Mask Bloc Waterloo Region
@maskblocwr.bsky.social
We provide masks, tests, air purifiers, and health information free of charge in the so-called Waterloo Region.
💙 Make requests through our linktree or website. 💙
⭐ We are volunteer-run. Join us! ⭐
https://linktr.ee/maskblocwr | https://maskblocwr.org/
💙 Make requests through our linktree or website. 💙
⭐ We are volunteer-run. Join us! ⭐
https://linktr.ee/maskblocwr | https://maskblocwr.org/
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Donations help us keep up with the demand for free masks and (especially) COVID rapid tests. At around $2 a test, even small donations help. Through PayPal, @maskblockwr.
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Conservative pundit who tried hate-watching Heated Rivalry openly weeping at end of episode 5
Conservative pundit who tried hate-watching Heated Rivalry openly weeping at end of episode 5
NEW YORK CITY - As the Canadian hockey romance Heated Rivalry gains popularity in the United States, conservative pundit Kirk Burnham's attempt to stir up controversy over the show's gay themes ended ...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Conservative pundit who tried hate-watching Heated Rivalry openly weeping at end of episode 5
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“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
Putting it all together:
- covid is airborne
- people are getting it repeatedly
- it’s wrecking immune systems
Please: mask, ventilate, filtrate, isolate, immunize.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Putting it all together:
- covid is airborne
- people are getting it repeatedly
- it’s wrecking immune systems
Please: mask, ventilate, filtrate, isolate, immunize.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Persistent Attenuation of Lymphocyte Subsets After Mass SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
Putting it all together:
- covid is airborne
- people are getting it repeatedly
- it’s wrecking immune systems
Please: mask, ventilate, filtrate, isolate, immunize.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Putting it all together:
- covid is airborne
- people are getting it repeatedly
- it’s wrecking immune systems
Please: mask, ventilate, filtrate, isolate, immunize.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Upper room UVGI reduced measles in day schools, (Wells, Am J Hygiene, 35:97-121, 1942)
Nineteen. Forty. Two.
www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...
Nineteen. Forty. Two.
www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Upper room UVGI reduced measles in day schools, (Wells, Am J Hygiene, 35:97-121, 1942)
Nineteen. Forty. Two.
www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...
Nineteen. Forty. Two.
www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...
thewalrus.ca/how-universi... Excellent article.
How Universities Are Shutting Out Disabled Students and Staff | The Walrus
Some administrators treat accommodations as a favour—and those requesting them as problems
thewalrus.ca
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
thewalrus.ca/how-universi... Excellent article.
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Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.
voteyesornoai.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
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Earlier this week, my second flight back home surrounded me with a slew of coughing, sneezing, sick passengers. I was wearing an N95 and opted NOT to lift it for even the briefest sip of liquid. Several days later and I feel fine! The N95 won with flying colors!!
#MaskUp
#MaskUp
Initiatives like this are so important. When the WHO and national health agencies fail to act on clear scientific evidence, it falls on the public and independent experts to push for change. Now let's hope the WHO listens and acts.
#COVIDisairborne
#CallForPublicHealthAction
#COVIDisairborne
#CallForPublicHealthAction
The World Health Network’s open letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use as the standard in healthcare to protect patients and staff. Read here: whn.global/a-call-for-t...
The letter emerged from work initiated through the Unpolitics meeting last year.
The letter emerged from work initiated through the Unpolitics meeting last year.
January 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Earlier this week, my second flight back home surrounded me with a slew of coughing, sneezing, sick passengers. I was wearing an N95 and opted NOT to lift it for even the briefest sip of liquid. Several days later and I feel fine! The N95 won with flying colors!!
#MaskUp
#MaskUp
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Initiatives like this are so important. When the WHO and national health agencies fail to act on clear scientific evidence, it falls on the public and independent experts to push for change. Now let's hope the WHO listens and acts.
#COVIDisairborne
#CallForPublicHealthAction
#COVIDisairborne
#CallForPublicHealthAction
The World Health Network’s open letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use as the standard in healthcare to protect patients and staff. Read here: whn.global/a-call-for-t...
The letter emerged from work initiated through the Unpolitics meeting last year.
The letter emerged from work initiated through the Unpolitics meeting last year.
Open Letter to WHO: A Call for the Universal use of Respirators in Healthcare - WHN
January 7, 2026 The letter below (a button to download it as a .pdf file is at the bottom of this page) was sent to seven top officials at the World Health Organization on Wednesday 7 January. We wil...
whn.global
January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Initiatives like this are so important. When the WHO and national health agencies fail to act on clear scientific evidence, it falls on the public and independent experts to push for change. Now let's hope the WHO listens and acts.
#COVIDisairborne
#CallForPublicHealthAction
#COVIDisairborne
#CallForPublicHealthAction
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Anyone on the long flight or present in the arrivals and baggage area at the Montreal-Trudeau airport between 3:51 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 8 may have been exposed to the measles virus.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Confirmed measles case on Air Canada flight to Montreal
Quebec public health authorities have confirmed that a passenger with measles was on Air Canada flight AC 835, which arrived from Madrid to Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Jan. 8 at 3:51 p.m...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Anyone on the long flight or present in the arrivals and baggage area at the Montreal-Trudeau airport between 3:51 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 8 may have been exposed to the measles virus.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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Remember OPP and Ottawa Police, as well as the RCMP, all aided and supported the convoy.
Ontario solicitor general at the time was Sylvia Jones, running the dirty cops.
Ford was getting cash to the chuds, so they could afford to stay.
Neither had to testify.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ontario solicitor general at the time was Sylvia Jones, running the dirty cops.
Ford was getting cash to the chuds, so they could afford to stay.
Neither had to testify.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal government loses Emergencies Act appeal, court says use during convoy protest was unreasonable | CBC News
The Liberal government unreasonably invoked the Emergencies Act to clear the convoy protests that gridlocked the capital city and border points nearly four years ago, the Federal Court of Appeal said.
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Remember OPP and Ottawa Police, as well as the RCMP, all aided and supported the convoy.
Ontario solicitor general at the time was Sylvia Jones, running the dirty cops.
Ford was getting cash to the chuds, so they could afford to stay.
Neither had to testify.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ontario solicitor general at the time was Sylvia Jones, running the dirty cops.
Ford was getting cash to the chuds, so they could afford to stay.
Neither had to testify.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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there are two truths here: wearing seatbelts took 35+ years to normalize despite being inarguably the right thing to do, and people die every day from completely preventable infections
but. what does it mean that people seem overwhelmingly more afraid of being criticized than killing someone
but. what does it mean that people seem overwhelmingly more afraid of being criticized than killing someone
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM
there are two truths here: wearing seatbelts took 35+ years to normalize despite being inarguably the right thing to do, and people die every day from completely preventable infections
but. what does it mean that people seem overwhelmingly more afraid of being criticized than killing someone
but. what does it mean that people seem overwhelmingly more afraid of being criticized than killing someone
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Our anniversary is bittersweet. In a better world, Donate A Mask would not exist. In this world, we know respirator masks protect wearers but may be hard to come by. That’s why we send masks to people on request. 😷Help us by donating today. 💙
donatemask.ca/donate
#MasksWork #StayHealthy #MaskUp
donatemask.ca/donate
#MasksWork #StayHealthy #MaskUp
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Our anniversary is bittersweet. In a better world, Donate A Mask would not exist. In this world, we know respirator masks protect wearers but may be hard to come by. That’s why we send masks to people on request. 😷Help us by donating today. 💙
donatemask.ca/donate
#MasksWork #StayHealthy #MaskUp
donatemask.ca/donate
#MasksWork #StayHealthy #MaskUp
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Glad to see this getting coverage *and* there’s a difference between ventilation and filtration, which this piece seems to confuse? I wish we had clear public health information and didn’t need to rely on Forbes (???) for better information than public health organizations give us… but here we are.
Experts call for N95s over surgical masks as flu and COVID viruses spread.
“From an economic perspective alone, the WHN makes a compelling case for respirators as the standard of care for healthcare workers” — @drjudystone.bsky.social via @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
“From an economic perspective alone, the WHN makes a compelling case for respirators as the standard of care for healthcare workers” — @drjudystone.bsky.social via @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread
World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare workers, not inferior surgical masks.
www.forbes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Glad to see this getting coverage *and* there’s a difference between ventilation and filtration, which this piece seems to confuse? I wish we had clear public health information and didn’t need to rely on Forbes (???) for better information than public health organizations give us… but here we are.
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A family from South Carolina brought their measles infections to airports, ferries and various locations in Washington state.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A family from South Carolina brought their measles infections to airports, ferries and various locations in Washington state.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
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KWLT Presents The Prince, By Abigail Thorn
All the world’s a stage, and I need a word with the director
buff.ly
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza
A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza
Israel razed over 2,500 buildings in the Strip since the ceasefire with Hamas commenced on 10 October, 2025.
dlvr.it
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza
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"To a lawyer trained in occupational safety regulation or human rights litigation, this is not an academic disagreement. It is a warning that existing standards may now be legally indefensible"
www.businessupturn.com/trade-policy...
www.businessupturn.com/trade-policy...
Why the WHO respirator revolt could reshape global health governance - Business Upturn Trade & Policy
When a group of senior clinicians and public health scientists formally urged the World Health Organization in January 2026 to...
www.businessupturn.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 AM
"To a lawyer trained in occupational safety regulation or human rights litigation, this is not an academic disagreement. It is a warning that existing standards may now be legally indefensible"
www.businessupturn.com/trade-policy...
www.businessupturn.com/trade-policy...
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PHAC wastewater data shows that covid is high in Ontario right now. Yet public health almost entirely silent on the levels of covid, the risks it poses, and how to protect yourself and your community.
High levels are a public health failure and a significant risk for our future.
High levels are a public health failure and a significant risk for our future.
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
PHAC wastewater data shows that covid is high in Ontario right now. Yet public health almost entirely silent on the levels of covid, the risks it poses, and how to protect yourself and your community.
High levels are a public health failure and a significant risk for our future.
High levels are a public health failure and a significant risk for our future.
Interesting post. 1/2
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
I posted about masks. Here’s what happened.
On harm reduction, psychological reactance, and why the discourse is failing us
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Interesting post. 1/2
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
Very interesting, on how cleaner air in schools would really benefit everyone... #flu #Covid
open.substack.com/pub/tactnowi...
open.substack.com/pub/tactnowi...
The School Engine Behind Flu and COVID — and Why Clean Air for Kids Is the Missing Public Health Tool
Every winter we treat flu season as if it were driven by weather, chance, or holiday travel.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Very interesting, on how cleaner air in schools would really benefit everyone... #flu #Covid
open.substack.com/pub/tactnowi...
open.substack.com/pub/tactnowi...
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John's newsletters are excellent. I highly recommend signing up for his newsletters. And sometimes even forwarding them to those people in your life - who, although sick all the time, think you're out to lunch for still masking -
Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
Bonus The price of denial
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
John's newsletters are excellent. I highly recommend signing up for his newsletters. And sometimes even forwarding them to those people in your life - who, although sick all the time, think you're out to lunch for still masking -
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Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
Bonus The price of denial
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
State of Covid 2026: Lessons not learned, Living your life in a mask, How many more have to die, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
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@maskblocmsp.bsky.social linktree is blocked on instagram and facebook. For my followers that want to support and donate to mutual aid groups in the area of Minneapolis please consider sharing it here on bluesky.
linktr.ee/MaskBlocMSP
linktr.ee/MaskBlocMSP
maskblocmsp | Instagram | Linktree
mutual aid providing masks & other mitigation in so-called Minneapolis/St Paul.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
@maskblocmsp.bsky.social linktree is blocked on instagram and facebook. For my followers that want to support and donate to mutual aid groups in the area of Minneapolis please consider sharing it here on bluesky.
linktr.ee/MaskBlocMSP
linktr.ee/MaskBlocMSP
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In conclusion (TL;DR):
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In conclusion (TL;DR):