@mng22.bsky.social
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What is Canada doing about this? www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
What is Canada doing about this? www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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If I were paid to do this job, I'd be in the media and on social media every day.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
December 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If I were paid to do this job, I'd be in the media and on social media every day.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
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🎄 Santa cleared Canadian airspace. His reindeer too.
Meanwhile Pierre Poilievre still hasn’t obtained federal security clearance. That’s not a meme, it’s a fact CBC has reported.
This is why CBC matters. They report the uncomfortable truths others ignore.
Meanwhile Pierre Poilievre still hasn’t obtained federal security clearance. That’s not a meme, it’s a fact CBC has reported.
This is why CBC matters. They report the uncomfortable truths others ignore.
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🎄 Santa cleared Canadian airspace. His reindeer too.
Meanwhile Pierre Poilievre still hasn’t obtained federal security clearance. That’s not a meme, it’s a fact CBC has reported.
This is why CBC matters. They report the uncomfortable truths others ignore.
Meanwhile Pierre Poilievre still hasn’t obtained federal security clearance. That’s not a meme, it’s a fact CBC has reported.
This is why CBC matters. They report the uncomfortable truths others ignore.
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LOL, yep.
Global is just too cheap to pay anyone to work on the weekend.
Global is just too cheap to pay anyone to work on the weekend.
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
LOL, yep.
Global is just too cheap to pay anyone to work on the weekend.
Global is just too cheap to pay anyone to work on the weekend.
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Canada: Increase in cold, flu, and COVID cases brings return of masks to Ontario hospital.
Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington announced a mask mandate effective Dec 22. Everyone entering must wear a mask in patient care areas; masks are provided at entrances to reduce spread and protect patients.
Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington announced a mask mandate effective Dec 22. Everyone entering must wear a mask in patient care areas; masks are provided at entrances to reduce spread and protect patients.
Increase in cold, flu, and COVID cases brings return of masks to Ontario hospital | insauga
All visitors to an Ontario hospital must start wearing masks to stop the spread of respiratory illnesses. In a move reminiscent of the height of the pandemic, Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington annou...
www.insauga.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Canada: Increase in cold, flu, and COVID cases brings return of masks to Ontario hospital.
Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington announced a mask mandate effective Dec 22. Everyone entering must wear a mask in patient care areas; masks are provided at entrances to reduce spread and protect patients.
Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington announced a mask mandate effective Dec 22. Everyone entering must wear a mask in patient care areas; masks are provided at entrances to reduce spread and protect patients.
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Now published…
We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...
journals.sagepub.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Now published…
We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Many get sick while traveling.
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Many get sick while traveling.
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
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🚨 Holy s**t. I just went and manually pulled the annual flu totals in Canada. Almost like something happened to make us less able to fight off the flu.
@nicktsergas.ca @spichaksimon.bsky.social @tryangregory.bsky.social @barryhunt008.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @drgorfinkel.bsky.social
@nicktsergas.ca @spichaksimon.bsky.social @tryangregory.bsky.social @barryhunt008.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @drgorfinkel.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🚨 Holy s**t. I just went and manually pulled the annual flu totals in Canada. Almost like something happened to make us less able to fight off the flu.
@nicktsergas.ca @spichaksimon.bsky.social @tryangregory.bsky.social @barryhunt008.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @drgorfinkel.bsky.social
@nicktsergas.ca @spichaksimon.bsky.social @tryangregory.bsky.social @barryhunt008.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @drgorfinkel.bsky.social
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Canadian COVID Forecast Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
ONTARIO
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 58 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.7 x higher
-Deaths: 8.3 x higher
ONTARIO
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 58 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.7 x higher
-Deaths: 8.3 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [decreasing] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 9.2
About 1 of every 58 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 195,500-255,900
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 10.5X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 8.7X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 8.3X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreihxqfunzt74psx63ekwqhucgh4sosagoja7bwhnd6gm7xtnajs6nu@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
ONTARIO
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 58 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.7 x higher
-Deaths: 8.3 x higher
ONTARIO
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 58 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.7 x higher
-Deaths: 8.3 x higher
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Also it really can’t be understated how much the voucher scam has helped to take a sledgehammer to public education here. Just a regular stream of these kinds of headlines ever since:
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Also it really can’t be understated how much the voucher scam has helped to take a sledgehammer to public education here. Just a regular stream of these kinds of headlines ever since:
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The Ontario Legislature sat for 51 days in 2025. The Christmas break Doug Ford just gave himself is 102 days long. That is insane. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The Ontario Legislature sat for 51 days in 2025. The Christmas break Doug Ford just gave himself is 102 days long. That is insane. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
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I am currently on ID consult service. I saw my first severe case of post influenza staphylococcal pneumonia of the season today - very sick patient admitted to the ICU.
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I am currently on ID consult service. I saw my first severe case of post influenza staphylococcal pneumonia of the season today - very sick patient admitted to the ICU.
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
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🚨NO "sudden death"
🚨NO "turbo cancer"
Yet MORE COVID vaccine safety data...👇
COVID mRNA Vaccination & 4-Year All-Cause Mortality jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"...no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality..."
"...74% lower risk of death from severe COVID..."
🚨NO "turbo cancer"
Yet MORE COVID vaccine safety data...👇
COVID mRNA Vaccination & 4-Year All-Cause Mortality jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"...no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality..."
"...74% lower risk of death from severe COVID..."
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🚨NO "sudden death"
🚨NO "turbo cancer"
Yet MORE COVID vaccine safety data...👇
COVID mRNA Vaccination & 4-Year All-Cause Mortality jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"...no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality..."
"...74% lower risk of death from severe COVID..."
🚨NO "turbo cancer"
Yet MORE COVID vaccine safety data...👇
COVID mRNA Vaccination & 4-Year All-Cause Mortality jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"...no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality..."
"...74% lower risk of death from severe COVID..."
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6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
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📍 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃, 𝐖𝐀:
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Native American actor says she was detained by ICE officers who said tribal ID ‘looked fake’
Elaine Miles of Northern Exposure was stopped by four masked men in Seattle while walking to bus stop
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📍 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃, 𝐖𝐀:
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
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Loud. Obnoxious. Dirty. Inefficient.
Of course they are polarizing....
Leaf blowers are the latest thing dividing Americans www.economist.com/united-state...
Of course they are polarizing....
Leaf blowers are the latest thing dividing Americans www.economist.com/united-state...
Leaf blowers are the latest thing dividing Americans
An argument that pitches neighbour against neighbour
www.economist.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Loud. Obnoxious. Dirty. Inefficient.
Of course they are polarizing....
Leaf blowers are the latest thing dividing Americans www.economist.com/united-state...
Of course they are polarizing....
Leaf blowers are the latest thing dividing Americans www.economist.com/united-state...
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“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
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We’ve jumped the shark.
It’s bad enough the world will no longer trust us.
It’s our kids who will suffer.
It’s bad enough the world will no longer trust us.
It’s our kids who will suffer.
A CDC website that previously said vaccines do not cause autism has walked back that statement. It now repeats the skepticism that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voiced about the safety of vaccines.
C.D.C. Website No Longer Rejects Possible Link Between Autism and Vaccines
A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We’ve jumped the shark.
It’s bad enough the world will no longer trust us.
It’s our kids who will suffer.
It’s bad enough the world will no longer trust us.
It’s our kids who will suffer.
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Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
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"decades of research — including a large study published today in the US — conclude that consuming fluoride at recommended levels in drinking water has no adverse effects"
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Can fluoride in water affect kids' brains? Here's what research tells us
Large studies conclude there is no evidence to back up community concerns that fluoride in water at recommended levels may affect the cognition or IQ of children.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"decades of research — including a large study published today in the US — conclude that consuming fluoride at recommended levels in drinking water has no adverse effects"
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
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Doctors, pharmacists urging Ontarians to get flu shots as province sees rise in cases https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-flu-shot-province-sees-rise-in-cases-9.6977916
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Doctors, pharmacists urging Ontarians to get flu shots as province sees rise in cases https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-flu-shot-province-sees-rise-in-cases-9.6977916
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!