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3 tables showing total expected hospitalizations since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%), total expected ICU admissions since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%), and total expected deaths since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%) Tables available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index Page 19 (Reported deaths, ICU, hospitalizations by age)

Graph showing Estimated new daily infections resulting in daily life activity-limiting symptoms lasting >3 months, by province, since Dec 2021. (5 week rolling averages) Graph available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index Page 13 (Long COVID)

Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 5,400 hospitalizations, 800 premature deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 15,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.

Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly

Trump’s double pardon underscores sweeping use of clemency | CNN Politics President Donald Trump has leaned into his presidential clemency powers much more aggressively in his second term –in fact, he’s pardoned one woman twice.

I’ll never get over this. Trump unfairly pardoned someone, they turned around and committed a new crime, and Trump pardoned them again.

You can commit any any crime you want as long as you have the money, power, and connections to get yourself a pardon.

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From late last year, but if anything - the situation is getting worse.

The large majority of COVID deaths are attributable to specific clear instances of negligence on the part of medical leaders, made directly against the advice of the world's top scientific experts, and on the basis of an understanding of science that was out of date by nearly a century.

COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We’ve Learned | The Tyee We need cleaner air, which requires changes in medical culture.

COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned. To start, we need cleaner air, which requires a change in medical culture, by @crof.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... via @thetyee.ca

Endless shoes and boots

Canadian house party in winter 🥳

So sorry to hear that. Respect for everyone’s right to protect themselves and their loved ones should
be a given. Unfortunately the
Media has continued to belittle and ridicule our efforts to protect ourselves.

This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.

Same.

"I can't remember the quotation exactly, but it's like 'when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and wearing the cross.' Mike Johnson's the real embodiment of that." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Keep Dolly Parton in your heart tonight
If you pray include her in your prayers
Apparently she's having some serious health issues
She's always been a force for good
and a beacon of love & kindness in song
The world (and especially America) needs her more than ever
in these challenging times RS

Ladies and gentlemen….the Vice President of the United States. #cdnpoli

Braid: Student speaks out at Alberta Next session, gets referred for a spanking Braid: A top Alberta government official said a student who tried to ask a question about the teacher strike should get a parental spanking.

If there’s any justice in the world… lessons will be learned… and the nickname “Spanky” will stick!
Bruce “Spanky” McAllister!

Just “Spanky” should suffice!
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Is there some way we could fire this a$$hole?

No, it's not only the US who will suffer from RFK Jr cancelling vaccine research.

1️⃣ You can't just instantly teleport research projects. Cancelling US projects slows global progress.

2️⃣ Preventing pandemics will always be a group project. The US is letting the team down & putting the world at risk.

"There is consistent, strong evidence that SARS-CoV-2 spreads by airborne transmission. Although other routes can contribute, we believe that the airborne route is likely to be dominant. The public health community should act accordingly and without further delay."

The Lancet - Ten scientific...

The war on poor kids Late Friday afternoon, the Trump administration released the details of its 2026 budget request. The 1,223-page document proposes slashing around $163 billion in non-defense spending. That isn't nearl...

1. Trump and his Republican allies say their budget cuts are targeted at waste, fraud, and abuse

But Trump's new 1,223-page budget proposal, quietly released on Friday afternoon, reveals the real target:

Poor children

Investing could broadly also mean investing in a home, education or self improvement.

Watching all this from above the 49th parallel(Orange Man’s line with a ruler)

Good point.

I'm glad so many are calling this out but mmmm you all behaved the exact same way about COVID and enabled this shit. The disability community is squinting at you.

Ep 175 Osterholm Update: Drinking From a Fire Hose: Are We Drowning? YouTube video by Osterholm Update

Thank you Dr. Osterholm for your continued information and flu science updates. #Osterholm #H5N1 #WHO

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Poilievre says he'll use notwithstanding clause to ensure multiple-murderers die in prison | CBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’ll ensure multiple-murderers die in jail by becoming the first Canadian prime minister to override charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause.

A disgusting use of the Notwithstanding Clause but also, a truly 😕 position.

We can't afford to buy a home, we're on endless waitlists for health care, we're getting screwed by the US, human rights are being stripped away, etc. and he's going off about serial killers?

Never trust a leader who promises to use the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to push through right-wing “reforms” that would otherwise be illegal. What Pierre Poilievre wants to do is taken right out of Donald Trump’s playbook.

Ha! Ha! Caught you!

Cheesehead backed the wrong horse.

Donald Trump is big mad at Republican Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul for potentially joining with Democrats to block his tariffs on Canada.

He's the deranged one for putting tariffs on Canada over .1% of fentanyl crossing the border.

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