confounding _y

/internal screaming

How can people put their names to this stuff???

It’s astounding that no one says - hey isn’t there a field of science specifically specializing in respiratory protection?

This is a bit like me sponsoring an electrical engineering review of neurosurgery papers. Hey it’s all electricity…

See also "Rapid review: Evaluating the effectiveness of hard hats against head injury."

The #MedSky application of 'rapid reviews' to the laws of physics needs to die. ASAP.

@mark-ungrin.bsky.social @sameo416.bsky.social @gosiagasperophd.bsky.social @cdcofbc.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca

I just want Albertans who still support this UCP government to give me a real reason.

The UCP have made everything worse. Skyrocketing utilities & insurance rates. Healthcare on the verge of collapse. Teachers on strike over working conditions.

They’ve made an awful mess.

#ableg #cdnpoli

Well, this sucks. Another thing to worry about, I guess! And another article for the "c19 awakening cancer cells" or "inflammation/dysregulation promote cancer" pile

SARS-CoV-2 infection heightens the risk of developing HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer - PubMed SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer, irrespective of age or race. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the interplay b...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40813533/ 🧐

I really enjoyed the book and this edition is just wow!

Oh, #ableg & #cdnpoli

I hope you’ve all seen this. If not, you should.

Eby is 💯 correct. This “pipeline” is more Danielle Theatre. It’s a means to eventually blame BC & Ottawa for her gov’ts failure. It’s a means to distract from the AHS scandal. It’s pandering to her base.

IT. IS. NOT. REAL.

A close up of a fairly large sculpture depicting the species Caribbean Reef Octopus, a bluish teal octopus with a maroon webbed pattern.

A small sculpture depicting the species Caribbean Reef Octopus. A bluish teal octopus with warm bronze patches. It is holding a genuine pearl.

A mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted octopus depicting the species Caribbean Reef Octopus. With many colorful hand crafted corals made from tiny glass beads.

A close up of a Caribbean Reef Octopus sculpture with some beaded corals.

🩵 Everybody's favorite and uniquely colorful Octopus species 🐙 O. briareus 😌 (Caribbean Reef Octopus)

🐙 Hand sculpted from clay
🪸 Patiently made from tiny glass beads

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants EDMONTON – After meeting with Mark Carney to discuss pipeline construction, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has vowed to hold her breath until the Prime Minister gives her absolutely everything she ask...

Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants

PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference today to announce a renaming of the “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”, the document that enshrined our foundational set of rights in...

PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

In a fiery statement, Eby called her out directly stating...
"This is not the Danielle Smith show!" #cdnpoli

a simpler time

... today is Tuesday, March 2046th, 2020. People are wondering if there might be something causing employees to be sick.

#sigh

Alberta government to ban the number 58,008 in schools CALGARY — With the province's teachers on strike, Danielle Smith’s UCP government has tabled new legislation banning the use of the number 58,008, in order to “protect Alberta’s most precious resource...

Alberta government to ban the number 58,008 in schools

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WHN is hosting a Clean Air Panel Discussion tomorrow (10am–12pm EDT | 4pm–6pm CET)!

Join leading experts Dr. William Bahnfleth, Jim Rosenthal, Dr. Joe Vipond, and Aaron Collins for an engaging conversation on the importance of clean air, its role in protecting communities, (...)

So many reasons to enjoy the spooky season 🥰

Illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". Two lovers embrace at the edge of the sea, water splashes around them and the surrounding rocks. A full moon shines over them, and storm clouds loom. Published in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" 2024 Macmillan

illustration by Abigail Larson of a raven perched on a skull with a teal curtain backdrop

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" showing a man restrained as a pendulum blade swings close to him. Rats have swarmed around him, chewing the ropes that hold him down. This illustration is featured in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" for Macmillan Books.

Illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Sticker Jigsaw" book. The illustration is a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven". The narrator is at the center of the image looking up at at raven perched above an open doorway. Behind the narrator is a tall window with red curtains, and the ghost of Lenore lurks nearby. A black cat is watching the scene from the lower right corner.

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car.

Our car culture summed up in one video.

She is quite literally painful to listen to. 🙄

Honey, wake up, new potential Alberta referendum on ending private school funding just dropped.

Safeway wants to roll back worker benefits Remember, this is the same company that wanted to take back raises last year that they had already paid their workers.

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Safeway wants to roll back worker benefits

Remember, this is the same company that wanted to take back raises last year that they had already paid their workers.

albertaworker.ca/news/safeway...

a man in a suit and tie is wearing a watch with the letter c on the wrist ALT: a man in a suit and tie is wearing a watch with the letter c on the wrist

Dear NDP.

Now is when you say that if elected, you will cap class sizes at 25 over an 3 year period to allow for the required capacity buildout.

That’s all you have to do here.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

From the DM’s…

The government of Alberta has apparently decided to take down the temperature on the teachers strike…

By locking teachers out.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Notebook page with quote by Henry David Thoreau from Walden: “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Handwritten using a Grifos fountain pen with Wearingeul Wayfarer ink

Thoreau

What do Alberta teachers want? They want real action:

- Cap class sizes with clear plans
- Improve EA ratios for diverse needs
- Fund schools to average
- Ensure fair wages for all teachers

Our kids deserve better working conditions for better learning conditions! #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #UCPFail

Not sure how united you can be with a pathological liar tilting at windmills instead of addressing serious issues facing folks these days