sizlingh
@sizlingh.bsky.social
interests include harm reduction and communication … I’ll fill in the rest later
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"When the American Medical Association announced its ... decision to reject excited delirium as a diagnosis, the organization acknowledged [excited delirium] is 'disproportionately cited in cases where Black men die in law enforcement custody.'"
"Mazin Zaim died in hospital on Oct. 2, 2023, nearly two weeks after he was handcuffed, hog-tied and pinned down by Edmonton Police Service officers."
The "autopsy report confirming [..] excited delirium."
"[E]xcited delirium has been rejected as a diagnosis."
#Alberta #Canada #Policing
The "autopsy report confirming [..] excited delirium."
"[E]xcited delirium has been rejected as a diagnosis."
#Alberta #Canada #Policing
Mazin Zaim Died After Being Arrested. His Autopsy Cites Excited Delirium
Alberta rejects the controversial diagnosis as a cause of death. So why is it all over this report?
thetyee.ca
July 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"When the American Medical Association announced its ... decision to reject excited delirium as a diagnosis, the organization acknowledged [excited delirium] is 'disproportionately cited in cases where Black men die in law enforcement custody.'"
If the Canadian left could just absorb this one simple lesson…
imagine voting for positive change rather than the lesser evil
Zohran will keep winning because he is offering people something to vote FOR instead of telling them what they need to vote against
Zohran will keep winning because he is offering people something to vote FOR instead of telling them what they need to vote against
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If the Canadian left could just absorb this one simple lesson…
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imagine voting for positive change rather than the lesser evil
Zohran will keep winning because he is offering people something to vote FOR instead of telling them what they need to vote against
Zohran will keep winning because he is offering people something to vote FOR instead of telling them what they need to vote against
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
imagine voting for positive change rather than the lesser evil
Zohran will keep winning because he is offering people something to vote FOR instead of telling them what they need to vote against
Zohran will keep winning because he is offering people something to vote FOR instead of telling them what they need to vote against
Also no porn would be bad.
This cultural swing towards Puritanism is not a good thing.
Pleasure is good. Sex is good. Have a beer. Have an orgasm. Enjoy life. Ask who benefits from your lack of leisure.
Consenting adults jerking off to other consenting adults is a pillar of a free society.
This cultural swing towards Puritanism is not a good thing.
Pleasure is good. Sex is good. Have a beer. Have an orgasm. Enjoy life. Ask who benefits from your lack of leisure.
Consenting adults jerking off to other consenting adults is a pillar of a free society.
Yes, this is bad for porn.
But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:
This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:
This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
BREAKING: SCOTUS upholds Texas' age verification law that requires ID to access adult websites
June 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Also no porn would be bad.
This cultural swing towards Puritanism is not a good thing.
Pleasure is good. Sex is good. Have a beer. Have an orgasm. Enjoy life. Ask who benefits from your lack of leisure.
Consenting adults jerking off to other consenting adults is a pillar of a free society.
This cultural swing towards Puritanism is not a good thing.
Pleasure is good. Sex is good. Have a beer. Have an orgasm. Enjoy life. Ask who benefits from your lack of leisure.
Consenting adults jerking off to other consenting adults is a pillar of a free society.
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Yes, this is bad for porn.
But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:
This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:
This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
BREAKING: SCOTUS upholds Texas' age verification law that requires ID to access adult websites
June 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Yes, this is bad for porn.
But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:
This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
But porn famously has no clear legal definition. As such:
This is a direct path to censoring anything the GOP wants to censor and can argue is “adult” - info on birth control, queer identity, anything about trans people or gender diversity or safe sex or HIV or drag or
Things I think all Americans get access to before smart watches: clean water, literacy skills, a primary care physician, nutrient rich food, the internet, the job market, housing …
Can’t wait for a time when Americans will be denied access to life saving drugs and therapies based on their step count, and sleep scores.
RFK Jr: "My vision that is every American is wearing a wearable within four years."
June 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Things I think all Americans get access to before smart watches: clean water, literacy skills, a primary care physician, nutrient rich food, the internet, the job market, housing …
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It isn't immoral to take drugs.
It is immoral not to change the policy responsible.
Heartbreaking speeches at @anyoneschild.bsky.social 10 year anniversary event. Feeling angry & motivated - we must get drug reform.
It is immoral not to change the policy responsible.
Heartbreaking speeches at @anyoneschild.bsky.social 10 year anniversary event. Feeling angry & motivated - we must get drug reform.
June 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It isn't immoral to take drugs.
It is immoral not to change the policy responsible.
Heartbreaking speeches at @anyoneschild.bsky.social 10 year anniversary event. Feeling angry & motivated - we must get drug reform.
It is immoral not to change the policy responsible.
Heartbreaking speeches at @anyoneschild.bsky.social 10 year anniversary event. Feeling angry & motivated - we must get drug reform.
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🛑 Harm reduction saves lives — if resourced.
On 26 June, join the #EU4HBoost webinar to demand a European drug policy that centers health, evidence, and community care:
idpc.net/events/2025/...
#SupportDontPunish
On 26 June, join the #EU4HBoost webinar to demand a European drug policy that centers health, evidence, and community care:
idpc.net/events/2025/...
#SupportDontPunish
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EU Drug Policy Campaign 2025: A Call to Invest in a European Health-Based Drug Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In 2025, the European Union will adopt a new EU Drug Strategy that will define the political direction and priorities for the period 2026–2030. While the current strategy (2021–2025) recognises the…
us02web.zoom.us
June 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🛑 Harm reduction saves lives — if resourced.
On 26 June, join the #EU4HBoost webinar to demand a European drug policy that centers health, evidence, and community care:
idpc.net/events/2025/...
#SupportDontPunish
On 26 June, join the #EU4HBoost webinar to demand a European drug policy that centers health, evidence, and community care:
idpc.net/events/2025/...
#SupportDontPunish
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"Decades of demonizing nicotine to discourage smoking now make this a difficult pill to swallow," writes Dr. Charles Gardner.
But such campaigns "harm millions of neurodivergent people who benefit, or could benefit, from nicotine’s cognitive effects."
But such campaigns "harm millions of neurodivergent people who benefit, or could benefit, from nicotine’s cognitive effects."
The Overlooked Benefits of Nicotine for Mental and Cognitive Health
The public health campaign against nicotine, which can be used safely, harms millions of neurodivergent people.
filtermag.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Decades of demonizing nicotine to discourage smoking now make this a difficult pill to swallow," writes Dr. Charles Gardner.
But such campaigns "harm millions of neurodivergent people who benefit, or could benefit, from nicotine’s cognitive effects."
But such campaigns "harm millions of neurodivergent people who benefit, or could benefit, from nicotine’s cognitive effects."
What do we think the chances are that a “journalist” who can be bought by billionaires turns out to be an ethical politician? 🤔
"As Canada’s parliament gets into motion following the spring federal election, it has one new member who has played a particularly pivotal role in the country’s rightward shift on drug policy," writes @godfrey.bsky.social:
How New MP Aaron Gunn Helped Turn Canada Against Harm Reduction
Canada's parliament has one new member who has played a particularly pivotal role in the country’s rightward shift on drug policy.
filtermag.org
June 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What do we think the chances are that a “journalist” who can be bought by billionaires turns out to be an ethical politician? 🤔
😤
"As Canada’s parliament gets into motion following the spring federal election, it has one new member who has played a particularly pivotal role in the country’s rightward shift on drug policy," writes @godfrey.bsky.social:
How New MP Aaron Gunn Helped Turn Canada Against Harm Reduction
Canada's parliament has one new member who has played a particularly pivotal role in the country’s rightward shift on drug policy.
filtermag.org
June 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
😤
“We looked at the facts, we saw the facts but we want to be clear with you: we don’t care about the facts”
“We look at evidence, we have experts, we have the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs who offer advice, we look at evidence all the time. But I... want to be clear with you, we do not support drug consumption facilities, it’s not our policy and we will not be amending the Misuse of Drugs Act.”
June 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“We looked at the facts, we saw the facts but we want to be clear with you: we don’t care about the facts”
These tools could save lives. Instead they perpetuate dangerous mythologies.
Factual health information should be accessible to everyone. That’s how we empower people to make informed decisions based on their needs and context.
Factual health information should be accessible to everyone. That’s how we empower people to make informed decisions based on their needs and context.
The current META AI feature recently added in WhatsApp is more useless than Facebook itself.
#HarmReduction? Forget about it with Mark’s platforms.
#HarmReduction? Forget about it with Mark’s platforms.
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
These tools could save lives. Instead they perpetuate dangerous mythologies.
Factual health information should be accessible to everyone. That’s how we empower people to make informed decisions based on their needs and context.
Factual health information should be accessible to everyone. That’s how we empower people to make informed decisions based on their needs and context.
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this is maddening and incredibly true
After over a decade we *finally* start seeing a drop in the overdose death rates & thanks to MAGA we’re going to go & undo that progress as fast as we can.
Found out today that my state cut all preexisting funding for overdose prevention, addiction, & “harm reduction efforts to reduce overdose rates and deaths.”
The city I live and work in has as many overdose deaths as San Francisco and my state is in the top worst for overdose for the past 15 years.
The city I live and work in has as many overdose deaths as San Francisco and my state is in the top worst for overdose for the past 15 years.
June 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
this is maddening and incredibly true
June 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.
June 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.
Mtl: what happened to the street workers, street nurses, community centres, community clinics etc?
they all got replaced with cops #defundthepolice
they all got replaced with cops #defundthepolice
the police have defunded us.
“Defund the police” was in fact a great slogan.
June 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Mtl: what happened to the street workers, street nurses, community centres, community clinics etc?
they all got replaced with cops #defundthepolice
they all got replaced with cops #defundthepolice
Another myth about supervised consumption sites debunked.
Supervised consumption sites have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in Canada.
Supervised consumption sites have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in Canada.
New findings debunk stereotypes around violent crime and Toronto's supervised consumption sites.
Canada has been a global leader in SCS, with private organizations establishing 47 locations across the country and has prevented 64,000 fatal overdoses
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/homi...
Canada has been a global leader in SCS, with private organizations establishing 47 locations across the country and has prevented 64,000 fatal overdoses
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/homi...
Homicide Rates Near Supervised Consumption Sites: A Study from Canada | Think Global Health
New findings debunk stereotypes around violent crime and Toronto's supervised consumption sites
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
June 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Another myth about supervised consumption sites debunked.
Supervised consumption sites have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in Canada.
Supervised consumption sites have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in Canada.
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“for every case of a home invader killed by a firearm, 37 suicides occurred.”
excellent commentary from Cedric Dark on a study (next post in thread) on defensive gun use vs the dangers of gun ownership
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
March 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“for every case of a home invader killed by a firearm, 37 suicides occurred.”
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Rubio says the US will now start revoking green cards
March 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Rubio says the US will now start revoking green cards
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the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps
block the path
block the path
March 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps
block the path
block the path
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Montreal has received a ‘historic’ 74 cm of snow since last Thursday
Montreal has received a 'historic' 74 cm of snow since last Thursday
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has issued a statement about the "historic" 74 cm of snow that the city has received since last Thursday.
cultmtl.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Montreal has received a ‘historic’ 74 cm of snow since last Thursday