Lance
@lanceboer.com
Frontend Developer / Project Manager
Board Member @cancovsoc.bsky.social
He/Him • So-called British Columbia • Just a no-class beat-down fool
Opinions are my own
Board Member @cancovsoc.bsky.social
He/Him • So-called British Columbia • Just a no-class beat-down fool
Opinions are my own
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What could go wrong?
A plague. Or two. Imagine COVID-19 without a vaccine.
A plague. Or two. Imagine COVID-19 without a vaccine.
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 AM
What could go wrong?
A plague. Or two. Imagine COVID-19 without a vaccine.
A plague. Or two. Imagine COVID-19 without a vaccine.
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Canada is uniquely positioned to break the siege of Cuba—we should be leading a regional coalition to ship oil and aid to Cuba, and prevent the humanitarian crisis that U.S. regime is attempting to deliberately trigger.
I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca
I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca
Send Canadian oil to Cuba - CCPA
The United States is attempting to deliberately trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Canada must act in concert with regional allies to defy the blockade.
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Canada is uniquely positioned to break the siege of Cuba—we should be leading a regional coalition to ship oil and aid to Cuba, and prevent the humanitarian crisis that U.S. regime is attempting to deliberately trigger.
I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca
I wrote about it, and the history of the blockade, for @policyalternatives.ca
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Proud dad moment.
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
Champaign Central Chronicle
The Student News Site of Champaign Central High School
champaignchronicle.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Proud dad moment.
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
My freshman daughter is openly masking at school — and wrote about it in her student paper.
In a culture that pressures kids to conform, choosing prevention takes backbone.
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about care.
Have a read:
champaignchronicle.com/staff_name/k...
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The logic of genocide denialism & public health denialism is the foundation for the idea that you can, in fact, make-believe that the worst possible "actuarial" implications can be ignored indefinitely. This _ought_ to be the backstop for all human morality, and if you can dispense with it too...
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The logic of genocide denialism & public health denialism is the foundation for the idea that you can, in fact, make-believe that the worst possible "actuarial" implications can be ignored indefinitely. This _ought_ to be the backstop for all human morality, and if you can dispense with it too...
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this is what i mean when i say fascism is make believe at gunpoint.
some choose to participate in the make believe. if you don't, there's no debate or compromise; their argument is just "i'll make you"
and a lot of people will go along with it
some choose to participate in the make believe. if you don't, there's no debate or compromise; their argument is just "i'll make you"
and a lot of people will go along with it
it's deeply funny how maintaining the belief in fascism requires hiding any contrary information, and how every institution has to abase itself toward that end.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
this is what i mean when i say fascism is make believe at gunpoint.
some choose to participate in the make believe. if you don't, there's no debate or compromise; their argument is just "i'll make you"
and a lot of people will go along with it
some choose to participate in the make believe. if you don't, there's no debate or compromise; their argument is just "i'll make you"
and a lot of people will go along with it
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"Can we disconnect not caring about a pandemic from a rise in fascist politics, war crimes and genocide in Palestine, and a cost of living and housing crisis amid record private sector profits?" #covid #longcovid
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm
Governments, in the interest of maintaining the status quo, seem to be misleading people and hoping for the best.
www.thespec.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Can we disconnect not caring about a pandemic from a rise in fascist politics, war crimes and genocide in Palestine, and a cost of living and housing crisis amid record private sector profits?" #covid #longcovid
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
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Great interview with Vivian Funk that highlights the federal government's mindless flailing on return to office mandates, regardless of unsafe working conditions. Mouse infestations, not enough space for confidential phone calls, inadequate air quality placing workers at risk from airborne diseases.
Ottawa Now - Public service unions call out working conditions of existing buildings as feds prepare to issue 4-day RTO mandates - Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron - Sound Bites | iHeart
<p>Public service unions are sounding the alarm bell over present-day conditions inside federal office buildings. This follows Friday’s directives from the feds, in which public service employee...
www.iheart.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Great interview with Vivian Funk that highlights the federal government's mindless flailing on return to office mandates, regardless of unsafe working conditions. Mouse infestations, not enough space for confidential phone calls, inadequate air quality placing workers at risk from airborne diseases.
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Necropolitics.
For nearly a year, the feds have been quiet about a scathing UN report on Canada's treatment of disabled people, including MAiD expansion and paltry financial supports
@spichaksimon.bsky.social presses the government for answers in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-sides...
@spichaksimon.bsky.social presses the government for answers in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-sides...
Canada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ⋆ The Breach
Calls by disability advocates and the UN to halt an expansion of medically assisted death have gone largely unacknowledged by the federal government
breachmedia.ca
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Necropolitics.
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What do income inequality & healthcare funding have to do each other?
My latest, for the @hilltimes.com:
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
My latest, for the @hilltimes.com:
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
Canada's health-care crisis is fuelled by too little public spending, not too much
The federal government must substantially increase public health-care funding, financed by a fairer tax system that asks more from those who can most afford it.
www.hilltimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
What do income inequality & healthcare funding have to do each other?
My latest, for the @hilltimes.com:
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
My latest, for the @hilltimes.com:
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
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Wealth inequality is a growing issue in Canada and our tax system must be overhauled to tax high-end wealth and capital income more effectively in order to benefit the public good, shows a new report by Silas Xuereb & Alex Hemingway
The new robber barons: a quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
Wealth and political influence tend to reinforce each other. Tracking who owns wealth and how that distribution is changing is more important than ever for the health of our democracy and the future of Canada.
bcpolicy.ca
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wealth inequality is a growing issue in Canada and our tax system must be overhauled to tax high-end wealth and capital income more effectively in order to benefit the public good, shows a new report by Silas Xuereb & Alex Hemingway
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“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.”
This should be THE story everyday.
This should be THE story everyday.
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.”
This should be THE story everyday.
This should be THE story everyday.
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I really feel like: Donald Trump is building a prison camp system on the scale of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao … would be a good and true headline to run every day. Advertisements across media. Speeches on the Senate. Everywhere.
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I really feel like: Donald Trump is building a prison camp system on the scale of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao … would be a good and true headline to run every day. Advertisements across media. Speeches on the Senate. Everywhere.
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
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Mental health supports in BC
helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca
You can also text or call to connect with the Kids Help Phone team of crisis responders anytime 24/7
In Canada
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
📱 Youth can text 686868
📱 Adults can text 741741
helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca
You can also text or call to connect with the Kids Help Phone team of crisis responders anytime 24/7
In Canada
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
📱 Youth can text 686868
📱 Adults can text 741741
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Mental health supports in BC
helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca
You can also text or call to connect with the Kids Help Phone team of crisis responders anytime 24/7
In Canada
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
📱 Youth can text 686868
📱 Adults can text 741741
helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca
You can also text or call to connect with the Kids Help Phone team of crisis responders anytime 24/7
In Canada
📞 Call 1-800-668-6868
📱 Youth can text 686868
📱 Adults can text 741741
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Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/doctors-warn-against-dangers-of-health-misinformation-from-ai-sources/
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/doctors-warn-against-dangers-of-health-misinformation-from-ai-sources/
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁
“During the nearly three-month-long Maples outbreak, 157 residents living in the 200-bed facility tested positive for the virus”
Judge certifies class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 deaths at Maples care home in Winnipeg | CBC News
A class-action lawsuit naming the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the former operator of a long-term care home that was the site of Manitoba's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak is going ahead.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
“During the nearly three-month-long Maples outbreak, 157 residents living in the 200-bed facility tested positive for the virus”
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The reality is: those of us on the academic side who have been saying that this is a fascist secret police engaged in ethnic cleansing operating unaccountable death camps for the last 5 to 6 months have been right and everyone trying to downplay that have either been doing so in bad faith or lying.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The reality is: those of us on the academic side who have been saying that this is a fascist secret police engaged in ethnic cleansing operating unaccountable death camps for the last 5 to 6 months have been right and everyone trying to downplay that have either been doing so in bad faith or lying.
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FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
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Welcome to the COVID era, where public health and infection control leaders take credit for the wins (mostly vaccines, which they had very little to do with) and bury the bodies (mostly preventable if they'd check their egos at the door long enough to learn about aerosols from the experts).
#medsky
#medsky
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Welcome to the COVID era, where public health and infection control leaders take credit for the wins (mostly vaccines, which they had very little to do with) and bury the bodies (mostly preventable if they'd check their egos at the door long enough to learn about aerosols from the experts).
#medsky
#medsky
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the death of third spaces offline (and online, really) has deteriorated society and safety as a whole for everyone. it's dire but that also just means we need to protect and build the third spaces we can
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
the death of third spaces offline (and online, really) has deteriorated society and safety as a whole for everyone. it's dire but that also just means we need to protect and build the third spaces we can
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This is torture. The US is torturing children. Children whose words and whose art contain infinitely more humanity than the people keeping them detained.
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is torture. The US is torturing children. Children whose words and whose art contain infinitely more humanity than the people keeping them detained.
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Maybe its not ok to publish police media releases word for word with “police say” added at the end as news stories
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Maybe its not ok to publish police media releases word for word with “police say” added at the end as news stories
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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The best and only plan with SARS-CoV-2 is to wear respirators and avoid infections.
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The best and only plan with SARS-CoV-2 is to wear respirators and avoid infections.
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look, if we don't stand up for Canada Post, governments of the future will claim transit organizations need to be profitable, and hospitals need to be profitable, and schools need to be profitable, and they'll chop up as much of the public trust as they can and sell it to their friends for nothing.
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
look, if we don't stand up for Canada Post, governments of the future will claim transit organizations need to be profitable, and hospitals need to be profitable, and schools need to be profitable, and they'll chop up as much of the public trust as they can and sell it to their friends for nothing.