Dr. Andy Holt
@drandyholt.bsky.social
Scottish neurodivergent AuDHD pharmacologist fae Dundee. Cambridge grajit. Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, enzyme kinetics. Bides near Amiskwaciwâskahikan, treaty 6 land, kanata. Socialist. Road cyclist. Footballer. Woodworker. Antifa. Dugs>fowk. 🏴🇵🇸🇺🇦
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My 13-year-old son just said, “Mum, I think I have a good idea. The people in America protesting ICE should call themselves LAVA — Local And Very Angry. And lava melts ice. You should post that and see if it's a good idea"
Indivisible in Perth,Australia.
Indivisible in Perth,Australia.
February 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
My 13-year-old son just said, “Mum, I think I have a good idea. The people in America protesting ICE should call themselves LAVA — Local And Very Angry. And lava melts ice. You should post that and see if it's a good idea"
Indivisible in Perth,Australia.
Indivisible in Perth,Australia.
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Some rough numbers:
Arts contributes about $131B to Canada's GDP on roughly $1B in subsidies
Oil & Gas contributes about $200B on roughly $30B in subsidies
Arts supports about 1.1 million jobs in Canada
Oil & Gas supports about 900K jobs in Canada
Also, the arts just makes our lives better.
Arts contributes about $131B to Canada's GDP on roughly $1B in subsidies
Oil & Gas contributes about $200B on roughly $30B in subsidies
Arts supports about 1.1 million jobs in Canada
Oil & Gas supports about 900K jobs in Canada
Also, the arts just makes our lives better.
February 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Some rough numbers:
Arts contributes about $131B to Canada's GDP on roughly $1B in subsidies
Oil & Gas contributes about $200B on roughly $30B in subsidies
Arts supports about 1.1 million jobs in Canada
Oil & Gas supports about 900K jobs in Canada
Also, the arts just makes our lives better.
Arts contributes about $131B to Canada's GDP on roughly $1B in subsidies
Oil & Gas contributes about $200B on roughly $30B in subsidies
Arts supports about 1.1 million jobs in Canada
Oil & Gas supports about 900K jobs in Canada
Also, the arts just makes our lives better.
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I have done enough work at the Alberta hospital and with CMHA to know that when people have access they can do so well, and be so much more happy. They need drs., access to community supports, a long journey to recovery. They can't do it alone. They go from being houseless, lonely; to having a life
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I have done enough work at the Alberta hospital and with CMHA to know that when people have access they can do so well, and be so much more happy. They need drs., access to community supports, a long journey to recovery. They can't do it alone. They go from being houseless, lonely; to having a life
For the benefit of the right wing hate mongers - this is what humanity looks like, from the Mother of one of the victims.
Nobody who is in good mental health takes a gun and shoots other people.
Sure, take away access to guns. But it's more important to deal with the root cause. Fund mental health.
Nobody who is in good mental health takes a gun and shoots other people.
Sure, take away access to guns. But it's more important to deal with the root cause. Fund mental health.
"People are trying to politicize this. It's not about guns. It's not about transgenderism. It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources. I truly believe that she did everything she could to try to help."
- Maya's Mom speaking up for the shooter's mother.
#Prayersfortumblerridge
- Maya's Mom speaking up for the shooter's mother.
#Prayersfortumblerridge
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For the benefit of the right wing hate mongers - this is what humanity looks like, from the Mother of one of the victims.
Nobody who is in good mental health takes a gun and shoots other people.
Sure, take away access to guns. But it's more important to deal with the root cause. Fund mental health.
Nobody who is in good mental health takes a gun and shoots other people.
Sure, take away access to guns. But it's more important to deal with the root cause. Fund mental health.
Good thread. And as others have pointed out in the replies, curiosity-driven STEM research now also goes largely unsupported.
My research is entirely curiosity-driven. I pay for that, financially and in other ways, every single day.
I'm just glad I'm not a conservative, entirely devoid of curiosity.
My research is entirely curiosity-driven. I pay for that, financially and in other ways, every single day.
I'm just glad I'm not a conservative, entirely devoid of curiosity.
I'd like at add a few things to this. (1) humanists have not been able to convince any political party that curiosity-driven humanities research is a public good that should be funded using tax dollars. Republicans don't believe this, but neither do Democrats.
It's possible to do a non-reactionary critique of the current landscape of humanities research funding: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Good thread. And as others have pointed out in the replies, curiosity-driven STEM research now also goes largely unsupported.
My research is entirely curiosity-driven. I pay for that, financially and in other ways, every single day.
I'm just glad I'm not a conservative, entirely devoid of curiosity.
My research is entirely curiosity-driven. I pay for that, financially and in other ways, every single day.
I'm just glad I'm not a conservative, entirely devoid of curiosity.
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Hey EDMONTON, let's have an Urgent Conversation about Health Care.
This isn't about politics or ideology... its about objective facts!
Is HC going in the right direction? What can we all do about it?
Please help spread the word:
www.friendsofmedicar...
This isn't about politics or ideology... its about objective facts!
Is HC going in the right direction? What can we all do about it?
Please help spread the word:
www.friendsofmedicar...
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Hey EDMONTON, let's have an Urgent Conversation about Health Care.
This isn't about politics or ideology... its about objective facts!
Is HC going in the right direction? What can we all do about it?
Please help spread the word:
www.friendsofmedicar...
This isn't about politics or ideology... its about objective facts!
Is HC going in the right direction? What can we all do about it?
Please help spread the word:
www.friendsofmedicar...
Wednesday of the following week.
The only urinal on this floor is still blocked.
The washroom floor is drenched with urine.
The stench is overwhelming.
No sign of a repair guy.
Patients come to this building.
I took a video of the piss cascade, but you don't want to see it.
But ....
Still number 3!
The only urinal on this floor is still blocked.
The washroom floor is drenched with urine.
The stench is overwhelming.
No sign of a repair guy.
Patients come to this building.
I took a video of the piss cascade, but you don't want to see it.
But ....
Still number 3!
I used the washroom in my Dept on Friday. The urinal had not drained after the previous users. I added to the volume (we have only one urinal) and it then proceeded to flush and pour diluted piss all over the floor.
But that's okay because they've found a ranking table where we're 3rd in Canada 🤪
But that's okay because they've found a ranking table where we're 3rd in Canada 🤪
🧵The University of Alberta is celebrating the inaugural TIME Magazine rankings, which places it 75th globally and 3rd in Canada.
But @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found that established QS World University Rankings tells a more concerning story about the university’s recent developments.
But @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found that established QS World University Rankings tells a more concerning story about the university’s recent developments.
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Wednesday of the following week.
The only urinal on this floor is still blocked.
The washroom floor is drenched with urine.
The stench is overwhelming.
No sign of a repair guy.
Patients come to this building.
I took a video of the piss cascade, but you don't want to see it.
But ....
Still number 3!
The only urinal on this floor is still blocked.
The washroom floor is drenched with urine.
The stench is overwhelming.
No sign of a repair guy.
Patients come to this building.
I took a video of the piss cascade, but you don't want to see it.
But ....
Still number 3!
Their email subject was “Announcing our shared values”.
I thought “You called armed cops to a peaceful protest, cut all funding to daycare, fired someone for speaking out against genocide and ask the UCP to proof-read the President’s opinions. I’m amused that you think we share any values at all”.
I thought “You called armed cops to a peaceful protest, cut all funding to daycare, fired someone for speaking out against genocide and ask the UCP to proof-read the President’s opinions. I’m amused that you think we share any values at all”.
The University of Alberta released their new values statement emphasizing a "spirit of community" that guides every decision they make
In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Their email subject was “Announcing our shared values”.
I thought “You called armed cops to a peaceful protest, cut all funding to daycare, fired someone for speaking out against genocide and ask the UCP to proof-read the President’s opinions. I’m amused that you think we share any values at all”.
I thought “You called armed cops to a peaceful protest, cut all funding to daycare, fired someone for speaking out against genocide and ask the UCP to proof-read the President’s opinions. I’m amused that you think we share any values at all”.
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Dr. Florida Man approves
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Dr. Florida Man approves
THIS. WEEK.
Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 5,400 hospitalizations, 800 premature deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 15,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
February 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
THIS. WEEK.
Vance insists US should 'get some benefit' for investing in Arctic security.
They already do. It’s called security. If there was nothing in it for the US, they wouldn’t be investing anything.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
They already do. It’s called security. If there was nothing in it for the US, they wouldn’t be investing anything.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Macron says Europe facing ‘profound geopolitical rupture’ amid changes in world order – Europe live
‘It is time for Europe to wake up … If we do not decide for ourselves, we will be swept away,’ the French president said
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Vance insists US should 'get some benefit' for investing in Arctic security.
They already do. It’s called security. If there was nothing in it for the US, they wouldn’t be investing anything.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
They already do. It’s called security. If there was nothing in it for the US, they wouldn’t be investing anything.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
@aasua.bsky.social Is there something in our new collective agreement that requires us to be repeatedly embarrassed by Bill Flanagan and this Board of Governors?
Counter Signal and Keean Bexte, FFS!
Counter Signal and Keean Bexte, FFS!
Bill Flanagan, the President of the Univ of Alberta, said that the U of A was renouncing EDI because of "ideological bias." The far-right Counter Signal, founded by the vile extremist Keean Bexte, is running a petition supporting the move.
Not exactly liberating the U of A from ideological bias.
Not exactly liberating the U of A from ideological bias.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
@aasua.bsky.social Is there something in our new collective agreement that requires us to be repeatedly embarrassed by Bill Flanagan and this Board of Governors?
Counter Signal and Keean Bexte, FFS!
Counter Signal and Keean Bexte, FFS!
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Bill Flanagan, the President of the Univ of Alberta, said that the U of A was renouncing EDI because of "ideological bias." The far-right Counter Signal, founded by the vile extremist Keean Bexte, is running a petition supporting the move.
Not exactly liberating the U of A from ideological bias.
Not exactly liberating the U of A from ideological bias.
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Bill Flanagan, the President of the Univ of Alberta, said that the U of A was renouncing EDI because of "ideological bias." The far-right Counter Signal, founded by the vile extremist Keean Bexte, is running a petition supporting the move.
Not exactly liberating the U of A from ideological bias.
Not exactly liberating the U of A from ideological bias.
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February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic
Cardiovascular...
www.bmj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Some of us have been screaming this for years
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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A year ago, U of A President Bill Flanagan said DEI was polarizing.
He was right and he remains so. It polarizes society between good and evil, ethics and ignorance, fairness and bigotry. Choosing the latter on all counts sustains a grand U of A tradition.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He was right and he remains so. It polarizes society between good and evil, ethics and ignorance, fairness and bigotry. Choosing the latter on all counts sustains a grand U of A tradition.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A year ago, U of A President Bill Flanagan said DEI was polarizing.
He was right and he remains so. It polarizes society between good and evil, ethics and ignorance, fairness and bigotry. Choosing the latter on all counts sustains a grand U of A tradition.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He was right and he remains so. It polarizes society between good and evil, ethics and ignorance, fairness and bigotry. Choosing the latter on all counts sustains a grand U of A tradition.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Why do you need an AR15? It's probably one of the hardest questions to answer."
No, it really isn't.
You don't need an AR15.
The mental gymnastics this guy performs to convince himself that he's right are truly something to behold. And if you disagree with him, you're not smart or rational enough.😂
No, it really isn't.
You don't need an AR15.
The mental gymnastics this guy performs to convince himself that he's right are truly something to behold. And if you disagree with him, you're not smart or rational enough.😂
What is wrong with these people
Watch Rod Giltaca, CEO of the Canadian Coalition for “Firearm Rights”explain why the AR-15 rifle (originally designed for military use) is “great for children”.
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
youtube.com/watch?v=-7sK...
🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
youtube.com/watch?v=-7sK...
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"Why do you need an AR15? It's probably one of the hardest questions to answer."
No, it really isn't.
You don't need an AR15.
The mental gymnastics this guy performs to convince himself that he's right are truly something to behold. And if you disagree with him, you're not smart or rational enough.😂
No, it really isn't.
You don't need an AR15.
The mental gymnastics this guy performs to convince himself that he's right are truly something to behold. And if you disagree with him, you're not smart or rational enough.😂
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I've been saddened today to learn that the University of Alberta is going down MAGA road and wants to abolish Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
So I've written to University President Bill Flanagan, warning him of the legal risks. Because the University may need suing.
So I've written to University President Bill Flanagan, warning him of the legal risks. Because the University may need suing.
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I've been saddened today to learn that the University of Alberta is going down MAGA road and wants to abolish Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
So I've written to University President Bill Flanagan, warning him of the legal risks. Because the University may need suing.
So I've written to University President Bill Flanagan, warning him of the legal risks. Because the University may need suing.
Does this mean that our next Board of Governors and our next President will be appointed based entirely on merit?
They'll only appoint people qualified and capable of doing the bloody job, and not just because they're UCP donors and sycophants?
That's a change I could get behind.
They'll only appoint people qualified and capable of doing the bloody job, and not just because they're UCP donors and sycophants?
That's a change I could get behind.
New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication.
How's that for institutional neutrality?
How's that for institutional neutrality?
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Does this mean that our next Board of Governors and our next President will be appointed based entirely on merit?
They'll only appoint people qualified and capable of doing the bloody job, and not just because they're UCP donors and sycophants?
That's a change I could get behind.
They'll only appoint people qualified and capable of doing the bloody job, and not just because they're UCP donors and sycophants?
That's a change I could get behind.
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As a former student and professor, I would remind the President and Board that equity is the process and equality is the outcome.
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
As a former student and professor, I would remind the President and Board that equity is the process and equality is the outcome.
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Wow, this was a powerful ad.
Incredible, but these victims had to air a commercial during the Super Bowl to try and get justice...
Incredible, but these victims had to air a commercial during the Super Bowl to try and get justice...
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Wow, this was a powerful ad.
Incredible, but these victims had to air a commercial during the Super Bowl to try and get justice...
Incredible, but these victims had to air a commercial during the Super Bowl to try and get justice...
But Laurie - that rank of 75th in the world and 3rd in Canada doesn't come free of charge. *Someone* has to pay the price!
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 AM
But Laurie - that rank of 75th in the world and 3rd in Canada doesn't come free of charge. *Someone* has to pay the price!
I used the washroom in my Dept on Friday. The urinal had not drained after the previous users. I added to the volume (we have only one urinal) and it then proceeded to flush and pour diluted piss all over the floor.
But that's okay because they've found a ranking table where we're 3rd in Canada 🤪
But that's okay because they've found a ranking table where we're 3rd in Canada 🤪
🧵The University of Alberta is celebrating the inaugural TIME Magazine rankings, which places it 75th globally and 3rd in Canada.
But @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found that established QS World University Rankings tells a more concerning story about the university’s recent developments.
But @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found that established QS World University Rankings tells a more concerning story about the university’s recent developments.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I used the washroom in my Dept on Friday. The urinal had not drained after the previous users. I added to the volume (we have only one urinal) and it then proceeded to flush and pour diluted piss all over the floor.
But that's okay because they've found a ranking table where we're 3rd in Canada 🤪
But that's okay because they've found a ranking table where we're 3rd in Canada 🤪
If anyone is looking for a really good road-biking app that gives a much more realistic experience than Zwift, I've been using Rouvy for the past 2 months. Put the bike on the trainer right up close to a big-screen TV, turn off "see other riders" and just ride in peace. Requires a power meter. (1/2)
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
If anyone is looking for a really good road-biking app that gives a much more realistic experience than Zwift, I've been using Rouvy for the past 2 months. Put the bike on the trainer right up close to a big-screen TV, turn off "see other riders" and just ride in peace. Requires a power meter. (1/2)