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Diana Chard

@dianachard.bsky.social

Nova Scotian exiled to Ontario. Recovering public health lackey, masked dietitian, and covid killjoy. She/her

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Starre Vartan@starrevartan.bsky.social · last wk.

Turns out the TV DOES rot your brain, but ONLY if you're a man! -Fascinatingly, women did not experience the same negative cognitive effects from TV-watching. -The researchers barely mentioned this. -UH, SEEMS LIKE AN IMPORTANT POINT!!!! I wrote abt it: www.sciencealert.com/watching-too...

Bad News For Bingers: Watching Too Much TV Linked to Smaller Brain Volume

If you click on the TV and hear a voice from your childhood saying, "That idiot box is going to rot your brain!" – you're not alone.

sciencealert.com

Diana Chard@dianachard.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think something our capitalist overlords are missing is how property maintenance will decline with the escalating climate crisis. Anyway… I finally managed to get the stoop railing repainted this morning and maybe I’ll be able to restain the deck between thunderstorms, smoke, and heatwaves.

Nick Tsergas@nicktsergas.ca · 2w ago

The datacentre debate is spreading across Canada. Are you a city councillor wondering what you can do to protect your community. Or maybe a very cool person who wants to stop one or more datacentres?

Image promoting webinar discussing Hamilton, Ontario’s datacentre pushback, the story and tactics. July 27 at 7pm. Info in thread.
Tara Moriarty@moriartylab.bsky.social · 2w ago

Canadian COVID Forecast Jul 18 - Jul 31, 2026 CANADA MODERATE [no change] About 1 of every 287 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 2.4 x higher -Long COVID: 4.5 x higher -Hospitalizations: 2.6 x higher -Deaths: 2.0 x higher

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Jul 18 - Jul 31, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is MODERATE [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 2.3 About 1 of every 287 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 120,700-202,600 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: MODERATE; 2.4X higher Long COVID: MODERATE; 4.5X higher Hospitalizations: MODERATE; 2.6X higher Deaths: MODERATE; 2.0X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks 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
Jen the Feisty Librarian@feistywaters.com · 3w ago

Americans thinking Canadian wildfire smoke shouldn’t affect them and Canadians thinking FDA cuts won’t affect our food supply. We’re all on this continent together, buckos. Smoke, parasites and viruses don’t care about borders.

Laura Babcock 🇨🇦@laura-babcock.bsky.social · 3w ago

FFS! Since 2019 Ford has cut 184 million from forest fire budget while spending 452 million on advertising?! Don’t buy his bullshit that he’ll ‘spare no expense’ fighting these fires his track record shows where his true priorities are! More on tonight’s OShow Scandal Panel. #ON

Nitish Pahwa@nitishpahwa.com · 3w ago

CALL FOR SOURCES: have you changed up your daily meal routine in response to the Cyclospora outbreak? are you avoiding your favorite salad place for the time being, or ordering different items from your go-to joints? I'd love to chat with you for a story! feel free to DM here or on Signal (@ in bio)

Patrick Canning 🇨🇦@patrickcanning.bsky.social · 3w ago

Reposting this thread about how Carney is invested in X and refuses to do anything to enforce the law or protect Canadians, for any Carney splainers that haven't yelled at me recently.

Patrick Canning 🇨🇦@patrickcanning.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase. It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33

Diana Chard@dianachard.bsky.social · 3w ago

What’s up with parents riding bikes with their kids and the kiddo wearing a helmet and the parent not? Even if you don’t care about your own brain, why wouldn’t you lead by example?