Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense. It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be. We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt

An emerging area of research shows how positive childhood experiences, like safety, stability, and nurturing relationships, can our impact health—even offsetting adverse childhood experiences. @preetisimransethi.bsky.social reports:

there were multiple reporters outside of the institute of museum and library services today as DOGE invaded their headquarters, but not a single elected official. something to consider when thinking about who’s actually defending democracy.

The Right to Repair movement has reached all 50 US states. Six states have already passed laws requiring companies to sell repair parts, share manuals, and remove software locks that restrict repairs, and 20 more are actively considering bills. buff.ly/BIzrTtt #ShareGoodNewsToo

3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests CIDRAP March 17, 2025 By Mary Van Beusekom stillcoviding.ca/en/news/3-va... #COVID #LongCovid #research

1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

This is a darkly hilarious repackage of weapons of mass destruction to a new purpose.

There are still living Navajo Code Talkers. And the people who oppose them are still literal Nazis.

One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells* They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic. A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.

He should be thankful that’s all they’re yelling right now. Give it a few months, they’ll replace “tax” with “eat.”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.

Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

INCREDIBLE Ruling! Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus. Trans military members may continue to serve.

Universities need to stand up. Students, faculty and staff must press presidents and trustees on this. Your silence will not protect you. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

They are doing this to a conventionally masculine looking white """aryan""" looking fellow. IMAGINE the absolute hell they are inflicting upon Black people, trans people, Muslims, Latine people, etc. And most of that is probably not getting reported! #AbolishICE bsky.app/profile/benc...

Ok I know this is old-man irritability but I don’t care if Mahmoud Khalil has a pregnant wife, I don’t care if he and his wife are childfree, I don’t care if he’s in a fucking polycule with a hedgehog and a jar of mayonnaise, NOBODY should be detained for protected speech, including singletons.

The leopard ate her face. Imagine that. www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...

It has been more than two days that the supply of electricity to Gaza has been shut off. It must resume — essentials including food, electricity, and medical supplies should never be used as political tools. (1/3)

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

This, precisely, is what I think Dem voters want from their representatives: direct confrontation with people who are used to bullying others both as a matter of substance and style. You don't have to back down to these fucking clowns.

I'm planning a little container garden with my niece this year - herbs and other joys. tell me about your favorite impractical plant to grow.

MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...

We all got distracted by the indirects when they were actually planning far worse

NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more. The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law. No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.

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🚨🧪 We’ve been talking to scientists at rallies today across the country in DC, Boston, Seattle, and NJ. Here’s why scientists are “Dismayed, depressed, disgusted” and what they’re doing about it 🧵 ⤵️ for more #StandUpforScience #StandUpforScience2025 @nature.com

FTA on curated failure (disaster capitalism) "make them so desperate they’ll accept any job... they can bring in large corporate farms and there is no one to protest the environmental impacts or force them to pay their fair share in taxes....what the oligarchs...envision for the entire country."

So don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings: but DOGE canceled the lease on the facility that processes and stores all the nuclear waste created by the US military. Sorry. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...

Sleep duration/timing and glucose regulation in over 1100 people with 14-day continuous glucose sensor jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Game Publishing Friends - If you are a publisher and say "I can't absorb the impact of the new tariffs AND stay in business" you have my 100% support. Prices are going to increase. Life is about to get a LOT more expensive. DO NOT sink your business trying to be stoic.

New ‘first of its kind’ biosensor can detect airborne #H5N1 bird flu in <5 minutes source.washu.edu/2025/03/new-...

Canadian COVID Forecast: Mar 1-14, 2025 SEVERE: QC VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, North, NS, ON HIGH: BC, MB, NB, NL, PEI, SK MODERATE: none About 1 in 52 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

A sure indicator of tech douchebros who never studied any humanities is a complete lack of understanding of what has historically happened in societies where this kind of thing goes on.

First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

Both points are valid. Wear a mask. Also, this is still the stupidest timeline.

So when are we gonna start considering this an attack on our national security?

“My son can’t breathe,” I told the doctor. “I think it was COVID.” “COVID doesn’t do that to kids.” Dismissed. No tests. No answers. Now we know COVID can cause hidden lung damage in kids—but the test didn’t exist yet. How many parents were told their child was ‘fine’ when they weren’t?

This is the dumbest timeline. 🙃

"Once the list of banned countries is determined everyone from those countries who had been admitted to the US since the last ban was repealed will need to undergo an undefined form of 'reassessment'…This provision INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH GREEN CARDS" (Emphasis mine)

In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

Susan Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and has the power to push back against the Trump-Musk misuse of federal funds. If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.

“You can build all the dick rockets you want to go to Mars while you try to leave the rest of us on the burning Earth. We’re gonna take control. This is our world, and it’s our government, and it’s our money.” — Sara Nelson, Association of Flight Attendants president

We should do a better job of communicating about why Government is Good Actually, though looks like the Musk/Trump junta may teach people that lesson the hard way

Mailers are landing for the NJ governor race, and boy are these two Dem candidates giving off different vibes. Spiller appears to have read the room, at least

Feeling overwhelmed by trying to keep track of everything? We’re here to help. Let’s talk about the three big fights that are happening right now and how you can take action against President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump.

The U.S. president has now chosen to throw America to Putin’s side and is more than willing to see this war end on Russian terms. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Friday. Day 5. Show up NY 📢