Thoughts’n’such 🇨🇦
@annesthoughts.bsky.social
A lifelong public advocate and policy wonk. Pro universal healthcare. Pro environment. Pro human rights. Pro inclusivity🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈, diversity and social justice. Always a grateful settler.
May post random things as I transition into being a crone 😏
May post random things as I transition into being a crone 😏
Hottest tickets in town. Scored a couple myself! 😂
January 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hottest tickets in town. Scored a couple myself! 😂
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Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high. There have been at least 74 flu deaths since August, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high
There have been at least 74 deaths since August
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high. There have been at least 74 flu deaths since August, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
I used to raid the discount bins at a uni bookstore—the books ordered for lit classes but not all claimed. That store dntn is now a vacant shell. Reg bookstores carry a ltd selection of the usual suspects. I miss the happy hauls of Ca authors new to me.
thewalrus.ca/canadian-lit...
thewalrus.ca/canadian-lit...
Canadian Literature Needs to Stop Talking Only to Itself | The Walrus
Jide Salawu’s bracing poetry debut challenges the idea that national writing can exist in isolation
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December 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I used to raid the discount bins at a uni bookstore—the books ordered for lit classes but not all claimed. That store dntn is now a vacant shell. Reg bookstores carry a ltd selection of the usual suspects. I miss the happy hauls of Ca authors new to me.
thewalrus.ca/canadian-lit...
thewalrus.ca/canadian-lit...
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25% reduction in all cause mortality over 4 years for those vaccinated against covid, huge study.
Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...
Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...
mRNA COVID vaccines tied to drop in death rate for 4 years
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Yep.
AI is absolute garbage, the only people this helps is the rich, AI will cause consumer products, electricity and water prices to skyrocket. Data centres are hurting communities & consumers.
AI is skyrocketing the price of RAM. Computers, phones and tablets could be next
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
AI is skyrocketing the price of RAM. Computers, phones and tablets could be next
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
AI is skyrocketing the price of RAM. Computers, phones and tablets could be next | CBC News
If you've been in the market recently for RAM, you've probably noticed a major spike in prices as memory manufacturers pivot more of their production capacity away from consumer products to supplying ...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Yep.
A plan to deliver a range of housing choices definitely needs to include co-op housing.
thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-a...
thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-a...
Why Co-ops Are the Solution to Our Housing Crisis | The Walrus
Years-long wait lists show a model people want but governments keep ignoring
thewalrus.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A plan to deliver a range of housing choices definitely needs to include co-op housing.
thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-a...
thewalrus.ca/why-co-ops-a...
#climatechange isn’t weather, but worsening storms is.
December 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
#climatechange isn’t weather, but worsening storms is.
Not that I was intending to cross the border anytime soon…
@clareblackwood.bsky.social nails it again with her take in the new border rules. 😏
@clareblackwood.bsky.social nails it again with her take in the new border rules. 😏
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Addresses Trump’s Mandatory Social Media Checks For Tourists
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Karoline Leavitt Addresses Trump’s Mandatory Social Media Checks For Tourists
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
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December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Not that I was intending to cross the border anytime soon…
@clareblackwood.bsky.social nails it again with her take in the new border rules. 😏
@clareblackwood.bsky.social nails it again with her take in the new border rules. 😏
Privatizing public utilities inevitably leads to very expensive government bailouts that benefit no-one except shareholders. It is *never* the cost cutting solution that public is told it is. And it is *never* in the public’s interest.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’
Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400m
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December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Privatizing public utilities inevitably leads to very expensive government bailouts that benefit no-one except shareholders. It is *never* the cost cutting solution that public is told it is. And it is *never* in the public’s interest.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
A hard truth.
“The inevitable end of fossil fuels means a future with much less energy and consumption. But if humanity can downsize gradually, …disruption can be minimized. If we can’t do that, Mother Nature will take care of our excesses via a chaotic collapse.”
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
“The inevitable end of fossil fuels means a future with much less energy and consumption. But if humanity can downsize gradually, …disruption can be minimized. If we can’t do that, Mother Nature will take care of our excesses via a chaotic collapse.”
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won’t Admit | The Tyee
An energy expert lays out the risks and fallacies as Canada and the world fail to face the climate crisis.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A hard truth.
“The inevitable end of fossil fuels means a future with much less energy and consumption. But if humanity can downsize gradually, …disruption can be minimized. If we can’t do that, Mother Nature will take care of our excesses via a chaotic collapse.”
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
“The inevitable end of fossil fuels means a future with much less energy and consumption. But if humanity can downsize gradually, …disruption can be minimized. If we can’t do that, Mother Nature will take care of our excesses via a chaotic collapse.”
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
A simple yet powerful point.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A simple yet powerful point.
Hoot!! #whitecaps !!
Congratulations 😁🎉
Congratulations 😁🎉
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hoot!! #whitecaps !!
Congratulations 😁🎉
Congratulations 😁🎉
Good news. Hoping this becomes readily available for those who need it soon!
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Good news. Hoping this becomes readily available for those who need it soon!
… and then what? As article says, it would be very difficult to reskill those workers so we condemn them and their families to poverty? What are we doing here, folks? Destroying our environment and destroying society, for what? That’s not intelligent, is it?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
… and then what? As article says, it would be very difficult to reskill those workers so we condemn them and their families to poverty? What are we doing here, folks? Destroying our environment and destroying society, for what? That’s not intelligent, is it?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I don’t know how to say this more strongly: #nomorepipelines !!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
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@mark-carney.bsky.social
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Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I don’t know how to say this more strongly: #nomorepipelines !!
@mark-carney.bsky.social
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@mark-carney.bsky.social
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Eby: “This project is not being advanced by anyone other than a politician that frankly is in political trouble at home”
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❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Exactly. #nomorepipelines !!
Premier Eby is dead set against this. He is not alone. Oil & gas are fuels of the past, along with colonialis. Renewables & reconciliation are the path to a better future.
Carney, Smith moving closer to...
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Carney, Smith moving closer to...
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Carney, Smith moving closer to a deal that could include B.C. oil pipeline: source | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving closer to reaching a deal on the future of Alberta's energy sector, according to a senior government official, and that memoran...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Exactly. #nomorepipelines !!
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“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
EU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians and cyclists are struck, says new report. EuroNCAP says more complex than that.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
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Flu season is here: What you need to know. Experts are warning the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain could mean a difficult influenza season at home, with flu cases now on the rise in Canada. Q+A w/ Allison McGeer, @jossreimer.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: Provinces' cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli
Provinces’ cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign | Xtra Magazine
There should be a political cost for using the clause; unfortunately, there isn’t
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November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: Provinces' cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli