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Dr Kay Sunahara @kaysunahara.bsky.social · Aug 14

Anglo-Saxon urn, about 500-600 CE, in the collection @romtoronto.bsky.social A partial label identifies it is from Girton College, Cambridge, UK. This will be on ROM's eMuseum website tomorrow, just look up 920.96.1
🏺 #MuseumWork #archaelogy #AngloSaxon #ceramics

A handmade urn. Gritty dark grey clay with patchy brown-black surface, on a grey background. Flat base; rounded body encircled with 6 small raised rounded bosses w. each panel in between filled w. a line of 3 impressions of a round rosette-stamp w. appr. 13 divisions and below, 6 to 8 vertical slashes; above, around neck, 3 incised lines; bowl curves in at area of bosses but none of the neck survives.

Close-up of a label stuck to the side of the urn. The word "Girton" in black ink can be read.

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Dr. Robert Barry Mason @robertmason.bsky.social · 21h

I have a new short-story published by the Krakenlore on Medium today. It is a pleasant little read, I would say.

thekrakenlore.com/the-hungry-q...

The Hungry Queen

A Failure in Royal Courtesy

thekrakenlore.com

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 12d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 14d

With September 30 marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN News looks at how many of the 94 Calls to Action have been answered since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its final report in 2015.

How many of the TRC’s Calls to Action have been answered? | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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Michael Moses @michaelmoseswl.bsky.social · 13d

Son and grandson of residential school survivors.

Both of my parents attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School where the 215 were rediscovered.

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 14d

Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

CANADA

HIGH [increasing]

About 1 of every 60 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 5.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 9.2 x higher
-Deaths: 7.5 x higher

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada.
Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change]
Canada’s COVID INDEX SCORE is 7.5
About 1 of every 60 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 628,250-983,000
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; 5.8X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.7X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 9.2X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 7.5X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
"UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks"
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 18d

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19d

Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.

Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!

People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN

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Dr Kay Sunahara @kaysunahara.bsky.social · 24d

Well, I am gone from Academia_dot_edu. It will take some time for me to reassemble a profile, probably on hcommons.org but damn those updated academia TOS are unacceptable. Thanks to all on Bsky for making me aware of them!

Knowledge Commons – Open access, open source, open to all

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 25d

#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit.
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
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#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation

Playmobil figure kitted out as prehistoric iceman Ötzi.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 26d

Well, I guess I’m spending part of my day deleting my Academia account and migrating stuff to hcommons 😮‍💨

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 26d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Donate A Mask Canada @donatemask.bsky.social · 26d

Back to School savings are almost gone! 🏃‍♂️💨 Beat the clock & grab your favourite items on sale before time runs out! ⏳

🛒 buymask.ca/collections/back-to-school

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Dr. Robert Barry Mason @robertmason.bsky.social · 29d

For all the people out there waving the Cross of St. George, you should know that St. George of Lydda was a Palestinian, and is widely revered in the Middle East by all faiths.

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Canada Strong Masks @canadastrong.bsky.social · Sep 12

What new colour of KN95 would you like to see us carry?

Navy Blue
Light Blue
Wine
Other

Please reply in the comments!

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Dr Kay Sunahara @kaysunahara.bsky.social · Sep 12

Dark purple
Navy blue

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · Sep 11

Test your COVID BS detector. Adaptive exam; difficulty shifts with your answers. Results may surprise you (even PhDs). Take it: seanmullen.com/covidcompete...
Post your badge if you ace “Epidemiologist’s Nightmare.”

@rachelhoopsick.bsky.social

COVID Competency Exam

seanmullen.com

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Dr Kay Sunahara @kaysunahara.bsky.social · Sep 11

100% 🥳

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚨🧵 by @david.notesforfriends.com about Covid's damage & a cigarette metaphor:

"Your Body Is Keeping Score
Here’s the thing nobody gets: COVID doesn’t give a shit about your positive thinking. It’s not checking your Instagram to see..."

Full🎯thread here:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19645...

COVID Isn’t a Cold. It’s Cigarettes All Over Again

The Damage Is Everywhere – That Is the Definition of Long COVID

Look, we’ve been here before.
My grandpa smoked two packs a day for most of my memory of him. Everyone did. Doctors literally prescribed cigarettes for stress. They said it was good for you. Made you look cool. Helped you lose weight. Whatever.

He felt fine until he didn’t.

That’s exactly what’s happening with COVID right now, and nobody wants to hear it. People are catching this thing two, three times a year and acting like it’s nothing. Just a cold. Just the sniffles. Meanwhile, their blood vessels are getting shredded. Their organs are taking hits. Their brains are leaking....

More at the link in the main post

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · Sep 7

Opinion: PM after PM and Premier after Premier have done nothing to fix one of the most overloaded traffic and transit networks in the world in and around our largest city, Toronto. If Canada is serious about being more productive, encourage remote work while fixing the commuting nightmare.

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · Sep 1

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:

About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

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Diane Zorich @dzorich.bsky.social · Aug 28

So much effort, so *little* impact....

Museum Audio Guide Apps: Only 2.47% of Visitors Download Them

A deep dive into real-world data shows that fewer than 3% of museum visitors use apps—raising serious questions about their effectiveness.

www.nubart.eu

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Donate A Mask Canada @donatemask.bsky.social · Aug 27

DYK that a donation of just $10 will allow us to send a box of respirator #masks to someone to help them stay safe? 😷

Donate today to help us get masks to folks from coast to coast to coast! 🇨🇦

donatemask.ca/fundraiser

#WearAMaskEh? #MaskUp

"Your donation of $10 allows us to ship a box of masks to someone to help them stay safe!!"
Donate A Mask Canada / donatemask.ca
Woman with dark brown hair wearing a duckbill white N95 respirator. She is wearing a red sweater.

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · Aug 18

Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025

CANADA

MODERATE (no change)

About 1 in every 121 people infected

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections ~5X higher
-Long COVID ~5X higher
-Hospitalizations ~5X higher
-Deaths ~4X higher

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is MODERATE (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 4.2
About 1 of every 121 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 238,800-296,650
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: MODERATE; 4.5X higher
Long COVID estimate: MODERATE; 4.9X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU: MODERATE; 4.6X higher
Deaths: MODERATE; 3.8X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks

Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

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Donate A Mask Canada @donatemask.bsky.social · Aug 15

New fundraiser alert! 📢 Woot woot!

A very generous corporate sponsor has agreed to match all donations we receive up to $2,000! 🎉

So donate today to amplify your impact—every $1 we receive will turn into $2! 😷

donatemask.ca/fundraiser

#YallMasking #WearAMask

"Donate Today! A generous corporate sponsor will match all donations up to $2,000. Donate A Mask Canada Matching Fundraiser.
donatemask.ca/fundraiser"

Photo of a young girl with long blond hair in two pigtails wearing a white N95 respirator. She is looking at the camera and giving a thumbs up.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Aug 14

Masking used to be normalized in high risk healthcare settings like oncology, transplant and NICU.

Now patients have to fight for the most basic of precautions.

They’re forced to risk covid to receive life saving care.

We need mandatory masking in hospitals.

Now.

Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · Aug 13

My partner is going for his 2nd round of chemo today in the oncology department at #Whitehorse hospital where none of the staff mask. Even though cancer patients are at increased risk for severe outcomes from COVID, & high risk for #LongCOVID (exceeding 50 %):

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Higher prevalence of long COVID observed in cancer survivors: Insights from a US nationwide survey

Cancer and cancer treatments can weaken the body's immune system, making cancer patients particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. While evidence suggests …

www.sciencedirect.com

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