Corey Ranger
@nurseranger.bsky.social
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Corey Ranger
@nurseranger.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Evaluating the risks for nurses of fentanyl exposure and the harms of perpetuating exposure misinformation
www.canadian-nurse.com
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Evaluating the risk for nurses of fentanyl exposure and the harms of perpetuating exposure misinformation.
From Serena Eagland, @pattywilson.bsky.social and me!
www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-con...
Evaluating the risk for nurses of fentanyl exposure and the harms of perpetuating exposure misinformation.
From Serena Eagland, @pattywilson.bsky.social and me!
www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-con...
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Governments reframed the emergency as one of ‘addiction’ to PREVENT the wider public from recognizing that the cause of this catastrophe is drug prohibition, a law that government can change
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Governments reframed the emergency as one of ‘addiction’ to PREVENT the wider public from recognizing that the cause of this catastrophe is drug prohibition, a law that government can change
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Every Sunday I try to catch up on the articles and stories that I should have read days/weeks/months/years ago—the infinity tabs on my safari app.
Most of them aren’t worth the read, but here are a few that you should check out if you haven’t already!
ICYMI
🧵
Most of them aren’t worth the read, but here are a few that you should check out if you haven’t already!
ICYMI
🧵
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Every Sunday I try to catch up on the articles and stories that I should have read days/weeks/months/years ago—the infinity tabs on my safari app.
Most of them aren’t worth the read, but here are a few that you should check out if you haven’t already!
ICYMI
🧵
Most of them aren’t worth the read, but here are a few that you should check out if you haven’t already!
ICYMI
🧵
Reposted by Corey Ranger
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by Corey Ranger
Every news item about drugs in which the only sources are police is disinformation and a disservice to the public
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Every news item about drugs in which the only sources are police is disinformation and a disservice to the public
Reposted by Corey Ranger
Reposted by Corey Ranger
North Cowichan began dismantling the Lewis Street encampment on Nov. 17 moving about 75 residents to new sites. The Cowichan Community Care Network says the move puts people at risk of violence and overdoses as the new sites are further away from the Warmland Shelter and overdose prevention site.
Advocates worry that moving Lewis Street encampment endangers residents who have nowhere else to go – The Discourse.
North Cowichan said it will service and provide ‘temporary’ sheltering sites, while Cowichan Valley sees a spike in overdoses.
thediscourse.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
North Cowichan began dismantling the Lewis Street encampment on Nov. 17 moving about 75 residents to new sites. The Cowichan Community Care Network says the move puts people at risk of violence and overdoses as the new sites are further away from the Warmland Shelter and overdose prevention site.
“Not including nursing as a professional degree is more than an affront to the nation's most trusted profession—it is serious blow to the health of our nation."
Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree’
🤬 How ridiculous is this!!?
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
@americannurses.bsky.social @nurseashleyor.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @pedsnursejulie.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
🤬 How ridiculous is this!!?
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
@americannurses.bsky.social @nurseashleyor.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social @nursesarah18.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @pedsnursejulie.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Not including nursing as a professional degree is more than an affront to the nation's most trusted profession—it is serious blow to the health of our nation."
Reposted by Corey Ranger
The fact that this was predictable means it was also PREVENTABLE
From November 18:
“The people who were living there were moved on Tuesday, but they’re not all in a better place.”
From November 19:
“Island Health issued an overdose advisory for the Cowichan area on Wednesday morning, warning of an increased number of drug poisonings in the region.”
Fuck.
“The people who were living there were moved on Tuesday, but they’re not all in a better place.”
From November 19:
“Island Health issued an overdose advisory for the Cowichan area on Wednesday morning, warning of an increased number of drug poisonings in the region.”
Fuck.
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The fact that this was predictable means it was also PREVENTABLE
You really have to read both of @kwardvancouver.bsky.social’s skeet’s to get how fucked up this is. I’ll just put the headlines side by side.
Displacement and evictions are forms of violence. They result in very observable harms including death and irreparable injury.
#bcpoli
Displacement and evictions are forms of violence. They result in very observable harms including death and irreparable injury.
#bcpoli
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
You really have to read both of @kwardvancouver.bsky.social’s skeet’s to get how fucked up this is. I’ll just put the headlines side by side.
Displacement and evictions are forms of violence. They result in very observable harms including death and irreparable injury.
#bcpoli
Displacement and evictions are forms of violence. They result in very observable harms including death and irreparable injury.
#bcpoli
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The people who had been living in the encampments were evicted to nowhere
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The people who had been living in the encampments were evicted to nowhere
Reposted by Corey Ranger
People will die in this facility.
Winnipeg’s centrally located detox facility is almost done and the facility will be used to hold people coming down from substances if they cause disturbances in public.
There are plans to build similar facilities in Brandon and Thompson, Manitoba.
There are plans to build similar facilities in Brandon and Thompson, Manitoba.
The Manitoba government unveils almost completed 72-hour detox facility | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
People will die in this facility.
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People who use drugs are human beings, therefore they have human rights.
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Commissioner’s position on the toxic drug crisis, calling for an evidence-based response that centers public health and compassion.
bchumanrights.ca
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
People who use drugs are human beings, therefore they have human rights.
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
We applaud the BC Human Rights Commissioner for sticking to the science and being an unequivocal champion for the rights of our patients.
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
#bcpoli
“her group is prepared to offer McNeil-Smith the same emergency weather kits that Sidney will be handing out this winter — containing waterproof sleeping bags, ponchos, hand warmers and socks — so the mayor can experience a small piece of what it’s like to live on the street.”
#bcpoli
#bcpoli
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
“her group is prepared to offer McNeil-Smith the same emergency weather kits that Sidney will be handing out this winter — containing waterproof sleeping bags, ponchos, hand warmers and socks — so the mayor can experience a small piece of what it’s like to live on the street.”
#bcpoli
#bcpoli
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Refusing to fund SNAP is ableism.
Cutting Medicaid is ableism.
Terminating ACA subsidies is ableism.
Slashing affordable housing is ableism.
This regime has a very clear eugenics agenda.
They’re targeting services they know disabled people rely on to survive.
We are not expendable.
Cutting Medicaid is ableism.
Terminating ACA subsidies is ableism.
Slashing affordable housing is ableism.
This regime has a very clear eugenics agenda.
They’re targeting services they know disabled people rely on to survive.
We are not expendable.
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Refusing to fund SNAP is ableism.
Cutting Medicaid is ableism.
Terminating ACA subsidies is ableism.
Slashing affordable housing is ableism.
This regime has a very clear eugenics agenda.
They’re targeting services they know disabled people rely on to survive.
We are not expendable.
Cutting Medicaid is ableism.
Terminating ACA subsidies is ableism.
Slashing affordable housing is ableism.
This regime has a very clear eugenics agenda.
They’re targeting services they know disabled people rely on to survive.
We are not expendable.
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Jesse Butler raped & strangled two girls…
One ended up in hospital.
He managed a plea deal as a “youthful offender”. He was 17.
He won’t serve time.
How come Jesse avoids jail time because he’s a “kid”… yet the Epstein survivors are being reframed as women?
Rape culture
One ended up in hospital.
He managed a plea deal as a “youthful offender”. He was 17.
He won’t serve time.
How come Jesse avoids jail time because he’s a “kid”… yet the Epstein survivors are being reframed as women?
Rape culture
Outrage mounts in Oklahoma over plea deal for rapist: ‘That’s sketchy as hell’
Jesse Butler, 18, faced 78 years in prison, but judge reduced sentence to community service and counseling
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Jesse Butler raped & strangled two girls…
One ended up in hospital.
He managed a plea deal as a “youthful offender”. He was 17.
He won’t serve time.
How come Jesse avoids jail time because he’s a “kid”… yet the Epstein survivors are being reframed as women?
Rape culture
One ended up in hospital.
He managed a plea deal as a “youthful offender”. He was 17.
He won’t serve time.
How come Jesse avoids jail time because he’s a “kid”… yet the Epstein survivors are being reframed as women?
Rape culture
Reposted by Corey Ranger
😕 so we don’t HAVE to do this, actually. If there was one crumb of public health leadership…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
😕 so we don’t HAVE to do this, actually. If there was one crumb of public health leadership…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
Elllll ohhh ellll
cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
Elllll ohhh ellll
cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
Victoria’s new police chief is apologizing after presenting incorrect data to Esquimalt council during a $1 million funding request earlier this week.
cheknews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
VicPD chief provides incorrect data to Esquimalt council during funding request
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
Elllll ohhh ellll
cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
“When asked if her error might mean she’d alter her ask since there hasn’t been the 280 per cent spike in crashes Wilson based her funding request on, the chief said no.”
Elllll ohhh ellll
cheknews.ca/vicpd-chief-...
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People who do not use drugs regularly should demand a safe supply
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
People who do not use drugs regularly should demand a safe supply
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change looked me in the eye today and said that the projects Mark Carney announced yesterday must match communities desires, and that Canada has a duty to consult Nations before projects are a part of the One Canadian Economy Act. #COP30
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
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Important update was yesterday B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner said the B.C. gov's approach to drug use has been a human rights violation. Here's to hoping CBC adds that into the story because it's kinda real big.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Important update was yesterday B.C.'s Human Rights Commissioner said the B.C. gov's approach to drug use has been a human rights violation. Here's to hoping CBC adds that into the story because it's kinda real big.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
“Government's obligation is to save lives, reduce harm and improve quality of life for those who have been marginalized, while working toward greater equity for everyone.”
Everyone should take a moment to read this statement from the BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.
#bcpoli
Everyone should take a moment to read this statement from the BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.
#bcpoli
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis would require public policy that recognizes the full humanity of people who use unregulated drugs
which would be a whole new thing
which would be a whole new thing
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“Government's obligation is to save lives, reduce harm and improve quality of life for those who have been marginalized, while working toward greater equity for everyone.”
Everyone should take a moment to read this statement from the BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.
#bcpoli
Everyone should take a moment to read this statement from the BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.
#bcpoli
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”…this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination…”
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
The Commissioner’s position on the toxic drug crisis, calling for an evidence-based response that centers public health and compassion.
bchumanrights.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
”…this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination…”
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner’s Statement on the Toxic Drug Crisis
bchumanrights.ca/resources/pu...
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"Several studies and government reports have found that drug seizures are associated with increased risk of overdose, prevent people from accessing life-saving services or calling emergency services during overdoses, and increase harm to people who use drugs."
“People who are getting clicks and likes online and [we have] a reactive government that is responding to the moral panic to avoid getting voted out … so we have policymakers with extremely liberal backgrounds doing extremely conservative things to retain their position of power,” Ranger said.
“Politicians need to do better, and this case is really, really clear on that.”
Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.
@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.
@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Several studies and government reports have found that drug seizures are associated with increased risk of overdose, prevent people from accessing life-saving services or calling emergency services during overdoses, and increase harm to people who use drugs."