Kevin Ball
@stairway-to-kevin.bsky.social
normalize not normalizing the new normal
the pandemic is now
hypermaskuline energy since 2020
i pity the fools but i do not suffer them Ⓥ 🇨🇦
the pandemic is now
hypermaskuline energy since 2020
i pity the fools but i do not suffer them Ⓥ 🇨🇦
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Kevin Ball
@stairway-to-kevin.bsky.social
· Nov 24
New research shows younger and middle-aged adults have worse long COVID symptoms than older adults
New study from Northwestern Medicine finds symptoms occurred regardless of mild or severe COVID-19 infection
news.nm.org
1/ if you truly believe in #consent you’re wearing an n95 in public indoor and crowded spaces. no one—especially those more vulnerable than you—is consenting to breathing in your COVID air, which can disable them or, yes, kill them. you may feel it’s 100% fine. it’s not.
news.nm.org/new-research...
news.nm.org/new-research...
would be cool if they would specify respirators over ☠️#️⃣⚡️👹‼️ medical masks! (pardon my french)
France: "Wearing a mask is once again mandatory in Paris hospitals"
"Faced with a rapid rise in respiratory infections, several hospitals in the Île-de-France region have decided to reinstate mandatory mask-wearing for healthcare workers, visitors, and patients over the age of 6."
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"Faced with a rapid rise in respiratory infections, several hospitals in the Île-de-France region have decided to reinstate mandatory mask-wearing for healthcare workers, visitors, and patients over the age of 6."
archive.li/ZeKtJ
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
would be cool if they would specify respirators over ☠️#️⃣⚡️👹‼️ medical masks! (pardon my french)
bogoch: “…i think it's pretty safe to say that the vast majority of transmission falls toward the droplet end of the spectrum."
it was literally the opposite of “pretty safe to say”.
infuriating.
it was literally the opposite of “pretty safe to say”.
infuriating.
When we finally get rid of the dead weight and bring in competent leadership and structures that are fit for purpose, public health and infection control of the 2020s will be chiefly remembered for never having missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
A reminder to reporters: be thoughtful about the voices you trust, and the conflicts of interest they hold.
You can't rely on the judgment or motives of someone who participated in a very big mistake that killed a lot of people to tell you how bad the consequences are later.
Journalism 101.
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You can't rely on the judgment or motives of someone who participated in a very big mistake that killed a lot of people to tell you how bad the consequences are later.
Journalism 101.
🤨
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
bogoch: “…i think it's pretty safe to say that the vast majority of transmission falls toward the droplet end of the spectrum."
it was literally the opposite of “pretty safe to say”.
infuriating.
it was literally the opposite of “pretty safe to say”.
infuriating.
now that that 🇨🇦 has officially lost its measles elimination status, it’s worth giving this discussion from september a listen about how legacy media muddles the message on vaccines—even as it tries to emphasize their importance in the fight against airborne disease
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
PHMC - Measles on the Backburner
Podcast Episode · Public Health is Dead · 2025-09-03 · Bonus · 1h 1m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
now that that 🇨🇦 has officially lost its measles elimination status, it’s worth giving this discussion from september a listen about how legacy media muddles the message on vaccines—even as it tries to emphasize their importance in the fight against airborne disease
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
maybe one day he’ll at least get to here. probably the best we can hope for
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
maybe one day he’ll at least get to here. probably the best we can hope for
1/ it used to amaze me that smoking was once so approved in our world. my mom told me about sitting in lecture halls as a young doc—built-in ashtrays in every seat & clouds of smoke so thick you couldn’t see clearly.
since COVID, i realize nothing’s really changed—comfort still trumps common sense
since COVID, i realize nothing’s really changed—comfort still trumps common sense
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/ it used to amaze me that smoking was once so approved in our world. my mom told me about sitting in lecture halls as a young doc—built-in ashtrays in every seat & clouds of smoke so thick you couldn’t see clearly.
since COVID, i realize nothing’s really changed—comfort still trumps common sense
since COVID, i realize nothing’s really changed—comfort still trumps common sense
man, this virtual-signalling poser crap from our former leader is so nauseating. can’t believe he didn’t work his poppy into the shot WHERE’S HIS POPPY
People, don’t be like Katy Perry’s boyfriend, WEAR A MASK when you get your vaccines. Even famous people don’t know Covid vax takes 2 weeks to kick in so you could get Covid while you’re in that Shoppers Drug Mart next to Coughy McCough Cough buying syrup for their “razor blade throat” symptoms 😷
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
man, this virtual-signalling poser crap from our former leader is so nauseating. can’t believe he didn’t work his poppy into the shot WHERE’S HIS POPPY
re-upping this ‘cuz it’s such a good read.
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
Liberals joined conservatives to mainstream anti-vax beliefs about viruses and public health
Viruses are bad for kids' health. Public health is a collective effort. Liberals no longer believe either.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
re-upping this ‘cuz it’s such a good read.
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
Reposted by Kevin Ball
This is a critical thread for every Canadian to read.
I began the pandemic as an avid CBC listener. I can't listen anymore. The lack of journalistic integrity, the dangerous anti-science rhetoric, the simping & attacks from @ianhanomansing.bsky.social destroyed my faith in it.
#cdnsky #canpoli
I began the pandemic as an avid CBC listener. I can't listen anymore. The lack of journalistic integrity, the dangerous anti-science rhetoric, the simping & attacks from @ianhanomansing.bsky.social destroyed my faith in it.
#cdnsky #canpoli
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is a critical thread for every Canadian to read.
I began the pandemic as an avid CBC listener. I can't listen anymore. The lack of journalistic integrity, the dangerous anti-science rhetoric, the simping & attacks from @ianhanomansing.bsky.social destroyed my faith in it.
#cdnsky #canpoli
I began the pandemic as an avid CBC listener. I can't listen anymore. The lack of journalistic integrity, the dangerous anti-science rhetoric, the simping & attacks from @ianhanomansing.bsky.social destroyed my faith in it.
#cdnsky #canpoli
scientific consensus: every COVID infection increases the risk of LC and other longterm health issues
everyone:
everyone:
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
scientific consensus: every COVID infection increases the risk of LC and other longterm health issues
everyone:
everyone:
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“MMs were created solely as splash guards: to protect from a patient’s blood or other body fluids from inadvertently spraying into [the wearer’s] mouth or nose. Since they are loose-fitting … gaps, however, allow infectious bioaerosols to be inhaled by the wearer.”
whn.global/whn-joins-in...
whn.global/whn-joins-in...
WHN joins in the chorus: Medical masks are not PPE - WHN
Overview Throughout the COVID pandemic, there has been confusion from public health and medical leaders over which masks to wear to prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Inadequate supplies of...
whn.global
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“MMs were created solely as splash guards: to protect from a patient’s blood or other body fluids from inadvertently spraying into [the wearer’s] mouth or nose. Since they are loose-fitting … gaps, however, allow infectious bioaerosols to be inhaled by the wearer.”
whn.global/whn-joins-in...
whn.global/whn-joins-in...
what a concept 🤯
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
what a concept 🤯
Reposted by Kevin Ball
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Reposted by Kevin Ball
This is a really good thread.
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is a really good thread.
Reposted by Kevin Ball
It is important to understand that the reckoning on Covid is not about feels, it’s not about fears, and it’s not about fuzzy ideas of social justice.
It is real people being forced out of their jobs because their workplaces refuse to acknowledge the scientifically proved risks of Covid.
It is real people being forced out of their jobs because their workplaces refuse to acknowledge the scientifically proved risks of Covid.
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if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government?
i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster.
but you can’t compromise with COVID.
or the truth.
if it won’t do what’s right to keep its own people safe at work, how can you trust it to tell you how to protect yourself at yours, and to demand better of your government?
i loved my job. and i still i believe in the public broadcaster.
but you can’t compromise with COVID.
or the truth.
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It is important to understand that the reckoning on Covid is not about feels, it’s not about fears, and it’s not about fuzzy ideas of social justice.
It is real people being forced out of their jobs because their workplaces refuse to acknowledge the scientifically proved risks of Covid.
It is real people being forced out of their jobs because their workplaces refuse to acknowledge the scientifically proved risks of Covid.
Reposted by Kevin Ball
Read this thread! 🧵 It’s been clarifying to witness just how fast workplaces went from “we’re all in this together” to “forced infection is a condition of employment”. No discussion about making in-person work safer. CBC’s COVID coverage leaves much to be desired and sadly, this experience tracks.
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Read this thread! 🧵 It’s been clarifying to witness just how fast workplaces went from “we’re all in this together” to “forced infection is a condition of employment”. No discussion about making in-person work safer. CBC’s COVID coverage leaves much to be desired and sadly, this experience tracks.
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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nov. 1, 1959
jacques plante dons his face mask after suffering a puck to his nose that broke it & required stitches. he knew he’d face backlash, but he also knew the next hit might disable him for life—or worse.
nov. 1, 2025
is today the day you don yours, or do you risk another blow from COVID?
jacques plante dons his face mask after suffering a puck to his nose that broke it & required stitches. he knew he’d face backlash, but he also knew the next hit might disable him for life—or worse.
nov. 1, 2025
is today the day you don yours, or do you risk another blow from COVID?
66 years ago this saturday, NHL goalie jacques plante changed hockey forever—in the face of extreme pressure from his coach *not* to, & scorn from fellow players & fans alike.
he did it because he knew it was the right thing to do, & would protect him & in turn other goalies too
#elbowsup
#maskup
he did it because he knew it was the right thing to do, & would protect him & in turn other goalies too
#elbowsup
#maskup
this nov. 1st, be a jacques plante—the 1st NHL goalie to wear a face mask in a game (‘59), against the bidding of his coach, & despite reproach from teammates & fellow players.
then be a plante every day after, & continue to #maskup to protect yourself & others from COVID
youtu.be/yMbXU4njAw4?...
then be a plante every day after, & continue to #maskup to protect yourself & others from COVID
youtu.be/yMbXU4njAw4?...
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
nov. 1, 1959
jacques plante dons his face mask after suffering a puck to his nose that broke it & required stitches. he knew he’d face backlash, but he also knew the next hit might disable him for life—or worse.
nov. 1, 2025
is today the day you don yours, or do you risk another blow from COVID?
jacques plante dons his face mask after suffering a puck to his nose that broke it & required stitches. he knew he’d face backlash, but he also knew the next hit might disable him for life—or worse.
nov. 1, 2025
is today the day you don yours, or do you risk another blow from COVID?
truthier: it’s *still* more than pretty bad, we’ve been woefully underreacting to it since at least 2022 when biden declared it over and we dropped all precautions except an inadequate once-a-year booster, and it’s probably gonna turn out much worse than most people think
Conventional wisdom: We overreacted to COVID.
Truth: It was pretty bad, and easily could have been SO much worse than it turned out.
Truth: It was pretty bad, and easily could have been SO much worse than it turned out.
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
truthier: it’s *still* more than pretty bad, we’ve been woefully underreacting to it since at least 2022 when biden declared it over and we dropped all precautions except an inadequate once-a-year booster, and it’s probably gonna turn out much worse than most people think
Reposted by Kevin Ball
Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
“how dare we?”
what greta thunberg famously said about climate change inaction also applies to COVID inaction.
we are failing the next generation because of our stubborn denial of inconvenient truths.
“long-term harm from COVID, especially in children, is now undeniable.” (yaneer bar-yam)
what greta thunberg famously said about climate change inaction also applies to COVID inaction.
we are failing the next generation because of our stubborn denial of inconvenient truths.
“long-term harm from COVID, especially in children, is now undeniable.” (yaneer bar-yam)
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“how dare we?”
what greta thunberg famously said about climate change inaction also applies to COVID inaction.
we are failing the next generation because of our stubborn denial of inconvenient truths.
“long-term harm from COVID, especially in children, is now undeniable.” (yaneer bar-yam)
what greta thunberg famously said about climate change inaction also applies to COVID inaction.
we are failing the next generation because of our stubborn denial of inconvenient truths.
“long-term harm from COVID, especially in children, is now undeniable.” (yaneer bar-yam)
yes yES YES every damn(ing) word of THIS 👇🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
thank you @teachrprecarity.bsky.social for writing and @chantzy.bsky.social for posting
thank you @teachrprecarity.bsky.social for writing and @chantzy.bsky.social for posting
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM
yes yES YES every damn(ing) word of THIS 👇🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
thank you @teachrprecarity.bsky.social for writing and @chantzy.bsky.social for posting
thank you @teachrprecarity.bsky.social for writing and @chantzy.bsky.social for posting
more like LOSS angeles dodgers amirite
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
more like LOSS angeles dodgers amirite
66 years ago this saturday, NHL goalie jacques plante changed hockey forever—in the face of extreme pressure from his coach *not* to, & scorn from fellow players & fans alike.
he did it because he knew it was the right thing to do, & would protect him & in turn other goalies too
#elbowsup
#maskup
he did it because he knew it was the right thing to do, & would protect him & in turn other goalies too
#elbowsup
#maskup
this nov. 1st, be a jacques plante—the 1st NHL goalie to wear a face mask in a game (‘59), against the bidding of his coach, & despite reproach from teammates & fellow players.
then be a plante every day after, & continue to #maskup to protect yourself & others from COVID
youtu.be/yMbXU4njAw4?...
then be a plante every day after, & continue to #maskup to protect yourself & others from COVID
youtu.be/yMbXU4njAw4?...
Jacques Plante: The Mask
YouTube video by WatchMojo.com
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October 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
ALT image text: a split screen of two black-and-white photos of greg bovino—seemingly taken shortly one after the other—waiting in front of an elevator wearing a heavy black slicker reminiscent of the kind worn by hitler and other high officers of the third reich
Here is Gregory Bovino, the man in charge of ICE agents in Chicago.
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
ALT image text: a split screen of two black-and-white photos of greg bovino—seemingly taken shortly one after the other—waiting in front of an elevator wearing a heavy black slicker reminiscent of the kind worn by hitler and other high officers of the third reich