Ellen Agger
@eagger.bsky.social
Interested in: sketching, writing memoir, Feldenkrais Method, human connections, health activism, being active. Co-founder of Dying With Dignity Canada Victoria chapter & TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles. Still COVID-cautious to protect all. Love my masks.
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Canada better start planning.
Tariffs - threatened or real - will mean:
-More expensive drugs, medical devices & equipment
-Glitches in the supply chain
-Shortages of essentials
Life as a patient is about to get tougher.
www.forbes.com/sites/stephe...
Tariffs - threatened or real - will mean:
-More expensive drugs, medical devices & equipment
-Glitches in the supply chain
-Shortages of essentials
Life as a patient is about to get tougher.
www.forbes.com/sites/stephe...
As Tariffs Begin, What Will They Do To Drug Prices And Availability?
The American public lacks transparency regarding the origin of their medications, and the assumption that their drugs come from domestic producers is largely inaccurate.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Canada better start planning.
Tariffs - threatened or real - will mean:
-More expensive drugs, medical devices & equipment
-Glitches in the supply chain
-Shortages of essentials
Life as a patient is about to get tougher.
www.forbes.com/sites/stephe...
Tariffs - threatened or real - will mean:
-More expensive drugs, medical devices & equipment
-Glitches in the supply chain
-Shortages of essentials
Life as a patient is about to get tougher.
www.forbes.com/sites/stephe...
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The pandemic is NOT over
...so WHY is 🇨🇦Public Health Agency NOT posting this information?
A: Because the provinces & territories REFUSE to share their public health info, even though it's EASILY ANONYMIZED
covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
...so WHY is 🇨🇦Public Health Agency NOT posting this information?
A: Because the provinces & territories REFUSE to share their public health info, even though it's EASILY ANONYMIZED
covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
COVID-19 Resources Canada
An online national platform where we can join efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
covid19resources.ca
March 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The pandemic is NOT over
...so WHY is 🇨🇦Public Health Agency NOT posting this information?
A: Because the provinces & territories REFUSE to share their public health info, even though it's EASILY ANONYMIZED
covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
...so WHY is 🇨🇦Public Health Agency NOT posting this information?
A: Because the provinces & territories REFUSE to share their public health info, even though it's EASILY ANONYMIZED
covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
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A good bit of background as to why Canada needs to take this stuff seriously.
One of the most formative experiences of my young life was this: when I was ten years old, my dad went on sabbatical to a research university in Erlangen, Germany.
We went to German schools. I learned enough German to understand and interact with my peers. We took German buses to school.
We went to German schools. I learned enough German to understand and interact with my peers. We took German buses to school.
March 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A good bit of background as to why Canada needs to take this stuff seriously.
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My latest, on the importance of thinking ahead, in line with Trump’s rapidly worsening behaviour: we need to be prepared to respond, not to what Trump has done to us to date, but to what he’s likely to do to us in future
Opinion: Brace yourselves: whatever crazy, awful things Trump may have done to date, it’s only going to get worse
The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My latest, on the importance of thinking ahead, in line with Trump’s rapidly worsening behaviour: we need to be prepared to respond, not to what Trump has done to us to date, but to what he’s likely to do to us in future
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VIRAL TEST POSITIVITY is MISLEADING
…because very few Covid patients get tested (sampling bias)
The number HOSPITALIZED gives a more accurate picture
😳 Latest Canadian stats tell a DIFFERENT STORY:
🦠 COVID-19: 4,100 in hospital
🦠 Flu: 1,571
🦠 RSV: [not measured] pic.x.com/JTzVXBNRBi
…because very few Covid patients get tested (sampling bias)
The number HOSPITALIZED gives a more accurate picture
😳 Latest Canadian stats tell a DIFFERENT STORY:
🦠 COVID-19: 4,100 in hospital
🦠 Flu: 1,571
🦠 RSV: [not measured] pic.x.com/JTzVXBNRBi
https://twitter.com/DrGorfinkel/status/1887214852885643749/photo/1
pic.x.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
VIRAL TEST POSITIVITY is MISLEADING
…because very few Covid patients get tested (sampling bias)
The number HOSPITALIZED gives a more accurate picture
😳 Latest Canadian stats tell a DIFFERENT STORY:
🦠 COVID-19: 4,100 in hospital
🦠 Flu: 1,571
🦠 RSV: [not measured] pic.x.com/JTzVXBNRBi
…because very few Covid patients get tested (sampling bias)
The number HOSPITALIZED gives a more accurate picture
😳 Latest Canadian stats tell a DIFFERENT STORY:
🦠 COVID-19: 4,100 in hospital
🦠 Flu: 1,571
🦠 RSV: [not measured] pic.x.com/JTzVXBNRBi
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"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.
In My Own Time follows the emotional stories of people who chose to end their suffering through MAID, and the life-affirming experiences they had along the way.
Streaming now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLM...
In My Own Time follows the emotional stories of people who chose to end their suffering through MAID, and the life-affirming experiences they had along the way.
Streaming now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLM...
In My Own Time - FULL FILM
YouTube video by In My Own Time
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January 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.
In My Own Time follows the emotional stories of people who chose to end their suffering through MAID, and the life-affirming experiences they had along the way.
Streaming now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLM...
In My Own Time follows the emotional stories of people who chose to end their suffering through MAID, and the life-affirming experiences they had along the way.
Streaming now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLM...
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February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025
On Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order “protecting Second Amendment rights.” The order calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine all gun regulations in the U.S.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
February 9, 2025
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New #SpyTalk podcast with @SpyTalker
#SpyTalk #MSWMedia 🕵🏼♀️
Host: @misikoff.bsky.social
Guest: @rondeibert.bsky.social
Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/a-b...
#SpyTalk #MSWMedia 🕵🏼♀️
Host: @misikoff.bsky.social
Guest: @rondeibert.bsky.social
Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/a-b...
January 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New #SpyTalk podcast with @SpyTalker
#SpyTalk #MSWMedia 🕵🏼♀️
Host: @misikoff.bsky.social
Guest: @rondeibert.bsky.social
Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/a-b...
#SpyTalk #MSWMedia 🕵🏼♀️
Host: @misikoff.bsky.social
Guest: @rondeibert.bsky.social
Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/a-b...
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Fighting for the truth usually comes at a high cost. For women human rights defenders, it puts a target on their backs as well as their families’. Read their courageous stories here: citizenlab.ca/category/res...
#digitaltransnationalrepression
#digitaltransnationalrepression
Digital Transnational Repression Archives - The Citizen Lab
Digital transnational repression arises when governments use digital technologies to surveil, intimidate and silence exiled dissidents and diaspora communities. It is part of the broader practice of t...
citizenlab.ca
February 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Fighting for the truth usually comes at a high cost. For women human rights defenders, it puts a target on their backs as well as their families’. Read their courageous stories here: citizenlab.ca/category/res...
#digitaltransnationalrepression
#digitaltransnationalrepression
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Dear Elon, we’re out.
The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why.
The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why.
No Thanks, Musk. We’ll Direct Our Readers Elsewhere | The Tyee
The Tyee is no longer posting on X. Here’s why.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Dear Elon, we’re out.
The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why.
The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why.
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All the thoughts about the tariff war, threats to Canadian sovereignty, and how this intense news cycle was covered - listen here:
Now Hiring: One Fentanyl Czar
@jenstden.bsky.social of The Tyee co-hosts with @noorazrieh.bsky.social
@jenstden.bsky.social of The Tyee co-hosts with @noorazrieh.bsky.social
You Got a Fentanyl Czar, I Got a Plan to Get Us Out of Here
A tariff reprieve and the trade war that wasn’t.
buff.ly
February 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
All the thoughts about the tariff war, threats to Canadian sovereignty, and how this intense news cycle was covered - listen here:
Join me? This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient Canada.
Sign the Pledge for Canada
This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient ...
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February 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Join me? This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient Canada.
This Jan. 22/25 episode of CBC’s Front Burner podcast has the clearest explanation & analysis of what tariffs mean for Canada & the US. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
Front Burner
News Podcast · 1,703 Episodes · Updated Daily
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January 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This Jan. 22/25 episode of CBC’s Front Burner podcast has the clearest explanation & analysis of what tariffs mean for Canada & the US. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
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have you been wondering where we are at with bird flu? here is where we are at with bird flu. slate.com/technology/2...
I’m an Emergency Physician Keeping an Eye on Bird Flu. It’s Getting Dicey.
It's not spreading between humans, but that severe case is bad news.
slate.com
December 31, 2024 at 4:18 PM
have you been wondering where we are at with bird flu? here is where we are at with bird flu. slate.com/technology/2...
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DEFCON 3 for H5N1. (DEFCON 1 is the worst.)
Why my threat assessment has changed.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Five years ago, the first news of a 'viral pneumonia' outbreak in Wuhan, China emerged -- the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic. So, is the world better prepared for the next pandemic? www.who.int/news/item/30...
who.canto.global/b/SHEJL via @who.int #GlobalHealth
who.canto.global/b/SHEJL via @who.int #GlobalHealth
Milestone: COVID-19 five years ago
Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, China....
www.who.int
December 30, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Five years ago, the first news of a 'viral pneumonia' outbreak in Wuhan, China emerged -- the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic. So, is the world better prepared for the next pandemic? www.who.int/news/item/30...
who.canto.global/b/SHEJL via @who.int #GlobalHealth
who.canto.global/b/SHEJL via @who.int #GlobalHealth
Why am I not surprised? But it's not only in Alberta, I suspect.
FOI Shows COVID Is Still Striking Alberta’s Acute Care Centres | The Tyee
More than 300 new outbreaks and 3,000 individual infections raise questions about prevention.
thetyee.ca
December 24, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Why am I not surprised? But it's not only in Alberta, I suspect.
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And COVID is out there too...as good a time as any to mask up.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...
Respiratory illness on the rise in B.C.
Health officials expect the peak of respiratory illness this season will be in the coming weeks.
www.timescolonist.com
December 24, 2024 at 3:49 AM
And COVID is out there too...as good a time as any to mask up.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...
I just donated to 🎻🎻Fiddles North/Violons Nord after emailing my friend Greg Simm, who co-founded this non-profit to bring music lessons to youth in Canada's north www.fiddles-north.ca. More in my new tradition to support young fiddlers like Max Francis maxfrancismusic.wixsite.com/maxfrancismu....
Fiddles North/Violons Nord
www.fiddles-north.ca
December 23, 2024 at 12:37 AM
I just donated to 🎻🎻Fiddles North/Violons Nord after emailing my friend Greg Simm, who co-founded this non-profit to bring music lessons to youth in Canada's north www.fiddles-north.ca. More in my new tradition to support young fiddlers like Max Francis maxfrancismusic.wixsite.com/maxfrancismu....
What can one learn by using my non-dominant hand? Lots.
December 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
What can one learn by using my non-dominant hand? Lots.
Yes, COVID-19 vaccines should remain free in Canada, in all provinces and territories.
Will COVID-19 Vaccinations Still Be Free? - CARP
The pandemic may well be over but experts still urge immunization. But will every province still fund vaccines? “Your postal code should not determine your access to the best available vaccines and he...
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December 13, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Yes, COVID-19 vaccines should remain free in Canada, in all provinces and territories.
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Listen to Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today: “Can you compare America in 2024 with Germany in 1930 or Donald Trump to a Fascist?”
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Can you compare America in 2024 with Germany in 1930 or Donald Trump to a Fascist?
Podcast Episode · Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today · 2024-12-08 · 29m
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December 8, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Listen to Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today: “Can you compare America in 2024 with Germany in 1930 or Donald Trump to a Fascist?”
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Looking for a little light and levity in life at the moment. Sketching. Seasonal "tree" made out of books. My tabby cat in a rare moment of behaving herself.
December 7, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Looking for a little light and levity in life at the moment. Sketching. Seasonal "tree" made out of books. My tabby cat in a rare moment of behaving herself.