Liz Blackwood
@lizblackwood.bsky.social
The political economy of everything. Wanderlust sufferer but adroit packer. Lover of all things salt water. A walking, longitudinal N=1.
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There is truth to the idea that media outlets are drawn to negative, sensational news. Everyone writes about Florida eliminating vaccine mandates. Yet we have a letter signed by over 1,000 Florida physicians opposing this decision, and no outlet would published it. They don't even respond at all.
September 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
There is truth to the idea that media outlets are drawn to negative, sensational news. Everyone writes about Florida eliminating vaccine mandates. Yet we have a letter signed by over 1,000 Florida physicians opposing this decision, and no outlet would published it. They don't even respond at all.
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The 2025 Greater Vancouver Homeless Count identified 5,232 people experiencing homelessness. When people shelter in public spaces (because they have no where else to go) they can be caught up in a street sweep. This increases their risk of violence and overdose.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
‘Street Sweeps’ Increase Overdose and Violence Risks, Study Finds | The Tyee
City workers in Vancouver have been confiscating tents and personal belongings from unhoused people since 2008.
thetyee.ca
September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The 2025 Greater Vancouver Homeless Count identified 5,232 people experiencing homelessness. When people shelter in public spaces (because they have no where else to go) they can be caught up in a street sweep. This increases their risk of violence and overdose.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
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A federal wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for Canada.
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
bcpolicy.ca
June 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A federal wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for Canada.
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Was I surprised the liberals broke their promise on electoral reform? Not even a teensy bit. But keep pushing - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...
Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional!
Canadians are tired of our broken voting system.
After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...
you.leadnow.ca
May 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Was I surprised the liberals broke their promise on electoral reform? Not even a teensy bit. But keep pushing - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...
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Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 26-May 9, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 142 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~11X higher
-Long COVID ~10X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 142 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~11X higher
-Long COVID ~10X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
April 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 26-May 9, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 142 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~11X higher
-Long COVID ~10X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 142 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~11X higher
-Long COVID ~10X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
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Palestinians in communities across the occupied West Bank are remaining steadfast in the face of increasingly brazen and destructive violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers.
📷: @/activestills and @/avishay_mohar on Instagram
📷: @/activestills and @/avishay_mohar on Instagram
April 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Palestinians in communities across the occupied West Bank are remaining steadfast in the face of increasingly brazen and destructive violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers.
📷: @/activestills and @/avishay_mohar on Instagram
📷: @/activestills and @/avishay_mohar on Instagram
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"Is COVID quietly sabotaging our immune systems?" by @nicktsergas.ca
Featuring two of the most banal quotes I have ever given in my career. Glad others were more insightful in their commentary!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/06/i...
Featuring two of the most banal quotes I have ever given in my career. Glad others were more insightful in their commentary!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/06/i...
Is COVID quietly sabotaging our immune systems?
Experts are increasingly coalescing around the view that COVID has weakened our immune systems, leaving us vulnerable to other infections
www.canadianaffairs.news
April 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"Is COVID quietly sabotaging our immune systems?" by @nicktsergas.ca
Featuring two of the most banal quotes I have ever given in my career. Glad others were more insightful in their commentary!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/06/i...
Featuring two of the most banal quotes I have ever given in my career. Glad others were more insightful in their commentary!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/06/i...
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The number of American adults in the labour force with a disability since Covid
April 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The number of American adults in the labour force with a disability since Covid
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really amazing and inspiring Crick lecture @crick.ac.uk today by Akiko Iwasaki @virusesimmunity.bsky.social. Long COVID/PASC and similar diseases are affecting so many lives. Their contribution to an improved understanding and possible treatment/prevention strategies truly is impressive.
March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
really amazing and inspiring Crick lecture @crick.ac.uk today by Akiko Iwasaki @virusesimmunity.bsky.social. Long COVID/PASC and similar diseases are affecting so many lives. Their contribution to an improved understanding and possible treatment/prevention strategies truly is impressive.
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So grateful to the NHK for featuring me in their NHK World program 🙏 Cracking the Complexity of Long COVID
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Cracking the Complexity of Long COVID: Akiko Iwasaki / Professor of Immunobiology, Yale University - Direct Talk | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Dr. Akiko Iwasaki has devoted her career to studying vaccines, to ward off infectious diseases. She talks about breakthroughs in understanding Long COVID, and the importance of diverse voices in scien...
www3.nhk.or.jp
March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So grateful to the NHK for featuring me in their NHK World program 🙏 Cracking the Complexity of Long COVID
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
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At 7:10 AM Tuesday, hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social talk to @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on CBC Early Edition about the parties' housing platforms in the upcoming federal election.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn | Live Radio | CBC Listen
The Early Edition is Vancouver's connection to the latest breaking local news, interviews that cut through the spin, and community stories and personalities that surprise and delight.
www.cbc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
At 7:10 AM Tuesday, hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social talk to @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on CBC Early Edition about the parties' housing platforms in the upcoming federal election.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Poilievre gets torched in this article.
Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates
#NeverVoteConservative #Don'tVoteForHate
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates
#NeverVoteConservative #Don'tVoteForHate
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates | CBC News
Pierre Poilievre's pitch to Indigenous voters has focused on resource development and economic reconciliation but some Indigenous advocates say they are concerned about his record on issues like resid...
www.cbc.ca
April 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Poilievre gets torched in this article.
Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates
#NeverVoteConservative #Don'tVoteForHate
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates
#NeverVoteConservative #Don'tVoteForHate
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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It’s simple: it’s anti-Black racism.
April 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It’s simple: it’s anti-Black racism.
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In disaster-stricken Okanagan, a conspicuous silence from Poilievre www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/07/a...
In disaster-stricken Okanagan, a conspicuous silence from Poilievre
At a packed rally in Penticton, BC, Pierre Poilievre didn't mention climate change, despite the region suffering increasing fires, floods, crop failures and smoke taint. Supporters didn't mind.
www.nationalobserver.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
In disaster-stricken Okanagan, a conspicuous silence from Poilievre www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/07/a...
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Well, Poilievre didn't remove Aaron Gunn from running in the North Island-Powell River riding, despite his residential school genocide denialism, gender pay gap denialism and other far-rightery. That guy will have designs on CPC leadership so it was a dumb move in many different ways #cdnpoli
This is the last day to remove a candidate for the election - after that, they appear on the ballot. Poilievre has 'til the end of the day to remove Aaron Gunn.
"Friendly"? I don't think so.
#cdnpoli
"Friendly"? I don't think so.
#cdnpoli
April 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Well, Poilievre didn't remove Aaron Gunn from running in the North Island-Powell River riding, despite his residential school genocide denialism, gender pay gap denialism and other far-rightery. That guy will have designs on CPC leadership so it was a dumb move in many different ways #cdnpoli
This is so disingenuous. If a sitting MLA can make this kind of “mistake” I think her competency is seriously in question. But even more shocking is the fact that Brennan Day claims not to have agreed to have his name on this letter. #dropthegunn
Kindy's surprise!
Shocker! Someone who hangs around far-right figures and doesn't know how to do her job supports Aaron Gunn.
www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/bc-unit...
Shocker! Someone who hangs around far-right figures and doesn't know how to do her job supports Aaron Gunn.
www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/bc-unit...
April 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This is so disingenuous. If a sitting MLA can make this kind of “mistake” I think her competency is seriously in question. But even more shocking is the fact that Brennan Day claims not to have agreed to have his name on this letter. #dropthegunn
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Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day walks back his name on a letter that supported Aaron Gunn and denied that anything he said was racist or wrong. Hmm... you'd think you wouldn't wait days if someone signed your name without you knowing.
#bcpoli #DroptheGunn #canpoli
#bcpoli #DroptheGunn #canpoli
April 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day walks back his name on a letter that supported Aaron Gunn and denied that anything he said was racist or wrong. Hmm... you'd think you wouldn't wait days if someone signed your name without you knowing.
#bcpoli #DroptheGunn #canpoli
#bcpoli #DroptheGunn #canpoli
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Israel executes 15 medics, and it doesn't even ruffle the surface of our election conversation? Shame.
Canadian-made arms reach Israel via the USA, despite Liberal promises to halt that.
Enough is enough. We need a real arms embargo.
End Canada's complicity in genocide.
Canadian-made arms reach Israel via the USA, despite Liberal promises to halt that.
Enough is enough. We need a real arms embargo.
End Canada's complicity in genocide.
Mark Carney's Liberals are dodging questions about a CDN company's contract to supply the Israeli military with up to $78.8 million of artillery propellants, despite Joly's promise to block military exports to Israel last year. @readthemaple.bsky.social www.readthemaple.com/the-liberals...
The Liberals Are Dodging Questions About A New Israeli Arms Contract
It’s unclear whether the Liberal government knew about the deal before it was reported by Project Ploughshares.
www.readthemaple.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Israel executes 15 medics, and it doesn't even ruffle the surface of our election conversation? Shame.
Canadian-made arms reach Israel via the USA, despite Liberal promises to halt that.
Enough is enough. We need a real arms embargo.
End Canada's complicity in genocide.
Canadian-made arms reach Israel via the USA, despite Liberal promises to halt that.
Enough is enough. We need a real arms embargo.
End Canada's complicity in genocide.
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In March 2020, embattled Conservative Party candidate Aaron Gunn said colonialism is used as a “convenient excuse” by people who have “problems in their lives” and is an importation of “victim culture.”
April 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In March 2020, embattled Conservative Party candidate Aaron Gunn said colonialism is used as a “convenient excuse” by people who have “problems in their lives” and is an importation of “victim culture.”
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One thing I always remember about Aaron Gunn is how he needed a police escort to make a documentary in the DTES.
I’m a small middle aged woman who’s covered many DTES issues, gone inside SROs and homeless encampments - and I certainly didn’t need police to help get the story 🙄
I’m a small middle aged woman who’s covered many DTES issues, gone inside SROs and homeless encampments - and I certainly didn’t need police to help get the story 🙄
April 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
One thing I always remember about Aaron Gunn is how he needed a police escort to make a documentary in the DTES.
I’m a small middle aged woman who’s covered many DTES issues, gone inside SROs and homeless encampments - and I certainly didn’t need police to help get the story 🙄
I’m a small middle aged woman who’s covered many DTES issues, gone inside SROs and homeless encampments - and I certainly didn’t need police to help get the story 🙄