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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It’s absurd that we accepted this as our new normal. ABSURD.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What makes healthcare so special that it is exempt from OH&S requirements to wear respiratory protection? Triage for a start has no freaking idea what the pathogen is, let alone the risks involved… ED doesn’t either for the most part… and things crop up on the wards… Why is healthcare exempt?

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Sphagnum Moss @mosssphagnum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

SARS2 proteins can lead to new onset diabetes by interacting with pancreatic proteins 1/

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Today the Premier revealed his environmental platform: re-announcing a marine plan signed two years ago, a land target from 2023 and a data centre power cap that’s already in force. What he didn’t say, is that his own government admits B.C. will miss its climate targets.

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Pandemic by: Jason Lutes 🇨🇦 He adds: "I don't miss the pandemic,but I do miss not getting sick all the time. Don't get me wrong,I love taking a bus full of sick people to an office full of sick people to do a job I could do from home!" No masks. No distance. No consideration. No wonder. #Covid

A crowded sidewalk in a busy street, someone's coughing at a man who says: "I miss the pandemic. I was healthier."

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Gendered violence starts in schools where unequal gender advancement is easily visible in the leadership. It starts where women teachers carry unequal labour related to providing 'safety' or 'care' because of gendered stereotypes about women as nurturers.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I’m annoyed. There is nothing that gets my blood pressure up than high powered people saying some people are incapable of something… and then denying them the opportunity or knowledge to ever try. We are dying from this.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No. Sorry. COVID-19 is definitely not a probiotic.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I keep hearing that being concerned about Covid, or that being concerned about AI, is really just a sign of “a moral panic,” but based on the state of the world these days it seems immoral not to be at least a little panicked. * Plague poems week 343: librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/p...

librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com

Plague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-Forty-Third Week

I was told we should be preparing as we would for an approaching storm: systems will fail, help will be unavailable, prices will rise; and while “prepare” is fine advice it feels likes …

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ChaparritaAF 🇨🇦🇨🇴 🇸🇬🇩🇪 (She/Her/Ella) @chaparritarola.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I truly feel we are doomed as a species. I learned yesterday that MIT released a study saying that to create a 5 sec video in AI in consumes the energy of having your microwave on for 1 hr. Cat videos will kill us & eventually the energy costs will be passed to the end user and bankrupt us.

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Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour

We know that AI tools like ChatGPT consume significant energy, and a new report from the MIT Technology Reviews shows exactly how much.

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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am so tired of arguing with #bced that the IEP is meant to describe how the school will support and include my kid, not how my kid will have to 'self-advocate' for their own legally required supports.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Carney has a chance to show us there’s actually still a difference between his government and the one we’d have if Poilievre had won the election. Will he take it? Federal funding to help LGBTQ rights groups survive the attacks on their humanity is about to expire. He can do something about it:

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 05/10/2026

Do you have the October issue of @megaphonemagazine.com? I interview the founder of the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival, which is coming up October 16-18 at the Roundhouse in Yaletown. 📰 Find a vendor: megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/

A hand holding a magazine with the masthead MEGAPHONE $5 change that works | October 2026 then a cover featuring illustrations of Vancouver places with the title A Place in Time relfections on home, community, and belonging.
In the background are leaves on the ground beside a street.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🔥 @anandwrites.bsky.social on Bill Maher: “Cities are unfairly labeled. A large % of (LGBTQ youth) homeless who end up in cities were failed in other parts of 🇺🇸 . Many families choose a verse in a Book over their child… cities are holding a lot of people you failed to love & take care of.”

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ChaparritaAF 🇨🇦🇨🇴 🇸🇬🇩🇪 (She/Her/Ella) @chaparritarola.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Canadians and all of our allies - This is a lovely story of how small actions make a huge difference when fighting against oppression. Of course, the Comedians are the ones making it accessible to all.

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Never forget that small advocacy actions can make an enormous difference.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

8-year-old Japanese idol trainee Hirata Runa “passed away peacefully” due to "myocarditis resulting from influenza,” just 5 days after performing in concert. Myocarditis is “inflammation of the heart muscle.” Source: people.com/8-year-old-p... Archive: archive.li/qQdHW

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In Germany, over 1.5m people are suffering from Long #Covid and/or ME/CFS. This is not a small number of people and not just their imagination or anxiety.

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🧵Imagine replacing ‘mental health’ with ‘cancer’ (see 2/) Every provincial health minister agrees the $4.8 billion funding for improvements to home care, community care and mental health and addiction services, must not end in March 2027. #Cdnpoli #healthcare globalnews.ca/news/1208523...

globalnews.ca

Ottawa must renew mental health and home care funding, health ministers say - National | Globalnews.ca

Health ministers from across the country say they're worried about federal funding agreements for mental health, addictions and home care in this year's budget.

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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heads up, BC! Flu A test positivity 11.7% COVID test positivity 7.7% Vaccine booking site finally opened today. It looks like the first available appt anywhere is Oct 13 (FFS). But I saw several appointments available still. And, mask up! #bced #bcpoli reporting.bccdc.ca/respiratory_...

graph showing flu a test positivity at 11.7% as of Sep 26, up 1.4% from last week.

Graph showing COVID (SARS-CoV-2) test positivity at 7.7% as of Sep 26, up 1.6% from week before.

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ChaparritaAF 🇨🇦🇨🇴 🇸🇬🇩🇪 (She/Her/Ella) @chaparritarola.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gift article: My Menopause journey has been zero fun. I got all the Menopause HRT treatment with both GP & OB Gyn being supportive. Yet, I struggle so much with mood swings, brain fog and exhaustion during my peak earning years . Another reason NOT to get Covid. Half of the workforce needs THIS!

theglobeandmail.com

Foundation proposes national policy agenda on menopause

Menopause Foundation of Canada is calling for more training among health providers and increased research funding

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With alt text. I know someone who actually did this

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On my first big overseas client conference, I was at a dinner seated next to a drunk client who kept trying to fondle me under the table. I was young, distressed, and had no idea what to do. I moved my legs as far away from him as I could, moving into the space of the man next to me, who then started patting my legs! The Regional Manager was a French woman who caught my eye, gestured for me to go to the bathroom and when I came back had switched chairs with me. What happed next was epic. A few minutes after I sat back down, she raised her hand with his hand captured in hers and announced loudly "Does anyone know whose hand this is? I found it in my lap." There was dead silence at the table. She threw his hand back at him and said calmly "next time I pick it up with my fork." Then she started a new conversational thread and things moved on. After the meeting she found me, gave me a hug, and said seriously "Never be afraid to make some noise. It is their shame, not yours."

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Debbie T Knits 🧶 @debbietknits.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Haiku for crafters. Relatable much 🧶 #knit

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have often been told  that my fears  are all in my head,  but then I go  and look at the studies  and look at the reports  and I usually conclude  that my fears  are not in my head  rather they are in  the studies and reports.

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Elizabeth May @elizabethemay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What happened at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is beyond disturbing. A masked group arrived on the Nation’s land displaying hateful signs targeting the children who never came home from residential schools. There must be a full investigation to hold those responsible accountable.

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's #flu / #Covid vaccination day, & I'm just thinking it's so sad that in six years only two people ever & without questions put a mask on upon seeing mine, reciprocating & recognising my need or wish to protect myself or others from infections.

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🧵COVID-19 vaccines are now available in Ontario for high risk groups and available to the general public starting Oct. 26. The link below helps find the pharmacy nearest to you - please share to help others. FYI - we’re all at risk from COVID-19 see 2/ #VaccinesWork ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...

ontario.ca

COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations

Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Preview for the Sept. 30 edition article on local school board meeting. But hey, everything is pretty great again, right? Article by Wayne Lee - available online Wed.

screen grab from news article reading, Harris also noted the effect the current economy is having on district employees with rising costs for everything from gas to groceries to rising health care costs. She told the board this is the first time she has had teachers come to her suggesting a food drive for teachers. “We didn’t take a vow of poverty when we got into education,” she said.

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Susan Goldstine @sgoldstine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#ShowMeYourKnits Warning: swears past the swipe! I’m #excited that two years after knitting this, I finally made the mounting block and hung it on my wall. I’m #proud of the design. More details in alt text. I’m hoping to post the illusion knitting chart on Ravelry soon-ish. 🧶 #knitsky

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Lee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Let’s not forget that the precautions we associate with Covid (clean air, PPE like masks) were *lessons* more of us learned in the earlier stages of the pandemic. Lessons that, applied, can protect from many other viral illnesses and create greater access for immunocompromised people.

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Too Long Covid 💚 @toolongcovid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Still just a cold?

Graph of disorder or arithmetic skills by year increasing from 2022

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am disgusted by the appearance of white nationalists on the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve. This is happening just days before the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. I stand with Indigenous communities & all marginalized communities in the fight for a future free from racist intimidation.

cfjctoday.com

Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday

TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkemlps te Se...

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yesterday, @mstrom.bsky.social posted: "It's been two weeks straight of seeing Mark Carney every day in the news... I just want the man to go home and have a nap. He must be exhausted." Unfortunately, he had to study scenarios for a US invasion instead. This time. Honestly.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do they realize how ridiculous they sound when they say that anyone asking for accommodations & masks are taking away their 'freedoms' when its people still taking Covid precautions & those who are disabled or chronically ill who've been unable to safely access public spaces for 6+ yrs?

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Why the CDC edited a key Covid metric, and what it says about the state of the virus" The CDC raised its COVID wastewater benchmarks, so levels once considered “high” may now be labelled “moderate.” The agency says the change is intended to better reflect the current risk of COVID transmission.🤦‍♂️

A screenshot of an article preview from NBC News featuring a United States map tracking "Covid viral levels."
The map color-codes states to show differing ranges of viral activity, using shades of orange (with Texas, California, Florida, and Washington showing deeper orange hues), light peach for lower levels, grey for unavailable data, and diagonal grey stripes over several states.
At the bottom, a dark grey text overlay reads: "Why the CDC edited a key Covid metric, and what it says about the state of the virus." Small grey attribution text below the main card indicates the source is from nbcnews.com.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I heard someone say that “Extremely covid-cautious people are probably objectively correct,” and while I will admit that I do not consider my caution extreme, I will also admit that more than anything I hope that I’m wrong.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/09/2026

Joining global advocates for clean air at the UN today! ✊

Lucky at the Healthy Indoor air event at the UN

Advocates at Healthy Indoor Air in schools at the UN

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NBC has picked up the #bluewashing story. On August 14, the CDC downshifted how they categorize wastewater levels to make all current and historical COVlD levels lower.

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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

your periodic reminder

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You purposely chose the most extreme example from that click bait piece - as someone who masks, I can assure you most of us aren't like this and deserve community

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Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🩷💚🧡👩‍🦼🧡💙💜

Image description: an accessibility-related infographic with a lined note paper background. There are five lines/points related to accessibility. From the top:

The first line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of pink. Pink text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible once you get up the stairs” is not accessible.”

The second line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of green. Green text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible if you have someone to help you” is not accessible.”

The third line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of orange. Orange text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible if you can leave your mobility aid behind” is not accessible.”

The fourth line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of blue. Blue text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible, but you can’t access the restroom” is not accessible.”

The fifth line contains a minimalist image of a manual wheelchair user with different shades of purple. Purple text to the right of them reads, ““It’s accessible just because we call it accessible” is not accessible.”

Centered at the bottom of the image is the handle “@MisaOnWheels” in light pink text.

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trends come & go, social media's no different. On TikTok or Insta, people follow an idea, a trend, like dancing to Taylor Swift or swallowing an octopus (just joking) (I hope). Anyway, some are fun, some nonsense, some dangerous. Libraries illustrating lyrics w/ books is great #GoodMorning, everyone

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

ngl I was stunned by this article's cite to a study showing that 5.4 million children & teens in the US have family caregiving responsibilities @jessicacalarco.com has done lotsa interesting work on how the US uses women in lieu of a social safety net but I had no idea how much labor falls on..kids

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women "People are so unaware of the myriad conditions COVID-19 can trigger and exacerbate." "Long COVID is a well-documented illness" producing "outcomes like ME, POTS and autoimmune disease" and "increasing risk of heart attacks, strokes and blood clots"

Screenshot of a September 21, 2026 article from The Sick Times headlined “COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women.” A subheading reads: “‘Sickfluencers’ are symptoms of a mass disabling event.” The article is written by Julia Doubleday. Below the headline is a photo of a young woman with long dark hair wearing a white face mask, teal sweater and black pants, standing outdoors beside a railing with trees in the background. Image source credited to Charlotte May/Pexels.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I suppose of all people Spielberg probably has the imagination to understand how an outbreak of brain inflaming virus might go…

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Luckily, there are no raccoon #antivaxxers so they were able to eliminate rabies. Imagine a world where humans didn’t have antivaxxers… #Vaccineswork 🧪

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"FLURONA" co-infection increases the risk of severe illness and death. Published: March 2022 "A study published in The Lancet found that those with COVID-19 and FLU were 4 times more likely to require breathing support and 2.4 times more likely to die"

gavi.org

"Flurona" co-infection increases the risk of severe illness and death

Worse outcomes for patients infected with COVID-19 and influenza highlight the importance of vaccination against both diseases.

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