Reposted by Anna TRLindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Surface rail with dedicated ROW *is* rapid transit. How is this a response to what Patrick proposes? And public opinion about "supply" has just simply more savvy about what "supply" really means—here it's for the privileged few while others are displaced. People are finally getting this. 361
Reposted by Anna TRThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 13/02/2026Sadie Stephens was “left hanging” by the tenant relocation company that owed her money as part of the city’s enhanced tenant protection policies for the Broadway corridor. She’s not the only one. Ben Mussett reports. A Tyee investigation. #vanpolithetyee.caThe City Promised to Protect Broadway Tenants. How’s That Working Out? | The TyeeResidents say they’ve faced payment delays when dealing with one relocation company that also has ties to a developer. A Tyee investigation. 14018
Reposted by Anna TRJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 16/02/2026If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life 746870
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026"COVID survivors may be at higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea for up to 4.5 years post-infection." "Study, which has not been peer-reviewed, involved 910,393 patients tested for COVID-19 at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx from March 2020 to August 2024."cidrap.umn.eduCOVID survivors may be at higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea for up to 4.5 years post-infection 18825
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026By Ev Hanson: "Covid deniers and anti-maskers mistakenly call covid-aware folks “fear-mongers” when we are the ones who are actually facing reality straight on." Source: x.com/EvHanson2/st... 013429
Reposted by Anna TRTara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026 SEVERE: MB, NS, SK VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, NB, NL, North, ON, QC HIGH: BC, PEI MODERATE: none About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected. 10214128
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Study: Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection. Published: 8 January 2026. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comPersistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infectionGrowing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e… 13412
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Neurological Complications Associated With COVID-19 Compared to Other Viral Infections. Evidence shows COVID-19 has a distinct neurological impact, with higher rates and a wider range of complications than other viruses, from headaches and dizziness to outcomes like stroke, encephalopathy and GBS. 39237
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026COVID-19 Linked to Increased Risk of Hair Loss A study published in Archives of Dermatological Research found an association between severe COVID-19 infection and telogen effluvium, a stress-related hair-loss condition, suggesting COVID-19 can trigger significant post-infection hair shedding. 88131
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Research shows COVID raises cardiovascular risk for up to 3 years. Reinfection extends that risk window, adding cumulative strain on the heart and blood vessels. 03919
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026"How COVID can affect heart, even after an infection is gone" Research shows COVID affects the heart in multiple ways, raising the risk of heart attacks, strokes, heart muscle damage, and arrhythmias. While risk is highest soon after infection, studies show it can remain elevated for up to 3 years. 718769
Reposted by Anna TRTove Harris @toveharris.bsky.social · 19/01/2026😷 There are a group of people trying to shake everyone else awake, urgently trying to inform us that COVID-19 is ongoing and an existential threat. "Normal isn't coming back. The question is how much more we're willing to lose before we accept that." brennan.day/the-schizoph... #COVID #COVID19brennan.dayThe Schizophrenic Reality of a Pandemic That Never EndedFive years into COVID-19, the world has moved on while the virus continues to disable millions. An examination of the ongoing pandemic, long COVID, and our collective failure to prevent a mass disabli... 18437
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Vancouver council is back in session today Which means they are once again only providing real-time updates on city business to a single website that's under investigation for child exploitation They've stubbornly defended their approach Which reaches approximately 50 people 1022460
Reposted by Anna TRSEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Sad to see that ABC once again voted against being a Living Wage certified employer 28311
Reposted by Anna TRDr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 17/01/2026“COVID-19 was associated with a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAssociation between COVID-19 and New-Onset Autoimmune Diseases: Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 97 Million Individuals - PubMedSARS-CoV-2 infection may induce long-term immune dysregulation; however, its contribution to the development of autoimmune disease remains disputed. We aim to quantify the relative risk of new-onset autoimmune diseases following COVID-19 and its modifiers through a systematic review and meta-analysi … 211048
Reposted by Anna TRDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026COVID pandemic enters 7th year with no end in sight. "It's strange to think that the COVID-19 pandemic, which sent the world into lockdown 7 years ago never ended. It continues to kill and cripple us, to this day. We simply stopped talking about it." boingboing.net/2026/01/16/c...boingboing.netCOVID pandemic enters seventh year with no end in sightIt's strange to think that the COVID-19 pandemic, which sent the world into lockdown seven years ago never ended. It continues to kill and cripple us, to this day. We… 10708338
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The focus of yesterday’s Whitecaps/City of Vancouver press conference was a new home for the team. But if you looked closely, the real story was a big development play that could accelerate the transformation of Hastings Park. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caANALYSIS | How the City of Vancouver's deal with the Whitecaps could transform the Hastings Park area | CBC NewsThe City of Vancouver’s history began with a land deal between a government desperate for a product and a private corporation with plenty of perceived leverage. 2257
Reposted by Anna TRJen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 05/12/2025But their landlord, a company called Plan A owned by Anoop Majithia, has a long, long history of rental act violations and using various flimsy reasons to evict tenants. The tenants now want to know why this company is still being allowed to evict people. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...thetyee.caA Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The TyeeResidents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A. 4253
Reposted by Anna TRJen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The tenants of Park Beach have been fighting aggressive eviction threats for nearly two years. Their landlord has painted them as criminals and thieves - and to their dismay, some Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrators have accepted that characterization. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...thetyee.caA Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The TyeeResidents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A. 39948
Reposted by Anna TR@mtnbvan @mtnbvan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025What was treasured by local Vancouverites, tourists and all, has been disappearing fast. Not just views but also trees, landscaping, & wildlife, since Sullivan #EcoDensity & Gregor #GreenestCity b/c rampant relentless development & spec www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #vanre #vanpolitheglobeandmail.comOpinion: Vancouver must go wild – for the good of us allThe city needs to make a real effort to preserve its forest canopy 122
Reposted by Anna TRBrandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 19/11/2025My rent is going up regardless of property tax increases. 18214
Reposted by Anna TRSEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Ok folks we are back at it again from 1-5. Yesterday was a lot. Heard from so many passionate Vancouverites. Unfortunately I heard the mayor say it was a waste of time. But I assure you, I’m listening. 1316733
Reposted by Anna TRti zhang @solarizedtitanium.gg · 13/11/2025say “fiscal responsibility” three times in the mirror at midnight, and five ken sim supporters will appear behind you to tell you about the struggles of being a landlord 182
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 12/11/2025One thing to watch for on Day 1 of Vancouver Budget-palooza, which begins in five minutes: this staff proposal to raise fees for having events outside the Vancouver Art Gallery by 2400%. Additional big increases for Robson Square and the plaza on Davie Street. We'll see if it gets clawed back. 5418
Reposted by Anna TRTom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025As usual, those with zero agency are being hit the hardest by our society's callous public health decisions. 0167
Reposted by Anna TRLindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 03/11/2025This is a great point. There's so much resistance to increasing ventilation/air purification in classrooms to lower levels of Covid & other illnesses for kids & staff, & so much resistance to masking in healthcare BUT they'll get busy ventilating chicken barns against avian flu because profit 14017
Reposted by Anna TRDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/11/2025Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day. Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...abc.net.auEnergy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a daySaying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers. 492036792
Reposted by Anna TRIan Patton @pattoni.bsky.social · 01/11/2025@christineboyle.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social would council please direct police and fire to start enforcing this ban? I think people have had more than enough time to adjust to the five year old law. 52312
Reposted by Anna TRConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 24/10/2025The pandemic has, and continues to have, significant effects on global politics. I am certain that in the future entire books will be written on this subject, but these effects can be distilled to one concept: the vast majority of people have normalised that which is abnormal. 828274
Reposted by Anna TRConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I try to be professional on this platform but there are times, like now, when it hits me hard on a visceral level that we are in the midst of a catastrophic global public health crisis and it seems, as a species, we've somehow decided that ignoring it is the best plan we've got. 23732169
Reposted by Anna TRChantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025💯 Masking is a good litmus test for many things you'd want in a partner -science literacy -intelligence -empathy -community minded -values health > conformity -weirdly super cool 821342
Reposted by Anna TRDr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I just want to make this *abundantly clear*. When “experts” say COVID-19 is mild for kids… THEY HAD, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TEN YEARS WORTH OF INFECTIONS WILL CAUSE. 17693212
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025media.tenor.coma man in a black jacket and white pants is standing in the dirt .ALT: a man in a black jacket and white pants is standing in the dirt . 114112
Reposted by Anna TRDevin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Fruit platter making its way around the Jays dugout. Apples. Watermelon. Pineapple. These are amazing scenes in the 16th inning 615114
Reposted by Anna TRNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025 From M. Night Shyamalan, comes the baseball game that makes you old. 319928
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025pitching to ohtanimedia.tenor.comdarth vader holding a red light saber in a dark roomALT: darth vader holding a red light saber in a dark room 1979
Reposted by Anna TRandré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 28/10/2025the year is 2047. water is currency. emperor dwayne ‘the rock’ johnson is humankind’s last hope against the army of octopus that walked out of the seas three years ago. the dodgers and blue jays are starting the 17,432nd inning of game 3 of the 2025 world series. 13644125
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025seems unfair that watching an all time world series game with your favourite team and seeing the greatest player ever doing things never before seen in a world series game is not, in fact, “fun” 627526
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025i have an interview with the ceo of translink in ten hours and i fear my questions will become: - “would you have pitched to ohtani in the 7th” - “dodgers stadium, all that parking, hey” - (wipes eyes, curses utter breath several times) 725513
Reposted by Anna TRMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/10/2025The White House's new McDonald's™ Epstein™ Ballroom™ appears to have been designed on free software. 97377702657
Reposted by Anna TRJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Bligh has a decent amount of support from the province and feds (more than Sim or Allam at this point), which could help. But her 6 years being a supporter of Ken Sim, and getting elected under both the NPA and ABC banners, means it’ll be difficult to get support from local left-wing parties. 36611
Reposted by Anna TR@mtnbvan @mtnbvan.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Ongoing tree canopy loss continues, no thanks to constant upzoning, deregulation, & RE land speculation. #vanre 022
Reposted by Anna TRThe Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Let’s Beat Climate Change The Same Way We Beat Covid 414645
Reposted by Anna TRChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data. 15896658314554
Reposted by Anna TRLindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 30/05/2025It won't solve the housing crisis because it's the very thing that created the housing crisis in the first place: massive speculative investment in housing & land. "Abundance" is euphemism & PR. Unfettered capitalism creates, as we have seen, scarcity not the promised abundance. Its greatest trick.. 162
Reposted by Anna TRLindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 30/05/2025This panel discussion is a really thorough takedown of the whole idea of #Abundance - not just its terrible Reaganite politics (see BC NDP govt) but its lack of strategic value for the US Dems (the only way to gain popularity is via Bernie's anti-oligarch populism). www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hcI...youtube.comWhy the Left Should REJECT Ezra Klein's "Abundance" GarbageYouTube video by Bad Faith 3337