Christmas and chosen family ❤️ #covidconscious #maskskeepussafe #negativetests

I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.

It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky

Much love to my trans siblings today.

Accepted to Northwestern University for a second masters! This time, literature and rhetoric!

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

Today, my second kid turned 16 and I talked with my first about his moving out plans. My kids have dreams and goals and feel empowered and confident to reach them! That’s always been my goal as a parent.

We think it’s fall, clearly. But this tree sure is pretty and fall is my second favorite color!

Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years. Speaks for itself.

Reminder: "Additionally, to strengthen long COVID research, future studies must account for biases and SARS-CoV-2 testing issues, build on viral-onset research, be inclusive of marginalized populations and meaningfully engage patients throughout the research process." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Warming up for her audition!

Maybe there’s something that could help prevent this…🤔

I’m in a union! Proud to be.

Wear a mask. Get the vaccine.

I refuse to drop safety protocols to potentially saddle my kids with a parent who’s incapable of living life to the fullest. I refuse to steal my children’s childhood by dropping safety, too.

Survived with the capacity to understand and laugh

#SARSCoV2 infection has been linked to early vascular aging, especially in women. In the multicenter study, researchers found anyone who had #Covid—including mild cases—developed stiffer arteries than those who hadn't been infected www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Welcome to fall semester with a random heavy downpour! Though technically still summer, it’s another new semester for college students and professors! Teaching at two colleges with 5 fully loaded classes will be a learning curve, but I’m here for it!

Hey, hey! So, this awesome (demi)woman I've known since I was pre-school made a coloring book of disabled pinup icons that you should check out! Proceeds help a disabled couple who are struggling but refuse to go down without a fight.

New variant dropped. Following nimbus, we now have stratus. Why we’re naming these for cloud forms…🤷‍♀️ vaccines and masking help prevent spread! Get your booster AND wear a well-fitted n95 mask to protect yourself and others! Especially those in high risk communities. Link in comments.

Pretzel wants to tell you something! She said, sent OATS $25 before 11pm today Aug(8/4) and Rocket Community Challenge will match it! oatshrh.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Adjunct job #2! Interviewed yesterday. Offered the job today. Less than 24 hours between.🎉

Not I. Mask up. I will not be responsible for my kids taking care of me prematurely OR for losing their fervor due to my negligence.

But please, continue to live life as normal and ignore the numbers.

Covid is NOT over, Covid is NOT mild, ANYONE can get LONG COVID, Even a CHILD. Mask Up. #GetLoud #Covid #MaskUp #LongCovid #LongCovidKids

Survivor of the pandemic=getting to the point where long-term effects are well understood, preventable and curable without suffering those long-term effects first!

It’s disability pride month! Tomorrow, OATS will be at Flint Pride. Come check us out from 2-6!

Prevention without police looks like good leadership and community support programs.

When someone tells you they had an experience, your job is to believe them, not silence them.

Y’all like education? Too bad! amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/...

This might be relevant then. People are getting dumber and not realizing it. Correlation isn't causation, but........

You’re over Covid. We’re obsessed with it. You don’t spend all day avoiding illness. We spend all day understanding it. You think science is “illness talk.” We’re just pointing out you keep getting sick…from the virus. You disconnected “being sick” from the virus itself. We didn’t. And we won’t.

Finally got the Edison lights up…they’re pretty against the sunset

Someone is turning 18 AND graduating!!

MAGA can’t sabotage the midterms if we keep building the backlash to Trump’s cruelty and corruption.

www.flipcause.com/secure/cause... Need a fun educational experience this fall? Join us at OATS in Ortonville, MI for Fridays at the farm throughout the month of October. Register at link or QR code! See you there.

I was asked yesterday why I still mask and why I’m still going on about COVID. My primary reason besides my personal risk is that is causes brain damage. It’s not a maybe the research is in on it. That’s not being negative or alarmist, it’s being realistic. I feel confident with science we could do🧵

Oh look—more reason to mask to layer protection and prevent infection at all!

Applied for another master’s. This time English literature at Northwestern! 🤞

Masks help against measles too. Layers of protection.

My dissertation is in the library of Congress…until they find the no no words!

White people, this is a white scholar that you should look to if you really want to figure out what to do, instead of relying on Black people to rescue you. youtu.be/CzuzFAPN5-g?...

🧵Today is the 249th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A document whose inception commemorated breaking free from tyrannical rule and lack of representation. Yesterday, the republicans demonstrated that they care only about their overlord, not their constituents. 1/2

Hey Guys! Pretty sure we don’t wanna give this billionaire another cent Post a photo of what you bought and/or where you shopped instead of Amazon, using the #BetterThanAmazon hashtag 👇Check Out the Thread👇

www.bbc.com/news/article... This is egregious.

Are you sure you want a King? Have you watched Handmaid's Tale? Pass this bill and find out.

Summer time! Last day on campus until August.

If only we protected our communities like elephants

Ten reasons to mask: 1. SARS-CoV-2 2. Influenza 3. RSV 4. Adenovirus 5. Rhinovirus 6. Parainfluenza 7. Human metapneumovirus 8. Enterovirus D68 9. SARS 10. MERS All of which can cause serious long-term health impacts, such as the horrific illness myalgic encephalomyelitis