Children aged 0–4 reported the most COVID-19 cases for the week ending 18 April 2026 (179 cases). Year-to-date, they also have the highest total: 2,495 cases (20%).

#COVID19NSW

Montgomery County passes 'ICE Out' legislation to block immigration detention facilities Montgomery County Council unanimously passed it's "ICE Out" legislation barringprivately owned immigration detention centers from operating in the county.The m

Maryland's Montgomery County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to take a proactive anti-ICE stance, barring privately owned detention facilities. "We will not wait for an immigration detention facility to be proposed — we are ensuring it is never built in the first place," Councilmember Glass said.

Avi Lewis on capital gains tax: "[Rich people] pay taxes on half the money they make [buying and selling things]. And you pay taxes on a hundred percent of what you earn busting your butt going to work every day."

Screenshot of a Washington Post article titled “CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits.” Subheading says the report had passed scientific review but will not be published. Timestamp shows “Today at 5:00 a.m. EDT.” Main image shows a healthcare worker wearing a mask and gloves holding a syringe and vial. Caption notes an unpublished report found last winter’s COVID vaccine reduced hospitalizations. Article by Lena H. Sun.

USA: "CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits"

"The report showed that the vaccine reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half this past winter."

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The Case for Sticking Around - Alberta Views Let’s not quit Canada. Let’s make it better for everyone—including Albertans

Why should Alberta stay in Canada? The reasons aren’t just economic or legal. I hope you will read and share my robust rebuttal to those trying to break up our country. And I hope you’ll respond. #cdnpoli #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #Canada #SenateofCanada

I posted the growing prevalence of raw milk just two days ago. Here is a huge issue that underlies why people are opting for such dangerous practices. We need to do more to help people understand disinformation because the social media companies won’t remove disinformation at all

Honoured to be Bubble Pop’s final guest.

Getting Infected in the Hospital! - WHN It used to be that people went to the hospital and they were treated and got better. They want you to think that this is the world you live in now. But it isn’t. Today, there are sicknesses that are g...

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BENNET: Do you agree that 89% of children who died from flu were unvaccinated?

RFK Jr: I don't know the exact number

BENNET: That is the exact number, Secretary Kennedy

RFK Jr: *death growls*

BENNET: You took down the HHS communications promoting the flu vaccine. Do you regret that?

Of course, the follow-up is ... how the H-E-double-hockey-sticks did we go from taking pretty massive measures to protect children to:

"Let's infect ALL the children every year from in-utero onwards. 🥳"

I mean, what could go wrong?

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

We're in danger

Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC News The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told R...

Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump.

Those concessions got us nowhere.

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Iran war oil shock shifts Asia’s EV revolution into overdrive From Nepal to Vietnam, soaring fuel costs are making petrol cars a luxury as Asia outpaces Europe in the race to go electric.

"Nepal ranked 2nd globally – behind only Norway – for EV sales share last yr, with EVs now accounting for more than 70% of new vehicle sales, up from mere single-digit %s 5 yrs ago."

FTR Nepal is the poorest country in Asia.
All these stats are pre-Iran War.
The curve is going to steepen.

Researchers warn of severe long-term damage to the brain after Covid following new study Scientists warn long Covid could be linked to lasting brain damage, including memory issues and increased risk of neurological decline.

Researchers warn of severe long-term damage to the brain after Covid following new study

January study of essential workers (with blood samples before & after COVID infection) found those with long-term neurological symptoms had higher phosphorylated tau—a protein linked to early brain degeneration

Yes.
Preventing COVID infection is essential to maintaining good health.
COVID doesn't care. It will infect you and wear your body down.
It can can disable/kill quickly OR take its time over a few years.
My last COVID infection Aug '23 induced my LAD MI in Jan '25 (17mo later)
#CleanIndoorAir #N95

Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life

BAD GRADES & POOR ATTENTION SPAN: School-aged children with long COVID had more than double the risk of decreased academic performance.

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"Medical institutions must educate staff that Long COVID is a disabling condition affecting up to 40% of healthcare workers who contracted and continue to contract COVID-19 while working in hospitals that have failed to control the spread of the virus and other pathogens."

#LongCOVID

CBC News article. Headline: “Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds.” By Lauren Pelley, April 16, 2026. Subheading notes vaccine-preventable respiratory infections are sending thousands to hospital while vaccine uptake declines. Image shows a hospital patient lying in bed with medical lines attached, while a healthcare worker wearing gloves adjusts equipment near the patient’s arm.

Canada: "Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds"

“People assume that COVID-19 is done … but what our data is showing is that it’s still having a big impact on our hospitals”

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Perfect reenactment. 😂🤣👇

We had a contractor out at the house today and he asked me about our Ioniq 5 EV. I explained how much we loved it/ Asked about service & I said it won't need brake pads until about 120k miles. Basically tires until then.

I popped it open & he said "holy crap! It's huge inside!" Another #EV sold. ☺️

The eyewatering hypocrisy writes itself.

WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public'

IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated

W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?

Welcome to the team, Danielle, Doly, and Tatiana.

Oh, for the love of sex! The climax of Bill S-209 YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

Why yes. I did give a speech in the Senate about the joy of sex. A speech about sex and libraries, and the dangers of trying to censor what our teens can read and watch and do online. In a world full of digital risk, we need to teach our kids media literacy, and sexual literacy too. #cdnpoli #ableg

Man sacrifices his car to save another driver who was unconsciously driving.

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Queensland just hit 80% renewable energy! 🌞 With solar, wind, and hydro leading the charge, it’s a bright spot in a coal-heavy past. Can't wait to see those batteries powering the future! reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-hit-80-pct-sh...

The only reason we aren’t seeing even more EV sales in the US is because people can’t afford to buy cars right now and they got rid of the tax credit. If by some miracle the economy rebounds, people are definitely going to remember this when making their next car purchase.

Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.

“The term ‘climate crisis,’ which carries with it a more urgent connotation than the more familiar ‘climate change,’ has nearly disappeared from media lexicon.”

How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform the solar industry in particular

This village uses its solar income on free communal lunches, buses and other communal efforts.“If you divide money as individual income, people feel disconnected. People who didn’t know each other for years now get to know each other within days”

I love everything about this.

What the hell is going on in Canadian media?

Why was journalist Tina Yazdani — who was dogged in her coverage of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government — suddenly fired from CityNews without any explanation to the public?

This is potential-major-press-freedom-story levels of concerning: