Van Gogh sometimes painted halos of light. They weren’t religious symbols but expressions of intensity—his way of showing the eternal through color.

If only there was something public health could recommend that would be effective at stopping influenza transmission regardless of strain... If it doesn't get inside you, it can't make you sick. It's amazing that they still have trouble understanding that concept.

I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college: “What did Watson and Crick discover?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

This guy is a legend Expressing the collective thoughts of the world.

I just want to make this *abundantly clear*. When “experts” say COVID-19 is mild for kids… THEY HAD, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TEN YEARS WORTH OF INFECTIONS WILL CAUSE.

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

If Canadians, travelling domestically, want to use the "good" security line at the airport, they need a NEXUS card, even if they aren't going to the US. And they need the blessing of Donald Trump's Homeland Security apparatus to get one. I'm calling on Canada to end this absurdity. #Canada #NEXUS

omg. Macron took the stage by saying “I have my prepared speech, but I’d like to tell you what I really think”. And SLAMMED MAGA for 20 min on nationalism, climate, Ukraine, Gaza, democratic values, global cooperation and lack of integrity. Uploading it now. Must watch. MAGA table didn’t clap

To counter Trump’s statement about Tylenol and pregnancy, this from Canada ⬇️ Pregnant women ‘should not feel guilty’ about using Tylenol: Ontario Pharmacists Association - there is no link to autism #Canada Trump is an idiot!! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

CARNEY: "I'll sum up. I would ask you to, when you think about Canada – think about Canada, actually, that's my request, think about Canada... as a strong sovereign independent nation, think about Canada as that." #cdnpoli

Governor Tim Walz, "If you’ve ever wondered how democracy dies, you’re witnessing it. This is North Korea style stuff" "And it’s being done because this is a weak, thin-skinned man who’s failing as a president" "All of the things he promised are not happening" "This is exactly what dictators do"

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again globalnews.ca/news/1143516... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Dutch late night TV has its take

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... The complete lack of self awareness and diplomacy is just shocking .

It’s not a trade dispute. It’s a war. The reasoning for the tariffs was fabricated BS. The tariffs are illegal. Trump said he’d acquire Canada without having to fire a shot. We don’t take kindly to talk of war; economic or otherwise. Sorry (not sorry) if you’re offended ambassador.

We got our toddler the MMR the day he was old enough. These people are killers.

Hoekstra never asked me. I'm incredibly passionate about the American-Canadian relationship. In fact, I've never felt such burning resentment toward it. I am boycotting U.S. travel and products with all my being. I am profoundly angry & have no goodwill left for my abusive neighbour. #Passion

WATCH: Tips on how to recoup expenses if affected by Air Canada strike (CityNews) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-sb...

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc. Via @theconversation.bsky.social

Thanks to Trump's attack on the Smithsonian I've been thinking about what it means to be "woke" I think it means believing in - Science Facts Public health Equal rights for everyone Multiculturalism Good public education Universal healthcare Treating people with respect I'm proud to be "woke"

The decision of European leaders to all join Zelensky in his White House visit was one of the savviest diplomatic moves I’ve seen in a long time. Historic. THAT is how you unify for democracy.

Today’s a great day to look at appeasement: “Chamberlain … agreed to Hitler’s demands for Czechoslovakia to cede a portion of its territory…Hitler assured the Western Allies that he had no further territorial ambitions” Then Hitler started WW2. www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...

"A red carpet for Vladimir Putin and no results for Ukraine." Trump is doing what Putin wants him to. Multiple choice: (a) Trump is on Putin's side (b) Trump is a Russian agent (Putin has dirt on him: golden showers etc) (c) Trump is an idiot (d) all of the above www.dw.com/en/for-ukrai...

What a total arrogant asshole Senator Joseph Martin from Maine is. He sent this letter to multiple politicians in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Detailing why the western portion of Canada should 'break free' and become American. FUCK YOU!! #NEVER51 #ForeverCanadian

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." William Shakespeare

Canadians’ boycott of travel to US strengthens, July air travel down 27%, the deepest monthly drop yet. #cdnpoli tparkin.substack.com/p/canadian-b...

30 Sept 1938. Chamberlain and Hitler excluded the Czech president Beneš, and agreed to give away 23% of Czechoslovakia. Is it next week that Trump and Putin will exclude Ukainian president Zelenskyy, and agree to give away 20% of Ukraine? Beyond horrifying. www.upi.com/Archives/193...

Bonnie Critchley doesn’t miss a thing! Not only does she know a lot about her neighbours, she also knows a lot about how Poilievre operates. This is her statement about Poilievre who sounds desperate & up to his old tricks again! #cdnpoli

No one would have any confusion about what is happening if they saw it in another country.

“But a 59% majority of Canadians also name the U.S. as their country’s top threat. Most Canadians who say this perceive the U.S. as a great deal of a threat to their country’s economy (77%), and 53% say it is a great deal of a threat to their national security” www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social completely missed the reason why the Kentucky Bourbon industry is tanking, their largest market, Canada, is boycotting their products and we aren't going back. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“We have to grow up fast and we can’t go back. And the choices we make now will matter forever. They will reveal our national character. Anger is a useful emotion, but only as a point of departure. We have to reckon with the fact that from now on, our power will come from only ourselves.” #cdnpoli

Wow. Canadians — keep the pressure on. American wine industry — thank your idiot President. #cdnpoli

It's a paper from last year, but it still pains me to think that we could have achieved elimination without resorting to lockdown, simply by implementing universal respirator usage alone. Not masks, respirators. It's still not too late.

Three stories in poor air quality and wildfires on the 8am CBC news. No mention of N95s. No mention of air cleaners. Climate change is real. But nobody wants to talk about solutions or mitigations.

What possible prior commitment can Poilievre have? He has no job. The by-election IS his job interview. #cdnpoli

Dear people of Battle River-Crowfoot, This is a preview of what to expect from Poilievre. He will not show up for you. He is being interviewed for a job that he thinks you’ll just give him because….he currently is unemployed, what could possibly have been more important than his next interview?

UK: What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has the answer: "Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'd rather the federal gov't would take SK's climate insurrection to court, but thankful somebody is. Thank you, private citizens and environmental orgs, for making SK obey the law.

I love how they dance around the reason no one is visiting the US. Hint: it starts with T and ends with P.

The problem isn’t [just] a demented president. The problem is a system that manoeuvred him into power and doesn’t have the balls to remove him.

"Canada must remove barriers with the European Union to more deeply integrate Canada's economy with the EU in order to reduce our dependence on the US" 🟢 Agree: 85% 🔴 Disagree: 12% canadianpolling.substack.com/p/as-us-rela...