Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych
@jonathanconp.bsky.social
Psychologist. Partner, Central Ontario Psychology, Barrie ON. Advisor, Badge of Life Canada. Host, ON Psych: Podcast of ON Psych'l Ass’n. Constantly amused by the cosmic absurdity of human existence. Avoids COVID to protect others. Premature DMs are creepy
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Gonna pin the most recent of my #HalloweenTombsones here for the year because it’s at lot easier to scroll thru them from the bottom up!
I’m already collecting more for 2026.
I’m already collecting more for 2026.
a purple and blue comet flies through the night sky
Alt: The majestic ENTERPRISE
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If this were a license plate on Abbey Road it would read 291 IF
THERE ARE 291 DAYS UNTIL THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If this were a license plate on Abbey Road it would read 291 IF
If you think AI customer service is bad, just think about all the people using it as their therapist.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If you think AI customer service is bad, just think about all the people using it as their therapist.
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The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
December 6, 2024 at 2:11 PM
The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
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Based on today's CDC & Biobot data, we estimate the following for the week of Jan 19:
🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5
🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5
January 17, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Based on today's CDC & Biobot data, we estimate the following for the week of Jan 19:
🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5
🔸1 in 52 people in the U.S. actively infectious
🔸25% chance of exposure in a room of 15 ppl
🔸Nearly 1 million new daily infections
🔸5 cumulative infections per person all-time (avg)
🧵1/5
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Talk to most people about COVID-19 risks and a common response is, “If it was that bad, governments would do something about it.”
johnsnowproject.org/primers/are-...
johnsnowproject.org/primers/are-...
ARE YOU SERIOUS? COVID-19 HASN’T GONE AWAY?
Talk to most people about COVID-19 risks and a common response is, “If it was that bad, governments would do something about it.”
johnsnowproject.org
August 3, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Talk to most people about COVID-19 risks and a common response is, “If it was that bad, governments would do something about it.”
johnsnowproject.org/primers/are-...
johnsnowproject.org/primers/are-...
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There is a difference between freedom of press and child abuse material generator…
in case you are wondering why one should never be interfered with, while the other should have the plug pulled.
in case you are wondering why one should never be interfered with, while the other should have the plug pulled.
January 17, 2026 at 9:34 AM
There is a difference between freedom of press and child abuse material generator…
in case you are wondering why one should never be interfered with, while the other should have the plug pulled.
in case you are wondering why one should never be interfered with, while the other should have the plug pulled.
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i saved this before Everything Happened and god has it come true
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
i saved this before Everything Happened and god has it come true
@deonandan.bsky.social
@gabituto.bsky.social
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Feeling much better thank you
@gabituto.bsky.social
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Feeling much better thank you
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 AM
@deonandan.bsky.social
@gabituto.bsky.social
Wordle 1,673 3/6*
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Feeling much better thank you
@gabituto.bsky.social
Wordle 1,673 3/6*
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Feeling much better thank you
“At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.
Under international labour law, this question is already answered.”
Under international labour law, this question is already answered.”
"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 10:34 PM
“At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.
Under international labour law, this question is already answered.”
Under international labour law, this question is already answered.”
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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 4:12 PM
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WE HAVE A NEW VERSION OF THE HIGHLY CRITICIZED HEP B VACCINE TRIAL PROTOCOL IN GUINEA-BISSAU.
Here’s what’s different…
Spoiler: It’s not much better.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/update-a-n...
Here’s what’s different…
Spoiler: It’s not much better.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/update-a-n...
Update: A newly revised protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. "This is still bad."
A January 14 document fails to address major ethical issues identified in the version published here yesterday. "The University of Southern Denmark is complicit in this unethical research conduct."
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
WE HAVE A NEW VERSION OF THE HIGHLY CRITICIZED HEP B VACCINE TRIAL PROTOCOL IN GUINEA-BISSAU.
Here’s what’s different…
Spoiler: It’s not much better.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/update-a-n...
Here’s what’s different…
Spoiler: It’s not much better.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/update-a-n...
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Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
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Kids were young. Went to the parent-teacher meeting. Teacher asked, "Do you really talk particle physics, debate religious issues, and review Muppet movies with your kids over dinner?"
"Um, yes. Doesn't everyone?"
"Um, yes. Doesn't everyone?"
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Kids were young. Went to the parent-teacher meeting. Teacher asked, "Do you really talk particle physics, debate religious issues, and review Muppet movies with your kids over dinner?"
"Um, yes. Doesn't everyone?"
"Um, yes. Doesn't everyone?"
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Part 3 in an apparently ongoing series:
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
Twelve Additional Statements that Surely Would Have Been Dismissed as “TDS” If the Democrats Had Even Thought of Them During the 2024 Campaign
Part 3 in an apparently ongoing series.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Part 3 in an apparently ongoing series:
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
open.substack.com/pub/dreamwea...
Take it from Canada: Trump goes from joking to policy in a heartbeat.
He's not kidding, America. He WILL prevent you from having midterm elections if he possibly can. His "joke" is just to start getting you used to the idea.
ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-u...
He's not kidding, America. He WILL prevent you from having midterm elections if he possibly can. His "joke" is just to start getting you used to the idea.
ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-u...
Trump says the US ‘shouldn’t even have an election’ in 2026 because of all his accomplishments
Trump expressed frustration that his party could lose the House or Senate in the upcoming midterms
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Take it from Canada: Trump goes from joking to policy in a heartbeat.
He's not kidding, America. He WILL prevent you from having midterm elections if he possibly can. His "joke" is just to start getting you used to the idea.
ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-u...
He's not kidding, America. He WILL prevent you from having midterm elections if he possibly can. His "joke" is just to start getting you used to the idea.
ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-u...
Oh crap I'm supposed to be working
January 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Oh crap I'm supposed to be working
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People are still pretending that this timeline we're in is acceptable
January 16, 2026 at 6:08 AM
People are still pretending that this timeline we're in is acceptable
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.
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Obama: Imagine if I had done *ANY* of this
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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No, Democrats aren’t “just as bad” or “even worse” than Trump, MAGA and the GOP.
No, the United States WASN’T “always this bad.”
Some folks really do have to work on their understanding of the concept of “order of magnitude.”
Not understanding it rewards/protects worse and more illegal behaviour.
No, the United States WASN’T “always this bad.”
Some folks really do have to work on their understanding of the concept of “order of magnitude.”
Not understanding it rewards/protects worse and more illegal behaviour.
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
No, Democrats aren’t “just as bad” or “even worse” than Trump, MAGA and the GOP.
No, the United States WASN’T “always this bad.”
Some folks really do have to work on their understanding of the concept of “order of magnitude.”
Not understanding it rewards/protects worse and more illegal behaviour.
No, the United States WASN’T “always this bad.”
Some folks really do have to work on their understanding of the concept of “order of magnitude.”
Not understanding it rewards/protects worse and more illegal behaviour.
Ummm…who writes Consumer Reports?
Why by golly it’s independent experts.
Why by golly it’s independent experts.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: "This idea that you should trust the experts, a good mother doesn't do that"
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Ummm…who writes Consumer Reports?
Why by golly it’s independent experts.
Why by golly it’s independent experts.
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Reposted by Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych
Blaming vaccines is easier because it feels like it’s something controllable. Covid is airborne and this is a much more concerning reality. There is no need to panic, we have the science to prevent. Problems can only be fixed however, when we are able to talk about them.
#TalkAboutCovid
#TalkAboutCovid
What we are seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg. The focus on blaming the vaccines instead of the virus will only continue to make things worse. Condemning a whole generation that has not even born yet.
#COVID #LongCovid
#COVID #LongCovid
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Blaming vaccines is easier because it feels like it’s something controllable. Covid is airborne and this is a much more concerning reality. There is no need to panic, we have the science to prevent. Problems can only be fixed however, when we are able to talk about them.
#TalkAboutCovid
#TalkAboutCovid
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Fascinating twist 🧐
Auto-immune diseases are more common in those "recovered" versus those with Long C-19
There's so much about immune dysregulation were simply don't understand 😔
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
Auto-immune diseases are more common in those "recovered" versus those with Long C-19
There's so much about immune dysregulation were simply don't understand 😔
doi.org/10.3389/fimm...
Frontiers | Autoantibodies in long COVID in a black/mixed population compared with recovered and pre-pandemic controls
IntroductionLong COVID (LC), a clinical condition marked by persistent and new symptoms after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...
doi.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM