Toxic cultures exploit generosity. Takers impose extra work on givers, and no good deed goes unpunished. Healthy cultures reward generosity. People protect givers from takers, and cream rises to the top. Helpfulness is not a weakness to target. It's a strength to safeguard.

🔴⚠️🔥The giant smoke cloud from #Canada has reached the iberian peninsula and the plume has widely entered the skies of #Portugal and #Spain, as visible in this #MODIS #Aqua NASA Earth image of June 27. The size of the plume is even larger than the peninsula. #ClimateEmergency

Listening to Sue Johanson on Q107 and then later on tv taught me, as a young adult, about the joy of sex along with the importance of consent and respect for difference. There was nothing you couldn't talk about on her show. She was a true trailblazer and Canadian icon.

Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today: Victoria Amelina has died following injuries sustained during the Kramatorsk restaurant attack. She was one of Ukraine's brightest novelists, and had been covering war crimes committed by Russia. kyivindependent.com/pen-ukraine-wr…

Poster of Kiev Book Fair 2023 💙💛

#Phage therapy comes to Canada with this early success in treating a urinary tract infection that could not be stopped with any antibiotics Clinical trial Bill Schell will look at safety in women with #UTI's who have run out of options. My story here: ctvnews.ca/health/first-c…

On this day in 1972, Reporters exposed the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment — a secret study to examine the effects of untreated syphilis in Black men. American medicine has been built upon the abuse of black people with no oversight. A THREAD!

Joni took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl last night with a surprise performance of “The Circle Game” alongside Herbie Hancock to honor her friend and longtime collaborator Wayne Shorter 💙

Just sitting here adjusting my syllabus the day after a shooting at my school, after a fellow faculty member was killed, thinking how absurd and insane it is that we're just expected to go on teaching, working, learning, living in all this terror and grief, every day, forever.

We're looking for stories. How long waiting on the list? Your medical history. Where you get care in the meantime.

His place in this world wapo.st/45ewgE7

Read and watch the Pulitzer-winning coverage by Natalie Wolchover and Emily Buder of the James Webb telescope for Quanta Magazine: quantamagazine.org/why-nasas-jame…

#Gaza: "Attacks on healthcare personnel and facilities have become a routine across the West Bank, and intensified since October 7. Healthcare workers are regularly being attacked." doctorswithoutborders.ca/gaza-trapped-b…

On Monday March 25th, the HWDSB trustees passed a motion requesting that I take down my statement on Palestine or I will be barred from any private session of the board and committees for the rest of my term. Please see my statement below. 1/2 #HamOnt #onted

Homelessness is a policy choice.

A big blow to local news coverage in Hamilton.

Major weakness with the moderation. They’ve let Trump speak 9 minutes more than her — that’s almost 40% of her time so far.

Beautifully written analysis from David Frum dropped a mere hour after the final words of the debate.

In Doug's first year he cut social services by $1 billion, removed rent control, cut the basic income pilot, cancelled a minimum wage increase, cut mental health funding, & cut WSIB payments for injured workers. OW & ODSP are not enough to live on. He has put Ontario on its ass.

I posted the below last night in an emotional mood. It was answered by many generous comments in remembrance of my lost Miranda, and I thank every commenter. Of course there were also some other comments. A thread about those....