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The Week Between Christmas and New Years
December 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Week Between Christmas and New Years
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Get this into your rotted capitalist brains: Canada Post is a service and Crown corporation, not a private enterprise. Stop calling it a “bottomless money pit”. The more you all focus on how it needs to be profitable, the more service cuts there will be, to the detriment of all residents in Canada.
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Get this into your rotted capitalist brains: Canada Post is a service and Crown corporation, not a private enterprise. Stop calling it a “bottomless money pit”. The more you all focus on how it needs to be profitable, the more service cuts there will be, to the detriment of all residents in Canada.
So much to unpack in this article. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/h...
B.C. man with 'death plan' for wife with Alzheimer's can't make her health decisions: court
The husband told family, friends and Island Health staff that if his wife became ineligible for medically assisted dying, he intended to end her life and take his own, a court decision says.
www.timescolonist.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So much to unpack in this article. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/h...
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The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population.
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population.
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
My local used bookstore is so low tech, this is how they post their holiday hours, and I adore it.
December 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My local used bookstore is so low tech, this is how they post their holiday hours, and I adore it.
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nice argument. unfortunately for you i have already portrayed you as the passed out and drooling sleeptime bear and me as the alert, confident and powerful throat cooler koala
December 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I wonder if Canada has the authority to enforce the Canada Health Act too
Canada has the authority to enforce environmental laws, yet is choosing not to as climate targets fade into the distance.
Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says it's time for the federal government to tell provinces: "Actually, you can't break the law."
Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says it's time for the federal government to tell provinces: "Actually, you can't break the law."
Enough deals with provinces, just enforce the law: Guilbeault
To make progress on the targets, the federal government should keep federal regulations to clean up Canada’s electricity grid, make good on repeated (and so far unfulfilled) promises to strengthen ind...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I wonder if Canada has the authority to enforce the Canada Health Act too
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The world's largest carbon capture and storage complex planned for northern Alberta could use most of the surplus water in the giant Cold Lake-Beaver River basin, potentially forcing water rationing in the province. Read @nationalobserver.com’s exclusive: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The world's largest carbon capture and storage complex planned for northern Alberta could use most of the surplus water in the giant Cold Lake-Beaver River basin, potentially forcing water rationing in the province. Read @nationalobserver.com’s exclusive: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
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Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
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This is the sort of work more congregations should be taking on IMO. Many seem to forget their biblical teachings when it comes down to how they want their front steps to look. Good on Sanctuary for understanding the mission and standing up to local bullies.
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is the sort of work more congregations should be taking on IMO. Many seem to forget their biblical teachings when it comes down to how they want their front steps to look. Good on Sanctuary for understanding the mission and standing up to local bullies.
I am so happy that Mike Lacher resurrected the font voice for this beautiful piece.
"I used to be the default. The king. Then things changed. So now it’s time to do what every fading celebrity does when he needs to get back in the spotlight: unmask as a freethinking antiwoke sigma male."
Times New Roman Turns Right
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to [Calibri] ‘wasteful,’ casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp...
buff.ly
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I am so happy that Mike Lacher resurrected the font voice for this beautiful piece.
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I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
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Norovirus is a cool virus because it doesn't have a lipid envelope. That means it’s an incredibly sturdy virus.
In addition to causing violent vomiting, diarrhea, & stomach cramping, it can be shed in stool for 2 weeks, AND hand sanitizers are ineffective. FUN!
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In addition to causing violent vomiting, diarrhea, & stomach cramping, it can be shed in stool for 2 weeks, AND hand sanitizers are ineffective. FUN!
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December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Norovirus is a cool virus because it doesn't have a lipid envelope. That means it’s an incredibly sturdy virus.
In addition to causing violent vomiting, diarrhea, & stomach cramping, it can be shed in stool for 2 weeks, AND hand sanitizers are ineffective. FUN!
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In addition to causing violent vomiting, diarrhea, & stomach cramping, it can be shed in stool for 2 weeks, AND hand sanitizers are ineffective. FUN!
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Comic sans is the only real option here
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Comic sans is the only real option here
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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The post thanksgiving travel influenza spike is here. Flu is all the way up in hospitals abd clinics. Later up on protection.
Get your vaccine ASAP
Wear a mask 😷
Ventilate/improve airflow in your indoor spaces.
Stay home from work if you are sick.
Get your vaccine ASAP
Wear a mask 😷
Ventilate/improve airflow in your indoor spaces.
Stay home from work if you are sick.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The post thanksgiving travel influenza spike is here. Flu is all the way up in hospitals abd clinics. Later up on protection.
Get your vaccine ASAP
Wear a mask 😷
Ventilate/improve airflow in your indoor spaces.
Stay home from work if you are sick.
Get your vaccine ASAP
Wear a mask 😷
Ventilate/improve airflow in your indoor spaces.
Stay home from work if you are sick.
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“The erasure of inherent rights to #self-determination, land, family, community and #health through systematic #colonization and continued #racism and #discrimination has resulted in lasting and ongoing impacts on the #wellbeing of #Indigenous communities.” #youth #BC cheknews.ca/experts-urge...
Experts urge culturally informed mental health support for B.C. youth
The BC Coroners Service is calling for a province-wide strategy to reduce suicides among young people after a new report found significant gaps in support systems—especially for Indigenous communities...
cheknews.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“The erasure of inherent rights to #self-determination, land, family, community and #health through systematic #colonization and continued #racism and #discrimination has resulted in lasting and ongoing impacts on the #wellbeing of #Indigenous communities.” #youth #BC cheknews.ca/experts-urge...
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❌ Deep Sea Mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals.
Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#deepseamining
Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#deepseamining
Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
❌ Deep Sea Mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals.
Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#deepseamining
Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#deepseamining
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A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
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Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Any Canadians onboard for a class action suit? Have you used Siri? clg.org/Class-Action...
Apple Siri App Privacy Violation Canadian Class Action | Consumer Law Group Class Actions Canada
CONSUMER LAW GROUP has filed a Canada wide class action lawsuit excluding Quebec against Apple Inc and Apple Canada Inc for surreptitiously recordin
clg.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Any Canadians onboard for a class action suit? Have you used Siri? clg.org/Class-Action...