sftygal
@sftygal.bsky.social
Avid basketball fan, believer in science. This is a safe space.
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While we need to keep a weather eye focused on international trends, Ontario Canada's current covid risk level remains low. But the smart move remains the same too, get vaccinated for covid (and flu/RSV), the shots work to reduce illness severity.
Graphic from PHO:
Graphic from PHO:
October 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
While we need to keep a weather eye focused on international trends, Ontario Canada's current covid risk level remains low. But the smart move remains the same too, get vaccinated for covid (and flu/RSV), the shots work to reduce illness severity.
Graphic from PHO:
Graphic from PHO:
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The Trillium is hammering this story.
"Months before he was put in charge of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, cabinet minister David Piccini was at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in front-row seats with a director of a company his office would later give $7.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants to. #OnPoli
"Months before he was put in charge of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, cabinet minister David Piccini was at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in front-row seats with a director of a company his office would later give $7.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants to. #OnPoli
Labour minister was in Leafs glass seats with director of company he granted funding to
The ‘lower-scoring’ company got $7.5M of tax dollars through David Piccini’s office and is a client of the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding the minister recently attended
www.thetrillium.ca
October 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Trillium is hammering this story.
"Months before he was put in charge of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, cabinet minister David Piccini was at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in front-row seats with a director of a company his office would later give $7.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants to. #OnPoli
"Months before he was put in charge of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, cabinet minister David Piccini was at a Toronto Maple Leafs game in front-row seats with a director of a company his office would later give $7.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants to. #OnPoli
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No reason for this to be happening in 2025. In my view, those who have helped promote vaccine hesitancy shoulder part of the blame. Measles is not safe for mothers or their babies. The vaccine is safe and it works. Fact.
So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth.
The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News
Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...
www.cbc.ca
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
No reason for this to be happening in 2025. In my view, those who have helped promote vaccine hesitancy shoulder part of the blame. Measles is not safe for mothers or their babies. The vaccine is safe and it works. Fact.
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More on his latest move. This takes the democratic power of parents and their school boards and puts it in the hands of Ford and his RW extremists. We see how Trump/MAGA is dismantling the US education system. Don't let Ontario slide down that sleazy slope. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario will have a plan to get rid of school trustees by end of year: minister | CBC News
Ontario's education minister says he'll have a plan by the end of the year to possibly eliminate trustees from school boards across the province.
www.cbc.ca
September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
More on his latest move. This takes the democratic power of parents and their school boards and puts it in the hands of Ford and his RW extremists. We see how Trump/MAGA is dismantling the US education system. Don't let Ontario slide down that sleazy slope. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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We watch the steps to authoritarian RW govt in the US but we are not immune. In Ontario, Doug Ford is removing locally elected school boards and replacing them with his appointees. He has already been replacing members of the board responsible for judicial appointments with his partisan loyalists.
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We watch the steps to authoritarian RW govt in the US but we are not immune. In Ontario, Doug Ford is removing locally elected school boards and replacing them with his appointees. He has already been replacing members of the board responsible for judicial appointments with his partisan loyalists.
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Breaking news: Florida will end vaccine requirements to attend school, making it the first state to do so. The state’s surgeon general said every vaccine mandate “drips with disdain and slavery.”
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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Reform UK’s “Britain is Lawless” campaign isn’t about making you safer.
It’s about making you scared – and blaming migrants while they’re at it.
The Bear explains how the Great British Fear Factory works.
It’s about making you scared – and blaming migrants while they’re at it.
The Bear explains how the Great British Fear Factory works.
The Great British fear factory: manufacturing a lawless London
Reform UK’s “Britain is Lawless” campaign isn’t about making us safer – it’s about manufacturing fear for political gain
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August 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Reform UK’s “Britain is Lawless” campaign isn’t about making you safer.
It’s about making you scared – and blaming migrants while they’re at it.
The Bear explains how the Great British Fear Factory works.
It’s about making you scared – and blaming migrants while they’re at it.
The Bear explains how the Great British Fear Factory works.
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“With nearly 730 wildfires burning nationwide, Canada is grappling with its second-worst wildfire season in history. Fire crews are stretched coast to coast.” www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0... - CTV National News
#Canada #Wildfires
#Canada #Wildfires
CTV National News: Canada faces second-worst wildfire season on record
With nearly 730 wildfires burning nationwide, Canada is grappling with its second-worst wildfire season in history. Fire crews are stretched coast to coast.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
“With nearly 730 wildfires burning nationwide, Canada is grappling with its second-worst wildfire season in history. Fire crews are stretched coast to coast.” www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0... - CTV National News
#Canada #Wildfires
#Canada #Wildfires
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I don’t care what this adds to Canada’s deficit. Fund those scientists up here. Build whatever they need.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.”
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
apnews.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I don’t care what this adds to Canada’s deficit. Fund those scientists up here. Build whatever they need.
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Strongly-worded statements don’t feed starving children, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation to @wck.org who do incredible work all over the world.
If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation to @wck.org who do incredible work all over the world.
After a five-day halt due to a lack of supplies, our team at WCK’s Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)
World Central Kitchen | WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in Gaza After 5-Day Pause
After a five day pause, limited cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza.
This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been force...
wck.org
July 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Strongly-worded statements don’t feed starving children, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation to @wck.org who do incredible work all over the world.
If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation to @wck.org who do incredible work all over the world.
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What a shame for us as a country to watch this happen in real-time and do nothing other than issue meaningless statements.
Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call?
What does it take for a famine to be declared in Gaza?
Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call?
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
What a shame for us as a country to watch this happen in real-time and do nothing other than issue meaningless statements.
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The Israeli military has abducted Greta Thunberg.
RELEASE HER NOW.
RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES FROM ISRAEL.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
RELEASE HER NOW.
RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES FROM ISRAEL.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition , was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Israeli military has abducted Greta Thunberg.
RELEASE HER NOW.
RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES FROM ISRAEL.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
RELEASE HER NOW.
RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES FROM ISRAEL.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The Thunder absolutely crushing the Nuggets
May 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Thunder absolutely crushing the Nuggets
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My statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis:
April 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis:
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179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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It appears operatives are grossly expanding the candidate list in Poilievre's riding, in hopes that voters won't recognize Bruce Fanjoy's name on the ballot. Can those in Ottawa please help? Perhaps funds or help with signs or amplifying his name on social media? #canpoli #cdnpoli #BruceFanjoy
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It appears operatives are grossly expanding the candidate list in Poilievre's riding, in hopes that voters won't recognize Bruce Fanjoy's name on the ballot. Can those in Ottawa please help? Perhaps funds or help with signs or amplifying his name on social media? #canpoli #cdnpoli #BruceFanjoy
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Yesss 💪🏻🍁
Starlink rival Eutelsat rolls out wifi on Air Canada planes #Canada #Eutelsat
www.iphoneincanada.ca/2025/04/03/a...
Starlink rival Eutelsat rolls out wifi on Air Canada planes #Canada #Eutelsat
www.iphoneincanada.ca/2025/04/03/a...
Air Canada Bets on Starlink Rival for In-Flight Wi-Fi Upgrade • iPhone in Canada Blog
France-based Eutelsat has launched its new low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service for aviation, with Air Canada becoming the first commercial airline to adopt its tech. The service, powered ...
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April 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Yesss 💪🏻🍁
Starlink rival Eutelsat rolls out wifi on Air Canada planes #Canada #Eutelsat
www.iphoneincanada.ca/2025/04/03/a...
Starlink rival Eutelsat rolls out wifi on Air Canada planes #Canada #Eutelsat
www.iphoneincanada.ca/2025/04/03/a...
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A chart is worth a thousand words.
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A chart is worth a thousand words.
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A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday. #Ontario
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Ford aide broke lobbying rules for Greenbelt: integrity commissioner | CBC News
A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner conclu...
www.cbc.ca
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday. #Ontario
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Failure after failure with this govt, yet people keep voting in corrupt Ford.
#Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says
AG also found province needs to improve oversight of non-municipal drinking water
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says
AG also found province needs to improve oversight of non-municipal drinking water
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says | CBC News
The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal...
www.cbc.ca
April 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Failure after failure with this govt, yet people keep voting in corrupt Ford.
#Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says
AG also found province needs to improve oversight of non-municipal drinking water
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Ontario failing to provide adequate mental health services for youth and children, auditor general says
AG also found province needs to improve oversight of non-municipal drinking water
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The leaders of all of the federal parties in Canada accidentally added me to their group chat
March 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The leaders of all of the federal parties in Canada accidentally added me to their group chat