Tom Jackman
@frozen.bsky.social
Dad, ally, and keeper of digital receipts | #MECFS since 2004 | #LongCovid since 2020 | Archivist by training | 🇨🇦 by choice | @frozen in the old 🐦 country | he/him
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Canada loses Measles elimination status, as does the entire Americas region.
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region
Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Canada loses Measles elimination status, as does the entire Americas region.
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...
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this could be a horrible winter as the flu vaccine is not a match for an emerging strain, and getting a Covid and flu shot at the same time is now shown to reduce effectiveness for both
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
this could be a horrible winter as the flu vaccine is not a match for an emerging strain, and getting a Covid and flu shot at the same time is now shown to reduce effectiveness for both
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#Covid #Flu
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
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Still one of the best articles I've read on this topic and sad i still have to share it with people who ask "why didn't you just leave?"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'A life sentence': No escape from abusive relationships when navigating family court system, say victims | CBC News
Recent changes to federal laws aim to better educate judges on intimate partner violence. But survivors and experts say abuse is still not being adequately incorporated into family court decisions, le...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Still one of the best articles I've read on this topic and sad i still have to share it with people who ask "why didn't you just leave?"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
![[Text on an yellow octagon meant to look like the output of an overhead projector.]
The silent erosion of COVID-19 awareness & management in B.C.:
A TIMELINE
[A timeline of the year 2025 and the January of 2026. Numbered diamonds are placed on the timeline to mark the events below.]
1. April 16: Amount & timeliness of SARS-CoV-2 sample data uploaded to GISAID, an online repository, deteriorate.
2. May: The end of RAT Kit Distribution Program is announced in a professional newsletter. This provided free RAT kits to pharmacies.
3. May 31: RAT kits orders from this day onwards would not be reimbursed.
4. June: The BCCDC page dedicated to how COVID-19 spreads is removed.
5. September 1: Under the BC medical services plan, less than 20 people will be allowed in an online group medical visit. An unknown number of bed- & house-bound people will lose telehealth access to the BC-CLMF, a long COVID & ME/CFS clinic. Implementation delayed until January.
6. September 15: Vancouver Sun publishes a sponsored article, suggesting the program responsible for generating SARS-CoV-2 data from wastewater samples would be expanded & describes the then-current state of the program.
7. September 18: The wastewater surveillance program is cut: 8 of 12 wastewater treatment plants will no longer be monitored, and 1 sample will be taken per week instead of 3.
8. October 14: The year's vaccination campaign begins to widespread shortages.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dy4l7kqcar73iaezbjxzwiui/bafkreibyc7hcwrwtwlid453tk3fv523vx3cziv4g5qksvdrks6b3ymxo2a@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
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🎯🧵
You can't be pro-infection AND pro-vax.
Pro-infection messaging - Hooray for hybrid immunity! Get infected regularly to avoid that immunity debt! Infection is just as good as vax, except for 'the vulnerable'! - 💯 undermines vaccines.
Can't believe we are here.
You can't be pro-infection AND pro-vax.
Pro-infection messaging - Hooray for hybrid immunity! Get infected regularly to avoid that immunity debt! Infection is just as good as vax, except for 'the vulnerable'! - 💯 undermines vaccines.
Can't believe we are here.
I've never really understood the logic of "targeted vaccination".
Of course, money is a huge issue and we seek to get the most out of every £ spent.
Of course COVID and flu waves would be far worse without it.
But, what doesn't sit well for me is the following...
Of course, money is a huge issue and we seek to get the most out of every £ spent.
Of course COVID and flu waves would be far worse without it.
But, what doesn't sit well for me is the following...
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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You can't be pro-infection AND pro-vax.
Pro-infection messaging - Hooray for hybrid immunity! Get infected regularly to avoid that immunity debt! Infection is just as good as vax, except for 'the vulnerable'! - 💯 undermines vaccines.
Can't believe we are here.
You can't be pro-infection AND pro-vax.
Pro-infection messaging - Hooray for hybrid immunity! Get infected regularly to avoid that immunity debt! Infection is just as good as vax, except for 'the vulnerable'! - 💯 undermines vaccines.
Can't believe we are here.
As usual, those with zero agency are being hit the hardest by our society's callous public health decisions.
Infants younger than six months old get hit the hardest with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, making up almost half of all patients hospitalized for the illness in Canada, according to a new study. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
Infants Bear the Brunt of RSV Hospitalizations, UBC Study Finds | The Tyee
Researchers say the province should do more to protect the very small and vulnerable.
thetyee.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As usual, those with zero agency are being hit the hardest by our society's callous public health decisions.
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It's important to remember that Eby only became premier because the party executives put their thumbs on the scale so hard they broke it. It's embarrassing. He should never stop being embarrassed by it.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
It's important to remember that Eby only became premier because the party executives put their thumbs on the scale so hard they broke it. It's embarrassing. He should never stop being embarrassed by it.
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What establishment Dems tried to do to Mamdani, the BC NDP successfully did to Anjali Appadurai.
She was poised to win the leadership race by actually getting people to join the party. The old guard didn't like that, so they crushed the next generation to maintain their grip on power.
She was poised to win the leadership race by actually getting people to join the party. The old guard didn't like that, so they crushed the next generation to maintain their grip on power.
David Eby to become next B.C. premier after NDP ousts leadership rival Anjali Appadurai | CBC News
The B.C. NDP executive has voted to disqualify Anjali Appadurai from its leadership race, effectively crowning David Eby as the next premier of British Columbia.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
What establishment Dems tried to do to Mamdani, the BC NDP successfully did to Anjali Appadurai.
She was poised to win the leadership race by actually getting people to join the party. The old guard didn't like that, so they crushed the next generation to maintain their grip on power.
She was poised to win the leadership race by actually getting people to join the party. The old guard didn't like that, so they crushed the next generation to maintain their grip on power.
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hug your war criminals a little tighter today
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
hug your war criminals a little tighter today
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May the ghosts of the one million Iraqis he slaughtered mock and curse him before casting him into eternal torment in hell.
May his wife and Liz hear it all.
May his agony haunt their dreams.
#CheneyDead
May his wife and Liz hear it all.
May his agony haunt their dreams.
#CheneyDead
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
May the ghosts of the one million Iraqis he slaughtered mock and curse him before casting him into eternal torment in hell.
May his wife and Liz hear it all.
May his agony haunt their dreams.
#CheneyDead
May his wife and Liz hear it all.
May his agony haunt their dreams.
#CheneyDead
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Periodic reminder of why we must decarbonize. The Permian extinction was the planet killer. It was caused by - wait for it - greenhouse gas warming: >90% of all species went extinct.
Under business as usual we're 20% the way there by 2100, 35-50% by 2300.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-ca...
Under business as usual we're 20% the way there by 2100, 35-50% by 2300.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-ca...
What caused Earth's biggest mass extinction?
Scientists have debated until now what made Earth's oceans so inhospitable to life that some 96 percent of marine species died off at the end of the Permian period. New research shows the "Great Dying...
sustainability.stanford.edu
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Whatever people think about the outcome, that entire playoffs was one of the best I’ve ever seen. What an incredible month.
Three of the 12 most pivotal plays in baseball history by cWPA occurred last night
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Whatever people think about the outcome, that entire playoffs was one of the best I’ve ever seen. What an incredible month.
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It got me.
I'm not even 12-fucking-hours into November 1 and Mariah Carey's Christmas song got me.
A woman can't even get a bagel in peace on a Saturday morning...
I'm not even 12-fucking-hours into November 1 and Mariah Carey's Christmas song got me.
A woman can't even get a bagel in peace on a Saturday morning...
November 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It got me.
I'm not even 12-fucking-hours into November 1 and Mariah Carey's Christmas song got me.
A woman can't even get a bagel in peace on a Saturday morning...
I'm not even 12-fucking-hours into November 1 and Mariah Carey's Christmas song got me.
A woman can't even get a bagel in peace on a Saturday morning...
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I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am certainly no seasoned strategist but I am a little skeptical of the political wisdom behind building a giant golden ballroom and sharing a dozen photos of a renovated marble bathroom at the very moment that millions of people are losing access to healthcare and food.
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Great work from Rachel Fairbank on the winding story of metformin for #LongCOVID at @thesicktimes.org.
Quotes from @jencurtinmd.bsky.social, Rachel Hall Clifford, @chromatowski.bsky.social, Carolyn Bramante, Ed Mills, Melissa Mazur & myself.
thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m...
#MedSky
Quotes from @jencurtinmd.bsky.social, Rachel Hall Clifford, @chromatowski.bsky.social, Carolyn Bramante, Ed Mills, Melissa Mazur & myself.
thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m...
#MedSky
Metformin has been shown to reduce the risk of Long COVID. Why isn’t it more widely used? - The Sick Times
Recent studies add evidence to a prior phase 3 clinical trial, suggesting that taking the diabetes drug during acute COVID-19 reduces the risk of long-term symptoms.
thesicktimes.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Great work from Rachel Fairbank on the winding story of metformin for #LongCOVID at @thesicktimes.org.
Quotes from @jencurtinmd.bsky.social, Rachel Hall Clifford, @chromatowski.bsky.social, Carolyn Bramante, Ed Mills, Melissa Mazur & myself.
thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m...
#MedSky
Quotes from @jencurtinmd.bsky.social, Rachel Hall Clifford, @chromatowski.bsky.social, Carolyn Bramante, Ed Mills, Melissa Mazur & myself.
thesicktimes.org/2025/10/28/m...
#MedSky
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I hope the tips are for drivers to stop hitting children 🤞🏻
Kamloops Mounties, ICBC offer up tips to stay safe, seen on Halloween #Kamloops
Kamloops Mounties, ICBC offer up tips to stay safe, seen on Halloween - Kamloops News
www.castanetkamloops.net
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I hope the tips are for drivers to stop hitting children 🤞🏻
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When "what is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment?" become an essential piece of political knowledge, you might be living in a gerontocracy
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When "what is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment?" become an essential piece of political knowledge, you might be living in a gerontocracy
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The skinny white luxury tower at 432 Park Avenue is disintegrating due to the developer's insistence that the concrete be pure white, which weakens it (strengthening elements add colour)
This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE
This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE
October 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The skinny white luxury tower at 432 Park Avenue is disintegrating due to the developer's insistence that the concrete be pure white, which weakens it (strengthening elements add colour)
This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE
This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE
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Trump ending trade talks with Canada because he's a toddler, Carney needs to learn you don't fucking coddle that behaviour - counter tariff right back, hit hard, make a deal with China for soy/wheat and EVs
Let him stew in international obscurity
#CDNpoli #USpoli
apnews.com/article/trum...
Let him stew in international obscurity
#CDNpoli #USpoli
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ad
President Donald Trump says on social media that he is ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of recent television ads protesting U.S. tariffs, which he calles “egregious behavior” aimed ...
apnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Trump ending trade talks with Canada because he's a toddler, Carney needs to learn you don't fucking coddle that behaviour - counter tariff right back, hit hard, make a deal with China for soy/wheat and EVs
Let him stew in international obscurity
#CDNpoli #USpoli
apnews.com/article/trum...
Let him stew in international obscurity
#CDNpoli #USpoli
apnews.com/article/trum...
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It's still bizarre that we can't get Novavax in Canada.
Cheaper, fewer side effects, at least as effective (if not moreso), provides an alternative for people who are averse to mRNA for any reason
Cheaper, fewer side effects, at least as effective (if not moreso), provides an alternative for people who are averse to mRNA for any reason
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It's still bizarre that we can't get Novavax in Canada.
Cheaper, fewer side effects, at least as effective (if not moreso), provides an alternative for people who are averse to mRNA for any reason
Cheaper, fewer side effects, at least as effective (if not moreso), provides an alternative for people who are averse to mRNA for any reason
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The Trump shit video is basically this, but I will reiterate that if a Dem is critical of conservative voters it’s a generational scandal and when Republican pols literally post themselves shitting on their opposition virtually the entire elite politics and media class treats it as fine and normal
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Trump shit video is basically this, but I will reiterate that if a Dem is critical of conservative voters it’s a generational scandal and when Republican pols literally post themselves shitting on their opposition virtually the entire elite politics and media class treats it as fine and normal
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The reason I post a lot about toxic masculinity and masking is because many of us have lived it - and it’s quite terrifying to feel physically unsafe because someone is that angry at you for protecting yourself
October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The reason I post a lot about toxic masculinity and masking is because many of us have lived it - and it’s quite terrifying to feel physically unsafe because someone is that angry at you for protecting yourself
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The minimum voting age should be WAY lower. Any argument that kids are easy to influence, not competent, or not independent can also be applied to at least some adults who are eligible to vote
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The minimum voting age should be WAY lower. Any argument that kids are easy to influence, not competent, or not independent can also be applied to at least some adults who are eligible to vote
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A rational assessment of the threat environment for COVID would entail monitoring it properly - including not fudging death statistics, informing the public of the dangers of Long COVID, air filtration in all public buildings and mandatory masking in hospitals.
(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)
October 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A rational assessment of the threat environment for COVID would entail monitoring it properly - including not fudging death statistics, informing the public of the dangers of Long COVID, air filtration in all public buildings and mandatory masking in hospitals.