My son, a luthier who builds archtop guitars, is interviewed on this podcast. youtu.be/9ZnyEvtf_Rw?...

I’m angry, because these idiots don’t bother to believe in Science, catch everything going around, then want the hospitals to take care of them, inundating emergency rooms. #GetYourVaccines 🤬 Hospital admissions for flu, RSV and COVID more than double #Canada /1 www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Can we get more—or you know, some—masking in airports, on airplanes, & in medical settings at least? If people did that, we could reduce transmission dramatically. If doctors & HCWs masked like they should, more people would pick up on the fact COVID remains dangerous, but that’s a different issue.

peace begins at home. with love, respect and kindness. 🙏🏻

The more you try to catch joy, the more it runs away. It arrives to you on its own. When you stop running toward it and begin rooting yourself in the present moment, joy finds you. It rises quietly from the earth beneath your feet, settles into your breath, and becomes something you carry.

A classic anti-masker tactic is to claim that if you don't wear a mask 100% of the time, it isn't worth it. Untrue. Every single time you wear a mask, you reduce the chances for viruses to spread. Wearing a mask always improves public health, even if you only do it occasionally.

260 nurses, 89 doctors, 45 nurse practitioners, and 23 allied health professionals from the U.S. “Since moving to Vancouver Island, she’s been contacted on a weekly basis from other doctors and nurses in the U.S. looking to do the same.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

B.C.'s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health @davidebybc.bsky.social not too late to reverse this policy that will worsen kids' mental health theconversation.com/b-c-s-switch...

Bottom line from the last 6 years of COVID research : If you’ve got blood vessels, you’d be wise to avoid additional infections. Now is a great time to normalize wearing a respirator. Might feel awkward at first, but every person who does makes it easier for others to follow. Be a leader. 😷

B.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health

Premier Eby lies about permanent DST benefits: none of the scientists interviewed said they were aware of peer-reviewed health research supporting it. The AG ministry would not respond to a question about which scientific sources were consulted to inform the decision to choose daylight time. #BCpoli

“Daylight Saving Time harms sleep during spring forward, throughout the entire period in DST, and during periods of permanent DST.”

Permanent Daylight time is not the healthy option. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/life... Note that in winter months even if kids don't walk to school in the dark, they are still starting their day of learning with their brains in the wrong mode. Please read this @davidebybc.bsky.social

Under no circumstances whatsoever can Canada be drawn into a war precipitated by Israel and the USA. Contact the Prime Minister. www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...

I get DST is popular socially because more people can golf at night or whatever, but studies link daylight saving time to increased risk of stroke, cardiovascular events & metabolic issues

Can’t wait to wake up in pitch black for several extra weeks every year. Betting this will go as well for us as it did when they tried it south of the 49th parallel. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

It's a mistake for BC to go to Permanent Daylight Savings Time. Permanent Standard Time would be healthier and safer. Won't get light till 9:00 a.m. in December and it will be very difficult for kids to get to school in the dark, etc... www.chronobiocanada.com/official-sta...

In a world drowning in grief and conflict, we crave what keeps us alive: joy—our daily bread; hope—our living water; kindness—the roof over our souls.

Tip for those finding Bluesky sparse or empty: Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this. There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example. Just hit that follow button.

Good news The first vaccine designed to target the entire SARS virus family, GBP511, has entered human clinical trials. Developed by UW Medicine and brought to trial by SK Bioscience, it aims to protect against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses before they spark the next pandemic.

📒 NEW STUDY “supports abolition of Daylight Saving Time and adoption of permanent Standard Time to minimize negative consequences including migraines.” #DitchDST #ScientificStudy #Migraines link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My latest: thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Very clearly stated here.

My son is on this list! <3

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

And so should we all: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”

"There are no more free public spaces!" Your library is right there. "I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!" Your library is right there. "I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!" Your library is right there.

The memory of the mass femicide at Polytechnique is still painful. Today marks the 36th anniversary of the Montreal massacre, where 14 women — students at Université de Montréal’s École Polytechnique — lost their lives in a mass shooting motivated by misogyny. #December6

Saturday, December 6th is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women. It commemorates the '89 Montreal Massacre where 14 women were targeted & killed for daring to study engineering. Attend your local vigil & come learn community care with me zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Call or email the US House Energy & Commerce Committee at 202-225-3641 or [email protected], ask to leave a public comment about their November 20 hearing. Tell them to oppose permanent DST and amend to permanent Standard Time, for health and the overall economy!

Sometimes I imagine what it would have been like had we adapted to Covid instead of giving up. If we had clean air in public spaces. Respirators in healthcare. Free masks for those who need them. Better tests & treatment. Paid time off. We would all be healthier.

Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy

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For children and teens, heart and blood vessel complications of Covid overshadow the very rare and short-term risk of vaccinations, a new report from nearly 14 million kids www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Born #OnThisDay in 1921 was American Mary Sherman Morgan, chemist and rocket fuel scientist. She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957, which was used to power the United States' first satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit: #WomenInSTEM https://bbc.in/43474Ci

As a wise man once said...

Masking at health-care facilities mandatory starting Monday, says NLHS #Newfoundland #Labrador Health authority says it's an attempt to curb spread of respiratory illnesses www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Reminder: Medical staff aren’t the only people we’re trying to poach from the United States. If you’re a laid off air traffic controller, teacher, scientist… see what the options are for Canada. I don’t have the bandwidth to help you, but a lot of Canadians are trying to be helpful in this way.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.

It was a time when life passed slowly and farmers tended the landscape with love and respect. Living among such tremendous beauty as a young boy helped set the stage for my future interest in becoming a full time artist. #Art 🎨 #war

Proud to have co-authored this piece with amazing collaborators at the @thewhn.bsky.social. Let me know what you think. whn.global/whn-joins-in...