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Remove AI content from your Libby searches. Amazing!! Thank you for this. (Make sure to scroll down - there are 4 settings, and then you need to toggle off deep search only.)

Remind me—who wanted a data centre?

A shout out to the seniors climate caravan who are descending on Ottawa for the opening of Parliament. Canada cannot ignore our obligation to respond to the climate catastrophe that is being handed to our children. substack.com/home/post/p-...

@landofsticks.bsky.social @suzanneleb.bsky.social @hfxgov.bsky.social @unitedwayhalifax.bsky.social @csaulnier.bsky.social Today I bring you this BLOG post worthmatters.blogspot.com/2026/09/by-k... where I report on NS Goverment doing something that is new.

Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 12 - Sep 25, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA MODERATE [no change] About 1 of every 199 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 3.1 x higher -Long COVID: 2.9 x higher -Hospitalizations: 3.5 x higher -Deaths: 3.2 x higher

The data from this OECD PISA report is damning. "students who do not use AI outperform those who do, ... equivalent to being around one year of schooling ahead of their peers." www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

I am not certain, but I think this might be the greatest thread (and greatest use of alt text) of all time.

Canadian COVID Forecast May 23 - Jun 5, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA MODERATE [decreasing] About 1 of every 411 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 5.0 x higher -Long COVID: 5.1 x higher -Hospitalizations: 2.8 x higher -Deaths: 1.6 x higher

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Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 25 - May 8, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA MODERATE [decreasing] About 1 of every 326 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 7.2 x higher -Long COVID: 5.2 x higher -Hospitalizations: 3.3 x higher -Deaths: 1.9 x higher

Families of #HRCE students, we are running out of ⏳. We have no idea if HRCE will #SaveSchoolLibrarians. We have no idea if #BrendanMaguire #NSEd Minister & #TimHouston will take over. We need your help! Call, write & talk about the need to #SaveSchoolLibrarians in the #HRCE!! #HaliSky

“Text generated by large language models (LLMs) often violates several of Wikipedia's core content policies,” Wikipedia’s new policy states. “For this reason, the use of LLMs to generate or rewrite article content is prohibited." www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

Canadian COVID Forecast Mar 28 - Apr 10, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA HIGH [decreasing] About 1 of every 113 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 10.3 x higher -Long COVID: 6.8 x higher -Hospitalizations: 5.0 x higher -Deaths: 4.5 x higher

I do not want it on my phone. I do not want it in my home. I do not want it in my brain. I do not want its supposed “gain.” Not in a book. Not “take a look!” Not in my art. Not any part. I do not want it here or there. I DO NOT WANT IT ANYWHERE.

Looking for an easy ways to help save School Librarians? Fill out this easy form. Parents, Students Community members, we’d love to hear from you! forms.gle/hpZ32TKWZYgo...

Here Is a quick and easy way to email your councillor! halifamous.ca/save-school-...

Please read this. "Rarely do we live through an opportunity to build out an entirely new field so consequential for health and well-being. Let us be the generation that discovers how to make sure we all breathe safe air." ssir.org/articles/ent...

Are you an HRM resident who is concerned about students receiving quality education? Email your councillor to vote yes to maintaining supplementary funding. The jobs of school librarians, art & music support teachers & social workers are at risk! @hfxgov.bsky.social halifamous.ca/save-school-...

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On this year’s long covid awareness day, I want more people to read and think about what the late Shafiqah Hudson said before it killed her. Because she was right, as usual, and also early, as usual. Perhaps too early for a lot of people to listen.

I rarely go to Superstore now but why on earth are they asking customers if they want to round up their bill and donate that difference to charity? Galen Weston can round up the bills and donate from his own wealth.

So like, what is my actual workable solution here? - respirators required in healthcare - clean air in schools and on buses; supported staying home for sick kids and workers - being honest with the public about airborne transmission; respirators and rapid tests free to public - remote work! Etc

Canadian COVID Forecast Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA HIGH [no change] About 1 of every 175 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 7.5 x higher -Long COVID: 5.7 x higher -Hospitalizations: 5.6 x higher -Deaths: 4.8 x higher

CC: @mark-carney.bsky.social #CanPoli #CdnPoli

Show some love for clean air and use this template to send a letter to the NS Premier, your MLA, and the Minister of Ed today! On Feb. 23, the NS Legislature is back in session. Let them know that it's time to get serious about infection control in schools.

Nova Scotia students, families, teachers, and staff deserve good health. The province must: ❗improve indoor air quality by implementing international standards (ASHRAE 241) to decrease the spread of pathogens ❗monitor CO2 levels ❗improve school absence reporting

New Brunswick commited to monitoring & improving gov. building ventilation, including schools. Why hasn't Nova Scotia done the same? Use this template to send a letter to the Premier (premier@novascotia.ca), your MLA (nslegislature.ca/members/prof...), and the Minister of Ed (educmin@novascotia.ca)

It’s been a pretty good week-or-so. ☺️ ASHRAE 241 for all new GNB buildings, including schools. Then-current ASHRAE 62.1 for retrofits. CO2 monitoring in all schools by June.

An airborne virus is a virus that can infect other people through unseen particles in the air, sometimes for hours after the sick person has left the area! Masks and clean, ventilated air can reduce the risk of getting sick from airborne viruses or infecting others.

Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA VERY HIGH [no change] About 1 of every 149 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 10.7 x higher -Long COVID: 6.4 x higher -Hospitalizations: 9.5 x higher -Deaths: 11.1 x higher

I’m fond of Canadians who love many things about this country but balance that love with the recognition that we share a lot of the same systems of oppression with the United States and can’t simply reduce everything to Canada good, America bad.

"We also learned today that #HealthCanada will be relseasing recommendations for school #IAQ. A document for public consultation is coming in April or May 2026" 👇👇👇

New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.

Embrace joy, fight fascism, eat snacks, and protect yourself against airborne viruses. Follow me for more great wellness tips.

A must-read, particularly for college instructors - not just as a solution to the conundrum of students using AI to do their assignments but as an example of successful student-centered learning and decision-making vs. traditional classrooms in which teachers just lay down the law: is.gd/4Gf1Yp

Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026 NOVA SCOTIA SEVERE [no change] About 1 of every 65 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 17.0 x higher -Long COVID: 6.9 x higher -Hospitalizations: 14.7 x higher -Deaths: 21.1 x higher

Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026 SEVERE: MB, NS, SK VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, NB, NL, North, ON, QC HIGH: BC, PEI MODERATE: none About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social. I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI. A few thoughts for your consideration...

We were improving our model last week and didn't finish in time to publish the forecast. We're done now and are planning to release our next forecast on Monday, December 22. Our deepest apologies for the delay.

Our CO2 monitor, the JaspAir penguin, will be deployed at numerous sites in early 2026 to measure air renewal quality in schools - we hope. We are currently preparing its flight case, while finalizing the design details because the devil is in the details!

Many thanks to Visible for this prompt response!