When people say "Twitter is a cesspool" or something else derogatory, I will counter that stereotype with the flood of support I've received these past 48 hours, & the ample kindness of strangers & tweeps who retweeted the plea for Rosa Luxembike's return. #EternallyGrateful
Mayor @doniveson warns Albertans not to flout Covid19 precautions just because the @Alberta_UCP MLAs & staff did. We refer to the impact from politicians' bad modelling of public health advisories as the #DominicCummingsEffect. It's measurable. It's dangerous.
#CummingsEffect happens when the public stop adhering to public health messages after learning that a political figure personally flouted the same advice. It is a measurable danger during an epidemic. *This* is the real danger from the #UCPvacations. (2) thelancet.com/journals/lance…
The effect is named for Dominic Cummings, an aide to the UK PM @BorisJohnson. Cummings & his family flouted health advisories & travelled from London to Durham. Both felt ill; later covid19 +ve. Their action shocked locked-down Brits, & scandal ensued (3) bbc.co.uk/news/uk-528111…
Reading the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board's 2019 report. Remember #GroHarlemBrundtland (PM Norway, then Director-General @WHO)? She had vital advice that could have prevented #COVID19. Yet, not seeing more attn to the @TheGPMB's 7 recommendations: apps.who.int/gpmb/assets/an…
1] Each nation must implement binding obligations under the International Health Regulations of 2005, prioritize & dedicate resources & recurrent $$ for preparedness; integral to national & global security; universal health coverage. Progress indicators due Sept 2020.
2] Countries and regional organizations must lead by example. G7, G20, G77, & regional intergovernmental organizations must adhere to political & $$ commitments for preparedness & agree to routinely monitor progress during their annual meetings.
The UCP are choosing to gut Alberta's post-secondary institutions {'cept the religious 1s} #UofA is being targeted disproportionately {could it be b/c #yeg voted NDP?🤔}.
It's students at Alberta's biggest university (1 of the best in the world) who'll suffer. See how: #PSE
What can students do about the #UCP attack on Alberta's universities?
Yes, budget sit'n is dire. But budget choices are being made based on: 1]ideologies of small gov't via downloaded (not lower) costs, 2]failed austerity models, 3]pork-barrel politics #PSE @cafaab@ualbertaGSA
The #UCP attack on Alberta's post-secondary institutions is based on contested data & politicised interpretations. It will hurt #students, unnecessarily: @cafaab@ualbertaGSA