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

Been doing music PR for 25+ years. Worked on 183 JUNO-nominated albums, 45 Grammy noms, and counting. This isn't a side hustle—it's my life's work. Contact me for more details: [email protected]

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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...

This is unbelievably good news. Hurray for engineers and everyone else who advocated for cleaner air. 👏👏👏 ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...

It's that time again. For the next 24 hours, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions below in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Responses are for information only and are NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc October 2025 edition.

Some #yyj nostalgia footage in this music video (Low Winter Sun) youtu.be/L0BjCe7UV1k?...

Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world. I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health. Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...

I don't care if you're in a cover band, play all original music, a one-hit wonder, big in Japan, #1 in your city and nowhere else, a viral sensation, brand new or veteran, an all-girl group or one-man band. You keep playing and being you. And thank you for the music.

The world is what we make it. Be kind and compassionate. Embrace the arts.

Science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge. It's just the best we have. In this respect, as in many others, it's like democracy. Science by itself cannot advocate courses of human action, but it can certainly illuminate the possible consequences of alternative courses of action.

I am in the process of writing my life's story. Why I do my art and my fascination with war. Title: "It's easy to make a Ghost". - by Deryk Houston I will soon be releasing the first chapter for free, with the option to download the full version for $5.00cdn Stay tuned:) #booksky

youtu.be/ztVKdlA26qI Farming. Growing our food. Looking after our children and maintaining hope for our world. These are some of the most important duties we have as people on this planet. I hope you enjoy this video of me painting a scene close to my heart and my home. Share... if it gives you joy.

RIP Ken Parker. He designed extraordinary light, resonant guitars that looked like nothing else and latterly was sharing his methods and experience freely on YouTube. My own Fly is like playing a sculpture.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Long COVID is here to stay, even in children, and worsened by reinfections and ongoing transmission. Governments and health systems must prioritise research, care access, and protection for kids—otherwise, the long-term social and economic costs will keep rising. #LongCOVID

Ken Parker, an extraordinary guitar maker and human, has asked for help. It's a Fuck Cancer moment. (I played Ken's guitars starting in 1993 when he founded Parker Guitars, and he was as generous as he is innovative.) Thanks to all who can contribute and/or share. 🎸❤️‍🩹 gofund.me/a246bb3da

Wanting to stay updated with independent BC Publishers? Here is our starter pack of Books BC members active on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/CUYmYPF

youtu.be/Wxu_Ft8sVnQ Part of my process to create art. I've painted for over fifty years.( currently 71yrs old :) Exhibited in the former Soviet Union, Scotland, Iraq, the USA and Canada. Deryk Houston....Featured in the NFB documentary, "From Baghdad to Peace Country". (available online.)

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥 We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪 Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

Every Child is a Universe Christi Belcourt ~ Métis 2025

💔 Fred Guttenberg whose daughter died in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Hiroya Tsukamoto plays a Sam Houston archtop guitar. youtu.be/VGVosiY8Vy8?... #musicsky Via Essential Guitars

‪ So completely in love with this guitar. #archtop www.essentialguitars.com/current/sam-... Link also takes you to videos of it being played. p.s. My son is the #luthier

“Exposure to wildfire smoke can cause minor and more serious health issues, and there is no ‘safe’ level of exposure, according to Health Canada.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

My latest post, because why not trigger some trolls? "Yes, COVID Vaccines Do Slow Transmission" medium.com/@deonandan/y...

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