1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

This is really important. The main thing that makes it hard to achieve integrated nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed and integrated density of people & buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.

Say Hi to Cricket! She’s around four months old and had been found cold, wet and abandoned. The @cityofcalgary-rss.bsky.social nursed her back to health and now she’s here! Here she is seeing a TV for probably the first time and trying to understand what a screensaver is all about. #caturday

Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.

This is how Canadian healthcare is privatized. #cdnpoli #Canadasky

No one likes to see animals die. Here is a very clear round-up of why the ostrich farm (previously a meat production farm) had to be culled: to save birds and humans from this highly pathogenic avian influenza, and to protect BC and Canadian avian farming. inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-he...

The lesson learned here? If enough people behave badly, then politicians give up. Same lesson learned with COVID.

“I am so sorry I need help.” This is what an elderly retired nurse told me recently. She’s a patient, like all of us. She had devoted her life to help others. She has complex medical issues which had stabilized well until she got COVID and then long-COVID 2 years ago. 1/

“the Alberta cabinet of 1981 would have said the notwithstanding clause was never meant to be used as a first resort. It was meant to be used, if at all, only as a last resort, after every other recourse had been exhausted.” - 1981 Cabinet Minister calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

I just got my first one of these up and running in my home. And I’ve had LOTS of other filter units etc. This one? Super quiet. Soooo quiet. Two more to come! @davidelfstrom.bsky.social great article! healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi...

Mamdani: "New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know. We have held it in anticipation of defeat, held it because the air has been knocked out of our lungs too many times to count, held it because we cannot afford to exhale."

This very well might be the world’s first frozen blueberries, high protein and zero far yoghurt, dollop of marmalade, and kale bowl. Yes kale. It’s yummy.

With Smith deploying the notwithstanding clause on one front & setting up more… We asked @duanebratt.bsky.social at our live show for his assessment & whether or not Alberta is becoming more and more authoritarian. His answer should be required for all Albertans! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

⚠️ BREAKING: Newfoundland & Labrador Reinstates Temporary Mask Mandate in Hospitals and Long-Term Care as COVID-19 Cases Rise A temporary mask mandate is returning to Newfoundland and Labrador’s hospitals and care homes as COVID-19 cases rise and vaccines roll out.

Today Elections Alberta requested $13.5 million to be able to administer recalls and referendum. The UCP committee in charge revised their request to just over $1 million. And then voted it through. The UCP just defunded recall/referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

I cannot agree more! The cost of making all vaccines free will be completely offset by lives saved and all the morbidity & hospical costs averted Why All Vaccines Should Be Free @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

#Cdnpoli #USpoli

🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴 how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids a 🧵 (on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2) 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 [links to referenced articles in ALT text]

30 if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government? i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster. but you can’t compromise with COVID. or the truth.

The Alberta President of the Canadian Bar Association has entered the chat… Calling out not only the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause but also the limited debate as threats to the rule of law. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Has this *ever* happened before: a home run on EACH of the first two pitches of a World Series game? Oh! They just said on TV @sportsnet590thefan.bsky.social that this is the FIRST time in World Series history this has happened!! Wild!!

Anytime anyone claims that Smith used the Notwithstanding clause in a way that Peter Lougheed would have approved of… Feel free to share this from his 1998 paper that makes it clear that absolutely isn’t the case. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Amnesty speaks up about the political situation in Alberta. ✊ amnesty.ca/press-releas...

Teachers, you are not alone. We too are horrified by the actions of the Alberta government this week, dismissing your rights and sending you back to the same overcrowded, unsupported classrooms. We see you. We continue to fight with you. #ableg #abpoli #abed

“DoorDash intends to send autonomous robots into bike-lanes.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social Here’s what’s frustrating…who cares what they “intend?” It’s up to City Hall what’s allowed in bike-lanes, NOT COMPANIES! Stop acting like tech companies should be able to do whatever they want in cities.

I don’t know the exact number of people that attended the last Alberta separatist rally, but it was fewer than the 456, 365 people who signed the Forever Canadian petition.

Lougheed spelled out exactly what he believed needed to be fixed with the notwithstanding clause... - A legislative body with a super majority - The courts review before being invoked. - No "form" overrides. Smith's use is a violation of the first 2. /2

Today Danielle Smith claimed that this is exactly how Peter Lougheed would have believed the notwithstanding clause should be used... She couldn't be more wrong. /1

@abdanielsmith.bsky.social ‘s government is seeking to ram Bill 2 through with the notwithstanding clause. This bill removes not just freedom of association but also shields the provincial government if they breach all sorts of other human rights. #abloli drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/alberta-st...

Check out this opinion from @calgaryherald.com . Clear. True. Powerful. calgaryherald.com/opinion/albe...

Okay Blue Jays, let’s play ball! Ready for the day at clinic. youtu.be/4NpX9D75tGc?...

Note also: "... The rates of infectious disease outcomes were also relatively higher when comparing COVID-19 to seasonal influenza."

There it is 👇 The proof in the pudding I have been yammering on about.

I missed this earlier: “Our results suggest that a positive test for COVID-19 (vs a negative test) was associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.” thx @jvipondmd.bsky.social for tip www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Nebulised heparin reduces COVID deaths and intubation according to a meta-analysis

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#wakeupalberta This is wrong wrong wrong. Equal access to health care for ALL. We do not live in a tiered society where the rich get access to health services while the disadvantaged are left to suffer and die. Anyone can become disadvantaged at anytime it could be you ...

The enthusiasm with which Alberta is laying waste to its health care system is something to behold. Restrict proven and cost effective vaccines... ... but open the floodgates for expensive private paid imaging to clog the public system for years to come. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Profit over patient. “Private pay access to MRI is measured in days in Alberta … It’s measured in months to years in the public pay system right now,” “But don't tell me that you're going to prevent hospitalizations and cancers down the road by offering this service.." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

8/8 The measles outbreak is a devastating example of what happens when vaccination targets are missed. The provincial target for the second measles dose is 95%; in reality, only 68.1% of Albertans by age two have received it. The AMA's dire warning: www.albertadoctors.org/media/2d3ear...

7/8 The note calls it "astonishing" that the government is adding #barriers to #vaccination during a wider public health crisis. Low #immunization rates for measles have already led to the worst #outbreak in North America since 1998, with over 1,900 cases in Alberta since March 2025. #Measles

6/8 The AMA also criticizes the 2025 shift in vaccine distribution from accessible pharmacies to public health clinics. It calls this a "failure to execute an appropriate vaccine distribution process" and states this failure "falls squarely on the hands of Alberta Health". #AbLeg

5/8 Economic modelling suggests higher #vaccine uptake could have saved Alberta $100M in direct health costs by preventing 3,400 #hospitalizations. The #AMA compares the new policy to "saving money by not fixing a leaky roof" only to pay substantially more when the damage worsens. #PublicHealth

4/8 The #AMA states that #vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective interventions available. The data is clear: Unvaccinated Albertans were nearly 10 times more likely to be #hospitalized than the fully vaccinated, and 20 times more likely than those who had received a booster.

3/8 The briefing note presents a stark cost-benefit analysis. Each vaccine dose costs approximately $100. In stark contrast, the average cost for one COVID-19 hospitalization in Alberta is $36,384, excluding physician services, and can top $51,000 for an ICU admission. #HealthcareCosts

2/8 The key concern is Alberta's new $100 fee for most residents seeking #COVID-19 #vaccination. The #AMA notes this fee coincides with a period of intense financial strain for families. For a family of four, the cost could total $400, "posing a significant barrier to access". #VaccineEquity

1/8 🚨 💉 AMA WARNS NEW COVID-19 VACCINE POLICY IS A DANGEROUS MISTAKE 💉🚨 The Alberta Medical Association has grave concerns over Alberta's vaccination policy. Fees create a significant barrier to access, risking higher downstream costs from preventable hospitalizations. #AbHealth #Covid19 #ableg