John DesMarteau MD FACA
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Retired Anesthesiologist | I read JAMA so you don’t have to | Fair Gardener | Classical Composer | Married a great guy in 2004 | Dual Citizen - Can-Am | Voted BC, BO, HRC, JRB, KH — Should Tell You My Politics | Working on a memoir of my medical career
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China has seized upon the disarray left by President Trump within the trans-Atlantic alliance, denouncing his push to acquire Greenland and trying to entice U.S. allies with the promise of reliable trade partnerships.
China Sees a Chance to Lure Jaded U.S. Allies
Beijing has seized upon the disarray within the trans-Atlantic alliance and is trying to entice U.S. allies with the promise of reliable trade partnerships.
on.wsj.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:50 AM
China has seized upon the disarray left by President Trump within the trans-Atlantic alliance, denouncing his push to acquire Greenland and trying to entice U.S. allies with the promise of reliable trade partnerships.
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” -During a speech in Quebec City today, Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion this week that “Canada lives because of the United States.”
January 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” -During a speech in Quebec City today, Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion this week that “Canada lives because of the United States.”
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Trump's illegal actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean threaten to drag this country into another forever war, and it's past time that Congress rein in this reckless and corrupt administration and reassert our constitutional authority over any decision to go to war.
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Trump's illegal actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean threaten to drag this country into another forever war, and it's past time that Congress rein in this reckless and corrupt administration and reassert our constitutional authority over any decision to go to war.
At Davos Mark Carney said, “This is not naïve multilateralism, it is building the coalitions that work, issue by issue, with partners who share enough common ground to act together,” as he looks at joining 1.5 billion people in Europe, the global south and Canada in a new trading zone. The US?
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
At Davos Mark Carney said, “This is not naïve multilateralism, it is building the coalitions that work, issue by issue, with partners who share enough common ground to act together,” as he looks at joining 1.5 billion people in Europe, the global south and Canada in a new trading zone. The US?
Rick Stengel on Deadline WH: what Canadian PM Carney said is that countries have to act independently. What I heard is middle powers need to come together, make new relationships among themselves outside of reliance on the United States and certainly outside of the influence of China and Russia.
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Rick Stengel on Deadline WH: what Canadian PM Carney said is that countries have to act independently. What I heard is middle powers need to come together, make new relationships among themselves outside of reliance on the United States and certainly outside of the influence of China and Russia.
Listening to pundits try to explain Trump’s speech at Davos makes me think they’re afraid of the consequences of speaking the truth.
Trump is a combination of profound life-long ignorance with life-long severe mental illness now overlaid with obvious physical decline.
Trump is a combination of profound life-long ignorance with life-long severe mental illness now overlaid with obvious physical decline.
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Listening to pundits try to explain Trump’s speech at Davos makes me think they’re afraid of the consequences of speaking the truth.
Trump is a combination of profound life-long ignorance with life-long severe mental illness now overlaid with obvious physical decline.
Trump is a combination of profound life-long ignorance with life-long severe mental illness now overlaid with obvious physical decline.
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“If someone deliberately set out to destroy the United States from within and dismantle its position in the world, what actions would be taken differently from what we are witnessing now?”
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If Someone Wanted to Destroy America, What Would They Do Differently?
When Trump first came to power in 2017, I repeatedly and publicly asked a question that has only grown harder to dismiss over the past decade: if someone deliberately set out to destroy the United Sta...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:29 AM
“If someone deliberately set out to destroy the United States from within and dismantle its position in the world, what actions would be taken differently from what we are witnessing now?”
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all of this could be stopped by just twenty Republicans choosing to do the right thing by valuing their loyalty to the Constitution and the American people more than their loyalty to Donald Trump
this is, of course, practically impossible
this is, of course, practically impossible
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 AM
all of this could be stopped by just twenty Republicans choosing to do the right thing by valuing their loyalty to the Constitution and the American people more than their loyalty to Donald Trump
this is, of course, practically impossible
this is, of course, practically impossible
Look it’s obvious Trump is out of control and there doesn’t seem to be anything that can be done to stop him. But if no one going to broach the subject I will. The US Constitution needs to be seriously rewritten to prevent another Trump-like person from ever occupying the Oval Office again.
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Look it’s obvious Trump is out of control and there doesn’t seem to be anything that can be done to stop him. But if no one going to broach the subject I will. The US Constitution needs to be seriously rewritten to prevent another Trump-like person from ever occupying the Oval Office again.
The SCOTUS6 are dithering on the tariff decision, just as they did when they took from Dec 2023 to Jul 2024 to decide the immunity case. In the meantime, he is wrecking not only the international diplomatic order established after WWII, but also international trade based on that diplomatic order.
January 19, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The SCOTUS6 are dithering on the tariff decision, just as they did when they took from Dec 2023 to Jul 2024 to decide the immunity case. In the meantime, he is wrecking not only the international diplomatic order established after WWII, but also international trade based on that diplomatic order.
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I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
We live in the absolute craziest timeline ever.
(Sorry not a gift article but the headline is enough.)
(Sorry not a gift article but the headline is enough.)
Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark
Move could anger U.S. President Trump, who has threatened new tariffs on European countries that sent miliary personnel to Greenland
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We live in the absolute craziest timeline ever.
(Sorry not a gift article but the headline is enough.)
(Sorry not a gift article but the headline is enough.)
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Goyette played back in the days when players didn't wear helmets or face shields. Rest peacefully, Phil.💔
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Phil Goyette, who won the Stanley Cup four times with Montreal Canadiens, dies at 92
Former Montreal forward Phil Goyette, who won the Stanley Cup four times with the Canadiens over his 16-year NHL career, has died, the team said Sunday.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Goyette played back in the days when players didn't wear helmets or face shields. Rest peacefully, Phil.💔
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![Sometime in the future a tour leader with a helmet is explaining to children also wearing helmets that [Trump] ended the world to distract from the Epstein Files.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ecjqbz6x6isnw5y2ple6rd3s/bafkreihhsx2uuq2vwv2kjl5w4auhmlcgdkckdsghvegl363yptknsitrom@jpeg)
Perfect!
January 18, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Perfect!
Having lived and worked in the Canadian Arctic, you’d better believe the indigenous people and their animal friends are tough:
David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon)
Mad props to who ever created this... Fucking amazing.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Having lived and worked in the Canadian Arctic, you’d better believe the indigenous people and their animal friends are tough:
Boeing recently sold Jeppesen ForeFlight, the division responsible for the flight planning app “ForeFlight,” used by many private pilots, to the private equity company Thoma Bravo. They just announced a large round of layoffs and offshoring of the development team. Money over people…yet again.
Layoffs Hit Jeppesen ForeFlight Following PE Acquisition
Jeppesen ForeFlight says statement forthcoming as former employees react to workforce reductions.
avweb.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Boeing recently sold Jeppesen ForeFlight, the division responsible for the flight planning app “ForeFlight,” used by many private pilots, to the private equity company Thoma Bravo. They just announced a large round of layoffs and offshoring of the development team. Money over people…yet again.
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ICE has no idea who they’re hiring. Period.
According to Laura Jedeed, a Trump critic who openly opposes ICE, the agency offered her a job after a 6 minute interview. No paperwork. No real vetting. Just name, age, and a fast track toward “as many guns and badges in the field as possible” her words.
According to Laura Jedeed, a Trump critic who openly opposes ICE, the agency offered her a job after a 6 minute interview. No paperwork. No real vetting. Just name, age, and a fast track toward “as many guns and badges in the field as possible” her words.
January 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
ICE has no idea who they’re hiring. Period.
According to Laura Jedeed, a Trump critic who openly opposes ICE, the agency offered her a job after a 6 minute interview. No paperwork. No real vetting. Just name, age, and a fast track toward “as many guns and badges in the field as possible” her words.
According to Laura Jedeed, a Trump critic who openly opposes ICE, the agency offered her a job after a 6 minute interview. No paperwork. No real vetting. Just name, age, and a fast track toward “as many guns and badges in the field as possible” her words.
Disguising a military plane as a civilian plane and then firing on a boat is called “perfidy,” is prohibited and a likely war crime. See 12.1.2 below:
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January 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Disguising a military plane as a civilian plane and then firing on a boat is called “perfidy,” is prohibited and a likely war crime. See 12.1.2 below:
Yet another shredding of the Constitution — thanks to John Roberts and his 5 accomplices giving Trump what amounts to absolute immunity:
January 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Yet another shredding of the Constitution — thanks to John Roberts and his 5 accomplices giving Trump what amounts to absolute immunity:
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Measured tau in 11,486 samples from Norwegians 57+. Found AD pathology <8% at 58-69.9 years, rising with age. Discover who's at risk! PMID:41407852, Nature 2025, @Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09841-y #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the community | Nature
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease neuropathological changes (ADNCs), the leading cause of cognitive impairment, remains uncertain. Recent blood-based biomarkers enable scalable assessment of ADNCs1. Here we measured phosphorylated tau at threonine 217 in 11,486 plasma samples from a Norwegian population-based cohort of individuals over 57 years of age as a surrogate marker for ADNCs. The estimated prevalence of ADNCs increased with age, from less than 8% in people 58–69.9 years of age to 65.2% in those over 90 years of age. Among participants aged 70 years or older, 10% had preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, 10.4% had prodromal Alzheimer’s disease and 9.8% had Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Furthermore, among those 70 years of age or older, ADNCs were present in 60% of people with dementia, in 32.6% of those with mild cognitive impairment and in 23.5% of the cognitively unimpaired group. Our findings suggest a higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease dementia in older individuals
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January 11, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Dear Nobel Prize committee.
Could you suggest that he might get a Nobel Peace Prize for resigning the Presidency?
Sincerely, America
Could you suggest that he might get a Nobel Peace Prize for resigning the Presidency?
Sincerely, America
January 11, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Dear Nobel Prize committee.
Could you suggest that he might get a Nobel Peace Prize for resigning the Presidency?
Sincerely, America
Could you suggest that he might get a Nobel Peace Prize for resigning the Presidency?
Sincerely, America
Sorry, I haven’t been active lately but I had the root canal from hell for a dental abscess. It was a redo of a previous root canal and took 2 1/2 hours. When my dentist injected a hypochlorite solution it set off the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve. The pain was 10 out of 10.
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Sorry, I haven’t been active lately but I had the root canal from hell for a dental abscess. It was a redo of a previous root canal and took 2 1/2 hours. When my dentist injected a hypochlorite solution it set off the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve. The pain was 10 out of 10.