Tom Jackman
@frozen.bsky.social
Dad, ally, and keeper of digital receipts | #MECFS since 2004 | #LongCovid since 2020 | Archivist by training | 🇨🇦 by choice | @frozen in the old 🐦 country | he/him
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Had a conversation with a 19 year old over Christmas; I asked her where she gets her news and she said she doesn't. I asked her where she goes to find out about the world and she said she doesn't. Just...doesn't. Shook me to the core, in part because I should have known this is happening but didn't.
Logging onto this app is like logging into a parallel universe, the universe where everyone reads the news
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Had a conversation with a 19 year old over Christmas; I asked her where she gets her news and she said she doesn't. I asked her where she goes to find out about the world and she said she doesn't. Just...doesn't. Shook me to the core, in part because I should have known this is happening but didn't.
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Sharing the Go Fund Me for the wife of Prashant Sreekumar, the 44-year old man who died after waiting 8 hrs in the ER with chest pain. She is now a single mom of 3 and unsure how she will support their family as their youngest child needs 24/7 care
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
Donate to Justice & Support for Prashanth Sreekumar’s Family, organized by YegHenna - Asra
With deep sorrow, we share the heartbreaking loss of Prashanth Sree… YegHenna - Asra needs your support for Justice & Support for Prashanth Sreekumar’s Family
www.gofundme.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Sharing the Go Fund Me for the wife of Prashant Sreekumar, the 44-year old man who died after waiting 8 hrs in the ER with chest pain. She is now a single mom of 3 and unsure how she will support their family as their youngest child needs 24/7 care
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
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☕️📖 Nothing like spending a cozy morning curled up under a blanket with a cup of tea and a book on my lap to keep me company while I endlessly scroll my phone
December 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
☕️📖 Nothing like spending a cozy morning curled up under a blanket with a cup of tea and a book on my lap to keep me company while I endlessly scroll my phone
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So tragic - I just watched the video of his wife saying the hospital killed him. Kudos to her for speaking out amidst
her sudden grief
her sudden grief
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area. On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the…
A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area. On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the…
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area. On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital in southeast Edmonton, where Sreekumar was checked in at triage and then took a seat in the waiting room.
todayheadline.co
December 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So tragic - I just watched the video of his wife saying the hospital killed him. Kudos to her for speaking out amidst
her sudden grief
her sudden grief
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The wife of the 44 year-old man who died this week in Edmonton after waiting 8 hrs in the ER with chest pain was told by hospital security staff she was "being rude"
Are you supposed to just be super calm & polite while your spouse dies a preventable death in the hospital?
Are you supposed to just be super calm & polite while your spouse dies a preventable death in the hospital?
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The wife of the 44 year-old man who died this week in Edmonton after waiting 8 hrs in the ER with chest pain was told by hospital security staff she was "being rude"
Are you supposed to just be super calm & polite while your spouse dies a preventable death in the hospital?
Are you supposed to just be super calm & polite while your spouse dies a preventable death in the hospital?
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If COVID were primarily prevented by handwashing, we'd expect it to surge in water-scarce regions the way true water-washed diseases do.
The fact that it is surging in high-income countries with excellent hygiene is far more consistent with airborne spread than "wash your hands harder"
The fact that it is surging in high-income countries with excellent hygiene is far more consistent with airborne spread than "wash your hands harder"
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If COVID were primarily prevented by handwashing, we'd expect it to surge in water-scarce regions the way true water-washed diseases do.
The fact that it is surging in high-income countries with excellent hygiene is far more consistent with airborne spread than "wash your hands harder"
The fact that it is surging in high-income countries with excellent hygiene is far more consistent with airborne spread than "wash your hands harder"
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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
This piece buries the lede:
"While flu-related deaths [in children] are rare, they do happen annually, and three elementary-aged children have already died in eastern Ontario this year."
Get vaccinated. Wear N95s in public. And most of all, don't make the mistake of thinking "it's just the flu."
"While flu-related deaths [in children] are rare, they do happen annually, and three elementary-aged children have already died in eastern Ontario this year."
Get vaccinated. Wear N95s in public. And most of all, don't make the mistake of thinking "it's just the flu."
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This piece buries the lede:
"While flu-related deaths [in children] are rare, they do happen annually, and three elementary-aged children have already died in eastern Ontario this year."
Get vaccinated. Wear N95s in public. And most of all, don't make the mistake of thinking "it's just the flu."
"While flu-related deaths [in children] are rare, they do happen annually, and three elementary-aged children have already died in eastern Ontario this year."
Get vaccinated. Wear N95s in public. And most of all, don't make the mistake of thinking "it's just the flu."
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Theoretically, everyone deserves the right to do what they want to their own bodies.
But in practice, these laws lead to further devaluation of disabled lives. They invariably lead to people choosing MAID because they can't afford healthcare, cajoled into this cheaper choice by an uncaring system.
But in practice, these laws lead to further devaluation of disabled lives. They invariably lead to people choosing MAID because they can't afford healthcare, cajoled into this cheaper choice by an uncaring system.
Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
www.nprillinois.org
December 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Theoretically, everyone deserves the right to do what they want to their own bodies.
But in practice, these laws lead to further devaluation of disabled lives. They invariably lead to people choosing MAID because they can't afford healthcare, cajoled into this cheaper choice by an uncaring system.
But in practice, these laws lead to further devaluation of disabled lives. They invariably lead to people choosing MAID because they can't afford healthcare, cajoled into this cheaper choice by an uncaring system.
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Oof. Flu A taking off like a rocket in #bcpoli (as predicted, but who needs prevention from @governmentofbc.bsky.social, amitrite?!).
Flu A test ~2X in 1 wk, from 7.4% to 13.8%
COVID going down, RSV up a bit, but still LOTS of both around.
#FluIsAirborne. Get your vax asap AND #MaskUp.
Flu A test ~2X in 1 wk, from 7.4% to 13.8%
COVID going down, RSV up a bit, but still LOTS of both around.
#FluIsAirborne. Get your vax asap AND #MaskUp.
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Oof. Flu A taking off like a rocket in #bcpoli (as predicted, but who needs prevention from @governmentofbc.bsky.social, amitrite?!).
Flu A test ~2X in 1 wk, from 7.4% to 13.8%
COVID going down, RSV up a bit, but still LOTS of both around.
#FluIsAirborne. Get your vax asap AND #MaskUp.
Flu A test ~2X in 1 wk, from 7.4% to 13.8%
COVID going down, RSV up a bit, but still LOTS of both around.
#FluIsAirborne. Get your vax asap AND #MaskUp.
This is the way.
I block most of the negative replies I get from strangers. Doesn't even have to be an insult directed at me, if I'm praising a show and some rando comes into my replies to be a downer about it, I block them. Why wouldn't I? There's no algo here rewarding engagement. Malcontents don't benefit me.
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is the way.
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A lot of people don't realize the extent to which the academic process relies on trust. This is why those "sting" operations often work - peer review is good at debating the merits of a given process, analysis, etc. It's not robust to outright liars
AI is particularly well suited to exploiting this
AI is particularly well suited to exploiting this
Did you guess "that paper does not actually exist"?
Did you also guess that NOT A SINGLE PAPER IN THEIR REFERENCES APPEARS TO EXIST? (Though I confess I only thoroughly checked for half of them, including databases for the journals.)
Did you also guess that NOT A SINGLE PAPER IN THEIR REFERENCES APPEARS TO EXIST? (Though I confess I only thoroughly checked for half of them, including databases for the journals.)
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A lot of people don't realize the extent to which the academic process relies on trust. This is why those "sting" operations often work - peer review is good at debating the merits of a given process, analysis, etc. It's not robust to outright liars
AI is particularly well suited to exploiting this
AI is particularly well suited to exploiting this
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Seems fine, mild even?
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seems fine, mild even?
Could someone explain to me again why Canada can't fund hospital equipment purchases from taxes instead of relying on charitable donations which may or may not materialize?
This is another reason why we can't have nice things.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
This is another reason why we can't have nice things.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
For 22nd year, big-hearted store owners help Greater Victoria hospitals
Canadian Tire's Fix-A-Heart fundraising effort aims to collect $100,000 by Dec. 24 for cardiac equipment at Royal Jubilee Hospital.
www.timescolonist.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Could someone explain to me again why Canada can't fund hospital equipment purchases from taxes instead of relying on charitable donations which may or may not materialize?
This is another reason why we can't have nice things.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
This is another reason why we can't have nice things.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
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CALL OUT: Are you or someone you know currently in hospital and being cared for in, say, a hallway? If so, please get in touch. Ditto if you've got a parent waiting in hospital for a care home or the like.
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
CALL OUT: Are you or someone you know currently in hospital and being cared for in, say, a hallway? If so, please get in touch. Ditto if you've got a parent waiting in hospital for a care home or the like.
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Did you know? A Canadian company is supplying armoured cars to ICE as they continue to carry out the Trump administration’s cruel and rights-violating deportation agenda.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A Canadian Company Is Supplying Armoured Cars to ICE | The Tyee
The Canadian government should consider companies’ complicity in US human rights violations when sourcing contracts.
thetyee.ca
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Did you know? A Canadian company is supplying armoured cars to ICE as they continue to carry out the Trump administration’s cruel and rights-violating deportation agenda.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes that we need a moral line in the sand thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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As Chantal Hébert said, folks are missing the climate forest for the pipeline trees.
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
I'm not convinced that wasn't Carney's plan all along. It isn't Ottawa that said no to Alberta. "Now you run along, Danielle, and make friends and get it done." Oh wait, you can't? Oh well then, at least you tried.
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As Chantal Hébert said, folks are missing the climate forest for the pipeline trees.
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
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Timely article about what happens when decisions on scientific topics are reserved for non-scientists. Skyrocketing rates of prostate cancer diagnosed too late to be curable.
Sketchy tactics to claim *having expertise* is a conflict of interest - yet personal responsibility for past errors isn't?
Sketchy tactics to claim *having expertise* is a conflict of interest - yet personal responsibility for past errors isn't?
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Timely article about what happens when decisions on scientific topics are reserved for non-scientists. Skyrocketing rates of prostate cancer diagnosed too late to be curable.
Sketchy tactics to claim *having expertise* is a conflict of interest - yet personal responsibility for past errors isn't?
Sketchy tactics to claim *having expertise* is a conflict of interest - yet personal responsibility for past errors isn't?
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A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
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Hey, folks! #MEAction has a 3x match for #GivingTuesday: your gift will TRIPLE if you donate today!
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hey, folks! #MEAction has a 3x match for #GivingTuesday: your gift will TRIPLE if you donate today!
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
We need to be here to keep doing the work most important to our disability community.
Donate & share
And read the thread to learn more about what we can do together ⬇️
✨ www.meaction.net/donate ✨
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"How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it," writes @arnokopecky.bsky.social
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it," writes @arnokopecky.bsky.social
I try to stay out of US politics these days, but I do believe Trump's revanchist racial policies animate him and his supporters more than anything else. They want their purified (and poorer) white ethnostate.
The unifying aim of all Trump pronouncements and actions is to trash the constitution and impose a white supremacist militarized autocracy by EO and truth social decree - the latest attack on naturalization and birthright citizenship is an ugly new escalation of that barbaric aim.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I try to stay out of US politics these days, but I do believe Trump's revanchist racial policies animate him and his supporters more than anything else. They want their purified (and poorer) white ethnostate.
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Meanwhile a mini caucus revolt with a Minister resigning and public comments from MPs saying they are opposed, while angering BC and alienating First Nations
None of it is a good move
#CDNpoli #BCpoli #ABpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
None of it is a good move
#CDNpoli #BCpoli #ABpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Meanwhile a mini caucus revolt with a Minister resigning and public comments from MPs saying they are opposed, while angering BC and alienating First Nations
None of it is a good move
#CDNpoli #BCpoli #ABpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
None of it is a good move
#CDNpoli #BCpoli #ABpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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Mystery why so many kids are struggling with mental health when we're doing the "let it rip" strategy for Covid transmission in schools
#COVID patients have higher rates of #depression, #anxiety, #headache, and #fatigue before diagnosis, study suggests
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mystery why so many kids are struggling with mental health when we're doing the "let it rip" strategy for Covid transmission in schools
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Taxes are good! Taxes are how we pay for all of the things that make society a good place to live!
People who don't like taxes are selfish and stupid and make our entire society worse for their own short term, often barely noticeable gain.
People who don't like taxes are selfish and stupid and make our entire society worse for their own short term, often barely noticeable gain.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Taxes are good! Taxes are how we pay for all of the things that make society a good place to live!
People who don't like taxes are selfish and stupid and make our entire society worse for their own short term, often barely noticeable gain.
People who don't like taxes are selfish and stupid and make our entire society worse for their own short term, often barely noticeable gain.