The Catch-All: ICYMI February 10-16

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Anyway, the news this week was a little disjointed. Lots on Canada and COVID, not much in Ontario, World or US. I've been busy with my internship so I haven't been reading as much in certain areas. That being said, it's notable to mention that the CDC dropping the 5 day recommendation for isolation was justified by saying people weren't doing it. The video I linked in AV Corner helps deep-dive into why it's bullshit. As always, a reminder to check outlets like Mondoweiss, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye for more timely update on Israel's genocide of Palestine.

News Round-up

Ontario

We spent 12 hours inside a Toronto ER. Here’s what it’s really like for doctors and nurses on the overnight shift, Kenyon Wallace, Toronto Star (Feb. 11)

Climate change is hitting Ontario’s farms hard. Why won’t the government talk about it?, Fatima Syed, The Narwhal (Feb. 14)

Canada

Trudeau Government Authorized $28.5 Million Of New Military Exports To Israel Since October, Alex Cosh, The Maple (Feb. 10)

Conservative motion, backed by NDP, produced $40M in regulatory relief for Bell, Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press (Feb. 12)

NDP pushing Liberals to recognize state of Palestine as U.K., U.S. signal openness, Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press (Feb. 13)

Canada refuses to extradite wanted Nazi, RT, (Feb. 13)

Cops crashed my talk on Palestine (and proved my point about colonialism), Muhannad Ayyash, The Breach (Feb. 14)

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Trudeau during House of Commons question period, Anja Karadeglija and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press (Feb. 14)

CSIS warns that the 'anti-gender movement' poses a threat of 'extreme violence', Catharine Tunney, CBC News (Feb. 15)

US

Hospitals Deny Immunocompromised Patients’ ADA Requests For Masks, Judy Stone, Forbes (Feb. 13)

Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein Promote AIDS Denialism to an Audience of Millions, Anna Merlan, Vice News (Feb. 15)

Judge fines Donald Trump more than $350 million, bars him from running businesses in N.Y. for three years, Adam Reiss and Dareh Gregorian, NBC News

World

Terrorism in Africa increased 100,000% during 'war on terror', Nick Turse, Responsible State Craft (Feb. 12)

Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi, Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi, Associated Press (Feb. 16)

Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in Arctic Circle jail, says Russia, Paul Kirby, BBC News (Feb. 16)

Israel-Palestine

Body of 6-year-old killed in ‘deliberate’ Israeli fire found after 12 days, Al Jazeera (Feb. 10)

Gaza war: Dear white liberals, genocide is not complicated, Tanushka Marah, Middle East Eye (Feb. 12)

The aftermath of Israeli strikes on Rafah, Al Jazeera (Feb. 12)

“They brought Israeli civilians to watch our nude torture”: IDF torture of Palestinian prisoners is turned into entertainment for Israeli viewers, Euro-Med Monitor (Feb. 12)

Israel Was Behind Attacks on Major Gas Pipelines in Iran, Officials Say, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Ronen Bergman and Julian E. Barnes, The New York Times (Feb. 16)

COVID

Vaccination, testing, clean air: COVID hasn’t gone away – here’s where Australia needs to do better, Stephane Bouchchoucha, The Conversation (Feb. 11)

Impact of community mask mandates on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ontario after adjustment for differential testing by age and sex, Amy Peng et. al, Dalla Lana School of Health at University of Toronto (Feb. 12)

CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines, Lena H. Sun, Washington Post (Feb. 13)

Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid, Miles W. Griffis, The Sick Times (Feb. 13)

How Risky Are Repeat COVID Infections? What We Know So Far, Meghan Bartels, Scientific American (Feb. 13)

COVID PPE makers sue Ottawa for $5B, say feds broke promise, Patti Sonntag, Global News (Feb. 14)

Long COVID can destroy your ability to exercise. Now we know why., Rachel Fairbank, National Geographic (Feb. 15)

Tech

Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable, Hanaa Tameez, Nieman Lab (Feb. 12)

Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros, Victoria Song, The Verge (Feb. 14)

AV Corner

Podcast: Unflagging settler colonialism in Minnesota / Mni Sóta Makoce (ep 340)- Media Indigena

Video: The CDC Gives Up on COVID-19- Rebecca Watson

Music: Burning Down- High On Fire (Shitty AI art video, though)