Mandy Whelan
@burkey71.bsky.social
Lab tech, nerd/geek, GenX, outdoors - hiking, kayaking, etc, gardening (veggies and flowers), Canadian 🇨🇦
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The science influencer data say that people are more easily convinced to get vaccinated if you show them how much it benefits others.
Those data were from a time when people were more rational and less insane.
Those data were from a time when people were more rational and less insane.
December 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The science influencer data say that people are more easily convinced to get vaccinated if you show them how much it benefits others.
Those data were from a time when people were more rational and less insane.
Those data were from a time when people were more rational and less insane.
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Hear, hear! So important...👇
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them theconversation.com/online-haras... by (terrific colleagues) @heiditworek.bsky.social et al 🙏
In this age of harmful bunk, we MUST support informed voices!
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them theconversation.com/online-haras... by (terrific colleagues) @heiditworek.bsky.social et al 🙏
In this age of harmful bunk, we MUST support informed voices!
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them
If Canada wants to get ahead of the next health crisis, it needs to shield its scientists and researchers from online abuse.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hear, hear! So important...👇
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them theconversation.com/online-haras... by (terrific colleagues) @heiditworek.bsky.social et al 🙏
In this age of harmful bunk, we MUST support informed voices!
Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them theconversation.com/online-haras... by (terrific colleagues) @heiditworek.bsky.social et al 🙏
In this age of harmful bunk, we MUST support informed voices!
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Canada, abortion rights are under attack. The forced birthers are using the same strategies that worked in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Abortion Rights in Canada are Under Attack
Forced-birth groups are testing their strategy
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Canada, abortion rights are under attack. The forced birthers are using the same strategies that worked in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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Of note:
In April, as the US was starting to dismantle its health and science apparatus, a senior scientist said the country was underreporting its cases.
Today's coverage of the Americas losing elimination status "because of Canada" has shades of "Spanish" flu.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
In April, as the US was starting to dismantle its health and science apparatus, a senior scientist said the country was underreporting its cases.
Today's coverage of the Americas losing elimination status "because of Canada" has shades of "Spanish" flu.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Of note:
In April, as the US was starting to dismantle its health and science apparatus, a senior scientist said the country was underreporting its cases.
Today's coverage of the Americas losing elimination status "because of Canada" has shades of "Spanish" flu.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
In April, as the US was starting to dismantle its health and science apparatus, a senior scientist said the country was underreporting its cases.
Today's coverage of the Americas losing elimination status "because of Canada" has shades of "Spanish" flu.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
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FFS! Ford’s using our money to enrich friends and family not just rich donors like in the Greenbelt Scandal - he’s not even hiding it!
More on Friday’s OShow Scandal Panel with @keithleslie.bsky.social and @markcripps.bsky.social
#Onpoli #Cndpoli #CanadaSky 🤬🇨🇦
More on Friday’s OShow Scandal Panel with @keithleslie.bsky.social and @markcripps.bsky.social
#Onpoli #Cndpoli #CanadaSky 🤬🇨🇦
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
FFS! Ford’s using our money to enrich friends and family not just rich donors like in the Greenbelt Scandal - he’s not even hiding it!
More on Friday’s OShow Scandal Panel with @keithleslie.bsky.social and @markcripps.bsky.social
#Onpoli #Cndpoli #CanadaSky 🤬🇨🇦
More on Friday’s OShow Scandal Panel with @keithleslie.bsky.social and @markcripps.bsky.social
#Onpoli #Cndpoli #CanadaSky 🤬🇨🇦
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ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
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Wow, lots of hate in the comments from the left. Perhaps some introspection (and a wee bit of compassion) is in order. I’ll be limiting comments. In the meantime I’m sharing this excellent Maclean’s piece on the subject: macleans.ca/longforms/co...
Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer - Macleans.ca
I spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in my home of Alberta, I’m trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids.
macleans.ca
October 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Wow, lots of hate in the comments from the left. Perhaps some introspection (and a wee bit of compassion) is in order. I’ll be limiting comments. In the meantime I’m sharing this excellent Maclean’s piece on the subject: macleans.ca/longforms/co...
This! Every classroom (all of them)! And every office building - offices and all!
Good Air-Score in this classroom. The ventilation works well and the windows are open when necessary. Teaching in a safe and comfortable environment like this should be the norm in all schools.
October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This! Every classroom (all of them)! And every office building - offices and all!
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We lost a real one. RIP Mrs. Bouquet.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Dame Patricia Routledge obituary
Formidable and versatile actor best known for her comic turn as the snobbish Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We lost a real one. RIP Mrs. Bouquet.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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It's unreal the level of hatred for masks that AHS and AB Gov't has.
It's a safety tool that works to protect patients and staff. Why won't we use it?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
It's a safety tool that works to protect patients and staff. Why won't we use it?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Alberta hospital’s mask mandate for measles ended a day after it alerted province, health officials
Internal e-mails show AHS staff fielded questions about mandate from province
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's unreal the level of hatred for masks that AHS and AB Gov't has.
It's a safety tool that works to protect patients and staff. Why won't we use it?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
It's a safety tool that works to protect patients and staff. Why won't we use it?
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Not one f**king word of this tweet by Poilievre is true.
Not one.
Compare that to the text of the actual statement from the PM.
This is a 100% blatant lie by Poilievre. Full stop.
#cdnpoli
Not one.
Compare that to the text of the actual statement from the PM.
This is a 100% blatant lie by Poilievre. Full stop.
#cdnpoli
September 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Not one f**king word of this tweet by Poilievre is true.
Not one.
Compare that to the text of the actual statement from the PM.
This is a 100% blatant lie by Poilievre. Full stop.
#cdnpoli
Not one.
Compare that to the text of the actual statement from the PM.
This is a 100% blatant lie by Poilievre. Full stop.
#cdnpoli
Certainly how my Gen Z young adults feel.
Nepal’s youth aren’t left or right—they’re fed up. They want fairness, jobs, freedom. That’s the power of Gen Z worldwide: refusing to settle for corruption & injustice. Get loud, get active. The future is yours to claim.
#SocialJustice
#SocialJustice
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Certainly how my Gen Z young adults feel.
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I want to be clear about what I'm saying here.
I'm not denying the danger.
I'm not denying the threat.
I AM saying that we live in a geographically huge country where the vast majority oppose this administration.
They don't have the power to work on that scale.
Tho they want us to believe they do
I'm not denying the danger.
I'm not denying the threat.
I AM saying that we live in a geographically huge country where the vast majority oppose this administration.
They don't have the power to work on that scale.
Tho they want us to believe they do
They don’t have the power to do what they’re threatening on a grand scale.
But they want us to think they do.
But they want us to think they do.
September 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I want to be clear about what I'm saying here.
I'm not denying the danger.
I'm not denying the threat.
I AM saying that we live in a geographically huge country where the vast majority oppose this administration.
They don't have the power to work on that scale.
Tho they want us to believe they do
I'm not denying the danger.
I'm not denying the threat.
I AM saying that we live in a geographically huge country where the vast majority oppose this administration.
They don't have the power to work on that scale.
Tho they want us to believe they do
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"Anyone should be able to get that vaccine".
And a free supply of #N95 masks, & breathe well ventilated/filtrated shared air in all public spaces.
Because although #COVID is here to stay, it's not like flu: Flu is bad, & COVID is much, much worse.
And there's still no cure for #LongCOVID -
And a free supply of #N95 masks, & breathe well ventilated/filtrated shared air in all public spaces.
Because although #COVID is here to stay, it's not like flu: Flu is bad, & COVID is much, much worse.
And there's still no cure for #LongCOVID -
West Magazine (St. Louis): 'Lasting Scars: Living with COVID-19 long after infection'
'Roughly 20 million Americans are living with long COVID today, Al-Aly said. For now the medical standard is to treat the individual symptoms.
www.westnewsmagazine.com/news/lasting...
'Roughly 20 million Americans are living with long COVID today, Al-Aly said. For now the medical standard is to treat the individual symptoms.
www.westnewsmagazine.com/news/lasting...
Lasting Scars: Living with COVID-19 long after infection
When COVID-19 upended the world in 2020, Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly was studying climate change, medication side effects and other big data questions.
www.westnewsmagazine.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Anyone should be able to get that vaccine".
And a free supply of #N95 masks, & breathe well ventilated/filtrated shared air in all public spaces.
Because although #COVID is here to stay, it's not like flu: Flu is bad, & COVID is much, much worse.
And there's still no cure for #LongCOVID -
And a free supply of #N95 masks, & breathe well ventilated/filtrated shared air in all public spaces.
Because although #COVID is here to stay, it's not like flu: Flu is bad, & COVID is much, much worse.
And there's still no cure for #LongCOVID -
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September 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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A few reminders.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Frequently asked questions on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
How many countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child? How does the Convention define "child"?
www.unicef.org
August 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A few reminders.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Convention on the Rights of the Child
"196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention."
www.unicef.org/child-rights...
Very cool!
As Rob mentions, this has been a huge factor in why we have had a faster handle on wildfire flareups in BC — a first year for night fire-fighting but I bet the success of this season will see this program grow next year, nationally. Fingers crossed.
August 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Very cool!
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
Absolutely this!
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
August 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Absolutely this!