Thomas Piggott MD PhD
@twpiggott.bsky.social
Medical Officer of Health & CEO @phlakelands.bsky.social researcher @hei_mcmaster | dad, doctor, dreamer
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"Many scholars, including us, have highlighted the threat posed by techno-solutionism in education: Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves."
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October 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
"Many scholars, including us, have highlighted the threat posed by techno-solutionism in education: Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves."
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Emergency Department deaths in hospitals taken over by private equity rose by 13.4%
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine
Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Emergency Department deaths in hospitals taken over by private equity rose by 13.4%
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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"Prof. Siegel said multiple studies have shown that improved air quality in classrooms results in better student performance on standardized tests, reduced absenteeism and less spread of infectious disease."
Schools must improve air quality to slow spread of respiratory illness, advocates say
Proper air filtration could help mitigate the rapid spread of flu and other illnesses, say experts and parents
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"Prof. Siegel said multiple studies have shown that improved air quality in classrooms results in better student performance on standardized tests, reduced absenteeism and less spread of infectious disease."
From my family to yours, all across @LakelandsPH, wishing you a Happy, Healthy & Peaceful Holidays Season.
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
From my family to yours, all across @LakelandsPH, wishing you a Happy, Healthy & Peaceful Holidays Season.
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What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc).
Mobility in cities is about space.
Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
Mobility in cities is about space.
Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc).
Mobility in cities is about space.
Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
Mobility in cities is about space.
Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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Our Pantone color of the year will always be red. Its use was officially adopted in 1864, when the Red Cross was established as a neutral emblem to protect medical staff & facilities on the battlefield.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems are symbols of hope. They must be protected & respected.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems are symbols of hope. They must be protected & respected.
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our Pantone color of the year will always be red. Its use was officially adopted in 1864, when the Red Cross was established as a neutral emblem to protect medical staff & facilities on the battlefield.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems are symbols of hope. They must be protected & respected.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems are symbols of hope. They must be protected & respected.
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Peterborough Transit recognized for having top ridership in a community under 100,000
Peterborough Transit recognized for having top ridership in a community under 100,000
Peterborough Transit had 3.7 million rides in 2025, according to the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Peterborough Transit recognized for having top ridership in a community under 100,000
Glad to hear Coun. Wheeldon of Brighton advocating for ability to sleep in warming room space to promote physical & mental health for ppl unhoused in Northumberland.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Glad to hear Coun. Wheeldon of Brighton advocating for ability to sleep in warming room space to promote physical & mental health for ppl unhoused in Northumberland.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
This is good, but we also need public health approaches to violence prevention, and to get to root causes that make life for women and trans folks more violent - including persisting permissive patriarchy that needs to be abolished so life is fair for all.
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Advocates laud Ottawa’s push on violence against women after years of calls for action
Federal bill proposes adding femicide and coercive control to the Criminal Code
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December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is good, but we also need public health approaches to violence prevention, and to get to root causes that make life for women and trans folks more violent - including persisting permissive patriarchy that needs to be abolished so life is fair for all.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
The concerning harms I’ve seen as an emergency doc caused by vertebral artery dissection and stroke due to Chiro neck manipulation pale compared to the anti-vaccine harms I’ve seen from the same group as a public health doc.
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How Chiropractors Became the Backbone of MAHA
Why they love Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and he loves them.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The concerning harms I’ve seen as an emergency doc caused by vertebral artery dissection and stroke due to Chiro neck manipulation pale compared to the anti-vaccine harms I’ve seen from the same group as a public health doc.
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Camp Kawartha's youth stewardship program earns global recognition from United Nations University. Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship receives flagship project award for helping nurture nature-connected children & youth through age-appropriate 'landmark' experiences.
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Camp Kawartha’s youth stewardship program earns global recognition from United Nations University | kawarthaNOW
By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship receives flagship project award for helping nurture nature-connected children and youth through age-approp...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Camp Kawartha's youth stewardship program earns global recognition from United Nations University. Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship receives flagship project award for helping nurture nature-connected children & youth through age-appropriate 'landmark' experiences.
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Truth and reconciliation, 10 years later: Education got us into this mess. Will it get us out? We can't move on from the dark residential-school chapter of history until its lessons have been absorbed, by @tanyatalaga.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Truth and reconciliation, 10 years later: Education got us into this mess. Will it get us out?
Some Canadians may want us to move on from the dark residential-school chapter of this country’s history. But a decade after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report was published, its l...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Truth and reconciliation, 10 years later: Education got us into this mess. Will it get us out? We can't move on from the dark residential-school chapter of history until its lessons have been absorbed, by @tanyatalaga.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Reposted by Thomas Piggott MD PhD
#Ptbo Performs returns for its sixth time on February 26 to raise funds for homelessness relief. Signature United Way benefit concert brings 14 musical acts to two stages at Showplace over four hours for a night of community spirit and giving.
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Peterborough Performs returns for its sixth time on February 26 to raise funds for homelessness relief | kawarthaNOW
By kawarthaNOW. Signature United Way benefit concert brings 14 musical acts to two stages at Showplace over four hours for a night of community spirit and giving.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#Ptbo Performs returns for its sixth time on February 26 to raise funds for homelessness relief. Signature United Way benefit concert brings 14 musical acts to two stages at Showplace over four hours for a night of community spirit and giving.
kawarthanow.com/2025/12/05/p...
kawarthanow.com/2025/12/05/p...
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“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
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CAVI is pleased to share that our Canadian Library CO2 monitor project is now complete. CAVI and other donors have contributed over 400 high quality CO2 monitors to libraries across Canada, reaching over 30% of the Canadian population. (1/5)
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
CAVI is pleased to share that our Canadian Library CO2 monitor project is now complete. CAVI and other donors have contributed over 400 high quality CO2 monitors to libraries across Canada, reaching over 30% of the Canadian population. (1/5)
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NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports
Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports