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Travelaholic, chocoholic, Habs fan. #maskup #staysafe
The FDA has been hijacked by anti-vaxxers and anti-science interests. This will kill millions of people.
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FDA may limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans, a move that may limit future shots to older Americans and people at higher risk of serious Covid-19...
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May 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The FDA has been hijacked by anti-vaxxers and anti-science interests. This will kill millions of people.
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Ever feel like your 1 single vote doesn't count for much? Well, not in Terrebonne. That one dude who didn't bother to vote feels pretty stupid right now.
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Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News
After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...
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May 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Ever feel like your 1 single vote doesn't count for much? Well, not in Terrebonne. That one dude who didn't bother to vote feels pretty stupid right now.
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
May 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Legit question: If prior COVID infection makes us immunocompromised, and since pretty much everyone on earth has had a prior COVID infection by now... Can I get a shingles vaccine even if I'm not 50 yet?
#AskingForAFriend #AndThatFriendIsMe
#AskingForAFriend #AndThatFriendIsMe
May 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Legit question: If prior COVID infection makes us immunocompromised, and since pretty much everyone on earth has had a prior COVID infection by now... Can I get a shingles vaccine even if I'm not 50 yet?
#AskingForAFriend #AndThatFriendIsMe
#AskingForAFriend #AndThatFriendIsMe
A very brave young woman to face this kind of abuse with grace and dignity. The anti-Israel hecklers are loud and rude, but that doesn't make them right. #AmIsraelChai
How a Jewish-American student leader faced down hate to become a global influencer https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-jewish-american-student-leader-faced-down-hate-to-become-a-global-influencer/
How a Jewish-American student leader faced down hate to become a global influencer
At anti-Israel protests peaked last year, Tessa Veksler beat a recall vote as UC Santa Barbara student body president. She now features in the top-grossing documentary 'October 8'
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May 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A very brave young woman to face this kind of abuse with grace and dignity. The anti-Israel hecklers are loud and rude, but that doesn't make them right. #AmIsraelChai
Sure, cause this seems like the perfect time to cut back on mental health for students. What could they possibly have to be anxious about? #ohwait
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Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Sure, cause this seems like the perfect time to cut back on mental health for students. What could they possibly have to be anxious about? #ohwait
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This game is nuts! In the best possible way. Only thing wrong with it is that I'm not there in person, as I would've been in the pre-Covid years with my dad. #GoHabsGo
April 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This game is nuts! In the best possible way. Only thing wrong with it is that I'm not there in person, as I would've been in the pre-Covid years with my dad. #GoHabsGo
This is what I've been saying from the start. Combined with his aggressive talk of annexing Canada (and Greenland, and Panama...), Trump's comments on Crimea are about more than just appeasing Putin. He's normalizing territory grabs by force so he can do it himself.
Donald Trump’s peace plan is about much more than Ukraine. “Every line redrawn here makes lines easier to redraw somewhere else,” Tetiana Kotelnykova writes. “Ukraine sees clearly now that appeasement doesn’t end these kinds of wars. It just moves them”:
I’ve Seen How This Plays Out for Ukraine
Appeasement won’t stop Putin.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is what I've been saying from the start. Combined with his aggressive talk of annexing Canada (and Greenland, and Panama...), Trump's comments on Crimea are about more than just appeasing Putin. He's normalizing territory grabs by force so he can do it himself.
Legit want to know what the NHL rule is in the case that both backup goalies get injured. There's only one EBUG right? What if both teams need him? #HabsVsCaps #GoHabsGo
April 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Legit want to know what the NHL rule is in the case that both backup goalies get injured. There's only one EBUG right? What if both teams need him? #HabsVsCaps #GoHabsGo
April 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
On why "you do you" doesn't work to prevent outbreaks of transmissible diseases like measles. Individual decisions have collective consequences.
Read the whole thread.
Read the whole thread.
April 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
On why "you do you" doesn't work to prevent outbreaks of transmissible diseases like measles. Individual decisions have collective consequences.
Read the whole thread.
Read the whole thread.
The worry is that the people who have gone down the far-right rabbit hole are also less likely to respond to polls, calling their accuracy into question.
Monday's election is still far too close for comfort. If you haven't already, make sure to #vote, Canadians!
Monday's election is still far too close for comfort. If you haven't already, make sure to #vote, Canadians!
April 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The worry is that the people who have gone down the far-right rabbit hole are also less likely to respond to polls, calling their accuracy into question.
Monday's election is still far too close for comfort. If you haven't already, make sure to #vote, Canadians!
Monday's election is still far too close for comfort. If you haven't already, make sure to #vote, Canadians!
I hesitate to call this good news, because it was insane to cancel the study in the first place. One reprieve among many other funding cuts is still a disaster in the making for science. But even so.
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In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I hesitate to call this good news, because it was insane to cancel the study in the first place. One reprieve among many other funding cuts is still a disaster in the making for science. But even so.
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When even the PQ thinks the OQLF went too far...
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PQ stands by English slogan rejected by OQLF, says ‘we’ve been using Go Habs Go for 100 years’
Quebec’s language watchdog ordered Montreal’s public transit system to stop using ‘Go’ on bus electronic displays after a complaint.
www.montrealgazette.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
When even the PQ thinks the OQLF went too far...
www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
I guess the fake news wasn't fake enough for him. He wants faker news. Or something. Maybe you shouldn't have promoted his propaganda and helped to get him elected, eh Fox News?
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Trump goes after Fox News for highlighting his cratering economic approval ratings | CNN Business
It’s perhaps a bad day for President Donald Trump when even Fox News is suggesting things may not be going so well.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I guess the fake news wasn't fake enough for him. He wants faker news. Or something. Maybe you shouldn't have promoted his propaganda and helped to get him elected, eh Fox News?
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Quebec has always had a weirdly skewed perception of how borders work, going after those with the most ability to leave the province. This isn't the Soviet Union. All this law will do is chase more doctors out of the Quebec.
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Quebec passes law requiring doctors to work in the public system for 5 years after med school | CBC News
Quebec has officially passed a law requiring doctors to work in the public health-care system for five years after obtaining a medical degree in the province.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Quebec has always had a weirdly skewed perception of how borders work, going after those with the most ability to leave the province. This isn't the Soviet Union. All this law will do is chase more doctors out of the Quebec.
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OMFG. The ramblings of an insane dictator.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
OMFG. The ramblings of an insane dictator.
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" #COVID infections can lead to long-term health effects in nearly every organ system in the body." And each subsequent infection increases these effects.
#WearAMask #StaySafe #StillCoviding
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#WearAMask #StaySafe #StillCoviding
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Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
" #COVID infections can lead to long-term health effects in nearly every organ system in the body." And each subsequent infection increases these effects.
#WearAMask #StaySafe #StillCoviding
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#WearAMask #StaySafe #StillCoviding
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As a COVID cautious person with needlephobia, this is so encouraging. I'd volunteer for this trial if Montrealers were eligible!
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Volunteers needed to test no-needle COVID vaccine made in Hamilton
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April 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
As a COVID cautious person with needlephobia, this is so encouraging. I'd volunteer for this trial if Montrealers were eligible!
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The blows to science keep coming, as Trump forces the NIH to cancel its largest research study focusing on women.
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NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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April 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The blows to science keep coming, as Trump forces the NIH to cancel its largest research study focusing on women.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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