Not only is it going to be a hunger crisis, it's going to be a farm crisis. All those gallons of milk bought from dairy farmers, all the produce, all the on sale ground beef and packs of chicken that are paid for by SNAP are subsidies to farmers who don't qualify for commodities subsidies.

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

This is also nothing to do with the shutdown. Ag has an emergency fund with more than enough cash in it to cover the temporary shortfall that it is required by law to use in this situation and they are refusing to use it. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.

If you live in Ontario, we're privileged to still have free access to flu vaccines & Covid boosters. Get them! I just did! Immunocompromised/high risk can go now & everyone else can book now for appointments after Oct 28! Get them ASAP & you'll help make the holiday season safer for everyone 💪🏻

I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?

Amidst a government shutdown in which the White House has proposed slashing federal support of science by billions of dollars, our #SCIMaP team continues to assess the impact of research cuts on communities nationwide. Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org With more to come... a 🧵

Three months from now: Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp

Two new Old Fox ghost stories up on my patreon: "The Émigrée on the Lawn" and "The Great Gale of 1824". Join for these and thousands of other tales. And Wolf will even send you a card when you sign up! patreon.com/annelouiseav...

The province, #Saskatchewan, with the 2nd worst #drunkdriving record in #Canada thinks #tailgating at #Roughrider games is a good idea. F**k me. The #SaskParty and the #CityofRegina are a special kind of #stupid www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

RFK Jr is wrong. Like usual. Beef tallow is not healthier than seed oils. RFK Jr is immune to evidence. DECADES of DATA show eating polyunsaturated fats in seed oils reduce risk of heart disease & atherosclerosis compared to eating saturated fats in beef tallow. Watch: youtu.be/bGrfbs8qxPo?...

Not just another flu, COVID-19 complacency risks lives Former ABC medical reporter Sophie Scott warns that complacency about COVID has set in. Public health messaging has faded, yet large numbers are still catching COVID, being hospitalised, or dying — COVID hasn’t gone away. archive.li/NccoV

Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.

A fascinating, absorbing & terrific listen… uncovering hidden stories, important representation, queer rural constellations & Broken Futures, not to mention the persistence of work & inquiry that goes into museum work. Bravo @timjerrome.bsky.social @olliedouglas.bsky.social @themerl.bsky.social

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Stephanie Wong discusses ancient Halloween traditions, including Oaxacan pumpkins 🎃 💀 Then, reading ancient texts in Braille, AI for Chinese calligraphy, Sanskrit philosophy, the sons of Attila, new ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!

Madeleine L’Engle made this point extremely effectively decades ago in A Wrinkle in Time.

BUT, BUT THE ECONOMY! www.weforum.org/stories/2023....

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks human cases, and the Department of Agriculture, which monitors animal outbreaks, have both suspended routine communication with states, leaving many officials without up-to-date guidance on how to detect and contain the disease”

A poem that's been kicking around my head for a few days

Two years ago, the Government of Saskatchewan suspended the Charter-protected rights of trans young people in the province. Two years in, this issue is no less urgent. That's why we're asking you to keep speaking up with us. Visit www.repeal137.ca to take action.

Profits and Grift for some; taxes and worse health-care for the rest of us.

This is huge. After the early COVID muzzling of all staff working for Saskatchewan Health Authority, for these people to sign their names to their concerns is a huge step: “450 workers at Royal University Hospital [have] signed a letter…warning of a growing healthcare crisis.…” 1/2

To read AP’s investigation of the anti-science movement into statehouses, the Kennedy-connected groups behind it, as well as who gets hurt and who benefits, start here: apnews.com/article/vacc...

My entry into romance fantasy ....

@lukeisamazing.bsky.social and @goingmedieval.bsky.social talk about the latest Dan Brown book, which successfully ragebaited Dr E by being set in Prague. we talk about the book, the Dan Brown mania of old, and more! www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

The 3rd annual Canadian Long COVID symposium wrapped up yesterday. It was a great meeting, and I got some nice news at the end! PDF of the poster is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e8wh6... MP3 of a 5-minute verbal overview is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ej0lw...

Never mind the CBC fluff on Polytechnic that barely scratches the surface of why jobs are being lost. Once again, if you want context and substance that goes to the bone, Tammy delivers open.substack.com/pub/tammyrob...

I often see people argue about just how many people are suffering from long COVID. The answer is LOTS. Canada is slow producing stats, but as of 2023 that number was 2.1 million people. Almost 12% of the population. About 50% of those had been suffering for more than a year.

57 new private clinics in Ontario will take more than 100,000 diagnostic tests out of public hospitals- along with funding and staffing, with plans to expand to do surgeries. This government is essentially building private day hospitals, shifting hundreds of millions in public funding over to them.

13 days until the first-ever ORE CUP! You ready? (We’re not, but we will be!) #OreCup

Today (it started hours ago in Australia) is World Wombat Day. These lovable beasts are facing formidable challenges--habitat destruction, cars, mange--leaving 2 of the 3 species endangered. There are many rescues devoted to aiding wombats either coming out of the wild or going in. Check 'em out!

This is a metaphor that applies more broadly, too: pandering to a tiny minority of conspiracy-curious Albertans makes life objectively (and needlessly) worse for the rest of us. Remember that. #abpoli

I haven't posted Halloween Whimsy this year!

Proud to have co-authored this piece with amazing collaborators at the @thewhn.bsky.social. Let me know what you think. whn.global/whn-joins-in...

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT "A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Let's just ignore the fact that private surgeries do not bring down wait times - proven fact. The people working at these centres should be employed by the SHA to add the capacity needed without paying for the profit part of privatization. globalnews.ca/news/1148784...

The CBC maintains an account on X - but not on Bluesky (nor on Mastodon.) Why? I asked CE0 Marie-Philippe Bouchard and Editor-in-Chief @brodiefenlon.bsky.social when they appeared at the Senate Transport and Communications Committee this morning. #CBC #SRC #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #X #Bluesky #TRCM

whomst amongst us

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

one thing about racism is the way people will ignore the most likely explanation for something like having a Nazi tattoo for 20 years. the most simple and obvious explanation was that he knew what it was and kept it. his excusers need to stop the embarrassing mental gymnastics.

Can’t pronounce an ingredient? So what? A chemical name: ZERO to do with potential harm or safety. Vitamin C, also called: (5R)-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one Chemistry naming rules = info about structure & function. That’s it. Watch: youtu.be/xUGedWOUsjE?...

Scott Mo3 announces forced drug treatment will come this fall. I'll bet Saskatchewans' entire deficit that alcoholics that kill mothers while driving won't be forced into treatment because half our government would be gone.

it always makes me feel like I'm losing my mind whenever some absolute monster says "well ALL men do this evil thing so why are you mad at ME, it's just in our MALE NATURE to be hateful rapist Nazi homophobes" or whatever the thing is I'm always like, the men around him should feel insulted by that

🚨NEW REPORT🚨 Huge increase in UK sickness absence. The Health & Wellbeing Report 2025 found we now have record levels of sickness. Now 9.4 days per employee. What happened in 2020? A 35 page long report: guess what it doesn't mention as an ongoing cause of employee sickness?

Read about Naheda, @USask graduate and my friend! 🧪 #chemsky

Old Fox's series of ghost stories begins on my patreon today with "The Scarlet Crown"! A collection of blood-tingling, gothic stories of unquiet graves, haunted rings & long-dead Roman legions. Join for these & thousands of other tales & recipes! patreon.com/annelouiseav...

kinda sad

People think there are no Roman history emergencies, right up to the day a sitting president proposes a triumphal arch. Now suddenly everyone needs a good handle on Titus and Constantine.