Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (health break).
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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)
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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It's upsetting when New York Post is a more accurate source of health news than many public health orgs
nypost.com/2026/02/10/h...
nypost.com/2026/02/10/h...
Long COVID may be triggering Alzheimer’s-like changes in the brain: new study
Over 20 million Americans are believed to have long COVID, suffering symptoms such as severe fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, dizziness and muscle pain.
nypost.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM
It's upsetting when New York Post is a more accurate source of health news than many public health orgs
nypost.com/2026/02/10/h...
nypost.com/2026/02/10/h...
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The BCCDC is surveying the public on our experience of the wastewater dashboard. Even though they've left hardly any room for suggestions, it is still an opportunity to voice our discontent w/ the state of wastewater surveillance in "BC", so please use it. ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The BCCDC is surveying the public on our experience of the wastewater dashboard. Even though they've left hardly any room for suggestions, it is still an opportunity to voice our discontent w/ the state of wastewater surveillance in "BC", so please use it. ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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AND MAHA was enabled by official public health, id docs, pediatricians. 🇨🇦 ians will identify with:
1. People Die With COVID, Not of COVID
2. Only Sick Kids Die [underlying conditions]
3. It’s All Going Away [Bonnie's Hug Day]
6. Infections Are Beneficial [Hybrid immunity™️, immunity 'debt']
1. People Die With COVID, Not of COVID
2. Only Sick Kids Die [underlying conditions]
3. It’s All Going Away [Bonnie's Hug Day]
6. Infections Are Beneficial [Hybrid immunity™️, immunity 'debt']
February 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
AND MAHA was enabled by official public health, id docs, pediatricians. 🇨🇦 ians will identify with:
1. People Die With COVID, Not of COVID
2. Only Sick Kids Die [underlying conditions]
3. It’s All Going Away [Bonnie's Hug Day]
6. Infections Are Beneficial [Hybrid immunity™️, immunity 'debt']
1. People Die With COVID, Not of COVID
2. Only Sick Kids Die [underlying conditions]
3. It’s All Going Away [Bonnie's Hug Day]
6. Infections Are Beneficial [Hybrid immunity™️, immunity 'debt']
The BCNDP doesn't care about casualties. Source: the past 7 years.
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The BCNDP doesn't care about casualties. Source: the past 7 years.
No problem. Sorry for having neglected social media for the past few months. Health issues + burnout.
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 AM
No problem. Sorry for having neglected social media for the past few months. Health issues + burnout.
BCCDC is now recommending hand-washing for the prevention of measles, a notoriously airborne virus. Screenshots from @dragginfly.bsky.social on Twitter.
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
BCCDC is now recommending hand-washing for the prevention of measles, a notoriously airborne virus. Screenshots from @dragginfly.bsky.social on Twitter.
Do you have a keychain with the logo of a banned newspaper on it? Arrested!
Normal and cool!
Normal and cool!
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Do you have a keychain with the logo of a banned newspaper on it? Arrested!
Normal and cool!
Normal and cool!
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editor-in-chief Lai Wai Kwong, executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung and editorial writer Fung Wai-kong all received 10 year jail terms.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
hongkongfp.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
editor-in-chief Lai Wai Kwong, executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung and editorial writer Fung Wai-kong all received 10 year jail terms.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
Two former activists linked to international lobby group Stand with Hong Kong, who testified against Lai for a lighter sentence were also jailed.
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Six former Apple Daily executives were also sentenced. Publisher Cheung Kim hung received six years and nine months behind bars, associated publisher Chan Pui-man got seven years, and editorial writer Yeung Ching-kee was sentenced to seven years and three months.
Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
hongkongfp.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Six former Apple Daily executives were also sentenced. Publisher Cheung Kim hung received six years and nine months behind bars, associated publisher Chan Pui-man got seven years, and editorial writer Yeung Ching-kee was sentenced to seven years and three months.
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Chan Tsz-wah got six years and three months behind bars, whilst Andy Li received seven years and three months. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/b... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/b... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Chan Tsz-wah got six years and three months behind bars, whilst Andy Li received seven years and three months. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/b... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/b... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Oh OK so they're going to let the poor guy die in jail for having had press freedom.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction. In full: buff.ly/6FeYWmm
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to [years] in jail following his conviction of foreign collusion and sedition charges.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for XX years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Oh OK so they're going to let the poor guy die in jail for having had press freedom.
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Advocacy opportunity 📣 BCCDC is assessing BC’s wastewater surveillance program. Survey here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Wastewater testing is an “early warning system” to monitor community illness levels, including surges & new variants. It’s a crucial tool for pandemic preparedness.
Wastewater testing is an “early warning system” to monitor community illness levels, including surges & new variants. It’s a crucial tool for pandemic preparedness.
BCCDC Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard Evaluation Survey
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is evaluating the provincial wastewater surveillance program. The survey will be used to understand how the BCCDC Wastewater Surveillance Dashbo...
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Advocacy opportunity 📣 BCCDC is assessing BC’s wastewater surveillance program. Survey here: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Wastewater testing is an “early warning system” to monitor community illness levels, including surges & new variants. It’s a crucial tool for pandemic preparedness.
Wastewater testing is an “early warning system” to monitor community illness levels, including surges & new variants. It’s a crucial tool for pandemic preparedness.
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"In a high HIV prevalence country, approximately 70% of children with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test were hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment; almost 70% of these children were severely ill."
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Severe, primary, and incidental COVID-19 in hospitalised children, South Africa: 2020–2023
Knowledge gaps persist regarding paediatric COVID-19 clinical presentation, treatment and outcomes in high HIV prevalence settings, with low COVID-19 vaccine coverage. An ambi-directional cohort study was conducted in 13 South African public sector ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"In a high HIV prevalence country, approximately 70% of children with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test were hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment; almost 70% of these children were severely ill."
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7133 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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Clinical data (like no. of hospitalizations & deaths) are lagging indicators, making wastewater essential. Unfortunately, BC drastically cut their testing program in Sept 2025 - they stopped testing 4 treatment plants, and reduced sampling to once a week & sequencing to once every 2 weeks.
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Clinical data (like no. of hospitalizations & deaths) are lagging indicators, making wastewater essential. Unfortunately, BC drastically cut their testing program in Sept 2025 - they stopped testing 4 treatment plants, and reduced sampling to once a week & sequencing to once every 2 weeks.
Accountability? Never heard of it!
The independent review committee investigating the deadly Tai Po fire has announced that no recording or filming will be allowed at the upcoming first public session, adding that security checks are required for all attendees. In full: buff.ly/AmMpHQO
HK fire review committee to ban recording, filming at first public meeting
The independent review committee investigating the deadly Tai Po fire has announced that no recording or filming will be allowed at the upcoming first public session, adding that security checks are required...
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Accountability? Never heard of it!
Feel free to copy and paste:
Restore thrice-a-week wastewater sampling. Expand the number of WWTPs under surveillance beyond the original 12. Represent every week of wastewater data in the lineage abundance graph and graph influenza as well as SARS-CoV-2 lineages.
Restore thrice-a-week wastewater sampling. Expand the number of WWTPs under surveillance beyond the original 12. Represent every week of wastewater data in the lineage abundance graph and graph influenza as well as SARS-CoV-2 lineages.
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Feel free to copy and paste:
Restore thrice-a-week wastewater sampling. Expand the number of WWTPs under surveillance beyond the original 12. Represent every week of wastewater data in the lineage abundance graph and graph influenza as well as SARS-CoV-2 lineages.
Restore thrice-a-week wastewater sampling. Expand the number of WWTPs under surveillance beyond the original 12. Represent every week of wastewater data in the lineage abundance graph and graph influenza as well as SARS-CoV-2 lineages.
I've already outlined the significance of wastewater surveillance for monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future threats in this thread: bsky.app/profile/ratn...
3 days later on September 18, it was announced on the wastewater surveillance dashboard that the number of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) under surveillance would be reduced to 8 (from 12), and samples would only be collected once a week (from thrice a week). 38/?
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Same Vancouver Sun header from September 15, with the following from the BCCDC’s wastewater surveillance dashboard below:
Report updated on September 18, 2025. [...]
The wastewater surveillance program has implemented some new changes starting September 11, 2025:
1) The number of wastewater treatment plants tested has been changed to eight province wide, as opposed to previously twelve wastewater treatment plants.
2) There will now be one sample collected per wastewater treatment plant per week, as opposed to previously three samples per treatment plant per week.
3) Sequencing of wastewater samples will change from weekly to every two weeks.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dy4l7kqcar73iaezbjxzwiui/bafkreib6yxc7fex4ajkjfjblsza7iiyvjgpviu5jv4xuk6ralp3bfyylta@jpeg)
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I've already outlined the significance of wastewater surveillance for monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future threats in this thread: bsky.app/profile/ratn...
The BCCDC is surveying the public on our experience of the wastewater dashboard. Even though they've left hardly any room for suggestions, it is still an opportunity to voice our discontent w/ the state of wastewater surveillance in "BC", so please use it. ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The BCCDC is surveying the public on our experience of the wastewater dashboard. Even though they've left hardly any room for suggestions, it is still an opportunity to voice our discontent w/ the state of wastewater surveillance in "BC", so please use it. ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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BC CDC survey re: its wastewater dashboard
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@chantzy.bsky.social @ratnegative.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social @young.me
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@chantzy.bsky.social @ratnegative.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social @young.me
BCCDC Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard Evaluation Survey
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is evaluating the provincial wastewater surveillance program. The survey will be used to understand how the BCCDC Wastewater Surveillance Dashbo...
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
BC CDC survey re: its wastewater dashboard
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@chantzy.bsky.social @ratnegative.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social @young.me
ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@chantzy.bsky.social @ratnegative.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social @young.me
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Now more than ever we need people to mask up to help resist fascism.
It’s much easier to resist when you have your health.
Masking protects your health & the health of others.
It shows those in power that you refuse to leave vulnerable people behind.
It keeps the resistance inclusive!
It’s much easier to resist when you have your health.
Masking protects your health & the health of others.
It shows those in power that you refuse to leave vulnerable people behind.
It keeps the resistance inclusive!
January 28, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Now more than ever we need people to mask up to help resist fascism.
It’s much easier to resist when you have your health.
Masking protects your health & the health of others.
It shows those in power that you refuse to leave vulnerable people behind.
It keeps the resistance inclusive!
It’s much easier to resist when you have your health.
Masking protects your health & the health of others.
It shows those in power that you refuse to leave vulnerable people behind.
It keeps the resistance inclusive!
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Open Letter to the Anti Imperialist Left |
If you genuinely oppose genocide, authoritarianism, and oppression in all their forms, abandon the childish comfort of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That slogan amounts to abdication. #IranMassacre
If you genuinely oppose genocide, authoritarianism, and oppression in all their forms, abandon the childish comfort of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That slogan amounts to abdication. #IranMassacre
Open Letter to the Anti Imperialist Left - TripleAmpersand Journal (&&&)
To those on the Left who speak fluently of genocide, apartheid, and colonial domination, this letter is addressed to you. There is a spectacle unfolding within segments of the self-proclaimed radical ...
tripleampersand.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Open Letter to the Anti Imperialist Left |
If you genuinely oppose genocide, authoritarianism, and oppression in all their forms, abandon the childish comfort of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That slogan amounts to abdication. #IranMassacre
If you genuinely oppose genocide, authoritarianism, and oppression in all their forms, abandon the childish comfort of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That slogan amounts to abdication. #IranMassacre