A follow up thread. Thanks to so many of you for your well-wishes. Sorry I can’t respond individually. My little guy is much better, but he's vulnerable because of his asthma and history of lung infections and we’re scared about what could happen next time. My mentions have become 'discourse,' which means people therein arguing passionately about masks and crypto and vaccines and socialism. I’m not an epidemiologist or a tech bro, so I’ll stay out of most of these lanes.

Here’s what it’s like when your kids get sick in Québec right now – a long thread. First, there’s no over the counter painkillers or fever relief on the pharmacy shelves. When my kids came down with daycare lurgies two weeks ago, the pharmacist made me up bottles of adult meds with instructions on how to cut the pills, crush them, & mix them with apple sauce.

1/ I want to respond to criticisms of my Irish Times article of last Friday. The article argued for finding common ground to avoid the toxic debate around trans rights that has arisen in Britain, and emphasized that this must happen in solidarity with trans people. 2/ People have taken umbrage with the idea that Ireland’s new school of trans-exclusionary feminism has been heavily influenced by UK actors. They say that Irish women can think for themselves. I know this.

1/ Can’t stop thinking about the Mother & Baby Homes bill, feeling sad & angry. Sad, because I can't believe it's gone through in spite of all the outcry. And angry, because we’re into the spin cycle now & it’s not even subtle. So: a thread. #UnsealTheArchive #StandforTruth 2/ The neck of senator @barrymward accusing survivors & the expert advocates who’ve worked with them for years of lying. Saying that it’s survivors’ groups and human rights activists who are causing hurt. Barry knows best. He is telling the truth. Listen to Barry.