Kari R🇨🇦
@karir26.bsky.social
Mom, nurse, feminist, she/her, avid reader of fiction, Canadian first, huge dislike of Cons. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦. Elbows up.
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Odd that you seem to be unaware that almost half a million Albertans JUST signed a petition to stay in Canada. It was big news. Also big news is that the AB premier is the first ever to face recall. We are using every resource open to us to turn the tide.
You are not being helpful here.
You are not being helpful here.
Well stated Jenn. I'm with you on this one. I will always root on Team Canada, but can't support any movement that tries to tear us apart. Alberta as a province are anti-Canada politically and it's their constituents that keep supporting that mentality. Just calling it as it is.
December 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Odd that you seem to be unaware that almost half a million Albertans JUST signed a petition to stay in Canada. It was big news. Also big news is that the AB premier is the first ever to face recall. We are using every resource open to us to turn the tide.
You are not being helpful here.
You are not being helpful here.
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Gift Link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1c12514...
Schools must improve air quality to slow spread of respiratory illness, advocates say
Proper air filtration could help mitigate the rapid spread of flu and other illnesses, say experts and parents
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Thread from Parksy. This one jumped out .. as the situation is very bad, but HCWs are afraid to report as the UCP may target them.
UCP "values".
UCP "values".
It would be nice if I could get my colleagues to collect and share more sub-optimal cases again, to show how this one tragedy is just the tip of the iceberg... but they are so burnt out and so distressed, and so worried about recrimination from govt, that it just won't happen
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thread from Parksy. This one jumped out .. as the situation is very bad, but HCWs are afraid to report as the UCP may target them.
UCP "values".
UCP "values".
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An ongoing pandemic that many are ignoring, a provincial government cutting public health funding, pushing private and discouraging vaccinations, all of these things are related for a collapsing healthcare system that healthcare workers have been warning us about for years.
December 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
An ongoing pandemic that many are ignoring, a provincial government cutting public health funding, pushing private and discouraging vaccinations, all of these things are related for a collapsing healthcare system that healthcare workers have been warning us about for years.
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What motivates conspiracy belief? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions of conspiracy theories: toward a unifying framework
Philosophical debate on conspiracy theories divides between particularism, which argues for an evaluation of conspiracy theories on a case by case, and generalism, which treats them — as a class — ...
www.tandfonline.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What motivates conspiracy belief? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
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“ER staff spend most of their time on admitted patients instead of new emergencies. The result is six-12-hour ER waits and eight-20 per cent of urban patients leaving without ever being seen.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Fix health-care's foundation before adding dual-practice
Alberta has the resources and talent to build a world-class health system. Let’s fix the foundation, repair the roof, and then renovate.
edmontonjournal.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“ER staff spend most of their time on admitted patients instead of new emergencies. The result is six-12-hour ER waits and eight-20 per cent of urban patients leaving without ever being seen.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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No moral obligations?
#UCPKills
"Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”"
www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...
#UCPKills
"Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”"
www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...
Beyond Local: Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
Alberta's government said the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”
www.rmoutlook.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
No moral obligations?
#UCPKills
"Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”"
www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...
#UCPKills
"Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”"
www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...
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Good luck building that pipeline now b**ch.
"We know from every experience that having a referendum like that is incredibly hard to control. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and whether it’s yes or no, it freezes investment and ruins the economy."
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
"We know from every experience that having a referendum like that is incredibly hard to control. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and whether it’s yes or no, it freezes investment and ruins the economy."
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Braid: Alberta will vote on separation in 2026. If it passes, where will Smith stand?
2026 will bring a separatist referendum in Alberta and hard choices for the governing NDP. Will Premier Danielle Smith stand for Canada?
calgaryherald.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Good luck building that pipeline now b**ch.
"We know from every experience that having a referendum like that is incredibly hard to control. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and whether it’s yes or no, it freezes investment and ruins the economy."
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
"We know from every experience that having a referendum like that is incredibly hard to control. It’s incredibly destabilizing, and whether it’s yes or no, it freezes investment and ruins the economy."
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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“Justice Lema said the two men need to convince him that they didn’t interfere with the administration of justice by “deterring, harassing, molesting, or influencing a prospective witness.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Former AHS board member obtains rare court order, alleging intimidation by podcasters
The order allows Sandy Edmonstone to search and seize records and electronic devices from David Wallace and James Di Fiore
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Justice Lema said the two men need to convince him that they didn’t interfere with the administration of justice by “deterring, harassing, molesting, or influencing a prospective witness.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Man charged following animal abuse investigation.
As a result of the joint Calgary Police Service and Calgary Humane Society investigation, Joshua James MULLIGAN, 41, has been charged with.. (see screenshot or visit URL)
newsroom.calgary.ca/man-charged-...
#Calgary #Alberta #AnimalAbuse #Dogs
As a result of the joint Calgary Police Service and Calgary Humane Society investigation, Joshua James MULLIGAN, 41, has been charged with.. (see screenshot or visit URL)
newsroom.calgary.ca/man-charged-...
#Calgary #Alberta #AnimalAbuse #Dogs
December 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Man charged following animal abuse investigation.
As a result of the joint Calgary Police Service and Calgary Humane Society investigation, Joshua James MULLIGAN, 41, has been charged with.. (see screenshot or visit URL)
newsroom.calgary.ca/man-charged-...
#Calgary #Alberta #AnimalAbuse #Dogs
As a result of the joint Calgary Police Service and Calgary Humane Society investigation, Joshua James MULLIGAN, 41, has been charged with.. (see screenshot or visit URL)
newsroom.calgary.ca/man-charged-...
#Calgary #Alberta #AnimalAbuse #Dogs
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Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor | Globalnews.ca
On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar, 44, had severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital where he died waiting to see a doctor.
globalnews.ca
December 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
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Therefore we need mask mandates (with respirator masks) reinstitutued at all HC facilities (including LTC) to prevent these needless infections filling beds.
we have these in Edmonton, now Calgary needs to step up.
(sorry for the bad mask image, blame AHS/CTV)
11/
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
we have these in Edmonton, now Calgary needs to step up.
(sorry for the bad mask image, blame AHS/CTV)
11/
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Masks now required for patients, visitors at 4 Edmonton hospitals
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has instituted a masking requirement for four hospitals in the Edmonton area.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Therefore we need mask mandates (with respirator masks) reinstitutued at all HC facilities (including LTC) to prevent these needless infections filling beds.
we have these in Edmonton, now Calgary needs to step up.
(sorry for the bad mask image, blame AHS/CTV)
11/
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
we have these in Edmonton, now Calgary needs to step up.
(sorry for the bad mask image, blame AHS/CTV)
11/
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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An important heads up!
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
An important heads up!
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
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December 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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today's essential read for all Albertans.
Lotsa dirt in here.
levels of conspiracy and bad behaviour.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Lotsa dirt in here.
levels of conspiracy and bad behaviour.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Former AHS board member claims podcasters paid to smear him ahead of Mentzelopoulos testimony
Lawyers for a former Alberta Health Services board member claim a political fixer and a publisher have been paid to smear their client.
edmontonjournal.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
today's essential read for all Albertans.
Lotsa dirt in here.
levels of conspiracy and bad behaviour.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Lotsa dirt in here.
levels of conspiracy and bad behaviour.
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Again, the DOJ's own research finds immigrants AND undocumented immigrants commit LESS crime.
Immigration ≠ > crime and < safety. Period.
Deportation ≠ > safety and < crime. Period.
Immigration ≠ > crime and < safety. Period.
Deportation ≠ > safety and < crime. Period.
December 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Again, the DOJ's own research finds immigrants AND undocumented immigrants commit LESS crime.
Immigration ≠ > crime and < safety. Period.
Deportation ≠ > safety and < crime. Period.
Immigration ≠ > crime and < safety. Period.
Deportation ≠ > safety and < crime. Period.
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This👇 is the current state of emergency services in AB
Endless Red Alerts = no ambulance available to respond
This is on the govt to protect its first responders and ALL Albertans
When’s the last time the Premier discussed how her govt will improve this? (Other than 90day fix promise)
Endless Red Alerts = no ambulance available to respond
This is on the govt to protect its first responders and ALL Albertans
When’s the last time the Premier discussed how her govt will improve this? (Other than 90day fix promise)
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This👇 is the current state of emergency services in AB
Endless Red Alerts = no ambulance available to respond
This is on the govt to protect its first responders and ALL Albertans
When’s the last time the Premier discussed how her govt will improve this? (Other than 90day fix promise)
Endless Red Alerts = no ambulance available to respond
This is on the govt to protect its first responders and ALL Albertans
When’s the last time the Premier discussed how her govt will improve this? (Other than 90day fix promise)
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"It’s never a good sign about a person’s leadership when he has to continuously publicly congratulate himself about what a great job he’s doing."
Especially when "claims are utter BS."
More Makary malarkey: open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social
Especially when "claims are utter BS."
More Makary malarkey: open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social
More Makary malarkey
Braggadocio. BS. Balderdash.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"It’s never a good sign about a person’s leadership when he has to continuously publicly congratulate himself about what a great job he’s doing."
Especially when "claims are utter BS."
More Makary malarkey: open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social
Especially when "claims are utter BS."
More Makary malarkey: open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social
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CFIA recalls Pillsbury Pizza Pops snacks due to possible E. coli https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/some-pepperoni-and-bacon-pizza-pops-snacks-recalled-due-to-possible-e-coli/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
CFIA recalls Pillsbury Pizza Pops snacks due to possible E. coli https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/some-pepperoni-and-bacon-pizza-pops-snacks-recalled-due-to-possible-e-coli/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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What 2025 told us about the state of health care in Canada www.cma.ca/latest-stori... via @cmadocs.bsky.social
1. health care is key to a stronger country
2. navigating AI
3. stand up for science to fight false health information
4. docs still struggling with burnout
5. reconciliation key
1. health care is key to a stronger country
2. navigating AI
3. stand up for science to fight false health information
4. docs still struggling with burnout
5. reconciliation key
What 2025 tells us about the state of health care in Canada
This was a changing year in health care – in Canada and around the world. Here’s what we learned from 2025 and how we can move forward for better care.
www.cma.ca
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What 2025 told us about the state of health care in Canada www.cma.ca/latest-stori... via @cmadocs.bsky.social
1. health care is key to a stronger country
2. navigating AI
3. stand up for science to fight false health information
4. docs still struggling with burnout
5. reconciliation key
1. health care is key to a stronger country
2. navigating AI
3. stand up for science to fight false health information
4. docs still struggling with burnout
5. reconciliation key
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So Danielle Smith wants to take over policing in Alberta because she needs the police to get to Albertans on time...
But she can't even manage making sure that POLICE get an AMBULANCE on time with the EMS service she already runs?!?
This is horrifying.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
But she can't even manage making sure that POLICE get an AMBULANCE on time with the EMS service she already runs?!?
This is horrifying.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM