Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialCanadian Association of Physicians for the Environment @cape-acme.bsky.social · 14/11/2025🚨 #COP30 is flooded with fossil fuel lobbyists. Dr. Vipond @jvipondmd.bsky.social and Dr. Green were there with CAPE's physicians and team to denounce it, alongside the #KickBigPollutersOut coalition. 12910
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialBlake Murdoch @blakemurdoch.bsky.social · 16/06/2025My latest in @edmontonjournal.com . The Journal of the American Medical Association recently advised Long COVID in kids may have now surpassed asthma as the leading paediatric chronic illness. Danielle Smith's response: start charging for and limiting vaccines. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...edmontonjournal.comOpinion: UCP's COVID vaccine cuts put children at serious riskA policy of ending pediatric COVID vaccination will disable, hospitalize and even kill Albertan children, leaving blood on Smith’s hands. 22504281
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialCatherine Griwkowsky @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Received a joint statement from the Calgary Board of Education and Edmonton Public Schools chairs. Both boards were named in the news release and were surprised because the minister did not raise concerns before the news conference. #ABleg #ABpoli #ABedu 710650
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialA Simard 🇨🇦 @adadcoaching.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Alberta 🇨🇦 Canadians Be in the know 033
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialHazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Bill 55 buries a quiet bomb: a clear path to privatized hospitals. Critics say it hands our public health infrastructure to for-profit operators,no plan for new beds, just more giveaways. Albertans deserve care, not corporate gain #AbLeg #StopBill55 #ProtectPublicHealthCare bsky.app/profile/frie... 1157
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialSèafra @woodward.ca · 12/05/2025I live with a librarian so this study confirms what I've already known. Libraries & librarians do FAR more to make your neighbourhood safer than the police could ever dream to. Bonus points: libraries don't just make your neighbourhood safer, they make it better. Plus librarians are cute as hell. 0257
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.social🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 09/05/2025today's essential read for all Albertans. albertapolitics.ca/2025/05/dani...albertapolitics.caDanielle Smith proposes a new theory of why Alberta needs a separation referendum - Alberta PoliticsAccording to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who describes herself as a Canadian patriot, she’s only enabling a separation referendum out here in Wild Rose Country to keep a separatist party from beco... 44120
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2025DOGE was never about "efficiency." 24255212632
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 09/05/2025Rümeysa Öztürk was ordered released by a federal judge in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.npr.orgTufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from immigration detentionRümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it ac... 421944386
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialMichelle Bellefontaine @mbellefontaine.bsky.social · 09/05/2025commissioner Diane McLeod's report can be found here. oipc.ab.ca/wp-content/u...oipc.ab.ca 0135
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialRohadi @rohadi.com · 09/05/2025Cons said it would never happen, but here we are. Private hospitals on the way. Republicans in Alberta got their wish. Everyone but shareholders are absolutely screwed. Goodbye healthcare. A new provincial government can't come soon enough. #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg 23623
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way. ysaatio.fi/en/homelessn...ysaatio.fiHomelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-SäätiöAsunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä. 721772
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDavid J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Danielle Smith proposes a new theory of why Alberta needs a separation referendum. albertapolitics.ca/2025/05/dani...albertapolitics.caDanielle Smith proposes a new theory of why Alberta needs a separation referendum - Alberta PoliticsAccording to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who describes herself as a Canadian patriot, she’s only enabling a separation referendum out here in Wild Rose Country to keep a separatist party from beco... 1216
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialNora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I wrote about what happebed when Ontario allowed this in the early 1980s in Hawkesbury in my Canada in Decline series. 3448
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialThe Sound of Rain ❌👑 @amenokoe.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Do you want the US health system mess? Because this is how you get the US health system mess... 😕 163
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/05/2025Cybertrucks are piling up -- apparently no one wants to buy them -- but they can't stop making them, b/c shutting the factory down is too expensive. Great work all around.arenaev.comTesla Cybertruck inventory goes through the roofTesla Cybertruck is experiencing a significant increase in unsold inventory in the US and facing huge challenges in meeting initial sales expectations. 40958081397
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialTevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I don’t pay much attention to the outreach my social media has, but looking at this graph from IG tells me that young people are looking for an introduction to worker power. They wanna see what solidarity looks like. They want in! CC this to your union leadership. Young workers are watching! ✊🏾💯 042
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 09/05/2025But none of these fully capture the core of Smith's political soul. That was laid bare in her justification for clearing a path for a referendum on sovereignty. The answer: nakedness political ambition and partisanship. 317231
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialJen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 09/05/2025In case you needed another reason to hate Trump, he fired Dr Carla Hayden, librarian of congress. 16114
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialRoberta Lexier @robertalexier.bsky.social · 09/05/2025It’s genocide. It has been from the start. And so many people are complicit. 096
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.social🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025"We don't have to choose this future for our kids. There are scenarios where we agressively decrease our fossil fuel consumption so that we don't have to live with an "unprecedented" hellscape"cbc.ca'Unprecedented' climate exposures for people born in 2020Extreme climate events like intense heat waves and floods will be a regular feature in the lives of younger generations, according to new research that modelled different climate scenarios by birth co... 16422
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialKim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Our Public Hospitals are at Risk if Bill 55 is Allowed to Pass www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill55_puts_...friendsofmedicare.orgOur Public Hospitals are at Risk if Bill 55 is Allowed to PassOur Public Hospitals are at Risk if Bill 55 is Allowed to Pass. @FriendsofMedicare 03323
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDavid J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Danielle Smith explains why, as a strong believer in Canada, she’ll do whatever she can to help Alberta’s separatists. albertapolitics.ca/2025/05/dani... #ableg #cdnpoli #abpolialbertapolitics.caDanielle Smith explains why, as a strong believer in Canada, she’ll do whatever she can to help Alberta’s separatists - Alberta PoliticsRED DEER – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called a news conference yesterday to tell the impertinent journalists who showed up why, as a strong believer in Canadian Confederation, she intends to do wh... 44121
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDear PM (Chris Lloyd) @dearpm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I can’t believe that no mainstream media outlet is not talking about this nonstop. Oh wait yes I can this is exactly how it is supposed to work. 0176
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialSuzyQ @suzyqfit4u.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Raise your hand and retweet if you agree with musically gifted Keith! ❤️ 818290564896
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/04/2025While billed as technical updates to restore faith in elections in Alberta, sweeping changes made by the UCP Tuesday do precisely the opposite. @jaredwesley.ca writes. #abpolithetyee.caSmith’s Anti-Democratic Electoral ‘Reforms’ Are Straight from Trump’s Playbook | The TyeeIt’s no accident the changes were announced as attention was focused on the federal election. 17168104
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/04/2025"Whether Alberta follows the full arc of the Trump example remains to be seen. But today’s legislation makes clear that the risk is no longer hypothetical. It is real, present and growing. And the further it progresses, the harder it will be for concerned Albertans to stop it." My latest. 17852
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialAlanna Smith @alannasmith.bsky.social · 30/04/2025"The first and only job of public health is to, well, protect the public’s health. Advocating for the scrapping of religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination is part of that role; mollifying the selfish and self-righteous is not," opines @picardonhealth.bsky.social.theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Personal beliefs do not supersede the public good – and vaccination is a public goodOntario’s vaccine exemption is ridiculous, especially when it comes to protecting children 14617
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialCrooked Media @crooked.com · 29/04/2025Masterful gambit, sir!!! 13868951066
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025A grassroots group from Danielle Smith's own constituency has launched a gofundme to fight back against the govts Lawfare. Dr Paul Parks, Dr Joe Vipond, Dr Esther Tailfeathers, Thomas Luksazuk & more are supporting it. It can be found at the link below. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 5231131
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialPolicyWise for Children & Families @policywise.com · 30/04/2025We are sharing resources to empower providers serving gender-diverse youth. @drkristopherwells.bsky.social and colleagues at MacEwan University have shared a report exploring the lived experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta. Find out more at: buff.ly/8j9x2aP 272
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 29/04/2025"The UCP’s reforms reflect... the strategies pioneered by Trump Republicans: leveraging dark money, undermining trust in elections, weaponizing recalls, disenfranchising opponents, suppressing voter turnout, & empowering radical populist movements." New from me. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...open.substack.comDanielle Smith's Electoral Reforms Are Straight from the Trump PlaybookAnd it's no accident they were released today. 914194
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/04/2025Are you better off now than you were 100 days ago?youtube.com100 Days of ChaosYouTube video by The Lincoln Project 3292445786
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/04/2025Today, an avowed separatist leader from Quebec called for Canadian unity. Meanwhile, an avowed federalist from Alberta went out of her way to make it easier to launch a sovereignty referendum in her province. Power's a hell of a drug. 625892
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/04/2025A government under seven (7) different investigations for corruption just introduced a bill that would bring more corporate money into politics. This is not normal. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAlberta overhauls election laws to allow corporate donations, change referendum thresholds | CBC NewsThe Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate vouching for a voter’s identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and refe... 49758416
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDavid J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Dr. Joffe Unchained: Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health finally says what he thinks about the measles vaccine. albertapolitics.ca/2025/04/dr-j...albertapolitics.caDr. Joffe Unchained: Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health finally says what he thinks about the measles vaccine - Alberta PoliticsNow that Dr. Mark Joffe is “out” as Alberta’s chief medical officer of health – I quit, you’re fired, or whatever – he obviously feels free to say what he thinks about measles vaccinations. The former... 13610
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDavid J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Dr. Joffe Unchained: Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health finally says what he thinks about the measles vaccine. albertapolitics.ca/2025/04/dr-j...albertapolitics.caDr. Joffe Unchained: Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health finally says what he thinks about the measles vaccine - Alberta PoliticsNow that Dr. Mark Joffe is “out” as Alberta’s chief medical officer of health – I quit, you’re fired, or whatever – he obviously feels free to say what he thinks about measles vaccinations. The former... 23615
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Ontario is in the midst of its largest #measles outbreak in almost three decades. the province must step-up public health efforts and eliminate vaccine exemptions. What is it waiting for to act? by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.comtheglobeandmail.comOpinion: Personal beliefs do not supersede the public good – and vaccination is a public goodOntario’s vaccine exemption is ridiculous, especially when it comes to protecting children 44622
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 23/04/2025World’s biggest companies have caused US$28-trillion in climate damage, study estimates. They should be held accountable, like tobacco companies, by @borenbears.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/int... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChangetheglobeandmail.comWorld’s biggest companies have caused US$28-trillion in climate damage, study estimatesA Dartmouth College research team came up with the estimated pollution caused by 111 companies, with more than half of the total dollar figure coming from 10 fossil fuel providers 13113
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialCanadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 23/04/2025As Canada buckles down to protect its sovereignty, try to remember that Pierre Poilievre hand-delivered coffee and donuts to violent insurrectionists who wanted to overthrow the federal government and called for the murder of the Prime Minister. 411662
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Medicaid covers... -40% of births nationwide -50% of kids with special needs -72 million people in total Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. "Party of family values." 822471763
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialDuane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 22/04/2025calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...calgaryherald.comOpinion: Politics at play in chief medical officer's departure?Health experts fear he was silenced from urging measles vaccination 118136
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialSerge Dumoulin @sergedumoulin.net · 21/04/2025With a heavy heart, postponing my USA travels due to the current political situation. Still deeply value and support USA science, the brilliant researchers and their important work. I will miss my colleagues and hope to reunite when times change. Science transcends borders, even when we cannot. 🧪 🌎 516921
Reposted by @2-slow.bsky.socialAngela Welz @heartforward.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Involuntary treatment may offer the illusion of control, but true progress lies in policies that prioritize compassion, choice and evidence. Anything less risks worsening the very crisis we seek to resolve. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...thestarphoenix.comOpinion: Evidence lacking to support involuntary addiction treatmentInvoluntary treatment for substance abuse may offer the illusion of control, but true progress lies in policies with compassion, choice and evidence. 02714
