A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE. It is the GUNS. #SadButTRUE 💔

46 years ago today London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News share.google/mKWs0XMLmrFw...

NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.

22 years ago today A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially named Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey Ramone once lived with bandmate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the former site of the music club CBGB, where Ramones began their career #joeyramone #punkrockhistory

i think it would have been much more effective to respond with something like, “while it may be new to many listeners, this is not new information—but wow! it’s downright scary. why do you think more is not being made of it?”

We’re calling for: • Recognition of Long Covid as a mass disabling condition • Redress and apology to disabled communities • Structural reform that embeds us in emergency planning • Public health policy built on prevention /8

DOJ didn't get a warrant for the core evidence in their case against Comey. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...

Woohoo! No new election! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

And I have no plans to stop. #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_FilesNOW

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

Pope inaugurates San Martino Outpatient Center at St. Peter’s - Vatican News share.google/8y2oa3bC0SiH...

About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.

The people deserve to know the truth.

The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

RECOVER: 'RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial shares results of three non-drug treatments for cognitive symptoms of Long COVID' 'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.' recovercovid.org/news/recover...

Earth: 'Why long COVID hits women harder than men' 'By comparing blood, immune-cell profiles, and gene activity in people with and without long COVID, researchers uncovered biological differences...' www.earth.com/news/why-lon...

If only there was some kind of mitigation that could be used to help limit the spread of influenza. I mean, it’s not like we eradicated a flu strain in the recent past or anything. Oh well.

Ask him why so many air traffic controllers are retiring at once. Ask him if it has anything to do with Reagan firing 11K union strikers in 1981 and having to replace them all at once. Ask him how the mass firings this year will impact us the same way 40 years from now. Ask him, Jake.

Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"

If you are knitting poppies for outside decor, please use wool or cotton, not polyester-based stuffs. The birdies will thank you and there will be less microplastics everywhere #cbcnews

We have " rule of law" ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

Such a good article, esp. for Gen Jones "I’m a Boomer, and I’m tired of being treated like I don’t get it - here’s what young people don’t understand about us" geediting.com/d-im-a-boome...

🗣Canada🇨🇦 added 67,000 new jobs just in October Alone! 🟢Unemployment⬇️ to 6.9% blowing past expectations.👏 👉A clear sign that the #Liberal plan is working, building a more united & stronger Canada🇨🇦 deal after deal, were showing that #Budget2025 will make a difference.👏 #cdnpoli #cndpoli #CanadianJobs

I, for one, am confused as to why when anyone is asked “What is woman?”, they don’t immediately reply: “a woman is anything she wants to be. That is the project of feminism. So shut up and sit down.”

University of Alberta: 'Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why' "New U of A research reveals underlying mechanisms of how long COVID affects women and men differently" www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...

The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased

Migrating wild birds are spreading the bird flu virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

There was no way this was a surprise. 1st question you always ask is if there are services to support a new build. Something is very stinky. Source: CTV News search.app/EdhdX

Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.

⚡️Update: Drones spotted over military base in Belgium for second time in 24 hours. A drone was again spotted over the Kleine Brogel Air Base in Belgium late on Nov. 1 for the second time in less than 24 hours, local media outlets reported.

People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.

What he said: 💯 🎯

Wondering what #JulieBowen thinks of the ICE raids. Her ancestor was a famous antislavery activist youtu.be/f2KaAUBSJGg?...

"Moral injury pertains to the effects of perpetuating, observing or failing to prevent acts that transgress deeply held moral standards." Continual moral injury is bringing the populace to the breaking point.

This! We need more of this type of thinking. We should feel shame at throwing away good food when neighbours still go hungry at night.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

"The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study just published in the journal Nature." theconversation.com/covid-19-mrn...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point

There’s money to bomb boats in Venezuela. There’s money to give $50k signing bonuses to ICE & increase their weapons budget 700% There’s $40 billion for Argentina There’s money for military vanity parades. But there’s no money for SNAP, healthcare or housing. Got it.

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

News from Pearson: OK Blue Jays is apparently on a permanent loop on the airports sounnd system

Toledo Blade: 'COVID-19 Brought About a Large Rise in POTS Cases' "My waiting list is longer than it has ever been,” said Dr. Blair Grubb, UToledo Health “We talk about long COVID...we can confidently say POTS is one part of long COVID" www.toledoblade.com/b-partners/u...

Just told a joke on my zoom meeting. Nobody laughed. Turns out I’m not even remotely funny

It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade. https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv