Isanthrope
@isanthropia.bsky.social
“Facts are not repealed by a refusal to face them.” —William Catton.
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Isanthrope
@isanthropia.bsky.social
· Nov 9
🧵that tells you a bit about how I think (👋 new followers). I used to review healthcare experiences gone wrong for a living. Research and critical thought inform my decisions but with the ever present reality I can be (and will be) wrong at times.
3 things better than wastewater tracking for predicting yet another wave in our ongoing pandemic:
1) Articles show up (again) announcing that nasal vaccines are just around the corner.
2) The bad reviews for Yankee Candles or tasteless restaurant food (no one can smell them) increase. And…
1) Articles show up (again) announcing that nasal vaccines are just around the corner.
2) The bad reviews for Yankee Candles or tasteless restaurant food (no one can smell them) increase. And…
I spoke to the people who continue to shape their lives around avoiding Covid and only breathing ‘clean’ air
‘Refusing to mask during an ongoing pandemic is absolutely violent and it’s undeniably participating in social murder.’
For @telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
‘Refusing to mask during an ongoing pandemic is absolutely violent and it’s undeniably participating in social murder.’
For @telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
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www.telegraph.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
3 things better than wastewater tracking for predicting yet another wave in our ongoing pandemic:
1) Articles show up (again) announcing that nasal vaccines are just around the corner.
2) The bad reviews for Yankee Candles or tasteless restaurant food (no one can smell them) increase. And…
1) Articles show up (again) announcing that nasal vaccines are just around the corner.
2) The bad reviews for Yankee Candles or tasteless restaurant food (no one can smell them) increase. And…
These bake-sale proceed ‘investments’ will be wiped out with the exemptions to environmental laws the government will extend to the oil industry for the new energy deal with Alberta. These water protection projects are valid and important but it’s environmental theatre on the gov’ts part.
December 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
These bake-sale proceed ‘investments’ will be wiped out with the exemptions to environmental laws the government will extend to the oil industry for the new energy deal with Alberta. These water protection projects are valid and important but it’s environmental theatre on the gov’ts part.
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You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
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Since mobility aids are the theme of the day:
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Since mobility aids are the theme of the day:
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
You don't need any excuse to use one. Cane, crutches (heavily recommend forearm), wheelchair, etc. There is no minimum amount of discomfort or disability required.
By the time you think you need a mobility aid, you often have needed it for a while.
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▶️ "If all HCWs wore N95 masks during treatment, the total hourly infection risk would decrease by 94.7 %".
▶️ "If all HCWs wore surgical masks, the total hourly infection risk would be reduced by 53.9 %".
Via @countrybee2.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
▶️ "If all HCWs wore N95 masks during treatment, the total hourly infection risk would decrease by 94.7 %".
▶️ "If all HCWs wore surgical masks, the total hourly infection risk would be reduced by 53.9 %".
Via @countrybee2.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transmission of respiratory infectious diseases based on real close contact behavior in an emergency room
The risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases in emergency rooms is high, posing a severe threat to the health of healthcare workers (HC…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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▶️ "If all HCWs wore N95 masks during treatment, the total hourly infection risk would decrease by 94.7 %".
▶️ "If all HCWs wore surgical masks, the total hourly infection risk would be reduced by 53.9 %".
Via @countrybee2.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
▶️ "If all HCWs wore N95 masks during treatment, the total hourly infection risk would decrease by 94.7 %".
▶️ "If all HCWs wore surgical masks, the total hourly infection risk would be reduced by 53.9 %".
Via @countrybee2.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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And another thing: anyone willing to allow their grievances to be weaponized by the fascists in this of all moments is decidedly not someone to be taken at face value.
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
And another thing: anyone willing to allow their grievances to be weaponized by the fascists in this of all moments is decidedly not someone to be taken at face value.
Game the system —FFS. They’ve specifically removed seating and kettle flyers in narrow hallways for hours to stand and await boarding. They’ve designed airports to maximize security theatre and commercial, rather than human, interests. 1/
Before MS took my dad's mobility completely, he'd get fatigued and spastic walking long distances, like in an airport. Fuck all the way off with ableist, fascist bullshit.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Game the system —FFS. They’ve specifically removed seating and kettle flyers in narrow hallways for hours to stand and await boarding. They’ve designed airports to maximize security theatre and commercial, rather than human, interests. 1/
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This EXACTLY why it's crucial to have the proposed revisions to CSA Standard Z94.4 (Selection, use, and care of respirators) accepted and adopted. It covers ALL industries.
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
"Half of you may die, but that's a sacrifice we're willing to make." - the BCCDC to healthcare workers ((:
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This EXACTLY why it's crucial to have the proposed revisions to CSA Standard Z94.4 (Selection, use, and care of respirators) accepted and adopted. It covers ALL industries.
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
Healthcare workers must NOT continue to be exempt from the same protections offered in other sectors!
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"44 countries have seen tenfold increases in at least 13 infectious diseases compared with levels observed before the pandemic".
But it's not only about immune depletion, it's about bone marrow and mitochondrial dysfunction. Sars2 is a very pervasive virus.
But it's not only about immune depletion, it's about bone marrow and mitochondrial dysfunction. Sars2 is a very pervasive virus.
Researchers identify viral suspects that could be fueling long COVID
Scientists are uncovering a new possibility behind long COVID’s stubborn symptoms: hidden infections that awaken or emerge alongside SARS-CoV-2. Evidence is mounting that viruses like Epstein-Barr and...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"44 countries have seen tenfold increases in at least 13 infectious diseases compared with levels observed before the pandemic".
But it's not only about immune depletion, it's about bone marrow and mitochondrial dysfunction. Sars2 is a very pervasive virus.
But it's not only about immune depletion, it's about bone marrow and mitochondrial dysfunction. Sars2 is a very pervasive virus.
The problem with debates and town halls is that those formats are simulacra of combat with winners and losers. Actually talking with each other involves a desire on both sides to arrive at mutually agreed upon ways forward. 1/
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The problem with debates and town halls is that those formats are simulacra of combat with winners and losers. Actually talking with each other involves a desire on both sides to arrive at mutually agreed upon ways forward. 1/
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And not only that, she was also repeating the same mistakes before the ink was even dry on the report of the SARS Commission.
Apparently there was a skit put on at an infection control conference mocking Justice Campbell around the time of his death. I'd love to have more details on that.
And not only that, she was also repeating the same mistakes before the ink was even dry on the report of the SARS Commission.
Apparently there was a skit put on at an infection control conference mocking Justice Campbell around the time of his death. I'd love to have more details on that.
She was also the lead author on the Seven Oaks whitewash that demonstrated so little learning from SARS that Justice Campbell wrote an extra section of the SARS Commission report explaining why it was crap *while he was dying of cancer*.
wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...
wayback.archive-it.org/17275/202203...
wayback.archive-it.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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And not only that, she was also repeating the same mistakes before the ink was even dry on the report of the SARS Commission.
Apparently there was a skit put on at an infection control conference mocking Justice Campbell around the time of his death. I'd love to have more details on that.
And not only that, she was also repeating the same mistakes before the ink was even dry on the report of the SARS Commission.
Apparently there was a skit put on at an infection control conference mocking Justice Campbell around the time of his death. I'd love to have more details on that.
It can’t even be called a mistake. The original SARS commission in Ontario (2004) gave the likes of DBH every opportunity to learn from their mistake. If you not only don’t own a mistake that was painstakingly and clearly called out to you, but you do it again, that’s probably closer to malice.
And if anyone thinks we can trust this group to learn from their mistakes on their own, check their egos at the door, start listening to experts and change course without the hard questions...
...count the PhD aerosol experts on the panel.
I'll wait.
👉Where are the people who got it right?👈
...count the PhD aerosol experts on the panel.
I'll wait.
👉Where are the people who got it right?👈
Happy International Women's Day!
A reminder that this specific screwup has now killed ~25 million people.
A world that allows an influential, entitled, ignorant man to just shout down a smarter and more knowledgeable woman 👉can literally kill you.👈
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
A reminder that this specific screwup has now killed ~25 million people.
A world that allows an influential, entitled, ignorant man to just shout down a smarter and more knowledgeable woman 👉can literally kill you.👈
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It can’t even be called a mistake. The original SARS commission in Ontario (2004) gave the likes of DBH every opportunity to learn from their mistake. If you not only don’t own a mistake that was painstakingly and clearly called out to you, but you do it again, that’s probably closer to malice.
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Social media companies attempt to detect and remove this type of astroturfing for violating their inauthentic behavior policies, which is why Doublespeed uses a bank of phones to emulate the behavior of real users.
@evystadium.bsky.social explains more here: www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
@evystadium.bsky.social explains more here: www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Social media companies attempt to detect and remove this type of astroturfing for violating their inauthentic behavior policies, which is why Doublespeed uses a bank of phones to emulate the behavior of real users.
@evystadium.bsky.social explains more here: www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
@evystadium.bsky.social explains more here: www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Tonight Stekkjastaur, the first of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the sheep shed to drink milk from the ewes.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Tonight Stekkjastaur, the first of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the sheep shed to drink milk from the ewes.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
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New article from me in response to Eduardo Porter's article in The Guardian where he built a straw man of universal basic income to light on fire again, just as he did back in 2016, showing he's learned nothing new about UBI in a decade but is still happy to opine about it.
Eduardo Porter is Still Wrong About UBI and AI: A Response to The Guardian
Universal Basic Income Isn’t a Job Replacement Plan—It’s an AI Dividend and Stable Income Floor That Protects Work, Wages, and Democracy
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New article from me in response to Eduardo Porter's article in The Guardian where he built a straw man of universal basic income to light on fire again, just as he did back in 2016, showing he's learned nothing new about UBI in a decade but is still happy to opine about it.
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NEW
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
150 experts demand Correctional Service Canada reverse "coercive" opioid treatment guidance
A new policy in federal prisons removes methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month gel injection available to prisoners. A large group of experts is raising serio...
drugdatadecoded.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEW
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners.
A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move.
drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...
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we will never know what happened because the Independent Investigations Office is NOT A POLICE WATCHDOG, stop calling it that cutesy, misleading nickname and inform the public that the lack of police oversight and accountability is a choice that our government made
AND FIX THIS GARBAGE SENTENCE
AND FIX THIS GARBAGE SENTENCE
British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a police vehicle in Surrey, B.C.
Pedestrian killed in crash with police vehicle in Surrey, B.C.
British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a police vehicle in Surrey, B.C.
cheknews.ca
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
we will never know what happened because the Independent Investigations Office is NOT A POLICE WATCHDOG, stop calling it that cutesy, misleading nickname and inform the public that the lack of police oversight and accountability is a choice that our government made
AND FIX THIS GARBAGE SENTENCE
AND FIX THIS GARBAGE SENTENCE
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I think we raised about $1200 today. Thanks for much everyone who donated and shared. This gives them a nice buffer on their fundraising goal.
"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
support fill the dishes — My Grandfather's Cat
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I think we raised about $1200 today. Thanks for much everyone who donated and shared. This gives them a nice buffer on their fundraising goal.
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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We decided to buy a muppet instead of a tree
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We decided to buy a muppet instead of a tree
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The Oxenham Arms pub in South Zeal, Devon, boasts the unusual distinction of having been constructed by 12th Century monks around a prehistoric standing stone.
If you’re lucky and visit at the right time of day, as I did today, you might also see it being recharged with sacred energy by the sun.
If you’re lucky and visit at the right time of day, as I did today, you might also see it being recharged with sacred energy by the sun.
December 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Oxenham Arms pub in South Zeal, Devon, boasts the unusual distinction of having been constructed by 12th Century monks around a prehistoric standing stone.
If you’re lucky and visit at the right time of day, as I did today, you might also see it being recharged with sacred energy by the sun.
If you’re lucky and visit at the right time of day, as I did today, you might also see it being recharged with sacred energy by the sun.
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We continue losing daylight for 8 days.
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We continue losing daylight for 8 days.
The tragedy of witnessing these times is that we just let the elites convince us that “back to normal” is predicated on consumption (brunches and travel) and not our ability to care for each other and create real joy while doing it.
I just saw one of those creative photos from pandemic early days when people were dressing up as old master paintings. I miss when it seemed possible that despite existential threats uncertainty and loss that we would try to protect each other and relish the best of what humans can be and do.
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The tragedy of witnessing these times is that we just let the elites convince us that “back to normal” is predicated on consumption (brunches and travel) and not our ability to care for each other and create real joy while doing it.
I just saw one of those creative photos from pandemic early days when people were dressing up as old master paintings. I miss when it seemed possible that despite existential threats uncertainty and loss that we would try to protect each other and relish the best of what humans can be and do.
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I just saw one of those creative photos from pandemic early days when people were dressing up as old master paintings. I miss when it seemed possible that despite existential threats uncertainty and loss that we would try to protect each other and relish the best of what humans can be and do.