PhDork
@phdork.bsky.social
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Whippet lover, hack musician, amateur woodworker, wannabe surfer.
Here to find reliable public health information.
Whippet lover, hack musician, amateur woodworker, wannabe surfer.
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I used to wonder
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I used to wonder
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
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Large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free
“Quebec and Alberta are the only provinces charging for the COVID-19 vaccine, which has been universally free since the pandemic.”
“Quebec and Alberta are the only provinces charging for the COVID-19 vaccine, which has been universally free since the pandemic.”
Large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free
A large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free. Alberta and Quebec have begun charging for the vaccine.
cultmtl.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free
“Quebec and Alberta are the only provinces charging for the COVID-19 vaccine, which has been universally free since the pandemic.”
“Quebec and Alberta are the only provinces charging for the COVID-19 vaccine, which has been universally free since the pandemic.”
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“This first use of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in an act of the Alberta legislature is a stain upon your record & undercuts the credibility of the many calls you have made for all levels of government to respect the rights of citizens.”
ATA to Smith today.
#abpoli
ATA to Smith today.
#abpoli
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“This first use of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in an act of the Alberta legislature is a stain upon your record & undercuts the credibility of the many calls you have made for all levels of government to respect the rights of citizens.”
ATA to Smith today.
#abpoli
ATA to Smith today.
#abpoli
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Not even hiding the blatant entitlement anymore.
The Premier's Office continues to remove all checks and balances on its power.
The courts, the legislature, the Auditor General, independent agencies, the federal government, voters and candidates they don't like...
This is getting ridiculous.
The Premier's Office continues to remove all checks and balances on its power.
The courts, the legislature, the Auditor General, independent agencies, the federal government, voters and candidates they don't like...
This is getting ridiculous.
UCP members vote in committee to replace auditor general Doug Wylie, forcing rush to complete health procurement report. He isn't sure he can finish before a newbie takes over. Column
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #UCP
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #UCP
Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report
A UCP committee votes to replace auditor general Doug Wylie, the key person investigating the health contract scandal, writes Don Braid.
calgaryherald.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Not even hiding the blatant entitlement anymore.
The Premier's Office continues to remove all checks and balances on its power.
The courts, the legislature, the Auditor General, independent agencies, the federal government, voters and candidates they don't like...
This is getting ridiculous.
The Premier's Office continues to remove all checks and balances on its power.
The courts, the legislature, the Auditor General, independent agencies, the federal government, voters and candidates they don't like...
This is getting ridiculous.
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The UCP attack on teachers gets worse, as more details emerge.
Two things heard today:
1. Schools have been told to take teacher attendance and report it to the government every single day.
(Smith is MIA, but that’s different)
2. Teachers are only paid for about 200 contracted days per year (1/3)
Two things heard today:
1. Schools have been told to take teacher attendance and report it to the government every single day.
(Smith is MIA, but that’s different)
2. Teachers are only paid for about 200 contracted days per year (1/3)
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The UCP attack on teachers gets worse, as more details emerge.
Two things heard today:
1. Schools have been told to take teacher attendance and report it to the government every single day.
(Smith is MIA, but that’s different)
2. Teachers are only paid for about 200 contracted days per year (1/3)
Two things heard today:
1. Schools have been told to take teacher attendance and report it to the government every single day.
(Smith is MIA, but that’s different)
2. Teachers are only paid for about 200 contracted days per year (1/3)
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Looking ahead to next week and the prospect that the UCP will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the teachers' strike...
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
October 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Looking ahead to next week and the prospect that the UCP will introduce back-to-work legislation to end the teachers' strike...
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
Rumour has it they are considering invoking both time allocation and the notwithstanding clause.
Here's why that's doubly dubious.+
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This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
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The UCP quietly released the 3rd party report into CorruptCare on Friday afternoon, hoping it would get buried in news around the ATA strike and municipal elections.
Here's a reminder: Judge Wyant was given very narrow scope. The scandal involves wider political interference beyond policies.
Here's a reminder: Judge Wyant was given very narrow scope. The scandal involves wider political interference beyond policies.
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The UCP quietly released the 3rd party report into CorruptCare on Friday afternoon, hoping it would get buried in news around the ATA strike and municipal elections.
Here's a reminder: Judge Wyant was given very narrow scope. The scandal involves wider political interference beyond policies.
Here's a reminder: Judge Wyant was given very narrow scope. The scandal involves wider political interference beyond policies.
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Got off the plane and walked into a drug store in Ottawa and got my COVID vaccine in under 5 minutes. No line up. No appointment. No cost.
Was even asked if I wanted Moderna or Pfizer.
It’s unconscionable that we can’t get this same level of service in Alberta.
Was even asked if I wanted Moderna or Pfizer.
It’s unconscionable that we can’t get this same level of service in Alberta.
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Got off the plane and walked into a drug store in Ottawa and got my COVID vaccine in under 5 minutes. No line up. No appointment. No cost.
Was even asked if I wanted Moderna or Pfizer.
It’s unconscionable that we can’t get this same level of service in Alberta.
Was even asked if I wanted Moderna or Pfizer.
It’s unconscionable that we can’t get this same level of service in Alberta.
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
Enjoy your COVID shots while you can get ‘em.
We are paying for them now. With manufactured scarcity, the cost will increase.
This is awful.
#alberta #ucp #healthcare
Enjoy your COVID shots while you can get ‘em.
We are paying for them now. With manufactured scarcity, the cost will increase.
This is awful.
#alberta #ucp #healthcare
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
Enjoy your COVID shots while you can get ‘em.
We are paying for them now. With manufactured scarcity, the cost will increase.
This is awful.
#alberta #ucp #healthcare
Enjoy your COVID shots while you can get ‘em.
We are paying for them now. With manufactured scarcity, the cost will increase.
This is awful.
#alberta #ucp #healthcare
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If you do not order your COVID or FLU vaccines in Alberta by December 15,2025 for the 2026-2027 season you can not get a vaccine. This is proof that #UCP does not want anyone getting vaccinated. Danielle Smith #Antivax supporter.
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
October 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If you do not order your COVID or FLU vaccines in Alberta by December 15,2025 for the 2026-2027 season you can not get a vaccine. This is proof that #UCP does not want anyone getting vaccinated. Danielle Smith #Antivax supporter.
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
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I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.
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Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market
This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.
jamanetwork.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I booked a COVID shot in BC, booked a flight, and plan to visit my 90-year-old father.
It was cheaper than getting a COVID shot in Alberta.
Medical tourism to BC is the new Alberta Advantage.
Smith is a travesty.
#alberta #capitalism #privatization
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
It was cheaper than getting a COVID shot in Alberta.
Medical tourism to BC is the new Alberta Advantage.
Smith is a travesty.
#alberta #capitalism #privatization
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
October 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I booked a COVID shot in BC, booked a flight, and plan to visit my 90-year-old father.
It was cheaper than getting a COVID shot in Alberta.
Medical tourism to BC is the new Alberta Advantage.
Smith is a travesty.
#alberta #capitalism #privatization
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
It was cheaper than getting a COVID shot in Alberta.
Medical tourism to BC is the new Alberta Advantage.
Smith is a travesty.
#alberta #capitalism #privatization
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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As of today, Alberta officially has the lowest minimum wage in Canada. It hasn't increased since 2018, and that is unacceptable.
The UCP's refusal to act has left too many Albertans struggling to make ends meet for too long.
We need to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation. Now.
The UCP's refusal to act has left too many Albertans struggling to make ends meet for too long.
We need to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation. Now.
October 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
As of today, Alberta officially has the lowest minimum wage in Canada. It hasn't increased since 2018, and that is unacceptable.
The UCP's refusal to act has left too many Albertans struggling to make ends meet for too long.
We need to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation. Now.
The UCP's refusal to act has left too many Albertans struggling to make ends meet for too long.
We need to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation. Now.
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“The implications of these findings are profound, as they redefine Long COVID brain fog as a biologically verifiable disorder with measurable molecular abnormalities”
The science is catching up to what we’ve known all along:
Long covid = brain damage.
The science is catching up to what we’ve known all along:
Long covid = brain damage.
Decoding the Molecular Mechanisms Behind Long COVID Brain Fog
In the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection remains a pressing scientific and medical challenge. Among these, Long COVID—a complex chronic condition…
In the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection remains a pressing scientific and medical challenge. Among these, Long COVID—a complex chronic condition…
Decoding the Molecular Mechanisms Behind Long COVID Brain Fog
In the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection remains a pressing scientific and medical challenge. Among these, Long COVID—a complex chronic condition presenting a myriad of persistent symptoms after initial infection—has emerged as one of the most perplexing sequelae. Central to the experience of many suffering from Long COVID is the debilitating cognitive impairment commonly dubbed “brain fog.” Affecting more than 80% of individuals with Long COVID, this syndrome manifests as profound difficulties in memory, concentration, and overall mental clarity, severely disrupting daily functioning and quality of life on a global scale.
scienmag.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
“The implications of these findings are profound, as they redefine Long COVID brain fog as a biologically verifiable disorder with measurable molecular abnormalities”
The science is catching up to what we’ve known all along:
Long covid = brain damage.
The science is catching up to what we’ve known all along:
Long covid = brain damage.
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This essay bangs. It gets at a specific problem with how AI is being sold to us--or how the industry is getting us to sell it to ourselves-- that I haven't seen described this clearly anywhere. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
Large Language Muddle | The Editors
The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This essay bangs. It gets at a specific problem with how AI is being sold to us--or how the industry is getting us to sell it to ourselves-- that I haven't seen described this clearly anywhere. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
This is so sad.
September 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is so sad.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
#covid #corruption #capitalism #alberta
Danielle Smith is a hazard.
#covid #corruption #capitalism #alberta
Danielle Smith is a hazard.
September 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
UCP = Underfund Collapse Privatize
#covid #corruption #capitalism #alberta
Danielle Smith is a hazard.
#covid #corruption #capitalism #alberta
Danielle Smith is a hazard.