Jaimie G

This is a very sad day for public health and evidence-based science in general.

Poster graphic with two half-face photos of Trofim Lysenko and RFK Jr. An arrow points right to invite readers to swipe. Text reads: History doesn't always repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes. American Lysenkoism.

A black and white photo of Lysenko inspecting a stalk of grain, with a red semicircle background. text reads: Lysenkoism: Trofim Lysenko was a scientist in the Soviet Union who rejected established genetic and agricultural science in favor or in favour of his own unproven, pseudoscientific ideas. As director of the Institute of Genetics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, he used his political position to jail dissenters, squash criticism, and fabricate evidence to support his theories. The human cost of his anti-science? Famines that killed millions in the Soviet Union and in China.

A picture of RFK Jr in black and white mirroring the previous one of Lysenko. Text reads: Sound familiar? RFK Jr. is happy to exploit the same tactics as Lysenko to carry out his own agenda of deadly anti-science, from firing ACIP experts to demanding that scientists “make the proof” for his claims. We have seen the harms of putting ideology over science. Yet, RFK Jr. wants history to repeat itself. Lysenko put the Soviet Union through famine. RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance and attacks on our public health infrastructure could put the US through outbreak after outbreak of preventable disease.

Scientists have been crying "Lysenkoism!" since RFK Jr. took office, but what does it mean? RFK Jr. is reviving a dark chapter of history where ideology trumped evidence, with deadly consequences for millions.

Dissent is patriotic. We're fighting to #impeachrfk

Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada

#UCP shorturl.at/9298G "Doctors could privately charge patients for insured care services & at same time bill the public health care system! Unprecedented attack on Albertans’ public health care, and if allowed to pass, would unequivocally bulldoze a path for American-style health care in Alberta!!

Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit Canada received Tuesday’s Fossil of the Day award at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The award, bestowed by Climate Action Network International, recognizes the country deemed to have done ...

#COP30 shorturl.at/2Czg5 "Recognizing country deemed to have done the most each day to slow down global progress in response to climate change! Carney has flushed yrs of climate policies down the drain. Envt Minister Julie Dabrusin choses inaction & silence where leadership was urgently needed.”

Carney's 'very sneaky' push to weaken Canada's pesticide laws The Carney government is quietly proposing to eliminate a key pillar of pesticide health and safety evaluations as part of the 2026 budget. The change will stop the government from doing periodic eval...

#Carney shorturl.at/79hui
Tucked in 496-page budget annex:
Stop periodic evaluations of active pesticide ingredients registered here
Eliminate requirement of pesticide makers to re-register their products every 5 yrs
Make decisions which products can be used in Canada "entirely discretionary."

This concrete could turn your house into a battery The amount of concrete that goes into an average American home's basement wall could hold enough energy to meet the daily needs of the household.

#Batteries #Cement shorturl.at/gMVVa MIT can make a type of concrete that can store and release electricity. About 5 cubic meters of the electron-conducting concrete—the volume of a typical basement wall—can hold enough energy to meet the daily needs of an average American household! Geeks rule!

Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.

#UCP shorturl.at/hmRoG
For-profit chartered surgical facilities (CSFs) churning out 10,000s of surgeries yearly & UCP forcing anesthesiologists/doctors to work at them!
CSFs increase waiting times at public hospitals for critical surgeries! Sr govt politicians & their staff distrust data & advice.

COP30 Pushes for Mid-Week Decisions on Emissions Gap, Finance, Just Transition, and More COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago of Brazil was aiming for major diplomatic progress by mid-week and Canada was called out for behaving badly as United Nations climate negotiations in Belém entered...

#COP30 shorturl.at/67oNN "Canada has made only a limited contribution to negotiations in Belém—and members of the international community are taking notice. Canada has not yet pledged its share of new climate financing that will be “necessary to unlock progress across negotiating tracks."

Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...

Dani claims Carney is offering all needed for new pipeline. BUT even with emissions cap & tanker ban gone, major changes to Impact Assessment Act -> double &&G prod' & $! Million more barrels daily, the math is not there! At "best" only .3 Million forecast by IEA & AER. Profits only at $80 range.

Arms Embargo Now! Our new report has just exposed a massive pipeline of military aircraft parts and explosives flowing from Canada to Israel via the U.S., facilitated by a deadly loophole in Canadian law.

#CanadaIsraelWeapons shorturl.at/BQNJL Damning new report uncovers ongoing shipments containing vital components of both Israel’s fighter jets and the bombs they are still dropping on Gaza: Explosives for bombs, tank rounds & , TNT, military aircraft parts & shells! Sent via US, Poland & Israel

URGENT – Stop Alberta's government from overriding the Charter of Rights Alberta Premier Smith has used the Notwithstanding Clause to pass laws that erase rights and silence the courts.

savethecharter.ca "Alberta is in new territory as of now. A Premier using the Notwithstanding Clause not as a last resort, but as a shortcut. Two times. Two groups targeted. Two sets of rights erased."
Sign to block this tRump fangirl from trampling people's rights right & left!

#UCP In 2024 700,000 Albertans got the COVID-19 vaccine. This year, the Alberta Govt chose to order 30% less & received 430,000 vaccines, then they are charging $100/vaccine. AND drug stores are administering COVID vaccines for an Alberta government administrative fee of $100 + a dispensing fee!!!

Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…

Shaking my head at the brain-dead followers who are lost in the mists created by those ultra-rich & their bought politiicans!

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I just want to say there are a lot of journalists and writers who do real, incredible work on topics that matter while maintaining high standards. Many of them do not have stable employment or recognition from major institutions.

#UCP Acute Care Action Plan is Simply Cover for Further Privatization! “The govt's real priority is to spend even more public health care $$ on private surgical contracts - when what we should be seeing is a plan to finally call a public inquiry into the surgical contracts we have already signed.”

Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.

#Measles shorturl.at/0fgil Alberta's leading role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says
Alberta accounts for 38% of Canada's measles cases this year & more than all the US!
Think maybe Dani's anti-vaxxing, denial beliefs are big part of this?

Alberta’s Minimum Wage Is Lowest in Canada, lower than the poorest provinces.
UCP affordability minister Nathan Neudorf says it's for the sake of young workers!?🤷‍♀️ They might lose their jobs?! Alice Thru the Looking Glass!
Incredible how UCP Govt keeps smearing our faces with obvious untruths!

Alberta UCP to consider policy proposal banning Pride flags on public property | Xtra Magazine Danielle Smith’s party will also consider changes to DEI in schools and the disclosure of students’ participation in gay-straight alliances at their annual convention

shorturl.at/yr32W "The proposal’s rationale notes other flags create 'ideological division' in province & don’t promote 'unity & patriotism.'"
Unity in what belief system? Far-right, discriminatory, hateful, orthodox Christian?
Likely fangirl Dani's knee-jerk copying of her idol, the orange mop!

Israel is blocking vaccines for kids &1 Million baby bottles from Gaza.
Genocide isn't over. Israel continues to block lifesaving aid & killing Palestinians w airstrikes & gunfire. The violence is possible only because Western govts, incl Canada, continue to supply the weapons that make it happen.

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating

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Fossil Fuel emissions rise 0.8%/yr compared with 2.0%/yr during last 10 yrs. Such heat would likely trigger major “tipping points” causing collapse of key Atlantic Ocean circulation, loss of coral reefs, long-term melting of ice sheets & conversion of Amazon rainforest -> savannah.

<div>The Carney government just released a "generational" budget that walks back key climate policies and imposes austerity on critical public services.<br><br>Tell your MP we demand investment in climate action now, and we reject austerity and corporate handouts!</div> share.nwmd.social/s/lzEeLLza

Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud

Edgar Tall Sr. of Hooper Bay: "I worry every day about what’s going to happen to the brant & emperor geese if there’s a road in Izembek...Our people hunt these birds together so we can learn from each other & teach our children how to hunt & take care of the land."
#climateheritage 🌎🪶🦌

The uncertain future of DRC’s traditional medicine, a heritage to save (commentary) Congolese traditional medicine is disappearing. Not due to a lack of usefulness, but due to a lack of space in an increasingly standardized medical world. Faced with the rise of modern medicine, suppo...

"Traditional medicine suffers not only from institutional and social rejection. It is also a victim of armed conflicts and climate change" - Blaise Kasereke Madura in @mongabay.com.
🌍🌿🏥 #climateheritage

#climateheritage

Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe Experts find artefacts left behind in Caral showing how population survived drought without resorting to violence

“Now, evidence is growing that, faced with a climate crisis, the civilization did not disappear but adapted and moved.” #climateheritage

ways that #archaeology provides the long view for thinking about #climatechange

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

And yet the Indigenous Heroes are vilified by the expected players - politicians, Fossil Fuel villains, and even much of the press!

Is this like the huge number of Canadians refusing to go to the US anymore for vacations? 😉

With IEA forecasts you have to look at the narrow constraints they place on them. They sidestep issues such as politics, graft, controversial studies, and recent or newly developing research.