Kashif Pirzada, MD
@kashprime.bsky.social
Emergency Physician in Toronto. Co-Chair of the Canadian Covid Society.
Fighter of illness and misfortune, interested in history, politics, tech and AI. #fella,🇨🇦/acc
Fighter of illness and misfortune, interested in history, politics, tech and AI. #fella,🇨🇦/acc
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Kashif Pirzada, MD
@kashprime.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Created a Starter Pack of all the Canadian medical and expert accounts I could find in the last couple of days.
Please reply below and I'll add you in, or on part 2:
go.bsky.app/KkA7wWw
Please reply below and I'll add you in, or on part 2:
go.bsky.app/KkA7wWw
Flu season is here somewhat early. Be careful out there, masks in crowded indoor spaces are a good idea, and get your flu (and Covid) shots asap.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Flu season is here somewhat early. Be careful out there, masks in crowded indoor spaces are a good idea, and get your flu (and Covid) shots asap.
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
Zohran Mamdani won New York because
- he ran a relentlessly positive campaign
- he fought for affordability against billionaires monopolizing all opportunity, power and influence
- he stood up against a genocide when others were too timid
It's great watching a nation self-correct in real-time!
- he ran a relentlessly positive campaign
- he fought for affordability against billionaires monopolizing all opportunity, power and influence
- he stood up against a genocide when others were too timid
It's great watching a nation self-correct in real-time!
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Zohran Mamdani won New York because
- he ran a relentlessly positive campaign
- he fought for affordability against billionaires monopolizing all opportunity, power and influence
- he stood up against a genocide when others were too timid
It's great watching a nation self-correct in real-time!
- he ran a relentlessly positive campaign
- he fought for affordability against billionaires monopolizing all opportunity, power and influence
- he stood up against a genocide when others were too timid
It's great watching a nation self-correct in real-time!
What an awesome journey. It didn't work out in the end, and that's ok.
Most of the world is full of gloom, but this was a bright spot that brought people together in all kinds of ways.
Thank you #BlueJays!!
Most of the world is full of gloom, but this was a bright spot that brought people together in all kinds of ways.
Thank you #BlueJays!!
a blue jays mascot on a baseball field
ALT: a blue jays mascot on a baseball field
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
What an awesome journey. It didn't work out in the end, and that's ok.
Most of the world is full of gloom, but this was a bright spot that brought people together in all kinds of ways.
Thank you #BlueJays!!
Most of the world is full of gloom, but this was a bright spot that brought people together in all kinds of ways.
Thank you #BlueJays!!
Dream come true, seeing a live World Series games in my own town.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Dream come true, seeing a live World Series games in my own town.
Trump has gotten used to supplicants kneeling before him, promising impossible investments, with not-so-subtle bribes to his family's companies to smoothe things. Some nations, especially the autocrats, know this dance instinctively.
Not sure how straight-laced 🇨🇦 can compete.
Not sure how straight-laced 🇨🇦 can compete.
"Witnesses say they saw U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra launch into an expletive-laden tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, David Paterson."
Time to strip this MAGAT fuck of his credentials and kick his fat ass out of Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Time to strip this MAGAT fuck of his credentials and kick his fat ass out of Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump has gotten used to supplicants kneeling before him, promising impossible investments, with not-so-subtle bribes to his family's companies to smoothe things. Some nations, especially the autocrats, know this dance instinctively.
Not sure how straight-laced 🇨🇦 can compete.
Not sure how straight-laced 🇨🇦 can compete.
Bluesky is quite a good platform for realtime sports posts. Pleasantly surprised to see its continuing improvement and growth!
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Bluesky is quite a good platform for realtime sports posts. Pleasantly surprised to see its continuing improvement and growth!
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The Jays and Dodgers will break for Christmas Eve to share a drink in no man’s land, show each other photos of the family they left back home, before heading back to their respective trenches.
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The Jays and Dodgers will break for Christmas Eve to share a drink in no man’s land, show each other photos of the family they left back home, before heading back to their respective trenches.
Thank you, Blue Jays and Dodgers, for keeping me company on a long shift in the ER!
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Thank you, Blue Jays and Dodgers, for keeping me company on a long shift in the ER!
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Did we….. just have a GRAND SLAM in our first World Series in 32 YEARS by a World Series debut batter and then chase that with another two-run home run???!!! 🤯🤯🤯
Let’s go, BLUE JAYS!!
Let’s go, BLUE JAYS!!
October 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Did we….. just have a GRAND SLAM in our first World Series in 32 YEARS by a World Series debut batter and then chase that with another two-run home run???!!! 🤯🤯🤯
Let’s go, BLUE JAYS!!
Let’s go, BLUE JAYS!!
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the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
October 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg raised her fist as she and about 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrived in Greece to roaring cheers. Crowds welcomed them after their release from illegal Israeli detention.
Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.
Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.
October 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg raised her fist as she and about 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrived in Greece to roaring cheers. Crowds welcomed them after their release from illegal Israeli detention.
Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.
Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.
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www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
“I am saddened to share that we have had our first death from measles in the province. A child, born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth,” Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, in a statement, said
“I am saddened to share that we have had our first death from measles in the province. A child, born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth,” Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, in a statement, said
Alberta baby dies from measles
An Albertan has died from complications due to measles, government data released Thursday says.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
“I am saddened to share that we have had our first death from measles in the province. A child, born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth,” Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, in a statement, said
“I am saddened to share that we have had our first death from measles in the province. A child, born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth,” Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, in a statement, said
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We need Ukraine as much as it needs us on.ft.com/4q6PnvN | opinion
We need Ukraine as much as it needs us
Kyiv is not merely a victim — it is an exemplar for western democracies and defence industries preparing for future wars
on.ft.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
We need Ukraine as much as it needs us on.ft.com/4q6PnvN | opinion
Sanders: "The very term genocide is a reminder of what can happen if we fail. That word emerged from the Holocaust — the murder of six million Jews — one of the darkest chapters in human history... History demands that the world act with one voice to say: enough is enough. No more genocide."
Yes, the war in Gaza is a genocide.
I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here:
I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here:
It Is Genocide » Senator Bernie Sanders
Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend...
www.sanders.senate.gov
September 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Sanders: "The very term genocide is a reminder of what can happen if we fail. That word emerged from the Holocaust — the murder of six million Jews — one of the darkest chapters in human history... History demands that the world act with one voice to say: enough is enough. No more genocide."
Proud of my city for telling these clowns to get lost.
September 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Proud of my city for telling these clowns to get lost.
I spoke recently on the Big Story podcast about the deeply troubling spectacle of RFK Jr.'s recent Senate hearing. Despite claims he would focus on environmental toxins, he has immediately targeted childhood vaccination programs, creating widespread mayhem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
U.S. Senate vs. RFK Jr.: How Canadians are feeling the impacts | The Big Story
YouTube video by CityNews
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I spoke recently on the Big Story podcast about the deeply troubling spectacle of RFK Jr.'s recent Senate hearing. Despite claims he would focus on environmental toxins, he has immediately targeted childhood vaccination programs, creating widespread mayhem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujX...
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A doctor understood the needs of her immigrant family when she was 8. She’s starting TMU med school, hoping to practise in the region where she grew up
A doctor understood the needs of her immigrant family when she was 8. She’s starting TMU med school, hoping to practise in the region where she grew up
This week, first-year students at the “new kind of med school” were welcomed for the school’s official opening ceremony in Brampton.
www.thestar.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A doctor understood the needs of her immigrant family when she was 8. She’s starting TMU med school, hoping to practise in the region where she grew up
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Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.
August 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.
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Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
August 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
Question for the Covid braintrust here. A relative caught it 2w ago, didn't seek antivirals, now 14d out is fatigued, uncontrolled blood pressure, rapid heart rate, sleeps all day. Is there anything that helps in the immediate post-infectious phase? I'm worried they'll get Long-Covid (again).
August 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Question for the Covid braintrust here. A relative caught it 2w ago, didn't seek antivirals, now 14d out is fatigued, uncontrolled blood pressure, rapid heart rate, sleeps all day. Is there anything that helps in the immediate post-infectious phase? I'm worried they'll get Long-Covid (again).
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Help shape Canada’s respirator standard!
Until August 19, the CSA Z94.4 standard is open for public comment — and for the first time, it includes protections in health care settings.
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Until August 19, the CSA Z94.4 standard is open for public comment — and for the first time, it includes protections in health care settings.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Help shape Canada’s respirator standard!
Until August 19, the CSA Z94.4 standard is open for public comment — and for the first time, it includes protections in health care settings.
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Until August 19, the CSA Z94.4 standard is open for public comment — and for the first time, it includes protections in health care settings.
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The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has released a draft standard requiring masks (like N95s) in health care settings to stop airborne infections.
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has released a draft standard requiring masks (like N95s) in health care settings to stop airborne infections.
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has released a draft standard requiring masks (like N95s) in health care settings to stop airborne infections.
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has released a draft standard requiring masks (like N95s) in health care settings to stop airborne infections.
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
There is a strong attempt to push back against this, so need your public comments to get this through: publicreview.csa.ca/Home/View/22...
Cancer struck our family this year, and it quickly went into remission with a miraculous immunotherapy drug that was science fiction only 5 years ago. It's absolutely disgraceful to see so many promising therapies lost today, and the lives that will needlessly be lost as a result.
Cutting research on mRNA vaccines for the next pandemic, as RFK Jr. did yesterday, is a painfully short-sighted and scary move. I wrote about the future of mRNA (and all) vaccines in the U.S. recently: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US experts fear all vaccines at risk as Trump officials target mRNA jabs
Administration’s actions signal move away from technology as health agencies see vaccine-related shakeups
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Cancer struck our family this year, and it quickly went into remission with a miraculous immunotherapy drug that was science fiction only 5 years ago. It's absolutely disgraceful to see so many promising therapies lost today, and the lives that will needlessly be lost as a result.