Merv13
@cleanairman.bsky.social
Say no to airborne infections
Wear a respirator
Clean the air
Wear a respirator
Clean the air
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How has the media contributed to manufacturing consent for COVID to be “over” (and the decline of public health in general)? New episode ft. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social and @wanderingkayli.bsky.social as well as some comments from former COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
In the editing room! 🎙️ Bad Press: how the media manufactures consent in the era of COVID. Public health is often in the news but it’s not always covered well. Power influences the narratives we hear from outlets and journalists. Coming soon w/ Julia Doubleday + Kayli Jamieson. Don’t miss it! 🩷💚💀
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How has the media contributed to manufacturing consent for COVID to be “over” (and the decline of public health in general)? New episode ft. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social and @wanderingkayli.bsky.social as well as some comments from former COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
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Seems fine, mild even?
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seems fine, mild even?
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
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Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard requiring N95s in healthcare—and your voice can help make it happen.
August 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard requiring N95s in healthcare—and your voice can help make it happen.
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There’s so much to be said about how cynical, how bloviating, how utterly beyond the pale this is, but the thing coming up for me most is the audacity to put such conditions on a symbolic gesture that actually does nothing to address the immediate mass starvation and genocide of an entire people.
🚨Here’s Mark Carney just now, announcing Canada’s (conditional) intent to recognize a Palestinian state in September:
July 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
There’s so much to be said about how cynical, how bloviating, how utterly beyond the pale this is, but the thing coming up for me most is the audacity to put such conditions on a symbolic gesture that actually does nothing to address the immediate mass starvation and genocide of an entire people.
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A new bombshell report just dropped that exposes hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel.
I reached out to the government about this...and their response suggested either further obfuscation or that they're uninformed about weapons exports during a genocide.
Here's what happened:
I reached out to the government about this...and their response suggested either further obfuscation or that they're uninformed about weapons exports during a genocide.
Here's what happened:
July 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A new bombshell report just dropped that exposes hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel.
I reached out to the government about this...and their response suggested either further obfuscation or that they're uninformed about weapons exports during a genocide.
Here's what happened:
I reached out to the government about this...and their response suggested either further obfuscation or that they're uninformed about weapons exports during a genocide.
Here's what happened:
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NEW from the Canadian government on the genocide in Gaza! It's......more words.
Not even on our own, because GOD FORBID. It's a joint statement with several other nations:
"The war in Gaza must end now."
Still calling it a "war," huh?
Not even on our own, because GOD FORBID. It's a joint statement with several other nations:
"The war in Gaza must end now."
Still calling it a "war," huh?
July 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
NEW from the Canadian government on the genocide in Gaza! It's......more words.
Not even on our own, because GOD FORBID. It's a joint statement with several other nations:
"The war in Gaza must end now."
Still calling it a "war," huh?
Not even on our own, because GOD FORBID. It's a joint statement with several other nations:
"The war in Gaza must end now."
Still calling it a "war," huh?
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NEW: Long COVID experts are concerned about Canada's new guidelines for "Post-COVID Condition", stating that some recommendations, like exercise, could harm people with the disease. @spichaksimon.bsky.social dives into the guidelines and the how they were created:
thesicktimes.org/2025/07/08/e...
thesicktimes.org/2025/07/08/e...
Experts call new Canadian Long COVID guidelines “contradictory” and “deeply concerning” - The Sick Times
The guidelines recommend exercise and therapy as Long COVID treatments. Despite his attempts, Paul Garner had no influence on the process.
thesicktimes.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: Long COVID experts are concerned about Canada's new guidelines for "Post-COVID Condition", stating that some recommendations, like exercise, could harm people with the disease. @spichaksimon.bsky.social dives into the guidelines and the how they were created:
thesicktimes.org/2025/07/08/e...
thesicktimes.org/2025/07/08/e...
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Special episode dropping soon: “But my therapist said”— 3 mental health professionals chat about the importance of being informed about COVID as a practitioner & how “COVID anxiety” is a tool used to dismiss legitimate concerns about a damaging virus
www.publichealthisdead.com/episodes/spe...
www.publichealthisdead.com/episodes/spe...
SPECIAL: “But my therapist said…” COVID-Informed Therapists Chat — Public Health is Dead
Three mental health professionals speak on collective care and the importance of being informed about COVID as a practitioner.
www.publichealthisdead.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Special episode dropping soon: “But my therapist said”— 3 mental health professionals chat about the importance of being informed about COVID as a practitioner & how “COVID anxiety” is a tool used to dismiss legitimate concerns about a damaging virus
www.publichealthisdead.com/episodes/spe...
www.publichealthisdead.com/episodes/spe...
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After abandoning every mitigation and infecting kids repeatedly, our media wants to know: why do so many children have Long COVID?
My latest looks at the newest research, the comforting lies that just won't die, and how we got here:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
My latest looks at the newest research, the comforting lies that just won't die, and how we got here:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health
www.thegauntlet.news
June 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
After abandoning every mitigation and infecting kids repeatedly, our media wants to know: why do so many children have Long COVID?
My latest looks at the newest research, the comforting lies that just won't die, and how we got here:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
My latest looks at the newest research, the comforting lies that just won't die, and how we got here:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
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I had extremely low expectations for Carney since the beginning, but he’s quickly managed to be worse than I could have imagined.
June 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I had extremely low expectations for Carney since the beginning, but he’s quickly managed to be worse than I could have imagined.
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As NB.1.8.1 spreads, there’s only one thing spreading faster: misinformation. Here, I run down 5 of the most common errors I see circulating about COVID and encourage people to integrate airborne disease mitigation into their lives holistically.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/common-mis...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/common-mis...
Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads
Media has the public talking about the "razor blade" COVID variant, but years of inaccurate public health messaging have taken their toll
www.thegauntlet.news
June 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
As NB.1.8.1 spreads, there’s only one thing spreading faster: misinformation. Here, I run down 5 of the most common errors I see circulating about COVID and encourage people to integrate airborne disease mitigation into their lives holistically.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/common-mis...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/common-mis...
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A few days ago, I personally emailed Canada’s foreign affairs department to seek comment about the government’s response to the genocide in Gaza.
They responded.
Here's what they said:
They responded.
Here's what they said:
June 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A few days ago, I personally emailed Canada’s foreign affairs department to seek comment about the government’s response to the genocide in Gaza.
They responded.
Here's what they said:
They responded.
Here's what they said:
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Imagine if every Ontario school and bus had air quality monitors, N95s, and air cleaners.
We’d have real-time data to inform timely decisions on using masking and air filtration to protect kids’ health when the air is bad, AND to mitigate airborne infectious diseases!
#Wildfire #Smoke #OntEd
We’d have real-time data to inform timely decisions on using masking and air filtration to protect kids’ health when the air is bad, AND to mitigate airborne infectious diseases!
#Wildfire #Smoke #OntEd
Guidance for Cleaner Air Spaces during Wildfire Smoke Events - Canada.ca
Guidance document includes detailed guidance. a simplified checklist, and advice to local jurisdictions that are creating and/or managing community-based cleaner air spaces for wildfire smoke events.
www.canada.ca
June 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Canada exported $18.9 million of military goods to Israel in 2024, despite the Liberal government's "pause" on new export permits. Don't stay silent.
Canada is arming a genocide.
www.international.gc.ca/transparency...
Canada is arming a genocide.
www.international.gc.ca/transparency...
Annual Report on Strategic Goods and Technologies Pursuant to Section 27 of the Export and Import Permits Act - 2024
www.international.gc.ca
June 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Canada exported $18.9 million of military goods to Israel in 2024, despite the Liberal government's "pause" on new export permits. Don't stay silent.
Canada is arming a genocide.
www.international.gc.ca/transparency...
Canada is arming a genocide.
www.international.gc.ca/transparency...
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Read this horrifying testimony from Israel's massacre of people just trying to get food:
June 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Read this horrifying testimony from Israel's massacre of people just trying to get food:
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We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
![[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter]
النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه.
Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza
The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza.
These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform.
Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreifkdvretowrpktkbdr3uq4abhyqv5v5ngzbrmrvkjotzthx7xatay@jpeg)
![End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community.
We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard.
We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future.
We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community.
[To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreiafdk7hh2kurcncuymod3iftzk3jp35icckd4lvicash3zvkdoq5y@jpeg)
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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If any company is even thinking about banning masks for their employees, here's what I have to say about that. Putting this one in front of the paywall: www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/n95-masks-...
N95 Masks Will Save Your Life. Wear Them.
End of story.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If any company is even thinking about banning masks for their employees, here's what I have to say about that. Putting this one in front of the paywall: www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/n95-masks-...
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179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
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I wrote about one year of living with Long COVID, about the misery, the uncertainty, the fear, the abandonment, about being trapped in a one bedroom apartment, about being saved by writing, by art, and by love. Unlocked for the first time this week ❤️
www.thegauntlet.news/p/my-year-of...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/my-year-of...
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
It's been a year since I contracted COVID-19 and developed Long COVID. I've had to face my worst fears, but I'm still here.
www.thegauntlet.news
April 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I wrote about one year of living with Long COVID, about the misery, the uncertainty, the fear, the abandonment, about being trapped in a one bedroom apartment, about being saved by writing, by art, and by love. Unlocked for the first time this week ❤️
www.thegauntlet.news/p/my-year-of...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/my-year-of...
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Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
April 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.