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Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.

More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.

From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.

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High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns Alcohol, suicide and injuries driving rises among teenagers and young adults despite overall rates falling, authors say

Rampant and growing climate breakdown, war, and economic inequality www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM October 10, 2025 TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness. Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters. In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations. President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction. SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

Some big bombshells in our new episode with Dr Paul Parks!

Including that Danielle Smith was warned by many experts her healthcare "refocusing" would only make healthcare in Alberta much, much worse!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

New mandate letters!

And Danielle Smith has directed Rick Wilson to introduce forced treatment to Alberta!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

They were victims of a massive data breach in 2009. Their employer denied it for a decade | CBC News For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

Today, a former Ontario privacy commissioner is calling for an external investigation into why, for a decade, the B.C. government agency denied the data breach, which a fifth estate investigation shows affected 28,000 health-care workers.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Anyway. All of us working in health evidence and info use MMWR at one point or another. This negatively affects people in Canada and our healthcare system as well.

Thousands of striking BCGEU and PEA members and their supporters rally on the legislature lawn demanding a better wage offer. The PEA lead negotiator says the government latest offer “takes us backwards” when considering inflation and cost of living increases.
#bcpoli

Opinion: Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us It’s an odd world Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inhabits: one where her province keeps the benefits of its natural resources, while other provinces should simply surrender the bounty of nature that m...

The editorial team at the @winnipegfreepress.com calls out Smith and Moe on their hypocrisy and ridiculous arguments.

"It is all too familiar, and frankly tiresome."

Indeed!

Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us
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Federal budget watchdog's comments are 'just wrong,' says one of his predecessors | CBC News A former parliamentary budget officer says it is “just wrong” to suggest that the federal finances are unsustainable and is publicly disagreeing with the current fiscal watchdog.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... "I think the language from the current parliamentary budget officer, Mr. Jason Jacques, is just wrong and he should walk that back, quite frankly”

For isolated seniors, Canada Post delivers more than mail | CBC News As the Canada Post strike hits the one-week mark, there are growing concerns for one group of Canadians who typically rely on the delivery service more than most — seniors.

We could be treating Canada Post as not just an essential delivery service, but an essential social infrastructure in our communities.

Instead the government prefers to treat it as a costly burden that must be subject to death by a thousand cuts.

This country is such a one trick pony sometimes. You cannot tell me that nobody has a better idea than building pipelines during a climate crisis and energy transition 🤦

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn Anew deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive, say experts

Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions.

Corporate profits will increase. NHS budget will buy less. People to pay higher taxes or face public service cuts.

To avoid bullying UK Govt must produce cheaper generic drugs.

Who governs UK - Govt, Trump, Corporations?

UN experts have said the IDF's "targeted destruction" of Gaza's health-care system amounts to "medicide." The UN has accused Israel of deliberately attacking and starving health-care workers, paramedics and hospitals in order to wipe out medical care in the besieged enclave.

2 years into the war, these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza | CBC News For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.

2 years into the [genocide], these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

Fascism below the 49th

Meanwhile Carney is busy polishing the narcissist autocrat’s ego

Appeasement didn’t work in the 1930s. I don’t think it will today

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

The Washington Post
October 7, 2025
By Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello, David Satcher

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/six-...

#WarOnScience

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

Young Canadians’ happiness has nosedived. They’re coping by redefining a meaningful life Economic hardship and the climate crisis have forced young adults to reshape their ideas of a successful life

“There’s something deeply powerful about committing each day to a cause you truly believe in"

www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-...

There's a telling moment in CBC's Cross Country Checkup call-in show where the host asks the doctor heading Alberta's expansion of involuntary treatment for addiction if it works - and he can't answer. (It has not been shown to work for addiction.)

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

Activists were allegedly deprived of food, water and sleep, physically and verbally abused, and humiliated, all for the crime of trying to break an illegal siege.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Amazon hiring thousands in Canada with jobs opening in Victoria ahead of holidays Amazon is preparing for the busy holiday shopping season and plan to hire over 7,000 seasonal employees across Canada, with more than 30 of those jobs located in Victoria.

As the Carney government – backed by the billionaire class – force Canada Post into insolvency, the ranks of the precarious non-union Amazon workforce are growing

The privatization of the public postal service directly benefits Amazon

victoriabuzz.com/2025/10/amaz...

There’s no world where Israel goes back to normal after this egregious, bloody chapter comes to a close.

It must change. The Palestinian people must have freedom and guaranteed equal rights.