Joy
@joyl44444.bsky.social
Retired from healthcare. Love animals. Pro clean air and science, the environment. Love to bake but rarely do it. COVID-conscious. 🇨🇦
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Mayor(s) since Gregor, the CoV staff and Councils have only grifted & gifted RECartel, never follow up on the required community amenities promised for upzonings #vanre
Vancouver staff told council that if it rezoned land so a developer could build a big tower, the developer would spend $6 million on making the surrounding area nice.
The city’s auditor general found that didn’t happen, and that staff basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
The city’s auditor general found that didn’t happen, and that staff basically shrugged their shoulders about it.
Vancouver's auditor general criticizes city over lack of paper trail for lost developer amenities | CBC News
Vancouver’s auditor general said the city engaged in “serious wrongdoing” when they failed to track whether $6 million in promised community amenities for a much-publicized downtown tower ever happene...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Mayor(s) since Gregor, the CoV staff and Councils have only grifted & gifted RECartel, never follow up on the required community amenities promised for upzonings #vanre
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USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
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Gregor is the worst
Am puzzled how the feds will get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing. What's the business model? There's a real risk here where this becomes a grift-filled PPP, where gov't takes all the risk and Bay St. soaks up risk-free profits.
Ottawa wants to get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing: minister | Globalnews.ca
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa wants to speed up homebuilding by drawing developers into affordable housing projects through the new Build Canada Homes agency.
globalnews.ca
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Gregor is the worst
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The pending handover of Canadian public health guidance to GRADE pseudoscience, and possible elevation of Dr Henry to federal CMOH, highlight the fact that the best way to cover up a bunch of unnecessary deaths is to grab control of the institutions responsible for investigating and reporting them.
Country club insiders investigating their friends behind closed doors reflects our well-established tradition of burying major medical scandals.
Like the Seven Oaks whitewash, that was so bad Justice Campbell added an extra section to the report of the SARS Commission while he was dying of cancer.
Like the Seven Oaks whitewash, that was so bad Justice Campbell added an extra section to the report of the SARS Commission while he was dying of cancer.
![SARS Commission Final Report: Volume Three Spring of Fear
Did Politics Intrude?
was outraged and fighting together, and then when they got the travel advisory turned back, everybody celebrated about that and once everybody were getting back to normal and everybody was that is part of why the lack of leadership. There should have been somebody who said... nobody questioned it. [Dr.] Jim Young went off to China to talk about our successes and how we controlled it. [Dr.] Bonnie [Henry] went with him and [Dr.] Tony [Mazzulli] went with him and nobody said, "how do you know it is over?" including myself. None of us said "well, just because," and it is such a simple question to ask and we blew it. It is just amazing everybody blew it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ou6sjyhswn7s3qyfqhw7mbk6/bafkreicmmwiz3jrqgtsrcoh2fqxuavjd7t4gl7lnviqieztqnxz2lp63wa@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The pending handover of Canadian public health guidance to GRADE pseudoscience, and possible elevation of Dr Henry to federal CMOH, highlight the fact that the best way to cover up a bunch of unnecessary deaths is to grab control of the institutions responsible for investigating and reporting them.
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Here. Have a thermal video of my cat leaving behind a warm butt print and paw prints.
May it distract you from both the cold and the ICE. #caturday
May it distract you from both the cold and the ICE. #caturday
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Here. Have a thermal video of my cat leaving behind a warm butt print and paw prints.
May it distract you from both the cold and the ICE. #caturday
May it distract you from both the cold and the ICE. #caturday
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Thinking about doing a Podcast....is there interest in hearing from an atmospheric chemist who cares about the planet, environmental health, people, science, life, raising butterflies, pollinator garden, hummingbirds and other birds, the ocean, the air we breathe? If so, I might be ready.
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Thinking about doing a Podcast....is there interest in hearing from an atmospheric chemist who cares about the planet, environmental health, people, science, life, raising butterflies, pollinator garden, hummingbirds and other birds, the ocean, the air we breathe? If so, I might be ready.
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Had such a nice time catching up with you and talking about a medley of things as we often do because we have so many similar interests….especially our mutual 🤔 love of running 😂:
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Had such a nice time catching up with you and talking about a medley of things as we often do because we have so many similar interests….especially our mutual 🤔 love of running 😂:
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Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. #FAFO
www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday that anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies.
www.newsweek.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. #FAFO
www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
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Danish FM Rasmussen speaks after White House meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
January 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Danish FM Rasmussen speaks after White House meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
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We are so grateful to @seekingboston.bsky.social for giving us some of his precious time and energy.
This is a warm and easy conversation b/wn friends who understand the complexities of advocacy, the need to prevent illness when we can, the challenges life brings, and also the opportunities.
This is a warm and easy conversation b/wn friends who understand the complexities of advocacy, the need to prevent illness when we can, the challenges life brings, and also the opportunities.
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
We are so grateful to @seekingboston.bsky.social for giving us some of his precious time and energy.
This is a warm and easy conversation b/wn friends who understand the complexities of advocacy, the need to prevent illness when we can, the challenges life brings, and also the opportunities.
This is a warm and easy conversation b/wn friends who understand the complexities of advocacy, the need to prevent illness when we can, the challenges life brings, and also the opportunities.
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New important publication in #LongCovid & #MECFS!
After a viral infection, cells lining our blood vessels can become damaged and enter senescence, similar to accelerated aging. These cells are not healthy, but they also don’t disappear. Instead, they send out constant stress & inflammatory signals.
After a viral infection, cells lining our blood vessels can become damaged and enter senescence, similar to accelerated aging. These cells are not healthy, but they also don’t disappear. Instead, they send out constant stress & inflammatory signals.
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
New important publication in #LongCovid & #MECFS!
After a viral infection, cells lining our blood vessels can become damaged and enter senescence, similar to accelerated aging. These cells are not healthy, but they also don’t disappear. Instead, they send out constant stress & inflammatory signals.
After a viral infection, cells lining our blood vessels can become damaged and enter senescence, similar to accelerated aging. These cells are not healthy, but they also don’t disappear. Instead, they send out constant stress & inflammatory signals.
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Canadians, consider signing. Petition requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
Signed.
Hope my fellow #Canadians will do so as well - keep foreign (ahem U.S. especially) owned media from impacting our understanding of the world around us.
#FactOverFiction
#NegateTheHate
#CanadasReality
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Hope my fellow #Canadians will do so as well - keep foreign (ahem U.S. especially) owned media from impacting our understanding of the world around us.
#FactOverFiction
#NegateTheHate
#CanadasReality
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6821 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Canadians, consider signing. Petition requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
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Have we learned nothing?
Hitler’s annexation of countries was initially met with appeasement, encouraging more annexation; after WW 2 the United Nations was created to prevent WW 3 by outlawing annexation.
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”
Hitler’s annexation of countries was initially met with appeasement, encouraging more annexation; after WW 2 the United Nations was created to prevent WW 3 by outlawing annexation.
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Have we learned nothing?
Hitler’s annexation of countries was initially met with appeasement, encouraging more annexation; after WW 2 the United Nations was created to prevent WW 3 by outlawing annexation.
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”
Hitler’s annexation of countries was initially met with appeasement, encouraging more annexation; after WW 2 the United Nations was created to prevent WW 3 by outlawing annexation.
Winston Churchill: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”
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OMG people, does NO ONE remember history??
Hitler speech after invading Austria: “when I crossed the former frontier (into Austria) there met me such a stream of love as I have never experienced. Not as tyrants have we come, but as liberators.”
Hitler speech after invading Austria: “when I crossed the former frontier (into Austria) there met me such a stream of love as I have never experienced. Not as tyrants have we come, but as liberators.”
Ontario’s former Minister of Education and current Minister of Energy and Jazz Hands has some thoughts on the situation in Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
OMG people, does NO ONE remember history??
Hitler speech after invading Austria: “when I crossed the former frontier (into Austria) there met me such a stream of love as I have never experienced. Not as tyrants have we come, but as liberators.”
Hitler speech after invading Austria: “when I crossed the former frontier (into Austria) there met me such a stream of love as I have never experienced. Not as tyrants have we come, but as liberators.”
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Starting the year with a manuscript accepted as first author! 😎 In this study, we show that E. Coli infection during pregnancy can induce loss of neurons in the fetal brain that is not rescued by antibiotic treatment. More evidence of the impact pathogens can have on the 🧠! Coming out soon! #Neuro
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Starting the year with a manuscript accepted as first author! 😎 In this study, we show that E. Coli infection during pregnancy can induce loss of neurons in the fetal brain that is not rescued by antibiotic treatment. More evidence of the impact pathogens can have on the 🧠! Coming out soon! #Neuro
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1/) America is split. There are people who care about people whoever they are. And there are people who care only about themselves and their immediate circle. Some celebrate cruelty/hate against their perceived enemies. Others choose empathy for the struggling and the marginalized. #DV1 #ProudBlue
January 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
1/) America is split. There are people who care about people whoever they are. And there are people who care only about themselves and their immediate circle. Some celebrate cruelty/hate against their perceived enemies. Others choose empathy for the struggling and the marginalized. #DV1 #ProudBlue
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January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Respectfully Jon Stewart, you were wrong on the @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social to mock people who mask. ICYMI: there are tens of millions of Americans who have been disabled by #LongCOVID and must do everything in their power to prevent further infections that make them vulnerable to further
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December 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Respectfully Jon Stewart, you were wrong on the @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social to mock people who mask. ICYMI: there are tens of millions of Americans who have been disabled by #LongCOVID and must do everything in their power to prevent further infections that make them vulnerable to further
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We sure have been on a ride!
What started as a covert, masked meeting on my driveway in the dark in Dec 2021 has developed into a years’ long friendship and co-hosting relationship speaking to some of the most intelligent, wonderful, compassionate and experienced people in the world.
#MoreToGo
What started as a covert, masked meeting on my driveway in the dark in Dec 2021 has developed into a years’ long friendship and co-hosting relationship speaking to some of the most intelligent, wonderful, compassionate and experienced people in the world.
#MoreToGo
@mjnabuurs.bsky.social & I cut our chops over in the dark place, hosting a wkly Wed night curated TSpace, garnering more than 100 interviews w/incredible guests.
So we took a leap of faith & jumped into the podcast world with “No Ostriching Here.” We are @theresisters.bsky.social
So we took a leap of faith & jumped into the podcast world with “No Ostriching Here.” We are @theresisters.bsky.social
Whether you’re back at work, relaxing or recovering at home, in search of thought-provoking conversation, or just want to hear from two spunky 🇨🇦🇨🇦 women and their fab guests, @coopspeak.bsky.social and I invite you to check out The ReSisters new podcast, “No Ostriching Here.”
4 epis out already! /1
4 epis out already! /1
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We sure have been on a ride!
What started as a covert, masked meeting on my driveway in the dark in Dec 2021 has developed into a years’ long friendship and co-hosting relationship speaking to some of the most intelligent, wonderful, compassionate and experienced people in the world.
#MoreToGo
What started as a covert, masked meeting on my driveway in the dark in Dec 2021 has developed into a years’ long friendship and co-hosting relationship speaking to some of the most intelligent, wonderful, compassionate and experienced people in the world.
#MoreToGo
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I have no idea where this year went but it's December 1st again, so here we go
Day 1 of my 2025 Favorites: I tried my hand at tide-pooling shenanigans, and found PISTOL SHRAMPS 😍
They use that giant claw to kill things with a shock wave, and that's just fun.
Day 1 of my 2025 Favorites: I tried my hand at tide-pooling shenanigans, and found PISTOL SHRAMPS 😍
They use that giant claw to kill things with a shock wave, and that's just fun.
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I have no idea where this year went but it's December 1st again, so here we go
Day 1 of my 2025 Favorites: I tried my hand at tide-pooling shenanigans, and found PISTOL SHRAMPS 😍
They use that giant claw to kill things with a shock wave, and that's just fun.
Day 1 of my 2025 Favorites: I tried my hand at tide-pooling shenanigans, and found PISTOL SHRAMPS 😍
They use that giant claw to kill things with a shock wave, and that's just fun.
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Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses
A Review discusses the scientific basis of and factors controlling airborne transmission of respiratory viruses including coronavirus.
www.science.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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What's especially cruel about the renaming of the Kennedy Center is that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg's daughter is terminally ill with cancer. It's so obvious that cruelty is the point.
Shame on the board
Shame on everyone who continues to support this fuckery
Shame on those who stay quiet
Shame on the board
Shame on everyone who continues to support this fuckery
Shame on those who stay quiet
December 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What's especially cruel about the renaming of the Kennedy Center is that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg's daughter is terminally ill with cancer. It's so obvious that cruelty is the point.
Shame on the board
Shame on everyone who continues to support this fuckery
Shame on those who stay quiet
Shame on the board
Shame on everyone who continues to support this fuckery
Shame on those who stay quiet