WHEN A WAR ENDS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE EXACTLY? DO THE CELLS IN THE BODY STOP DETONATING THEMSELVES? DOES THE ORPHANAGE STOP SCREAMING FOR ITS MOTHER? -by Andrea Gibson, TAKE ME WITH YOU #poem for the day

I've discovered the real meaning of 67!!!! The Halyard N95 duckbill WITH THE SAFETY SEAL is available again! I got some from Advan Tech Sterilizers Inc. in British Columbia. Not low-cost; clearly for high-risk/density situations only (airplanes and ERs, I'm looking at you). exp '30! Happy dance!😷♿

🧵 "The Smallest Possible Pause: How micro-recovery protects an overloaded nervous system" onelifelivedwell.substack.com/p/the-smalle... Another useful (in my opinion) blogpost from this sympathetic/knowledgeable OT. Cover some similar ground to another blog post #LongCovid #MEcfs #Spoonie 1/

The Macon Telegraph, US. 7th February 2021. #longcovid #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice #mecfs #mecfs

I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch. It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵

been thinking a lot about James Baldwin recently - from a 1970 documentary

San Diego researchers followed 172 low-income long COVID patients using Fitbit data. Those who stayed less active reported better sleep and improved social participation after 6 months compared to more active peers. formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e77644

Slowly, MErtally slowly, even some researchers at the CDC are starting to see the light & benefits of P*A*C*I*N*G for people suffering from #ME/CFS and post COVID-19 triggered ME #LongCOVID #PEM #StopRestPace #PacingPassItOn

Glad to join these incredible speakers to talk about #LongCOVID and what we’ve learned from reporting on it @thesicktimes.org! 😷🙏🏼

6/ Imagine forward to this coming year, what would you like your theme song to be? Drop the title, singer, lyrics, or link here. A title completely made-up up by you may be in order and will be witnessed as well.

5/Thursday morning/New Year's Day Reflect back on something challenging in your life this year that you did not share on social media. Without telling us what the challenge is, what message would you like to receive about this challenge?

6 New Year's reflection questions. Personal, political, theological. No Resolutions. 4/Wednesday Evening/New Year's Eve Reflect back on the past year. What might your theme song have been?

6 New Year's reflection questions. Dec 30-Jan 1, am and pm. Personal, political, theological. No Resolutions. 3/ What line of a poem, scripture, quote, or lyric has stuck with you much of the year? If you’re willing, share it with us here.

6 New Year's reflection questions. 2/ In the last year, you resisted all sorts of systems of oppression. Tell us one thing that has meaningfully changed in your life because of this. I’m not asking what you did or how you resisted; that may not be for social media. I’m asking how you changed.

Faith communities are often portrayed as uniformly opposed to trans, intersex, & nonbinary people. The response to a recent landmark interfaith statement tells a different story — with 1,000+ people of faith and major religious leaders speaking out. Read more & add your voice: https://bit.ly/4qjrlNk

6 reflection questions over three days: Dec 30-Jan 1, am and pm. Personal, political, theological. No Resolutions. 1) Where/how did you experience the sacred (however you define it) deeply this year? The purpose of these posts is individual reflection and shared witness, not identical experience.

#oneofthetwo maskers @jonstewart was mocking. Me living my best life while protecting myself and my 2 elderly parents. U really should apologize for acting like a 13 yr old in the lunch room mocking the science geeks and library nerds. Lots of us were those kids, and we're right. 😷

Before the pandemic was the MOUSEDEMIC! Christmas eve night, 2018. CB/Me ::starts getting undressed for bed, notices mice droppings:: Me: Omg mice! Also me: goddamnedsonofamouse WTH. This is so gross. ::takes picture for landlord,below:: 1/4

The people rolling back vaccine protections are the same people that told you it was safe to take off your masks. 😷 FOOL ME ONCE... 😷 PS They didn't actually fool me, but if their skilled disinformation fooled you, it's never too late to start masking again. Also ventilate and clean the air. k, thx

COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

I am mildly obsessed with how Covid shows up in pop culture. This single panel from a larger comic by @xkcd.com is so evocative!

Metformin started soon after #COVID19 infection linked to ~50% lower risk of long COVID or death at 6 months, echoing prior RCT signals. Cheap, generic, worth a hard look. #LongCOVID #EpiSky #MedSky #bsky

📃Scientific paper: Impact of Preexisting Rare Diseases on COVID-19 Severity, Reinfection, and Long COVID, and the Modifying Effects of Vaccination and Antiviral Therapy: A Retrospective Study from the N3C Data Enclave Ref.: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2025 ➡️ Continued on ES/IODE

Capitulation is capitulation. Giving in to bullies, whether in Middle School, 🧊-y streets, or Congress, NEVER gets people free. Dems, if you haven't learned about fascism (which might could explain why you keep doing the same thing you always did), start now. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder. 🧵1/10

You know what goes up when airplanes stay on the ground? The amount of other people's exhaled air swirling around your faceholes. We protect people by protecting them. COVID, 🧊, food insecurity; all of it. We protect and help one another, or we don't. Simple. Full alt text in image. 😷🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿🗽

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation. "Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize" Source: archive.li/0CwNs

This 👇 is 🎯🎯🎯 - 4min video, but worth watching, bookmarking, and sharing! youtu.be/Omc37TvHN74?... H/t @isucceed.bsky.social

dear my white people. this thread, and reflect. k thx.

Josh Kraft, the nonprofit leader who sought to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu, said he was ending his bid for Boston mayor.

Charlie Kirk’s death is awful and abhorrent but it’s appalling that the President is calling for national mourning for a right wing propagandist and hasn’t said a word about Officer David Rose or the brave employees at the CDC

As the weight of violence presses more heavily on our world, many of us carry grief and weariness. ✨ Our faith does not retreat. It rises. ✨ Grounded in love, we show up for one another and for our neighbors with courage and compassion. https://sidewithlove.org/actioncenter #UU #LoveAtTheCenter

In 20 years of journalism on several continents I’ve never seen authorities leave an active crime scene open like this. Wild Especially since there are hundreds of cops nearby

This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.

Aaaannnnnnd, someone let him tweet himself again.

SinceTrump/RFK Jr/Doge fired most of the staff, it seems the CDC asked Harold to update the charts

🚨Eight U.S. states (MA, ME, VT, CT, RI, NY, NJ & PA) are considering a collaboration in creating science-based 💉immunization policy and guidance, @nbcboston.com reports. bit.ly/NBC_Boston_8... 🔥But let's be clear, under the new CDC guidance, most Americans are still eligible for COVID Vaccines. 🧵

This Labor Day, I’m thinking about all my colleagues in the US federal government who lost their jobs due to the Trump administration’s cruel and unconstitutional dismantling of our democracy. Solidarity and gratitude for your service to our country.

Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list.

Not to belabor the point but RFK Jr is going to implement policies that will kill thousands or even millions of people if he is not removed. Thanks to @thewarningses.bsky.social @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for the frank discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxc...

If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me. #pediatriccancer #cancermom

So proud to be a part of this project! Thank you to @thesicktimes.bsky.social and @longcovidjustice.bsky.social and to all the fantastic writers, translator @lygianavarro.com, medical reviewers and patient reviewers!

BREAKING: Seven Suspected Tuberculosis Cases Reported at Tacoma ICE Facility State Health Officials Confirm Outbreak

From Sewers to Sentinels: The CDC's Disease Tracking System Covers 151 Million Americans, But Its Future Is Uncertain #WastewaterEpidemiology #PublicHealth #DiseaseSurveillance #CDC #NWSS #HealthTech #Science #FactRage #FactRageNews tglm.us/E690W

For my covid conscious folks mutuals here, I made a thread on the fediverse talking about wastewater data being used amongst covid circles to relax precautions. I can’t do it. #covid #covidisnotover boriken.social/@Jdm2/114953...

I've seen a lot of posts about folks getting back from vacation exhausted – more than usual post-vacation tiredness – or having a flu or bad bug, allergies, or a 4-day sore throat "from shouting too much," or Norovirus bad. But the only virus that's rising right now is the effingvirus. 1/ 😷

#Covid_19 #covid #LongCovid #Doctors #PublicHealth www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPUT...

Bandanas and dust masks won’t cut it. When wildfire smoke is in the air, you need filtration. N95, KN95, and KF94 respirators are your best bet for blocking fine particles (PM2.5) that can damage your lungs. See www.pscleanair.gov/wildfires for more information during wildfire season

🎉New design drops - retro vibes and a nod to the summer’s hottest show.❤️🏝️ Which is your favorite? Sick Humor Supply Co. - the place for chronic illness gear that’s: ✔️ Honest ✔️ Relatable ✔️ Witty ✔️ Resilient ✔️ Bold www.sickhumorsupplyco.com #chronicillness #spoonie #longcovid #pots #mecfs