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Neuro-divergent 🧠 Early Childhood Educator πŸ¦Έβ€β™€οΈ Covid Conscious 😷 Awareness Spreader πŸ—£ Trauma Warrior πŸ’ͺ Dancing through lifeπŸ’ƒ Trying to make the world a better place 🌎

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Are they going after the voting machines too? A lot of mass distraction is being done, keep an eye on the voting system... People like this collect your data and make lists & algorithms 🧐

06.02.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ethnic cleansing is his new thing?! Sending US prisoners to other countries?!?! Demand his medical records! The delusional orange diaper stain is utterly #unfit. #CognitiveImpairment

05.02.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPeople Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True. Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. β€œI’ve never seen anything that sca...

β€œThe Harvard Medical School physician received a stop-work order for a program designing treatment plans for people with the most drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.

Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

04.02.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4100    πŸ” 1493    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 102
This image shows gauges with the Feb 1-14, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:VQ5RF

Canada: 12.7 - VERY HIGH
Alberta: 10.3 - VERY HIGH
British Columbia: 8.5 - HIGH
Manitoba: 10.0 - VERY HIGH
New Brunswick: 8.4 - HIGH
Newfoundland and Labrador: 8.3 - HIGH
North: 10.9 - VERY HIGH
Nova Scotia: 9.1 - HIGH
Ontario: 16.4 - SEVERE
Prince Edward Island: 9.3 - HIGH
Quebec: 12.7 - VERY HIGH
Saskatchewan: 9.9 - HIGH

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

This image shows gauges with the Feb 1-14, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:VQ5RF Canada: 12.7 - VERY HIGH Alberta: 10.3 - VERY HIGH British Columbia: 8.5 - HIGH Manitoba: 10.0 - VERY HIGH New Brunswick: 8.4 - HIGH Newfoundland and Labrador: 8.3 - HIGH North: 10.9 - VERY HIGH Nova Scotia: 9.1 - HIGH Ontario: 16.4 - SEVERE Prince Edward Island: 9.3 - HIGH Quebec: 12.7 - VERY HIGH Saskatchewan: 9.9 - HIGH A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

Canadian COVID Forecast: Feb 1-14, 2025

SEVERE: ON
VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, MB, North, QC
HIGH: BC, NB, NL, NS, PEI, SK
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 42 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

03.02.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 497    πŸ” 296    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 24
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How much more proof do you need to see he's cognitively impaired?!? Why is no one demanding to see his medical records?? Musk paid for a mentally unfit king puppet who knows nothing about how the world works & is putting the world in danger. Did he inject bleach after all?

05.02.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this to speed up the news cycle on how he choked over the tariffs? Why is no one demanding to see his medical records? Is good cognitive health not a prerequisite for running for president? Obama should demand he show his medical records. #HesUnfit

05.02.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Canadian COVID Forecast for Feb 1-14, 2025, produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 12.7
About 1 of every 42 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 358,700-554,800
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 13.4X higher
Long COVID estimate: VERY HIGH; 11.7X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 11.9X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.5X higher

Canadian COVID Forecast for Feb 1-14, 2025, produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 12.7 About 1 of every 42 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 358,700-554,800 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 13.4X higher Long COVID estimate: VERY HIGH; 11.7X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 11.9X higher Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.5X higher

British Columbia’s COVID Forecast for Feb 1-14, 2025, produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.5
About 1 in every 56 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 37,650-58,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 9.1X higher
Long COVID estimate: VERY HIGH; 11.0X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 8.3X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 7.8X higher

British Columbia’s COVID Forecast for Feb 1-14, 2025, produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.5 About 1 in every 56 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 37,650-58,200 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 9.1X higher Long COVID estimate: VERY HIGH; 11.0X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 8.3X higher Deaths: HIGH; 7.8X higher

New hazard index from Covid-19 Resources Canada, based on federal wastewater data.

COVID rates are very high across Canada (~1 in 42 people) & high in BC (~1 in 56). Infections this week are expected to cause 2,900 hospitalizations, 630 deaths, & 14,000 new Long COVID cases 😣

05.02.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Canadian COVID Forecast for Jan 4-17, 2025 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.6
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 265,000-308,450
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 5.6X higher
Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 5.2X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 8.1X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 5.9X higher

Canadian COVID Forecast for Jan 4-17, 2025 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.6 About 1 of every 126 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 265,000-308,450 How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 5.6X higher Long COVID estimate: HIGH; 5.2X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 8.1X higher Deaths: HIGH; 5.9X higher

BC COVID Forecast for Jan 4-17, 2025 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. British Columbia’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.2
About 1 in every 130 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 35,300-41,100
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 5.2X higher
Long COVID estimate: MODERATE; 5.0X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 5.5X higher

BC COVID Forecast for Jan 4-17, 2025 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. British Columbia’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 6.2 About 1 in every 130 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 35,300-41,100 How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 5.2X higher Long COVID estimate: MODERATE; 5.0X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 7.6X higher Deaths: HIGH; 5.5X higher

Series of gauges with the Jan 4-17, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories (provisional - not all input data available) From left to right:

Canada: 6.6 - HIGH
Alberta: 7.9 - HIGH
British Columbia: 6.2 - HIGH
Manitoba: 7.3 - HIGH
New Brunswick: 5.5 - HIGH
Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.2 - HIGH
North: 6.8 - HIGH
Nova Scotia: 5.7 - HIGH
Ontario: 6.6 - HIGH
Prince Edward Island: 6.1 - HIGH
Quebec: 7.2 - HIGH
Saskatchewan: 6.7 - HIGH

All COVID Forecast input data and sources are available here:
(https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/)

Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).

Series of gauges with the Jan 4-17, 2025 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories (provisional - not all input data available) From left to right: Canada: 6.6 - HIGH Alberta: 7.9 - HIGH British Columbia: 6.2 - HIGH Manitoba: 7.3 - HIGH New Brunswick: 5.5 - HIGH Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.2 - HIGH North: 6.8 - HIGH Nova Scotia: 5.7 - HIGH Ontario: 6.6 - HIGH Prince Edward Island: 6.1 - HIGH Quebec: 7.2 - HIGH Saskatchewan: 6.7 - HIGH All COVID Forecast input data and sources are available here: (https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/) Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).

The latest hazard index is out from the team at Covid-19 Resources Canada, based on federal wastewater data. Note that this forecast is provisional, due to some missing data from holiday lags.

Rates of Covid are β€œhigh” with ~1 in 126 Canadians currently infected. (It’s 1 in 50 in the US.)

06.01.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase

B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase

The Canadian Press
January 8, 2025

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/bc-o...

#CovidIsntOver #BC #BCHealthcare #BCPoli #DoNoHarmBC #KeepMasksInHealthcare

10.01.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Mexico and Canada Are Sending Firefighters to California to Help Put Out Wildfires Air tankers, firefighters and technicians from the neighboring countries are on their way to Los Angeles in a show of solidarity.

β€œMore personnel and equipment from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta are ready to be mobilized, according to government officials. And a team of senior technical staff members from British Columbia will fill specialized roles, the government said.”

12.01.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 18842    πŸ” 3972    πŸ’¬ 598    πŸ“Œ 221

Trump could easily stay quiet on these fires until he is President, but he is so weak he needs a villan and needs to be the victim.

Never have I seen a whinier child in my life.

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10.01.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14509    πŸ” 2502    πŸ’¬ 462    πŸ“Œ 169

Top-notch photography is often about choosing the right angle and perspective.

10.01.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 37154    πŸ” 5123    πŸ’¬ 1306    πŸ“Œ 311
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While Trump is trolling Canada about annexing it, Canadians are in Los Angeles tonight dropping water on the Palisades fire. He’s a disgrace.

08.01.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 23852    πŸ” 6714    πŸ’¬ 713    πŸ“Œ 406

#FactCheck

09.01.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this

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Break time.

Not entirely sure why, but this dude makes me happy. You?

04.01.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12773    πŸ” 1706    πŸ’¬ 703    πŸ“Œ 178
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Ben Meiselas First Video Since Evacuation… Written by Ben Meiselas

This is the first video I made since my family was evacuated in Los Angeles open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

09.01.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3916    πŸ” 454    πŸ’¬ 274    πŸ“Œ 23

Nothing to do with the cognitive impacts covid has on brains or anything. Cognitive changes not being studied properly cuz the governments are milking their tax payers instead of protecting their health, lives & livelihoods. Just disgusting. At least Italy is running some cognitive studies πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ˜·

09.01.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Meta @economist.com

09.01.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 303    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?

09.01.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 28613    πŸ” 5983    πŸ’¬ 841    πŸ“Œ 291

Occasional reminder that there’s no, β€œit’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

09.01.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 36309    πŸ” 10462    πŸ’¬ 439    πŸ“Œ 338
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They are taking back campaign promises faster than they made them.

09.01.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 32119    πŸ” 7798    πŸ’¬ 2564    πŸ“Œ 769

You might not be concerned about it in 2025… but she might be very very concerned about it in 2045…

and that’s what people not used to dealing with paeds don’t get.

They are supposed to be healthy for a lot longer than we have reliable forecasts for… and the forecasts don’t look good.

08.01.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Kashif Pirzada, MD & @....8h Maybe not ICU admission, but hospital admission rates for infants, particular 6 months and younger, are on par with adults >75 years old.
Mortality rates are low, but given that serious respiratory illness in early life portends greater rates of respiratory issues later, is still an
undesirable outcome. Not to mention knock-on effects on parents/grandparents etc.
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7..
t26
in 583

Kashif Pirzada, MD & @....8h Maybe not ICU admission, but hospital admission rates for infants, particular 6 months and younger, are on par with adults >75 years old. Mortality rates are low, but given that serious respiratory illness in early life portends greater rates of respiratory issues later, is still an undesirable outcome. Not to mention knock-on effects on parents/grandparents etc. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7.. t26 in 583

@kashprime.bsky.social fighting in the kids corner…

08.01.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A new report describes two new genotypes of H5N6 recently isolated in China, with one carrying the internal genes from LPAI H9N2 demonstrating worrisome signs of mammalian adaptation.

08.01.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1129    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 23
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in hush money case President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in New York. His latest legal move to block sentencing comes after a New York appeals court rejected a similar appeal Tuesday.

Even this Supreme Court will not stop his sentencing.

www.npr.org/2025/01/08/g...

08.01.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

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