It's bad enough that many of the "back to normal liberals" don't consider disabled, immunocompromised & Covid informed people when planning events, but some of them have to also mock us maskers on top of that

Spot the problem 👇

My children go to school in the UK. They wear masks like these. It gives them a good foundation for health.

Asked a tradesperson if he could wear a mask & he showed up in a full elastomeric. Understood the assignment 🥇

It's #HugAnAustralianDay today. Although where I live, it's Hug An Australian Day tomorrow. I'm playing some music by Australian artists in a few hours. Masks allow you to hug safely. Fall At Your Feet (Crowded House cover)

What about patients who have to intervene because their doctors advise handwashing for an airborne illness? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

For anyone that is reading this and thinking it’s ridiculous… It’s the same justification most people are using to not wear masks/respies. Just sayin’.

Clean indoor air is a shared goal. Many of us—across organizations, initiatives, and advocacy groups—are working to make it real. We may differ on timelines or tactics, but let’s not lose sight of where we want to go. Which groups do you see pushing in the same direction?

You're not alone: restarting protection in 2026 - what a great piece!

“Masks don’t work.” We still hear this a lot, and it usually comes down to misunderstanding how masks actually work. Masks aren’t just tiny strainers. High-quality masks (like N95s) use electrostatic charge to attract and trap airborne particles, including those that carry viruses.

COVID-19 is still spreading. Respirator masks are still one of the simplest ways to reduce risk, for you and the people around you. #COVID19 #COVIDIsNotOver #COVID #LongCOVID #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #LongCOVIDAwareness

WHN Voices is a NEW magazine published every 2 months by @thewhn.bsky.social, for the COVID-cautious & the COVID-curious. Issue 1 focuses on #LongCOVID, which you can download here - @ed-in-palestine.bsky.social whn.global/voices-magaz...

‘We have tried to build bridges and create doors…’ Professor of Practitioner Forensic Psychology Nicola (Nic) Bowes wins the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Distinguished Contribution to Practice Award. Ella Rhodes reports. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Ok. I did it. Thoughts and prayers please. 😬 I paired it with ventilation advice etc and the study on repeat infections increasing the risk of long COVID.

Science for the win 🎉 Interesting also that they are planning a trial where patients will be intentionally given a Covid vaccine prior to starting cancer treatment because it may prime the immune system & improve treatment response www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Dear #MedSky I visited an elderly relative in hospital last night. She was drowsy, and wearing a surgical mask… a flimsy defence against… STAFF Yes. Unmasked staff. If you see a mask, please wear a respie! If you don’t see a mask, wear a respie anyway! It’s the professional thing to do.

I am delighted that our new magazine, WHN Voices Magazine is published! Issue 1 focuses on Long COVID. Thank you to WHN and thank you to our MMU psychology placement students!! Issue 2 will follow soon 💙

My optometrist is still rocking an N95 in 2026. Every year. He cares & it shows. I actually look forward to my annual eye exams because I am safe & the ventilation is good too. Plus, fun new glasses 🤓

I once lived in a city. Long before, it was destroyed in a war. The government kept this a secret. That would be harder now, but I'm interested in why people just “don't talk” about important ideas. #CovidIsNotOver Life During Wartime (Talking Heads / David Byrne cover)

Dave Matthews Band: “Stop the Genocide. Stop Killing Children”

Since the start of its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023, Israeli authorities have drastically escalated their policy of torture, abuse, & extreme deprivation of food & medical care against Palestinian prisoners in a desperate attempt to break their will. #FreeThemAll

It would make no difference if I took my mask off. He would have said something about my colour, if I wore a headscarf my religion would be up for debate… It’s the same group, doing the same thing. And you can’t win by giving in. They’ll find something.

Chemist & X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin's meticulous research was instrumental in uncovering DNA's molecular structure. Most famous for her role in the DNA double helix discovery, her work also revolutionized our understanding of viruses & coal. Died #OTD in 1958, age 37. #WomenInSTEM

I'm not sure how much longer we can continue to ignore Covid for. It's a driver of the societal decline we're living through. Most parents I know with small kids are sick multiple times a year, some every month. Repeat infections ⬆️ long covid risk & can cause immune dysfunction & organ damage

The people living in Gaza are still enduring a genocide at the hands of the Israeli military. The horrors they face each day should horrify all people of conscience.

A Nature Careers feature shows how some researchers use poetry to visualize complex problems or translate the wonders of science for wider audiences. #Academicsky 🧪

Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social, another performer in the COVID-conscious music ecology, is both a musician and a science teacher who advocates for clean air. He also hosts a weekly online open mic for COVID conscious performers. 😷🎶

Hospital admissions for "respiratory" infections have more than doubled in Canada vs. pre-pandemic levels - with Covid driving ~40% of cases. ~57,700 admissions in 2024 alone www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6f8ae90...

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

Call it what it is: ableism A policy like this means kids who are immunocompromised or have health issues that make them miss school will get lower grades globalnews.ca/news/1180158...

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.

Look how Norway is fighting back at screens. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Speaking Tour! Show your solidarity with Palestinian prisoners by attending a public meeting with renowned human rights defender Sahar Francis, who will be in Ireland from 18–23 April. Apartheid Israel has passed a racist law for the execution of Palestinians only. #FreeThemAll #FreePalestine

This is so very well deserved - a giant of a contribution to war correspondence, critical and brave journalism and to the stunning art of photography. Delighted to hear this @foreigncorr1.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social

I don't get any money to promote these. They are my son's favourites.

Apartheid Israel is engineering famine in Gaza, all part of its genocide of Palestinians. This morning, they allowed jellies, Nutella and soft drinks enter while blocking nutritional food, baby formula, shelter, medicine. Lift the siege. #GazaGenocide mondoweiss.net/2026/04/gaza...

You are cordially invited to the launch event of a new series hosted by the Manchester Poetry Library called ‘at the edges of languaging’. The opening event is on 8th June 2026. To register: www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve... @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social

This business of being drilled into submission starts very young. I had to teach a youngster the other day why it was ok to be late to something if you have to stop and render aid to someone. That it was in fact our duty to do so, and in some countries, the law to do so.

Agree about the trauma, but it can't be a hangover when people are still being disabled by long Covid & dying of the acute virus & its downstream organ/cardio damage. We're still drunk

The aura is my goto respirator. I love them. Specially the 9210+ with its white fabric elastic band (compared to the 9205 with a pure elastic blue band which breaks too easily). For a Canadian made there's the BreathTeq that is similar (with nose foam too) canadastrong.ca/products/hea...

Promoting the psychosocial wellbeing of refugees - an event at the University of East London www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promoting-... You can find Prof Tribe's contributions on this topic via www.bps.org.uk/search?term=...

On Thursday Israel's occupation forces murdered 9 year old Ritaj Rihan, they shot her in the head while she was learning subtraction in a tent classroom in Gaza. On Friday they shot and killed a 10-year-old child, Abdallah Dawas. He was shot by a quadcopter drone. 🧵 1

Look at the women at NASA. They are the ones pushing the boundaries of science, solving problems most people can’t even understand, and carrying this country forward, while our politicians right now posture and stumble through talking points. And they are doing it all with joy.👇

A new mucosal vaccine approach in mice boosted broad lung immunity against a range of threats, from viruses to bacteria to allergens. It provided protection against SARS-CoV2 infection for at least 3 months. Would be amazing to have a universal vaccine in humans 💉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A snapshot of our BDS Super Panel on Thursday night, brilliant speakers with a strong message to act in solidarity with Palestine and work to end our government's complicity in Israeli apartheid and genocide. #BDS #FreePalestine

Where I live, people don't see masks like this very often. But today, students I teach may well see people wearing these. This is the one I wear in my classroom. It is ok to ask why people are wearing them. It's not out of fear.

You are going to see a LOT of photos and videos online today in which people are wearing masks - especially this one, the 3M Aura. They may be worn by people who don't wear them all that often, but they are wearing them. You can like & share their posts, and follow people.🧵

I'm not sure I can pull off the short-sleeve shirt & tie combo. But it got people to the moon and back. Well done NASA. Stick With Me (Everly Brothers / Alison Krauss & Robert Plant cover)