Raywat Deonandan
@deonandan.bsky.social
Personal account of Prof Raywat Deonandan, PhD: Epidemiologist, award-winning educator, bestselling author, scourge of the ignorant, & Servant to a small child.
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Privatization will definitely work, so long as we can finally tap that huge collection of unemployed fully qualified physicians wandering around aimlessly in the hospital
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Privatization will definitely work, so long as we can finally tap that huge collection of unemployed fully qualified physicians wandering around aimlessly in the hospital
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If you've convinced yourself privatization is the solution, you've never been a Rogers, Bell or Loblaws customer.
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you've convinced yourself privatization is the solution, you've never been a Rogers, Bell or Loblaws customer.
I grew up on all those US TV shows featuring holier-than-thou young lawyers crowing about the sacrosanct nature of the US Constitution.
It's clear that the Constitution is meaningless to enough people to allow this jackass to ignore it as he wishes.
The document has lost its hallowed veneer.
It's clear that the Constitution is meaningless to enough people to allow this jackass to ignore it as he wishes.
The document has lost its hallowed veneer.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I grew up on all those US TV shows featuring holier-than-thou young lawyers crowing about the sacrosanct nature of the US Constitution.
It's clear that the Constitution is meaningless to enough people to allow this jackass to ignore it as he wishes.
The document has lost its hallowed veneer.
It's clear that the Constitution is meaningless to enough people to allow this jackass to ignore it as he wishes.
The document has lost its hallowed veneer.
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
Definitely something wrong with our healthcare system. However, beware the easy non-solution of "just privatize it!"
"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Definitely something wrong with our healthcare system. However, beware the easy non-solution of "just privatize it!"
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Turns out that when you describe how "the punters" feel about the economy, Americans think you're talking about blokes who kick footballs, rather than "the people." (Hilarity ensued.)
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Turns out that when you describe how "the punters" feel about the economy, Americans think you're talking about blokes who kick footballs, rather than "the people." (Hilarity ensued.)
Insightful take on the difference between Gen-Z and Gen-X, from a sex worker's perspective:
medium.com/@jonathacz99...
medium.com/@jonathacz99...
What a Sex Worker Notices About Gen X and Gen Z Men
How masculinity changed between Grunge and TikTok
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Insightful take on the difference between Gen-Z and Gen-X, from a sex worker's perspective:
medium.com/@jonathacz99...
medium.com/@jonathacz99...
Fun fact. Nobel laureate (and one of my former professors, see pic below) John Polanyi was born the same year as Anne Frank and MLK Jr.
Dr Polanyi is still with us. Both of those other icons should be, too.
Dr Polanyi is still with us. Both of those other icons should be, too.
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fun fact. Nobel laureate (and one of my former professors, see pic below) John Polanyi was born the same year as Anne Frank and MLK Jr.
Dr Polanyi is still with us. Both of those other icons should be, too.
Dr Polanyi is still with us. Both of those other icons should be, too.
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On nights like this, when I can't get to sleep because I'm still keyed up after a Zoom board meeting that goes to 11 (Spinal Tap accent).... I am grateful for the sleeping pills I ordered when @deonandan.bsky.social recommended them and how well they work for me when I need help. Good night!!! 🥱😴
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On nights like this, when I can't get to sleep because I'm still keyed up after a Zoom board meeting that goes to 11 (Spinal Tap accent).... I am grateful for the sleeping pills I ordered when @deonandan.bsky.social recommended them and how well they work for me when I need help. Good night!!! 🥱😴
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Getting a lot of shit for this quote in Toronto Star. Let's clarify:
-Some evidence that Moderna is more reactogenic than Pfizer; this means slightly more side effects
-There is trivial correlation between reactogenicity and effectiveness
[1/2]
-Some evidence that Moderna is more reactogenic than Pfizer; this means slightly more side effects
-There is trivial correlation between reactogenicity and effectiveness
[1/2]
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Getting a lot of shit for this quote in Toronto Star. Let's clarify:
-Some evidence that Moderna is more reactogenic than Pfizer; this means slightly more side effects
-There is trivial correlation between reactogenicity and effectiveness
[1/2]
-Some evidence that Moderna is more reactogenic than Pfizer; this means slightly more side effects
-There is trivial correlation between reactogenicity and effectiveness
[1/2]
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Imagine not wanting to support a business that says "bigots walk." Clearly, you must be a bigot, then.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Imagine not wanting to support a business that says "bigots walk." Clearly, you must be a bigot, then.
You think wealth inequality is bad now? In two years, this planet will be economically unrecognizable, as AI tech wealth is streamlined into a handful of pockets while hundreds of millions of people are suddenly rendered unemployable. Yes, two years. The "Big Compression" is coming: 2028-2033.
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You think wealth inequality is bad now? In two years, this planet will be economically unrecognizable, as AI tech wealth is streamlined into a handful of pockets while hundreds of millions of people are suddenly rendered unemployable. Yes, two years. The "Big Compression" is coming: 2028-2033.
Ladies and gentlemen, the drunken Secretary of Defence declares war against a sitting Senator, former naval aviator, former astronaut, and one of the most impressive and fearless living Americans.
We do live in the dumbest timeline.
We do live in the dumbest timeline.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the drunken Secretary of Defence declares war against a sitting Senator, former naval aviator, former astronaut, and one of the most impressive and fearless living Americans.
We do live in the dumbest timeline.
We do live in the dumbest timeline.
If you're not sufficiently terrified of our AI-fueled future, then I recommend this immensely entertaining and informative 4-video series:
www.youtube.com/@weareinsideAI
www.youtube.com/@weareinsideAI
InsideAI
AI news, features, safety, jailbreaking and social experiments.
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you're not sufficiently terrified of our AI-fueled future, then I recommend this immensely entertaining and informative 4-video series:
www.youtube.com/@weareinsideAI
www.youtube.com/@weareinsideAI
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I predict this will not be enough to convince some people:
285 studies
132 million people in real-world data
157,414 in randomized trials
~80% reduction in cervical cancer when given before age 16
No increase in serious adverse events @drjengunter.bsky.social
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
285 studies
132 million people in real-world data
157,414 in randomized trials
~80% reduction in cervical cancer when given before age 16
No increase in serious adverse events @drjengunter.bsky.social
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
New research confirms HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer
Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they ...
www.eurekalert.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I predict this will not be enough to convince some people:
285 studies
132 million people in real-world data
157,414 in randomized trials
~80% reduction in cervical cancer when given before age 16
No increase in serious adverse events @drjengunter.bsky.social
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
285 studies
132 million people in real-world data
157,414 in randomized trials
~80% reduction in cervical cancer when given before age 16
No increase in serious adverse events @drjengunter.bsky.social
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...