Man, expectations are so low and I understand. People have been so beaten down politically that they think that nothing will be changed. But WE are the ones who have to push them to enact the policies they commit to. Nothing will 'just happen.'

Not quite the same but I’ve been thinking about how so many of us do audio, radio, DJ, performance work in respirators. I’m live on the radio for 2-3 hour shifts plus prep work, masked the whole time. No one can tell who’s masking on a radio or podcast mic, but we’re out there!

Sleep Apnoea after Cövid.... That snoring is real! Get it checked out doi.org/10.64898/202...

X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Huge announcement: Girl Scouts on our trans girl scout cookies list have sold 250,000!!!!!! Boxes of girl scout cookies, a record for EITM's trans girl scout cookie drive. Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list. Lets close out this season and make their day! :)

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb

Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett. At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to: Net worth -> Lifetime Giving 50K->$30 100K->$60 500K->$300 $1M->$600 Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*. www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups. “Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”

"How long diseases like measles and the flu linger in the air — after an infected person has left the room" RSV: up to 45 mins Influenza: at least 1 hr Rhinovirus: 1-2 hrs Measles: up to 2 hrs Norovirus: up to 2 hrs COVID-19: up to 3 hrs Chickenpox: several hrs Mumps: several hrs TB: 6-12 hrs

covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one” BMJ www.bmj.com/content/392/...

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It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️

“Two years and 11 doctors later, I learned that my stubborn itch had nothing to do with menopause, perimenopause or hormones,” writes Jessica Toonkel. “I had cancer.” on.wsj.com/4asgXwd

I will never forget what it was like working as an ICU physician during the pandemic. There were many days that I went back to my hotel crying because of the patients we lost. I hate this so much.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plan to cut over $600M in public health funding for four Democratic-led states, keeping CDC grants that support disease tracking and HIV programs in place.

We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege

NBC News poll “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the issue of border security and immigration?” JUNE 2025 51% approve 49% disapprove FEBRUARY 2026 40% approve 60% disapprove A 15-point rise for “strongly disapprove.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines

Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬 🌱 🧪 As a female-led charity, we're proud to work with many incredible women, including scientists, ecologists and hedgehog advocates all over the world - today we're celebrating them all 🙌 #womeninstem #womeninscience #wildlifewednesday

It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵 Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.

NEW: The FDA just shot down Moderna's new flu shot. From me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Our National Poll on Healthy Aging just released new data on flu & COVID-19 vaccination, and reasons for not seeking updated vaccines, in people 50+. The findings show a need for better communication of how annual vaccination reduces risk: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/... #publichealth #primarycare

One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.

Took 5 minutes and called my Senators and Rep. Got through on the first try for two of the offices. More folks should call! We should be ringing their phones off the hook. #CallCongress

🚨 I just introduced my DRAIN ICE legislation package to repeal the tens of billions Trump and Republicans handed ICE last summer, force accountability for deadly detention center conditions, and save lives now. I’m urging my colleagues to sign on.

Really wish Schumer was not the Senate Minority Leader.

The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes. In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠 thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...

February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one” Some of us have been screaming this for years www.bmj.com/content/392/...

ICE officials under a judge’s order to clean up squalid conditions on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a secret floor where they decided that ruling didn’t apply, attorneys for the Trump administration said Monday. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...

"It's a wake-up call." With new HIV cases rising by 3091% since 2010, Fiji is introducing same-day testing and treatment, peer education and support, and harm reduction. Jacqui Thornton reports: spkl.io/63322A5ohp #WorldAIDSDay

In NY-10, Brad Lander brings decades of progressive leadership and governing experience, with a track record of winning tangible gains for workers, tenants, and immigrant communities. We're proud to endorse Brad because we know he will meet this moment with the level of urgency and ferocity we need.

Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“In an extreme case, two users sent very similar messages describing symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage but were given opposite advice,” the study’s authors wrote. “One user was told to lie down in a dark room, and the other user was given the correct recommendation to seek emergency care.”

An airborne virus is a virus that can infect other people through unseen particles in the air, sometimes for hours after the sick person has left the area! Masks and clean, ventilated air can reduce the risk of getting sick from airborne viruses or infecting others.

Maryland is considering a Long COVID innovation bill that would support grants and loans for Long COVID research and development, building on an existing state program. bit.ly/4aisb6v

As many in our movement know, July 13, 2023, marked a historic day for contraception access when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a daily over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill for the first time in US history. But we also know that this approval didn't simply happen overnight. 1/🧵

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Bad Bunny “together we are America”

One of the best Super Bowl Halftime Shows in recent memory 10/10. No notes.

Breezy Johnson is the “first out LGBTQ athlete (and the first American athlete) to win a gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics”: www.outsports.com/2026/2/8/241...

For anyone else wondering, "There's no set time for the Super Bowl 60 halftime show, but viewers tuning in can expect the show to air anywhere between 8 p.m. ET and 8:30 p.m. ET, barring any unforeseen circumstances." www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Please make sure you check your voter registration status, immediately and frequently. www.usa.gov/confirm-vote... It's never been more important than now.

according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle

OPM finalized its schedule F proposal — which could makes thousands of federal workers easier to fire scientists are worried it could make federally funded science less ambitious and chase away top talent away from govt jobs www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/n...

"Denmark plans new national women's health centre, recognising years of neglect" "The new centre will focus on areas including endometriosis, reproductive and sexual health, menopause, women's mental and neurological health" www.euractiv.com/news/denmark...