The FDA under Makary, Prasad, and Hoeg

The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht

Re that survey on attitudes to masking someone said I should do… “What do you think of masks in hospital?” I’d like to ask “If I could stop you from catching flu, COVID, RSV, and many other infections that we breathe in, would you want me to?” ->

At the 37 minute mark, it finally gave me access to a settings menu This menu has zero actual graphics settings in it anime and horses are both my enemy now

A reminder that revenue generated from the Harry Potter IP goes to Joanne and her demonizing and attacks on trans people, women, and minorities. She has outright admitted this

Yet another reason to wear a good mask while out and about.

US Weekly COVID update: Dec 8, 2025 🔸1 in 102 Actively Infectious 🔸479,000 New Daily Infections 🔸2,940,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸225,000,000 Infections in 2025 🔸147,000 to 590,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸900 to 1,400 Weekly Deaths Source: pmc19.com/data/

I’ve never paywalled my articles because I know many of my readers are on disability & can’t afford it. I’m in a terrible situation with my housing and may need to ask for help. What’s the best way to do this? Paywall? Wish list? Go fund me? Would folks be bothered by a GFM in lieu of a paywall?

Love to see the vocal outrage against Amazon using AI voiceover for multiple anime dubs in multiple languages Let’s keep those angry vibes going for when your favorite videogame developers start using it k?

How many of us have had that conversation… telling someone that they have a disease that will progressively cause cognitive decline? Or loss of mobility? The fear and sadness this provokes? That’s why I’m gentle with “the masses” wrt C19.

Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.

This is so disrespectful and harmful. AIDS hasn't gone away, and to save lives, we need to keep talking about and advocating for better policies.

There is no ethical way to research what “causes” autism. It’s an inherently eugenicist project. The only practical application for such research is eliminating #autistic people.

“If they want to eat they can get a job!” 48% of SNAP recipients work full time 38% are children No one should starve because they’re unable to work, but the idea that SNAP is only for those who refuse to work is false. It’s being pushed so you don’t care that those “useless eaters” starve

People are in denial about how quickly they could become disabled, unhoused or food insecure It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed That they should “try harder” The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around

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The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670 Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy? You’re doing their dirty work.

Disability advocacy is not for the faint of heart. You lose friends. People get upset that you’re not hiding your illness . People expect things of you that you can’t give. There’s no grace when you get something wrong (which will happen). Everyone doing this is a warrior!

No one deserves to starve. We have enough food to feed everyone, but we have a serious problem with wealth inequality. We must stop viewing those who are disabled and/or poor as moral failures and start recognizing the system is rigged against us. It’s rigged against everyone but the 1%

We should be able to agree that there’s nothing wrong with someone on SNAP treating themselves or their kids once in awhile The idea that if you’re poor you must never have a “treat” reinforces the notion that poverty is a choice and a failing It’s neither, and we shouldn’t police anyone’s food

1. Fundamentally, a significant part of what I do is the prediction of both the behaviour of pathogens in the future and our likely collective response to future pathogenic threats. I have an excellent track record in this regard for two main reasons:

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What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity. And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

Updated COVID vaccine availability map 9/9 It's most difficult to get a shot in these states, which require prescriptions and have no MinuteClinics: ME, OR, UT, WV These states require prescriptions but do have MinuteClinics: AZ, DC, FL, GA, LA, NC, VA In all other states, no prescription needed

There are lots of rumors flying around about what might happen to COVID vaccine access, but please note we still do not have any official news yet. While we wait, there are things you can do: 1️⃣ Wear a mask to prevent COVID transmission 2️⃣ Push your elected officials to speak up about vaccine access

With COVID vaccine access likely to become restricted soon, now would be good time to get back in the habit of wearing a mask more frequently again if you haven’t been doing so lately.

From @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social: “If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes (possibly this Friday). Once it happens, access will be limited immediately.”

I hadn't heard of Qzilla, the production company behind Crunchyroll's Sekiro anime. The trailer okay, but something felt kind of off. Looked them up on MAL and they didn't seem to have much motion in terms of the thirteen things its produced. Checked the company website and lo and behold.

It’s not too late to start masking. You don’t have to do it alone. You won’t be the lone masker. There’s an engaged Covid cautious and disability community who will help you. There’s local mask blocs who provide respirators to those who can’t afford them. Covid is still here, and masks work!

If you want to help disabled people, wear a mask. If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask. If you want to practice community care, wear a mask. If you consider yourself a progressive, wear a mask. If you agree no one is expendable, wear a mask.

My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.

Do not take legal advice from chatGPT. Do not take medical advice from chatGPT. Do not take financial advice from chatGPT. In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.

Disabled people are forced into legislated poverty. They can't have assets exceeding certain dollar amounts. Most benefits are means tested. Many can't inherit. They're also forced to give up their benefits should they marry. The system sees them as a 'dependant' We need a living wage & autonomy.

"But where will the money come from?!" ...maybe reduce the colossally overbloated NYPD budget? Y'know what can increase crime? Poverty. Y'know what prevents it when that happens? Social programs to counter poverty. Y'know what doesn't stop poverty? More police/policing/jails.

Burnett: Do you like capitalism? Mamdani: No, I have many critiques of capitalism. Yes! For too long it has been taboo to discuss legitimate critiques of capitalism in mainstream US media. This has shut down any chance of implementing real solutions to social crises. A new day is coming.

Floating around with mum!

If you’re taking Covid precautions and got sick, please don’t feel guilty You made the effort. That’s more than most are doing. It’s harder to protect yourself when everyone else is practicing “you do you” eugenics. Masking means transmission stopped with you. You protected others. That’s a win.

Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children. "So many children are getting Long COVID because COVID causes Long COVID, and children are not “immune” to COVID, they are not becoming healthier with each infection, and the adults around them are doing nothing to mitigate the virus."

Covid is a social justice issue. Respirators cost money. HEPA filters cost money. Tests cost money. Vaccines cost money. Paid time off is rare. Affordable child care is non existent Covid disproportionately impacts those who are already the most marginalized Mask up & protect your community

USA: COVID ‘razor blade throat’ rises as new subvariant spreads in California. COVID is rising in parts of California as the highly contagious NB.1.8.1 “Nimbus” subvariant spreads, linked to severe “razor blade throat” symptoms reported overseas. Source: archive.md/qGCEq

Real talk: One of the (many) reasons we are in this mess again is because too many people went back to brunch after 2020.

RFK Jr now going after ALL vaccines. He argues that the Covid vaccine (which he’s restricted) was the only one that had proper safety testing. He says they “dysregulate the immune system”. Get your boosters. He’s setting the stage for “natural immunity” where only “the strong survive” Eugenics.

this should be straight up illegal

Wildfires across Canada are causing smoke to spread across North America, as far as Florida. A reminder that particulates in wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health issues. An excellent way to protect yourself is to wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.

5 years since the start of the pandemic and it is frustrating that we still need to keep repeating: vaccines, masks, tests, and cleaning the air all play roles in reducing transmission. Wrongly claiming that any of these layers isn’t important is an anti-science stance.

“In mainland China, the portion of patients going to ER with COVID more than doubled in the last month — from 7.5% to more than 16%. The portion in hospital for COVID also doubled, to more than 6%” The new “razor blade throat” variant seems to cause more severe cases…and it’s already in the US 🧵

The more they gut public health, the more critical it becomes to wear a mask. A well fitted respirator like an N95 protects against Covid, flu, measles & more. It keeps you and those around you healthy. It shows solidarity with disabled people. Its a form of self care and resistance.

New Covid wave You can either mask now or wish you had later.

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