Matt Oliver
@sameo416.bsky.social
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Matt Oliver
@sameo416.bsky.social
· Apr 18
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/18/t... by @mark-ungrin.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.
canadahealthwatch.ca
Excellent reflect from most awesome friend and colleague @mark-ungrin.bsky.social.
"Five years ago, on April 3, 2020, the world’s top bioaerosol scientists warned the WHO that COVID was transmitted in infectious aerosols, tiny particles that drift in the air like smoke.
"Five years ago, on April 3, 2020, the world’s top bioaerosol scientists warned the WHO that COVID was transmitted in infectious aerosols, tiny particles that drift in the air like smoke.
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And if you have Libby (a free app you can link to your library card to search and manage loans for books, audiobooks and magazines from your library’s catalogue), you can tag books and audiobooks so you know when they are added to the catalogue.
This is also a great way to support authors.
I make recommendations for books I’ve enjoyed even when I’ve bought a copy.
I make recommendations for books I’ve enjoyed even when I’ve bought a copy.
Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
And if you have Libby (a free app you can link to your library card to search and manage loans for books, audiobooks and magazines from your library’s catalogue), you can tag books and audiobooks so you know when they are added to the catalogue.
Saw the headline, thought - is that new?
Nope.
Nope.
(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part Cherokee
Writer ‘still in shock’ after a whistle-blowing organization showed him genealogical evidence that he wasn’t part Indigenous as he originally assumed
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Saw the headline, thought - is that new?
Nope.
Nope.
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(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part Cherokee
Writer ‘still in shock’ after a whistle-blowing organization showed him genealogical evidence that he wasn’t part Indigenous as he originally assumed
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
This is also a great way to support authors.
I make recommendations for books I’ve enjoyed even when I’ve bought a copy.
I make recommendations for books I’ve enjoyed even when I’ve bought a copy.
Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This is also a great way to support authors.
I make recommendations for books I’ve enjoyed even when I’ve bought a copy.
I make recommendations for books I’ve enjoyed even when I’ve bought a copy.
@memorialu.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social
Not a nice way to deal with the families of serving Canadian Armed Forces. My daughter followed me, not by choice, but because of my duty.
MUN student faces roadblocks getting into med school because father is i... youtu.be/DFenDjtiEM4?... via @YouTube
Not a nice way to deal with the families of serving Canadian Armed Forces. My daughter followed me, not by choice, but because of my duty.
MUN student faces roadblocks getting into med school because father is i... youtu.be/DFenDjtiEM4?... via @YouTube
MUN student faces roadblocks getting into med school because father is in the military
YouTube video by CBC News NL - Newfoundland and Labrador
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
@memorialu.bsky.social @govnl.bsky.social
Not a nice way to deal with the families of serving Canadian Armed Forces. My daughter followed me, not by choice, but because of my duty.
MUN student faces roadblocks getting into med school because father is i... youtu.be/DFenDjtiEM4?... via @YouTube
Not a nice way to deal with the families of serving Canadian Armed Forces. My daughter followed me, not by choice, but because of my duty.
MUN student faces roadblocks getting into med school because father is i... youtu.be/DFenDjtiEM4?... via @YouTube
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few sounds on earth are more terror inducing than the highly infectious-sounding cough of a small child with a respiratory illness
Finally boarded my plane to Oslo and I am sitting in front of a child who appears to be suffering from an acute case of plague
I guess I am being punished for something
(Thank God I had a N-95 mask)
I guess I am being punished for something
(Thank God I had a N-95 mask)
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
few sounds on earth are more terror inducing than the highly infectious-sounding cough of a small child with a respiratory illness
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Yeah I think it kicked in pretty much as soon as they realized how badly they blew the call on airborne transmission. So much since has just been a panicked attempt to manufacture evidence that their arrogance didn't kill millions of people.
Although their decision making heuristics are also crap.
Although their decision making heuristics are also crap.
The 3rd annual Canadian Long COVID symposium wrapped up yesterday. It was a great meeting, and I got some nice news at the end!
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Yeah I think it kicked in pretty much as soon as they realized how badly they blew the call on airborne transmission. So much since has just been a panicked attempt to manufacture evidence that their arrogance didn't kill millions of people.
Although their decision making heuristics are also crap.
Although their decision making heuristics are also crap.
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The elephant in the room is that any effective defence against COVID and other airborne pathogens will end the careers of today's public health and IPC leaders - their only hope to beat charges of negligence is the lie that it was never possible to do better.
They cannot afford a success.
They cannot afford a success.
Lady Hallett Shouldn’t Hold Her Breath, says Health Campaign Group - British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
“The country has invested millions of pounds into the Inquiry and a huge amount of faith into the process to help us learn lessons. COVID-19 has caused over 250,000 deaths and scientists’ understandin...
www.bohs.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The elephant in the room is that any effective defence against COVID and other airborne pathogens will end the careers of today's public health and IPC leaders - their only hope to beat charges of negligence is the lie that it was never possible to do better.
They cannot afford a success.
They cannot afford a success.
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
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And how is it acceptable that the hospitals that are doing anything aren't basing what they are doing on any science, but instead on IPC "vibes"? Medical masks near patients are not PPE and do not respect science, which says covid and flu are aerosol-borne and require N95 protection.
If vaccination rates are well below target and a severe flu season is expected (+ Covid out of control all year round) how is it acceptable that there are so many hospitals not even doing anything?
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
And how is it acceptable that the hospitals that are doing anything aren't basing what they are doing on any science, but instead on IPC "vibes"? Medical masks near patients are not PPE and do not respect science, which says covid and flu are aerosol-borne and require N95 protection.
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What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
“"Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders," Kelly said in the video.
In the same video, Slotkin added: "We need you to stand up for our laws, our Constitution. Don't give up the ship."
“"Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders," Kelly said in the video.
In the same video, Slotkin added: "We need you to stand up for our laws, our Constitution. Don't give up the ship."
Democratic vets in Congress warn about following military unlawful orders, which Trump calls seditious | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at six congressional Democrats who this week released a video to social media advising troops they can decline unlawful orders, branding it seditious behavio...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
“"Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders," Kelly said in the video.
In the same video, Slotkin added: "We need you to stand up for our laws, our Constitution. Don't give up the ship."
“"Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders," Kelly said in the video.
In the same video, Slotkin added: "We need you to stand up for our laws, our Constitution. Don't give up the ship."
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I see clear intent there. The license to frame malicious acts as righteous is one of core benefits of supremacy, and so people craft whatever narratives are necessary to establish and maintain the license. Strategic ignorance is a core component of these narratives.
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I see clear intent there. The license to frame malicious acts as righteous is one of core benefits of supremacy, and so people craft whatever narratives are necessary to establish and maintain the license. Strategic ignorance is a core component of these narratives.
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The second report of the UK COVID Inquiry is out. The two volumes are here: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/mo...
The section on "The focus on handwashing over ventilation" begins in section 12.32 of the second volume (page 167 in the PDF of voume 2).
#itsairborne #COVID #longCOVID #aerosol
The section on "The focus on handwashing over ventilation" begins in section 12.32 of the second volume (page 167 in the PDF of voume 2).
#itsairborne #COVID #longCOVID #aerosol
Module 2, 2A, 2B, 2C Report - Core decision-making and political governance UK Covid-19 Inquiry Archives
A report by The Rt Hon the Baroness Hallett DBE, Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on the core decision-making and political governance, dated 20 November 2025.
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The second report of the UK COVID Inquiry is out. The two volumes are here: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/mo...
The section on "The focus on handwashing over ventilation" begins in section 12.32 of the second volume (page 167 in the PDF of voume 2).
#itsairborne #COVID #longCOVID #aerosol
The section on "The focus on handwashing over ventilation" begins in section 12.32 of the second volume (page 167 in the PDF of voume 2).
#itsairborne #COVID #longCOVID #aerosol
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www.dailymail.co.uk/media/articl...
WE NEED TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT TO AND FOR THE INCREDIBLE JOURNALISTS PUTTING UP WITH SO MUCH DISRESPECT AND VOMIT SHIT FROM OUR PEDOPHILE POtuS. 🥳👌
“The reporter 47 called 'piggy' as she questioned him about the files was revealed to be Catherine Lucey.”
WE NEED TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT TO AND FOR THE INCREDIBLE JOURNALISTS PUTTING UP WITH SO MUCH DISRESPECT AND VOMIT SHIT FROM OUR PEDOPHILE POtuS. 🥳👌
“The reporter 47 called 'piggy' as she questioned him about the files was revealed to be Catherine Lucey.”
Who is Catherine Lucey? The Bloomberg reporter Trump called 'piggy'
The White House reporter had been asking about the Epstein files before being thrust into the limelight for all the wrong reasons.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
www.dailymail.co.uk/media/articl...
WE NEED TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT TO AND FOR THE INCREDIBLE JOURNALISTS PUTTING UP WITH SO MUCH DISRESPECT AND VOMIT SHIT FROM OUR PEDOPHILE POtuS. 🥳👌
“The reporter 47 called 'piggy' as she questioned him about the files was revealed to be Catherine Lucey.”
WE NEED TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT TO AND FOR THE INCREDIBLE JOURNALISTS PUTTING UP WITH SO MUCH DISRESPECT AND VOMIT SHIT FROM OUR PEDOPHILE POtuS. 🥳👌
“The reporter 47 called 'piggy' as she questioned him about the files was revealed to be Catherine Lucey.”
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Reconciliation without reparation is one of supremacy's greatest sabotages of the act of repair. Whenever abuse is exposed, it offers free exoneration to the abuser at the expense of the abused, and calls it redemption. It's the traditional and popular response to abuse in our supremacist society.
Leaders of a Minnesota church community didn’t report a parishioner they knew had sexually abused girls for year.
They told his victims that once sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
Truly chilling, from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix
They told his victims that once sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
Truly chilling, from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reconciliation without reparation is one of supremacy's greatest sabotages of the act of repair. Whenever abuse is exposed, it offers free exoneration to the abuser at the expense of the abused, and calls it redemption. It's the traditional and popular response to abuse in our supremacist society.
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Young girls told to forgive and forget after sex abuse by church member www.rawstory.com/young-girls-...
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
Words cannot suffice.
This probably happens hundreds of to per month in churches in the US and Canada.
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
Words cannot suffice.
This probably happens hundreds of to per month in churches in the US and Canada.
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
Young girls told to forgive and forget after sex abuse by church member
The girl pleaded not to go.She fought with her father on the drive over, screaming and crying in his truck until they arrived at the office building for Bruckelmyer Brothers, a home construction compa...
www.rawstory.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Young girls told to forgive and forget after sex abuse by church member www.rawstory.com/young-girls-...
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
Words cannot suffice.
This probably happens hundreds of to per month in churches in the US and Canada.
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
Words cannot suffice.
This probably happens hundreds of to per month in churches in the US and Canada.
"LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE!"
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This pile of shit and his entire administration wants to destroy every fucking thing.
Don’t let them!
#DefendersOfDemocracy @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social
#WantBetterVoteBetter
share.newsbreak.com/fzo27o0j?s=i16
Don’t let them!
#DefendersOfDemocracy @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social
#WantBetterVoteBetter
share.newsbreak.com/fzo27o0j?s=i16
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat - NewsBreak
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suit
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November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This pile of shit and his entire administration wants to destroy every fucking thing.
Don’t let them!
#DefendersOfDemocracy @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social
#WantBetterVoteBetter
share.newsbreak.com/fzo27o0j?s=i16
Don’t let them!
#DefendersOfDemocracy @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social
#WantBetterVoteBetter
share.newsbreak.com/fzo27o0j?s=i16
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kind of reminds me of doing matrix decision charts in eng undergrad... everybody knows you can cook the results to get the solution you want even though there's this guise of objectivity because numbers
(no, numbers are not inherently objective!)
(no, numbers are not inherently objective!)
Can I get an amen?
Ritual as costume is a beautiful descriptor.
The rating scale assignment is immensely subjective and arbitrary by the researcher. It could be done well but can also introduce a scientific biases.
Case in point: declaring all mechanistic respirator studies low quality
Ritual as costume is a beautiful descriptor.
The rating scale assignment is immensely subjective and arbitrary by the researcher. It could be done well but can also introduce a scientific biases.
Case in point: declaring all mechanistic respirator studies low quality
“While the EBM movement has indeed contributed greatly to the push for better evidence and ever more rigorous standards for research, it has also created a plausible mechanism for opponents of scientific progress to discount enormous volumes of data using scientific language and ritual as costume.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
kind of reminds me of doing matrix decision charts in eng undergrad... everybody knows you can cook the results to get the solution you want even though there's this guise of objectivity because numbers
(no, numbers are not inherently objective!)
(no, numbers are not inherently objective!)
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Tomorrow at 4pm the Inquiry will publish its second report: Core decision-making and political governance (Module 2, 2A, 2B and 2C).
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Tomorrow at 4pm the Inquiry will publish its second report: Core decision-making and political governance (Module 2, 2A, 2B and 2C).
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To stop the hostile takeover of science, will require more than feedback. They'll just tick the box that says "consulted public", and ignore you as usual.
Reach out to your MP & opposition critics - but also provincial health leaders and MLAs - get them to commit to rejecting the CTF's power grab.
Reach out to your MP & opposition critics - but also provincial health leaders and MLAs - get them to commit to rejecting the CTF's power grab.
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To stop the hostile takeover of science, will require more than feedback. They'll just tick the box that says "consulted public", and ignore you as usual.
Reach out to your MP & opposition critics - but also provincial health leaders and MLAs - get them to commit to rejecting the CTF's power grab.
Reach out to your MP & opposition critics - but also provincial health leaders and MLAs - get them to commit to rejecting the CTF's power grab.