@adub@beige.party
pākehā New Zealander settler & educator-scientist living & working in Dish With One Spoon territory. trans, queer, disabled, autistic, 50-something, covid-cautious, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, anarchism-curious, working to do & be better. fled twitter in early 2023.
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Doug Ford's government is directly responsible for a big part of this human toll
CBCOverdose calls to paramedics on the rise Ontario, CBC analysis shows | CBC Embedded-OnlyNon-fatal opioid overdose calls are on the rise in four Ontario cities — nearly tripling in Hamilton in the first five months of 2026. Researchers and social workers suggest the toxic drug supply and the closure of supervised consumption sites in the past two years may be factors.1,100 evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation have been living in Niagara Falls 🇨🇦 for the last six months because their water infrastructure failed and their nursing station was flooded with sewage. recently the NF Mayor and CAO made anti-Indigenous racist comments about evacuees. there was a march on Friday to demand an apology/resignation - through heat-wave conditions
CBCKashechewan evacuees in Niagara Falls, Ont. get apology from mayor over homelessness comments | CBC NewsEvacuees from Kashechewan First Nation who have been living in Niagara Falls, Ont., for the last six months marched in sweltering heat through the city's downtown Friday to demand an apology over recent comments made by the city's former chief administrative officer and by the local mayor.imagine if i cancelled the remainder of every university class i taught once the CO2 level in the classroom rose to over 1000 ppm, on the basis of that study referred to in the boost. imagine if professors banded together, equipped ourselves with CO2 sensors, and we all did cancelled class time spent above 1000 ppm. then we would get better ventilation on campus. and the students would get better learning experiences!!
i can recommend the CO2 monitor in the picture in that last boost. it's from Aranet4, the batteries last for months, and i've checked its readings against a properly calibrated professional CO2 monitor several times and it always agreed within 1%. now, it's quite possible that i lucked out with mine calibration wise - either way the *difference* in readings compared to outdoor baseline is what's meaningful