Christianne Krassman (she/her)

Travel-a-holic, Registered Nurse, and Mother depends on the day what order I would put them in...

[Christianne Krassman (she/her) @CKrassman]

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[Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc]

Happy Pi Day, everyone! π

Pi is used in various ways in the space sector, from fueling up spacecraft to exploring new worlds.

In 2020, the SPECULOOS team discovered a pi Earth: a planet 95% the size of our own that orbits its star in 3.14 days!

Credit: MIT

[Don Braid @DonBraid]

Nenshi is slammed in the same breath as Stalin by UCP in the legislature. They're all riled up about him and that's just what he wants. Column. https://t.co/AdbukngCc2 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abndp #abucp #yyc #yeg

[Dr. Fiona Mattatall 🪩🇨🇦 @FionaMattatall]

Canadian physicians are not ok with the UCP proposals.

Do you want politicians in the clinic when you are making decisions on your health?

#abhealth #ableg

[Christianne Krassman (she/her) @CKrassman]

Haha! #13 -Absolutely agree with @cmcalgary Sean Chu probably is the author and behind this recall effort as a revenge tactic #yyccc

[cm @cmcalgary]

Someone shared this in a FB comment. Most of it is conspiracy theory nonsense but #13 is awesome. Who wrote this? Sean Chu is awful. Did Sean Chu write it? 🤭

#yyccc

[Calgary Herald @calgaryherald]

'It's used to buy time': Doctors denounce Alberta government's policy on puberty blockers #yyc #ableg #abpoli

https://t.co/8uN7d6etlU

[CTV News @CTVNews]

These 4 egg brands have been recalled due to salmonella https://t.co/ONWfey5Jnn

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

cc: @RonDeSantis

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read:

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”

A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.

• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.”

-Nate White

[Christianne Krassman (she/her) @CKrassman]

@IAmJodiHughes @CTVMorningYYC That’s great news Jodi! Congrats and what a fun time to make the change during Stampede!

[UCalgaryMedicine @UCalgaryMed]

“…it’s no exaggeration to call the EVT one of the most important medical innovations of the past decade…”

Bravo to @UCalgary’s stroke team! Their research continues to revolutionize #stroke care.

Read more about this "miracle treatment:"
https://t.co/EIXzyuE4Jh
@DCNSNeuro

[Sarah Boucher @SarahBo46568543]

@GreenShirtDay How can we purchase these shirts?

[DCNS Calgary @DCNSNeuro]

Congratulations to @draravindganesh and the Calgary Stroke Program on their $2M INOVAIT Focus Fund award for expanding StrokeSENS – AI tools to interpret imaging for acute ischemic stroke patients. With partner Circle CVI, the project aims to democratize stroke care in Canada.

[Calgary Humane Society @CalgaryHumane]

Let's remember the legacy of Betty White 🐱💗🐶 Last year on January 17th, we raised over $107,000 for animals in need. How amazing would it be if we could top it this year?

Help us with the #BettyWhiteChallenge early!!! DONATE NOW 🔗 https://t.co/9JgjYcRxtq

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Feeling stuck? Go for a walk.

There is no mental block strong enough to outlast the power of a 30-minute walk.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

The joy of leadership comes from seeing others achieve more than they thought they were capable of.

[Christianne Krassman (she/her) @CKrassman]

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[Janis Irwin @JanisIrwin]

And like that, just after 1 am, despite the calls of Indigenous leaders, the business community, academics, and countless Albertans, the UCP have rammed through Bill 1, the Sovereignty Act. And followed it up with a standing ovation.

Don’t forget this, Alberta.

#ableg

[DCNS Calgary @DCNSNeuro]

What a star! Thanks, Lindsay, for helping with the transition to Tenecteplase for acute ischemic #stroke in Alberta. Rollout starts Nov 1. @ActRrct

[🍁Emotional Support Canadian #421🇨🇦 @Scaryunlce]

@CTVCalgary I now understand why @KayceeMaduYEG is her deputy premier, she needed some one with a solid background in political interference for political gain.