”It pretty much works all the time.” Tom Hanks gets that masking keeps him safe and healthy. Read more about it → whn.global/youve-got-a-... #PublicHealth #MaskUp #COVID19 #InfectionPrevention #LongCOVID

I’ve got to be in 3 places over the next two days and back without public transit for medical stuff. Could use a bit of help with my transportation costs during this strike. Any amount helps. PayPal/e-transfer : [email protected] 🙏❤️ #cdnpoli

If you only think of one thing today, may you remember that two world wars were fought to defeat fascism, Nazism and authoritarianism yet many Canadians seem to embrace those values and are threatening democracy... Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay #ygk

November 11, 1918 #ygkHistory #MarketSquare #ygk

How this regime honors its veterans.

My latest at Canada Healthwatch: "Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)" canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...

Vimy Ridge. My photo. Sobering reminder of those who gave all #LestWeForget

I tried very hard to get switch from the insulin pump to injections, and it went extremely poorly so here we are starting to raise funds for next year to hopefully keep me going another year! Tips welcome, money not advice! 😉💕💸 ko-fi.com/yourpancakef...

Vimy Ridge. My photo. Sobering reminder of those who gave all #LestWeForget

That WOULD be great!

#SoupFor50 Mexican spiced black bean and pepper soup. This is roughly 5g gallons. Food safe buckets up cycled from Metro. (their muffin batters come in these). Done and kitchen cleaned up! Woo hoo!

#SoupFor50 Pot is ready for the beans! I didn’t have the containers from the church kitchen, so had to improvise. These buckets are food safe!

And, some of my ingredients are at the church. I’m improvising and digging in my pantry. It’ll all work out. Always does. #SoupFor50

Veg prep work done! I don’t have a helper today so it’s unevenly chopped using the food processor. Homemade taco seasoning made too. Soup for 50 in process! Eeep!

Good morning, Cooks! I’m making 5 gallons of soup today for the veterans lunch tomorrow.Usually I have a church kitchen,but the roads are bad so it’s my compact kitchen today.Good thing it’s cold out, so I can chill it fast. Improvised vegetarian Mexican style black bean and pepper soup coming up!

50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm. The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song. This is the story of this terrible tragedy. 🧵1/20

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

1/8 🇨🇦 🦠 #CANADA FACES POTENTIAL 'WORST KIND' OF #FLU SEASON 🦠 🇨🇦 Experts are bracing for a difficult #influenza season in #Canada. The reason: an evolving #H3N2 strain that is spreading globally and could be a mismatch for this year’s flu #vaccine. {RJR: I'm masking & washing hands 😷👐} #FluSeason

I have the winter sads

7am EST (12Z) Synoptic "Snapshot" of the weather for S. Ontario. #onwx #onstorm Once the Clipper moves off snow squalls set up in the snow belts and fresh colder air crosses them. Colder week ahead. ECCC alerts are out for snow squall development.

This is nuts! Freezing rain here, so many accidents I’ve lost count and yet, Hillbilly Bob who has his lifted pickup here in the downtown, is gunning it.

#Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine Alarm bells abroad, spread of a new form of H3N2 provide warnings as influenza cases start ticking up /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

“Trump and Poilievre also share a total lack of respect for people who don’t completely agree with them and bend the knee. If you’re not with Poilievre, you’ll be treated as a non-person. He’s the nastiest leader of a major party in this country’s history.”

I expect this is what we will see. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Last harvest

Read!

apnews.com/article/indi... IT’S THE FUCKING GUNS!

Today is Indigenous Veterans Day; know why they have their own day: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

From @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social : What if…instead of asking “What haven’t I done yet?” you asked, “What truly matters today?” That’s how you reclaim your peace. That’s how you take back your power. www.jackhopkinsnow.com?utm_campaign...

Went on @60minutes.bsky.social to talk to Bill Whitaker about H5N1. As Kamran Khan from Bluedot told Bill, we don’t know if or when this virus might acquire pandemic capabilities, but it can. And if it does, as I told Bill, that will be worse than COVID. Much worse. www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...

Iggy is ‘Hiding’ in his box with his ribbon.

Iggy #Caturday #Cats

Long Covid is common - ~1 in 5 people have it, and it's on the rise. Reinfections add to the burden. It's the most common chronic condition in children. Actual coverage on this at last from CBC

Good morning friends. Today is #NationalIndigenousVeteransDay in Canada. Honour those who served (and many who lost their status due to it). #LestWeForget #Canada #Veterans #Indigenous

Today we honour 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 who have served in Canada’s military. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people have a proud history of serving our country, showing courage and commitment every step of the way. 🔗 Learn more about Indigenous veterans here: bit.ly/490ZSKU

The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now. I. Told. You. So. Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole. Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)

www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da... My feature exit interview with Ambassador ⁦‪Bob Rae‬⁩, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations. ‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard

@tonyhq1985.bsky.social can you do a 🇨🇦 starter pack please?

If Elon Musk gave away 20% of his network, which is about $170 billion or so, he’d still be the second richest man. This kind of wealth is so fucking obscene.

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market. This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

Oh, I think there is an explanation. A wildly unpopular government can’t have ethical, competent military leadership www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Why’s a ‘strip club’ the talk of Queen’s Park?

Before they rule on gay marriage, I want to tell you: You are loved. You are wanted here. There are monsters, but they are the minority. Their hate does not define us. Our love defines us. We will win. We will win it all back. Dont give up. Dont give into the grief. Stay. We need you. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇲

photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

Good Morning, Hippies and others! One last bouquet before the snow flies. The last one til spring. Can you tell I am anti-consumerism? I dumpster dove for those chairs, the vase is vintage silver plate and the table was a garbage rescue, redone.

The S.S. Liberal comes alongside; "Abandon ship! You are SINKING!" First one, and then another and another sailor hurls himself from the flaming hulk, swims to safety. "Go to blazes," shouts the mad Captain of the doomed scow as the icy brine closes over him, "we sail to FREEDO-BLUB GLorb blorp."

Such a nice gesture and very much appreciated. Thank you!🇨🇦👏

Really? You're gonna make me do this one? Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People. There you go.

I can't believe it's November 5th already. We've got up to 5cm of snow forecast for tonight so I guess it's time... #ArtAdventCalendar starts in 25 days. Artists get your posting fingers ready.