Assorted content to end your week. – Phil Tank offers a reminder that Saskatchewan’s citizens shouldn’t follow the lead of its government in wrongly pretending the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Sumathi Reddy writes about the growing recognition that reinfection – with a risk of both severe and long-term symptoms every
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Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Danny Halpin reports on new research showing that people who have suffered from long COVID are at far greater risk of blood clots, while Mary van Beusekom discusses how COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections can lead to psychiatric disorders. And Johanna
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Betting Against Humanity
Whether you like it or not, they have you firmly in their crosshairs. “They” are the fossil energy giants and they’re planning to unleash “scores of ‘carbon bomb’ oil and gas projects that would drive the climate past internationally agreed temperature limits with catastrophic global impacts.” …data shows these
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction highlights the fundamentally flawed evaluation of risk which is resulting in our suffering from far more disasters than necessary. But while recognizing the problems with misplaced optimism and obliviousness to danger, Talia Lavin discusses the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Smriti Mallapaty reports on new research indicating that a two-thirds of U.S. children short of vaccination eligibility have been infected with COVID-19. Hannah Farrow reports on the U.S.’ preparations for another wave this fall and winter (even as Congress refuses to fund
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Is the Ocean Losing Its Memory?
A new report claims our oceans are losing their memory, something that may impair our ability to predict climate extremes and our ability to manage fisheries. The study is tough slogging but there’s a decent summary here. The oceans that surround us are transforming. As our climate changes, the world’s
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Monbiot – The Earth Beneath Our Feet
Forget flat screen TVs and broken supply chains. How secure is the global food supply? Hint: it’s not secure, not at all. If you haven’t got enough to eat, biblical floods and drought and searing heat may not be your worst problems. Remember the Arab Spring a few years
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Sheryl Gay Stoberg discusses how concerns about pharmaceutical profiteering and a lack of access in the developing world are developing for COVID-19 treatments just as they did for vaccines. And Cory Doctorow warns that the single positive-sounding story about stolen Ukrainian farm implements
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Yan Wang et al. examine the feasibility of a zero COVID policy, and find that the even the development of the Omicron variants hasn’t ruled out containment through appropriate interventions. Kirsten Wiens et al. study the spread of COVID-19 in U.S. schools,
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Gwynne Dyer’s Money Is On Ukraine
It’s been a challenge to make much sense out of Putin’s illegal war on Ukraine. After stunning successes by the Ukrainians against the invading Russian forces, Putin pulled back, appointed a new commander, and went after the eastern part of Ukraine. This time the Russkies appear to have the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Naomi Grimley, Jack Cornish and Nassos Sylianou report on the World Health Organization’s recognition that COVID-19 deaths far exceed official totals, while Sheryl Gay Stoberg reports on the Biden administration’s warning that there are more deadly waves to come. Ian Froese reports that
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Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: On Abortion Law In Canada
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, this is just my personal exploration of the legal landscape in Canada and how it differs from that of the US. The decision in R v Morgentaler (1988) is considerably different from that of Roe v. Wade. Where Roe v. Wade places considerable importance on
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: #SKNDPLDR: Membership Deadline
I’ll be posting more about the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership race in the days to come, including putting together candidate profiles and updating my campaign reference page. For those interested in having a say, though, today is the last day to buy or renew a membership in order to have a
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Vaibhav Upadhyay and Krishna Mallela discuss the development of new COVID-19 vaccines, and the hope that they’ll offer more protection as variants continue to evolve. Ofra Amir et al. examine the effect of booster vaccinations – finding that a third COVID vaccine remains effective
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: The Silence Is A Warning
This week, a draft ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was leaked. Although what’s in the ruling itself is retrograde (and that’s being kind), that isn’t a surprise. Far too many of the judges appointed during Trump’s tenure, and the GOP’s refusal to allow Obama to
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Eric Topol describes how COVID-19’s infectiousness has been steadily increasing with time even as so many governments have gone out of their way to declare it to be over, while Reuters reports on new research showing that the Omicron variant is no
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alexander Martin reports on new research showing the cognitive effects of a severe COVID case can be similar to the effect of twenty years of aging. Moira Wyton discusses how the premature elimination of public health protection systematically excludes high-risk and immunocompromised people
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