Inspiring leadership launch video from @avilewis.ca. I just watched it & it delivers the kind of messaging that will shake up the centrists, so it must be on the right track www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

I'm not a member of any party, but I very much hope the NDP become a true progressive alternative to the centre right and far right options that dominate our broken elections. Avi would take them in that direction. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Just saw a guy bike by me on a busy street with no hands on the handlebars, no helmet & texting while biking. Probably not a good idea

Many times, Dr Markland's words and photos moved me to tears, not just because they were so beautiful on their own, but also because there was so much humanity behind them. What a gutting loss this must be to his family and friends. It's a loss felt deeply even by those who only knew him online.

I've seen so many misogynistic comments directed toward Violet this week. Real gross stuff. I was reminded of the association between toxic masculinity & anti maskers

Interesting to note that now the Public has voted for masks in healthcare, there is no article in today’s paper.

I have just learned that autistic people who ask questions because of curiosity and seeking clarification are viewed as antagonistic and argumentative and that explains so many interactions that have ended poorly in my life

I live in the USA but this matters everywhere. And is happening everywhere.

Thank you to every one of you who voted in this @dailymail.co.uk poll. We did it! It may not seem like a lot, but we sent a message that masking in healthcare is NOT a fringe minority opinion

This might just be the Tylenol talking but I’m pretty sure the world would be a better place if more people were autistic

As many, many commentators have already noted, we've reached an impasse in electoral politics. Our current 'normality' is profoundly abnormal & destructive, but anyone proposing to actually fix things renders themselves automatically unelectable. It's THE problem running through our politics.

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander don’t usually wear masks but it was beautiful to see this photo of them at a Jewish holiday service the other day where the rest of the congregation is also masked up.

It's hard to get jazzed about local politics when there are few (or no) leaders who care about masks in healthcare or mitigating COVID. I'd love to be wrong

THIS is the state of art of Indoor Air Quality #IAQ: “We have the tools, we wait for the collective will to act”. Thanks @saferairproject.bsky.social. And in France there’s NO such will so far, nor funding, even less mandates.

Hey Vancouver restaurants, I have a proposal for you. Many of us are still trying to avoid repeat Covid infections: Offer a year-round heated patio option & servers in N95s and some of us will do your photography & promote you for free toronto.citynews.ca/2025/09/22/r...

Worth voting in this poll if you #Mask www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Canada wildlife decline 'most severe' in decades, says WWF. Biodiversity in Canada has plunged 10 % over the past half century, with hundreds of species facing extinction u.afp.com/SW3b

Last year, more Americans died from wildfire smoke than from traffic crashes. "By 2050, the researchers found, choking wildfire smoke will be the new normal," prematurely killing more than 70,000 Americans annually. These are alarming numbers. Big Oil MUST be held accountable.

Their plan was always to cover up long COVID & make it invisible which is why I'm soooo excited about the upcoming "Living with Long Covid" exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver - this will bring the condition to light!

Paracetamol use during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism Laurie Tomlinson explains best available evidence shows #paracetamol safe to take during pregnancy & urges parents to seek reputable sources of information, & medical advice from GP. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!

Where are the Covid nasal vaccines for the US to block infections and transmission? Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Many acetaminophen–autism studies don’t control for why the drug was taken, often viral illness, a major confounder. Viral infections during pregnancy can affect neurodevelopment. The current admin doesn’t seem to want to prevent these

nobody ask me about whatever trump said about autism I will just direct you to read neurotribes and @ericmgarcia.bsky.social’s book we’re not broken and to follow @slooterman.bsky.social @juliametraux.bsky.social as well I invite you not to waste your time with it either unless you have to

Autism isn't a disease It's a developmental difference, part of the natural diversity human brains. Framing it as a disease fuels stigma. (It doesn't need to be "cured" with oversold supplements based on thin scientific evidence 😒)

Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plan to tie Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiencies to rising autism rates—but the evidence is thin

Evergreen dilemma: how to leverage the lunchbox parents who care a lot about organic food but ignore the harms of SARS-CoV-2 & recruit them to our cause

So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.

"You can’t eradicate autism without eradicating autistic people. It’s genocidal rhetoric against us that’s justified by 'autism destroys families. It destroys children.' No, it doesn’t. It’s bias against autistic people." From an interview at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Weird that when it comes to vaccines, RFK Jr. insists on a placebo controlled RCT but when it comes to autism, any small sample cherry-picked study will do

I’ve said it before and will say it again— anyone who says climate change is not relevant to people’s day-to-day lives is either lying or simply not paying attention

Chai spiced sandwich cookies 🍪 Sorry in advance about all the upcoming fall baking

"Drinking water from plastic bottles is fine in an emergency, but it is not something that should be used in daily life" www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Climate change will continue to bring more flesh-eating bacteria. One way to address this would be to improve infrastructure to reduce flooding from rain/storms. Ron DeSantis has rejected over $11B in federal funds designated for such projects in Florida because he doesn’t believe in climate change.

Lmao "says Europe's richest man"

Thousands rally in Toronto to ‘draw the line’ against PM Carney agenda https://www.newsbeep.com/135905/ A large crowd of close to 2,000 people marched through downtown Toronto Saturday afternoon as part of Canada-wide protests…

Children will die.

It’s demoralizing to see people STILL living in the fantasy land where the Dems r anything more than better mannered partners in crime with the Repub party. At this point propping up this fiction is just propaganda for fascists & big capital.

If you’re carrying a chip on your shoulder because you're in the "hard sciences," it's time to let that go. The ongoing pandemic has shown that one discipline alone can’t solve this crisis. We need the social & political sciences, the creativity of the arts. We need to work together

Shout out to Jim O'Neill, new acting director of the CDC, for drawing attention to the alienation people with long COVID continue to face - from friends, family, partners, doctors, employers etc.

5 dead, dozens hospitalized amid outbreak of flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus linked to beaches & seafood. Studies show Vibrio outbreaks are likely to increase with climate change, as warmer coastal waters favour the bacteria people.com/flesh-eating...

Hidden Heart Damage: How COVID Continues Haunting Millions "5 million people worldwide may be walking around with cardiac long COVID, their hearts silently struggling months or years after their initial infection cleared" Report: academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...

The ACIP has voted AGAINST requiring a prescription for COVID-19 vaccination. With a vote of 6 yes and 6 no, the decision went to the ACIP chair, who voted no.

Clean the air FFS. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

D but would have to negotiate for Hokkaido to be included for their miso ramen 🍜

Moderna to roll out first made-in-Canada COVID vaccines this fall & hopes to use the facility for mRNA oncology therapy production in the future 🧬 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

Very hard to reconcile the RFK Jr who hosts a roundtable on long Covid with the RFK Jr who is vehemently against vaccines & whose admin halted several trials Next-gen vaccines are a key part of getting us out of this pandemic, preventing new long COVID cases & reinfections