Alainna J. Jamal

Pacific Ocean
Arthur Lismer
1961

So many strangers smiling at me on my walk home today... took me over 10 min to realize it was because the sun was in my eyes the whole time and they thought my grimace was me smiling at them first 💀🤡

Friday the 13th — but make it adorable 🐈‍⬛✨

Who needs bad luck when you have Maud Lewis’s black cats? They might be the cutest little “omens” you’ve ever seen.

Maud Lewis, 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴, late 1950s, Mixed media on board, 30.5 x 30.5 cm. Collection of Laura and Brad Freeman. L2019.93.

I love the phase of an upper respiratory tract infection where you feel literally worse everyday

A sign zip-tied to a fence that advises people not to feed, touch, or remove birds from the park. Text overlay reads, "February 25, 2026. Notice: Signage posted around Emerald Necklace reminding people to not feed, touch, or remove birds from Boston parks." The Boston Public Health Commission, the Boston Parks and Recreation, and the Boston Animal Care and Control logos are at the bottom.

Highly pathogenic avian flu, or bird flu, has been confirmed in the Emerald Necklace. Risk of human infection is currently low.

As always, please do not feed, touch, or remove birds from Boston parks.

Report sick, injured, or dead birds to mass.gov/reportbirds or call 311.

TTC head office building, NE corner of Front & Yonge Sts., Toronto, 103 years ago today - March 2, 1923.

📸: Alfred Pearson, colour by me.
Original image: City of Toronto Archives.

#OnThisDay #1920s #ttc #architecture #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin

At least a few folks have been a bit confused by the image we used for this ad. One thought it was “luxury housing.” To be clear, this is public/social/supportive housing in downtown Vancouver. To their credit, BC Housing hires good architects who do very good designs for public housing. #UrbanTruth

Where the Colours Bleed to Light
Lee Munn
2024

I remember my neuro staff in residency disassembling the furniture in a patient room to be able to properly do a neuro exam. Icon behaviour constantly on any neuro service

Night of hot takes but we should have spent a bit more time in neurology in internal medicine to help with our neurophobia. Doing some neuro ID this week and reminded that a neurologist will look you dead in the eye and say "did you see how good that reflex hammer was?"

I see no role for pretzels either

I don't see a role for raisins in baking or in general

March in the Birch Woods
Clarence Gagnon
1919

Figure 1. Bacteria Cultured from Injured Ukrainian Service Members. Shown are bacteria cultured from the wounds of 127 injured Ukrainian service members, with percentages assigned to each bacterial family and to each genus within the Enterobacteriaceae family. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.

Battlefield injuries are often contaminated with potentially infecting microbes. In this study, swabs obtained in the field after injury were profiled. Microbes and potential antimicrobial-resistance genes were characterized. Full study results: nej.md/4l1hpqk

#MedSky #IDSky

Also remember that measles is a vaccine-preventable illness. Please ensure that you are up to date on your MMR vaccines

Don't conflate being a foodie with being a snob. I'm the former not the latter which means I'm going to drink the coffee at Dunkin Donuts - tbh it's not bad (vs Tim Hortons coffee which I will not drink). I put the DD coffee on the same tier as McDonald's coffee

Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Health Commission Announce First Black Life Expectancy Report and Efforts to Address Longstanding Health Inequities BOSTON - Friday, February 27, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the first-ever report analyzing life expectancy among Black residents in Boston as a part of the Boston Public Health Commission’...

NEW: Black Boston residents have a life expectancy 6.6 years lower than other residents. In a city rich in health care resources, this stark health inequity is unacceptable.

That's why we're partnering with @danafarber.bsky.social to invest millions into the health of Black Bostonians.

Landscape with Snow
Tom Thomson
1916

The provincial government closing the Science Centre in Toronto because of an alleged collapsing roof - this was never about the roof

Photo of Canadian architect Ray Moriyama in front of a drawing of the Ontario Science Centre, what was then known as the Centennial Museum of Science and Technology.

Ray Moriyama. Canadian architect of the Ontario Science Centre.

What a disaster

Aggressive and little to no regard for human life

I’m on the king streetcar. Incredible how many drivers blow the open doors. Driver lays on the horn like every stop. Lawless city.

My favourite part of air travel is when the plane lands and without fail someone has to be a hero and help me get my bag from the overhead compartment. I do not ask for help so I must look frail to you all

I know this is none of my business but how are ppl here drinking iced coffee in the winter #Boston

When I leave work and it's still light out - we might make it to spring folks

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Roz Chast. #NewYorkerCartoons

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The Ford family has been working to make Toronto roads less safe for vulnerable road users for 10 years. There are no immediate alternatives to road safety so stop removing the minimal interventions currently in place. 6 pedestrians are struck by drivers on avg per day in Toronto - unacceptably high

Can you tell that my residency was entirely inpatient medicine

Me >6 months into fellowship quite literally realizing today that I can carry forward my last clinic note just like we do on the inpatient side with our progress notes instead of having to manually copy/paste like 🤡