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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Rebecca Archer’s infant daughter Renae contracted measles in 2013, before she was old enough to be vaccinated. The baby recovered and all seemed well until ten years later, when tragically Renae developed SSPE and died. SSPE is a rare, long-term consequence of measles.
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As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning
Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Public health messaging we need to hear: "We acknowledge that we were wrong about COVID not being airborne. We've learned from that. We no longer assume the same with new outbreaks and we employ the precautionary principle until we have clear evidence that airborne mitigations are not required."
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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Last night in the ER: 💊 patient with a heart arrhythmia hadn’t been able to afford his medication for months 🦷 patient’s 4th visit for a tooth infection and couldn’t afford surgery @mark-carney.bsky.social this is preventable suffering and disability without adequate #dental & #pharmacare.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I'm seeing multiple MDs, including those high up at the WHO, repeatedly say the public need not worry about hantavirus, you need close prolonged contact to get the illness, it's not airborne, and most worryingly, the WHO advising HCWs to use inadequate respiratory protection. Here's the problem. 1/
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Kitten Headpats Duckling: Feel Better
ALT: Kitten Headpats Duckling: Feel Better
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Friends, sometimes silly men say silly things. And sometimes, those silly things are also hurtful things, or damaging things, or things that disrupt the important and caring work that we all set out to do every single day. So it goes. But in the meantime, I have a message for children's authors:
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
On “BBC health check” Apparently we are “post pandemic” and “health anxious” because we are noticing things like the recent hMPV outbreaks… 1) bugs are behaving differently for various reasons, so we should notice that, & 2) The repetition of saying we have health anxiety can’t be good for us.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good called her a “f*cking b*tch” The agent who detained Patty O’Keefe warned her to stop obstructing because that’s “why the lesbian b*tch is dead” They were never going to stop with immigrants Calling women “b*tches” is just the beginning
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
During the worst of COVID, my Dean allowed me to focus 100% of my time on combating the pandemic through public engagement. Traditional research could wait. Universities across the USA need to grant their professors similar leeway now to battle the creep of fascism in whatever way they can.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I wonder if people are really ready to live life without vaccines? Small coffins, small graves… The need to have more children to take into account the death and disability rate… What a terrible and sad step backwards…
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/12/2025
“Sad that Jon Stewart and friends have become just more white liberals who enjoy punching down at marginalized people who are just doing our best to survive."
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Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the host say he's a hypocrite.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
We need those who claim to be “left” to stop punching down on the disabled, covid cautious and immune compromised. Masking is resistance. It’s community care. The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won’t fight back. Healthcare is being gutted. There’s never been a better time to mask
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Alan Drummond MD @dralandrummond.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital due to staffing challenge From Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Mission Memorial Hospital will be closed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital — for the 7th time this year — due to staffing challenge | CBC News
Mission Memorial Hospital in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is closing its emergency department during overnight hours from from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 due to staffing challenges.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The flu continues to wreak havoc across the northern hemisphere. In Canada, we've had at least two dozen deaths so far, including among small children, over a handful of days. Here are some things you need to know: Thread [1/12]
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Mary Orpen she/her/hers @morpen14.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Oooh I will have to read that too!
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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Well worth the brief watch…shared indoor air is an accessibility barrier in learning environments!! ⤵️
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Guiness Pig @guinesspig.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🧵Most people have a very poor understanding of source control. Want to help them gain a better grasp of it? Go to work or school or a hospital or any other place you have to be that doesn't have universal masking in place. Then take a shit on the floor. (1/10)
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A friend ran the Chicago marathon today and said he couldn’t count the number of FUCK ICE signs along the way.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Every Canadian woman should be screaming at the top of their lungs about this but because it is Alberta and Albertan women don’t apparently care, no one is hearing about it.
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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 10/10/2025
You actually don’t have to hand it to Donald Trump. You don’t have to give him credit for anything. He’s a horrible human being who has never known a day of suffering in his life. Nor does he care an ounce about the suffering of anybody else. Hope that helps.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40813533/ 🧐
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SARS-CoV-2 infection heightens the risk of developing HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer - PubMed
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer, irrespective of age or race. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the interplay b...
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
67% increase in cervical cancer, 131% in vaginal cancer, 98% in vulvar cancer, 92% in anal cancer, and 78% in oropharyngeal cancer. Similar trends were observed for carcinoma in situ…
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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Honor Greta, Palestinians, and the global movement for liberation by deciding today not to hang out or celebrate any of the upcoming holidays with authoritarians who do not care about the survival of the planet or of our species.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Children are being zip tied and dragged from their homes. Children are being zip tied and dragged from their homes. This cannot be allowed to continue. No one should be treated this way, but allowing it to happen to children must be the final straw. Keep resisting Chicago, we're with you.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
⚠️ A growing number of US adults report cognitive disability, with a doubling of reported cognitive impairment in young adults aged 18-39. (The study doesn’t mention COVID, but one hopes that the impact of COVID infection will be a focus of future research.) news.yale.edu/2025/09/24/g...
A growing number of U.S. adults report cognitive disability
In a 10-year study, U.S. adults reported growing rates of problems with their memory, concentration, and decision-making abilities, with the figure doubling among the youngest cohort.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/09/2025
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/09/2025
Masking up and advocating for clean air at #UNGA w/ Violet Affleck and @myrabatchelder.bsky.social!
Violet Affleck, Myra Batchelder and Lucky Tran wearing white N95 masks with NYC skyline in the background.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
“I think I can say there’s certain groups of people who take no vaccines and no pills who have no autism. Does that tell you something?” Trump at his “big autism announcement” This is the Wellness movement on steroids. They’re going to blame & shame people for their disabilities. Eugenics.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
To counter Trump’s statement about Tylenol and pregnancy, this from Canada ⬇️ Pregnant women ‘should not feel guilty’ about using Tylenol: Ontario Pharmacists Association - there is no link to autism #Canada Trump is an idiot!! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...
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Pregnant women ‘should not feel guilty’ about using Tylenol: Ontario Pharmacists Association
Ontario Pharmacists Association VP Jen Belcher responds to the Trump administration's claim linking Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism.
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Erin Blondeau ✷ writer & researcher @erinblondeau.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The real way to help children with autism and neurodivergence is to FUND SCHOOLS. Fund the welfare state. Create opportunities for parents to have an education and well paying jobs. More EAs in school, more doctors. Our society is anti-child, and this is why so many children are in burnout.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
There’s an obscene amount of time, energy and resources going into the Charlie Kirk memorial and the broader attempt to turn him into a martyr. If even a fraction of those resources were devoted towards tackling gun violence and school shootings, we might actually save lives.
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I called on the 🇨🇦 govt to guarantee, no-cost access to COVID-19 vaccines, including for every child under 12. Under the Canada Health Act, every Canadian deserves equal access to care no matter where they live, or how badly their provincial gov’t ignores science, health guidelines & their citizens.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
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Marie Kennedy @pookdeville.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
If we truly cared about children, we would - ensure they had easy access to lifesaving vaccines - enact policies to control guns - protect them in conflicts and wars - tackle climate change which jeopardizes their future Adults are failing on all the above
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Let's address one of the most common clapbacks I get from anti-vaxxers: "If you want a jab, just get one. What does that have to do with me?" Let's begin. And let's use measles as an example.... Thread [1/8]
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
What’s a highly effective and cost-effective way to PREVENT COVID-INDUCED CANCER? 😷 PREVENT COVID-INDUCED DIABETES: 😷 PREVENT COVID-INDUCED ORGAN DAMAGE: 😷 PREVENT COVID-INDUCED EARLY DEMENTIA: 😷 PREVENT COVID-INDUCED HEART ATTACK & STROKE: 😷 PREVENT OVER 200 COVID-INDUCED HEALTH ISSUES: ✊😷😷😷
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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Links: reuters.com/investigates... reuters.com/investigates...
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A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.
Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.
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Mary Orpen she/her/hers @morpen14.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
This is really disturbing! And trying to catch up kids in this is completely inappropriate.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The CSA is pushing for mandatory respirators in healthcare settings, something which should have happened years ago. Covid changed the game, and we must adapt. Once upon a time handwashing wasn’t standard in hospitals. Gloves weren’t standard until the HIV/AIDS pandemic. 🧵
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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · 11/08/2025
What happened at CDC didn’t just happen on one day. These teams have been under attack for years. I saw it in my professors too. Random people online wove their names into conspiracy theories, threatened them for “crimes” that never took place.
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Mary Orpen she/her/hers @morpen14.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
This is Luna, we adopted her in the Spring. We all love her and she brightens our days!
Luna, a brown torbie cat is looking up from a cardboard box that is just big enough for her to lie down in on her side
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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
COVID isn’t over. Long COVID disability is real and more common than you think. Fascism benefits from denialism and ableism. If you’re leftist, liberal, &c, you should wear an n95 in public. As another creative who lost access to public life due to COVID denialism said: “Fix your hearts or die.”
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Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
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Mary Orpen she/her/hers @morpen14.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This is wise, Girl Guides of Canada includes LGTBQ2S girls and girls of all ethnicities. It is not safe there. I am surprised by the youth sport teams travelling to the U.S. for tournaments.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Dean Cain schilling for ICE is an embarrassment, but it's also a warning. They're ramping up recruitment and propaganda. DHS posted yesterday that they need more agents to 'defend our culture'. We've seen this before. We know where it leads. Keep speaking out. Loudly & as much as possible.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/07/2025
Pause for three minutes and soak up the grace of this man. Earlier today, the father of three U.S. Marines, Narciso Barranco, spoke publicly for the first time after being pinned to the ground and savagely punched by ICE agents while they arrested the landscaper outside the IHOP where he worked.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
A few weeks ago I wrote about a South Carolina woman who had been arrested for a miscarriage. I was lambasted with comments about how it was a stillbirth, how she was a horrible mother etc. Today we found out it was an 18 week loss & she DID go to the hospital for care🧵
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Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Forget reaching out to your elected school board trustee about concerns with school; Ford has taken their phones and emails away! TDSB trustees ordered to turn in phones, computers www.thestar.com/news/gta/tds... #topoli #onted #onpoli
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TDSB trustees ordered to turn in phones, computers
Toronto public school trustees have a week to hand them in, cut off from the public while the board is under supervision.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti "You’re not crazy for protecting yourself from Covid. People will only tell you that because it is easier for them to insult you than it is for them to face reality. Don’t take it personally, you are doing the right thing." Source: x.com/kananaskinye...
The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti

You’re not crazy for protecting yourself from Covid. People will only tell you that because it is easier for them to insult you than it is for them to face reality. Don’t take it personally, you are doing the right thing.

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