One can act in the moment or wait a month or year to know with precision the timing and severity of spikes. There is no place for snails in public health. Follow the precautionary principle and act fast on the best real-time data. Lead, follow, or get out of the way. THREAD 3 of 3

1 in 12 ppl actively infectious at the same time is *incredibly* high. Wow.

The Supreme Court:

turkish lgbtq+ people are about to be living in the future the heritage foundation and other conservative groups are trying to bring about globally. what stage of genocide is "even dissent against your genocide will be criminalized?"

I wonder how the separatists would feel about official canvassers bringing the Forever Canada to their workplace?

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

For years, people have said Canada's brand of right-wing populism was unique in lacking a xenophobic, anti-immigrant strain. Anyone still under that illusion should watch premier Smith's speech to Albertans tomorrow.

This article is a very fair and legitimate report of the news, completely undeserving of the Streisand-effect level overreaction and bullying by UCP to undermine the freedom of the press. The first several sections r on honoring the memory of Nicolaides sister, charities and fundraising. 1/3

Rep. Kelly Morrison forced her way into Minnesota’s Whipple facility after being blocked at the gate. What she saw was horrific including “Everyone in there is wearing leg shackles." It's 2026 America but we're acting like 1939 Germany. I'm horrified.

Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation. Kirby Institute researchers sampled air and surfaces in a Sydney hospital ED and ICU during two COVID-19 waves (Nov 2023–Jul 2024), detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 39% of aerosol samples collected.

Software gets slower because ... 1940ies: assembly replaced by Algol and Fortran 1970ies: introduction of OOD and garbage collection 1990ies: GUIs get fatter ... windows are rendered during move ... 2000s: bytecode languages 2025: AI runs in the background 2026: the compilers are vibe coded

I don’t think any of us were doubting Jeff Rath’s intentions, but he sure knows how to lay them out there for all to see. I have so many names for this guy.

A map exists! www.bcpharmacy.ca/rapid-tests/...

The drunk uncle theory. You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.

"The analysis evidenced that effective classroom air filtration costs pence per pupil per day, making it one of the most affordable health and attendance interventions available to schools." #school #education #workers #teachers #students #cleanair #CleanAirForAll #SafeSchools #covid

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

"Scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful." Preach!

Thank you Tricia 💝 🌹

The SAVE act will disenfranchise millions, mostly women It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications They don’t want certain people to vote

Feb 14 #caturday from this gentlecat who wears his heart on his chest

This is a huge victory. DHS must allow detainees a call to either family or a lawyer within one hour of arriving at Whipple, and then may not transfer them out of Minnesota for 72 hours. I’m crying. So happy and relieved. We can help our clients before it’s too late. More people can be helped.

Just in case anyone has missed the implication - many citizens will need a passport to vote, driver's license won't be enough. Yes, the poll tax is garbage. But which group controls who gets passports & how long it takes to get them? The Feds. GOP. Fascists. To block state control of elections.

To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like: The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/ Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!

People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy. But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing. 27/

The bill is a nuke about to be fired at American elections. 👇🏻 Folks fretting about ice at polling places (unlikely to save Reps) or post-election subversion need to mobilize against this far more immense & immediate danger to 10s of millions of voters.

BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote. The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.

thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew... Alberta Knew Measles Was Harming Pregnant Patients — But Stayed Silent By @monicakidd.bsky.social for the @thewalrus.ca .

I may have just audibly squealed with excitement when I saw that Bluesky now has drafts! It was the feature I wanted most of all. With chronic illness, brain fog is very real and ridiculously frustrating. There’s times I want to post but can’t finish my thought…. Drafts are a lifeline!

Fact-check: No, actually, washing your hands isn't the most important safety option in waiting rooms full of airborne diseases, including ultra-transmissible measles and SARS2. Also, No, an outdoor playground that hasn't been wiped down every hour is still safer than many ERs.

NEW: Pirro tried and FAILED to get an indictment of the six MOCs who made the video advising the military not to obey illegal orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Tumbler Ridge school shooting: seven found dead and suspect deceased, say police in Canada – latest updates

“When one xyz person is hurt, all xyz people feel it.” On radio. Erm… actually, in a healthy multicultural society the abc and the efg, and the pqr people feel it too… because we aren’t psychopaths.

Sharing this 🎯🧵 that @juliadoubleday.bsky.social posted on Twitter: "Covid has a major reinfection problem. We fully reopened in ‘22. Plenty of ppl have had 5 infections in 4 years. You’re looking at 50 infections for a baby born today by age..." 16-tweet 🧵 threadreaderapp.com/thread/20202...

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare. Smith the Trump Tramp is leading the way. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Happy Black History Month! I'm glad to make space to specifically honor the contributions of Black people, share their stories, & celebrate their achievements. ✊ Looking forward to a time when the history of minority groups is appreciated just as much all year long. nowtoronto.com/culture/five...

A federal court cleared way for us @democracydefendersfund.org to depose Elon Musk over the unconstitutional shutdown of USAID Our case now moves into discovery As our Legal Director Tianna Mays explains: accountability starts w/ facts👇 - TN

The risk of the airborne transmission of disease correlates with the amount of infectious exhaled aerosol. Since people exhale CO2 with aerosol, its conc has been used as proxy for exhaled aerosol In this article, researchers propose a new way to estimate risk of transmission

Right on schedule for the "Evidence Based Medicine" cargo cult to grab control over environmental policy. Who needs scientists when you've got a bunch of medical managers with magic checklists salivating over the chance to grab even more power?

TOLD YOU. www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...

If you are the type who watches the Olympics and comments on every luge and ski jump and triple axel by humorously saying “I could do that, if I wanted to,” take a moment to look at the athletes wearing N95 masks and know: you could do that, if you wanted to, you really could.

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Nowhere in #Gaza is safe. Not even inside a health facility. Doctors Without Borders reiterates our call for all parties to protect medical facilities and ensure medical staff and patients do not come under fire.

Canada's public health care is under attack. We must show our strength at the Canadian Health Coalition rally on Parliament Hill, 12-1 pm on Tues, Feb 10. Every single one of us matters. healthcoalition.ca. #onpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #ottawa #ontario #healthcare #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney

Did you know baby shampoo is mild enough, when used with water, to rinse eyes if they've been sprayed? Like when walking on or around ICE? We need to be careful and listen to this ophthalmologist about pepper spray. #ProudBlue 📹: drglaucomflecken/TT (a.k.a. Dr. William Flannary)

Wired has put together a list of do's and don'ts for how to record ICE. Burner phone not connected to WiFi to make calls; Separate camera to record (can be on your person); Turn off biometrics & faceid; Film 360 (slowly) showing landmarks, signs, time & date; And more #ProudBlue 📹: Wired/TT & IG