A new bombshell report just dropped that exposes hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel. I reached out to the government about this...and their response suggested either further obfuscation or that they're uninformed about weapons exports during a genocide. Here's what happened:

The air drop dropped 25 tons of humanitarian aid over Gaza. That’s less than a truckload. Thousands of truckloads are needed. There are thousands of trucks ready to go in. They are not being *allowed* in. The answer is not to drop from the sky. It’s to open the gates.

📢 Webinar: #Sustainability at the Edge The impact of global health cuts on people who use #drugs 🗓 7 August 2025 🕒 3-4:30 PM CET 🌍 Online (with simultaneous interpretation in French, Russian & Spanish) Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

What are key elements of a sustainable response to HIV among people who use drugs? And what are some key processes and places to push for these? Pleased to see the brief I prepared for International Network of People who Use Drugs @inpud.bsky.social now out in the world. inpud.net/.../uploads/...

The betrayal of science and of public health continues.

Government Export Agency Noted 99 Israeli Crimes, But OK’d Arms Sale www.readthemaple.com/government-e...

5 years since the start of the pandemic and it is frustrating that we still need to keep repeating: vaccines, masks, tests, and cleaning the air all play roles in reducing transmission. Wrongly claiming that any of these layers isn’t important is an anti-science stance.

Take a moment to support more sensible, forward-thinking policy that is in our self-interest (as future pensioners) and the planet (without which there won't be much point to having whatever meagre public pension might survive the depredations of the oligarchs by then).

Every Harry Potter book or shirt you buy directly funds the persecution of trans people. There's absolutely no excuse to support anything Harry Potter anymore unless you hate trans people.

To the people of Palestine, Im sorry you have been utterly failed by the EU. Never Again means Never Again for anyone. #FreePalestine #StopIsraeliGenocide

I'm legitimately curious, enough to open comments. All you folks who told us not to speak up yet, to give the new government time, to trust what they tell us: are you ok with Canada joining Trump's "golden dome"? Should we say anything critical yet or nah? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Make a fuss. Be disruptive. Do whatever you need to do to get the care you need Advocate for yourself, and when you have the health to do so, advocate for comprehensive healthcare coverage for all Whenever possible, be the voice which so many people lack <3 Read the whole thread

“We want them infected” CC @joho.bsky.social

So far, it seems that leaders of professional associations are valuing their proximity to power above sound and ethical public health practices. newrepublic.com/article/1949...

According to the headline “Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago,” and while l am accustomed to keeping my expectations low, evidently these days it is expecting too much to expect the Centers for Disease Control to control diseases.

Yep. There has never been any independent medical info released about the supposed injury, no medical records, nothing.

Hungary has banned Pride marches. It's a direct attack on LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign now to demand EU action before May 27! Help protect human rights and keep Pride alive. a.allout.org/s/WZRVR/

Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions. Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.

They are fighting for your right to get sick and die.

Covid isn’t over just because you want it to be. The rush back to normal was done to prop up the economy, not because the threat had passed. We have the tools to not only beat COVID, but reduce the spread of many airborne diseases. Masks in healthcare, clean air & paid time off save lives.

My tired friend please understand when they see you they are not angry because you are masking, because you are testing, because you are cautious, no, my tired friend please understand when they see you they are angry because the sight of you reminds them the pandemic isn’t over.

And our recent federal election edged us closer to a two-party system than ever before. We didn’t just lose news from our feeds two years ago — we *are losing* our sense of a shared story. That's why I built ShareTheNews — a workaround for Meta's news ban. Try it. Use it.

Disgusting, if unsurprising. The death cult made enough inroads with the Biden govt; now they’re in charge. The “vax-and-relax” strategy was foolish & insufficient already; now there won’t even be vaccines for most. 🤬 Canada mustn’t follow such stupidity but there’s a risk it will. #cdnpoli

More reporting on the new US restrictions on all covid vaccines, which I posted about earlier today If you're younger than 65 or don't have a qualifying medical condition, you're going to have a whole lotta' trouble accessing any covid vax in the US. 🧵1/4 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

Talk is cheap. Demand Canada do more avd better, now. Lives depend on real pressure to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

Talk is cheap. Demand Canada do more and better, now. Lives depend on real pressure to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

Tell Prime Minister Carney to block Donald Trump’s billionaire donors from owning or building pipelines in Canada! #cdnpoli #PRGT www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/ca...

In 2022, Dr. Danda and I wrote: “People are dying from drugs made toxic by criminalization and an absence of predictable, regulated drugs. People are dying from untenable living conditions, poverty, and oppression. More punishment and coercion is not the answer” www.straight.com/news/michell...

Deprescribing, forced tapering, drug seizures, involuntary “care”, and all the other manifestations of criminalization—does not stop people from using drugs. But it does lead to drug supply volatility, increase risk for harm, and death. Thread. #bcpoli

This must stop! We need a full arms embargo and sanctions now, so this killing with impunity ends. Our new Canadian govt and PM need to speak up! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

As we stood in line at the supermarket the woman in front of me turned around stared at my mask and then stated “you don’t need to wear that,” and though I wanted to say that all of us need to do whatever we can to take care of one another, instead I just said: “yes, I really do”

People continue to act like disabled & covid caution folks want to return to lockdowns. We don’t. We want clean air in public spaces. Paid time off. Better access to testing. Free respirators and mandatory masking in healthcare. Those steps would drastically reduce spread.

Is global health security worth 0.01% of our gross domestic product? journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

This is a piece that I wished @shashikalb.bsky.social , Nhial Deng, and I did not have to write The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social

The increase in medical emergencies and loss of consciousness on planes, on television and in daily life seem to be growing every day. It’s shocking what we’ve begun to normalize and how most people still won’t ask “why” Why are people collapsing more often? Sick more often? Perhaps it’s the covid

People in Gaza are posting final messages.

In Russia, being who you are is a risk and can lead to harassment, violence, or worse. Read the stories of LGBT+ people in Russia and join us in standing in solidarity with them. www.love-vs-fear.lgbt

This is the final frontier of genocide.  Israeli air strikes killed over 250 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the past 48 hours, including over 100 Palestinians last night. There are reports of entire families trapped or missing under the rubble.

British Columbia - once a world leader in harm reduction - has reversed course under pressure from an organized right wing moral panic and is now doing the exact opposite of what we need to save lives. This will make things worse for us, but perhaps better for the gutless ghouls in office.