#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #dogsofbluesky

There are now healthcare infusion chapters 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 of this country. But none in any of the northern territories yet. If you're there, and want to join the effort to get nurses and doctors in your community, visit startchapter.healthcareinfusion.org

Crumbling health systems fuelling global surge in measles, scientists warn www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m... "The decline in vaccination rates has been blamed on growing levels of misinformation..." "#Misinformation is just being spewed from the highest political echelons of the U.S."

Anyone who doesn't want to vax their pets should have to clean a full parvovirus isolation ward for one week. The horrific smell, the vomiting and diarrhea, the suffering & death would change their minds about prevention. The vaccine works. It prevents suffering. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

See the cruelty of Premier Danielle Smith & her government. The egregious destruction of Charter rights is appalling. The government spent one year's worth of potential teachers' compensation by paying out coal developers for Alberta government policy changes & errors. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Northern lights decided to give us a show above our home. Be they gas or ghost, they are spectacular nonetheless. #alphabetchallenge #WeekNforNights #photography #EastCoastKin #northernlights

Autism isn't a disease It's a developmental difference, part of the natural diversity human brains. Framing it as a disease fuels stigma. (It doesn't need to be "cured" with oversold supplements based on thin scientific evidence 😒)

Periwinkle, pink, and peach skies. I could not ask for more. #sunrise #goodmorning #landscapes #photography #nature #skies

Graham Greene helped make the rest of the world see Indigenous people as real human beings. The first time I saw him on screen was in Dances With Wolves and the last time was in The Last of Us. What a tremendous legacy! RIP ✊🏽🙌🏽❤️

Looking at this from my view in Alberta rn makes me so jealous.

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.

RFK Jr. is targeting mRNA technology, a major scientific advancement that allowed for the rapid development of coronavirus vaccines. wapo.st/4lhtvKe

Completely horrifying.👇 Anti-science monster. RFK Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08... Reality: Vaccine... - saved millions of lives - < hospitalization - < long COVID - > pregnancy outcomes - < healthcare costs - promising platform for other diseases! - etc, etc!!!

The monitoring station on Mauna Loa provides the longest direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere. Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange

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Several Chiefs across Canada gathered today in Ottawa to prepare for their meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney regarding newly-passed Bill C-5. The bill proposes to accelerate development projects like pipelines by speeding up the approval process.

I implore everyone to read this article. It’s unbelievable. I’m at a loss for words.

I’ve been seeing a lot of anecdotal posts from ER and Peds doctors about this as well.

Today, I sent the attached letter to First Nations affirming that #ForeverCanadian and I will support and, if necessary, take Court action to protect Canada and its treaty obligations. The petition I filed protects First Nations' entrenched rights. #ableg #cdnpoli

Get the real facts. Learn more about why Gender-affirming care saves lives. scienceupfirst.com/2slgbtqia/ge...

Keep this in mind in 2025 there have been 1208 cases of measles in the whole of the United States with a population of 347 million. Alberta has 1020 cases with a population approx. 5 million. publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resourc...

Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines! But you may be worried about what's in them? So, let’s break it down ⬇

Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health. People with chronic health conditions, seniors, children among most vulnerable, by Shaki Sutharsan www.cbc.ca/news/wildfir... via @cbcnews.ca

With MAGA calling the shots, it's going to become difficult to access vaccines.. unless it's their vaccine. Senior U.S. figures are invested in reviving old vaccine-tech, abandoned decades ago because it was giving too many kids febrile seizures. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Unreal: To sustain his lie about a "genocide" of "white farmers" while meeting with the South African president, Trump used a photo of war deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1956...

Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note, by @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

When they huff and puff, we fight for Canada.🇨🇦 youtu.be/LsVczxNQFdw?... #ForeverCanada #ableg #cdnpoli

Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over the next 5 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/can... @nicireland.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

‘It’s all cronyism going forward’: Trump appointee set to receive $500M for his own vaccine research www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... @katherinejwu.com 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

Red Dress Day Indigenous women and girls are SIX TIMES more likely to be murdered than other groups. www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7525652

The Assembly of First Nations is joining others in calling for the repatriation of cultural and sacred items currently being held by the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Post election… notice “all elected officials.” Treaties can’t be broken by an Alberta premier…

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation ain’t having the separatists rhetoric from Smith or her ilk… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"If you or any other Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere." Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation issues a scathing rebuke of Danielle Smith's talks on a national unity crisis.

Insured losses from natural catastrophes could soar to $145 billion this year — well above the 10-year average — as population growth, urban sprawl and climate change combine to supercharge risks, according to a report by Swiss Re Institute.

Absolutely not, RFK. We are not going to let them divide us into “useful”and “useless”- that’s Nazi shit and we will not stand for it.

Schizophrenia exists. Mental illness exists. Psychiatric medications can be life-saving. Psychotherapy can be life-saving. Don't let misinformed people tell you otherwise. Enough with the anti-psychiatry propaganda and stigma. ✌️

Alberta has tabled its involuntary drug treatment bill. When asked if involuntary treatment would be effective, Smith said "You won't know if something works until you try it." But there IS a lot of research we can draw from. And what we know, doesn't look good: healthydebate.ca/2024/06/topi...

"This is not only dangerous, it's not only innefective, it's a complete breach of human rights." Harm reduction advocate Euan Thomson argues that Alberta's Compassionate Intervention Act will deliver much more harm than good. LISTEN: traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU48621220...

Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” author unknown

I heard that a child with untreated adhd hears their name associated with a negative comment 40x more often than other children but not sure the source. This stat from @pernille.bsky.social is from Jelllinek’s article. It is a hypothetical, and likely low! cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-p...