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UCLA researchers found that fragments of digested SARS‑CoV‑2 spike protein can punch holes in and kill specific shape‑defined immune cells like dendritic and T cells, which may explain depletion in severe COVID and why omicron is milder.

newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/cov... #covid #covid19

YouTube video by ENDEVR Canada’s Dark Secret: The Inhumane Treatment of Indigenous Peoples | ENDEVR Documentary

This documentary was made by a French television crew when I was still an MP.
I am in the last third of the film. This is a heavy and dark story of the abuse of Indigenous rights. But it must be told.
Canada must know its history in order to move forward.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jnA...

Alberta's Hidden $3.5–4.5 Billion Handout to Oil & Gas in 2025: Why Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill While Services Suffer! From Sturgeon tolls to a $11B ATB boost: UCP props up Big Oil with billions—while hospitals & schools suffer. Time for transparency now.

💰 Billions poured into Big Oil while #Albertans wait in ER hallways & schools crumble.... the list goes on! 💰
open.substack.com/pub/takingal...
#TakingAlbertaForward #StopOilSubsidies #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #StopCorporateGreed #UCPFail #FireTheUCP #RecallThemAll

"Nature is healing."

A screenshot of survey results of a poll discussing the preferred response to U.S. Invasion. The poll question asks: If Canada were ever to face a situation in which the United States used military force against Canadian territory, what do you believe should be Canada's primary response? Answers choices are: Don't Know Avoid military confrontation & make concessions to prevent further harm Defend itself militarily, even if the odds of success are uncertain National response: 17% Don't know 24% Avoid 59% Defend Liberal responses 16% Don't know 11% Avoid 73% Defend Conservative responses 16% Don't know 47% Avoid 38% Defend NDP responses 14% Don't know 8% Avoid 78% Defend Block Quebecois responses 23% Don't know 31% Avoid 46% Defend

🚨 BREAKING! 🚨

In a recent poll, Conservatives (who claim to be patriots) show they'd rather bow down to US invaders and kiss the ring of Donald Trump than defend their own country.

In other news, water is wet.

#cdnpoli #abpoli #AlbertaIndependence #AlbertaSeparation

They are living in their own information environment and it's cooking their brains. It's like dealing with the only kid in class who still believes in Santa, except that he has a gun and will kill anyone who says that Santa isn't real.

It’s funny that Joe Rogan is finally useful for something: a barometer to let us know when even the absolute dumbest motherfuckers are about to start getting it

that’s a good way to put it

Richard Warnica: I spent the week in Minnesota. The only thing I’m sure of now is that more people are going to die As confrontations between ICE and protesters and activists grow more common, the tension only rises.

I've been giving out gift links to @rwarnica.bsky.social's work this past week. I appreciate his voice, the risks he took and his documentation of this awful moment in time.

If anyone has found 🎁 links to it that have capped, here's a fresh #GiftLink 🎁.

142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.

It is, unfortunately, time to re-up my April 2025 post on the Insurrection Act and the broader history of domestic uses of the military for law enforcement purposes:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...

GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.

Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.

5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.

He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.

Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.

Trump just stole $500 million of oil from Venezuela and put the money in Qatar, there are jackboot thugs going door to door looking for non-whites in American cities, he's got Europe putting troops in Greenland. Without a functional Supreme Court, the question is still, how do you stop him?

Seconding this...

BREAKING!!!!

In response to the separatist petition…

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the Alberta, The Chief Electoral Officer & Canada for failing to implement Treaty 8 & breaching it!

They are also seeking an injunction to halt the petition!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Notes on New York The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …

“It will be hard to kill the congestion fee now because it’s been a striking success. Traffic speeds are up. Pollution is down. The fee is generating high revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong.” Via @pkrugman.bsky.social

Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.

“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

Spencer is *the* journalist to read on how we are watching the abuses of the post-9/11 security state being replicated — but on meth. Seriously consider subscribing. www.forever-wars.com/torture-tech...

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

This morning at the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices...UCP majority introduces a motion starting a search committee for a new auditor general.

NDP MLA David Sheppard says Doug Wylie wants to stay on two more years. Wylie is reviewing the allegations of inappropriate health contracting.

The UCP is so corrupt.

Insufficient disclosure obscuring billions in Alberta oil sands liabilities, advocates say Shareholders of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies could face a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars tied to spent wells, oil sands mines

Jeff Jones continuing to do yeoman’s work bringing the O&G closure liability fiasco to #ableg and #cdnpoli.

Willful ignorance at the top — among the c-suite, auditors and investors — will keep pushing this bill down onto taxpayers’ lap.

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

UCP fumbling primed Albertans to support the teachers’ strike Danielle Smith left for Saudi Arabia before invoking Notwithstanding Clause

The UCP spent the past year doing things that ensured public opinion was primed to support the striking teachers regardless of the government’s advertising campaigns or talking points.

Recall efforts targeting UCP MLAs gain momentum after use of notwithstanding clause Efforts to recall UCP MLAs gaining traction following government invoking the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work

“To me that was completely trampling over democracy in any right,” Craig said. “To see her stand up and vote for it . . . I know that this is not in the best interest of the constituents in this riding.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

calgaryherald.com/news/politic...

Recall efforts targeting UCP MLAs gain momentum after use of notwithstanding clause Efforts to recall UCP MLAs gaining traction following government invoking the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work

if there be a causal connection betwn the use of the NWC & recalls then we have an imp citizen-led brake on the routine use of NWC when a govt seeks a quick win. The fear of success may be enough.
I'm no fan of recall legislation but I'll shed no tears about this exercise.
#abpoli #ableg

'We have to play the process out': Premier Smith weighs in on looming teachers' strike Premier suggests that the province's school boards may need to explain how education dollars are being spent

@ABDanielleSmith said "People can do the math on it themselves." edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... They did. And it turns out not $16K/student as per her math, but less than $11K/student, the lowest in 🇨🇦. @www.thegravitywell.net @abresistance.bsky.social @amandachapman.bsky.social #yyccc #ableg

A few thoughts on Danielle Smith’s plan to put citizenship status on driver’s licenses and the UCP’s continuing rhetoric targeting newcomers.

You deserve better and better is possible. 1/2 #abpoli