Notices by Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 (tod@hci.social)

THE VIDEO IS OUT! Enjoy! 😁
https://youtu.be/9k7OUowPPMQ

Kirk was asked a question about transgender mass shooters when he was killed.

He didn’t answer it, so I will.

From 2013 to today, of the more than 5,700 mass shootings in America (4+ shot and killed), exactly FIVE shooters were trans (source: Gun Violence Archive)

That’s less that 1/10th of 1%.

CORRECTED VERSION:
I am my niece's uncle.
My niece is the daughter of my wife's brother.
What would MY MOM be to my niece?

This got buried under other stories this week, but if you're LGBTQ or an ally, remember at election time that Carney stepped up when it came to protecting the queer community.

$1.5M to help Pride organizers address the rising cost of safety and insurance for Pride events.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-pride-backlash-1.7557360

Happy Pride month! 🏳️🌈
What’s one moment, one person, or one story that made you proud to be queer—and Canadian?
Let’s flood this thread with joy ⬇️

If you're a 🇺🇸US healthcare worker and you're thinking about moving to 🇨🇦Canada...

Me and some friends have assembled a web site about coming to practice on Vancouver Island — the most beautiful place on Earth.

✅ Visit https://NanaimoInfusion.ca

Come spend your days doing medicine, not insurance paperwork.

⚠️ I post more on Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/todmaffin.com
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Hi! I’m Tod. My wife and I live on Vancouver Island, Canada.

1️⃣ I own and run a social media engagement agency — http://engageQ.com

3️⃣ I’m a game livestreamer — https://twitch.tv/LowEffortDad

I was one of the world's first podcasters, spent 20 years as a keynote speaker, and was a national CBC Radio host

Are you a 🇺🇸US healthcare worker (RN, Dr, OT, NP, Pharm., etc.) and want to move to 🇨🇦Canada?

MY PROVINCE HAS A TEAM THAT WILL FAST-TRACK YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENCY.

My Discord has these people ready to answer your questions now:
- 2 Island Health recruiters
- a reg’d immigration consultant
- 2 ex-pat HCWs who made the move

✅ JOIN FREE: https://discord.gg/G8NVmQDc
(This link expires in 1 week)

American produce once filled Canadian grocery stores.

Now, item by item, we’re replacing U.S. goods with global options—sometimes local, sometimes imported, but always better.

#cdnpoli #canada #usa #ustrade #tradewar #tariffs

https://youtube.com/shorts/2L_X3mZjDWs

The "Notwithstanding Clause" was Canada's constitutional compromise.

Intended as a rare exception, it's becoming dangerously routine.

And Pierre Poilievre's threat to invoke it raises troubling questions. #cdnpoli #canada

✅ WATCH MY VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/2HKeysUYrTI&list=PLn7Vq9LlLhI75BYd5zlPS_qjDTolEJ1YS

We heard anecdotally that Canadians weren’t visiting the states, now we have the data. A massive, shocking drop.

It is no longer safe for Canadians (or people of any nationality) to enter the United States.

Border guards are seizing phones, and going through your emails looking for messages saying you don’t like Trump.

They will turn you away, or send you to a “facility.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/trump-immigration-visa-crackdown.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.5k4.07Wr.hHAQqfLPKOEX&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

338Canada is now forecasting a Liberal minority government as the most likely outcome.

DO NOT GET COMPLACENT. Remember, the polls looked good for Kamala too.

It started with joking about it.

Today, the US President told his military to make plans to invade, by force, Panama.

He announced his plans to annex Greenland - in front of the NATO head.

He said the only way out for Canada was to become part of the U.S.

This is not a joke.
War is coming.

What Canada’s response should be:

1. Turn off the oil.
2. Wait 72 hours.
3. Accept victory.

Hateful people tore our #Pride flag off our house again.

Well, it’s back.

This time, with two bright spotlights pointing at it because fuck them.

Next time, it’s coming back with a speaker that plays #YMCA whenever someone gets within 10 meters.

Love doesn’t die that easily, motherfuckers.
#lgbt #lgbtq

Our Pride flag was torn off the house and trashed while we were away. Again.

So, a new one has been ordered. PLUS some flashy, extremely gay coloured floodlights to shine brightly on said new flag.

Tear it down, it comes back three times more queer.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME WITH ME, MOTHERFUCKERS?! 😂

#lgbtq #lgbt #pride #queer

• For AGRICULTURE decisions, we will consult agricultural experts and food safety scientists... and follow their advice.

For all other issues, we will ask people who know what the fuck they're talking about, and follow their advice.

Who's with me?

• For EDUCATION decisions, we will consult educators... and follow their advice.

• For HOUSING decisions, we will consult urban planning and social services experts... and follow their advice.

• For JUSTICE decisions, we will consult experts in the legal space... and follow their advice.

I am starting a political party. Here's how it will work:

• For ECONOMIC decisions, we will consult trained economists... and follow their advice.

• For HEALTH decisions, we will consult scientists and clinicians... and follow their advice.