Since 2020, I have been researching, planning and experimenting with a project called Soccer History Lives Here. It is a celebration of the global game at the local level. On 8 July 2026, the website that anchors this project was released: soccerhistoryliveshere.com

China Medical University Children’s Hospital studied 209 children with PASC. Impulse oscillometry found airway abnormalities in 74.6%, mostly small airway disease, linking breath symptoms to measurable lung changes. www.pediatr-neonatol.com/article/S187...

A Covid infection can have lasting effects—even on kids. 🧪NIH RECOVER data found children & adolescents with #longCovid had worse grades, more education support needs, & more difficulty paying attention & enjoying time with friends, per The American Academy of Pediatrics: https://ow.ly/Poyh50ZkMen

There are some jaw-dropping #infosec stories coming in tomorrow morning's #cybersecurity newsletter -- sign up here and don't miss it: www.patreon.com/cw/violetblue <it's free

This is on Wed. It's free to register. Importantly, I plan to mostly offer a number of resources that are free to use that will help you to find a role to play in lessening suffering on your street, in your neighborhood, in your communities. bsky.app/profile/inte...

Join us to hear analysis and squealing in celebration of my Star Wars fave, Rogue One! 🪢 10 Years of memories 🌓 How context changes the movie 💫 Jyn as Star Girl ascending 🏹 Hunter/Huntress myth 👑 Maiden to King journey 🪐 Planet symbolism 💜 RebelCaptain (Jyn+Cassian) & SpiritAssassin (Chirrut+Baze)

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Fantastic article worth the 10 minutes of your time to read it.

We're gathering case studies about education from children, young people and families living with #LongCovid and overlapping illnesses. Barriers, good practice and what needs to change. 📧:[email protected] #LongCovidKids #MECFS #SEND #Education

A sailboat, the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, was removed from the Sail4th 250 Parade of Ships for displaying banners about climate justice and clean water. Source: ig/jackiemarieburton, ig/sloopclearwater

The historic Hudson River sloop 'Clearwater' was removed from the Sail4th 250 Parade of Sail in NYC for displaying banners calling for Indigenous rights, racial justice and climate solutions. www.timeshudsonvalley.com/mid-hudson-t...

What could you create/make by next summer to lessen suffering in some part of your world? Let that question be your guide and hold yourself to making something of whatever size and impact by that time. Hold yourself to the commitment. No one else needs to know but you will.

My latest: I don’t respect America at 250. The only thing I can think of is how America is still a young, spoiled brat of a nation that no one is able to discipline. Foreign writers have been commenting on the US's developmental problems for centuries. karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-ne...

#ChronicIllnessAwarenessMonth #DisabilityPrideMonth I am a writer and mom of four disabled by my chronic illness and I have a short book of #poetry for you! Written over a year in which I got progressively more sick and tried to wrap my head around that! (more purchase options in thread) Bookshop

The recent paper from Boston Kids by Lael Yonker et al, confirms this is related to MCAS and leaky bowel. The virus also targets the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Receptor

University of Minnesota, 173 people. Hospitalized COVID-19 showed higher LBP and sCD14, signs microbial products may be crossing barriers into blood, tracking with inflammation and illness status. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In 2024, the Senate HELP Committee supoenaed Ralph De La Torre to answer for the bankruptcy of Steward Health. He refused to show. So I led the charge to hold him in criminal contempt—the vote was unanimous. When bullies like Ralph loot our communities, I’m ready to fight back.

As evidence grows and we continue learning from our community, we'll keep developing the resources people need. 🔗https://www.longcovidkids.org/download-resources Please share to help us reach more families and professionals. 💛 #Learning #LongCovid #LongCovidKids #ChildHealth #Community

Over 2,200 now — sign the petition, and stand against anti-science. #LongCovidIsCumulative #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #VirusFreeAirMandate c.org/nWVc7RMGbv

This Disability Wrath Month, pore over the Palestine X Disability Justice Syllabus.

I made it to my local book store today, picked up a book I ordered before it got too hot and dropped off a big stack of books we had read for store credit. I got 15% the order, saw a friend and lots more books I want to read.

Hey HAWT Greater #Boston: an offer for elders 55-95 without Air Condition to participation in a Harvard Chan Public Health study that gets them AC, and some cash. Please share! #HeatWave #mapoli #Bospoli Attn: @universalhub.com & @weatherishappening.com www.healthycitieslab.org/beattheheat

2 boys with severe Long COVID reminds us that sickness in children is still often treated as defiance. One could not walk. One crashed after effort. Their mother says she was pushed into home schooling, then told she had chosen to carry it alone. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

This incredible opportunity to learn with the extraordinary @prisonculture.bsky.social is one week from today!! Register now so that you don't miss your chance to get in on it-- and the whole series! www.lifeisasacredtext.com/learntodo/

REMINDER: SCOTUS' Haitian TPS decision doesn't require employers take immediate action. Employers can await SCOTUS' final judgement and federal implementation guidance before making employment decisions affecting TPS holders. My office will continue to monitor developments and share resources.

A difficult but important read - @thetimes.com Sadly, many families in our community will recognise the challenges described here. As we shared at the recent APPG on Long Covid, childhood doesn't pause while a child waits to recover. www.thetimes.com/article/0072... #SEND #LongCovid

My floofers! 😻 Thank you so much, @charlenedraws.bsky.social!

It’s that biannual time again! Starting tomorrow, the Romancing the Vote auction kicks off through the 5th. As more and more restrictions come into effect, it’s critical to support orgs supporting voters impacted by suppression. Fortunately, this can be fun. ⬇️ www.32auctions.com/romancingthe...

She was kidnapped by gangs as a teenager in Haiti&lived in the US since 2007. She finds it ironic that she’s no longer allowed to work & could get snatched off the street in the country she fled to. "I always have to look over my shoulder. It’s not as brutal, but there is a similarity in treatment."

I took a trip to what was once Carney Hospital in Dorchester with MNA member Ellen MacInnis. We talked about what happens when private equity sinks its talons into our health care system. Listen to Ellen:

Now available ~ Slides ~ Transcript ~ Sources ~ Evidence-Based Pediatric ME/CFS with Dr. Peter Rowe (ep1) Slides: tinyurl.com/RoweSlidesME... Transcript tinyurl.com/RoweTranscri... Sources: tinyurl.com/RoweSourcesM... * * * * 📢Airs today, Monday, 6/29/2026 📢 Capstone Q & A with Dr Rowe

Q & A Quote of the day ~Sunday 6/28/26~ “We made a number of discoveries that we think have helped people. [MECFS] is still an interesting puzzle to try and solve to benefit patients and that’s what we’re in medicine for.” --Dr. Peter Rowe #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #pwME #pediatric #NEISVoid

This Absolutely, this

This pacing‑based rehabilitation and management study showed that right after the 5‑week rehab stay, 45 percent of patients were worse on the Bell Disability Scale, and only 14 percent improved. 😩  Another rehabilitation study bites the dust… #pwme #myalgicE papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

“irresponsible to dismiss the rising rates of some conditions as being caused by population aging, former pandemic measures, or lifestyle choices without considering the impact of viral illnesses such as COVID-19 and Influenza, which can be prevented through multi-disciplinary layered approaches.”

I'm so glad I was able to join and speak at #MillionsMissing 2026. As I say in my remarks about fighting Medicaid cuts & work requirements: "We put ourselves at risk because this is the fight FOR our lives. It's the fight OF our lives." Thank you for fighting for & with us, @meactnet.bsky.social ❤️

I hand out respirator/breatheteq masks to my patients to help them reduce their risk of getting COVID and Long COVID. Here's the letter I've put together about this for parents about children masking. @longcovidresource.bsky.social @longcovidadvoc.com @longcovidkids.bsky.social #longcovid

And also, it has made the folks whose library this is feel really proud. They're like, 'This is my library. My library is doing radical work that makes me feel seen.'" hellgatenyc.com/the-warehous...

We show up together because WE are not backing down. WE are not divided. On the steps of the Cathedral church of St Paul, #TPS holders, clergy, neighbors & elected officials like @ruthzee.bsky.social & @markey.senate.gov joined the chorus of support for Haitian & Syrian kin post #SCOTUS ruling.

#LongCovidKids #CovidIsNotOver‼️

177 children. Pediatric Long COVID was linked to lower lymphocytes and monocytes, higher D-dimer and ferritin, signs of immune and clotting disruption that need validation. www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/16...

Yep and we need to talk about how the most common conditions caused by Long Covid are dysautonomias, which cause temperature dysregulation and sweating dysfunction Long Covid is the leading pediatric chronic illness and impacts up to an estimated 36% globally: academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

More info of the importance of sleep... I'm a tad bias... But Sleep Medicine is the frontier of all neuroscience doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Hoping folks like @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com read this article and help us get more (adequate) coverage of LC IACC neuroimmune diseases 🙏🏻. #GreatestMEdicalScandal #JohnVsJonVsME

Dr. Victoria Copeland wrote a statement for Casey Doherty to share at #MillionsMissing 2026. @vashetc.bsky.social shares their experience as a #pwME & preliminary findings on a research study she is conducting about rest, energy, and myalgic encephalomyelitis. More info: restandmecfs.com

Patients, clinicians and researchers have called out media outlets for years for hiring writers with little to no experience in #LongCovid using pseudoscience to push harmful pet biases and misinfo (even when presented with expert research debunking their claims) Must read ⬇️

Special education belongs in the Department of Education. On June 25, join the National Call-In Day and tell Congress to oppose moving IDEA oversight and civil rights enforcement out of the Department of Education. Call: (202) 224-3121

All Resources Now for Episode 2 - Pediatric Orthostatic ME/CFS: a Focus on Management ~Slides~ tinyurl.com/RoweSlidesME... Final webinar, a Q & A capsule interview with Dr. Peter Rowe drops: Monday, June 29th #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #NEISVoid

Hello friends near and far 💜 I've reached the end of my savings, frustratingly, just as we've solved the root mystery of my illness (it's Lyme) and are seeing continued success with treatment. I'm asking for your help in bridging the gap between now and when I can hopefully work full-time again.