28 December 1915 | An Austrian Jewish woman, Gertrude Rosenbaum, was born in Vienna. An actress. During the war she lived in Berlin. In 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz: 🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

27 December 1924 | Dutch Jew, Simon van Praag, was born in Rotterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He did not survive. --- 📖 Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

LONG COVID MECFS ‘Our system does not know what to do with you.’

Remember, the Secretary of Transportation is absolutely terrified of this subway system. Just mentioning the ACE line will reduce him to tears. And yet ...

one of my favorite things is when my manfriend, who looks like an off-duty contract killer, walks my chihuahuas. it’s especially adorable when queenie turnip winter wears her fluffy pink coat; and he’s just scowling, in all black, with this tiny, prancing dog

Imagine being a white trans person and thinking you can threaten to withhold your vote as a punishment to Black people. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Please be fucking for real. See you at the gallows, bitch.

1) Moving paper by young ME/CFS researcher Katherine Cheston. She was aware of the great disability it causes but "encountering the reality of this suffering first-hand was still shocking and deeply saddening." She gives examples of patients who do not get appropriate care.

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

26 December 1899 | A German Jehovah’s Witness, Marta Proppe, was born. In #Auschwitz from 12 November 1942 No. 24418 She was transferred to KL Gross-Rosen. She survived. One of at least 387 Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz.

I can't call it progress until they find treatments. I'm about to start year SEVEN of long COVID. Like how is it even possible to be sick for seven years in 2026 in a world where a number of people have unlimited wealth, and there's not even any treatments? It seems actually stupid at times.

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

there’s also millions of us in the US

A few years ago...Australia’s oldest man knitted tiny sweaters for penguins injured in oil spills..... ( Just ths once.... #MensArt ;) )

@kamalaharris.com was right about everything.

26 December 1918 | A Dutch Jew, Salomon Wijnberg, was born in Amsterdam. A farmer. He was deported to #Auschwitz in January 1944. He did not survive. --- ▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

those aren’t people who saved you, those are people you abandoned to a wave of mass disability that continues to this day so you could stick your fingers in your ears and go back to normal

I maintain that much of the events of the past five years can be explained by COVID19-induced sub-clinical brain damage. Most folks have had it, it knocks ~2 points off IQ (using it as an approximation for cognitive ability here), and, like 1.5℃ of climate change, that's much worse than it sounds.

BBC News: 'I want my album to help people understand my ME' '[Harry Boulton] has released an album of classic Christmas tunes, called White Christmas, to raise money for people living with ME/CFS.' Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp891k8w51ko #MECFS #pwME #MyalgicE

If you're looking for support, friendship, and community this time of year, then why not join ME Connected on Discord, an online community especially for those affected by ME/CFS and Long Covid? Join here: https://meassociation.org.uk/discord  #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid

🎄 Happy holidays. Sorry to ruin the vibes. +1.5 MILLION disabled adults in two months. Entering year 7 In the 12th wave. Disability is accumulating because infection is accumulating. You can pretend it’s over. The labor force, healthcare system, and your brain do not agree.

19 December 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Marta Weisz, was born in Sárköz. During the war, she lived in Szatmárnémeti. On 31 May 1944, she was murdered in a gas chamber of Auschwitz II-Birkenau. --- Our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

Remember that in the winter of 2020-2021, we *made a whole strain of influenza extinct* by staying home more and wearing masks when we went out.

📷 The double barbed-wire fences of the Auschwitz I camp. The electrified fences were part of the camp's security system. Behind the fences are brick barracks for prisoners. A short video about the history of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs --- Video: instagram.com/geanwalves

Yup - viruses kill but before they kill you you can spend 40years being unable to move, exercise, have children, keep your career, and you can watch your family fall apart. All because you wouldn’t wear a mask? #ME #LongCovid #Lyme #POTS #PEM #LivesWeCannotLive @longcovidsupport.bsky.social

It wasn't long ago that women were forced to have a male co-signer to get a credit card or a home loan. Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination. Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...

🇳🇴 Patients from Norway have created a petition to encourage the government to provide funding for the Daratumumab study and to strengthen future biomedical research efforts in ME CFS. You can sign the petition here:

These rivers in western WA are at Flood Phase 3/4: Snoqualmie (4) Skykomish (4) Cedar (4) Cowlitz (4) Skagit (4) Snohomish (4) Yakima (4) Chehalis (3) Green (3) Naches (3) Wenatchee (3) White (3) Yakima at Parker (3) 😢

WA if you are near Green River, leave now to higher ground. If you are out, avoid the area. KIRO 7 News 7m. X BREAKING NEWS A levee has failed on the Green River, and people who are in low-lying areas of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila should move to higher ground immediately.

I encourage all Washingtonians to continue to stay alert and follow instructions from local officials. Here's a notice from Skagit County from today on further expected major flooding, in addition to strong winds: www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/...

If you see National Guard service members out in our communities, they're here to keep Washingtonians safe. I deeply appreciate the work they're doing.

15 December 1860 | A Jewish woman, Charlotte Ellenbogen, was born in a village of Dezser near Trenčín (then Austro-Hungary, today Slovakia). During the war she lived in Nove Zamky. In June 1944 she was murdered in a gas chamber at the #Auschwitz camp.

Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

1) This interesting short paper showed that the immune cells of Long Covid patients had a stronger response to viral mimics than controls. They produced more type I interferon.

police shot + killed a man outside my apartment building yesterday. they unloaded at least 25 shots at 1:30 in the afternoon. it was loud and awful. the entire area was shutdown until this morning, including the light rail line we need to get rid of guns, including those in the hands of the police

Glymphatic System 🧠 brain waste drainage MECFS

Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis. They coined the term “useless eaters”. They tested the gas chambers on us. They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives. That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous. We’re not expendable

I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30. Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50. I’m 58 now. HIV treatment works. Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex. Ensure HIV treatment for all. End HIV stigma. #WorldAIDSDay

🎄Less than 24 hours to go! Our @biggive.bsky.social  Christmas Challenge starts at midday tomorrow! From 2 – 9 December, your donation will be DOUBLED, at no cost to you, when you donate to Action for ME via the Big Give Christmas Challenge website!

🐯 Ready for some big cat energy? Here's What You Can Expect from Year of The Tiger by Alice Wong🧵/1

Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent. She didn't want to deploy to D.C. "She hated it. She cried about it." But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it. May she rest in peace. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

good news everyone the Mistaken Text From Grandma Thanksgiving buddy drama is still going strong this story delights me every year

28 November 1909 | A Pole, Teodor Zubrzycki, was born in Nowy Sącz. A teacher. In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941. No. 19406 He perished in the camp on 9 February 1942. --- "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

28 November 1935 | French Jewish girl, Arlette Kohn, was born in Paris. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

If you’re shopping the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, make sure you use Easy Fubdraising. Over 8,000 retailers will donate, so you can raise a FREE donation for #MEAssociation every time you grab a bargain! Visit: meassociation.org.uk/easyf #MECFS

Nazi child rape cult arranges sweetheart deal for member.

Cheaper and more productive to have mitigations and protections against covid and other respiratory transmitted diseases than to have people off sick continuously #covid

Plus, this totally reminds me of the first post I saw when I first came to Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/phil...

A recent study in case you or others want to learn more. “Adults in the highest quartile of cumulative social disadvantage exhibited an increased odds of experiencing long COVID compared to those in the lowest quartile”—more than 250% higher, in fact. Long Covid is a class issue.

🧵 News Release 26-Nov-2025 National survey finds virtual health ‘essential’ for Long COVID support: SFU report www.eurekalert.org/news-release... "virtual services...reduce risk of infections, travel time, and PEM [Post-Exertional Malaise]” (likewise in ME/CFS) #LongCOVID #PASC #MEcfs #PEM 1/