Dr. Uppity (@MeddygLou), an NHS GP in Wales, wrote an excellent thread, beautifully written, explaining how Covid works with some battlefield imagery to help. I have nothing to add: Since…
It’s hardly reassuring to learn Alberta’s new Danielle Smith Government is apparently so inept it didn’t know that it needed a minister to oversee the administration of the province’s labour…
I feel like I’m “cheating” just copying threads instead of writing, but so much work on social media needs to be acknowledged and saved in a more searchable manner. Here’s…
I’m saving this excellent thread by Dr. Satoshi Akima FRACP. It’s tongue-in-cheek, but of course some are sharing bits of it as proof that we need to let ‘er rip!…
That would be Ontario, though I suppose, in truth, it is far more widespread: a rising number of deaths from Covid (this week was the worst since last May, despite…
Gregg Gonsalves’ article in The Nation explains how Camilo José Vergara’s The Pandemic Diary clarified for him, and now us, that there are two pandemics: one lived by the professional…
As you might know, if you’re a frequent reader here, I’m running for an elected position: school board trustee. It’s a little position, so there’s no budget or staff. There’s…
Another thread to save – this time from author Alisa Lynn Valdés. Warning: Lots of swears in this one! The mechanism of SARS2? Endothelial damage. In plain English? Covid-19 fucks…
Barry Hunt, an engineer in Ontario, explains the difference with this next wave of Covid. Full disclosure, he works at Prescientx in the manufacturing and distribution of respirators, CO2 monitors,…
Caroline Dew, an ICU Critical Care nurse in Australia, wrote this thread that I want to save. My only criticism is that it’s written in the past tense. You can…
Maybe being premier of Alberta means never having to say you’re sorry! The short-lived shot at Ms. Smith from a twitter account formerly controlled by Jason Kenney’s political staff (Image:…
My blog lately doesn’t have enough good content, and I can’t claim this is either, but it’s how I feel and apparently someone else does too: “Nobody who is trying…
I forgot to post this from last month – my monthly posting at 3 Quarks Daily: A student asked, “How many bad actions does a good person have to do…
Why Covid is now being called endemic instead of pandemic, and why that’s even worse: TL/DR: Endemic means we’ve plateaued instead of having sudden waves of cases over and over.…
“People do not usually define the troubles they endure in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction.” Developing a sociological imagination is necessary so that, “By such means the personal…
I’ve been talking with parents who are trying desperately to keep their kids safe in the classroom. It sounds like most staff and students are unmasked despite higher Covid numbers…
I’m getting these types of questions over and over: What should I do if other students and the teachers won’t wear masks? What do I do if my child gets…
COVID in wastewater has never been higher in Regina, and the people have never been less mandated to care about the health of their fellow Saskatchewanians. Even a random person…
If you know something you’re about to do could potentially harm people, and the only reason you’re doing it is for your own convenience, then wouldn’t we largely agree that…
Just a quick update on Ontario’s Covid numbers, currently: In the words of Colin Furness, MISt PhD MPH: “It’s clear politicians from all parties won’t act until there is public…
