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Sorry if this has already been covered, but could you please explain why ON's Long COVID estimate is lower than MB/SK, despite having a higher Hazard Index? Or why MB has a lower score than ON, despite relatively more people being infected? Is it due to variation in "lowest point" for each province?

A memo leaked to the Associated Press reveals that the White House has told the U.S. CDC to stop working with the WHO immediately.

This breaks protocol which requires the approval of Congress and a one-year notice to leave the WHO.

The early days of Covid showed us that if the government wanted - they could take care of everyone. They could provide a universal basic income, accommodate the needs of disabled people who had been pleading for remote healthcare & other services for years. They could keep us fed, safe and housed
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CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?

100%? 500%?

Try 1,085%

Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

@srslywrong.bsky.social
I believe this is pertinent to your interests.

Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.

Navigating all of this with kids is all the more difficult - I'm sorry. I don't deny that staying safe can be very isolating right now, but it doesn't have to be as bad a lot of people think.

In case it helps, this is a great resource:
maskbloc.org

Even medical doctors explicitly masking to protect *themselves* are still using *surgical masks* instead of N95 respirators: if MDs (who can easily afford N95s) are misinformed, what hope does the general public have?

I don't doubt that *you* know, but, *most* people, including leftists, *don't* - not really. Not past a vague sense of "sure, there's a risk, but, everything's a risk!" They think it's "mild" now, and "it's fine, I've got my booster! It's only dangerous for immunocompromised people!"

Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic “We’re still in a pandemic,” says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

Don't disagree with either of you, but, since "COVID" was used past-tense, just want to confirm you both know that the pandemic isn't over, and that the risk of Long COVID/complications increases with each infection, despite the vaccines. Stay safe!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

Screenshot of of tweet by Dr. Lucky Tran, with a graph showing the cumulative US covid deaths by administration (Trump vs. Biden). The tweet says: "Despite claiming that he would "follow the science," Biden is dishonest on ending the pandemic. There have been ~800K deaths since Biden took office, leaders at the WHO still say COVID is a pandemic in 2024, and no single country can end a pandemic which by definition is global."

Covid deaths, along with handling of the *currently ongoing* pandemic (that Biden disingenuously declared "over" in '22), are not good metrics to use if you want to convince people that one is worse than the other.

Please hold Democrats accountable - people deserve more than "not as bad as Trump".

Homer Simpson: Sure, it'll save a few lives, but millions will be late!

The Great Barrington Declaration and corporate CEO argument against public health protections in a nutshell

The Petro Elite Were Warned of Climate Calamity in 1959 | The Tyee Among them was Sun Oil head Robert Dunlop, who proceeded to exploit the tarsands of Alberta. Excerpted from ‘The Petroleum Papers.’

Definitely more than 40 years, but, who's counting? 😭

thetyee.ca/Culture/2022...

Screenshot of Comrade Chip's profile, with "69 posts" highlighted.

I'm sorry, comrade - you're not allowed to post anymore. The number must be preserved.

1. While a precise estimate of long COVID prevalence is still emerging, current research suggests that up to 10-30% of people who contracted COVID-19 exhibit symptoms corresponding to long COVID in the weeks and months following acute infection. Across OECD countries at a minimum, this would represent upwards of 39 million people who had or are currently living with long COVID. Sustainable investment in long COVID research is crucial to inform health and social care resource allocation. As the evidence base grows, developing standardised measures of symptoms and functional impact to support a more precise definition that enables the disaggregation of levels of long COVID severity could be useful to better understand the condition, assess its impact, and to tailor care and support. 3. Long COVID can severely limit people’s ability to undertake basic activities of daily life and can dramatically hamper quality of life. More than 7 million quality-adjusted life years may be lost annually across OECD countries due to the condition. Studies from across a range of OECD countries suggest that one sixth to more than one-third of people may have persistent cognitive symptoms, often lasting more than 12 weeks, after a COVID-19 infection. 4. Even conservative estimates of long COVID prevalence would indicate that long COVID may be reducing the workforce by nearly 3 million workers across OECD countries, amounting to an economic cost of at least $141 billion USD from lost wages alone. Moreover, even among those who were able to return to the labour force, a significant proportion reported needing to reduce the number of hours they worked, compared to before their infection.

5. The economic and social welfare costs of long COVID are dramatic: Even excluding the direct costs of health care, long COVID is likely costing OECD countries as much as $864 billion $1.04 trillion USD per year due to reductions in quality of life and labour force participation. The limitations in activities experienced by long COVID patients, including dropping out or reducing their participation in the labour force, as well as direct medical care costs, can have dramatic implications on their financial well-being. Costs to health and social protection systems may also be high over time. 6. Long COVID could further exacerbate inequalities: The COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to longstanding socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in health. Evidence from some countries suggests that certain groups – including populations with lower education attainment, and those living in more deprived areas – may be at risk of developing long COVID, and of experiencing more severe symptoms. 7. Patients have played a critical role in bringing attention and action to long COVID: Throughout the pandemic, countries deprioritized many key aspects of person-centred care in exchange for rapidly implementing policies intended to contain the virus. While the need for rapid action was clear, the lack of patient voice in the process was notable. In contrast, patients and patient groups have been at the forefront of advocating for both a recognition of long COVID as a legitimate condition, in articulating their care and support needs, and in spearheading research into the condition. In many cases, countries have responded by actively working together with patient groups to disseminate information and develop patient-centred support services.

From populists on the right, but also from establishment figures desperate to bury their responsibility, there's an ongoing push to bury the harms of COVID.

Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...

Helpful thread from @mark-ungrin.bsky.social

A meme of a man pointing two guns at his foot against a blue backdrop. The guns are labelled, "voting liberal" and "voting conservative". The man's leg is labelled, "working people".

Since 2004, which is as long as he's been an MP, Pierre Poilievre and the Liberal party have voted together over six hundred times. breachmedia.ca/liberal-tory...

Canadian workers thinking Poilievre is going to improve things for them are wrong. #canlab

Huh. Super weird. When I checked the main/original post (logged out), I couldn't find my post at all. Just shows theirs, and that there are 2 replies.

Thanks for the insight!
bsky.app/profile/drea...

@irishninja.bsky.social
Wait, you can still see this post??? :O

I thought the entire thread was hidden after @krumos.bsky.social‬ blocked me.

(Appreciate you checking, though! 🙏 @tlcr.bsky.social)

That's kinda ridiculous...

So, someone could post vile disinformation, and even if a bunch of people in the replies debunk them, to onlookers it'll seem like everyone agrees with the post as long as OP blocks all the naysayers?

@bsky.app this is how you want your platform to work?

Weird. I don't like it. :(

I get that blocking is important to prevent harassment, and whatnot, but, I don't see how this particular feature helps.

Can you see my reply to him while navigating the original thread/by clicking on his post directly, or just because of the notifications?

Wait... does @bsky.app prevent all users (sitewide) from seeing replies to a post if the OP has blocked the repliers???

Screenshot showing "Blocked post." where Krumos's post would've been above the dreamsmyth's post, which shows it has two replies.

LOL. That was a *fast* block.

Also looks like they replied, but, I can't see it.

Interesting how libs often block when called out. Not sure if it's a "good" thing, but, cons almost never block (at least in my experience).

For reference, the following ideas were once considered "radical":
-ending slavery
-ending segregation
-40-hour work week
-banning child labour (certain US politicians are trying to bring it back)
-interracial marriage
-gay marriage
-the right to vote for anyone who isn't a white male landowner

You seem to have used the word "radical" as if it's a bad thing, suggesting you're more inclined to support the status quo -> defence of moderates.

Based on your "chaos and anarchy" comment, I urge you to look up what anarchism is (hint: it's not chaos).

What do you think "radical" means?