Reposted by Gervais VignolaDavid Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Yeah, that coughing and "something going around" discussions is COVID. That nice low summer is over. Toronto's wastewater viral load is showing a consistent upward trend in COVID-19 and nearly zero levels of influenza A & B and RSV. wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro... 13191100
Reposted by Gervais VignolaKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 07/10/2026One of the reasons public opinion on trans health care is where it is is because a lot of cis people will never ever believe just how corrupt the professional medical class running our health care really is. 121335357
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMairéad @drmaireaddb.bsky.social · 15hIreland HSE warns us that COVID causes blood clots. x.com/CovidAwareCo...x.comIrish Dads for Air Quality in Schools(Cork Branch) (@CovidAwareCork) on XOh @HSELive are telling us about how Covid causes blood clots again after telling us to pretend it's a cold through the last dozen surging new variants.. Thanks HSE 👍🏻 https://t.co/ZF1dHFAwYu 031
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMairéad @drmaireaddb.bsky.social · 15hThursday 08/10/26 Ireland Wk 41 Monday to Sunday COVID hub is no longer available to us. Moved to here respiratoryvirus.hpsc.ierespiratoryvirus.hpsc.ieRespiratory Virus Notification Hub - Live EUDiscover, analyze and download data from Respiratory Virus Notification Hub - Live EU. Download in CSV, KML, Zip, GeoJSON, GeoTIFF or PNG. Find API links for GeoServices, WMS, and WFS. Analyze with ch... 141
Reposted by Gervais VignolaStill COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026[Saskatchewan] Sask. opens flu and COVID immunization bookings as sickness circulates CBC News October 6, 2026 By Emma Stuart-Kiss stillcoviding.ca/en/news/sask... #COVID #Saskatchewan #CovidIsNotOverstillcoviding.caSask. opens flu and COVID immunization bookings as sickness circulates 175
Reposted by Gervais VignolaRyan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I don't see SW.2 as being faster than some other XFG sublineages like TK.1 (descendant of RV.2.1.1) or the LF.7.9-descendant TA.1. Saltation variant PJ.2.1 is growing faster than anything in the US & Latin America & is likely to get faster in coming weeks/months. As @siamosolocani.bsky.social .... 282
Reposted by Gervais VignolaBasic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 07/10/2026Tomorrow! The Basics of Basic Income, 5:30 to 7pm at Mountlake Terrace Library. Know someone in the Seattle area who's curious about UBI? Tag them below and bring a friend! #BasicIncome #UBI 084
Reposted by Gervais VignolaDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026France: COVID-19 activity rising • New cases: 6,000 → 8,806 (+47%) • GP consultation rate: 9 → 13 per 100k (+44%) • COVID emergency visits: (+22%) • Samples: COVID 10% vs rhinovirus 40% • Actual case numbers likely higher Source: www.connexionfrance.com/news/covid-c... Archive: archive.li/vzl7x 05726
Reposted by Gervais VignolaChristopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So officially the Government of Canada does not view the United States as a disinformation actor. How would they characterize Pete Hoekstra then? Or the Republican political strategists who met with, and offered assistance to, Alberta separatists?theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 22011
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reports of another Russian who’s fallen ill.apple.newsWHO demands answers from Russia about ‘second plague victim’ — The TelegraphPressure increases on Moscow to disclose information about lab worker’s death following reports of another employee contracting the disease 49487211
Reposted by Gervais VignolaTruthdig @truthdig.com · 07/10/2026How corporate consolidation enabled Trump’s war on the press.truthdig.comThe Merger-Muzzle Pipeline: How Corporate Consolidation Enabled Trump’s War On The PressHow corporate consolidation enabled Trump’s war on the press. 012
Reposted by Gervais VignolaKaristina Lafae 🧚♀️ AuDHD Bedbound Faerie Godmother @karistinalafae.northsky.social · 07/10/2026Corollary: You do NOT want COVID. It's not just the flu. It's way, WAY worse. Get vaxxed. And wear an N95. Bonus: The N95 will protect you from COVID, the flu, AND the common cold! 0145
Reposted by Gervais VignolaAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A Manitoba middle school has been renamed after the late honourable Murray Sinclair. Hear about the history with the school and the ceremony to honour his legacy, tonight on APTN National News. Watch live: www.youtube.com/@aptnnews 04619
Reposted by Gervais Vignolasharwood 🇨🇦 @sharw00d.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I am not happy about this. What Canadian options are there? It’s past time we developed some! 3218
Reposted by Gervais VignolaConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Many people have recently reached out to me regarding the current situation in Irkutsk. Right now, the information environment there is both too sparse and too unreliable to base any firm analysis and / or prediction on. The next week will make the picture much clearer. 25910
Reposted by Gervais VignolaEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Published today, there's a lot in Michael Lewis's new book we didn't know about. Including the NIH, unbridled assertion of power, cruelty, and many civil servant heroes (the "blockers") erictopol.substack.com/p/michael-le...erictopol.substack.comMichael Lewis: The NIH “Murder Mystery,” DOGE, and Our Government Immune SystemOur conversation on his new book BORDERS 513228
Reposted by Gervais VignolaAnna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026People with high needs are often called "frequent flyers," "hard to reach" or "hard to house." Andrew Boozary is reaching them. And housing them. 22911
Reposted by Gervais VignolaArrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We are absolutely cooked if it becomes a bigger problem she is a nightmare of a Health Minister. 074
Reposted by Gervais VignolakawarthaNOW @kawarthanow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026#Ptbo Community Farm officially launches in Otonabee-South Monaghan. Farms at Work initiative will provide land, shared infrastructure, training, and mentorship to aspiring farmers, with applications for 2027 growing season opening soon. kawarthanow.com/2026/10/06/p...kawarthanow.comPeterborough Community Farm officially launches in Otonabee-South Monaghan | kawarthaNOWBy kawarthaNOW. Farms at Work initiative will provide land, shared infrastructure, training, and mentorship to aspiring farmers, with applications for 2027 growing season opening soon. 043
Reposted by Gervais VignolaT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh look, another Goldman Sachs guy. 65514
Reposted by Gervais Vignola🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fossil Fuel states should not be hosting climate conferences. “Amidst the biggest energy crisis in history, it is extraordinary that the Cop31 presidency continues to ignore the central issue of FFs. Rather than leading the transition away, both countries are still expanding them at extreme rates.”theguardian.comAustralia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coalGlobal campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels 02311
Reposted by Gervais VignolaThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/10/2026In new guidance, the American Academy of Pediatrics says unpasteurized dairy is unsafe and offers no proven health benefits. They are calling for a ban on the sale and distribution of it.washingtonpost.comPediatricians renew their call for a ban on raw milkIn new guidance, the American Academy of Pediatrics says unpasteurized dairy is unsafe and offers no proven health benefits. 416339
Reposted by Gervais VignolaClinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Surprising message of the day! Eliminating infectious children from the classroom helps the individual child to recover, and it protects everyone else from infections. Well done this preschool! 👏👏👏 06219
Reposted by Gervais VignolaLeah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Through the Liberals' Bill C-39, they're ramping up their attacks on workers' rights, including the right to strike. Whether it’s workers, Indigenous peoples or defenders of the environment, the Liberals say they consult only to totally ignore those worst impacted by their corporate agenda. (1/3) 15218
Reposted by Gervais VignolaDCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“You gotta crack a few bodies to keep brunch going.” — all govt leaders’ Covid response 0144
Reposted by Gervais VignolaLeah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“‘These are legal and historical records of the genocide that occurred in Canada and they must be protected,’ said Winnipeg Centre NDP MP Leah Gazan, who is calling for the governing Liberals to introduce legislation to stop the records’ imminent destruction.” (1/2)winnipegfreepress.comClock ticks down on destruction of records documenting residential school abusesIn less than a year, a private company is set to destroy the largest cache of records detailing the widespread abuse of Indigenous children at residential schools in Canada. 15721
Reposted by Gervais VignolaBilly Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 05/10/2026July 2020, Cleveland: 'A mild case of COVID-19 is not a mild case of the flu: Long-haulers’ symptoms linger for months, and lasting effects are still a mystery' “Anyone can be a long hauler...we don’t know why this is happening.” - Dr. Christopher Babiuch www.cleveland.com/coronavirus/...cleveland.comA mild case of COVID-19 is not a mild case of the flu: Long-haulers’ symptoms linger for months, and lasting effects are still a mysteryCOVID-19 patients who call themselves “long haulers" are defined as patients with persistent symptoms that last more than two weeks.Symptoms include extreme fatigues, shortness of breath and brain fog... 4189
Reposted by Gervais VignolaRicochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The National Post recently crossed a dangerous line by publishing call for violence against Canada's federal NDP leader. "Avi Lewis is not the threat that needs to be dealt with, Postmedia is." NEW from @smohyeddin.bsky.social who breaks it all down: ricochet.media/media/nation...ricochet.mediaNational Post crosses dangerous line by publishing call for violence against NDP leaderAvi Lewis is not the threat that needs to be ‘dealt with’ — Postmedia is 1165100
Reposted by Gervais Vignola🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is called an oil and gas subsidy. It should not be happening. Public money for public things. not private companies 09957
Reposted by Gervais VignolaDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Canada: "New data shows spike in COVID-19, cold symptoms as flu season arrives" - COVID-19 positivity: 3.8% - Influenza positivity: 3.7% - RSV positivity: 0.2% - Among 52 laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral outbreaks, 67.31% were associated with COVID-19 - Data through Sept. 26, 2026 211240
Reposted by Gervais Vignolarprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Facts, plain and straightforward 💯🎯 25729
Reposted by Gervais VignolaThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 05/10/2026The Pacific Link pipeline moved another step forward last week, marking an expensive truce between Canada and Alberta, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes. Despite the two governments agreeing it would be financed by the private sector, taxpayers were always going to foot the bill.thenarwhal.caCarney’s expensive Alberta truce: the Pacific Link pipelineCanadians were always going to foot the bill for the pipeline to the West Coast — despite an agreement requiring private capital to cover it 74725
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMike Coston @fla-medic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AFluDiary Blog `About that Russian `Lab Leak' Story' afludiary.blogspot.com/2026/10/abou... #Plagueafludiary.blogspot.comAbout that Russian `Lab Leak' Story#19,358 Over the past 72 hours there has been a media frenzy over a reported plague death, supposedly in a Russian laboratory worker, and th... 0249
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026turkiyetoday.comPlague outbreak expands in Siberia as five medical facilities placed under quarantine - Türkiye TodayRussian authorities quarantine hospitals and introduce new safety measures after a researcher at a local anti-plague institute dies from the disease 25421
Reposted by Gervais VignolakawarthaNOW @kawarthanow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Renowned Indigenous dancer Santee Smith brings 'Blood Water Earth' to #Ptbo to open Public Energy's season. Curve Lake singer-songwriter Missy Knott will open Oct 14 Market Hall multimedia performance that connects Indigenous women's experiences across continents. kawarthanow.com/2026/10/05/r...kawarthanow.comRenowned Indigenous dancer Santee Smith brings ‘Blood Water Earth’ to Peterborough to open Public Energy’s 2026-27 season | kawarthaNOWBy Bruce Head. Curve Lake singer-songwriter Missy Knott will open October 14 Market Hall multimedia performance that connects Indigenous women's experiences across continents. 032
Reposted by Gervais Vignola🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026today's essential read for all Canadians. “Human rights and respect for constitutionally protected Aboriginal rights and title, in addition to Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination, must not be spun as inconveniences to Canada’s economic aspirations,”indigenousinsider.substack.comWhose Nation Is Being Built?Carney’s first “national interest” project is an oil pipeline through Indigenous territories. Consent was not part of the announcement. 411656
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMrCranky 🇨🇦 @mrcranky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026And is anyone watching Syria? 021
Reposted by Gervais VignolaT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As in Gaza, now in Lebanon. www.commondreams.org/news/lebanon...commondreams.org1 in 5 Children in Lebanon Facing Daily Hunger Due to Israeli Assault: UNICEF | Common DreamsIsrael's occupation of southern Lebanon has forcibly displaced more than 1.1 million people, including around 329,000 children. 24730
Reposted by Gervais Vignola🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It'S toO eXpenSIve to AcT oN cLiMatE chANGe. www.theenergymix.com/extreme-summ...theenergymix.comExtreme Summer Weather Produced $1.8B in Insured Losses on Canadian PrairiesExtreme weather this summer caused more than $1.8 billion in insured losses during 10 events across Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, the Insurance Bureau of Canada reports. And those costs will co... 315674
Reposted by Gervais VignolaMike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh, so not "just an ordinary virus"? 0281
Reposted by Gervais VignolaDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Brain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine Neurons" A small Canadian study of 24 people with Long COVID found signs that dopamine-releasing neurons may be damaged. Those with bigger changes had worse memory, slower movement and less motivation.sciencealert.comBrain Scans of 24 People With Long COVID Reveal Signs of Injury to Dopamine NeuronsScientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms. 5383180
Reposted by Gervais VignolaT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Remember this when our leaders talk about valuing international law. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caANALYSIS | Netanyahu is flying freely over Canada as his international arrest warrant remains in place | CBC NewsA review of two years of flights by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows that the Israeli leader is once again routinely taking a more direct path — through Canadian airspace — when travell... 310147
Reposted by Gervais Vignola🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026cuz the times they are a-changin'. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...oilprice.comFuel Price Shock Pushes Global Gas Car Sales Below 50% for First Time | OilPrice.comThe share of gasoline cars in global vehicle sales fell below 50% for the first time ever as the Hormuz shock and the resulting record-high fuel prices accelerated the previously sluggish shift toward... 1424274
Reposted by Gervais VignolaJeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The link to the “What is the Nuvaxovid COVID vaccine and how is it different” Google Docs document which contains the full content of all 7 sections is available here ( tinyurl.com/NuvaxovidVac... ) or direct link ( docs.google.com/document/d/1... ). 4/tinyurl.comNuvaxovid COVID VaccineWhat is the Nuvaxovid COVID vaccine and how is it different? Written by: Jeff Gilchrist & Paul Seaman Link to this document: https://tinyurl.com/NuvaxovidVaccine Last updated: October 3, 2026 This ... 2165
Reposted by Gervais VignolaLeah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"The fact that Carney’s Liberal government has designated this pipeline as a project of national interest in spite of the over 110 First Nations' expressing concerns or complete opposition to the project is not only unacceptable, but in violation of Indigenous laws, Treaties and the Rule of Law." 02410
Reposted by Gervais VignolaOblique @obliques.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I looked up the key words and found a different article, same topic: www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...swansea.ac.ukLab-made sugar-coated particle blocks Covid-19 infection — Possible new treatment on the horizonGroundbreaking research led by a Swansea University academic has revealed a synthetic glycosystem — a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle — that can block Covid-19 from infecting human cells, reducing i... 311845
Reposted by Gervais VignolaAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026China’s clean-air campaign has cut Beijing’s smog by 70% in a decade, and cut heavily polluted days from 58 a year to just one. The effort has prevented an estimated 680,000 premature deaths since 2020 and generated $715 billion in cumulative health benefits. buff.ly/ZfRCR1q #ShareGoodNewsToobuff.lyChina’s air best on record, delivers $715 billion in health benefits: officialsMore than a decade after China launched an aggressive campaign against the choking smog, the country’s air quality has reached its best level on record, with the cleanup generating an estimated 4.8… 418163
Reposted by Gervais VignolaT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 14029
Reposted by Gervais VignolaErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I wrote about the whitelash years ago and this is what it looks like. Rez school denialism, anti-woke, anti-immigrant, anti-trans, anti-vaxx, pro-convoy, are all part of the same far right circles. @readtheorchard.org and I talked about it on @badandbitchy.com www.badandbitchy.com/p/wild-rose-...badandbitchy.comWild Rose CountryHow the separatists played themselves 14317