageously facing reality and committed to the global family. www.marystherapy.ca
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What's wrong with us? Pretending something isn't true won't make it go away. Turn to @news.rte.ie @theguardian.com & @aljazeera.com. I get more relief there than from the milky statements by @mark-carney.bsky.social. The truth can galvanize action such as this www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@cape-ab.bsky.social @cape-bc.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca
We’ve highlighted the link between pollution/toxins and Alzheimer’s for years. Please take precautions, avoid polluted air when possible, use HEPA filters (or similar) in your home, and detox when air quality is low. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2838665
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Those who ate the most riboflavin (vitamin B2) cut their dementia risk in half compared to those who ate the least in a new longitudinal study. Folate (B9) and vitamin B6 also reduced risk. https://www.eatingwell.com/riboflavin-for-lower-dementia-risk-study-11824281
October 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Those who ate the most riboflavin (vitamin B2) cut their dementia risk in half compared to those who ate the least in a new longitudinal study. Folate (B9) and vitamin B6 also reduced risk. https://www.eatingwell.com/riboflavin-for-lower-dementia-risk-study-11824281
Another great reason for national lunch program for all 🇨🇦school students. @mark-carney.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social Speed up that beneficial nation building plan! #cdnpoi
Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with altered brain structure, and those differences could be part of a feedback loop promoting overeating, according to a study of 30,000 participants. https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251020092824.htm
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Another great reason for national lunch program for all 🇨🇦school students. @mark-carney.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social Speed up that beneficial nation building plan! #cdnpoi
7 - 11 walnuts per day could help you remember what matters...
Walnuts, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants, supported focus and memory and improved cognitive function in a new study. For max benefit, consume raw to protect the omega-3 fatty acids. https://foodandwine.com/walnuts-breakfast-brain-health-study-11840393
January 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
7 - 11 walnuts per day could help you remember what matters...
Don't be so hard on yourself. "Overtime rinse cycle" might be more apt than 'brain farts'! Be kind. Feed your brain better food than social media. Food like the real blue sky above, the sound of wind and children playing, the feel of dance, savouring the voices of your beloveds and a good sleep.
Those brief bouts of attention wandering may actually be moments of brain maintenance! Attentional failures, particularly after sleep deprivation, could be the result of your brain working to remove waste. https://www.sciencealert.com/zoning-out-may-be-your-brains-rinse-cycle-study-finds
January 11, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Don't be so hard on yourself. "Overtime rinse cycle" might be more apt than 'brain farts'! Be kind. Feed your brain better food than social media. Food like the real blue sky above, the sound of wind and children playing, the feel of dance, savouring the voices of your beloveds and a good sleep.
Reposted by Mary Anne Schleinich
Ford government sues company central to skills fund scandal, claiming it defrauded province of $25.9M www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic... via @Thetrilliumca
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Ford government sues company central to skills fund scandal, claiming it defrauded province of $25.9M www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic... via @Thetrilliumca
I wonder what @drdalebredesen.bsky.social would say about this NYT article on meat. Love to hear it!
January 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I wonder what @drdalebredesen.bsky.social would say about this NYT article on meat. Love to hear it!
"poultry converts only around 11 percent of the energy contained in livestock feed into human food. Beef converts only 1 percent of feed energy into human food." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o... @cape-ab.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @elmeligisarah.bsky.social
Opinion | The New Food Pyramid, Brought to You by Big Meat
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January 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"poultry converts only around 11 percent of the energy contained in livestock feed into human food. Beef converts only 1 percent of feed energy into human food." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o... @cape-ab.bsky.social @drluannemetz.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @elmeligisarah.bsky.social
Support the Pikani Nation to uphold their inherent and legal right to fish without selenium toxins, and Albertan's efforts to retain respect for mountains and water. www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/the-surest... @calgaryclimatehub.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social
The Surest Way to Block Open-Pit Coal Mining
Join our Piikani Partners in asserting their constitutional aboriginal right to healthfully consume fish from their traditional waters of the Crowsnest and Oldman Rivers
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Support the Pikani Nation to uphold their inherent and legal right to fish without selenium toxins, and Albertan's efforts to retain respect for mountains and water. www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/the-surest... @calgaryclimatehub.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @cape-ab.bsky.social
They spent US$4.7 M on 8 Venezuelan men with possible criminal records. Not counting the cost of transport, military bravado and septic tank public opinion, they sent another 266 men with no criminal records to the worst prison known in the Americas. @amnesty.de @amnesty.at @alexneve.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
They spent US$4.7 M on 8 Venezuelan men with possible criminal records. Not counting the cost of transport, military bravado and septic tank public opinion, they sent another 266 men with no criminal records to the worst prison known in the Americas. @amnesty.de @amnesty.at @alexneve.bsky.social
No where is safe in @CityofCalgary bc @calgarypolice.bsky.social love flying helicopters, flying low and using their flashlights--none of which reduce speeding, organized crime, domestic violence, nor improve cybersecurity, and seldom, if ever, catch a rogue car chase. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social #yyccc
December 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
No where is safe in @CityofCalgary bc @calgarypolice.bsky.social love flying helicopters, flying low and using their flashlights--none of which reduce speeding, organized crime, domestic violence, nor improve cybersecurity, and seldom, if ever, catch a rogue car chase. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social #yyccc
@drluannemetz.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @kathleenganley.bsky.social @shoffmanab.bsky.social @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca
Petition to the House of Commons e-6811: Enforce the Canada Health Act! Sign House of Commons petition calling on federal government to enforce Canada Health Act (Ontario Premier Doug Ford is violating by allowing illegal user fees in private clinics).
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December 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"If completed new [LNG] projects will produce more than 10 billion tonnes of CO2 p.a. (>25% of all current energy-related emissions), “destroying any hope of achieving global climate goals,” says Reclaim Finance. corporateknights.com/responsible-... @calgaryclimatehub.ca #cdnpoli
Five sustainable finance predictions for 2026 | Corporate Knights
Our lead sustainable finance reporter looks at what’s coming in the year ahead for ESG investing, green funds and the climate transition
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December 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"If completed new [LNG] projects will produce more than 10 billion tonnes of CO2 p.a. (>25% of all current energy-related emissions), “destroying any hope of achieving global climate goals,” says Reclaim Finance. corporateknights.com/responsible-... @calgaryclimatehub.ca #cdnpoli
Quebec↑↑ solar alongside hydro, creating demand for local manufacturing. Provincial policy has increasingly focused on combining utility-scale procurement with incentives for distributed generation. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/12/22/a... @calgaryclimatehub.ca Boo to dinosaur O&G CEOs+ Mau Smith.
Awendio Solaris plans multi-gigawatt solar manufacturing hub in Canada
Awendio Solaris says it plans to invest about CAD 1 billion ($726.7 million) in a vertically integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facility and research center in Montreal, Quebec, targeting ...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Quebec↑↑ solar alongside hydro, creating demand for local manufacturing. Provincial policy has increasingly focused on combining utility-scale procurement with incentives for distributed generation. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/12/22/a... @calgaryclimatehub.ca Boo to dinosaur O&G CEOs+ Mau Smith.
1,000 solar R&D jobs going to dark, cloudy Montreal and not sunny Calgary!! Wonder why? pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/12/22/a... @drluannemetz.bsky.social @joececil.bsky.social @lauralynchcbc.bsky.social @elmeligisarah.bsky.social
Awendio Solaris plans multi-gigawatt solar manufacturing hub in Canada
Awendio Solaris says it plans to invest about CAD 1 billion ($726.7 million) in a vertically integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facility and research center in Montreal, Quebec, targeting ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
1,000 solar R&D jobs going to dark, cloudy Montreal and not sunny Calgary!! Wonder why? pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/12/22/a... @drluannemetz.bsky.social @joececil.bsky.social @lauralynchcbc.bsky.social @elmeligisarah.bsky.social
"Best notes that the region accounts for less than 1% of global emissions but bears disproportionate climate impacts, and says that a swift, well-funded recovery is critical to prevent such prolonged suffering." Last 3 para.s of this article are most important. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica
Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacement
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December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Best notes that the region accounts for less than 1% of global emissions but bears disproportionate climate impacts, and says that a swift, well-funded recovery is critical to prevent such prolonged suffering." Last 3 para.s of this article are most important. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Come on!! We can do better than this. Buy local. Buy fresh. Grow your own - even in the winter. Make your own bread. Talk to your grocer and city council members! @calgaryclimatehub.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
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December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Come on!! We can do better than this. Buy local. Buy fresh. Grow your own - even in the winter. Make your own bread. Talk to your grocer and city council members! @calgaryclimatehub.ca @forourkidscanada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Mary Anne Schleinich
Life downstream of the oilsands is complicated.
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The fight for life downstream of Alberta’s oilsands | The Narwhal
In their own words: residents in Fort Chipewyan talk about their experiences — and fears — downstream from the Alberta oilsands’ trillion-litre tailings ponds
https://thenarwhal.ca/fort-chipewyan-residents-portraits/?utm_source=The+Narwhal&utm_campaign=258beaf70b-Dec.+20+2025+—+EOY+OTG+appeal+5+—+past+donors&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f6a05fddb8-258beaf70b-108928277
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Life downstream of the oilsands is complicated.
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Sick of these weather reports! @anthropocenempg.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @calgaryclimatehub.ca @projectcalgary.bsky.social @projectdrawdown.bsky.social @whatonearth.bsky.social @lauralynchcbc.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It's quite a different thing when architects design buildings and consider the whole space, than when developers build, motivated more by profit motive than professional ethics. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @mykeatkinson.bsky.social @kimmeyer.bsky.social #yyccc @andrechabot.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's quite a different thing when architects design buildings and consider the whole space, than when developers build, motivated more by profit motive than professional ethics. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @mykeatkinson.bsky.social @kimmeyer.bsky.social #yyccc @andrechabot.bsky.social
Why does 🇨🇦still supply weaponry to 🇮🇱? Will we stop when it's a blood bath? A genocide? A a ceasefire?
Elbows up and pockets open at all costs @mark-carney.bsky.social?? #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... @cfscquakers.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
Elbows up and pockets open at all costs @mark-carney.bsky.social?? #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... @cfscquakers.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs
Attack brings total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effect
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December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Why does 🇨🇦still supply weaponry to 🇮🇱? Will we stop when it's a blood bath? A genocide? A a ceasefire?
Elbows up and pockets open at all costs @mark-carney.bsky.social?? #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... @cfscquakers.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
Elbows up and pockets open at all costs @mark-carney.bsky.social?? #cdnpoli
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... @cfscquakers.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
Survival is a community event! Climate change, Madagascar gov. forced people into isolation on land unfit for ag, without water, schools, and into the reach of crocodiles! Urge redress and aid. takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/178187/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcgw...
@brittwray.bsky.social @amnesty.org
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@brittwray.bsky.social @amnesty.org
W4R 2025: Madagascar - Mr Damisoa
YouTube video by Amnesty International Canada
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December 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Survival is a community event! Climate change, Madagascar gov. forced people into isolation on land unfit for ag, without water, schools, and into the reach of crocodiles! Urge redress and aid. takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/178187/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcgw...
@brittwray.bsky.social @amnesty.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcgw...
@brittwray.bsky.social @amnesty.org
Busy protecting corp pocket books at the expense of civilian attention. That's how Liberal Party = Conservative Party in Canada. @mark-carney.bsky.social
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth
Most Canadians want the federal government to do more about climate disinformation, especially during extreme weather, new research shows, even as the Carney government scraps Canada's laws against gr...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Busy protecting corp pocket books at the expense of civilian attention. That's how Liberal Party = Conservative Party in Canada. @mark-carney.bsky.social
Correction! They are in Equador, not El Salvador! Age 10-20, these kids won a 2021 court case against Texaco's gas flares. Now they face violent intimidation. Authorities said they will not investigate unless they stop their activism! @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social
@forourkidscanada.bsky.social check out the resources for kids to protect other youth. These courageous kids won a case against flaring gas, but are still persecuted in El Salvador. Learn and act→https://amnesty.ca/write-for-rights/teachers/
You can also sign all petitions at once. Teach kids!
You can also sign all petitions at once. Teach kids!
December 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Correction! They are in Equador, not El Salvador! Age 10-20, these kids won a 2021 court case against Texaco's gas flares. Now they face violent intimidation. Authorities said they will not investigate unless they stop their activism! @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social