Ziad 😷 Fazel 🇺🇦🇨🇦💉
@ziadfazel.bsky.social
In Nov 2024, BlueSky became my primary platform. Still have my @ziadfazel on Xitter because of my history of threads there.
Thanks for following me (back) here again.
Photo summer 2024 at Stamps game with my friend @booshmeister. Life is good.
Thanks for following me (back) here again.
Photo summer 2024 at Stamps game with my friend @booshmeister. Life is good.
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Please support BC CDC survey on their wastewater testing program. I miss Alberta’s program… which UCP GoA defunded.
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
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@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
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Pro tip for middle-aged men with home bp monitor:
If you miss breakfast, your bp meds, + your bp measurement in the morning because you slept in and would have missed virtual meeting otherwise....
... then catch up on all at 11.30am...
...NOT to this:
youtu.be/dMSFqXGZ5TQ?...
If you miss breakfast, your bp meds, + your bp measurement in the morning because you slept in and would have missed virtual meeting otherwise....
... then catch up on all at 11.30am...
...NOT to this:
youtu.be/dMSFqXGZ5TQ?...
Ziad 😷 Fazel 🇨🇦🇺🇦💉 on X: "#DiurnalDip #NeilPeartEscalation #GeddyLeeArtefact #RUSHBloodRush #SingalongScience #RockPeak #AlexLifesonVitalSigns #KaraokeCardiac @kasza_leslie @dupuisj @sameo416 @stadnek @slav_metalurges" / X
#DiurnalDip #NeilPeartEscalation #GeddyLeeArtefact #RUSHBloodRush #SingalongScience #RockPeak #AlexLifesonVitalSigns #KaraokeCardiac @kasza_leslie @dupuisj @sameo416 @stadnek @slav_metalurges
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February 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Pro tip for middle-aged men with home bp monitor:
If you miss breakfast, your bp meds, + your bp measurement in the morning because you slept in and would have missed virtual meeting otherwise....
... then catch up on all at 11.30am...
...NOT to this:
youtu.be/dMSFqXGZ5TQ?...
If you miss breakfast, your bp meds, + your bp measurement in the morning because you slept in and would have missed virtual meeting otherwise....
... then catch up on all at 11.30am...
...NOT to this:
youtu.be/dMSFqXGZ5TQ?...
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this. a lot of people don't get how difficult good reporting is, especially investigative journalism. it takes years of practice to build up the necessary skillset, and it often requires supporting infrastructure. yet the pay for 99% of reporters out there is abysmal
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
this. a lot of people don't get how difficult good reporting is, especially investigative journalism. it takes years of practice to build up the necessary skillset, and it often requires supporting infrastructure. yet the pay for 99% of reporters out there is abysmal
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Danielle Smith's $30-Million AHS Firing Spree via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Danielle Smith’s $30-Million AHS Firing Spree | The Tyee
That’s the hit to Albertans for severance payments to top health officials since 2019, finds a Tyee analysis.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Danielle Smith's $30-Million AHS Firing Spree via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Please support BC CDC survey on their wastewater testing program. I miss Alberta’s program… which UCP GoA defunded.
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
research.ucalgary.ca/acwa/researc...
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Please support BC CDC survey on their wastewater testing program. I miss Alberta’s program… which UCP GoA defunded.
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
research.ucalgary.ca/acwa/researc...
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
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Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
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Gives new meaning to World Wide Web.
😡🕸️😡🕸️😡
"The public allegations against Brunel stretch back at least as far as 1988, when a 60 Minutes report titled “American Girls in Paris” accused him of drugging and raping young models."
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"The public allegations against Brunel stretch back at least as far as 1988, when a 60 Minutes report titled “American Girls in Paris” accused him of drugging and raping young models."
Epstein's notorious sex enterprise extended to Europe via Jean-Luc Brunel. Brunel is said to have procured more than 1000+ girls for Epstein. Just last year this lawsuit filed in Los Angeles:
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Jeffrey Epstein Associate Jean-Luc Brunel Held Woman Hostage For Sex, New Lawsuit Claims
A woman is suing Brunel in Los Angeles claiming the late modeling agency boss drugged and sexually assaulted her.
www.yahoo.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Gives new meaning to World Wide Web.
😡🕸️😡🕸️😡
"The public allegations against Brunel stretch back at least as far as 1988, when a 60 Minutes report titled “American Girls in Paris” accused him of drugging and raping young models."
😡🕸️😡🕸️😡
"The public allegations against Brunel stretch back at least as far as 1988, when a 60 Minutes report titled “American Girls in Paris” accused him of drugging and raping young models."
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“the fact is, that the United Conservative Association clutching its pearls in offence does not constitute compensable damage or loss.”
Lindsay is awesome.
#ableg #abpoli
Lindsay is awesome.
#ableg #abpoli
“The former president of the Alberta Party has filed a counterclaim against the United Conservative Party, seeking $500,000 in damages and the dismissal of a suit alleging trademark infringement.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Alberta Party head files counterclaim in suit over Progressive Conservative branding | CBC News
The former head of the Alberta Party has filed a counterclaim against the United Conservative Party, seeking $500,000 in damages and the dismissal of a suit alleging trademark infringement.
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Do you get it now?
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Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections
Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections
CALGARY - With over 87% of the Conservative Party of Canada voting to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader at the 2026 Conservative Convention, Poilievre triumphantly announced that by reaffirming hi...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections
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Attached is the 53 pg legal memo sent to Alex Acosta in early 2007 detailing the scope of the federal charges the DOJ wanted to bring against Epstein, incl that he was considered an extreme flight risk.
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Attached is the 53 pg legal memo sent to Alex Acosta in early 2007 detailing the scope of the federal charges the DOJ wanted to bring against Epstein, incl that he was considered an extreme flight risk.
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
Long, well-reasoned and documented Substack at “Billion-Dollar Boondoggle” by @caitlinab (her id there, unsure if same here on 🦋.
This is the curation by Charles Rusnell you can only get by following him on 🦋 as he doesn’t do Xitter.
This is the curation by Charles Rusnell you can only get by following him on 🦋 as he doesn’t do Xitter.
This Wasn’t a Hopeful Speech. It Was a Dog Whistle
open.substack.com/pub/caitlina...
open.substack.com/pub/caitlina...
This Wasn’t a Hopeful Speech. It Was a Dog Whistle
Pierre Poilievre and the Americanization of Canadian Politics
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Long, well-reasoned and documented Substack at “Billion-Dollar Boondoggle” by @caitlinab (her id there, unsure if same here on 🦋.
This is the curation by Charles Rusnell you can only get by following him on 🦋 as he doesn’t do Xitter.
This is the curation by Charles Rusnell you can only get by following him on 🦋 as he doesn’t do Xitter.
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So looking forward to having Elections Alberta examine the legality of the petition's connections to US interests.
#cdnpoli #bpoli
#cdnpoli #bpoli
“Rath immediately became defensive at the mention of the movement’s coziness with the United States.” @pressprogress.ca
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
Alberta Separatists Kicked Us Out of Their Event After Asking About American Support
As they inch closer to triggering a referendum, the movement's leaders have been facing new scrutiny
pressprogress.ca
January 31, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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You see, it’s a joke about the Freedom Convoy, which also freaked the voters of Carleton out enough that it’s a big part of why he lost his seat in the last election.
POILIEVRE: "I love seeing so many Conservatives in one place, but it must freak the Liberals out enough to invoke the Emergencies Act."
January 31, 2026 at 5:27 PM
You see, it’s a joke about the Freedom Convoy, which also freaked the voters of Carleton out enough that it’s a big part of why he lost his seat in the last election.
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Former AHS director seeks contempt ruling against a lawyer who allegedly facilitated a harassment campaign related to a lawsuit against the Alberta govt. The lawyer has repped Sam Mraiche and MHCare.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
Former AHS board member seeks contempt ruling against lawyer linked to alleged harassment
Sandy Edmonstone alleges Bryan Ward directed people to harass and surveil him because of his connection to former health authority CEO’s wrongful-dismissal lawsuit
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Former AHS director seeks contempt ruling against a lawyer who allegedly facilitated a harassment campaign related to a lawsuit against the Alberta govt. The lawyer has repped Sam Mraiche and MHCare.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @tuthanhha.bsky.social
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This is nuts! People driving over a grass boulevard (snow covered) to avoid following a do not enter sign.
#Cargary #Calgary
#Cargary #Calgary
Better video of the desire line drivers have pounded in across this MUP.
There is a problem here @calgarypolice.bsky.social @natefor8.bsky.social .
There is a problem here @calgarypolice.bsky.social @natefor8.bsky.social .
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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1. #Flu activity ticked up again last week, after several weeks of declining transmission. Time for a flu 🧵
#CDC has been informed of 8 more kids who've died from flu this winter, bringing the total to date to 52. Pediatric flu deaths are reported on a lag; sadly, this number will climb.
#CDC has been informed of 8 more kids who've died from flu this winter, bringing the total to date to 52. Pediatric flu deaths are reported on a lag; sadly, this number will climb.
January 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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NO CBC. This is not how drugs work and it's not how you do news. This is Fox-style drugs reporting.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NO CBC. This is not how drugs work and it's not how you do news. This is Fox-style drugs reporting.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.”
"I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition,"
Traitors
#Canada
"I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition,"
Traitors
#Canada
Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition
EDMONTON — A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province qui...
www.villagereport.ca
January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
“A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada.”
"I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition,"
Traitors
#Canada
"I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition,"
Traitors
#Canada
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A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.
https://to.pbs.org/4rhs4yR
https://to.pbs.org/4rhs4yR
Report warns combined casualties in Russia's war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million
The report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that Russia has suffered the largest troop deaths for any major power since World War II.
www.pbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.
https://to.pbs.org/4rhs4yR
https://to.pbs.org/4rhs4yR
If this isn’t a @drsmith.bsky.social @dparkison.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social story - I don’t know what is.
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
dlvr.it
January 28, 2026 at 4:55 PM
If this isn’t a @drsmith.bsky.social @dparkison.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social story - I don’t know what is.
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The economic benefit is there for the taking. Cities struggling with deficits (like San Diego) can offset road maintenance and health burdens with this one simple trick, make it safe enough for people to choose to bike.
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The economic benefit is there for the taking. Cities struggling with deficits (like San Diego) can offset road maintenance and health burdens with this one simple trick, make it safe enough for people to choose to bike.
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 AM
ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...