FYI for anyone in New York State who is affected by the SNAP situation, we got this notice just a couple hours ago.

Deeply frustrated to see that this guide from @dysautonomia.bsky.social on how to speak to the press doesn't include any mention of Long Covid or the fact that Covid has drastically increased the percentage of children and adults with POTS. www.dysautonomiainternational.org/pdf/MediaGui...

The state is starving people with very severe ME.

#LongCOVID is not functional neurological disorder (FND), but some patients are getting diagnosed with it. Here’s @davetuller1.bsky.social on what to do if it happens to you: bit.ly/4mxAyiB

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The two-day RECOVER-TLC workshop on new #LongCOVID clinical trials has concluded. You can read our live-blog of every session from the workshop at The Sick Times: bit.ly/4giPmAi

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Not. Homeless. Enough. The Coordinated Entry system turned this family away--possibly because they failed to score high enough on a "points" system. They have been living in 7-year-old Samara's hospital room.

Happening now: nylag-org.zoom.us/w/8970324024...

I am literally begging anyone who does any kind of journalism to spend an hour in an eviction courtroom every week for a month. Please. The eviction crisis in this country is downplayed at best and ignored at worst. It's racialized state violence that hearkens back to the worst of Jim Crow,

NYLAG's Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program is hosting a webinar on the upcoming changes to NY home care eligibility. Highly recommend if you anticipate needing to navigate this system. nylag-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

unhoused people don’t fear there is nowhere to go. they KNOW there is nowhere to go: no safe shelters, no social safety net. being poor, homeless, disabled, medically vulnerable are all increasingly becoming criminalized and structurally treated as disposable, not human, “not our problem”

Today is Severe ME Awareness Day, and we’re sharing our explainer about Severe ME. Highlights in thread, and check out the full resource at longcovidjustice.org/severe-me This is part of the Long COVID Essentials series by @longcovidjustice.org + @thesicktimes.bsky.social

This day is always extremely difficult every year. It’s Severe ME day. This disease has been the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to face in my life, and I’ve faced a lot. We remain one of the least funded diseases by disease burden, if not the least. Having a severe form of ME is horrifying.

@meactionuk.bsky.social @meactnet.bsky.social please boost on other platforms. We are scrambling for lawyers to get the sister out as the top priority. I am speaking with national print media this morning.

Low income people of color are more likely to get Long Covid. Yet, it's mostly white people w/ Long Covid whose accounts tend to blow up more.

Know Your Rights: APS Edition

Federal government is shutting down the program that helps homeless people with SSI/SSDI applications @mariannedhe.bsky.social @marisakabas.bsky.social @economichardship.bsky.social

ICYMI: @council.nyc.gov scored a legal win yesterday when an appeals court ruled the city must implement its package of laws to expand eligibility for CityFHEPS rental vouchers. The mayor's office said it's now weighing its next steps. bit.ly/3GgPAdK

Previously, you could only access the CityFHEPS voucher if you were already in a homeless shelter--but shelters are inaccessible and will turn you away if you're too disabled, making it impossible to get the voucher. Now that has to change. It's a humongous win. gothamist.com/news/adams-a...

I've spent the past year trying to help my friends get housing and keep them out of nursing homes. @longcovidsafetynet.bsky.social is the labor of love and frustration that has come out of this struggle. truthout.org/articles/esc...