David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 11hI love it. I’ve got a patient in his late 80s who’s had miserable years of severe lumbar root entrapment pain and grief over the illness and death of someone close to him. Many people worked to recognize that his back condition was potentially amenable to minimally invasive surgery. 1/2 1162
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A text I just got (see pic): Excerpt: “I am ordering copies [of The Brink of Something Beautiful] today for all the men in my life and will also enjoy this read.” Here’s the IG post: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd5CAnd... Also on youtube: youtu.be/jVrj1nIC6Pk?... @bobbifrench.bsky.social 040
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Let’s start a #CornellBookClub where we share great books that can help young men gain insight into what women face and inspire them to act when a woman is being harassed or assaulted. I’ll go first: The Brink of Something Beautiful by Bobbi French. www.harpercollins.ca/978144347437...harpercollins.caBooks - HarperCollins Canada 152
Reposted by David KeeganTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🚨 Watch for FAKE journals, FAKE conferences, FAKE societies! Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers www.nature.com/articles/d41... "...a sprawling international constellation of suspicious academies and societies..."nature.comExclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchersA Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices. 16331
Reposted by David KeeganThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“The senior boys had to participate in the disposal of some of these newborn bodies when the girls would get pregnant,” he said. Some of the bodies were thrown into the two furnaces that were on school grounds” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.timescolonist.com/local-news/s...timescolonist.comStudents were forced to dispose of newborns at Kuper Island residential school, says survivor“They stripped us of our dignity. They raped us. They whipped us, and they did everything possible to … defeat us mentally, physically,” survivor says 68354
Reposted by David KeeganMyra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds" #COVID19 #LongCOVID www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...cidrap.umn.eduMore than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds 04622
Reposted by David KeeganMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A really good long read from @charlesrusnell.bsky.social on the report on how the UCP / AHS / OHS failed to protect workers at the Cargill plant, including lack of appropriate PPE, which led to unnecessary deaths.thetyee.caAlberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The TyeeA shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk. 47839
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is important but difficult reading. “We cannot fully explain why Alberta OHS abdicated its important responsibilities in response to the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada. We can say that political pressure, deference to public …. 1/3 assets.nationbuilder.com/parklandinst...assets.nationbuilder.com 55620
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Huh. Who knew that you should always check to be sure the hair length sizer thing should be clipped into your clippers *before* you start trimming your eyebrows? 😂😂😂 (Will pick up some mascara today. It’s a trick I learned from when I played Gaston and had dyed my hair but not brows black.) 4202
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’m catching up on patient reports and results today. One is for a survivor of breast cancer who had to have major (body-changing) surgery. In a years-later follow-up with the surgeon, the patient shared concerns about her residual appearance and that she “wants to look good in a bathing suit.” 1/2 1111
Reposted by David KeeganThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“This pandemic of disinformation and dishonesty, through the conduit of the Alberta separatist movement, is testing not our hospitals but our political institutions and our belief that Canada is worth fighting for.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...thewalrus.caAlberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The WalrusDanielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis 5224105
Reposted by David KeeganBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We’re in an era where the fight against fascism and authoritarianism is on almost every ballot. Voting has always been important, but never more than now. Vote like your rights, your future, your vote itself, and even your life, are all on the line. Because there’s a very good chance they are. 320457
Reposted by David KeeganJamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller. 20847501188
Reposted by David KeeganBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please don’t assume anything, Alberta. Vote against the Russian and American-fuelled separation self-sabotage. Send a strong message to the rest of Canada that we’re in this together. Foreign actors want you to vote for your own Brexit or Trump… or to help them win by just staying home.bbc.comUS and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report saysResearchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity". 415761
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sometimes people are a bit freaked out by the idea that we have mites living in our facec and eyelash roots, and all sorts of bacteria in our gut. I think of them as my body crew. Each of our bodies are the sum of [human parts + the body crew]. We’re just the sentient creature in the mix. 1/2 4165
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hapy 9-2-5!static.klipy.comSing DanceAlt: Dolly Parton singing, wearing a pale grey outfit with rhinestones. 060
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is very good news: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCarney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC NewsA federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth. 111233
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The attack on the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville was terrible. Anti-Semitism has no place in Canada or anywhere, just like anti-Muslim, anti-Black and ant-Indigenous racism have no place. We all belong. 0111
Reposted by David KeeganGeoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... ‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher – CTVNewsctvnews.ca‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcherUniversity of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health. 16127
Reposted by David KeeganMatt Oliver @sameo416.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Excellent @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social story feature two super voices of science @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social and @mark-ungrin.bsky.social. Precaution means you use higher mitigation until you know absolutely a lower mitigation is acceptable. A lack of hazard is never assumed only proven. 33412
Reposted by David KeeganMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026CTV news coverage of the errors in health policy and guidance that leave the public unprotected from aerosol disease transmission and long COVID (with @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social and Kerri Bowser) is up. Great to see so much interest! Below is the UK inquiry cited: #medsky #scisky #cdnpoli #poliskyyoutu.beCOVID health policy still outdated: researchersYouTube video by CTV News 812067
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Veterans have seen horrors most of us cannot imagine. If you’re a veteran and struggling, please reach out for help. Canada needs you to stay. Call: Veterans Crisis Line Dial 988 then press 1 OR Veteran's Hotline 800-273-8255 ❤️🩹 0149
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What they said: edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... @jvipondmd.bsky.social @robertalexier.bsky.socialedmontonjournal.comOpinion: Cancel referendum in light of Elections Alberta controversyWe call on Premier Smith to do the right thing: Cancel the referendum until we fully understand the accusations surrounding EA. 1268
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... @mark-ungrin.bsky.socialctvnews.ca‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcherUniversity of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health. 610547
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hey Alberta, it turns out the new private surgical care system is already gumming things up. I just spent 10 minutes answering questions from a family about whether or not they should pursue private surgery for their family member because of anticipated wait times. What we need is a well- … 1/2 12511
Reposted by David KeeganAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 30/04/2026The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price. 31921310
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is bad policy. Keep public assets public. The only reason investors want to get involved in public assets is to make money. Meaning extracting money from all of us by charging more, reducing services. Plus such companies will try to increase climate killing activities. #KeepAirportsPublic 3276
Reposted by David KeeganMaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Watch Long COVID Defense Series IV, featuring: @robertderosa.bsky.social, Laura Pensiero, Dr. @michaelpelusomd.bsky.social, Dr. Elham Raker, @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social & Dr. @putrinolab.bsky.social, @coresinai.bsky.social, hosted by Team #MaskTogetherAmerica masktogetheramerica.org/blog/lc-defe... 12010
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Canadian Armed Forces Band’s bus broke down as they were about to get across town to the 9/11 Memorial in Gander today. A touring American group led by Lisa Bush, heard their predicament, and welcomed them and their gear onto their own bus and go them to the Memorial on time. How it’s done. 959669
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Like a seed growing into a strong tree, may the kindness shown by the people of Gander and other communities 25 years ago be now grown into a beacon of hope and kindness, and help the USA pivot to peace and justice, and stop attacking the sovereignty of other nations. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWe can make a difference in a 'sometimes broken world,' says Gander mayor at 9/11 ceremony | CBC NewsThousands are in Gander on Friday to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. — and Newfoundland and Labrador's role in the response. Residents, survivors of the attacks, delegates and more ar... 093
Reposted by David KeeganThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026BREAKING! "Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care. Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories" 5456271780
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It’s incredibly strong, welcoming, and important. But, it’s not even defying. Indigenous people have rights enshrined in the Treaties. They are simply asserting their sovereignty. Zero defiance. The laws of Alberta do not and cannot override Treaty rights. Ever. Full stop. 06627
Reposted by David KeeganLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Getting COVID is very bad for pregnant people and their babies. Getting the COVID vaccine is safey and prevents so many of these complications. 04113
Reposted by David KeeganBill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Various Trump officials are today stressing that the US is not at war with Canada. I referenced Germany in a thread earlier today. In 1938, Hitler and German officials repeatedly assured Czechoslovakia that they only had peaceful intentions. A few months later Germany occupied Czechoslovakia. 58531
Reposted by David KeeganProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 34776174456
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Man affronted at his group’s actions being accurately described. Hey @theonion.com , feeling your energy right now. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.ca'It's a little unhinged' for Canada to call dispute a trade war: Jamieson Greer | CBC NewsU.S. President Donald Trump's top trade official says it's "unhinged" for Canadian leaders to characterize the administration's tariffs as a trade war against Canada. 040
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It’s time to put export taxes on the Canadian things Trump quietly removed tariffs from on Sept 8: - toilet paper - cement - salt - bed sheets - fishing rods - sugar - towels - napkinsstatic.klipy.comSouth Park Panic Buying Toilet PaperAlt: South Park Panic Buying Toilet Paper 571
Reposted by David KeeganAmanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Parents of girls over 12 all over Alberta are now receiving “permission forms” requiring their birth sex as female in order to participate in sports as a result of the Government of Alberta’s “Fairness and Safety in Sport Act”. The more parents who file a challenge in response, the better. 34424219
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This was a super episode of The Debaters! The Debaters with Steve Patterson www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...cbc.caThe Debaters with Steve Patterson | Live Radio | CBC ListenThe Debaters is the hit show where comedians go toe-to-toe in a battle of laughs and logic. Hosted by award-winning funnyman Steve Patterson, the program is a combustible combination of sharply crafte... 020
Reposted by David KeeganAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Why Is No One Talking About Long COVID Anymore? Attention has waned but patients are still suffering, by Jeffrey D. Klausner, Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... via @medpagetoday.com @longcovidadvoc.commedpagetoday.comOpinion | Why Is No One Talking About Long COVID?Attention has waned but patients are still suffering 619090
Reposted by David Keeganderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie 1275207233993
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026@cnn.com , Your website headline for this story says: A historic friendship is crumbling on both sides. The true headline should be: Belligerent American attacks on Canada’s sovereignty wreaks historic friendship. www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/b...cnn.comWhat a business straddling the U.S.-Canada border teaches about the trade war | CNN BusinessCanada said it had been attacked. The U.S. said it had been ripped off for years. 0153
Reposted by David KeeganGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 06/09/2026“The family wants people to know that this was a suicide,” said Central Christian Church Pastor Carl Ruby, “and they want people to know that President Trump, (Stephen) Miller, and Markwayne Mullin’s inhumane immigration policies made this happen.” Pierre Damas Bel should still be here today. 05422
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is an incredible read. Life and love, heartbreak, joy, loss. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comThe moment I knew: I’d never had romantic feelings for a man – then he touched my hand and it felt electricAs a widower and a newly single father of three, Jim Rogers was struggling. Then on a poolside holiday, he sat next to Tyler – and his life changed 082
Reposted by David KeeganUnited For Canada - UnitedFor.CA 🇨🇦 @unitedfor.ca · 01/09/2026On September 20th, Jann Arden is headlining a Calgary Concert for Canada with the folks at Forever Canadian. When: Sunday, September 20th, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: The Confluence (750 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5E1) Cost: Free Admission Be there or be square, Calgary! #ableg 023
Reposted by David KeeganDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/09/2026Mamdani has announced that NYC restaurants can have outdoor dining all year round. This is actually a big public health win because fall and winter is when respiratory virus cases surge. Dining outdoors helps reduce the risk of disease spread. 242039418
Reposted by David KeeganRichard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 31/08/2026☝️"Neither John nor Anna has strong feelings about vaccination. Anna told me she wasn’t sure why her parents didn’t get her any shots. Choosing not to immunize their children wasn’t a political statement, and they didn’t make the decision after extensive research. They just didn’t do it." 2124
Reposted by David KeeganThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026“The Very Hungry Billionaire” By @ginafortexas.bsky.social : www.facebook.com/share/v/1DLp... 12769293
David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026“spout-bec” wins! www.cbc.ca/news/politic... The US still has to do a lot to rebuild a respectful and collaborative negotiation space.cbc.caLeBlanc welcomes U.S. decision 'withdrawing positions' on language, culture in trade negotiations | CBC NewsCanada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government "welcomes" the United States "withdrawing" its positions on the French language and culture after U.S. Trade Representative Jamie... 030