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Cassandra Panda

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026
“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable,” reads a new Parkland Institute report. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I really wish that Covid hadn’t happened, but it did, and either we adapt to the reality that it makes some people permanently sick and at risk, and they still deserve humanity, or we keep scapegoating and ostracizing anyone who points that fact out, anyone who has to survive it, anyone broken by it
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han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
it's not hyperbolic to say that if the ways you talk and think about disabled/sick people (as well as the COVID precautions we may take) are indistinguishable from how fascists talk about disabled/sick people—even down to the same statements—then you have a fucking problem.
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Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics @uoftpandemics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🛡️ As flu season approaches, air filtration remains an important layer of protection against infectious diseases. IHEP member Jeff Siegel @engineering.utoronto.ca) explains how high-efficiency air filtration can help reduce airborne pathogens in shared indoor spaces.
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Actually, it never left.
Screenshot of NYT Strands game. Theme is “It’s back!” Highlighted word in middle is “SARS.”
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A lot of people have said to me “but why would the government lie about the risks from Covid?” And I’m sorry but the answer is always because capital is valued over lives and they want you to go back to work, it was true in the mines, true on the railroads, true post-9/11, and true now.
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Rob Allen @rgsallen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
These folks are amazing! It's wonderful that they can keep doing everything that they do. So here's the deal - I will be donating $1 for every boost of the post below, (a repost or quote). With the matching sponsor, that means $2 towards their generous work, all in return for just a simple click.
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Christine Is Fed Up With Republicans @coralgableswang.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I like this idea!
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I mask for so many reasons: My weak immune system, the reality that if I get sick then I can't work, because I believe in community care, because I believe Covid inevitability serves systems of power and because masking is another tool to fight surveillance culture. 
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Big thanks to @avilewis.ca for giving a shout out to the long Covid community in this @ndp.ca livestream this week I loved how he connected the fight for clean air across climate justice and Covid prevention - and his reminder that "we’re fighting for everyone’s right to joy" ✊🏼
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Nope nope nope. What we’re not going to do is pretend the abandonment of the vulnerable to Covid was a given fact or an inevitability. The US government could have continued to prioritize safety measures to protect the vulnerable until better treatments were found. You do You was a policy choice.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026
Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Air Filtration Doesn’t Work To Prevent Illness Says Study Done By People Who Didn’t Switch The Air Filters On Properly
A hepa filter that probably isn't even switched on.
Headline:
Air Filtration Doesn’t Work To Prevent Illness Says Study Done By People Who Didn’t Switch The Air Filters On Properly
Story by Solomon Bundy and Meredith Belch

Photo from Adobe
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I appreciate people reckoning with this, but the real truth is it is still happening. Long covid affects tens of millions of people in the US, people are still getting it, people are still dying from covid every week, and our determination to insist it is in the Recent Past Is part of the problem.
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Louise Hidinger, PhD @theingredientslist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Pleased & proud to share this news! Taking action on #IndoorAirQuality will put @toronto.ca at the forefront of cities taking action. #IAQ is essential for climate resilience! #cleanair #cleanindoorairto ospe.on.ca/advocacy/a-m...
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A Major Win for Indoor Air Quality: Toronto's Board of Health Moves to Adopt Stronger Ventilation Standards
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers celebrates a major win for indoor air quality with stronger ventilation standards in Toronto.
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Word on the street is that some more distressing long Covid papers coming out soon. If you care about climate change & dismantling fossil fuel giants, it also makes sense to care about Covid because collectively this virus will weaken us & our ability to fight back at an already critical time
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's a collective psychopathy, which treats disabled people, elderly people and people with long-term conditions as disposable. We see it in the Covid-19 pandemic. We see it in the heatwaves. Their deaths are inconvenient reminders that a favoured policy is disastrous. So they must be dismissed.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Anytime I see a post from a liberal harrumphing at the right for refusing to wear masks “during Covid” I want to throw something at a wall. Disabled people have begged democrats to continue to take Covid seriously and have been called crazy/had fits thrown at them for 4 of the 6 years of Covid.
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Just like the WHO—close, but not close enough to make it work.
Screenshot of Crossplay app with game in progress. Letter tiles at the bottom include A, I, R, B, O, B, N.
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Lola Germs @lolagerms.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Did you know that a scientist couple in the 1940s laid the foundations of modern airborne science, but their work was suppressed for 60 years in ways that enabled the ongoing tragedy of the COVID pandemic? Let a puppet explain!
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David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The choice to ignore COVID was airborne all along meant it spread everywhere and pretty much everyone on Earth has had it at least once, maybe 3 or more times. So 40M+ people died and easily a billion have Long COVID of some degree because women aerosol experts were dismissed by a non-expert man.
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It is noteworthy that public messaging on hantavirus is under the control of the people who botched the COVID response, and who would have to admit their errors from the one to competently manage the other. So our public health policy from now on is "thoughts and prayers".
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I just want you to know as the world freaks out about hantavirus, those of us who are covid conscious are trying very hard not to look directly into the camera.
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Isanthrope @isanthropia.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If you’ve never had a chronic illness or witnessed someone you love with one, you also have the mistaken assumption that medical intervention will be a) available to you, and b) will allow you to maintain your ability and independence. 12
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Debbie King @debbiekingphp.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Good indoor air quality is essential to whole health. I met with @cleanairto.bsky.social advocates and the Board of Health Chair to discuss practical steps to improve air in shared spaces—building on recent progress and a 2023 motion I advanced with colleagues at the TDSB. #CleanAirTO #PublicHealth
Six people lined up for photo in an office. A large table is in front of them and a display of flags in the back. Some are wearing face masks. Debbie is in the middle beside Board of Health Chair Councillor Moise.
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Kathryn @kathrynas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Oh, chronic absenteeism after the pandemic has risen to over 60% for high school students in Ontario? That’s because IT’S NOT AFTER THE PANDEMIC Kids are missing school because they are sick, and this is happening on a global scale. @globalnews.ca apple.news/A59EHd4IQS-O...
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High school attendance drops to 40% in Ontario as government considers changes — Global News
The Ford government is currently considering giving students in grades 9 to 12 credit on their final marks if they attend class as part of new legislation.
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Exclaim! @exclaimdotca.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Meet the Musicians Still Advocating for Masks at Shows, "Even Though It's Unpopular"
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Meet the Musicians Still Advocating for Masks at Shows, "Even Though It's Unpopular"
My first concert review for Exclaim! was a wake-up call about what going to shows would look like going forward in the COVID-19 era. I felt
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/03/2026
Your regular reminder: It’s not vaccines vs masks It’s vaccines AND masks AND clean air AND tests AND more
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
If you care about the COVID airborne transmission cover-up you should read this. TLDR: there was a COVID airborne transmission cover-up
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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Brilliant strategy to let COVID run rampant and infect everyone and their children multiple times. Then no one wants to face it or talk about it or begin to think about how we might solve or approach it, or just move forward and not remain in place. Brilliant and evil.
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
CBC has “investigated” increased school absences, consulted 2 “experts,” and concluded it’s a mental health issue despite citing data showing sick days are up by 72% for elementary students and 50% for secondary students. Talk about ignoring evidence right in front of you. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Graphs from the linked CBC article showing spike in annual illnesses in four school boards. Screen shot of article “Too many children with long COVID are suffering in silence. Their greatest challenge? The myth that the virus is “harmless” for kids” by Hayley Gleason.Screen shot of headline “Second infection in kids doubles long COVID risk.”Screenshot of journal article “Long COVID is here to stay—even in children.”
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"Covid is NBD. It's just like a flu!" Okay and the flu has killed 250 people in one province. Now what? Wait, wait! Let me guess! It doesn't matter to you because "they were probably old and unhealthy?" Eugenics, eugenics, eugenics - as far as the eye can see.
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
You know how we resist fascism? Wear a mask ✊😷 It’s community care & a visual signal that says you will no longer accept anyone, including yourself, to be collateral damage for their profit. Demand clean air in schools, workplaces, every public space, just like we have clean water. It’s NOT too late
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I wish the only-vaxers would get as fired up about other ways to prevent infection as they do about the vaccines. Their unshakable belief that they don’t need to do anything more than get the shot to be good and reasonable people is a very big part of the reason the pandemic isn’t over. 😷🪟💨💉🧀
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PacoOnPause @pacoonpause.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Very few people are willing to have a real conversation about why everything feels off.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I’m going to say again, infecting your allies with a potentially debilitating and deadly illness is extremely foolish behavior in any kind of movement. You’re doing work for the other guys.
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陳潔平 s-KELLY-ton 💀👻🎃 @yllekc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The Jim Pattison Group has fingers in many pies – get familiar with which brands to boycott: www.jimpattison.com/industries/
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The Divisions of The Jim Pattison Group - The Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is consisted of 8 major industry verticals and 24 operating divisions.
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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
PHAC wastewater data shows that covid is high in Ontario right now. Yet public health almost entirely silent on the levels of covid, the risks it poses, and how to protect yourself and your community. High levels are a public health failure and a significant risk for our future.
Map of Canada showing current covid wastewater levels are high in YT, MB, ON, PQ, & NS; moderate in AB, SK, NB, PE; low in BC, NL
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
"We've lost you to a cult" Happy to be a member of the clean air cult. I'm also a member of the seat belt cult, hard hat cult, parachute cult and pasteurizing raw milk cult ✋🏼
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
#CovidConscious folks, please sign and share this petition to direct Toronto Public Health to take action on indoor air quality. You don’t need to live in Toronto to sign.
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Clean indoor air reduces illness. It’s ridiculous that we don’t already have indoor air quality regulations. And it’s ludicrous that we have to petition public health to get them to do something about this. But here we are. Please sign. You don’t have to live in Toronto to sign. cleanindoorairto.ca
Tell Toronto’s Board of Health to follow the science! Join CIATO in asking for the BOH to take steps to adopt Health Canada’s new guidelines for indoor air quality. Adopting these guidelines would benefit everything from physical & mental health to climate change resiliency. Sign our petition: bit.ly/ciatodec25
Clean Indoor Air Toronto
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Connie @bethechange1682.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
We have surpassed 800 and are trying to reach 900 signatures. Please sign and share!
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Sara @sarablue.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We’re over 600 signatures, hoping to get to 1000 before the Board of Health meets Monday. You don’t need to live in Toronto to sign! #topoli #cleantheair
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Anna Drake (she/her) @annadrake.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The latest wastewater numbers for Ontario show Influenza A levels have spiked dramatically, with Covid levels also high. Not a great sign with the return to school next week. Wearing a good quality mask offers good protection from airborne viruses both for yourself and others. wwater.ca/Ontario
Wastewater chart for Ontario. Covid levels are depicted in orange and are  rising at 35. Flu A, depicted in pink, has a dramatic rise and hits a high of almost 90. RSV, in black, registers at about 7.5. Latest data is from Friday Jan 2nd.
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nemo @whynotnemo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
So, soon It’ll be six years when I bought my first FFP2 masks, and I've never entered since without, in any unsecured indoor space. Consequence: Zero #COVID, flu, etc. for the past six years. But I need to know (anonymously): - Please RT if you still wear one 100% - like if you still do occasionally
BW selfie, me wearing a black respiratory mask, short hair, white glasses, dark grey T-shirt.
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TorontoBikeMama @mamatoronto.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
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Clean Indoor Air Toronto
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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Sick and tired? Influenza test positivity is very high in Ontario and remains the highest in children (5-11 yrs) at 73.3% and adolescents (12-19 yrs) at 67.3%. COVID-19 and RSV are also circulating. These viruses are airborne: we get sick by breathing them in! But it doesn't have to be this way!
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Flu fatalism is not helpful: we can keep the air in schools much cleaner and fresher, reducing the risk of infection to children and teachers. #IAQ #masks ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
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Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don't have to be: Ontario School Safety
The volunteer organization Ontario School Safety is calling on the provincial government to improve air quality in schools as flu spreads.
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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
After the devastating loss of the 3 children in Ottawa, it was urgent to get info out re the additional ways avail to protect one’s loved ones from serious illness as we enter the holidays… and to remind young fams this amt of sickness ISN’T normal. #VaccinePlus ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/12/21/s...
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Schools have become cesspools for cold and flu, but they don't have to be: Ontario School Safety
The volunteer organization Ontario School Safety is calling on the provincial government to improve air quality in schools as flu spreads.
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Cassandra Panda @redapanda.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
What's truly sick is Tylenol running an ad campaign, during a global flu surge that's already killed children, in which they encourage people to hide their symptoms and go out and spread the virus to friends and to strangers in crowds. In Canada you can file a complaint at adstandards.ca
Transit ad for Tylenol. Top half shows photo of sick woman with tissues and tea. Bottom half has photo of the same woman smiling and laughing with two other women. Box of Tylenol Cold and Flu. Text: "Sick to Siiiick. Relief from your worst cold, cough & flu symptoms."Transit ad for Tylenol. Top half shows photo of sick man lying face down in bed with box of tissues and tissues scattered on bed. Bottom half has photo of the same man at sports event with his hand in the air. Box of Tylenol Cold and Flu. Text: "Sick to Siiiick. Relief from your worst cold, cough & flu symptoms."
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