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I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
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The silent erosion of COVID-19 awareness & management in B.C.:
A TIMELINE
[A timeline of the year 2025 and the January of 2026. Numbered diamonds are placed on the timeline to mark the events below.]
1. April 16: Amount & timeliness of SARS-CoV-2 sample data uploaded to GISAID, an online repository, deteriorate.
2. May: The end of RAT Kit Distribution Program is announced in a professional newsletter. This provided free RAT kits to pharmacies.
3. May 31: RAT kits orders from this day onwards would not be reimbursed.
4. June: The BCCDC page dedicated to how COVID-19 spreads is removed.
5. September 1: Under the BC medical services plan, less than 20 people will be allowed in an online group medical visit. An unknown number of bed- & house-bound people will lose telehealth access to the BC-CLMF, a long COVID & ME/CFS clinic. Implementation delayed until January.
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ALT [Text on an yellow octagon meant to look like the output of an overhead projector.] The silent erosion of COVID-19 awareness & management in B.C.: A TIMELINE [A timeline of the year 2025 and the January of 2026. Numbered diamonds are placed on the timeline to mark the events below.] 1. April 16: Amount & timeliness of SARS-CoV-2 sample data uploaded to GISAID, an online repository, deteriorate. 2. May: The end of RAT Kit Distribution Program is announced in a professional newsletter. This provided free RAT kits to pharmacies. 3. May 31: RAT kits orders from this day onwards would not be reimbursed. 4. June: The BCCDC page dedicated to how COVID-19 spreads is removed. 5. September 1: Under the BC medical services plan, less than 20 people will be allowed in an online group medical visit. An unknown number of bed- & house-bound people will lose telehealth access to the BC-CLMF, a long COVID & ME/CFS clinic. Implementation delayed until January. [Alt text continues in next post]
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Apr 11
Health orgs, doctors, and patients across Canada have called for #NovavaxNow, as seen in this open letter from @immunocompCA: immunocompromised.ca/acceler…
That's why we're urging BC policy-makers to make Novavax available for 2026/27. Join us to take action: donoharmbc.ca/bc-demands-nov…
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Apr 11
BREAKING NEWS! The Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine is back in Canada - but it’s up to the Province whether BCians will be able to access Canada's only protein-based COVID vaccine option in fall/winter 2026/27.
Join us to demand vaccine access & choice: donoharmbc.ca/bc-demands-nov…
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This smartass thinks the opposition in Taiwan are the government.
Taiwan took one look at what happened in Ukraine and Iran and smartly said they want no part in being the patsy state for an American proxy war that will fully destroy the island
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1/ Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu has died at the age of 80, local media have reported. HKFP revisits archive photos of the League of Social Democrats activist.
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/04/08/br…
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These kinds of vides from iran are so dehumanizing,
they usually imply:
“look how stylish people in iran are, therefore…women cant be oppressed there…and those protestors were Mossad”
You could tell an American this was filmed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and they’d believe you. It’s Tehran.
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RT @FY4Chan: "InMedia said it filed two police reports regarding the suspected stalking and harassment". What are the odds that the police…
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Reuters has compiled and verified detailed information on 238 of the 386 arrests under national security laws between 2020 and 2026. Just five of the 238 cases resulted in acquittals so far.
Beijing’s sweeping NSL has reshaped HK’s political landscape, silencing the city’s democratic opposition.
The Post-it notes in this story depict these cases against activists, politicians, lawyers, students and journalists.
w/@jamespomfret @adolfux
reuters.com/graphics/HONGKON…
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Apr 3
I love how it’s basically “no it’s completely different, Afghan women want REAL rights and are fine with patriarchal modesty, while Iranian women wanna be WHORES”. And of course there’s a complete ignorance of Iran’s patriarchal laws, which don’t stop at religious modesty.
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BA.3.2 is either:
#1. Much better at infecting children than adults
or
#2. Is causing more severe disease in children than previous variants (since most sequencing outside of nursing homes is likely from hospitalized cases)
...or some combination of the two.
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Really reminiscent of a certain occupied territory in southwestern Asia.
The Brutal Reality of 2009: The Massacre of Uyghurs in East Turkistan
This footage shows Chinese 🇨🇳 illegal settlers armed with weapons, searching for and hunting down Uyghurs in the streets of Urumqi during the July 2009 unrest. The Uyghurs who were caught by these mobs were brutally lynched in broad daylight. This is a clear depiction of the state-sponsored terrorism against the Uyghur people.
Since the occupation of East Turkistan in 1949, the Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples have been facing a continuous genocide carried out by the Chinese government and government-backed illegal Chinese settlers.
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Speaking up is too dangerous for me on account of transnational repression.
If you can speak about 1. more frequent wastewater draws, 2. better variant monitoring and data access, 3. the restoration of the RAT Kit Distribution Program, do so.
We can collaborate on a script.
Mar 24
Advocacy opportunity 📣 Pre-register to present directly to BC gov about YOUR priorities for next year's provincial budget! Sign up by Friday April 10 at 2pm: consultation-portal.leg.bc.c… Presenting can be done virtually. They’ll follow up in May about whether you’ve been selected.
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RT @FY4Chan: Example #2020 of lawfare in national security law Hong Kong.
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the replies are 100% worth a read
If you ever wonder why diaspora & dissidents don't speak up? Cause my replies are an example of the hostility & nastiness hauled at outspoken community members.
imma say it again
As someone living with the Chinese govt direct threats, I do not believe the RCMP or Canada’s nat sec have the competency to investigate, intervene, or prosecute foreign entities for criminal intimidation & harassment
PS my eyes are wide open too
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Some damage just can't be undone. And people wonder why we are so eager to promote COVID prevention.
it seems a little strange to me that if you say "i have long covid what do i do" people earnestly suggest going back in time and not getting covid in the first place
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Don't let anyone shame you for not wanting Taiwan to suffer a similar fate.
Apr 1
Hong Kong has a new rule under its national security law.
Police can now demand passwords or help to unlock phones, computers, and other devices during investigations.
Refusing to comply can lead to up to one year in prison and a fine of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
This applies to anyone in Hong Kong, including tourists and people just passing through the airport.
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hey quick question have you considered that taiwanese people have agency and want self-determination or is viewing non-americans as human beings something you're just incapable of
Mar 30
the us doesn’t want peaceful reunification. but they’re maybe too busy rn.
Community note
2025 National Chengchi University polls show 63% of Taiwanese identify solely as Taiwanese and only 2.4% support unification.
esc.nccu.edu.tw/PageDoc/Detail…
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Mar 30
Breaking New
Israeli occupation’s Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinians by hanging.
Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. No appeals. 90 days to carry out.
It does not apply to Israelis.
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Mar 26
Our report from the funeral of two young paramedics killed in an Israeli strike in the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon
The targeting of first responders by Israel is a pattern we’ve seen in Gaza, in Lebanon in 2024 and now we’re seeing here again
The Israeli army did not respond to our questions about the strike
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orientalist fascination with IRI propaganda ralies must be studied in art & media classes
women in iran can be only be seen as “empowered” when they become “exotic” propaganda actors for patriarchy
if they protest/demand rights like women everywhere else they’re “Mossad agents”
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