Long COVID is here to stay—even in children Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

“Look, I have no credibility or expertise on any of these issues, but what if I subtly imply any kind of public health reporting is a result of a conspiracy involving big pharma…”

No wonder Dani made “Spanky” the executive director of her Southern office.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

Finally, some good news from the U.S.!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Period.

Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Canada’s Measles Elimination Status Following over 12 months of transmission across the country, PAHO confirms Canada's loss of measles elimination status. We are coordinating efforts with provinces and territories to restore the status...

www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

#Canada has lost its #measles elimination status.

This was wholly preventable.

If the #Alberta government had been more vocal on the importance of #immunization, & had proactively targeted geographic & ideological groups with low rates of #MMR we would not be here.

A #abucp candidate in #Alberta is suing an independent journalist for reporting on her racist messages.

My question is what wealthy donors are backing her lawsuit? Can any other journalists look into this?

#freepress
#freespeech

I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Globe and Mail exposes collusion with Australian coal grubbers by Alberta Energy Regulator CEO Rob Morgan AER chief executive plotted by email with Valory Resources executives to suppress public hearing over Grand Cache coal mine

Globe and Mail exposes collusion with Australian coal grubbers by Alberta Energy Regulator CEO Rob Morgan
AER chief executive plotted by email with Valory Resources executives to suppress public hearing over Grand Cache coal mine. #cdnpoli www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/globe-and-...

The ATA has filed a challenge to Bill 2, the Back to School Act, on Thursday, Nov. 6. 

Read the full news release and watch the press conference:
abteach.cc/Nov6PressCon...

Caller - Healthcare is collapsing and privatization doesn't solve anything, what are you going to do?

Smith - Well, healthcare was struggling when there were experts involved, so we've gotten rid of them and feel pretty confident.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

WOW!

#YYC firefighters are calling out Smith over her use of the notwithstanding clause.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

From the DM's...

Just in case Smith's bafflegab wasn't clear...

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Let’s not forget that most people living off disability benefits live below the poverty line

And when you live below the poverty line it is virtually impossible to just up & move

I guarantee the #Alberta social programs aren’t leading to mass migration of people with disabilities
#ableism
#abpoli

Remembering Indigenous Veterans
Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.

Landing Craft Assault Off Southern France
Alex Colville
1944

Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.

Unbelievably ignorant from our #Alberta premier. Are disabled people really moving here in droves because of our generous social programs?

People receiving these benefits are some of our most vulnerable citizens & likely can’t afford to move for a few $100 more per month

What ableist garbage

A father called in to ask why his disabled son was getting the $200 clawed back.

Smith's response?

The reason for that subsidy is we lobbied the feds to cost share! Sides, we don't want disabled people moving to Alberta to take advantage of us!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

New flu virus mutation could see ‘worst season in a decade' Leading flu experts say they will not be surprised if this year's is the worst flu season for a decade.

Flu doing flu things…

“What doesn’t kill you mutates and tries again.”

www.bbc.com/news/article...

MLA Wright responds to criticisms of urgent care centre proposal at Friends of Medicare town hall - Medicine Hat News zmason@medicinehatnews.com Earlier this week, Hatters came out in droves to a Friends of Medicare town hall featuring Dr. Paul Parks. The town hall was part of a series travelling the province to engage Albertans about the changes the UCP government has made to health care. At the event Tuesday, Parks responded to a question about

Take a read of this excellent reporting by a local Med Hat reporter👇
Let's breakdown the topic and the govt's canned response to understand the pattern and issues:

The broad issue was about workforce planning and a promised Urgent Care Centre (UCC)

medicinehatnews.com/...
1/9

Is this his Veterans Day tribute?

Our leaders do things a bit differently up here in #Canada for Remembrance Day.

🇨🇦 😭

I guess its “lest we remember” now

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

"The Alberta Civic Integrity Project is having a rally at City Hall in Calgary tomorrow at 12pm to stand up against the use of the Notwithstanding Clause."

#Calgary #Alberta #abpoli #ableg

Here's a preview of why you should read Christos' short but 🎯🎯🎯 article below 👇

Black-and-white group portrait photo of 19 men in three rows against a draped backdrop. Back row: 9 men in military uniforms with peaked caps. Middle row: 5 men in traditional Indigenous attire with feathered headdresses and blankets, plus one man in a suit at center. Front row: 5 seated men in suits and traditional clothing, some with necklaces; three hats on the floor in front.

Today is National Indigenous Veterans Day.
This day honours the contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
They fought for Canada despite being denied rights by the country.
This is the story of some of those veterans.

🧵 1/12

Man invents solar-powered backpack that turns into a bed and a generator for homeless people And thousands have already been donated to people in need.

An inventor by the name of Zac Clark designed a rugged #solar-powered backpack (the #MakeshiftTraveler) that not only charges phones via its battery and solar panel, but also unfolds into a sleeping system with a tent, rain poncho, flashlight and hygiene kit for people experiencing #homelessness 😊🎒☀️

Stock of Spotify over last month showing sharp decline, from near $700 in value to $615.

Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!

Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.

We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.

RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #4

A male in his 20s with severe asthma, very short of breath and having trouble breathing.
Presents in distress to his local ED - but it is closed, and he didn't know.

He calls 911 for help, and there are no ambulances available to respond...
1/5

Axe the Vax Tax: Health Shouldn’t Come With a Price Tag Charging for vaccines means fewer people get protected. Families living paycheck to paycheck will skip vaccines. Workers will get sick, especially health care and education workers.

axethevaxtax.ca

Please sign if you believe we need proactive evidence-based public health strategies in #Alberta now.

Charging for Covid-19 vaccines will put pressure on the healthcare system, reduce productivity & increase Covid-related morbidity & mortality.