Wrambbit
@wrambbit.bsky.social
Here to ride this 🌊 with integrity, love, humour & a whole lot of spitting 🔥. I never shy away from the truth - let’s find it together…
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Pinned
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Accusing people with long Covid or other invisible illnesses of having "Munchausen syndrome" & using terms like this to deny someone's real suffering is emotional abuse
December 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Accusing people with long Covid or other invisible illnesses of having "Munchausen syndrome" & using terms like this to deny someone's real suffering is emotional abuse
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EFF has long warned about police use of facial recognition technology. Now we're seeing exactly what we feared: Axon is testing this tech in body-worn cameras. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn cameras (BWCs). This is an alarming development in
www.eff.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
EFF has long warned about police use of facial recognition technology. Now we're seeing exactly what we feared: Axon is testing this tech in body-worn cameras. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Oh, what a coincidence. Russia is endorsing Trump's new security strategy. Apparently it's in keeping with its own vision. Monroe Doctrine something, something...
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Oh, what a coincidence. Russia is endorsing Trump's new security strategy. Apparently it's in keeping with its own vision. Monroe Doctrine something, something...
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In a democracy, it's actually good to hold the government to account. The government is the one in power. They're the ones who may affect who wins, who loses, who suffers, who thrives. They can lock you up. They can side with fascists or not. So, yes, pretty important to criticize them.
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a democracy, it's actually good to hold the government to account. The government is the one in power. They're the ones who may affect who wins, who loses, who suffers, who thrives. They can lock you up. They can side with fascists or not. So, yes, pretty important to criticize them.
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you'd thought this would have gotten it banned.
80 years is "never again".
80 years is "never again".
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
you'd thought this would have gotten it banned.
80 years is "never again".
80 years is "never again".
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Canada passed a Digital Services Tax when Trudeau was still our PM. When the first payments came due, Trump whined and cut off trade talks and Carney rescinded the law. He just threw away $5.2 billion to appease Trump and the tech-bros who support him and his regime. Then tabled an austerity budget.
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Canada passed a Digital Services Tax when Trudeau was still our PM. When the first payments came due, Trump whined and cut off trade talks and Carney rescinded the law. He just threw away $5.2 billion to appease Trump and the tech-bros who support him and his regime. Then tabled an austerity budget.
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Elon Musk wants to end the EU because X has to pay a fine that corresponds to 0.03% of his wealth.
Ban X in the EU now!
Ban X in the EU now!
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Elon Musk wants to end the EU because X has to pay a fine that corresponds to 0.03% of his wealth.
Ban X in the EU now!
Ban X in the EU now!
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Anyone else want to put Tom Cotton on top of a capsized boat in international waters miles away from Venezuela and see how helpless he is?
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Anyone else want to put Tom Cotton on top of a capsized boat in international waters miles away from Venezuela and see how helpless he is?
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
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As we experience another bad respiratory virus season, yet another study shows that Covid infections can dysregulate our immune systems. Public health leaders need to pay attention to this.
(** I block anyone who uses the term 'airborne AIDS'. It's both clearly not that & profoundly inappropriate.)
(** I block anyone who uses the term 'airborne AIDS'. It's both clearly not that & profoundly inappropriate.)
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
As we experience another bad respiratory virus season, yet another study shows that Covid infections can dysregulate our immune systems. Public health leaders need to pay attention to this.
(** I block anyone who uses the term 'airborne AIDS'. It's both clearly not that & profoundly inappropriate.)
(** I block anyone who uses the term 'airborne AIDS'. It's both clearly not that & profoundly inappropriate.)
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And, even if Carney loyalists trust him to only use this for good*, it establishes the practice for use by the Cons next time they're in power.
(* Yes, many are still this delusional)
(* Yes, many are still this delusional)
Giving ministers the power to exempt pet projects from any law on the books except for the Criminal Code isn’t nation-building. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
The fact that they‘re trying to sneak this through without any explanation is particularly incriminating.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And, even if Carney loyalists trust him to only use this for good*, it establishes the practice for use by the Cons next time they're in power.
(* Yes, many are still this delusional)
(* Yes, many are still this delusional)
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Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
🧵
* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:
🧵
* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
1/
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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.
* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.
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Three things that a worker who has just experienced a violent incident need to hear:
1) Are you okay?
2) I’m so sorry that this happened to you.
3) What can I do to help?
You’ll note that “What did you do to cause this?” is not on this list.
1) Are you okay?
2) I’m so sorry that this happened to you.
3) What can I do to help?
You’ll note that “What did you do to cause this?” is not on this list.
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Three things that a worker who has just experienced a violent incident need to hear:
1) Are you okay?
2) I’m so sorry that this happened to you.
3) What can I do to help?
You’ll note that “What did you do to cause this?” is not on this list.
1) Are you okay?
2) I’m so sorry that this happened to you.
3) What can I do to help?
You’ll note that “What did you do to cause this?” is not on this list.
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If only American journalists had the same amount of integrity, or ANY integrity.
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If only American journalists had the same amount of integrity, or ANY integrity.
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Me, counselling someone.
We are going to have to get better at counselling young people with late stage cancer. We are going to see a lot more of this, as people don’t realise they are at risk, and to take symptoms seriously.
Sometimes diagnoses will be missed because we don’t expect them.
We are going to have to get better at counselling young people with late stage cancer. We are going to see a lot more of this, as people don’t realise they are at risk, and to take symptoms seriously.
Sometimes diagnoses will be missed because we don’t expect them.
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Me, counselling someone.
We are going to have to get better at counselling young people with late stage cancer. We are going to see a lot more of this, as people don’t realise they are at risk, and to take symptoms seriously.
Sometimes diagnoses will be missed because we don’t expect them.
We are going to have to get better at counselling young people with late stage cancer. We are going to see a lot more of this, as people don’t realise they are at risk, and to take symptoms seriously.
Sometimes diagnoses will be missed because we don’t expect them.
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In a world in which few people have undamaged immune systems, the unusual will become far more common.
Me, counselling someone.
We are going to have to get better at counselling young people with late stage cancer. We are going to see a lot more of this, as people don’t realise they are at risk, and to take symptoms seriously.
Sometimes diagnoses will be missed because we don’t expect them.
We are going to have to get better at counselling young people with late stage cancer. We are going to see a lot more of this, as people don’t realise they are at risk, and to take symptoms seriously.
Sometimes diagnoses will be missed because we don’t expect them.
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In a world in which few people have undamaged immune systems, the unusual will become far more common.
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#MedSky
You might have kept your job… but if you didn’t wear a properly fitted respirator for every minute you were in the building while sick…
You might have sparked outbreaks and killed patients.
This is not ok.
You might have kept your job… but if you didn’t wear a properly fitted respirator for every minute you were in the building while sick…
You might have sparked outbreaks and killed patients.
This is not ok.
More Health Workers Came in to Work With COVID as the Pandemic Wore On.
Presenteeism (working while sick) increased among healthcare workers with COVID. 7.9% worked while sick from Dec 2020–Apr 2024.
• 2020: 1.4%
• 2021: 6.2%
• 2022: 7.2%
• 2023: 10.5%
• 2024: 15.2%
Source: archive.md/UETph
Presenteeism (working while sick) increased among healthcare workers with COVID. 7.9% worked while sick from Dec 2020–Apr 2024.
• 2020: 1.4%
• 2021: 6.2%
• 2022: 7.2%
• 2023: 10.5%
• 2024: 15.2%
Source: archive.md/UETph
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#MedSky
You might have kept your job… but if you didn’t wear a properly fitted respirator for every minute you were in the building while sick…
You might have sparked outbreaks and killed patients.
This is not ok.
You might have kept your job… but if you didn’t wear a properly fitted respirator for every minute you were in the building while sick…
You might have sparked outbreaks and killed patients.
This is not ok.
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Trump has *always* intended to make Canada a vassal state. Trudeau warned as much when he said that the US wants our minerals into a hot mic.
But I don’t think it’s fully appreciated, not least by our PM, what exactly that implies: that US-Canada relations are now a zero-sum game.
But I don’t think it’s fully appreciated, not least by our PM, what exactly that implies: that US-Canada relations are now a zero-sum game.
Not the 51st state but a vassal state: What Donald Trump’s national security strategy envisions for Canada
Released Thursday, the 2025 National Security Strategy is also a window into the dramatic shift in America’s official world view under Trump.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump has *always* intended to make Canada a vassal state. Trudeau warned as much when he said that the US wants our minerals into a hot mic.
But I don’t think it’s fully appreciated, not least by our PM, what exactly that implies: that US-Canada relations are now a zero-sum game.
But I don’t think it’s fully appreciated, not least by our PM, what exactly that implies: that US-Canada relations are now a zero-sum game.
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Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
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Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
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Anyone who thinks we should buy jets whose critical software is wholly controlled by a nation that has threatened us is insane
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Anyone who thinks we should buy jets whose critical software is wholly controlled by a nation that has threatened us is insane
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Seems fine, mild even?
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seems fine, mild even?
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This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.
It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world.
Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.