Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women. n.pr/4olzAHf

When Border Patrol showed up across Charlotte, parents and neighbors rushed to Berryhill to meet kids at the bus stop. They stood watch, linked arms, and made one thing clear: if the city gets targeted, its children will not face it alone. This is what community looks like.💙

New from me, Rick Smith, and Peter Nicholson. “Our policy advice is pretty simple: Clean up electricity and electrify everything possible. This is the nation-building project Canada needs…” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Happy Sunday everyone!

Long Covid is common - ~1 in 5 people have it, and it's on the rise. Reinfections add to the burden. It's the most common chronic condition in children. Actual coverage on this at last from CBC

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

"China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. " www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Letter from a climate activist: “It is time for every leader to prove that they value people over polluters. My generation will not stop pushing for policies that match the science and protect our future.”

Canada's 2025 budget: ✅ invests in housing and infrastructure and promises to strengthen some climate regulations 😡 creates new LNG subsidies and doubles down on oil-and-gas handouts 🤡 completely ghosts nature funding. Not the clear vision an "investment budget" demands.

ATTENTION CANADIAN POLICYMAKERS, LET'S INVEST IN OUR KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, RESEARCH, AND UNIVERSITIES

Is this picture museum worthy @jennyleeshee.bsky.social ?

Get vaccinated even if you aren't elderly.

😂 When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes YouTube video by 22 Minutes youtu.be/S1yYGb1U31o?...

The carbon tax paid c.80% of citizens more than it cost us. Only the wealthiest polluters were out of pocket. Cancelling it expressly benefits the wealthy while impoverishing the rest of us. Plus, we need more robust climate policy, not less of it. 3/ sustainablesong.medium.com/bring-on-the...

DEI counters prejudice and discrimination that otherwise bias evaluations of merit. DEI *is* a merit principle.

Hospitals & police chiefs agree: speed cameras save lives. So why is Ford banning them? Ford is putting kids & pedestrians at risk just to let reckless drivers off the hook. Tell Ford to keep speed cameras & enforce speed limits. Sign here: www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro... #topoli #onpoli

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A good news story! Have a great day. Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...

“When Dr. Andrew Boozary and his team at Toronto's University Health Network looked deeper into the issue, they discovered that about 100 patients accounted for more than 4,500 emergency department visits in one year.” /End www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

📣We call on the federal government to reject Alberta's absurd pipeline proposal outright. Hear what we have to say ➡️ dsfdn.org/3IStShe

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

They're inseparable.

“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!

🔆 Scientists have developed a clear coating that turns ordinary windows into invisible #solar panels. It lets light through while redirecting part of it to solar cells at the edge — no aesthetics sacrificed: shorturl.at/l7lOm Imagine all the possibilities #solarinnovation holds!

📢 Happening now in Ottawa: We're calling on the federal government to build an east-west electricity grid powered by renewables — one that upholds Indigenous rights, boosts energy security, and connects every province and territory. ⚡🌿 Watch live ⬇️ #RenewablePowerForAll #CleanEnergy #PowerTheFuture

Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea … #EMobility

Men's rights don't vary state by state but women's do. REPEAT THAT OUT LOUD. That’s the most important fact I’ve heard in a long time.

Canada's fragmented electricity market is unusual (outdated) among developed nations. The federal gov't’s commitment to reducing interprovincial trade barriers must extend to electricity markets - to acheive our full renewable potential. #cdnpoli #onpoli #qcpoli #nspoli #nbpoli shorturl.at/RQjSG

🚨Appointing a former TMX CEO to lead the newly launched Major Projects Office risks entrenching us in the technologies of the past. As the world races to deploy solar & wind industries, Canada should seize the opportunity to build our future on renewable energies. shorturl.at/U5pnu

www.science.org/doi/full/10.... Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings. Our paper in Science. 🧪 #healthpolicy

🚨👷‍♂️ Brampton is building its 1st all-electric fire station! Solar panels ☀️, a green roof 🌱 & an energy-efficient design will cut 15t of GHGs each year. A renewable-powered step toward safer communities. 🧯🚒 🔗 shorturl.at/HoW50

MB’s PCs said the cost & risks for a landfill search for 2 #Indigenous women—Marcedes Myran & Morgan Harris, serial killer victims—was $184M. They said no. #Kinew said the successful search cost $18M, less than 1/10th the original cost, & the victims were returned to their loving families. #PClies

We have immediate solutions to gridlock like paying the tolls for truckers on the 407 that is far cheaper than building a highway that paves over 2,000 acres of farmland, 400 acres of the Greenbelt and will make flooding worse by compromising watersheds.

Always reactivation. Evidence for: Reactivation of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Reactivation of latent Tuberculosis (LTBI) Reactivation of dormant cancer cells. The downstream negative population health effects of unmitigated SARS-CoV-2 transmission are undeniable now.

Watch this. It’s fun. #OzzyOsbourne And support music programs in schools!

A renewable east-west grid could truly make Canada an energy superpower, create thousands of jobs and give the country a global competitive edge — all while helping to save the planet. #onpoli #cdnpoli #canpoli #cleanenergy #electricity app.meltwater.com/shareddocume...

Let's invest in a pan-Canadian electricity grid powered by renewable energy. ⚡ The DSF's Acting Executive Director Linda Nowlan was published in the Globe and Mail. Canada can lead the world by connecting provincial power grids, upholding Indigenous rights and prioritizing renewable energy.

It's not that complicated. As heatwaves get more frequent and severe, people without cooling will face increasing risks of heat-related illness and death. Get two-way ACs (aka heat pumps) to vulnerable people, run them on clean power, use them to displace fossil heat. Save lives and cut emissions.

Switzerland is using its railway infrastructure to generate power by installing solar panels between train tracks. Transport and energy generation can work together.

Grass is green. The sky is blue. Congestion pricing reduces traffic and raises revenue. In just 6 months, congestion pricing has brought in $500 million for the subways & buses, which are seeing increased ridership while rush hour traffic is way down. gothamist.com/news/numbers...

5 years after #COVID19 turned the world upside down, what do we know about its long-term effects? Good to join @danburritt.bsky.social tonight to talk: 👩 who's at risk 💉 how to prevent it 🦠 how multiple infections jump your risk of Long COVID from 15% to 40% + more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVKp...

Whoever decided to do this needs to resign immediately. #Ottawa #cdnpoli

📣 100+ groups are urging PM Mark Carney to build an electricity grid powered by #renewables, not fossil fuels. Updating Canada's grid can: ✅ Bring cheaper, more secure power ✅ Bring good jobs, better health ✅ Uphold Indigenous & workers’ rights Full release: dsfdn.org/PressRelease...

New: Our open letter to PM Mark Carney on the urgent need for COVID-19 mitigations 🍁 @mark-carney.bsky.social - We’re calling for action in 4 key areas to protect public health 📝 Read the full letter & share: protectbc.ca/open-letter-lettre-ouverte-pm-mark-carney 

I like my neutrophils as they are, thanks. #COVID19 medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05...

Mono might just be the start. EBV is being linked to MS, lupus, cancers, rheumatoid arthritis — and maybe even Long Covid. Scientists are racing to stop it. My latest for Bloomberg (free link): 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“The present study revealed significant long-lasting cognitive dysfunction in PCC in young adults, two years after COVID-19 infection. … demonstrating cognitive slowing in young people with PCC.” www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15...