UsuallyquietinCanada
@usuallyquietin.bsky.social
News junkie, animal lover, concerned citizen, Clean Air activist, pro-vaccine, anti-fascist, feminist.
University of Toronto alumni.
#CanadaSky
University of Toronto alumni.
#CanadaSky
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Is this the moment Canada finally gets serious about science and the economy? Innovation touted as an engine of prosperity and sovereignty, by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... via @theglobeandmail.com @sciencepolicy.ca
Is this the moment Canada gets serious about science and the economy?
The federal budget includes $1.7-billion to attract international researchers and support Canadian R&D and IP protections
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Is this the moment Canada finally gets serious about science and the economy? Innovation touted as an engine of prosperity and sovereignty, by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... via @theglobeandmail.com @sciencepolicy.ca
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As I've said before, the distinction drawn between acute infectious diseases and chronic diseases is, in many cases, artificial. This is the huge flaw in MAHA: infections can and often do cause chronic disease; vaccines can thus prevent some chronic diseases.
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
Why acute infections can lead to neurodegeneration
Researchers are uncovering the mysteries of why early-in-life acute infections can lead to neurodegenerative diseases in later years.
stanmed.stanford.edu
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As I've said before, the distinction drawn between acute infectious diseases and chronic diseases is, in many cases, artificial. This is the huge flaw in MAHA: infections can and often do cause chronic disease; vaccines can thus prevent some chronic diseases.
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
JFC 🤯
One study estimated that “334 thousand COVID-19 infections are attributable to meatpacking plants in the U.S. with associated mortality and morbidity costs totaling more than $11.2 billion” (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
I hope we do a better job protecting workers in the next pandemic
I hope we do a better job protecting workers in the next pandemic
As I read this, I'm thinking about the man I interviewed who had to be hospitalized from the Covid he caught at the poultry processing plant and he got fired for it and he still has long Covid
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
JFC 🤯
I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
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Support Our Journalism Defence Fund PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian history. A former star candidate for ...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
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So much truth 😔😔💔
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
So much truth 😔😔💔
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"more than 90 per cent of the time we are indoors, be at home, office, school … so it is indoor air which is the most important for our health.
"This is the problem right now — we must establish indoor air quality standards, and mandate those standards."
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
"This is the problem right now — we must establish indoor air quality standards, and mandate those standards."
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"more than 90 per cent of the time we are indoors, be at home, office, school … so it is indoor air which is the most important for our health.
"This is the problem right now — we must establish indoor air quality standards, and mandate those standards."
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
"This is the problem right now — we must establish indoor air quality standards, and mandate those standards."
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you think the #COVID19 pandemic is done and ever-evolving variants pose no significant threat, consider these two realities, writes contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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FINALLY! Not everything is due to SARS-CoV-2. Damaging long-term inflammatory damage and harms from infections are caused by much more than the latest pandemic pathogen. This fact is a major reason for changing our thinking about indoor air quality
New research from the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and shingles can also increase the risk of heart problems and cardiovascular disease. https://cnn.it/433gLkk
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
FINALLY! Not everything is due to SARS-CoV-2. Damaging long-term inflammatory damage and harms from infections are caused by much more than the latest pandemic pathogen. This fact is a major reason for changing our thinking about indoor air quality
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NOW we're getting somewhere.
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A number of viral infections, including flu, Covid-19 and shingles, are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study affirmed.
Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack
A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections and heart disease.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
NOW we're getting somewhere.
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Long COVID.
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Long COVID.
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
An increasing problem.
the only way to prevent it is to prevent COVID infection.
There is no cure.
@cancovsoc.bsky.social @wailofatale.bsky.social
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If you care about public health, vaccinations, and masking, you should read this deep dive on the Brownstone institute.
then look at their contributors.
You'll find some surprising connections between the WHO, Oxford University, the Trump Administration, and the far right.
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then look at their contributors.
You'll find some surprising connections between the WHO, Oxford University, the Trump Administration, and the far right.
1/3
Meet the man who built RFK Jr.’s kitchen cabinet
Jeffrey Tucker, who elevated Covid contrarians now working for the health secretary, is building support for Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
www.politico.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you care about public health, vaccinations, and masking, you should read this deep dive on the Brownstone institute.
then look at their contributors.
You'll find some surprising connections between the WHO, Oxford University, the Trump Administration, and the far right.
1/3
then look at their contributors.
You'll find some surprising connections between the WHO, Oxford University, the Trump Administration, and the far right.
1/3
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The right information from the beginning would’ve been helpful. It’s airborne, and they knew it was. Community health providing everyone with respirators to wear and teaching how (and why) to wear them. People still don’t understand. A mask is not a respirator.
October 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The right information from the beginning would’ve been helpful. It’s airborne, and they knew it was. Community health providing everyone with respirators to wear and teaching how (and why) to wear them. People still don’t understand. A mask is not a respirator.
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3. Both of these superb healthcare professionals were obviously wanting to significantly reduce my risk of infection, but (and I know this because I asked them), they simply didn't understand that fomites are not the key driver of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
3. Both of these superb healthcare professionals were obviously wanting to significantly reduce my risk of infection, but (and I know this because I asked them), they simply didn't understand that fomites are not the key driver of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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4. This is absolutely indicative of the failure of UK public health and infection control - from where, of course, both optometrists receive their information. My point: the desire to protect was there, the knowledge of how to do so effectively was not.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
4. This is absolutely indicative of the failure of UK public health and infection control - from where, of course, both optometrists receive their information. My point: the desire to protect was there, the knowledge of how to do so effectively was not.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Influenza versus Cövid.
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults
Author summary Why was this study done? It is known that people may suffer medical complications long after COVID-19, which are called post-acute sequelae (PAS). Similar sequelae are also known to h...
journals.plos.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Influenza versus Cövid.
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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Viral trigger in Alzheimer’s disease is the real scary spooky #FluorescenceFriday.
Amyloid-β🟣 is an antimicrobial peptide that can be produced to trap pathogens in the brain. But it also induces an extensive neuroinflammatory response, as shown here with 🟠astrocytes. #NeuroCovid
Amyloid-β🟣 is an antimicrobial peptide that can be produced to trap pathogens in the brain. But it also induces an extensive neuroinflammatory response, as shown here with 🟠astrocytes. #NeuroCovid
October 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Viral trigger in Alzheimer’s disease is the real scary spooky #FluorescenceFriday.
Amyloid-β🟣 is an antimicrobial peptide that can be produced to trap pathogens in the brain. But it also induces an extensive neuroinflammatory response, as shown here with 🟠astrocytes. #NeuroCovid
Amyloid-β🟣 is an antimicrobial peptide that can be produced to trap pathogens in the brain. But it also induces an extensive neuroinflammatory response, as shown here with 🟠astrocytes. #NeuroCovid
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Is it good or bad that the US is turning away from the world’s cheapest power source?🤔🤔🤔
Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.
Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source
Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.
l.euronews.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Is it good or bad that the US is turning away from the world’s cheapest power source?🤔🤔🤔
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More than $500 million in federal grants for UCLA research were frozen in July, and partially restored a few days ago (legal proceedings are ongoing). For research that saves lives and wins prizes. American hegemony in the Nobel Prizes is going to drastically change soon.
UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell received the @nobelprize.bsky.social today in Physiology or Medicine — our 17th Nobel Prize for an alum or faculty member, and the third prize in five years for a Bruin. ucla.in/4oaVlKd #nobelprize #academicsky 🧪
October 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
More than $500 million in federal grants for UCLA research were frozen in July, and partially restored a few days ago (legal proceedings are ongoing). For research that saves lives and wins prizes. American hegemony in the Nobel Prizes is going to drastically change soon.
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We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
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