COVID-19 wiped out 35 yrs of women’s economic gains in 2 short months. My new report looks at women’s experiences over the last 4 years. The recovery has been as unequal as the pandemic itself. A 🧵1/10 @policyalternatives bit.ly/4b4Jrvi

There is not enough chamomile tea in the world…

I truly believe that there is a place in this world for both Science and Spirituality.

A fun problem from openmiddle: Using the digits 1-9 each exactly once, create three 3-digit numbers where their sum is as close to 1,000 as possible. Here's why it's impossible to get exactly 1,000.

Masks work
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Respirators work even better
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In times of crisis, we laugh to offer tenderness, to ward off despair—so we can be brave.

Send us writing and art that uplift to role of laughter in resistance, explore irony, & more. Submissions are open until we reach our submission limit!

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Compassion is not a bad thing.

Empathy is not a bad thing.

It’s when it crosses over into compassion fatigue and empathic distress that we have a problem.

If you work in a caring profession serving vulnerable populations, please find out more.

#MentalHealthWeek

This should concern us all.

#GoodTwitter

#MentalHealth 💚
#SelfCare 🤗

#OntEd cutting vital supports for vulnerable students with complex needs should help with the safety concerns in schools… oh wait… lfpress.com/news/local-new…

Ontario schools will suffer from Ford government's education funding shortfalls, boards warn thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar #onpoli #onted

Happy #AsianHeritageMonth !
Bust those stereotypes with amazing children’s picture books!! instagram.com/reel/C6ucJRfvA…

Here is a 2024 check-in I want to throw out to the world. How would you answer the following question:

I feel like I am a valued member of my organization.

Sadly, this is the best option that many folks in Ontario have at present.

It’s like the show Is It Cake? only this season you are trying to figure out if the periodical cicadas in front of you are full of a amphetamine-producing behavior-modifying fungus that produces an abdominal pudding so horrific and bizarre that it eventually eats their genitalia…

School boards across the province are facing deficits and being forced to make cuts on already strained SpecEd programming. This is a direct result of this gov'ts underfunding of education and once again it's our most vulnerable students who pay the price.
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The #Farwell4Hire 50/50 jackpot is over $9000. We're making a $2500 Early Bird draw (thank you, TLC Pet Food!) on Friday. Please share! And buy a ticket to help us #curecf . cf5050.ca

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New post on Rapid Antigen Tests. Will post the entire thread here instead of just a link, given importance.

A master thread with current data: key concepts, which brands are more sensitive, tips to improve sensitivity & important considerations. 1/7