Non-partisan observer. My opinions are my own. I prefer the grey tones between b&w. On traditional territory of many indigenous nations.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined June 2015
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2 feet of snow in 24 hrs is apparently not too much for my @Starlink which just melted itself a little snow crater and kept on working #starlink #fern #fernstorm
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John Wellner retweeted
Amid fears of superbugs, the sale of medically important antibiotics given to food-producing livestock rose by 16% overall in the U.S. in 2024 from the year before. trib.al/xY0NP0C
Google AI may need some more sensitivity training. Not a stat holiday for National Truth & Reconciliation Day...but you may be interested in Pizza Month??
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John Wellner retweeted
Opinion: Canada can help tame Trump theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Cut off American's toilet paper, now we're talkin' about something that'll get noticed!
Opinion: Here’s how Canada can target America’s exposed backside: cut off its toilet paper theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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An interesting history about past Canada-US conflicts
Opinion: What might we learn from previous attempts by the Americans to invade Canada?theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Some MLKJr quotes for today: "We must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” "Let no man pull you so low as to hate him." “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”
John Wellner retweeted
"World's First Nuclear Reactor Accident"
In December 1952, an experimental nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, "experienced overheating fuel rods & significant damage to the NRX reactor core"
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jimmy Carter led a team of men, which required the reactor to be shut down, taken apart & replaced. An exact replica of the reactor was built at a playground nearby, with Carter & his troops practising taking it apart & putting it back together as quickly as possible. Carter went into the reactor!!!!!
"Carter had radioactive urine for many weeks afterwards. He was told it was likely that he would never have children."
HERO!!!
We ignore antibiotic resistance (AMR) & our misuse of antibiotics at our own peril. "In 2021 drug-resistant bacterial pathogens contributed to 4.71 million global deaths and were directly responsible for 1.14 million of those."
This Medical News article discusses the first high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance at the United Nations since 2016 and a new report on the global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance. ja.ma/4gekK1t
How Ontario kicked its coal-power habit and made the air a little healthier to breathe
2024 marks 10 years since Ontario did the seemingly impossible and kicked coal power — the single largest greenhouse gas reduction effort in North America.
If we successfully phased out a fossil fuel once, can we do it again? via @fatimabsyed thenarwhal.ca/ontario-coal-1…
Well the Maori certainly know how to stand up for indigenous treaty rights
#treatyofwaitangi #waitangi #Haka #indigenous #NZ
An interesting perspective on public health message delivery. More information and less paternalistic tone may work better.
In @nytopinion
“Public health agencies typically tell people what to do and what not to do, but they don’t regularly explain why,” writes Emily Oster. “When people find one piece of guidance is overstated, they may begin to distrust everything.” nyti.ms/4hJoxpb
You can’t tell anymore if Canadian flags are protest, patriotism or both. May we remember the fallen though regardless of politics.
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We are better because of Murray Sinclair, but we have a long way to go to achieve the reconciliation he championed.
Murray Sinclair, former judge, TRC commissioner and senator, dies at 73
theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Guess what, brain injuries from hockey & some other sports haven’t gone away, just left the headlines. Chris Simon’s death is an important reminder. theglobeandmail.com/sports/h…
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Whether you like Cuomo or not this is an important non-partisan perspective on corporate America & politics
From the floor of the DNC, Chris Cuomo says the Democrats’ pledge to go after “corporate gouging” is almost laughable when the leaders of corporations are literally looking down on the party from seats that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MORE: trib.al/zlAPZbl
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Wondering about wildfire smoke in Canada? The Firesmoke Canada forecast map (firesmoke.ca) shows how smokey we really are. The yellow to orange clouds are increasing concentrations of tiny inhalable particles that are bad for lung and heart health.
Hard to imagine a more iconic picture - action, defiance, the flag, the blood, ...the secret service leaving him too exposed. Amazing work @evanvucci!
If you're going to share this photo, please give credit to @evanvucci who was risking his neck to get this shot, and his agency @AP. This will be in "100 photos that changed the world" books for generations to come.
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John Wellner retweeted
We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our heads in the sand and why we need to pull them out, fast | Opinion trib.al/iqp0Z1r
Great news from beautiful Clayoquot Sound, significantly expanding protection for the old-growth rainforest. A good example for future First Nations partnered protection measures.
BREAKING: Ahousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and the B.C. government announced 76,000 hectares of new conservancies in Clayoquot Sound, nearly doubling the protected old-growth rainforest within the iconic region.
#oldgrowth #conservation
wildernesscommittee.org/news…
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