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Excuse the lack of info - just starting to move in here
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“The Chinese seem to say that this variant would have a growth advantage. it enters cells faster and reproduces. Its specificities probably foreshadow that this variant of the virus will become the majority in the future”
France has a 19% positivity rate right now.
Mask up folks.
France has a 19% positivity rate right now.
Mask up folks.
INFO BFMTV. Covid-19: un nouveau variant inquiétant identifié pour la première fois en France
La souche NB.1.8.1 du Covid-19 a été identifiée sur le territoire français pour la première fois comme l'a appris BFMTV du Centre national de référence de Lyon en charge des variants émergents. Cette ...
www.bfmtv.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“The Chinese seem to say that this variant would have a growth advantage. it enters cells faster and reproduces. Its specificities probably foreshadow that this variant of the virus will become the majority in the future”
France has a 19% positivity rate right now.
Mask up folks.
France has a 19% positivity rate right now.
Mask up folks.
This joyful news ends Netflix (along with the renewal of North of North) being on my list of ‘elbows up’ boycott. I may eat Ben & Jerry’s while tuning in.
“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.
‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal
“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This joyful news ends Netflix (along with the renewal of North of North) being on my list of ‘elbows up’ boycott. I may eat Ben & Jerry’s while tuning in.
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May 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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@thestar.com if you (straight faced) can report “..the cycling lobby, that wields influence at city hall with bureaucrats and elected officials...”, I have a hot tip for you ➡️ check out the sway the auto driver lobby has with government and budget priorities. It’s 🔥
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford’s budget will target more Toronto bike lanes
Sources say the budget will include the removal of the bike lanes on Queen's Park Crescent and on Avenue Road south of Davenport.
www.thestar.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@thestar.com if you (straight faced) can report “..the cycling lobby, that wields influence at city hall with bureaucrats and elected officials...”, I have a hot tip for you ➡️ check out the sway the auto driver lobby has with government and budget priorities. It’s 🔥
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Canada is dealing with a massive measles outbreak
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social shares lessons from the Texas outbreak that can help us
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social shares lessons from the Texas outbreak that can help us
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Vaccine expert Peter Hotez on the resurgence of measles, antivaccination movement and RFK Jr.
The doctor and author, who has warned of the dangers of the anti-vaccine movement, says what is being seen with measles has been ‘developing for the last 10 years’, and accelerated during the COVID-19...
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Canada is dealing with a massive measles outbreak
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social shares lessons from the Texas outbreak that can help us
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social shares lessons from the Texas outbreak that can help us
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Argh, new Pope has a twitter account that will make quitting that negative zone hard. I guess his job is to provide light in darkness, so it makes sense for him to keep a space there
May 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Argh, new Pope has a twitter account that will make quitting that negative zone hard. I guess his job is to provide light in darkness, so it makes sense for him to keep a space there
👇🏼 vaccines are the most effective & game changing intervention in dramatically reducing child mortality & morbidity. All efforts need to be taken to increase access. It’s inconceivable that barriers are being increased
The global body that vaccinates children in most low-income countries is assessing if US tariffs apply to vaccines, and how much tariffs will drive up vaccine prices (and therefore reduce vaccination rates) genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/the-gavi-b...
The Gavi Briefing: On The Funding Crisis, The Immunization Agenda, And The African Vaccines Manufacturing Accelerator
Newsletter Edition #267 [The Files In-Depth]
genevahealthfiles.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
👇🏼 vaccines are the most effective & game changing intervention in dramatically reducing child mortality & morbidity. All efforts need to be taken to increase access. It’s inconceivable that barriers are being increased
Education is a pierre angulaire in réconciliation. In this period of (in general) increased national unity, let’s take time to ⬆️ knowledge on the legal foundations of 🇨🇦, treaties between nations. A cross-Canada check up of sorts
May 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Education is a pierre angulaire in réconciliation. In this period of (in general) increased national unity, let’s take time to ⬆️ knowledge on the legal foundations of 🇨🇦, treaties between nations. A cross-Canada check up of sorts
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Today is Red Dress Day.
As an Indigenous woman, this day is deeply personal. We carry the stories of our sisters, our aunties, our daughters — too many taken, too many still missing.
Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance. But it must also be a call to action.
As an Indigenous woman, this day is deeply personal. We carry the stories of our sisters, our aunties, our daughters — too many taken, too many still missing.
Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance. But it must also be a call to action.
May 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today is Red Dress Day.
As an Indigenous woman, this day is deeply personal. We carry the stories of our sisters, our aunties, our daughters — too many taken, too many still missing.
Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance. But it must also be a call to action.
As an Indigenous woman, this day is deeply personal. We carry the stories of our sisters, our aunties, our daughters — too many taken, too many still missing.
Red Dress Day is a day of remembrance. But it must also be a call to action.
In advance of the 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 head of state meeting, 🇨🇦ians I strongly recommend watching this recent panel discussion with the 🇨🇦 Ambassador to the US (who by the way, I am so impressed with as she has captained our ship there in an unrelenting storm):
youtu.be/WbwxQFuh3zQ?...
youtu.be/WbwxQFuh3zQ?...
What’s Next for the U.S.-Canada Relationship? | The Atlantic Festival 2025
YouTube video by The Atlantic
youtu.be
May 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In advance of the 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 head of state meeting, 🇨🇦ians I strongly recommend watching this recent panel discussion with the 🇨🇦 Ambassador to the US (who by the way, I am so impressed with as she has captained our ship there in an unrelenting storm):
youtu.be/WbwxQFuh3zQ?...
youtu.be/WbwxQFuh3zQ?...
Any panel, article, news program on separatism that doesn’t include the legalities of treaties, & share treaty land maps, is incomplete and doesn’t reach the bar for publication. Remember “signed treaties are constitutionally protected international agreements”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Separatist rhetoric' in Alberta is 'harmful and divisive for all': FSIN | CBC News
A U of Regina professor and treaty rights expert says if a secession referendum came up in Saskatchewan, First Nations would take a strong stand against it, in the same way Indigenous people did durin...
www.cbc.ca
May 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Any panel, article, news program on separatism that doesn’t include the legalities of treaties, & share treaty land maps, is incomplete and doesn’t reach the bar for publication. Remember “signed treaties are constitutionally protected international agreements”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
🇨🇦ians - the Canadian Denral Care Plan is expanding. See if you are able to meet requirements if you don’t have other coverage. (Sorry for the bad visual, it’s from the place birds used to talk)
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
🇨🇦ians - the Canadian Denral Care Plan is expanding. See if you are able to meet requirements if you don’t have other coverage. (Sorry for the bad visual, it’s from the place birds used to talk)
Yessss 🎉🎉 representation matters
12 Indigenous candidates elected in 2025 federal election
Northern ridings with many Indigenous voters help Liberals win government #Canada #FederalElection
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Northern ridings with many Indigenous voters help Liberals win government #Canada #FederalElection
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
12 Indigenous candidates elected in 2025 federal election | CBC News
Twelve First Nations, Inuit or Métis people were elected as the ballot count continues on Tuesday in the 2025 general election.
www.cbc.ca
April 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Yessss 🎉🎉 representation matters
Québec, je m'en souviendrai. Merci
April 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Québec, je m'en souviendrai. Merci
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In case anyone is looking
April 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In case anyone is looking
In 2014 when in 🇦🇫 the Taliban were fire bombing voting centres & cutting off citizens fingers marked in blue showing they voted. Afghans held strong and waited hours @ risk to exercise their right. 🇨🇦ians - voting is a responsibility as well as a right of citizenship. Do what it takes to make your X
April 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
In 2014 when in 🇦🇫 the Taliban were fire bombing voting centres & cutting off citizens fingers marked in blue showing they voted. Afghans held strong and waited hours @ risk to exercise their right. 🇨🇦ians - voting is a responsibility as well as a right of citizenship. Do what it takes to make your X
As a Gen X’er, j’adore the duo of Body Break coming back to encourage vote participation
This is so Canadian. Body Break doing a special elbows up get out to vote segment.
April 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
As a Gen X’er, j’adore the duo of Body Break coming back to encourage vote participation
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“correctly portraying scientific consensus as convergent evidence rather than scientists’ opinions will further the goal of showing why vetted and validated science is a crucial ingredient of policy decisions around the world.”
#Scicomm 🧪 #FactsMatter
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Scicomm 🧪 #FactsMatter
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Convergence and consensus
In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...
www.science.org
April 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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The typical Canadian has a higher standard of living than the typical American. We are healthier, live 3 years longer, face much less inequality and are happier. These outcomes are not accidents. They reflect deliberate policy choices.”
@jimbostanford.bsky.social on Canada’s GDP per capita:
@jimbostanford.bsky.social on Canada’s GDP per capita:
Is Canada poorer than Alabama? A reality check on economic comparisons
Canada’s lower per capita GDP doesn’t mean lower living standards. Most Canadians are better off than their U.S. counterparts.
policyoptions.irpp.org
April 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The typical Canadian has a higher standard of living than the typical American. We are healthier, live 3 years longer, face much less inequality and are happier. These outcomes are not accidents. They reflect deliberate policy choices.”
@jimbostanford.bsky.social on Canada’s GDP per capita:
@jimbostanford.bsky.social on Canada’s GDP per capita:
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Face à la résistance croissante aux insecticides et aux traitements, l’innovation est essentielle. Moustiquaires de nouvelle génération, vaccins, stratégies intégrées : les solutions existent, mais doivent être financées et déployées sans retard.
via @afrique.rfi.fr :
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
via @afrique.rfi.fr :
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
Santé: le paludisme touche toujours largement l'Afrique et ne sera certainement pas éradiqué en 2030
Ce vendredi 25 avril est la journée internationale de lutte contre le paludisme. Plus de 263 millions de personnes ont contracté la maladie en 2023, dernière année pour laquelle des chiffres sont disp...
www.rfi.fr
April 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Face à la résistance croissante aux insecticides et aux traitements, l’innovation est essentielle. Moustiquaires de nouvelle génération, vaccins, stratégies intégrées : les solutions existent, mais doivent être financées et déployées sans retard.
via @afrique.rfi.fr :
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
via @afrique.rfi.fr :
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
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Projected deaths from cessation of USAID PEPFAR funding
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths
The impact of the PEPFAR funding freeze on HIV deaths and infections: a mathematical modelling study of seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The sudden cessation of PEPFAR funding likely results in tens of thousands of HIV
deaths and new infections. These losses of life and health should compel the United
States government to rapidly and f...
www.thelancet.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Projected deaths from cessation of USAID PEPFAR funding
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths
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📅 Live ➡️ @cgdev.org & @theirworld.bsky.social are holding a discussion on the benefits of supporting early childhood development & childcare, and how to increase investment in these years to achieve the triple dividend for children, women, & economies.
Tune in ⬇️
bit.ly/4lKIcXW
Tune in ⬇️
bit.ly/4lKIcXW
Increasing Financing for the Early Years: Returns for Children, Women, and Economies
Join CGD and Theirworld, in partnership with the Act for Early Years campaign, for a high-level discussion with experts and policymakers from finance and early childhood development.
bit.ly
April 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📅 Live ➡️ @cgdev.org & @theirworld.bsky.social are holding a discussion on the benefits of supporting early childhood development & childcare, and how to increase investment in these years to achieve the triple dividend for children, women, & economies.
Tune in ⬇️
bit.ly/4lKIcXW
Tune in ⬇️
bit.ly/4lKIcXW
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World’s biggest companies have caused US$28-trillion in climate damage, study estimates. They should be held accountable, like tobacco companies, by @borenbears.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/int... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChange
World’s biggest companies have caused US$28-trillion in climate damage, study estimates
A Dartmouth College research team came up with the estimated pollution caused by 111 companies, with more than half of the total dollar figure coming from 10 fossil fuel providers
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
World’s biggest companies have caused US$28-trillion in climate damage, study estimates. They should be held accountable, like tobacco companies, by @borenbears.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/int... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChange
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Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
April 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”