Kerry McManus 🍁
@kerrymc.bsky.social
Teacher. Citizen.
Indoor air quality matters. Harm reduction improves lives.
Indoor air quality matters. Harm reduction improves lives.
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“Remember: vaccination, ventilation, air filtration, well-fitting N95 masks, and avoiding high risk exposure (e.g., indoor crowds in poorly ventilated spaces) protect against the new COVID variants." www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
COVID-19 XFG: What to know about the new variant
More than five years on from the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, another new strain of the virus has become the most prevalent in Canada, bringing new symptoms with it.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Remember: vaccination, ventilation, air filtration, well-fitting N95 masks, and avoiding high risk exposure (e.g., indoor crowds in poorly ventilated spaces) protect against the new COVID variants." www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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School starts tomorrow for many. Approximately 1 in 74 people in Ontario currently has COVID. If those were the odds for a lottery, I’d be buying several tickets, but this isn’t a lottery worth winning.
Masks work, insist on open windows & filtering the air/HEPAs.
Masks work, insist on open windows & filtering the air/HEPAs.
September 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
School starts tomorrow for many. Approximately 1 in 74 people in Ontario currently has COVID. If those were the odds for a lottery, I’d be buying several tickets, but this isn’t a lottery worth winning.
Masks work, insist on open windows & filtering the air/HEPAs.
Masks work, insist on open windows & filtering the air/HEPAs.
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If you’re sick right now, please test for Covid. Stay home if it’s at all possible, and wear a mask. Ideally an N95.
It’s not over. It was never over.
No one is coming to save us so we must save each other.
One of the best ways to do that is to commit to breaking chains of transmission!
It’s not over. It was never over.
No one is coming to save us so we must save each other.
One of the best ways to do that is to commit to breaking chains of transmission!
August 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If you’re sick right now, please test for Covid. Stay home if it’s at all possible, and wear a mask. Ideally an N95.
It’s not over. It was never over.
No one is coming to save us so we must save each other.
One of the best ways to do that is to commit to breaking chains of transmission!
It’s not over. It was never over.
No one is coming to save us so we must save each other.
One of the best ways to do that is to commit to breaking chains of transmission!
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For the rest of my professional life, I will never forget how you all failed Gaza journalists who fought a genocide, an ecocide, the fifth stage of hunger, the murder of their family members and colleagues to tell the truth .
Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.
Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City
Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.
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August 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
For the rest of my professional life, I will never forget how you all failed Gaza journalists who fought a genocide, an ecocide, the fifth stage of hunger, the murder of their family members and colleagues to tell the truth .
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It's a paper from last year, but it still pains me to think that we could have achieved elimination without resorting to lockdown, simply by implementing universal respirator usage alone. Not masks, respirators. It's still not too late.
August 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It's a paper from last year, but it still pains me to think that we could have achieved elimination without resorting to lockdown, simply by implementing universal respirator usage alone. Not masks, respirators. It's still not too late.
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Three stories in poor air quality and wildfires on the 8am CBC news.
No mention of N95s. No mention of air cleaners.
Climate change is real. But nobody wants to talk about solutions or mitigations.
No mention of N95s. No mention of air cleaners.
Climate change is real. But nobody wants to talk about solutions or mitigations.
August 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Three stories in poor air quality and wildfires on the 8am CBC news.
No mention of N95s. No mention of air cleaners.
Climate change is real. But nobody wants to talk about solutions or mitigations.
No mention of N95s. No mention of air cleaners.
Climate change is real. But nobody wants to talk about solutions or mitigations.
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CO2 monitors have become popular tools people can use to estimate their indoor air quality.
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
August 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
CO2 monitors have become popular tools people can use to estimate their indoor air quality.
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
A new study was recently published that looks into how we can use them to optimise occupancy thresholds and identify problem locations.
Actual practical science!!!
A thread
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"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
August 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
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Disabled people have been screaming about fascism for years.
We screamed when the government rushed “back to normal” with respect to Covid & said we would be left by the wayside.
We screamed about mask bans.
We pointed out that pandemics historically lead to fascism 🧵
We screamed when the government rushed “back to normal” with respect to Covid & said we would be left by the wayside.
We screamed about mask bans.
We pointed out that pandemics historically lead to fascism 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Disabled people have been screaming about fascism for years.
We screamed when the government rushed “back to normal” with respect to Covid & said we would be left by the wayside.
We screamed about mask bans.
We pointed out that pandemics historically lead to fascism 🧵
We screamed when the government rushed “back to normal” with respect to Covid & said we would be left by the wayside.
We screamed about mask bans.
We pointed out that pandemics historically lead to fascism 🧵
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I know @drvivians.bsky.social and I have been saying this since the first day wave killed more than 3,000 people in LTC homes. We need to do something. 🙏
We should have a memorial day for COVID. It is horrific that we as a society have done virtually nothing to remember the millions who have died. Rushing to forget what happened also makes it much more likely that we will continue to repeat our deadly mistakes.
May 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I know @drvivians.bsky.social and I have been saying this since the first day wave killed more than 3,000 people in LTC homes. We need to do something. 🙏
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DYK: We ship about 7 packages of masks to requesters (for free!) every day? Yes, even weekends! That's 50 packages a week, or...well, A LOT of packages each year. 📦 😷
You can support us by donating here: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
Every bit counts!
#COVIDisntOVER #MaskUp #YallMasking
You can support us by donating here: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
Every bit counts!
#COVIDisntOVER #MaskUp #YallMasking
May 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
DYK: We ship about 7 packages of masks to requesters (for free!) every day? Yes, even weekends! That's 50 packages a week, or...well, A LOT of packages each year. 📦 😷
You can support us by donating here: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
Every bit counts!
#COVIDisntOVER #MaskUp #YallMasking
You can support us by donating here: donatemask.ca/fundraiser
Every bit counts!
#COVIDisntOVER #MaskUp #YallMasking
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Meiselas: A lot of marginalized communities see fair-weather supporters—people who are with them when it seems cool, and then abandon them when the seasons change. I think that’s bullshit.
I think you’ve got to stand with people and be who you are.
I think you’ve got to stand with people and be who you are.
May 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Meiselas: A lot of marginalized communities see fair-weather supporters—people who are with them when it seems cool, and then abandon them when the seasons change. I think that’s bullshit.
I think you’ve got to stand with people and be who you are.
I think you’ve got to stand with people and be who you are.
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🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
April 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
April 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
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Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), 1936-2025.
Much will be said by many more knowledgeable than I about his papacy and its historical significance.
I'll only say that he seemed to me a very decent man in an age of indecency.
May his memory be a blessing.
Much will be said by many more knowledgeable than I about his papacy and its historical significance.
I'll only say that he seemed to me a very decent man in an age of indecency.
May his memory be a blessing.
April 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), 1936-2025.
Much will be said by many more knowledgeable than I about his papacy and its historical significance.
I'll only say that he seemed to me a very decent man in an age of indecency.
May his memory be a blessing.
Much will be said by many more knowledgeable than I about his papacy and its historical significance.
I'll only say that he seemed to me a very decent man in an age of indecency.
May his memory be a blessing.
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Harvard has some of the best scientists inventing new ways to early detect and cure cancer. But Trump’s ICE locks them in a detention center— for 2 months!
April 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Harvard has some of the best scientists inventing new ways to early detect and cure cancer. But Trump’s ICE locks them in a detention center— for 2 months!
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Chances that there were only two seem pretty low.
April 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chances that there were only two seem pretty low.
An insightful conversation.
Canada’s Role in a Shifting Global Order — with Mark Carney | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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April 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
An insightful conversation.
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Elections Canada says they estimate that 2 million people voted on Friday, a new record
April 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Elections Canada says they estimate that 2 million people voted on Friday, a new record
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"Sixty-nine people have required hospitalization – that’s eight more than last week – including four in intensive care.
Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants, children and adolescents in southwestern Ontario."
#OnHealth
Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants, children and adolescents in southwestern Ontario."
#OnHealth
Measles has spread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October. globalnews.ca/news/1113741...
More than 100 new measles cases reported in Ontario as total reaches 925 | Globalnews.ca
Measles has spread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October.
globalnews.ca
April 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"Sixty-nine people have required hospitalization – that’s eight more than last week – including four in intensive care.
Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants, children and adolescents in southwestern Ontario."
#OnHealth
Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants, children and adolescents in southwestern Ontario."
#OnHealth
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You’re not “too sensitive.”
You’re adapting in a world that keeps asking you to numb out.
To forget.
To pretend the air doesn’t matter and science is just a vibe.
You’re adapting in a world that keeps asking you to numb out.
To forget.
To pretend the air doesn’t matter and science is just a vibe.
April 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You’re not “too sensitive.”
You’re adapting in a world that keeps asking you to numb out.
To forget.
To pretend the air doesn’t matter and science is just a vibe.
You’re adapting in a world that keeps asking you to numb out.
To forget.
To pretend the air doesn’t matter and science is just a vibe.