Dr Kay Sunahara
@kaysunahara.bsky.social
She/her | Archaeologist working in a museum | #MuseumWork | Collections Care | It's about context | IAQ FTW 😷| Turtle Island | I also grow plants & make food
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Dr Kay Sunahara
@kaysunahara.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Anglo-Saxon urn, about 500-600 CE, in the collection @romtoronto.bsky.social A partial label identifies it is from Girton College, Cambridge, UK. This will be on ROM's eMuseum website tomorrow, just look up 920.96.1
🏺 #MuseumWork #archaelogy #AngloSaxon #ceramics
🏺 #MuseumWork #archaelogy #AngloSaxon #ceramics
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My friend's little boy made this tiny 6" snowman while standing quietly at the Cenotaph for the Remembrance Day service this morning.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My friend's little boy made this tiny 6" snowman while standing quietly at the Cenotaph for the Remembrance Day service this morning.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.1
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 583,200-806,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.4X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigcayvfpw3riiwc5ff4taetmai2egkpb4dyvp7ghhtvqirbpzm2vu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
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Just in case anyone is wondering how accurate this is... (TLDR: yep,🎯)
I asked Google "is it correct to say that SARS-CoV-2 is a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?"
Here's the answer it gave 👇
I asked Google "is it correct to say that SARS-CoV-2 is a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?"
Here's the answer it gave 👇
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Just in case anyone is wondering how accurate this is... (TLDR: yep,🎯)
I asked Google "is it correct to say that SARS-CoV-2 is a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?"
Here's the answer it gave 👇
I asked Google "is it correct to say that SARS-CoV-2 is a vasculopathic, neuroinvasive biohazard?"
Here's the answer it gave 👇
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Canada is showing global leadership in preventing airborne virus transmission with the CSA's new draft standard for respirator use (especially in healthcare) 🎉
theconversation.com/the-csas-rev...
theconversation.com/the-csas-rev...
The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
New draft standards for respirator use recognize the importance of protecting workers and patients in health-care settings, where there is a higher risk of pathogen exposure
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Canada is showing global leadership in preventing airborne virus transmission with the CSA's new draft standard for respirator use (especially in healthcare) 🎉
theconversation.com/the-csas-rev...
theconversation.com/the-csas-rev...
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I paid my rent on time every month. I was a clean and quiet tenant, and I was kind to my neighbours. I was renovicted by my landlord so that he could charge a lot more for my unit. I didn’t know my rights at the time and I wish I had. Ford wants to make it easier to make people homeless.
Every tenant in Ontario will be at risk of losing their home if Premier Doug Ford’s government follows through on its latest housing plan, advocates are warning.
Ford Government Bill Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario
Tenant groups are ringing the alarm over changes that could dramatically increase the price of rent and drive people out of their homes. But the proposed legislation, endorsed by the landlord lobby…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I paid my rent on time every month. I was a clean and quiet tenant, and I was kind to my neighbours. I was renovicted by my landlord so that he could charge a lot more for my unit. I didn’t know my rights at the time and I wish I had. Ford wants to make it easier to make people homeless.
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I have just written a science-fiction story in which the main character has the ability to create circular kilometer-wide "cities". Today I discovered Nördlingen. However, this German city was built in a meteor crater, not by alien technology! 📚🪐 #BookSky
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I have just written a science-fiction story in which the main character has the ability to create circular kilometer-wide "cities". Today I discovered Nördlingen. However, this German city was built in a meteor crater, not by alien technology! 📚🪐 #BookSky
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
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I wrote this story for a prompt by The Kraken Lore on Medium. It is the kind of fantasy that helps me sleep at night.
In a good way!
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
In a good way!
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
The Emissary
Would you want to save the world?
medium.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I wrote this story for a prompt by The Kraken Lore on Medium. It is the kind of fantasy that helps me sleep at night.
In a good way!
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
In a good way!
medium.com/the-kraken-l...
If you saw this chap, and you knew he had a story, would you be interested in knowing what that story was?
October 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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excellent news:
ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...
ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...
Policy Win: Health Canada Releases New IAQ Guidance
Health Canada announces new IAQ guidance, providing essential insights for improving indoor air quality and safety in buildings.
ospe.on.ca
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
excellent news:
ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...
ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol...
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44 years after I last excavated in Anglo-Saxon Southampton (fondly known as "Hamwee,"or actually Hamwih, to its excavators), I have been asked to catalogue some English early mediaeval pottery. A reward for a career studying the vibrantly colourful pottery of the medieval Middle East! #MedievalSky
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
44 years after I last excavated in Anglo-Saxon Southampton (fondly known as "Hamwee,"or actually Hamwih, to its excavators), I have been asked to catalogue some English early mediaeval pottery. A reward for a career studying the vibrantly colourful pottery of the medieval Middle East! #MedievalSky
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No.
Our mask requirement is not "virtue signalling".
It's protecting a) the cancer patient and b) the child who is still too small to wear a mask.
And also--and I can't emphasize this strongly enough--you.
Our mask requirement is not "virtue signalling".
It's protecting a) the cancer patient and b) the child who is still too small to wear a mask.
And also--and I can't emphasize this strongly enough--you.
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
No.
Our mask requirement is not "virtue signalling".
It's protecting a) the cancer patient and b) the child who is still too small to wear a mask.
And also--and I can't emphasize this strongly enough--you.
Our mask requirement is not "virtue signalling".
It's protecting a) the cancer patient and b) the child who is still too small to wear a mask.
And also--and I can't emphasize this strongly enough--you.
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025
SEVERE: NL, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: NL, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025
SEVERE: NL, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: NL, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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I have a new short-story published by the Krakenlore on Medium today. It is a pleasant little read, I would say.
thekrakenlore.com/the-hungry-q...
thekrakenlore.com/the-hungry-q...
The Hungry Queen
A Failure in Royal Courtesy
thekrakenlore.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I have a new short-story published by the Krakenlore on Medium today. It is a pleasant little read, I would say.
thekrakenlore.com/the-hungry-q...
thekrakenlore.com/the-hungry-q...
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Reposted by Dr Kay Sunahara
With September 30 marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN News looks at how many of the 94 Calls to Action have been answered since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its final report in 2015.
How many of the TRC’s Calls to Action have been answered? | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
With September 30 marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN News looks at how many of the 94 Calls to Action have been answered since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its final report in 2015.
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Son and grandson of residential school survivors.
Both of my parents attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School where the 215 were rediscovered.
Both of my parents attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School where the 215 were rediscovered.
September 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Son and grandson of residential school survivors.
Both of my parents attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School where the 215 were rediscovered.
Both of my parents attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School where the 215 were rediscovered.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
CANADA
HIGH [increasing]
About 1 of every 60 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 5.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 7.5 x higher
CANADA
HIGH [increasing]
About 1 of every 60 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 5.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 7.5 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada.
Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change]
Canada’s COVID INDEX SCORE is 7.5
About 1 of every 60 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 628,250-983,000
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 5.8X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.7X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 9.2X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 7.5X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
"UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks"
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreignxatuszco73e5uhs6ptxykne5r3yldx3ifcvgfdwsyjmffwwnxq@jpeg)
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
CANADA
HIGH [increasing]
About 1 of every 60 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 5.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 7.5 x higher
CANADA
HIGH [increasing]
About 1 of every 60 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 5.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 7.5 x higher
Reposted by Dr Kay Sunahara
Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.
Reposted by Dr Kay Sunahara
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
September 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Well, I am gone from Academia_dot_edu. It will take some time for me to reassemble a profile, probably on hcommons.org but damn those updated academia TOS are unacceptable. Thanks to all on Bsky for making me aware of them!
Knowledge Commons – Open access, open source, open to all
hcommons.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Well, I am gone from Academia_dot_edu. It will take some time for me to reassemble a profile, probably on hcommons.org but damn those updated academia TOS are unacceptable. Thanks to all on Bsky for making me aware of them!
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#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit.
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
1🧵
#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
1🧵
#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
September 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit.
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
1🧵
#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
1🧵
#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
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Well, I guess I’m spending part of my day deleting my Academia account and migrating stuff to hcommons 😮💨
I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
September 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Well, I guess I’m spending part of my day deleting my Academia account and migrating stuff to hcommons 😮💨
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Back to School savings are almost gone! 🏃♂️💨 Beat the clock & grab your favourite items on sale before time runs out! ⏳
🛒 buymask.ca/collections/back-to-school
🛒 buymask.ca/collections/back-to-school
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Back to School savings are almost gone! 🏃♂️💨 Beat the clock & grab your favourite items on sale before time runs out! ⏳
🛒 buymask.ca/collections/back-to-school
🛒 buymask.ca/collections/back-to-school
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For all the people out there waving the Cross of St. George, you should know that St. George of Lydda was a Palestinian, and is widely revered in the Middle East by all faiths.
September 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
For all the people out there waving the Cross of St. George, you should know that St. George of Lydda was a Palestinian, and is widely revered in the Middle East by all faiths.
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What new colour of KN95 would you like to see us carry?
Navy Blue
Light Blue
Wine
Other
Please reply in the comments!
Navy Blue
Light Blue
Wine
Other
Please reply in the comments!
September 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What new colour of KN95 would you like to see us carry?
Navy Blue
Light Blue
Wine
Other
Please reply in the comments!
Navy Blue
Light Blue
Wine
Other
Please reply in the comments!