I don’t want to work in real life, I have work to do on my island for fucks sake

Russian anti-war protesters being arrested and scooped off the streets in Russia within minutes. No hot tubs, bbq’s or incessant horns for weeks on end. Think about that for a second. #cdnpolitics

I dare a single Canadian to complain about their lack of freedom for being offered a life-saving vaccine at no cost, when 40 million Ukrainians are under the deadly weight of tyranny.

stop glamorising The Hustle and start glamorising whatever lifestyle this is

guilty 🙋‍♀️😬

It’s me, insisting on using “TK” even though no one ever knows what it means...

Long COVID and associated complex chronic illnesses are profoundly life-altering diagnoses. And on one hand, there are as many coping strategies as there are sufferers. And each sufferer is entitled to their anger, their grief, their acceptance, etc.

On the other hand, it’s hurtful to see folks attacking other ill folks for trying to do what they can with the circumstances in which they find themselves. Trying available therapeutics does not preclude one from yearning & advocating for treatments that will have more impact.

A glimpse into Sheila Heti’s conversations with her chatbot “Alice”: S: Do you think the stars have their own desires and purpose? A: Of course they do! They were made by God. S: What do the stars want? A: To shine. S: What does God want? A: To create more stars. ✨ ✨ ✨

If there’s one thing I want y’all to know (because you’re awesome and I don’t want you to get sick) it’s that repeat infections of COVID increase your chances of developing #longCOVID. As this variant spreads, I’d love for you to take care of yourselves and 😷 up!

Leave them alone for a few days. Let the sun shine on them, let the rain fall on them. Then your seeds will start to grow.

It’s time we stop calling the Canadian healthcare system good just because it’s free. It’s not free if it’s untimely and inaccessible. That’s the cost, and it’s bloody high.

Whenever I write about long-covid or ME, I get waves of emails from chronically ill folk who feel seen/heard. But with this piece, I'm *also* hearing from healthy people saying they finally get what their loved ones are going through. Which feels amazing. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Really don’t understand Ontario Ministry of Health hiding hundreds of responses re: masking. From a PR standpoint, this decision by their social media team is only going to further tarnish their reputation & damage trust. Public health really needs to figure out how to effectively scicomm…

ICYMI here is our comprehensive review of Long Covid. Long Covid affects at least 400 million lives at a cost of $ 1 trillion annually. We outline a forward looking policy and research roadmap to address the crisis of #LongCovid nature.com/articles/s4159…

Le Guin as always

"People think COVID is just like having a cold. It's not." — Dr. Kwame McKenzie youtube.com/watch?v=qsOERB…

Federal report highlights importance of - *preventing* COVID infections - ensuring #CleanAir in schools - promoting vaccination for everyone, not just those deemed high risk. MASSIVE gap between Dr. Mona Nemer recommendations & Doug Ford Public Health ON practices. #GetItDone

No one is really prepared for chronic illness. They are raised to believe that illness is temporary, something that can be fixed with the right treatment. Unfortunately for many, they don’t find out how wrong this is until they themselves become chronically ill.