RK Atkinson
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Flu hospitalizations nearly double as H3N2 spreads across #Canada
The rate of hospitalization from influenza in Canada has nearly doubled compared to the previous week of available data, with infections now up almost 30%, Health Canada’s latest figures show.
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The rate of hospitalization from influenza in Canada has nearly doubled compared to the previous week of available data, with infections now up almost 30%, Health Canada’s latest figures show.
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Flu hospitalizations nearly double as H3N2 spreads across Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
For the week ending Dec. 13, Canada saw 11,646 new cases of the flu being detected, which means 27.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the country came out positive.
globalnews.ca
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Flu hospitalizations nearly double as H3N2 spreads across #Canada
The rate of hospitalization from influenza in Canada has nearly doubled compared to the previous week of available data, with infections now up almost 30%, Health Canada’s latest figures show.
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The rate of hospitalization from influenza in Canada has nearly doubled compared to the previous week of available data, with infections now up almost 30%, Health Canada’s latest figures show.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has begun to lay out publicly what he sees as boundaries when dealing with China, as his government wades into a new relationship with the economic giant. #Canada
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Carney lays out security 'guardrails' for China as Canada looks to build up relationship | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has begun to lay out publicly what he sees as boundaries when dealing with China, as his government wades into a new relationship with the economic giant.
www.cbc.ca
December 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney has begun to lay out publicly what he sees as boundaries when dealing with China, as his government wades into a new relationship with the economic giant. #Canada
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Trump has painted himself into a corner on Venezuela...
1. Escalate in hopes that Maduro will leave on his own.
2. Attack with air strikes...potentially triggering a wider war in South America
3. Leave US naval assets there indefinitely.
4. Retreat (lose).
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
1. Escalate in hopes that Maduro will leave on his own.
2. Attack with air strikes...potentially triggering a wider war in South America
3. Leave US naval assets there indefinitely.
4. Retreat (lose).
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
Trump admin seizes another vessel near Venezuela: report
The Trump administration has seized another sea vessel off the coast of Venezuela, Reuters reported Saturday.The seizure, revealed to Reuters by three Trump administration officials who spoke on the c...
www.rawstory.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump has painted himself into a corner on Venezuela...
1. Escalate in hopes that Maduro will leave on his own.
2. Attack with air strikes...potentially triggering a wider war in South America
3. Leave US naval assets there indefinitely.
4. Retreat (lose).
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
1. Escalate in hopes that Maduro will leave on his own.
2. Attack with air strikes...potentially triggering a wider war in South America
3. Leave US naval assets there indefinitely.
4. Retreat (lose).
www.rawstory.com/venezuela-26...
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Happy Epstein Files Release Day to everyone who celebrates.
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Happy Epstein Files Release Day to everyone who celebrates.
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Premier Ford and I agree – one project, one review. We just signed an agreement that will streamline approval processes and get major infrastructure projects built faster in Ontario.
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Premier Ford and I agree – one project, one review. We just signed an agreement that will streamline approval processes and get major infrastructure projects built faster in Ontario.
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I never want to hear another American make fun of North Korea ever again.
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I never want to hear another American make fun of North Korea ever again.
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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Unilateral disarmament is now official policy. Because—despite its name—this National Security Strategy is not really a strategy document. It is a suicide note.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Unilateral disarmament is now official policy. Because—despite its name—this National Security Strategy is not really a strategy document. It is a suicide note.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The Soulless Train
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Soulless Train
Asked by the News Literacy Project for one word to describe today’s news media, 84% of teens responded with something negative — “biased,” “crazy,” “boring,” “fake, ”bad,” “depressing,” “confusing,” “scary.”
Yikes!
themapleleafrag.substack.com/p/the-road-a...
Yikes!
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The Road Ahead
The search for truth and trust in a chaotic new world
themapleleafrag.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Asked by the News Literacy Project for one word to describe today’s news media, 84% of teens responded with something negative — “biased,” “crazy,” “boring,” “fake, ”bad,” “depressing,” “confusing,” “scary.”
Yikes!
themapleleafrag.substack.com/p/the-road-a...
Yikes!
themapleleafrag.substack.com/p/the-road-a...
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We’ve reached the point where Fox is telling viewers to buy artificial Christmas trees so the farms can be turned into data centers. “Everyone needs to get on board.”
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We’ve reached the point where Fox is telling viewers to buy artificial Christmas trees so the farms can be turned into data centers. “Everyone needs to get on board.”
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Canada Strong Pass returns, drawing families to National Museums for the holiday season #Canada
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Canada Strong Pass returns, drawing families to National Museums for the holiday season
The Canada Strong Pass is back this holiday season and the program is already bringing more families and young adults through the doors of Canada’s national museums.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Canada Strong Pass returns, drawing families to National Museums for the holiday season #Canada
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Start naming mass shootings after politicians who take money from the NRA.
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Start naming mass shootings after politicians who take money from the NRA.
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American customs. Today’s Age cartoon.
December 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
American customs. Today’s Age cartoon.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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"It doesn’t seem to have occurred to the administration that spending the last several months going scorched earth on the rest of the world might make other countries the tiniest bit disinclined to deal with us."
We're the baddies now. Our new Security Strategy shows it.
It's a gift to the Kremlin and a middle finger to our erstwhile allies.
www.publicnotice.co
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"It doesn’t seem to have occurred to the administration that spending the last several months going scorched earth on the rest of the world might make other countries the tiniest bit disinclined to deal with us."
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If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...