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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Students are a country's future. Act like it.

Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

From Denys Lau's APHA newsletter: "This week, the world lost the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton. Her message of inclusion, acceptance, and belonging resonated with so many. A lifelong philanthropist, she donated millions of dollars to public medical research, and community health efforts."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Infections are surging again in Alberta. In the week ending Nov. 29, there were 707 flu, 250 Covid, and 84 RSV cases with increasing numbers in hospital and in the ICU, and they are killing people. New strains are here. Get vaccinated if you can and need to.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

This is how it’s done, U.S. negotiators. Learn from other strong leaders how to deal with criminal aggressors.

A tweet from MilitaryNewsUA with a Ukraine flag emoji. It reports that Sweden will not recognize Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories, quoting Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. Below is a long block quote affirming that borders cannot be changed by force and that Ukraine’s armed forces and people must retain full sovereignty, including the path toward EU membership.

A screenshot of Sweden’s foreign minister speaking at a wooden podium inside a legislative chamber. The caption states that Sweden does not recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea or other Ukrainian territory and will not reward aggression. The video overlay includes Ukrainian subtitles.

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Evil Ginger @gingerevil.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We need to stop Premier Smith’s plan for Two-Tier Healthcare. There is a better option. A Canadian option that works. Let's defend and promote Universal Public Healthcare. notwotier.ca

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URGENT – Stop Premier Danielle Smith’s Plan to End Universal Healthcare

Alberta Premier Smith has used the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The latest flu, Covid-19, and RSV infection news in Alberta: the flu is up to ~400, Covid-19, ~200 and RSV, ~50 cases in the week ending Nov. 15. If you have not yet done so, get your shots/boosters when you can.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

For those interested in public health matters: In Alberta the flu continues to diminish, and RSV has virtually disappeared; BUT Covid is surging again & there are >1000 measles cases. If possible (Alberta Health does not make it easy), try to keep up with the latest vaccine booster shots.

The Covid plot shows four rows of plots. Row 1 shows the numbers of total cases (85 for June 8-14); row 2, hospitalizations (30); row 3, ICU cases (1); row 4, deaths (0). There were 26 flu and 1 RSV cases; no ICU cases or deaths.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Regarding monstrous statements and actions taken recently: Ignorance compounded by stupidity and/or madness leads to calamity. The world is fraught with dangers. No world leader should be allowed to continue in office who is grossly unaware of and does not have the capacity to understand reality.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Helicopters flying overhead enroute to the G7 meeting in Kananaskis for the past couple of days. Well, I say "G7" but one delegation was clearly a stand-in for the former eighth delegation that was booted out for the illegal occupation and annexation of part of it's neighbor back in 2014.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

We just had Covid-19 booster shots today (our 10th Covid-19 vaccinations in total). Despite our advanced years (mid-80s), thanks to the vaccinations, along with masks and isolation for the five years, we have managed to avoid contracting this dread disease. Tragically many others have not.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Democrats who live abroad who can prove their U. S. citizenship, including those who live in Canada, cannot now donate to Democratic causes via Act Blue unless they physically donate within the U.S. Does anyone have the slightest idea why this is the case? To me, it make no dollars and no sense.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

See the problem here?

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.” — Karl Marx

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Trump has decided not to allow Medicare & Medicaid coverage for popular obesity drugs, blocking a Biden initiative to help millions access them and their many benefits such as heart attack, stroke and even dementia prevention. Another demonstration of how NOT to improve efficiency or MAGA!

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I don't think I remember hearing anything about prices going up and stock markets tanking and allies being alienated in the first hundred days, but maybe I wasn't paying enough attention to the father of all lies. But I do remember the ranting about eating dogs and cats and the price of eggs.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Millions of people around the world show up to protest actions by Trump & Co. yet the NYT right now had only one short article on it and no array of photographs to demonstrate the scale or impact. Does this indicate some sort of avoidance of the wrath of a would-be autocrat, or what, exactly?

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Not only is the great corrupter risking the free world's economic destruction with his misuse of tariffs; muskovites decimated the NIH & CDC, firing essential people, some of whom likely saved millions of lives, including his when he contracted covid. Is all this from ignorance? Stupidity? Insanity?

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Alberta Health Services reports that flu is the most prevalent infection now but Covid-19 and RSV are still producing hospitalizations, ICU cases, and deaths.

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🇨🇦 YYC Albertans Deserve Better - Fire the UCP @vote4trudeau.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

COVID is real and still killing people. Wear a mask in public and get vaccinated.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Have you noticed that MAGA repugnicons have their own version of DEI: discrimination, exclusion, inequality? Now I could get behind banning that version.

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Gene Milone @starrybright.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Canada has been a good friend to the U.S., and it continues to respect the country despite the pronouncements of its titular head, but something needs to be said. These apt comments in a conservative Canadian newspaper were just called to my attention. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

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Vinay Menon: I’m dumping you, America. Thanks to Trump’s tariffs I’m ready to date other countries

Holy John A. Macdonald, now we know what it means to have a neighbour from hell.

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