and yet the CDC, under RFK Jr.. slashed its childhood immunization schedule this January

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel in the Globe today describes the consequences to cdn children of the US anti-vax moves. Dr. Gorfinkel points out the cross-border issues AND makes several strong arguments, including "tighten school-entry rules so vaccinations are not optional". Any chance of that happening?

Alberta measles cases on the rise, as exposure at an Edmonton hospital prompts public alert https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/alberta-measles-cases-on-the-rise-as-exposure-at-an-edmonton-hospital-prompts-public-alert News and analysis ⇢ canadahealthwatch.ca

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This absolutely is the jump-the-shark moment for Trump 47. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...

As police in Canada try to address the spike in public transit violence across the country, they’re finding repeat offenders are behind a lot of violent crimes. Keep up with our CBC-IJF collaboration. zurl.co/XjpUr

I talked with @heatmap.news about promising climate tech, & which solutions still need a lot of work. The higher point is we will need way more deployment & way more innovation than folks are realizing, and we need to scale up the public & private systems to deliver it: heatmap.news/insiders-sur...

Starting my day with theatre jazz online class is absolutely a no regrets decision

www.theguardian.com/business/202... A strange for Trump good deed? that will backfire anyway. How weird IS the world now: "The US president said last week that he would ask Congress to codify the measure as he tries to address concerns that families are struggling to buy or rent a home."

Know who profits from ICE's cruelty. https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/ice-businesses-boycott-campaign/

from @rbreich.bsky.social Via @joyannreid.bsky.social Companies that have contracts with ICE

Reminder that the Trump-Republican Big Ugly Bill funneled $170B towards immigration enforcement and made ICE the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the country. Here's what else you should know about it as the midterms approach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0

A breathtaking scene of glowing light pillars created as streetlights bounce off floating ice crystals in –30°C cold.

if this doesn't look like a spaceship, I don't know what does

Trump’s Venezuela move could deliver a big win for this MAGA billionaire [via @popular.info]

Finland’s battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...

They should make a movie where everything is fine. A nice little escapist fantasy

DEMS WIN BIG IN IOWA: Democrat Renee Hardman wins IA State Senate SD-16 with 71.5%, a 27-point Dem overperformance from 2024. Harris won the district by 16. Hardman's victory blocks a GOP supermajority and makes history as the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.

grrrr! what a racket #HateAmazon

Elon Musk clearly buys into an Asperger’s-era image of the unempathetic, relentlessly rational autistic man, but it’s a lazy excuse for a brand of “fuck your feelings” shitposting that’s ubiquitous on the right.

I hate when I plan a conversation in my head but the other person doesn't follow the script

JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.

If the United States had sensible priorities and taxed billionaires and didn't waste so much money on useless toys for Pete Hegseth to pretend he's a he-man warrior, our country could, instead, have beautiful, clean, high-speed trains like they have in Europe.

This is how you do it folks

With the huge investments in arming up #NATO, and a friendly US government, Putin has a strong motive to crush Ukraine this year. We need more sanactions, and more Ukrainian support now, thanks #Canada for stepping up again this week. #slavaukraini

Authors are finally at the bargaining table with power. The Anthropic settlement sets the stage for new deals. Say goodbye to one-time payments. Hello to royalties and recurring fees for your IP! buff.ly/dxDfFg5 #AuthorRights #CreativeEconomy #FairPay

go' bless Globe journalist @dougsaunders.bsky.social for his optimism 🥹

Greenland already said NO. Just like the girls on Epstein island. ❤️🇬🇱🇩🇰🇨🇦WE STAND WITH GREENLAND🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱❤️

"Ghost jobs are the scourge of a deficient labour market" horrifying column if you have an offspring job-hunting. 34% of all jobs are ghost jobs, by one account. -John TurleyEwart in The Globe and Mail (Bill 190 - Jan 1 - will try to address this issue in Ontario.)

For the Star’s opinion section I contributed to the year end “loss” package: the loss of the TTC as “The Better Way”. Not yet the worst way but sliding towards it. Many culprits, ultimately but it’s our own fault for not demanding, & voting, better.

The FBI denied she filed a complaint, but the recent disclosures showed she did in fact, file a complaint about Epstein.

#manitoba #PremierWabKinew gives Christmas Cheer board $1 million donation from the sale of warehouses US LIQUOR “This will put a little gas in Santa’s sleigh…” #DONATE #FOODBANKS

🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…

Credit to pnwdaily—traffic coming into Canada from the US for Christmas holidays. 🍁‼️‼️😏😊

Extraordinary Good-Deed-Doing. they are out there!

Mitt Romney wrote in an op-ed published by The New York Times on Friday that wealthy Americans ought to contribute more to help save the Social Security Trust Fund. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Nobody is surprised that-given his history and the fact that he’s a Democrat-the White House is trying to deflect Trump’s connections with Epstein by suggesting Bill Clinton is the real problem But because of their amateurish ineptitude and abject dishonesty, they can’t even do a frame job properly

Kennedy Center board member says she was muted for ‘unanimous’ vote on Trump rebrand

So many people are rushing to see which lickspittles were put on the Kennedy Center board by Trump to get this outcome ...

Cannabis is not harmless. But it's still far safer than alcohol. Trump’s new Marijuana policy offers an opportunity for more research but falls short of legalization, by Aaron E. Carroll www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory. If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.

The velocity of my eye rolling right now. What is Liz Plank thinking here?

When I was a kid you could get a penis for six hundred bucks. And they threw in the testicles for free, because they valued the customer. Inflation is ruining the country!

"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

best journalists out there! read, pass along to others, subscribe.

“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”

Snow: for anyone missing it (and my pup Izzy the Growler)

BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)