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Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation February 21, 2026 Adolescent sleep health: Recommendations from the National Sleep Foundation Natalie D. Dautovich, PhD ∙ Heather E. Gunn, PhD ∙ Joseph M. Dzierzewski, PhD ∙ Rafael Pelayo, MD ∙ Kyla L. Wahlstrom, PhD ∙ David Gozal, MBA, PhD Objectives Adolescent sleep is linked to indices of health and well-being, including academic performance, physical health, mood, and safety. However, biological, psychological, and social changes make it difficult for adolescents to obtain enough quality sleep. As a result, the percentage of adolescents who achieve optimal sleep has steadily diminished for decades. Reversing this trajectory requires a multipronged approach and involvement from numerous stakeholders, including adolescents themselves. To support this need, the National Sleep Foundation sponsored a multidisciplinary Adolescent Sleep Health Conference to identify recommendations to improve adolescent sleep health in the United…

“Daylight Saving Time harms sleep during spring forward, throughout the entire period in DST, and during periods of permanent DST.”

I mention "walk to school" because I've heard the argument that it's okay because most kids get rides to school. Which is really not the point although safety on the roads is, of course, also a consideration.

Researcher who B.C. cited, criticizes daylight-time decision - The Weather Network Permanent daylight time likely to result in sleep deprivation, negative health outcomes, experts say

Permanent Daylight time is not the healthy option.
www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/life...
Note that in winter months even if kids don't walk to school in the dark, they are still starting their day of learning with their brains in the wrong mode.

Please read this @davidebybc.bsky.social

Contact the Prime Minister Right Honourable Mark Carney - Le très honorable Mark Carney

Under no circumstances whatsoever can Canada be drawn into a war precipitated by Israel and the USA.

Contact the Prime Minister.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...

I get DST is popular socially because more people can golf at night or whatever, but studies link daylight saving time to increased risk of stroke, cardiovascular events & metabolic issues

@nevint.bsky.social said “people don’t know what they want” and in this case it’s absolutely right. If we can’t consider expert opinion on simple, arbitrary decisions, we are absolutely hopeless to solve bigger problems in any sort of competent way.

B.C. moving to permanent daylight time This Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to adjust their clocks for a bi-annual time change.

I hate this so much.

Experts: Permanent Standard Time is best.

Government: Permanent Daylight Time appeals to this weird sliver of people who think kids should walk to school in the dark so they can drive home at dusk in the winter.

Prediction: repealed in 2027

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

What Happened the Last Time the U.S. Tried to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? A 1974 switch to year-round DST proved unpopular, with Americans expressing "distaste" for the long, dark winter mornings

Can’t wait to wake up in pitch black for several extra weeks every year.

Betting this will go as well for us as it did when they tried it south of the 49th parallel.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

It's a mistake for BC to go to Permanent Daylight Savings Time. Permanent Standard Time would be healthier and safer. Won't get light till 9:00 a.m. in December and it will be very difficult for kids to get to school in the dark, etc...
www.chronobiocanada.com/official-sta...

The science indicates that permanent Daylight Savings Time (DST) is not the way to go. Permanent Standard Time is healthier. Think of kids going to school in the dark in winter -- it's worse if we have DST in winter www.chronobiocanada.com/official-sta...

scrat with acorn.

In a world drowning in grief and conflict, we crave what keeps us alive: joy—our daily bread; hope—our living water; kindness—the roof over our souls.

More cowbell.

Tip for those finding Bluesky sparse or empty:

Follow more people until your feed feels right. You can fix this.

There are a ton of active accounts across a lot of areas. Scientists are waaaaayy more active here than on X, for example.

Just hit that follow button.

Good news

The first vaccine designed to target the entire SARS virus family, GBP511, has entered human clinical trials.

Developed by UW Medicine and brought to trial by SK Bioscience, it aims to protect against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses before they spark the next pandemic.

The effect of standard time to daylight-saving clock transition on sleep and migraine headaches - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine - The impact of circadian misalignment on patients with migraine due to clock transitions is not well understood. Our study investigated the immediate effects of...

📒 NEW STUDY “supports abolition of Daylight Saving Time and adoption of permanent Standard Time to minimize negative consequences including migraines.” #DitchDST #ScientificStudy #Migraines link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What Carney’s Davos Speech Reveals about the Future | The Tyee And why Canadians should get ready for a spring election.

My latest: thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

“History is full of people who out of fear, or ignorance, or lust for power have destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which truly belongs to us all. We must not let that happen again.” — Carl Sagan

Very clearly stated here.

Also masking (at least in Japan) web-japan.org/trends/11_cu...

My son is on this list! <3

Westcoast BC here. A lot of wind. Overnight oatmeal soaked in yogurt because the power keeps going out. Served with Maple Syrup. Changing the world through conversations with grandchild and helping him learn to love the library.

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Health minister says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians | CBC News Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about how recent actions by U.S. public health agencies, like removing a universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for American infants, could harm ...

And so should we all: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"Canadian Word of the Year" on a red banner. Beneath the banner reads "maplewashing" and "the deceptive practice of making things look more Canadian than they actually are"

And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”

"There are no more free public spaces!"

Your library is right there.

"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"

Your library is right there.

"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"

Your library is right there.

The memory of the mass femicide at Polytechnique is still painful.

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the Montreal massacre, where 14 women — students at Université de Montréal’s École Polytechnique — lost their lives in a mass shooting motivated by misogyny.

#December6

Image of the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique in 1989. Text reads: Stand Up! for Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women Date: December 6, 2025 Time: Noon

Saturday, December 6th is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women. It commemorates the '89 Montreal Massacre where 14 women were targeted & killed for daring to study engineering.

Attend your local vigil & come learn community care with me

zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Call or email the US House Energy & Commerce Committee at 202-225-3641 or energy.commerce@mail.house.gov, ask to leave a public comment about their November 20 hearing. Tell them to oppose permanent DST and amend to permanent Standard Time, for health and the overall economy!

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (Official Music Video) YouTube video by TheBeachBoysVEVO

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