@lostaffront.bsky.social
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The best stat is Canadian median wealth is over $30,000 HIGHER. That's in USD too.
US GDP per capita is 30% higher, but it doesn't trickle down to regular folks like you and me.
US GDP per capita is 30% higher, but it doesn't trickle down to regular folks like you and me.
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The best stat is Canadian median wealth is over $30,000 HIGHER. That's in USD too.
US GDP per capita is 30% higher, but it doesn't trickle down to regular folks like you and me.
US GDP per capita is 30% higher, but it doesn't trickle down to regular folks like you and me.
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Flu season has hit Canadians hard and early, as cases continues to rise. Between low vaccine uptake and a problematic H3N2 strain, hospitals across the country are seeing a flood of flu cases in the ER, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Flu season has hit Canadians hard and early, as cases continues to rise
Between low vaccine uptake and a problematic strain, hospitals across the country are seeing a flood of flu cases in the ER
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Flu season has hit Canadians hard and early, as cases continues to rise. Between low vaccine uptake and a problematic H3N2 strain, hospitals across the country are seeing a flood of flu cases in the ER, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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People aren't getting it.
Carney plans to spend $1.7 billion on recruiting researchers from the US or who would otherwise go to the US.
Yay, right?
The *entire annual budget* of NSERC is $1.3 billion. And he's cutting that.
Carney plans to spend $1.7 billion on recruiting researchers from the US or who would otherwise go to the US.
Yay, right?
The *entire annual budget* of NSERC is $1.3 billion. And he's cutting that.
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
People aren't getting it.
Carney plans to spend $1.7 billion on recruiting researchers from the US or who would otherwise go to the US.
Yay, right?
The *entire annual budget* of NSERC is $1.3 billion. And he's cutting that.
Carney plans to spend $1.7 billion on recruiting researchers from the US or who would otherwise go to the US.
Yay, right?
The *entire annual budget* of NSERC is $1.3 billion. And he's cutting that.
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
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Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
We now have a greater understanding of how exercise slows cancer
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
www.newscientist.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Tumour growth is reduced by exercise due to a shift in the body’s metabolism that means muscle cells outcompete cancer cells in the race to get sugar to grow
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Sum: Anti-science, antivaxx, political BS.
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration intends to put a “black box” warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans.
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sum: Anti-science, antivaxx, political BS.
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
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A simple question
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A simple question
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Lol. This is exactly how we've ended up with two conservative parties and how we'll end up with a Conservative government soon. Partisan politics melts partisan brains.
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Lol. This is exactly how we've ended up with two conservative parties and how we'll end up with a Conservative government soon. Partisan politics melts partisan brains.
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Poilievre's leadership is flailing so maybe the guy who seems to be dreaming about leading the Conservative Party can finally get his chance.
Mark Carney, go get 'em tiger!
Mark Carney, go get 'em tiger!
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Poilievre's leadership is flailing so maybe the guy who seems to be dreaming about leading the Conservative Party can finally get his chance.
Mark Carney, go get 'em tiger!
Mark Carney, go get 'em tiger!
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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Remember Ostrich Osheaga?
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Remember Ostrich Osheaga?
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
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How a breakthrough created a public-health crisis www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yes, need to learn & do better, but this take kinda WRONG.
Most studies show distrust largely CREATED by those spreading #misinformation (hence strong political divide).
by @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social et al.
Yes, need to learn & do better, but this take kinda WRONG.
Most studies show distrust largely CREATED by those spreading #misinformation (hence strong political divide).
by @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social et al.
Five years of COVID vaccines: how a breakthrough created a public-health crisis
Physician and science communicator Kristen Panthagani talks about why public trust in vaccines has fallen since the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
How a breakthrough created a public-health crisis www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yes, need to learn & do better, but this take kinda WRONG.
Most studies show distrust largely CREATED by those spreading #misinformation (hence strong political divide).
by @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social et al.
Yes, need to learn & do better, but this take kinda WRONG.
Most studies show distrust largely CREATED by those spreading #misinformation (hence strong political divide).
by @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social et al.
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
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Dear Celeb Universe,
You can't "clean" your blood to make yourself younger. Seriously. No, no, no.
Sigh.
At 66, Simon Cowell Says He’s 'Ageing Backwards' After Trying This Controversial Blood Treatment www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...
You can't "clean" your blood to make yourself younger. Seriously. No, no, no.
Sigh.
At 66, Simon Cowell Says He’s 'Ageing Backwards' After Trying This Controversial Blood Treatment www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...
At 66, Simon Cowell Says He’s 'Ageing Backwards' After Trying This Controversial Blood Treatment
The music mogul claims a blood-filtering procedure, plus diet and lifestyle changes, has lowered his biological age
www.menshealth.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Dear Celeb Universe,
You can't "clean" your blood to make yourself younger. Seriously. No, no, no.
Sigh.
At 66, Simon Cowell Says He’s 'Ageing Backwards' After Trying This Controversial Blood Treatment www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...
You can't "clean" your blood to make yourself younger. Seriously. No, no, no.
Sigh.
At 66, Simon Cowell Says He’s 'Ageing Backwards' After Trying This Controversial Blood Treatment www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a6...
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Gambling advertising should be banned from television, internet, and radio, just like Tobacco advertising years ago. They both enable addiction.
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Gambling advertising should be banned from television, internet, and radio, just like Tobacco advertising years ago. They both enable addiction.
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Clean the air in schools FFS.
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Clean the air in schools FFS.
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Rallies digital warriors"?
Is the Formerly Known as the Manning Centre admitting they pay trolls?
Is the Formerly Known as the Manning Centre admitting they pay trolls?
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Rallies digital warriors"?
Is the Formerly Known as the Manning Centre admitting they pay trolls?
Is the Formerly Known as the Manning Centre admitting they pay trolls?
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star