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A simple 2 by 3 table of text and images. The left-side column says "THIS" over a an image of a large herd of reindeer forming a protective reindeer cyclone. The right-side column says "NOT This" over an image of a handful of reindeer running across the open snow in a loose column about 4 reindeer wide. There is a small reindeer trailing far behind the stragglers of the main group. The description under the left column reads: The Reindeer Cyclone What actual "herd immunity" looks like: The fittest save the whole herd. The description under the right column reads: Salvaging "most" of the herd... until there's no herd left. Image credits: Left-side, reindeer cyclone image by Lev Fedoseyev Right-side image by Vladimir Melnikov

Reminder:

When a herd of reindeer is threatened, the herd runs fast in a "cyclone" to confuse predators, keeping the most vulnerable in the center. The whole herd survives.

Trying to save "most" of the herd lets predators pick off the herd, most vulnerable first, until there's no herd left.

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I don’t know about “indefatigably”. 😂

There have been times (such as reading Supreme Court precedents as part of my prep for my still-ongoing airplane mask human rights case) when I’ve been pretty fatigued. But I will continue, inspired by others — particularly long-haulers — who are soldiering on.

It is progressive/additive/exponential.

It’s scary how many weird inflammatory disorders I’m seeing, people with unexplained fatigue, weird pneumonias.

What she said 👆👆👆

It’s not anything new; you are correct that Covid can reinfect many times more often than most other viruses. But I flew as a flight attendant in the 80s, and was frequently infected with cold viruses. So, it’s just that we’ve added a new airborne virus that isn’t seasonal. #N95

I’m sorry you’re feeling ill. I hope you are able to rest, drink lots of hot lemon/honey tea, irrigate your nose a bunch, and segregate yourself from anyone you live with to keep them from getting sick too. Air filtration units help with that a lot. Follow up with your family doc for specifics.

Hi Jonny, while it was known prior to COVID that viruses could be spread through the shared air on airplanes despite cabin air filtration, it’s more obvious now because of the ongoing pandemic itself.

The covid virus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to mutate, circulate, and repeatedly infect people.

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economy by dropping all reasonable covid pandemic mitigations? We’re wrecking the economy due to so much staff and student illnesses, so much more chronic disease, and this growing chunk of early cognitive impairment. We are disabling our population in an unprecedented way.

Mask up.

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were before the pandemic.

If someone isn’t going to wear a respirator mask all the time when indoors, then at least wear one in stuffy/close-quarters including airplanes. Routine and copious nasal irrigation (sterile saline) can also help reduce viral load.

And that goal of helping the

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and it’s increased the incidence of people developing heart attacks, strokes, cognitive problems, diabetes, lung blood clots, and many more things. As a population we’re not just more frequently ill with annoying (and sometimes very serious) viruses/colds, but we are sicker overall than we

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Getting sick after travel as a regular occurrence is likely something new, due to removal of all reasonable mitigations to “open up” the economy. Sadly, this kind of decision has not only made people sicker with viral infections, but it’s also increasing post-viral illness (such as long-covid),

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ability to fight infections. This probably explains why influenza, rsv and other outbreaks are hitting more people than usual. As a population, we’re simply sicker more often.

The best protection is to wear respirator masks (like N95s) all the time when in shared indoor air. To your question,

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So more people are sick because covid is not seasonal and people can keep getting reinfected. While the vaccine is great at reducing risk of hospitalization and death, it doesn’t seem to be the greatest at preventing infection itself.

Plus covid appears to be reducing our immune systems’

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Hi Jonny, while it was known prior to COVID that viruses could be spread through the shared air on airplanes despite cabin air filtration, it’s more obvious now because of the ongoing pandemic itself.

The covid virus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to mutate, circulate, and repeatedly infect people.

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“Rape Academy exists for one explicit purpose: to teach men how to drug and rape…

Read that again. 140 million hits in just two months.

This is not a collection of unrelated bad actors. This is a pattern.”

Many on the right say “feminism makes women hate men”.

I don’t think women hate men.
I think a lot of women fear men.
And men ask “why”?

A “rape academy” website teaching men how to sexually assault women, containing graphic video of actual rape, received 62 million views.

That’s why.

Montana Supreme Court Rules Its Constitution Entirely Protects Trans Citizens In Landmark Ruling The ruling will have enormous impacts for transgender residents in the state.

1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people.

The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work.

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Some great vaccine news Canada. Nuvaxovid is going to be available again!!

(I have no conflicts of interest. Other than, you know, wanting every Canadian to be well protected against the vasculitic disease that COVID-19 is.)

Also please wear a respirator mask.

www.newswire.ca/news-release...

Cute photo-op destroys Artemis II mission as Canadian uncorks maple syrup

(podcast) "I can't think of a single more dangerous food to have in zero gravity."

Long Covid Predicted to Cost OECD Economies $135 Billion a Year The pandemic might be over, but new research indicates long Covid is likely to reverberate across OECD economies, costing up to $135 billion a year over the next decade.

A new study predicts that Long Covid will cost OECD economies $135 billion a year, due to people leaving the workforce, lower productivity, and healthcare costs. COVID is not over.

Work in progress: sars-2 clearly increases risk of tuberculosis activation in central Ontario, on a timeline that is consistent with T cell injury. It does not impact risk of non tuberculous mycobacterial infections

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Long Covid projected to cost OECD economies up to $135bn a year New research forecasts hit to GDP from lower productivity and workers quitting because of long-term illness

Financial Times: 'Long Covid projected to cost OECD economies up to $135bn a year'

'New research forecasts hit to GDP from lower productivity and workers quitting because of long-term illness'

www.ft.com/content/de44...

Please take the time to do this survey. For yourself and for all the other road users in Canada.

🚨 This is an important survery from Transport Canada to protect retinal health and road safety regarding those massively bright headlights:

tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

Easter Celebration | April 5th | Hillhurst United Church YouTube video by Hillhurst United Church

If you’re interested, here’s the link for our short concert performance of Jesus Christ Superstar on Sunday.

I get to reprise my role of Caiaphas! (4 inches taller, 50 pounds heavier, and 38 years older than the first time. 😃)

www.youtube.com/live/X2lJapK...

Today would have been Fred Gamberg’s 55th birthday.

This master’s thesis which includes a major focus on him is pretty incredible.

memorial.scholaris.ca/items/5a516b...

I miss my cousin so much.

(I know @chantzy.bsky.social you know this. I’m providing straight-up language that should have been used instead.)

Thank you for sharing.

Like, I'm not the one who needs an education sheet in this situation.

Next time y'all are getting an education sheet from ME. And how have we normalized 6-8 viral illnesses a year? It was NOT like this when my daughter was younger

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is anything but a common cold.

Each infection can cause severe illness and even death in children at rates +++ higher than the common cold. It triggers long-covid (now the most common chronic illness in children) and other cobditions like diabetes.

Not the common cold.