Joanna Holland
@joannalh.bsky.social
Haligonian, Pediatrician, Medical Educator, Parent, Dog lover 🇨🇦
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“As reported by PressProgress, Canada Proud has close ties to Pierre Poilievre and a record of presenting false and misleading partisan content. A report by the CBC revealed that Poilievre had hired the team behind Canada Proud to boost his messages online.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
cultmtl.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“As reported by PressProgress, Canada Proud has close ties to Pierre Poilievre and a record of presenting false and misleading partisan content. A report by the CBC revealed that Poilievre had hired the team behind Canada Proud to boost his messages online.”
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The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.
The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak
Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.
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There's something fascinating about "accurate descriptions of me and my actions are an incitement to violence against me"
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There's something fascinating about "accurate descriptions of me and my actions are an incitement to violence against me"
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If you think Tylenol is bad for children’s health what until you see what guns do.
September 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you think Tylenol is bad for children’s health what until you see what guns do.
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Charlie Kirk’s fans and defenders are as awful as he was.
“The world’s most precious snowflakes are always on the far right: they can’t handle criticism and they fundamentally hate free speech. The Trump administration’s efforts to silence critics is more proof of this.”
“The world’s most precious snowflakes are always on the far right: they can’t handle criticism and they fundamentally hate free speech. The Trump administration’s efforts to silence critics is more proof of this.”
The incredible hypocrisy of Charlie Kirk's fans and defenders celebrating censorship
The incredible hypocrisy of Charlie Kirk fans and defenders celebrating censorship: a response to the events of the past week.
cultmtl.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Charlie Kirk’s fans and defenders are as awful as he was.
“The world’s most precious snowflakes are always on the far right: they can’t handle criticism and they fundamentally hate free speech. The Trump administration’s efforts to silence critics is more proof of this.”
“The world’s most precious snowflakes are always on the far right: they can’t handle criticism and they fundamentally hate free speech. The Trump administration’s efforts to silence critics is more proof of this.”
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Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
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joining the war on autism on the side of autism
September 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
joining the war on autism on the side of autism
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Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime (Published 1939)
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Is America a fascist state?
Trump - bans anti-fascist protest.
[Epstein Files]
Trump - bans anti-fascist protest.
[Epstein Files]
September 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Is America a fascist state?
Trump - bans anti-fascist protest.
[Epstein Files]
Trump - bans anti-fascist protest.
[Epstein Files]
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Denmark is on track to wipe out the most dangerous strains of HPV. New data shows the vaccine has all but wiped out HPV16 and HPV18. It's a powerful proof point for what widespread, equitable vaccine coverage can do. buff.ly/3do5Sfo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Denmark close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women.
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Denmark is on track to wipe out the most dangerous strains of HPV. New data shows the vaccine has all but wiped out HPV16 and HPV18. It's a powerful proof point for what widespread, equitable vaccine coverage can do. buff.ly/3do5Sfo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
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Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
September 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
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A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. “I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”
RFJ, Jr Is A Serial Killer
And the death toll will be unimaginable
open.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. “I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”
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We've been called worse by better.
Canadians proud to be called 'nasty' by Trump for defending against attacks, Eby says
www.nationalobserver.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We've been called worse by better.
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Through the mobile vaccine clinics in #NovaScotia - "In the last few months, with a focus on measles vaccine, we've immunized 5,000 to 6,000 Nova Scotians getting them up to date with their measles vaccine. /1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Measles vaccination rate inadequate, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer says | CBC News
In 2024, 93 per cent of two-year-olds had at least one dose and 79 per cent of two-year-olds had two, Dr. Robert Strang said. He said the percentages need to be higher to fully prevent the spread.
www.cbc.ca
July 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Through the mobile vaccine clinics in #NovaScotia - "In the last few months, with a focus on measles vaccine, we've immunized 5,000 to 6,000 Nova Scotians getting them up to date with their measles vaccine. /1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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On this date in 1776 the statue of King George III was pulled down in New York City.
Because America didn't want a king who lived above the law.
Because America didn't want a king who lived above the law.
July 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On this date in 1776 the statue of King George III was pulled down in New York City.
Because America didn't want a king who lived above the law.
Because America didn't want a king who lived above the law.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to stand with leading public health organizations by taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODV...
Protecting Kids: Why Pediatricians Are Suing the Government | AAP
YouTube video by American Academy of Pediatrics
www.youtube.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics is proud to stand with leading public health organizations by taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODV...
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The antivaccine movement threatens health worldwide www.bmj.com/content/390/...
"The hard power and money of the US federal government is being directed towards undermining vaccine acceptance, science, and production.
These decisions could have a detrimental effect on the rest of the world."
"The hard power and money of the US federal government is being directed towards undermining vaccine acceptance, science, and production.
These decisions could have a detrimental effect on the rest of the world."
The antivaccine movement threatens health in the US and worldwide
Robert F Kennedy Jr and others in the antivaccine movement are using the power of the US government to promote disinformation and flawed science, write Anna Kirkland and Scott Greer
With Robert F Ke...
www.bmj.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The antivaccine movement threatens health worldwide www.bmj.com/content/390/...
"The hard power and money of the US federal government is being directed towards undermining vaccine acceptance, science, and production.
These decisions could have a detrimental effect on the rest of the world."
"The hard power and money of the US federal government is being directed towards undermining vaccine acceptance, science, and production.
These decisions could have a detrimental effect on the rest of the world."
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A student doing work this shoddy for a class presentation would fail. Shouldn't the standards be even higher for people making decisions about the health of all Americans?
Slides posted for thimerosal presentation at ACIP included citation of study that appears not to exist
“I don’t have a publication in Neurotoxicology by that title,” the apparent lead author told us
Slide has since been removed
First spied by @drboulware.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
“I don’t have a publication in Neurotoxicology by that title,” the apparent lead author told us
Slide has since been removed
First spied by @drboulware.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...
June 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A student doing work this shoddy for a class presentation would fail. Shouldn't the standards be even higher for people making decisions about the health of all Americans?
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If things continue the way they're going today, measles will be back soon in the US, and we will have more stories like this.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If things continue the way they're going today, measles will be back soon in the US, and we will have more stories like this.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
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Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including inflammation of the brain and death. #Ontario
/1 (thread)
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including inflammation of the brain and death. #Ontario
/1 (thread)
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not ...
www.ctvnews.ca
June 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including inflammation of the brain and death. #Ontario
/1 (thread)
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Congenital measles can result in severe complications, including inflammation of the brain and death. #Ontario
/1 (thread)
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
June 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.