Current AI Downsides: > Stole all creative works from everyone ever > Eats so much power that they need tons of nuclear plants yesterday > Eats up so much electricity that everybody else is priced out > Eats up so much GPU & DRAM that everyone else is priced out > Devours jobs like Ghibli's […]

Holiday fun from Roy Zimmerman! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V43Mj-1F0qk

Looking for some Covid-safe activities to do at home? We bookmarked a couple of quizzes for you to test your Covid knowledge. We've also created some printable activities to help you get ready for the new year. https://covidsafescouts.com/games.html #CovidIsNotOver #covidsafescouts

My view of a (semi-) golden future:

"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of […]

It's still a challenge to find local Covid-safer businesses, events, and community, but we've found a few resources to jumpstart the search and perhaps inspire you to launch your own local Covid-conscious business directory or event listings. Check out the guides […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

Understanding how Covid is spread is key to slowing/stopping the spread. These resources show how coughs and sneezes—and even talking and singing—can travel through shared air to spread diseases. This section also contains guidance for improving indoor air quality […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

Contrary to early popular belief, kids are having a rough time with Covid. Learn more about how to protect them from further infections and potential long-term damage. https://covidsafescouts.com/covid.html#kids

We're learning more about Long Covid every day. Unfortunately, more people are developing Long Covid every day due to the unmitigated spread of Covid. Find out more about its impact. https://www.covidsafescouts.com/covid.html#longcovid

From cardiovascular to immunological to neurological damage, Covid can make a lasting impact far beyond the initial respiratory symptoms. https://www.covidsafescouts.com/covid.html#complications

Get savvy to the lingo and tactics used to downplay the severity of Covid and debunk some of the myths and misinfo that spreads just as rapidly as the virus itself. https://covidsafescouts.com/covid.html#misinformation

How long are you contagious? How long does it take for symptoms to start? Can you be infected/a carrier and not know? Who is high-risk? What's the deal with tests and vaccines? Can you really afford to keep catching it? https://covidsafescouts.com/covid.html#whattoknow #CovidIsNotOver

Find out almost everything you need to know about acute Covid infections and post-infection complications, how to identify Covid myths and minimizing techniques, and what you can still do to reduce the spread of Covid indoors. https://covidsafescouts.com/covid.html #CovidIsNotOver

You know clean air important, but you're not quite sure what to do beyond opening windows? Is there a difference between MERV and HEPA? What is a CR box anyway? Find out everything you need to know about ventilation, filtration, and air purifiers—and watch Dr […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

Testing is still an important tool in Covid mitigation. Get some tips on how to test (when, how often, where to swab, etc.) #CovidIsNotOver https://covidsafescouts.com/mitigation.html#testing

Sometimes infection is unavoidable, despite all best efforts. Here is a collection of guides with tips on how to get the care you need quickly, how to manage and treat symptoms, and how to isolate and protect your household from further spread. #CovidIsNotOver […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

Everything you've ever wanted to know about wastewater surveillance but were too grossed out to ask. https://covidsafescouts.com/mitigation.html#wastewater We've also linked to as many wastewater monitoring sites from around the world as we could find for what […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

What's the connection between CO2 and your risk of catching Covid? These explainers may clear up some of the confusion. Got a portable CO2 monitor that you use to check the air quality in a space? Be a citizen scientist and share your findings with one of the CO2 […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

If you're looking for a #MaskUp crash course, here's an assortment of resources to learn about the efficacy of respirators and the different types now available. Don't settle for loose blue masks—with these guides, you can finally find the best respirator fit for […] [Original post on zeroes.ca]

Keep yourself safe this week and well into the new year with these mitigation resources. Get info on respirators, indoor air quality, testing how-tos, and so much more. https://covidsafescouts.com/mitigation.html #CovidIsNotOver #covidsafescouts

“I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state: up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake. "Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when […]

2022 media: what is making people sick? Scientists: it’s the immune dysfunction from repeat COVID infection. 2023 media: what is making people sick? Scientists: we already told you why 2024 media: what is making people sick? Scientists: are you fucking […] [Original post on fedi.aiga.rocks]

🚨🧵by @michaelryan756 on Twitter on "why we still talk about COVID in 2025..." Here's why 👇 "COVID infections don’t just give you a rough week. They hit your heart, vessels, rhythm, and long-term risk profile..." 🎯🧵 by Michael & data subthread from @1goodtern: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19981...

From a highly-respected tech site: "First, distrust everything you see in search engines. … Before you click on any link ask how that’s trying to make money from you. If that’s associated with AI, then be even more suspicious, and disbelieve everything it tells you or offers. Assume that it’s a […]

Clean Indoor Air Toronto is mounting a petition to the Board of Health to enter a motion that would direct Toronto Public Health to review Health Canada's IAQ guidance and put it into action. You can add your name to the petition via this Google form, which also contains a link to the draft […]

If you haven't read the latest from @johnsnowproject.bsky.social you really need to. TL;DR SARS2 is a neurotropic vasculitis that suppresses the immune system at a *population level* below baseline, and reinfection makes it worse. Male, >41, post acute symptoms or cardiovascular disease […]

[PLEASE Stop using Spotify. Use literally anything but Spotify.] Why? • They don't pay musicians https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/ • They fund right wing extremist podcasters […]

“I went driving with my eyes closed and hit a tree. I’m fine, just slightly bruised - I’m going to take a couple of weeks to recover but then I’m straight out to Driving With Eyes Closed Con ‘25 so I hope to see you all there! Beep beep!” This toot is about - fuck it, if you don’t know by now […]

Some say one should not speak ill of the dead. I welcome any dance-on-their-graves derision regarding Jeffery Epstein, Charlie Kirk, Dick Cheney, James Inhofe, Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Falwell, and Ronald Reagan. And others, too, of course.

Fauci in 2021: Covid cases need to fall to 3,300 a day to get a "degree of normalcy". The US currently is sitting at 264K cases a day in what everyone calls a "lull." Everyone everywhere: :thisisfine […]

A quick note to say we’re in the midst of adding new resources to our repository as well as doing some lite organization of links to help you quickly find the resources you’re looking for. We’re also designing a new set of Covid safety skill-based badges and retiring/replacing a couple of […]

Caption for every posted photo I see (rhetorical question laden with rebuke): But why aren't they wearing masks?

Do better, Canada. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/mark-carney-is-becoming-a-fossil-fuel-champion-he-should-know-better/article_cff8d4ed-d256-4ffb-a9ec-1b637c5d0653.html

Ontario's 2025–2026 vaccine program: https://www.ontario.ca/files/2025-09/moh-covid-vaccine-hcp-fact-sheet-en-2025-09-12.pdf

[email protected] — When people say "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear." the correct response is: "I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are."

In Canada you don’t have to worry if some nutcase is carrying a concealed weapon and might start gunning people down, you just have to worry if some nutcase is spewing out a couple of hundred Covid virions a minute into the surrounding air you are sharing. And you won’t know until a couple of […]

Yep. And he says "Every breath you share indoors without protection is a coin flip." But outdoors, too, around other people.

More than escalating the climate crisis, fossil fuels are directly bad for our health. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/air-pollution-oil-gas-health-study

Excerpts from a column by Justin Ling, Contributing Columnist, Toronto Star: He may yet fail at achieving it. But Trump is, more than any other president in American history, trying to bend America’s entire system — its legislative brand, the police, military, courts, even the media, academia […]

Excerpts from a column by Justin Ling, Contributing Columnist, Toronto Star: Worse still, he’s promising to go further. He wants to take over America’s decentralized voting system to ban mail-in voting and gerrymander the Congressional map. He has said he will prosecute his chief critics for […]

Excerpts from a column by Justin Ling, Contributing Columnist, Toronto Star: He has rolled out the red carpet for dictator Vladimir Putin and supplied Israel’s crusade against Gaza. He has dismantled America’s public health system and destroyed its foreign aid operations. He has aggressively […]

Excerpts from a column by Justin Ling, Contributing Columnist, Toronto Star: He has created a national program of abductions and deportations, in complete violation of due process, sending migrants off to be abused and tortured. His loyal agents have arrested politicians who get in the way of […]

Excerpts from a column by Justin Ling, Contributing Columnist, Toronto Star: I appreciate that these warnings can sound hyperbolic. Decades of good times have conditioned us to believe that things will work out fine in the end. But the scope of Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law and the […]

From 👆 "Evidence of mass illness is everywhere: workplace outbreaks, long-term sickness, cognitive issues, kids constantly sick. This isn’t just propaganda, it’s denial by choice. The reality is that people aren’t just misled, they want to believe it’s over. Denial is embraced."

An excellent read. Fight fascism. And by the way, the Second Tower Principle of giving in to just being numb also applies to the response (the public, governments, and businesses) to Covid. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlieangus/p/the-second-tower-principle

📣 Important action The Canadian Standards Association has drafted standards for respirators in healthcare. If this standard is adopted, respirators will be required Register & comment by Aug. 19 - you don't have to be Canadian publicreview.csa.ca/Account/Logi...

Looking to get into CO2 monitoring as a way to gauge indoor air quality? These resources will help you get started and explain how CO2 monitoring relates to Covid mitigation. https://www.covidsafescouts.com/research.html#co2monitorresources

Everything you need to know about wearable personal air filters aka respirators aka filtering facepieces formerly known as masks. Use these resources to help filter out toxic particulates and misinformation. https://www.covidsafescouts.com/research.html#maskresources