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Covid-competent & salting the vibe 😷. A bit left of centre. Here for the science & politics. Tea drinker & lover of all things nature. Elementary Teacher. Toronto 🇨🇦. She/her. Ally 🌈 Slava Ukraini.
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I wear a mask because #COVID is serious, it’s not a mild virus. It might seem mild to some but the post infection risks last years. These are serious risks of blood clots, heart damage, diabetes, lung problems, gastrointestinal and neurological amongst others. There should be a huge public health 🧵

Covid is still here. It hasn’t gone away. #MaskUp

Trump (and Poilievre)are both obsessed with Trudeau.

Another reason we need to KEEP and support the CBC, a public-owned broadcaster not beholden to appeasing corporate interests and agendas. If you think they're not independent, you have sadly bought a stale bag of b.s. sold by snake oil hucksters who want control over the media and the message.

Pierre Poilievre is caught in a trap of his own making. He can’t comfortably switch from accusation to aspiration. Leadership is not just about pointing to the fire. It’s about convincing people you can walk them through it. #Opinion

The notwithstanding clause that Pierre Poilievre is proposing is a dictator move and once your rights are gone, they're gone. #cdnpoli

Is this “Canada First,” Pierre? #FanjoyVsPoilievre

I'll say it again: Can you see Pierre doing this? He prefers angry truckers over happy children.

1. Something that many people may have missed but that was an extremely revealing & dog whistling statement #PierrePoilievre made towards the end of #Debate2025. It was a parroting of Pete Hegseth. Poilievre is so mired in the MAGAsphere that he just can’t help but parrot MAGA ideology. #MapleMAGA

Ricardo Prada Vásquez, a Venezuelan immigrant and delivery worker, was detained while attempting to re-enter the U.S. after accidentally taking a wrong turn into Canada. He does not appear on any lists and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts. He has essentially disappeared.

Normally when we talk about dictators “disappearing” ordinary people we don’t mean it literally

Mark Carney tells a story about Pope Francis

Disabled / immunocompromised / chronically ill people are STILL dying from COVID in the year 2025 If you want to do your part in preventing 💀s, then please wear a mask in public spaces Every effort to break the chain of transmission matters #Immunocompromised lives matter #Disabled lives matter

Sometimes I Google phrases to see what I get. I just searched on “long covid rate” & got “…Studies have reported rates ranging from 10% to 30%…” After that is a link to the new study below. The information is out there & accessible for people who want to know. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu....

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CBS 60 Minutes || Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads h5n1: Dr. Kay Russo: "we're given a stick, and they put a blindfold on us, and we're sent into a gunfight and we're losing. We are losing." www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...

🧵 An important story for those who may have missed it. #EzraLevant is one of the most toxic malignant actors in 🇨🇦 politics. Dark money funded, Roger Stone-like dirty trickster, who pushes 🇷🇺 propaganda, & is partners with #PeterThiel in toxic disinformation pipeline #Rumble. #Elxn2025 #Debate2025

David Putrino is a leading researcher and he believes long covid will become a national epidemic. I think he’s absolutely 💯 correct. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

This is the type of person the Poilievre is attracting. Cream of the crop right there.🙄

Covid: it’s not over.

Pierre Poilievre’s new campaign slogan just dropped

PP claims he will NEVER remove womens rights over their bodys. All you have to do is read the Conservative Party Policy Declaration to know THAT IS A LIE. PP has voted five times to restrict a woman’s right to choose. This isn’t speculation. It’s his record. #WomenAgainstPoiLIErve #canpoli

The surprising result for a GLP-1 pill (orforglipron) is the magnitude of weight loss in a Phase 3 trial of participants with Type 2 diabetes. For still unexplained reasons, people with diabetes lose much less weight on GLP-1 drugs than those with obesity, w/o diabetes.

Woah. I thought this was an exaggerated joke but Poilievre’s quote is real and it sounds spectacularly like 1984 doublespeak. Vote wisely, Canada! 💪🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7188964 Borrowed from @halfgoonhalfgod.bsky.social

Liberal Party Platform Points - #MarkCarney #FederalElection #Canada #cdnpoli #Elxn45 /1 (thread) One Canadian Economy ✅ there must be one Canadian economy, not thirteen. That’s why Mark Carney has a plan to remove barriers to internal trade. We will reduce internal trade costs by up to 15% and

Shocks me sometimes that many people don't remember Pollievre's ties to Rebel and Levant.

Do you live in #Toronto? Do you want to improve the health & well-being of kids, educational staff & our whole city? Then tell the TDSB to improve indoor air quality by signing Clean Indoor Air Toronto’s letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... It takes just seconds & sends an important message!

Clean air benefits everyone.

And that, as they say, is the Tweet, “The charter of rights and freedoms exists to protect Canadians from people like us on stage, politicians who may use their power to override fundamental rights. The issue is not where you start, but where you stop". - @mark-carney.bsky.social

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Project 2025 was the roadmap for DOGE and the destruction of a non-partisan civil service. Conservative insiders are bragging that enacting DOGE NORTH would be even easier in Canada. Trashing the public service is key for the fascist playbook. Please read my latest. substack.com/home/post/p-...

There is no place in Canada for this right wing nonsense. Right wing agitators posing as journalists with no objective other than to disrupt creditable reporting for partisan and monetary gain.

RFK Jr.’s lies about autism are disgraceful — and I won't share them to spread misinformation. He consistently undermines public health and reinforces dangerous myths. In Illinois, we stand with those with autism, and I’ll keep fighting for inclusion, science, and the truth.

Feels like important context to remind people Ezra Levant has filled in as guest host on InfoWars when Alex Jones is away

I voted this morning. It was a 15 minute wait and when I left, the line was out the door. I always vote in advanced polls and I have never seen it so busy.

This is some sick shit

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Skipped the paperwork. Ignored the court order. Broke the law. Ignored the constitution. This ain’t immigration policy. This is straight-up defiance of the rule of law.

Yep. Makes you wonder.

This is very important. Investing in clean air benefits everyone. Many thanks to CIATO for spearheading this advocacy.