Can We Make it Three More Years?
So Mike Roman was just indicted for his involvement in trying to overthrow the 2020 election in the US. What’s that got to do with us? He worked directly with…
Marie Snyder
The System of Ableism Can Be Weaponized Against Anyone
Imani Barbarin is a wealth of information and so funny! If you’re new new to TikTok, and you think it’s all just dumb trends like eating Tide pods, Crutches &…
Minimize Disease to Maximize Trade
We know lots of official agencies and many governments are currently promoting hand washing but not masks, or they put wear a mask if you choose to at the very…
The Problem with Asymptomatic Cases
“The World Health Organization (WHO) weekly update on the global Covid-19 pandemic found that in the last four weeks, there was an 80% rise in infections.” This article, published yesterday,…
Cultural Differences of ASD
I was once introduced to a new colleague who made very direct, sustained eye contact, and I thought to myself as I spoke with him: he’s on track to be…
Eris, Fornax, and a Hopeful Petition
There’s a Canadian petition circulating that acknowledges that vaccinations don’t completely eliminate the danger of Covid, and Covid continues to put a unsustainable strain on health care, so they’re asking…
Open Letter from OSS
Ontario School Safety crafted an open letter to the government to aim to improve air quality in schools. Here it is in full: Ontario School Safety 6D-7398 Yonge S Thornhill,…
What if We All Masked Just for One Month??
A virus needs a host in order to exist for more than a couple hours. It needs us in order to grow and mutate. If we stop hosting this unwanted…
Get Vaccinated this Fall!!
According to T. Ryan Gregory (the guy who named the Kraken variant), we should all get the new vaccination this fall. “Yes, the updated Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax monovalent boosters…
A Return to Social Cohesion
Bill McKibben wrote about being asked Where Should I Live to avoid the climate change issues. He outlined the problems with many places that might seem ideal, and concluded that…
On Barbie
I saw Barbie, and it was fun, particularly for those of us who love a good choreographed dance number, life-size Barbie decor, and tons of costume changes and hairstyles. The…
Unspent Billions Exacerbating our Healthcare Crisis
From MPP Catherine Fife: “Ontario’s Budget Officer has found that the Ford government failed to spend $7.2 billion of its budget last year, including $1.7 billion unspent on health as…
Hope or Doom: Can’t it be Both?
There’s a new type of minimizer article out about climate change: concern with it indicates a mental health disorder! It’s the same tactic people use to get the public to…
Cleaning Air
When the air quality was particularly bad from the smoke from so many fires, my son decided it would be a great time to fry up some burgers on the…
Bill 98: Better Schools and Student Outcomes?
Bill 98 got Royal Assent a couple months ago, on June 8. At the time ETFO commented, “The level of authority that Bill 98 grants the government, with regard to…
Back to Basics – Again
Leece’s new and improved education system that he’s flogging all over the place is keen on “Back to Basics” rhetoric, despite it being an archaic mantra. Conservatives love that old-school…
The Origin of Climate Goals
Professor Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and author, wrote an educational post about climate goals back in 2019, but it’s currently useful information to understand the news (since climate change…
Covid on the Brain
Listen to me try to say all the big words in an 8 minute recording: It’s curious how many are completely unaware that Covid is a brain-invasive disease. It’s the…
Measuring Risk in the Woods
I was up north, camping, and started chatting to neighbours. I had a mask in my pocket, but thought it would be fine to just have a brief conversation together,…
Covid is Still Here (likely worse in fall), and Masks Still Work
Jeff Gilchrist summarized the results of a recent study on mask mandates: “Over only a six week period in 2022, during a period of sustained respiratory viral activity in Ottawa,…