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Mandy Whelan

@burkey71.bsky.social
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Lab tech, nerd/geek, GenX, outdoors - hiking, kayaking, etc, gardening (veggies and flowers), Canadian 🇨🇦

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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer is urging people to still get vaccinated for influenza despite a concern the latest H3N2 mutation is a mismatch against this year’s vaccine. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1... #bdnmb
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Public health urging people to get flu shot
Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer is urging people to still get vaccinated for influenza despite a concern the latest H3N2 mutation is a mismatch against this year’s vaccine. Dr.…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 What can we do about this? Here's one good idea. robertreich.substack.com/p/want-to-…
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The science influencer data say that people are more easily convinced to get vaccinated if you show them how much it benefits others. Those data were from a time when people were more rational and less insane.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Hear, hear! So important...👇 Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them theconversation.com/online-haras... by (terrific colleagues) @heiditworek.bsky.social et al 🙏 In this age of harmful bunk, we MUST support informed voices!
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Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them
If Canada wants to get ahead of the next health crisis, it needs to shield its scientists and researchers from online abuse.
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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Canada, abortion rights are under attack. The forced birthers are using the same strategies that worked in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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Abortion Rights in Canada are Under Attack
Forced-birth groups are testing their strategy
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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 10/11/2025
Of note: In April, as the US was starting to dismantle its health and science apparatus, a senior scientist said the country was underreporting its cases. Today's coverage of the Americas losing elimination status "because of Canada" has shades of "Spanish" flu. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas
The leader of the CDC’s measles team said the agency was “scraping” to find resources to address an outbreak in the Southwest.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷 American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
FFS! Ford’s using our money to enrich friends and family not just rich donors like in the Greenbelt Scandal - he’s not even hiding it! More on Friday’s OShow Scandal Panel with @keithleslie.bsky.social and @markcripps.bsky.social #Onpoli #Cndpoli #CanadaSky 🤬🇨🇦
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Wow, lots of hate in the comments from the left. Perhaps some introspection (and a wee bit of compassion) is in order. I’ll be limiting comments. In the meantime I’m sharing this excellent Maclean’s piece on the subject: macleans.ca/longforms/co...
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Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer - Macleans.ca
I spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in my home of Alberta, I’m trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids.
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Mandy Whelan @burkey71.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
This! Every classroom (all of them)! And every office building - offices and all!
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Cam Regier @camregier.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
We lost a real one. RIP Mrs. Bouquet. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Dame Patricia Routledge obituary
Formidable and versatile actor best known for her comic turn as the snobbish Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
It's unreal the level of hatred for masks that AHS and AB Gov't has. It's a safety tool that works to protect patients and staff. Why won't we use it? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Alberta hospital’s mask mandate for measles ended a day after it alerted province, health officials
Internal e-mails show AHS staff fielded questions about mandate from province
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Victory L. 🇨🇦🇵🇱🇺🇦🇦🇹🇾🇪 We are All Born Antifacist @victoryrenfrew.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 🙏🏽
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Colleagues, politicians pay tribute to prominent Edmonton doctor killed in mountain biking accident  | CBC News
An Edmonton intensive-care physician who became well known in Alberta for his insights into the challenges facing the health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic, died in a cycling accident on Sun...
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Peter Llewellyn @peterllewellyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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EU says ransomware attack responsible for airport check-in disruptions | CBC News
Airport disruptions that affected automated check-in systems in recent days were caused by a ransomware attack, the EU's cybersecurity agency said on Monday, highlighting the growing risks of such att...
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Tobique Mike🇨🇦 @tobiquemike.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Not one f**king word of this tweet by Poilievre is true. Not one. Compare that to the text of the actual statement from the PM. This is a 100% blatant lie by Poilievre. Full stop. #cdnpoli
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Mandy Whelan @burkey71.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Certainly how my Gen Z young adults feel.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I want to be clear about what I'm saying here. I'm not denying the danger. I'm not denying the threat. I AM saying that we live in a geographically huge country where the vast majority oppose this administration. They don't have the power to work on that scale. Tho they want us to believe they do
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Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
"Anyone should be able to get that vaccine". And a free supply of #N95 masks, & breathe well ventilated/filtrated shared air in all public spaces. Because although #COVID is here to stay, it's not like flu: Flu is bad, & COVID is much, much worse. And there's still no cure for #LongCOVID -
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Michael Tobis (mt) @mtobis.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#graphicdujour North Pacific summer season surface temperature
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Ubiquitous B🇨🇦 @colbecky.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Margaret Atwood is 🔥 #abpoli #Alberta
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
A few reminders. Convention on the Rights of the Child "196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only the United States of America has not ratified the Convention." www.unicef.org/child-rights...
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Frequently asked questions on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
How many countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child? How does the Convention define "child"?
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Mandy Whelan @burkey71.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Very cool!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 31/08/2025
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE
AUGUST 29, 2025
Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 SeasonTHIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.
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Mandy Whelan @burkey71.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Absolutely this!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Has there ever been a cabinet minister with a stronger unshakable belief in things that are not true? He sees things that are not there. A eugenicist who cheers on death and disease. Who sees children simply as instruments to be used with disease. Still thinking about this thread a few days later.
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SandyLee🍁 @leeram.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Margaret Atwood knows.
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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I mean, what could go wrong? 🤷‍♀️ www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Again, he’s an idiot, he has no idea what he is talking about #Fail Poilievre's idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn't help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say Proposed changes to the law are a 'slippery slope' that could put people at more risk, lawyer says www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Poilievre's idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn't help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to amend the Criminal Code to strengthen legal protections for Canadians defending their homes would offer no real benefit, criminal law experts say.
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Caroline @northernck.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Selling off iconic Cdn brands to foreign corps, such as Crown Royal to Diageo, Yves Veggie Cuisine to Haines Celestial Group, never ends well. From Hudson’s Bay to Crown Royal to the end of 40-yr veggie brand Yves Veggie Cuisine, it’s been a tough yr for Cdn jobs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Crown Royal bottling plant closure was expected as global whisky sales decline, expert says | CBC News
While the recent announcement that Diageo will soon close its longstanding Crown Royal bottling facility in Amherstburg has shocked the region, one Canadian whisky expert says the move was a long time...
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The Brandon Sun @thebrandonsun.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Today's editorial page cartoon. #bdnmb
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
“Premier Smith apparently doesn’t seem to realize that if you’re accusing a school board of “vicious compliance” for trying to come up with a list of books that need to be banned in response to your own sloppily worded Ministerial Order, you’re revealing your own incompetence for all to see.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use these laws to further exploit workers 5) Repeat Let's break the cycle and keep building back a powerful labor movement.
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How Corporations Crush the Working Class | Robert Reich
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”. I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular. I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
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Jodi Ettenberg @legalnomads.com · 30/08/2025
Too close to the world they want, I guess? Handmaid's Tale to be pulled from Edmonton schools, proving yet again that Canada is just as susceptible to fascism as anywhere else. And yet another example of the that group screeches about 'free speech' engaging in censorship.
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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/08/2025
Lest we Canadians start feeling complacent…. 😱
A tweet by Margaret Atwood reading, “Hi kids .. #HandmaidsTale (the book not the series!) has just been banned in #Edmonton…don’t read it, your hair will catch on fire! Get one now before they have public book burnings of it.”
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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
People keep telling me to wait for the next election & I genuinely think this reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s happening. What we are experiencing is fascist state capture by a fascist political party, one destroying institutions, civil liberties, & the rule of law.
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Not My Inside Voice 🇨🇦🦊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @janmac.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Meanwhile in California, COVID is back with the Stratus variant. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new 'Stratus' variant tied to Omicron
COVID is once again climbing to troubling levels in California — a worrying trend as health officials attempt to navigate a vaccine landscape thrown into uncertainty by delays and decisions from the T...
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Hard to argue with this analysis from @marcjacob.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
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Are we living in a dictatorship yet?
On Inauguration Day, I listed 12 tripwires of tyranny. We’ve hit 5 of them and are close to 5 others.
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Mandy Whelan @burkey71.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Sneaky
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PoP Nova Scotia @popns.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Today's the last day to add comments publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details... And huge shout out to @donoharmbc.bsky.social for putting together an excellent comment template:
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Support a National Standard for N95s (and other respirators) in Healthcare
The Canadian Standards Association is looking for public feedback on an update of a national standard for N95s (and other respirators).
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The Air Canada strike was ended by union solidarity and militancy, and also by the Carney government’s intervention being so early and so tin-eared and ham-handed that it made AC admit being saved by arbitration was their whole bargaining strategy. Then it was gone and the strike ended! Lessons!
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 19/08/2025
The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province. Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
Two line charts showing Alberta well ahead of every other province in terms of price inflation for auto insurance premiums (which have more than tripled since 2002) and home insurance premiums (which have increased more than sixfold).
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Mandy Whelan @burkey71.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
ALWAYS do a tick check after time outside, particularly if it is in the "bush".
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
How is it not a bigger story that Republicans essentially kidnapped a political opponent who happens to be a Black woman?
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