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The air quality in Toronto is worse than any other city in the world right now. Wildfire smoke has had a stranglehold on us for days. Many more people are wearing respirators. Are they living in fear of smoke? Do they need to “just live their lives?” Of course not. Masks work!

submitted 19 hours ago • 16 comments

So, to be clear, Musk has now admitted he funded a man he believes to be a pedophile to be president. And Trump has now admitted that he gave access to high level government secrets to a man he believes to be a big time drug addict. This should be the story on the Sunday shows tomorrow.

submitted 3 hours ago • 180 comments

The internet still holds information for deleted articles, interesting read on mortality from an insurance group.

submitted 12 hours ago • 3 comments

As I sat on a bench a couple walked by and as both of them wore rings I thought to myself: they must love each other. And as I sat on that bench another couple walked by and as both of them wore masks I thought to myself: they must really love each other.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

If our culture wasn't so misinformed and resistant to masks as an air health protection, I would expect officials would issue air alerts and distribute masks in critical wildfire smoke zones. We see water warnings at contaminated beaches but seem to do little about contaminated air. 🤷‍♂️

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Did they even say “Thank you?” 🤡 #OligarchEra

submitted 2 days ago • 490 comments

Covid Is Surging, So Remember To Protect That Important Bit Of Your Neck Just Under Your Chin.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Am I the only one who finds it slightly galling that premiers are pitching major projects to an open-eared prime minister right now -- including pipelines -- as a province burns around them and people are forced to evacuate????? As a result of wildfires which are exacerbated by climate change???

submitted 5 days ago • 116 comments

The dismissal of women’s voices - whether in labs, politics, boardrooms, or communities - has cost us untold progress. Mary-Claire King is a powerful example. Her discovery of the BRCA1 gene revolutionized our understanding of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.👇

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

Opinion: We're going to need more engineers if Canada intends on fast-tracking national infrastructure projects. And we are going to need a technically-trained workforce, from housing construction to manufacturing automation. We must accelerate tech education and training programs. #CanadaStrong

submitted 5 days ago • 13 comments

Oooh look - ticket booked to listen to the fabulous and meet @liangrhea.bsky.social in real life. Ping @eye-surgeon-eve.bsky.social @katestakes.bsky.social @survivinginscrubs.bsky.social anyone free to join me?

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

I can understand, my friend, if at this point you no longer believe things will get better but please, my friend, do not let despair beget apathy, you may no longer believe things will get better but do not allow yourself to be satisfied by things not getting worse.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Guys, I just won a Murrow 🫨 www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

submitted 7 days ago • 47 comments

It has been reported that the new Covid variant behind the waves overseas has now been detected in the US as well, but before you wonder how this new variant could have gotten here, remember: the virus never really left. * Week 272 of plague poems: librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/p...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

The latest Covid variant (razor blade throat) seems to have increased transmissibility resulting in more people ending up in hospital. Most healthcare systems haven’t adopted clean air standards or mandatory respirator use. Hospital acquired COVID has a 10% fatality rate My guide to avoiding it

submitted 8 days ago • 33 comments

Folks, I am writing an app for SAR that has a medical/first aid form in it and I need to include sex on the form. I'd love some feedback on the following

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

submitted 9 days ago • 346 comments

I do not care if Canada post is ever profitable. It is a public service, everyone owns it. That’s valuable in and of itself. We don’t ask the emergency room or public schools to turn a profit. We ask them to be accessible for everyone to use.

submitted 9 days ago • 24 comments

I posted this👇🏼on twitter because people don’t seem to get that different things can protect you in different types of ways, and apparently I was wrong. People don’t understand seatbelts how seatbelts work either 🤦🏼‍♀️

submitted 9 days ago • 9 comments

Experts: During the pandemic, global supply chain breakdowns exposed the risks of relying on international sources for essential vaccine production. Expanding Canada’s domestic RNA vaccine capacity is more than just a scientific priority; it’s a public health imperative and economic opportunity.

submitted 10 days ago • 9 comments

Kamala Harris on “the big, beautiful bill:” “It’s an agenda...a narrow, self-serving vision of America...where they punish truth tellers, favor loyalists, profit from their power, and leave everyone else to fend for themselves.” Nailed it! 🔥

submitted 10 days ago • 243 comments

I know, my friend, that this new wave does not seem too frightening, by now you have survived many waves so surely you can survive another one, but please, my friend, remember that many of those who did not survive the last wave initially approached it with the same attitude.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

I know that people have a lot of thoughts about #COVID vaccines in kids but as someone who cared for previously healthy kids who had really bad outcomes, I will be vaccinating my kids every chance I can get.

submitted 11 days ago • 16 comments

My aunt, the doctor, told me a new joke. She asked: How bad is the new Covid variant? I replied: I don’t know, how bad is it? And she answered: The new Covid variant is so bad that the media is having to report on it. And then neither of us laughed.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

submitted 12 days ago • 23 comments

Hey Onterrible, didn't we warn you this was going to happen? We would be FULL ON private healthcare had PP won the election. The Canada Health Act would disappear & provinces would just privatize to US style healthcare, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec are just laying the groundwork for that eventuality!

submitted 13 days ago • 7 comments

A million Americans have died of COVID since this was printed. Reports estimate that hundreds still die of it every week. But the majority got bored of their neighbors' survival. The alienation is a wound in my heart that has never closed. I try to be kind, but I feel alone everywhere.

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

The new 'razor blade throat' Covid variant is causing an increase in hospitalizations across Asia France reported a 19% positivity rate on tests The US has detected it in a number of major cities What's being done? They're taking away boosters. No free tests or paid time off Wear a respirator.

submitted 12 days ago • 79 comments

Mobile dental hygienist wearing N95 😍. vansmile.ca #Vancouver #COVIDisAirborne (and flu, and measles and.... also no stuffy, boring waiting room despite 3 back to back appointments And no navigating u/g parking in decades old med buildings!)

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

Yes please. Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"

submitted 14 days ago • 625 comments

Overheard parking lot conversation: “So I woke up with a runny nose, blew my nose into a tissue and ended up with a LOT of purple snot”…. Couldn’t overhear the rest of the conversation and now I am worried about them….

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

#Measles is not being spread in Canada by visitors or temporary workers. It’s being spread by unvaccinated people infected with measles.

submitted 13 days ago • 51 comments

Glen Eira Libraries now have Aranet4 sensors available to borrow. Does a library near you also have Aranets or other tools to help keep you C19 safe available? @arabelladaniel.bsky.social library.gleneira.vic.gov.au/services/lib...

submitted 13 days ago • 6 comments

If you work in women's health, or you're a woman, or you're a doctor to women, please read the new World Economic Forum report, Prescription for Change, which lays out the problem of women's exclusion from research. Impressive suggestions. So much work to do! www.weforum.org/publications...

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

Would it have killed them to mention the fact that this was due to climate change? @powcanada.bsky.social

submitted 15 days ago • 33 comments

BC schools are forced to cut essential services due to decades of chronic underfunding. Our kids and the future of our province is being traded for short-term savings. This is a choice. We owe it to our kids and ourselves to do better. Sign the petition to #FundBCSchools: chng.it/B6FFM2KFNG

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submitted 17 days ago • 277 comments

"Covid is over. We have the tools" First they took away masks Then they took away tests They stopped distancing They stalled on clean air They stopped tracking data They stopped research Now they are limiting vaccines

submitted 17 days ago • 34 comments

I can’t keep up 🥹 257 is a new BC area code joining 236, 604, 778, 250 and for some reason I never even knew of 672.

submitted 17 days ago • 5 comments

@mor10.com Heard you speak at the DPAC and saw your video. Wanted to check if you are planning to attend the budget meeting on May 27? Wanted to connect with you. Mom of kid on Beta Mini school at Alpha.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

A new study has found that “Infectious SARS-CoV-2 particles detected in semen for up to 8 months after infections,” and while I do not mean to be crass or crude these findings seem like really bad fucking news.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Burnaby School District is is cutting the last standing program left for High Ability learners plus 18 other cuts because a balanced budget due to poor resource allocation is more important than kids education. You can’t create a program like this anywhere else #SaveBetaminischool

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Jamal Khashoggi -- remember his name.

submitted 24 days ago • 161 comments

It’s beyond vile that Jeff Bezos sent Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia with Donald Trump after MBS approved the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

submitted 25 days ago • 52 comments