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Marc Audet - Canadian illustrator & printer. Covid aware. My work: @ottawagigposter . Rock 'n' roll with @stillwinterhill . @rocket57 @mastodon .online
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The social contract is broken.
I infected you with Covid & disabled you? Killed your vulnerable parent?
Not my problem.
I sent your kid to the hospital in anaphylactic shock because my kid needed peanut butter?
Not my problem.
My kid gave yours head lice?
Not my problem.
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Love it.
Kristen Schaal, representing at the Emmys.
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You don’t even need to listen to the clip. The dismissive body language, exasperated expression and eye roll speak volumes.
Western governments’ pandemic response in a nutshell.
🇺🇸 2nd biggest wave of Covid Pandemic Jan 2024
“Make your own decisions, that’s not something we get involved in”
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Just popping in to say it’s nice to see REM legend Michael Stipe doing the right thing.
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I will die on this hill.
If I’m obligated by law to have my child in a classroom, the government should be obligated to ensure that that space is as safe and healthy as possible.
Are they doing that?
No. It’s theatre at best.
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Are we really just going to live in a perpetual wave of COVID from now on?
That’s the plan?
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My kids still wear respirators.
My kids, to my knowledge, have not had COVID.
Not a single teacher in their high school masks anymore.
Do teachers realize how much of an impact one teacher masking in school could have on those last few kids who are trying to avoid infection?
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Could not be more proud of my daughters and their commitment to protecting their long term health.
👇My youngest and I, rocking our respirators on public transit.
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I may be stating the obvious here, but it’s absolutely bonkers to me that, as a society, we’ve given up, decided that it’s too hard to do anything, and we’re fine with being repeatedly pummelled by a rapidly mutating, multi systemic SARS virus.
What a time to be alive.
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I’ve been thinking about how elephants will form a circle around their young to protect them from lions.
Imagine if the adult elephants just decided “Fuck it. This is too hard.” and just gave up and let the lion eat their young.
I feel like that’s where we’re at.
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My good friend flew off to Vegas for a massive concert. My extended family had a large Thanksgiving gathering. Pretty much everyone I know is completely unconcerned with SARS.
They all seem to be dodging infection.
It’s hard not to feel like I’m doing this wrong.
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On the one hand, it’s amazing to watch Violet Affleck stand up there and school these people about the ongoing risks of Covid.
On the other hand, it breaks my heart that an 18 year old has to do this.
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I just keep coming back to the thought that knowingly sending my kids into an environment where they will get sick/get others sick/develop long COVID is intrinsically wrong.
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Depicted below are two environments in which a Biosafety Level 3 pathogen is present.
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It warms my heart to see that NPR article get absolutely shredded.
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I have to admit, I have sort of a morbid curiosity about how the Olympics will play out while they try to hand sanitize their way out of the rampant spread of Covid-19.
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This is superficial of me, but why are we still at the point where there isn’t a black 3m aura? Or an elastomeric mask that doesn’t make you look like Hannibal Lector or like you’re wearing a barn door on your face?
Did aesthetics die around the same time public health did?
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I’m going to be displaying and selling my hand-printed silkscreened gig posters at The Record Centre in Ottawa! I’m excited!
And yes, I’m still masking!
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Explain to me how we’re obligated to have our kids in school, and yet we’re denied air quality measurements, denied outbreak info and denied attendance numbers.
We have every right to know the conditions of the environment we’re sending our children into.
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I was asked by a friend a couple of weeks ago if Covid was really the hill I was going to die on.
I think about it a lot.
Mostly because it seemed to be a question that they really didn’t want to hear the answer to. Or the reasons behind it.
It made me sad.
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Anyone who thinks the masking selfies are virtue signalling don’t seem to get that maskers are the outliers, willing to go against the current. Willing to risk ridicule.
It’s a show of solidarity and it’s amazing.
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6 or 7 kids present in my daughter’s class of 20+ students.
Is this normal? Are they learning?
Am I supposed to blindly send my kids into a cesspool of COVID & other viruses while kids are dropping like flies?
We deserve to know the conditions we’re sending our kids into.
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I can’t be the only one who is shocked by the sheer number of y’all masking people wearing respirators. It’s amazing.
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My 17yo daughter is graduating high school today.
For my money, she’s the smartest and bravest one there. Never afraid to go against the current and do the right thing. I am so proud of her. ❤️❤️❤️
(Crappy photo, but what can you do?)
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We have been given permission to be completely selfish.
Or rather, it’s been manufactured.
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It breaks my heart when I imagine my poor daughters, masking for hours in school, surrounded by hundreds of students and teachers who do not care about, or are ignorant of, the ongoing pandemic.
It sucks so hard that this is their reality now. :(
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Yeah, I’ve considered this whole “mandatory mass infection” thing and decided it’s not for me.
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Wonder how effective “Wear a fucking respirator or enjoy bleeding out your eyeballs” would be as a Public Health catch phrase.
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Is there *any* reason to think 2024 isn’t going to be just as shit, if not shittier, than 2023?
Trying hard not to despair.
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Look, masks work.
3 years of school during the pandemic with two kids wearing respirators and (knock on wood) we’ve been fortunate.
But it still feels like handing a kid a fire extinguisher and sending them into a building that’s blazing with a 4 alarm fire.
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You’d think, at one point, that musicians would get tired of cancelling shows.
That parents would get tired of their kids getting sick and sicker.
That people in general would get tired of perpetual illness.
That this is unacceptable.
It’s got to happen at some point, right…?
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How much damage did that fucking Cochrane review do?
People are still trotting it out.
Holy shit.
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Both my 14yo and 17yo kids are the last ones masking in their social circles.
I’m so glad these young people have the fortitude to swim against the current.
💜
Daughter has been masking since 2020 - often the only one in her friend group.
She wanted to join in to show other teens that they aren’t alone.
I’m a proud mom, for so many reasons.
#YallMasking
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First off, I was surprised that the ticket guy at Cineplex asked me to lower my mask. I declined, and he awkwardly went “oh, uh, okay”
Secondly, if aliens from A Quiet Place invaded, most people would be toast because they can’t stop coughing. 💀
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Turns out pretending ‘COVID is over’ doesn’t actually make virus go away.
Who could have guessed?
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If you’re not going to notify me of Covid cases in school until 60% of the class is absent, how can I send my kid back?
The lack of transparency is literally sickening.
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Is it just me or is the Sky of Blue suddenly feeling like it might actually be viable for the Covid safe community?
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I’m so fucking pissed that I’m expected to send my children out into this shit next week.
Trying not to let it ruin the few remaining holidays.
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Family member went out for some bloodwork and a couple of other tests.
“You don’t have to mask here.”
“Why are you masking? COVID’s behind us now.”
The ignorance even in the healthcare field is staggering.
We are on our own.
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Guys guys guys!
I saw another person wearing a respirator at the grocery store!
And another family going in with two young kids rocking little baby respies too.
It was like seeing a triple rainbow or unicorns at a rodeo or something.
🥲🥲🥲
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Just had a big “the world has moved on!” conversation with a household member.
Everything she sees in her day to day interactions tells her everything and everyone is fine.
My arguments are too abstract, despite being backed up by science.
Big sigh.
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I can’t believe it.
I found another Covid aware parent on the school parent FB group.
It’s like finding a unicorn at a rodeo.
I could cry. Lol.
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We’re really gonna sleepwalk into this school year and pretend like a tsunami isn’t gonna slam us, aren’t we?
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For the 3rd consecutive summer (and despite 2 failed attempts), here I am asking myself if my kids would be better off homeschooled.
And I’m so fucking angry about it.
How are we about to go through this AGAIN while our government does sweet fuck-all?
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Just bumped into my friend and he was like “What’s with the mask, bud? COVID’s over. I got my vax, I’m still standing.”
He’s an older guy, on blood thinners. His wife is recovering from cancer.
One of his daughters has a blood disorder.
I’m so disheartened.
Fuck.
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A household member spent most of the day maskless at a work event yesterday. Last time this occurred, they masked at home and stayed fairly isolated for 3 days.
This time, I’m given no such courtesy.
I guess because they didn’t get Covid last time, they’re fine.
There’s tension😡
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Remember back when we thought that the top priority of Public Health was the health of the public?
Good times.
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@amandalhu
A few days ago, someone posted on the school/parents FB group asking what the rules were for a kid that tested positive. They posted anonymously because they were afraid of being bullied, which is exactly what happened on the first response.
“People still test?! It’s a cold!”
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I know 5 people that have made it this far without a known Covid infection.
My two kids, my best friend, and her two young adult children.
All dedicated respirator wearers.
But I’m sure that’s just coincidence.
Was reading a study on the US cdc from early 2022 that showed the odds of testing+ for covid was reduced by 83% when wearing a N95 in the general population & wondering how we have ended up in make believe land instead of rational response land. 😢
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So many “y’all masking” tweets, so many accounts that need following.
So cool.
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@verygoodchat
I mean, all the evidence indicates things are bad, and I’m not about to give up, but it’s difficult when everyone around a) seems oblivious and b) seems to avoid frequent infection.
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Just finished a convo with my sibling, who we’re supposed to go and visit.
Two of their family members had colds, but are better now.
I requested a test before we arrive.
She said her (adult) kids won’t do it. They are “over it”.
And I’ve been filled with such a deep sadness.
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It blows my mind that so many people are unable to connect the dots between school absences AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC.
And yeah, forcing sick kids into attending class seems like a solid plan for increasing attendance.
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Anyone else already dreading dealing with Christmas or am I the only one?
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Can my timeline always look like this, please?
#YallMasking
I’ll throw another pic out there ‘cause why not. This one from my recent trip to Memphis.
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It’s so fucking exhausting that we have to constantly fight for every tiny shred of protection during this ongoing pandemic.
I’m alternating between completely disheartened and absolutely livid.
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Steely Dan Not Opening for Eagles Tour as Donald Fagen hospitalized.
“Five other members of the Eagles road crew tested positive for COVID-19. “The show must go on,” Henley said.”
Really, Don?
Touring musicians are in trouble.
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Someone should inform the government that playing vax-only whack-a-mole with never-ending variants isn’t working all that fucking well.
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My 16yo just said “people actually believe that the virus has gone from ‘dangerous’ to ‘a common cold’ in three years?”
Which story makes more sense? The pandemic is over, Covid is milder, and we're immune, which is why everyone keeps getting Covid all year long? Or: the pandemic never ended and the government is lying?
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I’m having a really fucking hard time of it rn.
How do you all do this without sinking into despair?
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Good question.
Got an answer .
@GovCanHealth
?
Amazing. Novavax showing it reduces viral load. Why do we have to keep fighting for access?
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How do PlusLife users manage the cost per test? At $100 for 10 tests, I don’t see how I can make that sustainable.
Am I missing something or am I just poor? lol.
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A small tribute to Mark Reeds. Condolences to his family & friends. :(
#letswinitall
http://t.co/W5CqeynqvP
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Violet is a fucking BOSS. 😤
Violet Affleck holding it down at the LA County Board of Supervisors demanding mask availability, mask mandates in hospitals, and clean air in all government buildings including jails and detention centers. Go Violet! 😷🍉
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So fucking sick of the “something must be going around the school” posts on the parents FB page.
Ya think???
Wake up.
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I guess it was inevitable, but I finally got the “living in fear” line from the person in my family that I’d felt was closest to recognizing the reality of the ongoing pandemic.
That article on denial “didn’t really say anything new”.
Pretty disappointed, mom.
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Honestly, if you have a problem with being told to mask up because *children’s hospitals are overflowing*, YOU are the problem.
Mask MANDATES are the only thing that will get the majority of the population masking again. We are not a “do the right thing of your own accord” type of society.
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@1goodtern
I just saw a FB post from someone with a COVID infection & having a rough time. Another friend said they’d had it 3 or 4 times and it was wildly different each time.
I just want to scream “the damage is cumulative!!”
Also, when’s the last time you had the flu 3-4 times in 5 yrs?
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Breaks my heart to see almost everyone in my social circle focusing on “mild cold symptoms” and not the crazy-ass stuff SARS is doing to the rest of their bodies.
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A minute and five seconds delay only to NOT answer whether COVID is airborne is all the answer you need.
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How hard would it be to just *not* share the maskless pic?
What am I missing? 🤷♂️
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Just a friendly reminder that they’ve dropped mask mandates in schools, they’ve done nothing to improve ventilation, are hiding/skewing CO2 readings and have forbidden schools from revealing Covid case numbers.
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Schools are PROHIBITED from notifying parents of positive cases in class.
Let that sink in.
The CAQ is actively stopping them from telling us.
What the hell is wrong with them?
I did not sign up for this.
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Amazing and long overdue.
Please. Watch this.
Actual journalists addressing questions that matter.
Covid is a vascular disease. Vascular. Not a cold.
No, it’s not the vax causing these problems.
Mask up. Avoid (re)infection. 🙏
This is a brilliant segment by the
@Todayshow
about the direct connection between catching Covid and the raised risk of a heart attack.
I had to keep pinching myself to check it was real and I wasn't dreaming.
Thank you
@NBCNews
@ErinNBCNews
@DrJohnTorres
Please share widely!
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The ridiculous narrative (Covid is mild/kids don’t spread Covid/kids are resilient) that was pushed still lingers.
Authorities have done nothing. No mitigation, no treatment.
Parents should be furious.
How have we come into year 5 of this and have nothing for kids? It's insane.
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If you’re not masking, and you think this is virtue signalling or that maskers are sheep, go into a local store - grocery store, Walmart, whatever - and put on a mask among the maskless hordes.
How do you feel?
I also don’t understand those accusing mask wearers of being “sheep.” Sheep follow the flock. As most aren’t currently masking in the midst of cold and flu season, wouldn’t that make non maskers the sheep? 🐑
I like a good burn as much as anyone, but it’s got to make sense.🤷🏽♂️
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Ah, early August. That special time of year when the dread of the impending return to mass (re)infection of our children sets in.
And it gets worse every year because we’re still in fucking denial.
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There’s a lot of ‘undisclosed virus’ going around.
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Woke up angry.
Sending my kids back to poorly ventilated schools where kids no longer have to mask and we are not permitted to know actual case numbers in class.
How the f*ck does this make any sense?
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Are rapid tests picking up the Arcturus variant?
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So, uh… how’re the first post-COVID Olympics going?
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Where is the protest for the forced infection of our youth?
Where is the outrage?
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “restrictions” were really put in place because we couldn’t be trusted to protect each other, especially the vulnerable.
Now that those protections are gone, how we doing?
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You… you know forcing sick kids to go to school will result in more sick kids, right?
Right…?
When deciding if your child is too unwell to go to school, one of the key symptoms to look out for is a temperature of 38°C or above.
Much-loved family GP
@ChristmasRowena
shares her advice on how to make your decision 👇
Read
@NHSuk
's guidance here:
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How do fellow “alarmists” talk to non-alarmist friends and not sound like a tinfoil hat-wearing weirdo?
I’m no doctor. I can’t spout statistics off the top of my head.
Practically everyone I know is triple vaxxed and “living their life”.
Help.
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I find myself bookmarking study after study (most of which I’ll need help deciphering 😂) for what reason?
Do I actually think “Yeah! Here’s the one that will convince my parents and siblings that this is serious!!”?
I think part of me does & I just realized it’s a waste of time.
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Another year of pretending the pandemic is over is in the books.
Can we get serious now?
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I’m sorry, I’m still stuck on 18 people being considered a ‘tiny’ dinner.
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