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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 1d

No, thank you! 😷

As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?

Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and more.

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 1d

“The only constant is change”

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 2d

Explaining Canadian Thanksgiving to Americans

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Danny @mardigroan.bsky.social · 6d

Oh, you mean fall as in autumn, not as in "of civilization."

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 4d

Attempting to “live with” (aka ignore) airborne viruses circulating at high levels *is a choice*.

We could do much better.

#MedSky

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6d

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 5d

If only he had sent troops to “pacify” more US cities! What a shame!

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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 9d

The Covid vaccine rollout across Canada, but especially in Nova Scotia, is about administrative ease, not infection control, population health, or public health. We know there's an annual wave around September, yet nothing changes. Another year of failure.

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 6d

Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli

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PoP Nova Scotia @popns.bsky.social · 6d

This is the Nova Scotia Government's health care "fix." It's irresponsible, and demonstrates a complete disregard for Nova Scotians and their health.

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 6d

Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli

YourHealthNS

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 7d

There is still so much beauty in the world. Full moon paddle last night!

A picture of a yellowish moon in a clear sky taken from the water. The moon shines on the water. Trees that surround the water meet the sky.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10d

Oh no MAGA! Look at the Antifa Frog in Portland, Oregon.

Is this really what you guys consider to be “domestic terrorists?”

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 10d

October beach day with @benmacleod.bsky.social

A stretch of sand with the sea on the left, clouds above and blue sky in the horizon, with some sun rays peaking through

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 12d

I love that! Would like to hear more about what kind of greenhouse you got and how things go

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13d

"Hi, my name is Nico. I am with the participants of Sirius. If you are watching this video, we have been attacked or abducted by the Israeli armed forces. And we ask for you to ask for your government to release us, or to make something to keep this situation safe."

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 13d

We do need to promote vaccination for kids and teens, but we also need to pressure governments everywhere to invest in clear air. Like many other viruses, COVID is airborne.

Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 14d

“These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisystem effects and highlight the need to promote vaccination in younger populations...”

Time to reconsider our approach to kids and COVID/long COVID.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study

Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisyst...

www.thelancet.com

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 14d

Learned about nature patterns in my permaculture course. Super interesting!

UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 14d

Did you know that pinecones, snail shells, fern fronds, and even Romanesco broccoli all follow the same mathematical pattern?

It’s called the Fibonacci sequence, and it shows up in nature more often than one might think.

What are your favourite examples? 🌿🐌🥦🌲

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14d

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14d

The accompanying editorial tells the sad truth that is largely being ignored
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 14d

Every child matters. Here, there and everywhere #LANDBACK 🧡✊

#EveryChildMatters #FreePalestine #BreakTheSiege

🎨 fetchart via @mcmastersphr on IG

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 15d

The world’s taste for soya? Or the world’s taste for meat? Data shows that more than three quarters of soybeans are used fo feed livestock (ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-d...)

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 18d

Why has an intelligent and articulate woman wearing a mask and speaking at the UN provoked an aggressive response from some media outlets?

Because her mask and her words have profoundly perturbed people at a deeply subconscious level. The nature of that perturbation is fear.

Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 20d

3. As such, fulfilling this need requires a shared societal agreement to embrace vast cognitive dissonance. Those who choose not to be part of this agreement will, inevitably, be deemed as having a mental health condition (Foucault understood this phenomena very well indeed).

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20d

In a world full of people cosplaying “back to normal” at the expense of their health… be a Violet Affleck.

Have the courage to wear a respirator and stand out.

Have the strength to speak up for the most vulnerable and lead by example.

Masking is resistance.

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you for this, Conor!

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NSJosi @nsjosi.bsky.social · 20d

“ Remember also, however, that, simply put, the virus doesn't care. It is incapable of caring. It is a molecular shark that wants to make more of itself. That's all it is. And regardless of human desires for an illusory status quo, it will keep killing and disabling people.”

Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 20d

1. The intense and all-encompassing institutional and societal pushback seen in some countries against any intervention to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19, whether that be vaccines, or air filtration / purification, or masks, is not simply as a result of mandates or lockdowns.

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