As the U.S. tries to starve 10 million Cubans, 15 million kids in the U.S. don't know where their next meal is coming from and more than 600,000 people live on the streets, in addition to the millions, like me, who can't afford healthcare.
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Yearβs Eve. And like RenΓ©e Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need yβall to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
This is it. The murderer's video shows two women not appropriately deferential to the Big Manly Cops.
The goal is to pathologize women who seem unafraid of men.
Arguing that medication causes people to break Nature's Laws is an old, established tactic of reactionaries and fascists everywhere.
The federal Health Minister said itβs βimpossibleβ to release the $4B promised for national health projects, and wonβt fund new team-based care programs.
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#OtD 24 Oct 1975 90% of women in Iceland went on general strike for equality with men. Working women stayed home, and house workers refused to cook, clean and look after children. Today Iceland has the lowest gender inequality in the world stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9692...
On top of everything else, a small but real thing that bothers me about this is that nobody, including a cabinet minister, should have to expose themselves to hate speech at a work meeting. Diplomacy is different; this is inviting a misogynist white supremacist *guest speaker* to an internal event.
I was at PHAC post H1N1 with massive layoffs. Those decisions set us up again to be unprepared for when COVID hit. Here we go again π
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Labour Day started as a workersβ movement to demand the right to fair wages and safe working conditions. That history lives on today, with unions members leading fights across Canada to protect and expand workersβ rights. 1/4
La fΓͺte du Travail commΓ©more la naissance dβun mouvement pour des salaires Γ©quitables et des conditions de travail sΓ©curitaires. Encore aujourdβhui, syndicats et membres continuent de se battre partout au pays pour les droits des travailleuses et des travailleurs. 1/4
Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study
CONCLUSION: based on arterial stiffness measurements (cfPWV) COVID-19 is associated with early vascular ageing in the long term, especially in women
88% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants, new poll confirms
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I keep getting told that our Prime Minister has a plan. That he is smart. But sucking up to gangsters isn't smart.
Ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be about the west going along with Trump's dreadful appeasement of Putin.
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Genuinely curious how many people saying this think that it's never been public. I bet almost none.
Obviously a lie, since the definition of PhD-level expertise, standard across universities worldwide, is that you can produce original knowledge.
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Charlie nails it!
New from @policyalternatives.ca: Federal public sector cuts mean supports to First Nations, veterans, new Canadians, international aid could be on the chopping blockβjust for starters. By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #cdpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
There is much more in the full analysis including cuts to new Canadians integration, biz sectoral and regional supports. Read it all here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 8/x
In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world.
βTipping pointsβ experts issue urgent message to world leaders.
βEvery fraction of a degree above 1.5Β°C matters. And every year of βovershootβ matters too.β
βItβs ultimately a matter of survival.β
#ClimateCrisis
When he was 64, Mike Kessler retired from his job in the auto industry because he felt like his brain wasnβt working as it should.
A breakthrough drug could slow Alzheimerβs. Many Canadians won't be able to access it www.thestar.com/life/health-... @cfrangou.bsky.social @thestar.com
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I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
What if Canada could make groceries more affordable for underserved communities and support Canadian farmers / food workers all while taking power back from Galen Weston and the price-fixing grocery barons?
@vassb.bsky.social says public grocery stores could be a good idea in Canada too:
More often than not, I get asked where I got mine. Or thanked for wearing it.
Ice agents are complaining that they are getting glitter bombed.
Love it β
ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out (unmasked/in unmarked cars) protesters are dumping pounds of glitter on them.
So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward.
Time to buy glitter . . .
Thank you to Canada's national parks staff who protect our parks, wildlife, and visitors every day.
This #NPSW2025, we recognize the commitment of public service workers and will continue pushing for the fairness and support you deserve.
