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Accidental Deliberations: Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Emily Crane reports on a new report commissioned by the U.S.’ Department of Health and Human Services finding that masking policies are needed just to deal with the known dangers of long COVID. And Abdullah Shihipar, William Goedel and Abigail Cartus point
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Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Cate Swannell discusses how research showing the multitude of harms which can result from COVID-19 infection. Calixto Machado-Curbelo, Joel Gutiérrez-Gil and Alina González-Quevedo study how new variants are entering the brain in different ways than prior versions – easing the respiratory damage associated with
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Benjamin Veness writes that the best way to address the dangers of long COVID is to prevent spread of the underlying viruses. And Daniel Bierstone and Monika Dutt write that it’s never been important to make sure workers have sick leave available
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: WhereIn Andrew Coyne MisCharacterizes Re-Shoring
I have always had an on-again/off-again relationship with Mr. Coyne’s writings. When he sits down and thinks an issue through its logical consequences, he can be incredibly insightful and make some really good points. Then there are the times when he misses the point of what something is because it
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Nazi Flag and Claims of "False Flags": Brendan Miler’s Accusations Amplified By Extremists and Conspiracy Promoters
I've been holding off on this but I thought I would provide some commentary on an incident that occurred during the Emergency Act inquiry (POEC) early this past week. First though, I'm going to talk about Ray Epps and why Canadian right-wing extremists and conspiracy believers are talking about him now:
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dr. Christopher Applewhaite, Kerri Coombs, Dr. Susan Kuo and Protect Our Province BC respond to the reckless attempt to declare “back to normal” in the midst of an ongoing pandemic (with other severe illnesses also circulating at dangerous levels). And Lori Culbert reports
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Emma Hewitt – Collide
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: On The Public Order Emergency Commission
Public testimony of the commission initiated in the wake of the February 2022 invocation of the Emergencies Act (EA) has concluded this week. Frankly, there were few surprises in the course of testimony. Members of the Convoy swore up and down that they were just peaceful protestors, policing agencies demonstrated that they
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jessica Wildfire sets out the realities of COVID which are apparent to people on top of the flow of scientific news – even if they’re not being reflected in public policy or government messaging. Larissa Kruz reports on the strain being placed on
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Anjana Ahuja highlights the risks which result from quackery treating theories about an “immunity debt” as a reason to expose children to avoidable disease. And John Paul Tasker reports on Jean-Yves Duclos’ attempt to ensure children get vaccinated, even as far too
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tracey Harrington McCoy reports on still more research showing significant brain changes caused by long COVID. Joseph Oliver writes that sick kids need people to mask up to alleviate the intolerable pressure on our health care system. And Anne Sosin, Lakshmi Ganapathi
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Bryan Bushard reports on research showing how football games served as COVID-19 superspreaders even when less transmissible versions were circulating in 2020. And Akshay Kulkarni reports on the dangers of removing what few protections remain (including B.C.’s just-dropped self-isolation requirement for people infected with
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: A Look Back at Diagolon and the Ottawa Occupation: A Teaser
I have an article that I'll be working on focused on the events in Ottawa during the "Trucker Convoy" of which there were few actual truckers participating. Those who follow/followed me on Twitter will remember that I wrote extensively about the event while it was ongoing from the start to
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Melody Schrieber examines the new face of the COVID-19 mortality burden, with older people (particular in nursing homes and long-term care) even more likely to bear the consequences of ongoing spread. And Felicity Nelson discusses how people are trying to manage long
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Kx5 feat. Hayla – Escape
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Heather Scoffield examines the lessons we should be learning from the COVID-19 pandemic if it hadn’t been disappeared down the memory hole. And Delphine Planas et al. study the wave of newly-developed variants which looks set to render existing monoclonal antibodies obsolete. –
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: I Guess This Should Be Considered A Countdown
Well! After nearly two years and with the perhaps imminent demise of Twitter, I figure it might just be time to dust off space off, give it a little renovation, and get back to work. But I certainly will not be alone in this particular venture. I have a few
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Maggie O’Neill discusses how new research is confirming the importance of avoiding COVID reinfections. And Edward Keenan asks what it will take for us to take even such basic precautions as masking if overflowing pediatric intensive care units are being seen as
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