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Lindy Smith
@lindysmith.bsky.social
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I’m a family physician who does specific things. #MedSky #CanadaSky

Mask wearing is a social justice issue. Prevent disability 😷

I live in Amiskwaciwâskahikan | ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ | Treaty 6 territory with gratitude, and hope to give more than I receive.
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Lindy Smith @lindysmith.bsky.social · Feb 14
OK, so... do Americans really think this is all a joke?

Do they not realise how much chaos is about to be unleashed - in addition to everything that is already happening?

I guess that's the point - hit the US population with so much that they're stunned into complacency.

There needs to be ... /1
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chantzy.bsky.social
Ohh damn there it is
Screenshot from Health Canada indoor air quality guidelines explaining diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The highlighted section notes that COVID can remain suspended in air and travel longer distances, hence the importance of masks, ventilation, and HEPA filtration to lower spread
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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chantzy.bsky.social
Health Canada has released new guidelines for air quality professionals that clearly state Covid can linger in the air & respirator masks should be considered IN ADDITION to improving ventilation

🔗 www.canada.ca/content/dam/...
Excerpt from Sept 2025 guidance for indoor air quality professionals PDF by Health Canada. I've highlighted the phrase In addition to (followed by advice to recommend respirator masks) Ventilation can help reduce viral transmission in indoor spaces by preventing the accumulation of potentially infectious respiratory particles in the air. Good ventilation, combined with other personal protective measures, can further reduce the risk of infection. In addition to improving indoor ventilation, the following should be considered (PHAC 2021a, 2022, 2023a, 2023b, 2023c): • Encourage occupants to stay home and away from others if they are not feeling well. • Limit the amount of people in areas where ventilation is poor. • Have policies that require or strongly recommend people to wear a well-fitting N-95 or KN-95 respirator mask in indoor public settings. • Provide supplies for people to clean their hands often (e.g., soap and water, or alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol). Remind occupants to clean their hands after contact with shared surfaces and objects, and after coughing or sneezing. • Regularly clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces and objects. › Develop and put into effect routine cleaning and disinfecting protocols that focus on shared surfaces, objects, and equipment. › Use disinfectant products with a valid drug identification number and follow manufacturer's instructions for cleaning and disinfection.
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
lindysmith.bsky.social
Thinking of the four people whose deaths in the last three months have affected me deeply.

John O’Donohue’s poetry is a treasure trove.

#grief #IseeYou
#Jill #Andrew #malmoT #Dag
A Blessing poem from John O’Donohue describing how our friends among the dead clothe us with blessings.
October 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
lindysmith.bsky.social
@alisonborealis.bsky.social hey, can you contact me?

Not sure if you still have my numbers…
September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
Nine of the CDC directors over the past 48 years have a lot to say about what RFK Jr is doing vs health of Americans
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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allgoodthingsmd.bsky.social
For those trying to gaslight about vaccinations during the pandemic, just remember:

Every hospital in the world had a COVID unit

No hospital had a vaccine side effects ward

#medsky #covid #vaccinations
September 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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drnickiw.bsky.social
On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀
August 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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atrupar.com
Elizabeth Warren: "We have Republicans, in theory, they could stand up to him. But I say 'in theory.' It's the most spineless bunch of people I've ever seen."
August 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
As in:

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Jonathan Haidt Promoted a Fringe Theory on Trans Youth — Assigned
The author of “The Anxiety Generation” told Margaret Hoover for PBS that young people become trans due to peer contagion effects. There is no evidence for this claim.
www.assignedmedia.org
August 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
To be fair I'm not a fan of that book. As I understand it, it doesn't hold up to actual studied, and further, the author has said some hinky shit too (re: trans folks) that makes me pretty much write him and his book right the hell off.
cwolfe007.bsky.social cwolfe007.bsky.social @cwolfe007.bsky.social · Aug 5
A book recommendation: The Anxious Generation. It very much tracks.
August 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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astrokatie.com
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 5
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA WASHINGTON, DC—AUGUST 5, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency. “We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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annamerlan.bsky.social
We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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proptermalone.bsky.social
this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025
jbendery.bsky.social Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Aug 5
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."

cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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nome.bsky.social
Honestly it's one of the only "truths" you can learn from history. So much of History is complex, but you can see this simple repeating pattern:

- We only get through this together
- Small things add up
- Find people already doing the work
- If nobody is, start. Anywhere.
garius.bsky.social John Bull @garius.bsky.social · Nov 6
Signal boosting this thread. But also (with my historian hat on) want to highlight an important line from it that reflects something I've seen whenever I've researched or written about how regular people saved others or themselves in Nazi Germany:

"Pick a spot. Any spot. And get started."
rahaeli.bsky.social rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · Nov 6
Right. Here's your to-do list for the next two months to put you in the best possible position to survive what's coming:

1. Renew your passport (or apply for a passport) this week even if it is not expiring in the next four years. Renewing early will give you the maximum 10-year validity period.
November 6, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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mark-ungrin.bsky.social
Here are Canada's healthcare unions warning public health and IPC that COVID must be treated as airborne on February 7th, 2020, and decisions must involve workers and OHS experts.

As usual they were brushed off by medicine's administrator class, protecting "their" turf.

theijf.org/open-by-defa...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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givevoiceab.bsky.social
We’ve updated our Alberta Myth series. Eight in this series.
Seems timely, with the Alberta Next Town Hall propaganda tour rolling across the province.
Let’s push back with facts. 🧵
#AlbertaFirst #AbLeg #AbPoli #MythBusting #GiveVoiceAB
MYTH #1 “Ottawa is stealing Alberta’s wealth and giving it to Quebec!” TALKING POINT We send billions to Ottawa. They turn around and hand it to Quebec. Alberta always pays more than it gets back. We carry the load — and get none of the credit. We’re done being taken for granted. REALITY Equalization is funded through federal taxes—not from Alberta’s bank account. It’s a shared insurance plan Alberta isn’t using—but could one day need. So who’s signing that cheque to Quebec? BREAKDOWN Equalization is not a transfer from Alberta to other provinces—it’s a federal redistribution program funded by personal and corporate income taxes. Alberta doesn’t send money to other provinces; it just doesn’t receive extra support because its economy is stronger. Meanwhile, Alberta receives billions every year from Ottawa through the Canada Health Transfer, EI, infrastructure funding, and emergency disaster aid. Equalization is not theft—it’s a social safety net we may one day need. Sources: Feehan (U of A), School of Public Policy; Government of Canada June 2025 GIVE VOICE MYTH #2 “We’ll vote to leave Canada in 2027 and be free!” TALKING POINT Alberta has the right to hold a referendum. A majority vote gives us the mandate to act. That’s how we assert self-determination. No one in Ottawa or the courts can deny it. It’s time for Alberta to reclaim its freedom. REALITY You can’t separate without negotiation, constitutional change, and respect for Indigenous rights. The Clarity Act isn’t a suggestion—it’s binding law. Where does the Clarity Act say Alberta can leave unilaterally? BREAKDOWN The Clarity Act (2000) outlines the conditions under which a province may begin the process of separation. A successful referendum must have a clear question and result in a clear majority. But that alone is not enough. The federal government is constitutionally obligated to negotiate, and Indigenous peoples hold rights that must be respected. Separation requires amending the Constitution — which means buy-in from the rest of Canada. It’s not simple or fast. Sources: Clarity Act; Wesley (2022); Robertson Thesis (2023) June 2025 GIVE VOICE
July 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Vaccine hesitancy: How social and technological issues converged to spawn mistrust theconversation.com/vaccine-hesi...

"The COVID pandemic has proven how damaging misinformation, disinformation, information voids and information gaps can be to public health..."

#VaccinesWork
Vaccine hesitancy: How social and technological issues converged to spawn mistrust
A complex blend of personal, social and environmental factors fuels vaccine skepticism.
theconversation.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Young people more prone to believe in conspiracies www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"...people younger than 35 are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than other age groups"

@philofwrite.bsky.social: "That fear & perpetual sense of disaster can lead people to believe in conspiracy theories"
Young people more prone to believe in conspiracies, research shows | CBC News
People under the age of 35 are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than other age groups, according to recent research out of the University of Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca
August 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
I’ve spent decades studying how health and science are represented in the public sphere. And it has never been as bad as it is right now.

Here are my current top 10 concerns thewalrus.ca/before-you-s... via @thewalrus.ca

Soon: chatting on 680 CJOB about this mess!
You’re Not Imagining It. Health Misinformation Is Everywhere | The Walrus
And yes, some of it has probably gotten to you
thewalrus.ca
August 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Completely horrifying.👇 Anti-science monster.

RFK Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Reality: Vaccine...
- saved millions of lives
- < hospitalization
- < long COVID
- > pregnancy outcomes
- < healthcare costs
- promising platform for other diseases!
- etc, etc!!!
R.F.K. Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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matthewjdowd.bsky.social
RIP writer Flannery O’Connor, died this day 1964.

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”

“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.”

“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.”
August 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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clpolk.com
You owe it to yourself to go to Edmonton in the summer. Every 15 hours of daylight day in august is precious and worthy of celebration. Support Edmonton's 2030 worldcon bid.
August 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lindysmith.bsky.social
Language warning, but you know Samuel Jackson’s style.

I know Tr*mp has recently poo-poohed wind farms, but closer to home, Premier Smith has been absolutely idiotic in her comments.

Watch, and enjoy Sam say what we’ve all been thinking:

youtu.be/TRzEzU7kwyQ?...
Samuel L. Jackson Wants You to Eat Seaweed (and Back Wind Farms)
YouTube video by Creative Boom
youtu.be
July 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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this-guy-too.bsky.social
Come on, "Royale with Breeze" was right there.
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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washingtonpost.com
A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
wapo.st
June 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM