Why We’re Not Keeping Kids Safe from Covid
I mentioned a bit about McKinnon and Co. in footnote to a recent post on health care privatization, but these threads need a wider audience. I can’t verify any of…
Marie Snyder
On Letting Them Fail
In my recent “Kids Today” post, I mentioned the problems with not letting kids fail classes as one of many examples of how we swoop in to rescue them instead…
Pandemic Historic Ties to Fascism
I’m very concerned with the public largely ignoring Covid despite a growing shift to get kids to replace workers who are lost to Covid deaths or disability after convincing us…
Kids Today!
A letter has been circulating and in the news complaining about kids today. Things have changed in the last few years, but I don’t think it’s as dramatic a shift…
Some Pretty Pictures and a Poem
On my twitter feed, I make sure to temper my covid and climate change posts by re-tweeting incredible physical feats (mainly cycling and gymnastics), beautiful art, hilarious posts, lots of…
Why Ranked Ballots Make Sense
I believe that WRDSB has a committee formed to determine the process to appoint two new trustees. I’ve been actively avoiding following the news on all this, but I do…
The Need to Grow
When I taught civics and we discussed Canada’s immigration policy, that we typically take in about 250,000 newcomers each year, but over 600,000 apply, many students would suggest we need…
Modernism, Post and Meta
When I’m not ranting about Covid and climate change, I’m biking, reading, writing, and watching shows and movies. Tons of movies. Right now Monday mornings start with Yellowjackets as an…
Strep A Causing Fatalities in the Region
Last December, I wrote a few times (here, here, here, and here) about strep becoming more invasive and deadly if it follows a Covid case–even if it’s mild or asymptomatic…
On Prosocial Cuing
Saving another thread from twitter, this time it’s a really short one from Dr. Lisa Iannattone: “I’m a little confused at the ‘making people feel bad about how their choices…
We Don’t Have to Help it Fail
Another thread by Conor Browne, bio-risk consultant specializing in Covid-19 forecasting: Since Since January 2020, a substantial part of what I do has, quite simply, been trying to tell the…
The Manufactured Taboo around Covid Protections
A twitter thread by spheniscus demersus (African penguin) explains the political/public health comms fiasco and our collective denialism so nicely that I want to save it here. (It’s tidied up…
1.5° in the Next Five Years
I’ve been to many marches and protests for the environment. Most recently, the call to action was around changing policies enough to cut GHGs in half by 2030 in order…
ME/CFS as a Guide to Long Covid
ME stands for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a chronic neurological disease affecting the nervous and immune systems of about 17 million people worldwide. It’s also known as CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, for…
Neurodivergent with Hindsight
Maybe because I finally have some time to just exist without anything to plan or prepare, or maybe because I’m back in school as a student, whatever the reason, many…
"Back to Normal" Ignores the Millions with Long Covid
Balloux is well credentialed, but, as you might imagine, I lean towards the critics of this position: From The Underground Academic who lives with Long Covid: “Apart from every other…
Covid Info-Graphics
Scott Squires posted a list of excellent graphics he’s made/collected, openly shared on a google drive, in order to encourage education around Covid protections. Here are just a few: (Read…
On Late-Stage Capitalism’s Slide into Authoritarianism
A bit from former American journalist Nate Bear: The almost universal desire to return to normal in a pandemic, despite normal being bad for most people, is one of the…
Frankl’s Phases of Life in the Camps
My lovely friend and former colleague recently passed away unexpectedly. The kindest people go far too soon. We also went to teacher’s college together over 30 years ago, and his…
CDC’s Revised Guidelines
Something important to get our heads around is why the CDC suddenly announced specifically what we need to do to prevent the spread of Covid. Like, where were they before??…