1/n: I could be wrong, of course, but my take about this hantavirus outbreak is less about the actual outbreak and more about what it means in the context of the last two decades and moving forward. Let me explain...
when i heard about this i thought he'd do the standard politician thing and just come watch and maybe shake some hands but NO the literal prime minister is in skates on the ice while using pride tape too like wtf how is canada a real place
Annie Farmer was 16 when she reported being sexually abused by Epstein at Zorro Ranch in 1996. The U.S. Attorney who should have investigated never opened a case.
Newly unearthed federal documents reveal why: he was Epstein’s own Power of Attorney for the ranch purchase.
https://t.co/Lr8xi7FMjI
Today is Trans Day of Visibility.
Trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people have always been here — from the hijra of India to the Diné nádleehi to the leaders who built the modern LGBTQIA+ movement here in New York.
Your existence is not up for debate. Your lives are not a political issue.
We’re fighting for a city where every trans New Yorker can live openly, safely, and with joy.
BREAKING: California has joined the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN) – the only state to do so far.
This comes on the heels of @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom meeting with the WHO President in Davos this week.
“Biggest MAHA wins?”
1. Measles returned after 25 yrs
2. Pertussis is back
3. National pandemic preparedness cancelled along with mRNA technology
4. American’s children now at risk for chronic hepatitis/liver cancer
5. A swing and a miss on autism
6. CDC in tatters
‘If the numbers are right, we’re in trouble’: Behind the comeback of measles in Canada. As vaccination rates began to erode years ago, public health experts worried the country was susceptible to a major outbreak, by Grant Robertson https://t.co/WyI1TfA1vW via @globeandmail
Very impressive piece of investigative journalism by the @globeandmail implicating the premier, current and former UCP cabinet ministers and staffers.
“Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy”
#ableg
https://t.co/1GmAeGN00b
The ostrich saga was for the birds. The decision to cull the big birds exposed to avian influenza was a good one and the histrionics unhelpful, by @picardonhealth
https://t.co/g3j5ZvUxTh via @GlobeDebate#H5N1
@JMeddings I have booked three Covid shot appointments at shoppers drug mart and they have cancelled three times due to lack of vaccine received from the UCP government. 🤬
If I didn’t have Medicaid and SNAP as a child—and a community that gave a shit about four little kids and their struggling mom—I wouldn’t be here today.
This is why elections matter. Virginia, the stakes couldn’t be higher to get out and vote for Democrats tomorrow.
The Notwithstanding Clause – Meant for Balance, used for Control
The notwithstanding clause was added to Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 as a narrow safeguard, not a political weapon. It was meant for rare, exceptional cases - when a court ruling unintentionally overreached and threatened the democratic will of the people.
With Bill 2, the “Back to Work” legislation, this Wildrose government crossed that line. This isn’t about provincial jurisdiction - it’s about using state power to override individual rights whenever they get in the way of political objectives.
By invoking the clause to force teachers back to work, the government chose control over collaboration.
Teachers deserve respect and dialogue, not coercion. They’ve carried Alberta’s classrooms through overcrowding, complexity, and years of under-resourcing. Forcing compliance isn’t leadership - it’s constitutional abuse.
True conservatives value restraint, accountability, and freedom. The Charter ensures no government can strip away basic rights without scrutiny.
By normalizing the notwithstanding clause as a political tool, this Wildrose government weakens protections that belong to every Albertan - not just today, but for generations.
Strong leaders listen before legislating.
Albertans want solutions - not scapegoats.
#ableg #ABpoli #albertapc #abpc