H. Bell
@grudgingcloud.bsky.social
Handmade ECE. 🇨🇦n. Beluga defender, clothesline, camping &snowthusiast & lover of the St. Lawrence. Talked Clean Indoor Air before it was so much more damn imperative. Stubbornly mendy tie/toymaker. #CovidIsAirborne #noPipelines #WearAMask #CleanIndoorAir
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One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
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Mainstream media, we’re looking right at you.
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Mainstream media, we’re looking right at you.
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Analysis adds evidence that shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-vaccines/analysis-adds-evidence-shingles-vaccine-prevents-or-delays-new-onset
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January 22, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Analysis adds evidence that shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-vaccines/analysis-adds-evidence-shingles-vaccine-prevents-or-delays-new-onset
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Long Covid has become the most common chronic disease in children. Not surprisingly, study finds that children with Long Covid experience functional limitations and school absenteeism.
#Medsky
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
#Medsky
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wwwnc.cdc.gov
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Long Covid has become the most common chronic disease in children. Not surprisingly, study finds that children with Long Covid experience functional limitations and school absenteeism.
#Medsky
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
#Medsky
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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Huge mistake, not giving firm guidance for pregnant women to receive a CIVID-19 vaccine.
"Conclusion: Half of the women with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy had symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition lasting ≥8 weeks. www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
"Conclusion: Half of the women with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy had symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition lasting ≥8 weeks. www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
Frontiers | Post-COVID-19 condition after SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: a population-based questionnaire cohort study
IntroductionPost-COVID-19 condition encompasses various symptoms that can occur after the acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. The risk of developing symptoms of the ...
www.frontiersin.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Huge mistake, not giving firm guidance for pregnant women to receive a CIVID-19 vaccine.
"Conclusion: Half of the women with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy had symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition lasting ≥8 weeks. www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
"Conclusion: Half of the women with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy had symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition lasting ≥8 weeks. www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
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PET, MRI, V/Q SPECT-CT scans etc to name just a few. Not everything obviously is available to all or easy to access
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
PET, MRI, V/Q SPECT-CT scans etc to name just a few. Not everything obviously is available to all or easy to access
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There are dozens of biomedical abnormalities identified in Long Covid cohorts. Let's stop (from some media and researchers) presenting #LongCovid as a disease with no identified damage, no biomarkers, no tests.
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
There are dozens of biomedical abnormalities identified in Long Covid cohorts. Let's stop (from some media and researchers) presenting #LongCovid as a disease with no identified damage, no biomarkers, no tests.
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According to the news
“The EPA will stop
considering lives saved
when setting pollution limits
and instead calculate
only the cost to businesses,”
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to keep wearing a mask
the EPA
has just given it to you.
“The EPA will stop
considering lives saved
when setting pollution limits
and instead calculate
only the cost to businesses,”
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to keep wearing a mask
the EPA
has just given it to you.
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
According to the news
“The EPA will stop
considering lives saved
when setting pollution limits
and instead calculate
only the cost to businesses,”
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to keep wearing a mask
the EPA
has just given it to you.
“The EPA will stop
considering lives saved
when setting pollution limits
and instead calculate
only the cost to businesses,”
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to keep wearing a mask
the EPA
has just given it to you.
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As we stood outside
waiting in the cold
a young man in shorts walked by
and my work friend said:
“some people just don’t know
how to dress for the season,”
and as a coughing man walked by
I looked from his unmasked face
to my work friend’s unmasked face
and said: you’re right.
waiting in the cold
a young man in shorts walked by
and my work friend said:
“some people just don’t know
how to dress for the season,”
and as a coughing man walked by
I looked from his unmasked face
to my work friend’s unmasked face
and said: you’re right.
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
As we stood outside
waiting in the cold
a young man in shorts walked by
and my work friend said:
“some people just don’t know
how to dress for the season,”
and as a coughing man walked by
I looked from his unmasked face
to my work friend’s unmasked face
and said: you’re right.
waiting in the cold
a young man in shorts walked by
and my work friend said:
“some people just don’t know
how to dress for the season,”
and as a coughing man walked by
I looked from his unmasked face
to my work friend’s unmasked face
and said: you’re right.
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I keep hearing people say
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I keep hearing people say
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
in response
to all the horrors of this world
that “this too shall pass,”
but I keep seeing studies
revealing
how Covid has changed
our brains and bodies
and I am worried
oh, I am very worried,
that it shall not actually pass.
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My friend
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
My friend
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
who keeps getting sick
says he knows that he should
wear a mask and take precautions
but he says that doing so
is just too inconvenient,
and I cannot imagine
a better epitaph for humanity
than: we could have
saved ourselves
but doing so
was just too inconvenient.
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I know
that at this moment
you have a lot on your mind
but reports on a recent study
note that “MRI Scans Reveal
Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind
Nasty Brain Damage,
Even After You “Recover””
so you may have a lot
on your mind,
but you may still have Covid
in your mind.
that at this moment
you have a lot on your mind
but reports on a recent study
note that “MRI Scans Reveal
Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind
Nasty Brain Damage,
Even After You “Recover””
so you may have a lot
on your mind,
but you may still have Covid
in your mind.
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I know
that at this moment
you have a lot on your mind
but reports on a recent study
note that “MRI Scans Reveal
Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind
Nasty Brain Damage,
Even After You “Recover””
so you may have a lot
on your mind,
but you may still have Covid
in your mind.
that at this moment
you have a lot on your mind
but reports on a recent study
note that “MRI Scans Reveal
Your COVID-19 Can Leave Behind
Nasty Brain Damage,
Even After You “Recover””
so you may have a lot
on your mind,
but you may still have Covid
in your mind.
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CIDRAP: 'Research ties long COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems'
'..found double the prevalence of memory impairment, problems concentrating, and learning difficulties in this group'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/res...
'..found double the prevalence of memory impairment, problems concentrating, and learning difficulties in this group'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/res...
Research ties long COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems
Long COVID was also linked to a higher prevalence of anxiety and depression.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 AM
CIDRAP: 'Research ties long COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems'
'..found double the prevalence of memory impairment, problems concentrating, and learning difficulties in this group'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/res...
'..found double the prevalence of memory impairment, problems concentrating, and learning difficulties in this group'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/res...
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"If your home has a fuel-burning appliance, a fireplace or an attached garage, you must install a working CO alarm adjacent to each sleeping area and, as of January 1 2026, on every storey of the home" One nice thing about going carbon-free is not having to do extra safety work. #onpoli #TOpoli
Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Updates to the Ontario Fire Code took effect on January 1, 2026. Select the housing type below to understand how these changes impact you. Single-Family Dwellings Care Occupancies Multi-Unit Dwellin...
www.toronto.ca
January 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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EXTRAORDINARY
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN THE TROPICS
Records pulverized allover New Caledonia,Vanuatu and Indonesia
MINIMUMS
28.5 Aneityum
27.0 Tanna
VANUATU HOTTEST NIGHT EVER
NEW CALEDONIA
27.9 Ouvea,26.6 Koumac
INDONESIA
27.9 Luwuk,26.2 Labuha
It will last weeks!
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN THE TROPICS
Records pulverized allover New Caledonia,Vanuatu and Indonesia
MINIMUMS
28.5 Aneityum
27.0 Tanna
VANUATU HOTTEST NIGHT EVER
NEW CALEDONIA
27.9 Ouvea,26.6 Koumac
INDONESIA
27.9 Luwuk,26.2 Labuha
It will last weeks!
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
EXTRAORDINARY
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN THE TROPICS
Records pulverized allover New Caledonia,Vanuatu and Indonesia
MINIMUMS
28.5 Aneityum
27.0 Tanna
VANUATU HOTTEST NIGHT EVER
NEW CALEDONIA
27.9 Ouvea,26.6 Koumac
INDONESIA
27.9 Luwuk,26.2 Labuha
It will last weeks!
MOST EXTREME EVENT EVER SEEN IN THE TROPICS
Records pulverized allover New Caledonia,Vanuatu and Indonesia
MINIMUMS
28.5 Aneityum
27.0 Tanna
VANUATU HOTTEST NIGHT EVER
NEW CALEDONIA
27.9 Ouvea,26.6 Koumac
INDONESIA
27.9 Luwuk,26.2 Labuha
It will last weeks!
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New Report From American Lung Association (@lungusa.bsky.social) / Win-Win for Lung Health : How Policies on Indoor Air Quality Make Schools Healthier and More Energy Efficient. www.lung.org/clean-air/in...
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 AM
New Report From American Lung Association (@lungusa.bsky.social) / Win-Win for Lung Health : How Policies on Indoor Air Quality Make Schools Healthier and More Energy Efficient. www.lung.org/clean-air/in...
Also wastes public money and a healthy citizenry to not do clean air.. indoors and out!
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Also wastes public money and a healthy citizenry to not do clean air.. indoors and out!
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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The dresses of Frida Kahlo on display in Mexico City. The artist adopted a brightly coloured folk style reflecting her promotion of indigenous arts embraced by the Mexican Renaissance movement and symbolic of cultural identity #womensart
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The dresses of Frida Kahlo on display in Mexico City. The artist adopted a brightly coloured folk style reflecting her promotion of indigenous arts embraced by the Mexican Renaissance movement and symbolic of cultural identity #womensart
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Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 12.1
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 303,900-409,500
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 10.5X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.4X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.6X higher
Deaths: SEVERE; 15.1X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreih3ee2ldhzza7kff3nprx3hhavhjhfmsmajbva2s3taab7vdvbb4m@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
Has it occurred to anyone in power that repeated covid infections in our population would be seriously unhelpful in mounting an effective military response, and that preventing them might give Canada an edge?
Clean Indoor Air Everywhere NOW!!
Clean Indoor Air Everywhere NOW!!
Canada prepping response to hypothetical US military invasion, report says
Canada prepping response to hypothetical US military invasion, report says
Canada prepping response to hypothetical US military invasion, report says
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Has it occurred to anyone in power that repeated covid infections in our population would be seriously unhelpful in mounting an effective military response, and that preventing them might give Canada an edge?
Clean Indoor Air Everywhere NOW!!
Clean Indoor Air Everywhere NOW!!
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The words "clean air" and "ASHRAE 241" don't appear in this article. N95s are a stop-gap. Putting engineers (not physicians) in charge of clean indoor public air to ASHRAE 241 standard levels is the solution. Engineers keep our water free from pathogens. They should be keeping our air clean too.
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The words "clean air" and "ASHRAE 241" don't appear in this article. N95s are a stop-gap. Putting engineers (not physicians) in charge of clean indoor public air to ASHRAE 241 standard levels is the solution. Engineers keep our water free from pathogens. They should be keeping our air clean too.
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Over half a decade in, and we're living in two realities about COVID-19.
In one: the pandemic is over, life is normal, nobody worries anymore.
In the other: 700,000+ daily infections in the US. 400 million people living with long COVID.\
Only one is right.
blog.brennanbrown.ca/the-schizoph...
In one: the pandemic is over, life is normal, nobody worries anymore.
In the other: 700,000+ daily infections in the US. 400 million people living with long COVID.\
Only one is right.
blog.brennanbrown.ca/the-schizoph...
The Schizophrenic Reality of a Pandemic That Never Ended
Five years into COVID-19, the virus continues to disable millions. Yet, the world has decided to move on. Why is that?
blog.brennanbrown.ca
January 20, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Over half a decade in, and we're living in two realities about COVID-19.
In one: the pandemic is over, life is normal, nobody worries anymore.
In the other: 700,000+ daily infections in the US. 400 million people living with long COVID.\
Only one is right.
blog.brennanbrown.ca/the-schizoph...
In one: the pandemic is over, life is normal, nobody worries anymore.
In the other: 700,000+ daily infections in the US. 400 million people living with long COVID.\
Only one is right.
blog.brennanbrown.ca/the-schizoph...
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Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules protect our health, but they’re under threat.
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Tell the Prime Minister: Protect Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules - CAPE
Send a message to the Prime Minister to protect and strengthen Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules instead of dismantling them.
cape.ca
January 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Canada’s anti-greenwashing rules protect our health, but they’re under threat.
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...
Send a message to Ottawa: don’t give fossil fuel companies the license to lie to us. Choose truth, health and transparency instead.
cape.ca/action/prote...