Tyson Graber
@rnaguru.bsky.social
Cell biologist. Interested in identifying & decoding the public health information stored in 💩. Posting Ottawa WAVE 🌊 (wastewater analytics for viral epidemiology)
Carney’s starting to tie his political noose early.
Calling bitumen from the tar sands 'sustainable' or 'low-emission' is an example of double-speak at its finest.
"He added that the new pipeline would transport one million barrels of low-emission Alberta bitumen a day, with a route that increases access to new Asian markets as a priority."
"He added that the new pipeline would transport one million barrels of low-emission Alberta bitumen a day, with a route that increases access to new Asian markets as a priority."
Canada rolls back climate rules in energy deal with Alberta
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement with Alberta's premier on Thursday that rolls back certain climate rules to spur investment in energy production, while encouraging construction...
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Carney’s starting to tie his political noose early.
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For all the American journalists pontificating on why Canadians won’t cross the border anymore…
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For all the American journalists pontificating on why Canadians won’t cross the border anymore…
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Imagine the hole in Alberta’s budget when the price & demand for oil is in long-term decline in 2030s as a result of the energy transition and increased demand for clean energy. Not nostalgia for the past, it’s about winning the future. Just economics, folks.
Alberta faces $6.4-billion deficit as falling oil prices and trade troubles take toll
This year’s budget represents a massive multibillion-dollar swing from an $8.3-billion surplus last year
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Imagine the hole in Alberta’s budget when the price & demand for oil is in long-term decline in 2030s as a result of the energy transition and increased demand for clean energy. Not nostalgia for the past, it’s about winning the future. Just economics, folks.
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
As 2025 draws to a close let's look at SARS-CoV-2 RNA signal in Ottawa wastewater over the past 6(!) years and by VOC. We've never seem a period this stable and low....
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
As 2025 draws to a close let's look at SARS-CoV-2 RNA signal in Ottawa wastewater over the past 6(!) years and by VOC. We've never seem a period this stable and low....
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 23. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 23. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
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The math doesn't lie. Ticketing significantly decreased speeding.
When cameras triggered tickets: 31,581
When cameras recorded speed but couldn't issue tickets: 71,258
When cameras triggered tickets: 31,581
When cameras recorded speed but couldn't issue tickets: 71,258
so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The math doesn't lie. Ticketing significantly decreased speeding.
When cameras triggered tickets: 31,581
When cameras recorded speed but couldn't issue tickets: 71,258
When cameras triggered tickets: 31,581
When cameras recorded speed but couldn't issue tickets: 71,258
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 23. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 23. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 23. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 23. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
Wasted taxpayer money is what happens when the province meddles in municipal affairs.
ottawacitizen.com/news/new-sch... New school-zone signs too large for Ottawa street poles, councillor says - Ottawa Citizen
ottawacitizen.com/news/new-sch... New school-zone signs too large for Ottawa street poles, councillor says - Ottawa Citizen
New school-zone signs too large for Ottawa street poles, councillor says
The city's timeline to install the new school-zone signs is unclear, as Tim Tierney says they are too large to fit on the city's poles.
ottawacitizen.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Wasted taxpayer money is what happens when the province meddles in municipal affairs.
ottawacitizen.com/news/new-sch... New school-zone signs too large for Ottawa street poles, councillor says - Ottawa Citizen
ottawacitizen.com/news/new-sch... New school-zone signs too large for Ottawa street poles, councillor says - Ottawa Citizen
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 16. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 16. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
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When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
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you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
Quick assembly. Just don’t lose the Allen/Hex key.
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Quick assembly. Just don’t lose the Allen/Hex key.
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Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just a reminder, “Epstein” is the name of the sex trafficker.
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
The president is called “Epstein’s monster.”
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A deep, Friday night dive into how we check the accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater signals. It's becoming more important with new variants in the past year.
TL;DR: Mutations can affect PCR targets, so QC is important — but wastewater trends remain reliable and closely monitored for accuracy.
A deep, Friday night dive into how we check the accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater signals. It's becoming more important with new variants in the past year.
TL;DR: Mutations can affect PCR targets, so QC is important — but wastewater trends remain reliable and closely monitored for accuracy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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A deep, Friday night dive into how we check the accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater signals. It's becoming more important with new variants in the past year.
TL;DR: Mutations can affect PCR targets, so QC is important — but wastewater trends remain reliable and closely monitored for accuracy.
A deep, Friday night dive into how we check the accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater signals. It's becoming more important with new variants in the past year.
TL;DR: Mutations can affect PCR targets, so QC is important — but wastewater trends remain reliable and closely monitored for accuracy.
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Avg. of SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2 or other viral genetic markers normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus as a fecal strength indicator; Samples collected by @ottawacity.bsky.social, tested & analyzed by Delatolla lab (uOttawa); Data i/o by @dougmanuel.bsky.social; Plots and tweet bot by @rnaguru.bsky.social
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 16. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 16. LEFT IMAGE: 7d trendline of SARS-CoV-2 signal since spring 2020 (A); Past year (B), and 2 months (C), inferred case incidence (D), and Reff (E) determined with ern (PMID: 38905266). RIGHT IMAGE: other viral traces