2026-03-14 02:19:58
I really like #HenryRollins from #BlackFlag when he is doing #stand-up The intro is strange before he comes out on stage but it's totally worth it to see his story about trying not to …
“Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth’s staff took issue with #images taken in a rare #briefing last week and decided to shut out #photographers
Hey American healthcare workers! BC would love to have you!
“British Columbia is ready to welcome you with open arms,” he said. “We have a public health-care system, we respect the environment, we respect reproductive rights.”
Read more at: #BCPoli #CdnPoli #CanPoli #USA #Healthcare
Good Morning #Canada
Last week I registered with Ontario's Healthcare Connect program to help us get a family doctor in the Barrie area. Our previous family doctor retired in November and we were still covered by the clinic but it's in Brampton, more than 90 minutes away. So I'm now relying on Dougie to keep his promise to find a family doctor for all Ontarians by June 2026. I mean he's done so well with housing, environmental goals, Eglinton Crosstown....
Did you know that 83% of Canadians now report they have regular access to a family doctor which means an approximate 500K improvement in the past two years. That still leaves about 6M of us without a family physician. Family physician shortages are the highest in the territories (>55%), Quebec (21.5%) and British Columbia (17.7%), and the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia have the fewest family physicians per 100 000 persons in the population.
#CanadaIsAwesome #HealthCare
https://www.cihi.ca/en/taking-the-pulse-measuring-shared-priorities-for-canadian-health-care-2025/primary-health-care-2025/most-canadians-have-a-regular-health-care-provider
And here is the mother’s message in the original Spanish:
Hola mi nombre es Karol Fuentealba. Soy mamš de Jeremías, 18 años, Emiliano, 17, y Mía de 4 añitos. Vivo en Queens, New York, junto an mis hijos. Hace algunos años tomé una de las decisiones mšs difíciles de mi vida: dejar mi país Chile 🇨🇱 para buscar un futuro mšs seguro para mis hijos. Durante años estuve expuesta al maltrato físico y psicológico de parte del padre de mis hijos. Empezar de nuevo en un país diferente no ha sido fšcil. Hemos tenido que enfrentar muchos desafíos, momentos de incertidumbre y sacrificios.pero cada día sigo luchando con Esperanza, por qué lo único anhelo es poder darle a mis hijos una vida digna segura y llena de oportunidades. Hoy estoy tratando de reunir el dinero necesario para poder obtener nuestros permisos de trabajo y mis documentos. Para muchas personas puede parecer algo simple, pero para mí significa todo: significa poder trabajar legalmente, poder ahorrar para vivir con tranquilidad fuera del refugio que actualmente nos encontramos hace 8 meses y asegurar la estabilidad y el futuro de mis hijos. He logrado ahorrar una parte con mucho esfuerzo pero me falta completar el monto necesario antes de la fecha límite. Actualmente tengo 10 días para reunir ese monto que son 2,240 por los 4 y tengo reunido 700. Por eso con mucha humildad y con el corazón abierto quiero pedir ayuda. Cualquier apoyo, por pequeño que sea puede marcar una gran diferencia para nosotros. Incluso compartir este mensaje ya es una manera de ayudarnos. Cada gesto de solidaridad nos acerca un poco mšs a la estabilidad y al sueño de construir un futuro mejor para mi familia. Gracias de todo corazón por tomarse el tiempo de leer mi historia y por cualquier apoyo que pueda brindarnos. Tu ayuda significa esperanza para mí y mi familia.
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#Chile #immigration #MutualAidRequest #NYC #mutualAid #solidarity #immigrants #refugees #helpNeeded #help
Trump about bruise on right hand: Because I shake a lot of hands.
Trump about bruise on left hand: Do you think Biden can do that?
(PS: I made up Trump's response about his left hand but you know he would say something like that.)
#dodge #USA #health #hypocrisy
Good Morning #Canada
Tod Maffin, former #CBC Broadcaster, is now referred to as an expert on Canadian culture and Identity, and a viral content creator. If you have followed Tod over the past few years you have seen a progression from explaining Canadians to our southern neighbours to becoming politely militant in the face of an increasingly hostile U.S. government. His latest contribution deserves the Order of Canada and a superhero cape. He launched a social media campaign to attract American #Healthcare workers to his community and from there the Healthcare Infusion Organization was born. There are now 20 chapters across Canada focused on recruiting and supporting doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals in local communities facing staff shortages. He has done more to improve Canadian Healthcare than any level of government in this country.
Follow him at @…
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://youtube.com/shorts/K6HOJyoHrpo
on a more positive journalism note.... surely there were multiple journalists-of-a-certain age biting their collective tongues to avoid making a Pierre Trudeau "the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation" reference after Kinew, Ford and Carney's Heated Rivalry remarks. 😆
#heatedrivalvry #canpoli #carney #cdnpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/no-place-for-the-state-in-the-bedrooms-of-the-nation-1.4681298
Good Morning #Canada
This has been quite the roller-coaster year for my wife and I. If there was one thing that I would be thankful for it would be our much maligned #Healthcare system. Through early testing, in April 2025, both our daughters were diagnosed with a genetic defect that significantly increases risk of cancer. Breast cancer was found in our oldest daughter and her treatment included surgery, chemo, and radiation. The prognosis for a longer life is now excellent. The youngest is facing potential preventative surgery to reduce her risk. After diagnosis the medical response was immediate and both daughters have numerous stories about caring individuals that have provided treatment, counseling, and empathy.
One man had a huge impact on Canada’s status as an important centre for genetics research - Dr. Lou Siminovitch. Here is his story about how he helped establish 4 different research organizations in Toronto.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dr-lou-siminovitch-the-force-behind-early-genetics-research-in-canada-dies-at-age-100-1.5981522