Rocket57 🇨🇦
@rocket57.bsky.social
Marc Audet - Illustrator - Designer - Silkscreen Printer - COVID aware - Musician
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Rocket57 🇨🇦
@rocket57.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Dear new followers, thank you for following me but be warned: It’ll mostly be (sometimes profanity-laden) covid-awareness posts here.
I *will* try to post some art from time to time though.
I *will* try to post some art from time to time though.
There are so many folks in the Covid aware community that refuse to leave Twitter. I get it. That community is legit and I miss it sometimes.
But there’s no winning there. There is no point in advocating for change against a sea of bots.
The game is rigged in Musk’s favour.
But there’s no winning there. There is no point in advocating for change against a sea of bots.
The game is rigged in Musk’s favour.
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
There are so many folks in the Covid aware community that refuse to leave Twitter. I get it. That community is legit and I miss it sometimes.
But there’s no winning there. There is no point in advocating for change against a sea of bots.
The game is rigged in Musk’s favour.
But there’s no winning there. There is no point in advocating for change against a sea of bots.
The game is rigged in Musk’s favour.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The Last Jedi committed a cardinal sin. When the credits rolled, I actually forgot there was supposed to be another movie. Zero hype for episode 9, which was, of course, a dumpster fire.
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The Last Jedi committed a cardinal sin. When the credits rolled, I actually forgot there was supposed to be another movie. Zero hype for episode 9, which was, of course, a dumpster fire.
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Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : NOV 22 - DÉC 5, 2025
CANADA
ÉLEVÉ [stable]
Environ 1 personne sur 161 est infectée
Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :
-Infections : 8.8 x🔺
-COVID longue : 6.0 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 8.2 x🔺
-Décès : 11.4 x🔺
CANADA
ÉLEVÉ [stable]
Environ 1 personne sur 161 est infectée
Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :
-Infections : 8.8 x🔺
-COVID longue : 6.0 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 8.2 x🔺
-Décès : 11.4 x🔺
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : NOV 22 - DÉC 5, 2025
CANADA
ÉLEVÉ [stable]
Environ 1 personne sur 161 est infectée
Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :
-Infections : 8.8 x🔺
-COVID longue : 6.0 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 8.2 x🔺
-Décès : 11.4 x🔺
CANADA
ÉLEVÉ [stable]
Environ 1 personne sur 161 est infectée
Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :
-Infections : 8.8 x🔺
-COVID longue : 6.0 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 8.2 x🔺
-Décès : 11.4 x🔺
Timeline cleanse.
I got a lovely note from a friend the other day, encouraging me to continue making art and putting it out into the world.
It’s sometimes difficult to feel like I’m contributing anything worthwhile with a few drawings when the world is going to hell, so it was nice to hear.
I got a lovely note from a friend the other day, encouraging me to continue making art and putting it out into the world.
It’s sometimes difficult to feel like I’m contributing anything worthwhile with a few drawings when the world is going to hell, so it was nice to hear.
Latest work: #gigposter for the great Ottawa band Double Experience, for their show this Friday at Rainbow Bistro.
This was super fun to draw, and even more fun to print. Laying down that fluorescent pink ink was so satisfying.
#silkscreen #illustration #poster #posterart #screenprinting
This was super fun to draw, and even more fun to print. Laying down that fluorescent pink ink was so satisfying.
#silkscreen #illustration #poster #posterart #screenprinting
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Timeline cleanse.
I got a lovely note from a friend the other day, encouraging me to continue making art and putting it out into the world.
It’s sometimes difficult to feel like I’m contributing anything worthwhile with a few drawings when the world is going to hell, so it was nice to hear.
I got a lovely note from a friend the other day, encouraging me to continue making art and putting it out into the world.
It’s sometimes difficult to feel like I’m contributing anything worthwhile with a few drawings when the world is going to hell, so it was nice to hear.
“Assess your own personal risk” was the death knell of public health.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Assess your own personal risk” was the death knell of public health.
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Hey yo it’s frickin ILLNESSES because schools have not made their air safe to breathe during an ongoing airborne pandemic
Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Some say mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey yo it’s frickin ILLNESSES because schools have not made their air safe to breathe during an ongoing airborne pandemic
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📢THIS!👇👇👇
STOP saying "if Covid was dangerous, the <insert formerly trustworthy governing body> would have told us".
No! These criminals incinerated every scrap of integrity, authority, ethics and morality they might have had when they abandoned Public Health for politics, profit and fame.
STOP saying "if Covid was dangerous, the <insert formerly trustworthy governing body> would have told us".
No! These criminals incinerated every scrap of integrity, authority, ethics and morality they might have had when they abandoned Public Health for politics, profit and fame.
The elephant in the room is that any effective defence against COVID and other airborne pathogens will end the careers of today's public health and IPC leaders - their only hope to beat charges of negligence is the lie that it was never possible to do better.
They cannot afford a success.
They cannot afford a success.
Lady Hallett Shouldn’t Hold Her Breath, says Health Campaign Group - British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
“The country has invested millions of pounds into the Inquiry and a huge amount of faith into the process to help us learn lessons. COVID-19 has caused over 250,000 deaths and scientists’ understandin...
www.bohs.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
📢THIS!👇👇👇
STOP saying "if Covid was dangerous, the <insert formerly trustworthy governing body> would have told us".
No! These criminals incinerated every scrap of integrity, authority, ethics and morality they might have had when they abandoned Public Health for politics, profit and fame.
STOP saying "if Covid was dangerous, the <insert formerly trustworthy governing body> would have told us".
No! These criminals incinerated every scrap of integrity, authority, ethics and morality they might have had when they abandoned Public Health for politics, profit and fame.
Bing-fucking-o.
Yeah, it's like there's a style guide somewhere that says "If we mention the link between the increase in symptoms COVID causes and COVID, the public health leaders who said it was ok to let COVID rip will stop taking our calls. Just give them what they want"
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Bing-fucking-o.
But acknowledging Covid as a huge factor would mean admitting that *gasp* Covid actually does affect kids!
CBC has been absolutely complicit in pushing mass infection and downplaying the damage done.
CBC has been absolutely complicit in pushing mass infection and downplaying the damage done.
There is no such thing as an intelligent report on increasing school absences due to chronic illness and mental health issues that does not lead with a discussion of the out-of-control virus that causes chronic illness and mental health issues.
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
But acknowledging Covid as a huge factor would mean admitting that *gasp* Covid actually does affect kids!
CBC has been absolutely complicit in pushing mass infection and downplaying the damage done.
CBC has been absolutely complicit in pushing mass infection and downplaying the damage done.
This.
Vaccines help, but don’t stop vascular and neurological damage, among other things.
We have few tools remaining, but wearing a respirator works.
Vaccines help, but don’t stop vascular and neurological damage, among other things.
We have few tools remaining, but wearing a respirator works.
Your wellness routine should include taking precautions to avoid multiple covid infections that damage your immune system, hope that helps. 🌟💕
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This.
Vaccines help, but don’t stop vascular and neurological damage, among other things.
We have few tools remaining, but wearing a respirator works.
Vaccines help, but don’t stop vascular and neurological damage, among other things.
We have few tools remaining, but wearing a respirator works.
Especially the hard-left socialist kind.
Dear politicians & influencers, sorry but your maskless airplane selfies look cringe to me. They signal you're fine spreading airborne viruses to everyone trapped in a metal tube with you & normalize flying in a climate crisis
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Especially the hard-left socialist kind.
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I have watched in horror for five years while the government and the media has casually talked about ‘only vulnerable’ dying it’s not ok. This is how the Overton window moved.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I have watched in horror for five years while the government and the media has casually talked about ‘only vulnerable’ dying it’s not ok. This is how the Overton window moved.
People on this platform whining about “covid isn’t over” folks while ignoring the impact of ongoing COVID infections is becoming increasingly common and very much unhelpful.
I get it. It’s tiresome. Doesn’t make it wrong.
(And they disabled quote posting, so screen grabs it is.)
I get it. It’s tiresome. Doesn’t make it wrong.
(And they disabled quote posting, so screen grabs it is.)
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
People on this platform whining about “covid isn’t over” folks while ignoring the impact of ongoing COVID infections is becoming increasingly common and very much unhelpful.
I get it. It’s tiresome. Doesn’t make it wrong.
(And they disabled quote posting, so screen grabs it is.)
I get it. It’s tiresome. Doesn’t make it wrong.
(And they disabled quote posting, so screen grabs it is.)
Yay. Another Covid precautions fight in the household. Ugh.
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Yay. Another Covid precautions fight in the household. Ugh.
And letting rip a novel virus that causes brain damage. I’m sure that has nothing to do with it. /s
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And letting rip a novel virus that causes brain damage. I’m sure that has nothing to do with it. /s
Fallout season 2: with 100% more Kyle MacLachlan? Yes please.
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Fallout season 2: with 100% more Kyle MacLachlan? Yes please.
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He's undoubtedly planning the Mother of all Distractions but can't think of anything to top flying over a city in a crown dropping poo on American citizens.
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
He's undoubtedly planning the Mother of all Distractions but can't think of anything to top flying over a city in a crown dropping poo on American citizens.
Yes, I know you really don’t want to miss that special event you’re involved in and have been looking forward to, but if you’re horrendously sick, stay the fuck home.
FFS.
FFS.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yes, I know you really don’t want to miss that special event you’re involved in and have been looking forward to, but if you’re horrendously sick, stay the fuck home.
FFS.
FFS.
On the one hand, it’s really a relief (and weird) that the usual back-to-school wave didn’t hit us very hard in this region.
On the other hand, it’s hard to convince people that Covid isn’t “over” when we’ve been in such a long (relative) lull.
On the other hand, it’s hard to convince people that Covid isn’t “over” when we’ve been in such a long (relative) lull.
Ottawa WAVE (Wastewater Analytics for Viral Epidemiology) as of Nov 09. 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 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
On the one hand, it’s really a relief (and weird) that the usual back-to-school wave didn’t hit us very hard in this region.
On the other hand, it’s hard to convince people that Covid isn’t “over” when we’ve been in such a long (relative) lull.
On the other hand, it’s hard to convince people that Covid isn’t “over” when we’ve been in such a long (relative) lull.
If I see Ai imagery passed off as “art” on my feed… Instant block.
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If I see Ai imagery passed off as “art” on my feed… Instant block.
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Masking indoors in public spaces boils down to this for me now:
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Masking indoors in public spaces boils down to this for me now:
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
I love never being sick from airborne infectious diseases.
The last cold I had was in early 2019, with not even a sniffle since. The only thing I don't do is dine indoors in public spaces; a good trade for health.
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Seeing lots of flu earlier than normal and COVID. Waiting for tests to come back BUT no matter where C19 ends up this is going to be a BAD FLU SEASON.
Mask up in public and while the shot may not turn out to be a great match it can still offer protection.
Masks on, sleeves up.
Mask up in public and while the shot may not turn out to be a great match it can still offer protection.
Masks on, sleeves up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Seeing lots of flu earlier than normal and COVID. Waiting for tests to come back BUT no matter where C19 ends up this is going to be a BAD FLU SEASON.
Mask up in public and while the shot may not turn out to be a great match it can still offer protection.
Masks on, sleeves up.
Mask up in public and while the shot may not turn out to be a great match it can still offer protection.
Masks on, sleeves up.