Grant Burns
@grantab.bsky.social
“Courage, my friends” | Dad, partner, brother, friend, acquaintance, enemy. | Formerly: building a mystery
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Hey Doug. How’d you get my number? More Greenbelt scandal style grifting? Get my number off your lists. Focus on your priorities: destroying Ontario’s healthcare system, eroding our public education, selling off Ontario to your rich buddies & pretending like you give a shit about working families.
February 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Hey Doug. How’d you get my number? More Greenbelt scandal style grifting? Get my number off your lists. Focus on your priorities: destroying Ontario’s healthcare system, eroding our public education, selling off Ontario to your rich buddies & pretending like you give a shit about working families.
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In ancient Egypt, people drank low alcohol beer and wine to avoid the parasites in "raw water." The old graves, which I excavate, are full of children who died from diseases we now can vaccinate against. You are ghouls for promoting this garbage.
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs, or “raw water.” Many of them are part of the so-called health freedom movement, which opposes vaccine mandates, pasteurized milk and other government public health interventions.
‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks
Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 9:34 PM
In ancient Egypt, people drank low alcohol beer and wine to avoid the parasites in "raw water." The old graves, which I excavate, are full of children who died from diseases we now can vaccinate against. You are ghouls for promoting this garbage.
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Toronto public library visits completely outpace attendance to major sports team games.
Kind of an odd comparison to make but bolsters that fact the TPL is one of our greatest assets with unparalleled access to culture and information.
The TPL in WEP:
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
Kind of an odd comparison to make but bolsters that fact the TPL is one of our greatest assets with unparalleled access to culture and information.
The TPL in WEP:
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
December 28, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Toronto public library visits completely outpace attendance to major sports team games.
Kind of an odd comparison to make but bolsters that fact the TPL is one of our greatest assets with unparalleled access to culture and information.
The TPL in WEP:
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
Kind of an odd comparison to make but bolsters that fact the TPL is one of our greatest assets with unparalleled access to culture and information.
The TPL in WEP:
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
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On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
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Duke Boys about to be audited
Breaking News: President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Billy Long, a former congressman from Missouri, to lead the Internal Revenue Service.
Update from Minho Kim
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Duke Boys about to be audited
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
What's not to like? Less propaganda from totalitarian states and less $$ for Elmo's channel.
lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 26, 2024 at 2:57 PM
What's not to like? Less propaganda from totalitarian states and less $$ for Elmo's channel.
You don't have to, no. You certainly don't have to.
Less shocked by Trump's tariff tweets than I am by the number of Canadians rushing to sanewash them.
The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic! This isn't a serious demand! You don't have to be stupid in public!
The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic! This isn't a serious demand! You don't have to be stupid in public!
November 26, 2024 at 2:38 PM
You don't have to, no. You certainly don't have to.
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Less shocked by Trump's tariff tweets than I am by the number of Canadians rushing to sanewash them.
The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic! This isn't a serious demand! You don't have to be stupid in public!
The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic! This isn't a serious demand! You don't have to be stupid in public!
November 26, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Less shocked by Trump's tariff tweets than I am by the number of Canadians rushing to sanewash them.
The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic! This isn't a serious demand! You don't have to be stupid in public!
The amount of fentanyl that crosses the US-Canadian border is basically homeopathic! This isn't a serious demand! You don't have to be stupid in public!
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Interesting how the people paranoid about nefarious foreign entities imposing their will on Canada and undermining our national sovereignty are suddenly first in line advocating we give into Trump’s threats
November 26, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Interesting how the people paranoid about nefarious foreign entities imposing their will on Canada and undermining our national sovereignty are suddenly first in line advocating we give into Trump’s threats
Question: Will a square inch of bike lane on Bloor, University or Yonge be touched before Ford calls a premature election this winter, thereby creating chaos on city streets in the midst of a self-serving trip to the polls? #onpoli
NEW: Premier Doug Ford's bike lane removal law has now been passed by the Ontario legislature.
The government has been preparing to remove three lanes: University Ave. Bloor St. and Yonge St.
#onpoli
The government has been preparing to remove three lanes: University Ave. Bloor St. and Yonge St.
#onpoli
November 25, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Question: Will a square inch of bike lane on Bloor, University or Yonge be touched before Ford calls a premature election this winter, thereby creating chaos on city streets in the midst of a self-serving trip to the polls? #onpoli
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Show me that you know the change you’re making will likely result in deaths of bikers without saying that:
“Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed
Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria tells cyclists: for your own safety, stay off Bloor, Yonge and University when bike lanes are removed.
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Show me that you know the change you’re making will likely result in deaths of bikers without saying that:
“Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
“Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed”
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Well, well, well... if it isn't the consequences of our own actions.
November 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Well, well, well... if it isn't the consequences of our own actions.