We're entering a very dark time when it comes to US government leadership on health. I cannot understand why Trump and RFK Jr will advise millions of pregnant mothers to avoid Tylenol when needed for pain and to reduce fever (against established medical advice and science that finds no autism link).

Danielle Smith has been promoting a second pipeline to the BC coast as a national project. But her political push lacks any supporting evidence as far as I can make out. There is no business case and no company willing to undertake such a project. Where's the beef?

Red flag going up. And it's not China's. Canada, stop allowing foreign interests to control and adjust our social media activity and the amplification of propaganda and disinformation.

We have a right to fight over ideas but not with violence, not with guns, not with lies, personal attacks, or propaganda. We should challenge ideas with facts, evidence, respect, listening, and reason. Those are the weapons that lead to solutions, the other way leads to even greater trouble.

Stephen Miller, a top advisor to Trump: "Children will be taught to love America … As we close the Dept of Education and provide funding to states, we're going to make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology." I've heard this before. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarth...

Hums Pink Floyd We don't need no edu ca tion We don't need no thought con trol All in all, it's just another brick in the wall

Always surprises me when so-called supporters of individual freedom on the far-right slide effortlessly into govt control of minority human rights when it suits them. Even to the point of overriding the Constitution that is supposed to apply to all Canadians. Trangender youth are the canaries.

Outlook: Given the downside economic/Trump risks for Canada, the role of disinformation in eroding government support, some softening in polling data, and the long tenure of the Liberals, I'd put the chances of the Conservatives winning the next election at over 60%. Higher if Poilievre is replaced.

I'm in the 6. I worked in the US. I travelled to most of the 50 states. I had many American friends I spent the winter with. But I have no plans to go back. globalnews.ca/news/1143516...

For every Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert there are thousands of others in the public square toning down criticism of the President and MAGA. And there are millions rethinking what they can safely say in the workplace. This is how freedom of speech dies - silently.

Russia is testing NATO's resolve with drone incursions in Poland and now extended fighter jet flights over Estonia. Needless to say, these actions were deliberate and can be tied back to Trump's step back from Europe. They signal the entering of a new phase of confrontation and risk.

Protesting against genocide doesn't mean you are anti-semitic. Ben Mulroney will be taking over as Global's political show host. He has denied the Gaza genocide and said protestors in Canada should be deported. He is a partisan conservative advocate. #cdnpoli en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_ge...

Trump: "What’s illegal is the fact that 300 million people died last year from drugs." Fact check: ❌ FALSE. 62 million people died last year from all causes. (Our World in Data).

Something I have tried to warn Canadians about for a long time. Disinformation works for the far-right. The greater the level of disinformation, the greater the support for Trump. (EKOS poll of Canadians, Sept 5-12, 2025). #cdnpoli

45% of Conservatives approve of the way Trump is handling his job compared to 1% of Liberals. New EKOS poll of Canadians, Sept 5-12, 2025. #cdnpoli

Trump has a history and I have a good memory. This article is from 2020. theconversation.com/why-trump-tr...

Why should anyone in Canada believe a single word this FBI director says, especially after the fraudulent fentanyl emergency Trump declared earlier this year? Still, I wonder what they're up to with this kabuki. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Canada needs to extend this analysis. In the meantime, pay attention to WF smoke warnings and advisories. "Cumulative excess deaths from smoke PM2.5 could reach 1.9 million between 2026-2055. We find evidence for mortality impacts of smoke PM2.5 that last up to three years after exposure."

The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

In my view the United States is unlikely to be a functional democracy by the end of next year. This has major implications for Canada.

At the end of the day, the public broadcaster in the US was defunded and the remaining networks are led by corporate owners who either support Trump outright or compromise when he applies pressure. The FCC is run by a Trump loyalist as well. Free Press? Melting away when it comes to Trump.

CBS also bending the knee. www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...

Jimmy Kimmel just got taken off the air by ABC 😮 it does not bode well for democracy when comedians are being silenced www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

Either there are a lot of beautiful young women suddenly interested in following my posts on science and politics, or bots are expanding their activity on Bluesky, presumably building benign account profiles.

A Conservative MP says Liberal members of the Justice committee are missing in action. Fact check: ❌ FALSE. The first meeting of the committee does not take place until tomorrow. (Proof in reply.) #cdnpoli

Nine months in and despite the might of the entire US government apparatus, unlimited funds, and an army of Trump and RFKJr acolytes, I've yet to see a single credible argument against the scientific consensus on vaccines or climate change. I just see defunding, firings, and groundless declarations.

Be careful kids when you see someone posting a chart comparing Canada vs the US on any sort of economic data. This food inflation chart is misleading because it attempts to compare Canada and the US but uses different units and different currencies for each trend line.

While it is hard to prove the extent of hardcore racism and anti-vaccine beliefs inside Trump or his MAGA movement and govt, I think it is safe to say that two of the happiest groups in the United States right now are the hardcore racists and anti-vaxxers.

"Our conclusion is stark: Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This finding is based on investigations and extensive evidence into the period between Oct. 7, 2023, when the war began, and July 31, 2025." (Gift Article)

There is a lot of heated rhetoric in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. It’s important to take a close look at the facts: the data does not support the claim that more political violence is committed by left-wing actors. Details —> www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

At least we tried to sound the alarm bells.

Elon Musk "Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun. It's gradually expanding, we do at some point have to be a multi-planetary civilization because Earth will be incinerated" Fact check: Scientists estimate that it will take billion of years before that happens.

When a Minnesota democrat senator was assassinated, Trump did not go to the funeral or put the flags at half mast or call the governor to express condolences. When a conservative influencer was assassinated, Trump ordered flags to half mast and had his VP fly the coffin back on Air Force 2.

If you haven't noticed the unprecedented efforts to suppress free speech in the United States, you haven't been paying attention.

Having worked on cigarette - cancer research in my post grad days long ago, and understanding the millions of preventable deaths caused by cancer since, I can only say that MAHA is just another extremist front to disguise the opposite.

On the Trump-supporting Fox News network, host Brian Kilmeade suggested that mentally ill homeless people be euthanized. He actually said "just kill 'em" and suggested that it could be done via "involuntary lethal injection". I've heard that before. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

My politics are simple. I support strategic policies and votes that reduce the likelihood of the far-right gaining or maintaining power anywhere in Canada, the US, or other western democracies. I prefer to live in a social democracy. That's the first and top priority.

Do I believe Trump is an authoritarian? Yes. He is competing against democratic constraints at every opportunity. Those constraints are slowing him down but once he breaks down all resistance, he will be a full-throated authoritarian leader, much like Putin. theconversation.com/why-journali...

Charlie Kirk was an influencer and in some ways an impetus for many of the far-right policies in the Trump admin, whether it was attacks on higher education or the push for a whiter America. I strongly opposed his views but I also strongly oppose any effort to silence free speech by violence. RIP.

"Online" in this case is the billionaire-owned social media platforms with their hidden algorithms, viral reach, and acceptance of hate and disinformation. When is enough enough? It's not just the nurturing of radical beliefs and lies, it's the dumbing down of the general public.

Why is the new social media bloodsport in America the pinning of blame on an entire group based on the actions of one man? What sort of hyper-bigoted rage is becoming commonplace in that country? One radicalized man with a gun does not define millions on either side of the divide.

Canada was very lucky Mark Carney came along at the time he did. It's still early days but he's pointing us in the right direction and removing roadblocks. Rather than waiting for Carney to "prove" himself to Canadians, I think it's time Canadians prove what we can do. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

What are injustice multipliers? Actions or inactions that favour the few but harm large parts of society that are already facing unjust treatment. An uncanny number of Trump initiatives target the weakest and most vulnerable, from healthcare and aid cuts, to cuts in pollution and food regulations.

"Make America Healthy Again."

Canadians are sending a clear message. "The number of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—how most Canadians visit—dropped by 34% last month compared to August 2024, according to data released Wednesday from Statistics Canada, following a 37% drop in July." www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

I can see a scenario where the billions of collected tariffs are used to send Trumpcheques to Americans before the mid-term elections, falsely claiming they are dividends from the tariffs charged to foreign countries. The fact that Americans actually paid the tariffs will be lost on most voters.

Claims are being made (including from the President's son) that political violence is only from the Left. Fact check: ❌ FALSE www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

No matter what the cost increase, no matter the repercussions from Trump, Canada cannot continue with purchases of compromised US defence systems like the F-35. Money spent on defence has to at least protect us from our greatest threat, otherwise it is wasted. No assurance can change that fact.

This will not play well with American critics of the Canadian public healthcare system. "SickKids named world's best pediatric hospital" www.cp24.com/local/toront...

Another prediction from back in April. Yes, Wikipedia cannot be allowed to stay as is when it is a frontline tool against disinformation and propaganda and a dispenser of objective facts. bsky.app/profile/bill...