Ole
@o2ole.bsky.social
clean air matters - critters catch, spread, and suffer from sc2.
Hoping compassion, critical thinking, & humour lead our collective survival amidst the plethoric crises this quarter century.
For the love of dog, wear a mask ❤️🐾 🐈🐴🐹
Hoping compassion, critical thinking, & humour lead our collective survival amidst the plethoric crises this quarter century.
For the love of dog, wear a mask ❤️🐾 🐈🐴🐹
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“A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare…”
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 PM
“A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare…”
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
The political attacks on healthcare for young trans people has horrific outcomes. Trans youth deserve to thrive.
🏳️⚧️
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Godfather of AI Dr. Geoffrey Hinton suggests UBI
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Godfather of AI Dr. Geoffrey Hinton suggests UBI
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"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
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The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office. n.pr/4tgcipI
Trump's EPA issues record low legal actions against polluters, watchdog group finds
The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office.
n.pr
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office. n.pr/4tgcipI
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The Alberta government is trying to downplay the dangers of Bill 11
But if we open the door to two-tier health care & the multi-trillion dollar American health care industry, it will be next to impossible to close again.
Albertans deserve public health care!
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
But if we open the door to two-tier health care & the multi-trillion dollar American health care industry, it will be next to impossible to close again.
Albertans deserve public health care!
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Dual practice means two-tier health: critics - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com Experts say Bill 11, the Health Statutes Amendments Act, represents the foundations for the first two-tier health-care system in Canada. Although the province says it is dra...
medicinehatnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The Alberta government is trying to downplay the dangers of Bill 11
But if we open the door to two-tier health care & the multi-trillion dollar American health care industry, it will be next to impossible to close again.
Albertans deserve public health care!
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
But if we open the door to two-tier health care & the multi-trillion dollar American health care industry, it will be next to impossible to close again.
Albertans deserve public health care!
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
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Please support BC CDC survey on their wastewater testing program. I miss Alberta’s program… which UCP GoA defunded.
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
research.ucalgary.ca/acwa/researc...
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
research.ucalgary.ca/acwa/researc...
February 3, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Please support BC CDC survey on their wastewater testing program. I miss Alberta’s program… which UCP GoA defunded.
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
research.ucalgary.ca/acwa/researc...
@robsonfletcher.com @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @drsmith.bsky.social @dupuisj.bsky.social
research.ucalgary.ca/acwa/researc...
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Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them
Man who wouldn't wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A man who refused to wear a mask to protect other people in 2020 has declared he has no problem wearing one while shooting them.
www.thebeaverton.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them
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Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care via @scienceline.org
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care - Scienceline
Long COVID clinics began opening in swaths across the country in 2020 to provide specialty care for patients living with this chronic condition, which occurs following a COVID infection. As of March 2...
scienceline.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care via @scienceline.org
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
scienceline.org/2026/01/long...
Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.
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"These scientific discoveries brought us joy in 2025. Amidst a tough year for science, glimmers of joy burst through in revelations from the silly to the sublime."
www.sciencenews.org/article/scie...
www.sciencenews.org/article/scie...
These scientific discoveries brought us joy in 2025
Amidst a tough year for science, glimmers of joy burst through in revelations from the silly to the sublime.
www.sciencenews.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:26 AM
"These scientific discoveries brought us joy in 2025. Amidst a tough year for science, glimmers of joy burst through in revelations from the silly to the sublime."
www.sciencenews.org/article/scie...
www.sciencenews.org/article/scie...
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Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
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At a minimum, Prasad and Makary should lose their licenses for blatantly lying to the public about kids dying from the COVID19 vaccine, when the actual investigation found that zero deaths were certain to have been caused by vaccination.
Despicable, egregious, murderous behavior.
Link below.
Despicable, egregious, murderous behavior.
Link below.
December 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At a minimum, Prasad and Makary should lose their licenses for blatantly lying to the public about kids dying from the COVID19 vaccine, when the actual investigation found that zero deaths were certain to have been caused by vaccination.
Despicable, egregious, murderous behavior.
Link below.
Despicable, egregious, murderous behavior.
Link below.
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The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes. 👏
Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?
The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes.
www.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The German government has committed half a billion euros to research into long COVID and other post-infection syndromes. 👏
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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The 3rd annual Canadian Long COVID symposium wrapped up yesterday. It was a great meeting, and I got some nice news at the end!
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The 3rd annual Canadian Long COVID symposium wrapped up yesterday. It was a great meeting, and I got some nice news at the end!
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6...
MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...
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Alberta hospital's mask mandate for measles ended a day after it alerted province, health officials www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @alannasmith.bsky.social
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Alberta hospital's mask mandate for measles ended a day after it alerted province, health officials www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @alannasmith.bsky.social
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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'Independent modelling teams demonstrate that maintaining a universal COVID-19 vaccine policy yields consistent population-level benefits, reducing hospitalizations & deaths beyond hi-risk-only strategies, even as immune escape shifts timing of seasonal peaks.'
👇
www.news-medical.net/news/2025092...
👇
www.news-medical.net/news/2025092...
Why universal COVID-19 vaccine guidance offers stronger protection than high-risk-only policies
The US Scenario Modeling Hub’s nine-team ensemble projected COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths for April 2024 to April 2025 under six policy and immune-escape scenarios. Burden was similar to the pr...
www.news-medical.net
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
'Independent modelling teams demonstrate that maintaining a universal COVID-19 vaccine policy yields consistent population-level benefits, reducing hospitalizations & deaths beyond hi-risk-only strategies, even as immune escape shifts timing of seasonal peaks.'
👇
www.news-medical.net/news/2025092...
👇
www.news-medical.net/news/2025092...
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I spoke recently on the Big Story podcast about the deeply troubling spectacle of RFK Jr.'s recent Senate hearing. Despite claims he would focus on environmental toxins, he has immediately targeted childhood vaccination programs, creating widespread mayhem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
U.S. Senate vs. RFK Jr.: How Canadians are feeling the impacts | The Big Story
YouTube video by CityNews
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I spoke recently on the Big Story podcast about the deeply troubling spectacle of RFK Jr.'s recent Senate hearing. Despite claims he would focus on environmental toxins, he has immediately targeted childhood vaccination programs, creating widespread mayhem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
The term "economic conservative social liberal" falls apart again.
It isn't the thing we pretend it is - if economic policies aren't prioritizing social programs, like universal healthcare, social programs fail.
It isn't the thing we pretend it is - if economic policies aren't prioritizing social programs, like universal healthcare, social programs fail.
At this point, has Mark Carney made any decisions that Pierre Poilievre wouldn't? So far he's playing nice with Trump, promising massive cuts to federal programs so he can spike military spending, and passing multiple bills of dubious constitutionality.
An absolutely deplorable record so far.
An absolutely deplorable record so far.
Health advocates shocked as Carney Liberals back away from pharmacare program
July 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The term "economic conservative social liberal" falls apart again.
It isn't the thing we pretend it is - if economic policies aren't prioritizing social programs, like universal healthcare, social programs fail.
It isn't the thing we pretend it is - if economic policies aren't prioritizing social programs, like universal healthcare, social programs fail.
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Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed? https://youtu.be/tFjoDq0HfFw?si=vtbE2QNmXskvutjF
The Biggest Economic Lies We’re Told | Robert Reich
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed? https://youtu.be/tFjoDq0HfFw?si=vtbE2QNmXskvutjF
Biased science panel making money from big tobac.. uh booze? Surely not.
"[When researchers adjust for this error, protective effects vanish. What remains is clear: the more you drink, the higher your risk — even at relatively low levels of consumption]"
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/23/a...
"[When researchers adjust for this error, protective effects vanish. What remains is clear: the more you drink, the higher your risk — even at relatively low levels of consumption]"
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/23/a...
Alcohol’s health risks obscured by influential scientific group: study
Experts say alcohol’s health risks are downplayed in Canada due to outdated science and widespread public misinformation
www.canadianaffairs.news
July 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Biased science panel making money from big tobac.. uh booze? Surely not.
"[When researchers adjust for this error, protective effects vanish. What remains is clear: the more you drink, the higher your risk — even at relatively low levels of consumption]"
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/23/a...
"[When researchers adjust for this error, protective effects vanish. What remains is clear: the more you drink, the higher your risk — even at relatively low levels of consumption]"
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/23/a...
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There's still time to comment on the major revision to the respirator standard. It can be as simple as comments like "I support this section" and in the suggested changes "No changes needed".
There *will* be others trying to remove its protections!
There *will* be others trying to remove its protections!
New edition of CSA Standard for Selection, use, and care of respirators is under public comment. Please visit publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details... and offer your comments. Of particular interest is section 9, Healthcare. Surgical masks aren't protection, and much more.
Selection, use, and care of respirators (New Edition)
publicreview.csa.ca
July 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There's still time to comment on the major revision to the respirator standard. It can be as simple as comments like "I support this section" and in the suggested changes "No changes needed".
There *will* be others trying to remove its protections!
There *will* be others trying to remove its protections!
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Community-led conservation is an essential approach for the Jane Goodall Institute. Without leadership from local community members, and without tackling problems holistically, conservation initiatives cannot truly succeed.
👉 Dr. Jane discovered this when she went to Gombe 65 years ago.
👉 Dr. Jane discovered this when she went to Gombe 65 years ago.
July 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Community-led conservation is an essential approach for the Jane Goodall Institute. Without leadership from local community members, and without tackling problems holistically, conservation initiatives cannot truly succeed.
👉 Dr. Jane discovered this when she went to Gombe 65 years ago.
👉 Dr. Jane discovered this when she went to Gombe 65 years ago.