The Frogs Sing Loudly in Spring
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2021

The oligarch from Etobicoke. Time to send him packing.

Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection CNN exposes an online network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.

62 million (men) attended an online rape academy last month alone.

When men like Clavicular are not ACTUALLY popular YouTubers & are suddenly thrust in the public eye, do you ever wonder who's behind it? Why?

Someone, somewhere, is really working hard to ensure young men WANT to subjugate women.

It would be awesome if this majority government would now make it law for members to have a mandatory security check - ya know, like the stuff PP keeps avoiding...

Sandhill cranes near Long Point, Ontario, Canada.

Sandhill cranes near Long Point, Ontario, Canada.

Sandhill cranes near Long Point, Ontario, Canada.

For today's #Birdoftheday theme #longnecks, here are hundreds of Sandhill cranes in a farmfield near Long Point in #Ontario #Canada. #crane #sandhillcrane #birds #birdsky #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #LongPoint

Mexico—a nation with 1/17th GDP of USA—is rolling out universal healthcare to its 130M citizens.

Starting April 13, Mexicans 85+ will have access to universal healthcare. By Jan 2027, Mexico will expand universal healthcare to all people, with full coverage of drugs, lab tests, etc by 2030.

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As our festival comes together behind the scenes, it has been a boost to see the recent news about past Fringe shows hitting it big:

Monks (Toronto Fringe 2024) will not only be part of Tarragon's 26/27 season in October, but brothers, they are also going to Edinburgh Fringe 🫘

RIGHT??!
Generally for healthy people we don't fret over HR as long as they feel fine and it recovers.
AND I was happy to see that the data supports a wide range of MaxHR as normal

How To Calculate Your Maximum Heart Rate | Polar Global When you know your maximum heart rate, you can calculate your heart rate zones and train at the right intensity. Read how to calculate your max HR.

The moral of the story is:
If you want to train accurately, use a field test to figure out what's accurate for YOU!
Max HR at age 50 varies by 60BPM person to person in the Edvardsen study.
The only equipment needed is shoes and a hill.
#fitness #perimenopause
www.polar.com/en/guide/cal...

A scatterplot of max HR by age showing wide variability with most subjects above the mean.

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23287878/
As you can see, most people are actually above the mean. And there are definitely a smattering of folks in my age group with similarly high MaxHR.

By the easy formula, my 49yo ass has a MaxHR of 171. By the gendered formula 163. But Garmin reports me at 195 at max effort.

Am I ok? Wait 30 seconds, I can continue high effort work comfortably.
I'm fit, avg resting HR of 59. But is it ok to train at that level? So I looked for the data.....

This is a thread about why you need to measure your own MaxHR.

Standard practice is 220-age
Or for women, 206-(0.88 x age)

If you're training, that number is used to calculate your training zones for cardiovascular fitness so you want it to be accurate!
#fitness #training #perimenopause

Solar over a single car parking space will produce about 5000 kWh per year.

This converts to 20,000 miles per year in EV that gets 4 miles per kilowatt hour.

Why are we at war in Iran?

ANALYSIS | The energy crisis is getting worse. How protected is Canada? | CBC News The pain at the pumps and the expected rise in inflation is a financial challenge for many as the cost of living continues to climb, but overall, the country is not nearly as exposed to the impacts of...

‼️ “Governments have ordered staff to work from home, reduced the work week and closed universities to conserve fuel.”

Time to pause all this back to the office crap - it’s basically a pay cut 🇨🇦 #WFH #onpoli #hybrid #gasprices #oil

Arts and Culture Sector Contributes $131 Billion to Canada's Economy - Canadian Chamber of Commerce New report Artworks reveals how the arts and culture sector drives economic growth and Canadians’ quality of life

Arts/culture employs more Canadians than oil/gas.

chamber.ca/news/arts-an...

As Canadian pundits react to the NDP's new leader, an anti-Zionist Jew, now is great time to learn more about CIJA, the organization that claims to represent Canadian Jews but primarily serves as an unofficial Israeli lobby.

Not in the house, Colin. In the house you represent all religions, not just yours.
It's horrifying watching America fight a Christo-facist war. We can't let that happen here.

Which is why I’ll never even consider voting for anyone who pulls this sh!t & the party faithful that shows up at my door during election season is going to get an ear full.

If I want religion I’ll go to a place of worship. I want my politicians focused on civil SERVICE, not religious rights.

WTAF

Here's a great explainer

This is not ok
Canada is a secular state.
Keep your Bibles away from my ovaries and out of my house.

As ever, Naomi Alderman is the best.

Alarming Study Finds That Most People Just Do What ChatGPT Tells Them, Even If It's Totally Wrong Human users are astonishingly willing to take AI chatbots by their word, even when the information they provide us is entirely made up.

We're shockingly prone to "cognitive surrender."

As Doug Ford puts out a budget that does nothing about the serious problems of healthcare and education, he starts pumping out ads about the nickels and dimes he has saved for us. He obviously assumes that we are all as stupid as he would hope.

You seem like a good dude. Imagine how many of your clueless citizens show up at the border with guns. 88% of firearms used in Canadian crimes come from the US. As a sovereign nation with an American gun problem it makes sense to check. You're not a criminal, just an American!

I just have to remember to turn Unknown Callers Allowed back on again before I travel next 😩

I set Do not Disturb on my iPhone at bed, but some Nigerian scammer managed to get through the blockers at 5 AM and wake me up.

Fun fact, iPhone considers WhatsApp calls a phone call and if they call twice in a row they'll get through your blocker.

PSA: disable unknown callers on WhatsApp.

Fifteen years of abusing citizens

Trump has choked off Cuba's oil supply. China is stepping in with solar.

The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record By Martin McKenzie-Murray in The Monthly

Here you go. I liked a couple of songs but that whole Nice Guy Dave shit was wiped out by this

medium.com/the-monthly/...

It's happening.