Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych
@jonathanconp.bsky.social
Psychologist. Partner, Central Ontario Psychology, Barrie ON. Advisor, Badge of Life Canada. Host, ON Psych: Podcast of ON Psych'l Ass’n. Constantly amused by the cosmic absurdity of human existence. Avoids COVID to protect others. Premature DMs are creepy
Pinned
Gonna pin the most recent of my #HalloweenTombsones here for the year because it’s at lot easier to scroll thru them from the bottom up!
I’m already collecting more for 2026.
I’m already collecting more for 2026.
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Look at this chart and remember:
1) the COVID immune damage claim is that after a COVID infection, influenza gets worse
vs
2) the "immunity debt" claim is that after a bad influenza season, influenza gets better
Now look at how 2022-23 compares to previous years, and ask "Which claim was right?"
1) the COVID immune damage claim is that after a COVID infection, influenza gets worse
vs
2) the "immunity debt" claim is that after a bad influenza season, influenza gets better
Now look at how 2022-23 compares to previous years, and ask "Which claim was right?"
Why not both? Bad flu strain and population-level immune dysfunction from mass, repeat COVID infection.
#MaskUp and get vaxxed indeed!
P.S. We are at 29,099 cases already this year as of Dec 19.
P.P.S. Chart also shows spreading flu is a choice 🤬
#MaskUp and get vaxxed indeed!
P.S. We are at 29,099 cases already this year as of Dec 19.
P.P.S. Chart also shows spreading flu is a choice 🤬
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Look at this chart and remember:
1) the COVID immune damage claim is that after a COVID infection, influenza gets worse
vs
2) the "immunity debt" claim is that after a bad influenza season, influenza gets better
Now look at how 2022-23 compares to previous years, and ask "Which claim was right?"
1) the COVID immune damage claim is that after a COVID infection, influenza gets worse
vs
2) the "immunity debt" claim is that after a bad influenza season, influenza gets better
Now look at how 2022-23 compares to previous years, and ask "Which claim was right?"
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Latest pre-print from Amsterdam's wonderful Rob Wust and friends
I guess your LC PEMS isn't psychosomatic🤦🏻♂️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
I guess your LC PEMS isn't psychosomatic🤦🏻♂️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Skeletal muscle properties in long COVID and ME/CFS differ from those induced by bed rest
Patients with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suffer from a reduced exercise capacity, skeletal muscle abnormalities and post-exertional malaise (PEM), where...
doi.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Latest pre-print from Amsterdam's wonderful Rob Wust and friends
I guess your LC PEMS isn't psychosomatic🤦🏻♂️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
I guess your LC PEMS isn't psychosomatic🤦🏻♂️
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
I made a meme
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I made a meme
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Camouflage
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Camouflage
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Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW, PART 1
A Year of Trump, Musk, A.I., and Other Sh*t That Was Absolutely Impossible to Avoid:
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
A Year of Trump, Musk, A.I., and Other Sh*t That Was Absolutely Impossible to Avoid:
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
The Year in Review, Part 1
A Year of Trump, Musk, A.I., and Other Sh*t That Was Absolutely Impossible to Avoid
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
THE YEAR IN REVIEW, PART 1
A Year of Trump, Musk, A.I., and Other Sh*t That Was Absolutely Impossible to Avoid:
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
A Year of Trump, Musk, A.I., and Other Sh*t That Was Absolutely Impossible to Avoid:
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
Reminding me we don’t hear nearly enough Style Council on 1st Wave @richardblade.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Reminding me we don’t hear nearly enough Style Council on 1st Wave @richardblade.bsky.social
Christmas is too much work.
Tomorrow, Boxing Day, is the REAL best day of the year—a day for relaxing in a cozy place, reading and playing and building new things, eating leftovers…and not doing too much at all.
Perfection.
Tomorrow, Boxing Day, is the REAL best day of the year—a day for relaxing in a cozy place, reading and playing and building new things, eating leftovers…and not doing too much at all.
Perfection.
December 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Christmas is too much work.
Tomorrow, Boxing Day, is the REAL best day of the year—a day for relaxing in a cozy place, reading and playing and building new things, eating leftovers…and not doing too much at all.
Perfection.
Tomorrow, Boxing Day, is the REAL best day of the year—a day for relaxing in a cozy place, reading and playing and building new things, eating leftovers…and not doing too much at all.
Perfection.
Gotta say this prediction went VERY well
Can’t wait for the traditional holiday message from the president in which he wishes Merry Christmas to everyone, even the scum-sucking Democrats who hate the country etc etc etc
December 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Gotta say this prediction went VERY well
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ROFL.
December 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
ROFL.
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Can't stop thinking of this. Hippos have very little body fat. They're chaos monsters you don't want to fuck with.
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Can't stop thinking of this. Hippos have very little body fat. They're chaos monsters you don't want to fuck with.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate..🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate..🎄
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Glad you are safe! Cats save more lives than people know from fires. Growing up, we knew a family of 6 saved from fire by their cat. See also @radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols' The Cat Who Saved Me (gift article).
The Cat Who Saved Me
I will never owe another cat the debt that I owe her.
www.theatlantic.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Glad you are safe! Cats save more lives than people know from fires. Growing up, we knew a family of 6 saved from fire by their cat. See also @radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols' The Cat Who Saved Me (gift article).
Can’t wait for the traditional holiday message from the president in which he wishes Merry Christmas to everyone, even the scum-sucking Democrats who hate the country etc etc etc
December 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Can’t wait for the traditional holiday message from the president in which he wishes Merry Christmas to everyone, even the scum-sucking Democrats who hate the country etc etc etc
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Someone Made a Christmas Song About the TTC
Someone Made a Christmas Song About the TTC
Logan Ariel, who goes by L.A.(Not the City), has released a Christmas song about the TTC.It's kind of perfect timing to release "Christmas
dlvr.it
December 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Someone Made a Christmas Song About the TTC
This is such a simple message. Why do governments have such a hard time communicating it?
I have a lot of respect for the new mayor of New York. They are giving good advice. Why aren’t Labour doing this? 🤷♀️
December 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is such a simple message. Why do governments have such a hard time communicating it?
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Ontario under the Ford government:
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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xmas movie posters but with muppets: thread
December 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
xmas movie posters but with muppets: thread
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Policy on health is clearly broken - politicized, out of touch, reactive and slow. My recent keynote at the Canadian Biosafety Symposium took a big-picture look at how and why that's happening, and how we can turn things around.
Here's a general-audience version, recorded at the Deep River library.
Here's a general-audience version, recorded at the Deep River library.
Inquiring Minds 03: Mark Ungrin - Science, Pseudoscience and Public Policy
YouTube video by Deep River Public Library
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Policy on health is clearly broken - politicized, out of touch, reactive and slow. My recent keynote at the Canadian Biosafety Symposium took a big-picture look at how and why that's happening, and how we can turn things around.
Here's a general-audience version, recorded at the Deep River library.
Here's a general-audience version, recorded at the Deep River library.