exceptional article, I think this gets at the heart of why Minneapolis is such a target for the Trump admin even above & beyond other liberal American cities

The organized astroturfing and financing of these extreme ideologies is one of the key stories of our time

As I have explored in depth, Macedo and Lee misrepresent what happened during the pandemic and are unable to confront Covid's actual toll, presumably because it undermines their premise. A longer take here w/my colleague Greg Gibson: joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/revisionis...

There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!” But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?

Now we know which publications coverage of the ongoing pandemic and pain and suffering of long COVID cannot be trusted or respected tho mostly those outlets ignore it. Eventually it will be inescapable.

It is extremely disheartening to see In Covid's Wake getting these end-of-year accolades. I'm not the only journalist who has had book proposals (and even contracts!) on Covid turned down, yet a book with major factual errors and, tbh, weak arguments is heralded? And as a reader, it's disturbing 1/

you can always lie about anything your relatives ask you during the holidays. or whenever honestly. and it’s the only way to get into heaven actually

lol

I have caught covid from my downstairs neighbours via central air for the 2nd time in one year. I am so glad that I mask religiously, because you are contagious before symptoms appear and I just spent 3 days indoors with a dude who has an asthmatic kid. Wearing an N95 protects everyone around you.

Researchers call for urgent changes to Long COVID trials. With at least 400 million affected and no proven treatments, they highlight the need to track post-exertional malaise, use longitudinal data, and design trials around disease variability. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Well worth a look 👁👁 Endotheliitis... Up front... And not so friendly ☠️ rmdopen.bmj.com/content/11/2...

my long covid wrapped be like "you took 22,147 pills this year"

Yet another good reason to mask up in public.

Holiday gathering reminder 🎁 If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%! This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍

So incredibly devastated to see this tragic news. #RIPMegan 🕊️ 💙 💔 💙

The true long-term burden of COVID-19 will be measured not in cases of Long COVID, but in the excess cases of heart disease, dementia, and diabetes that accumulate in survivors over the coming 20-30 years.

"What Doesn't Kill You" is a forthcoming documentary exploring the lives of people battling ME/CFS and Long COVID, scandalously underfunded and chronically ignored diseases. whatdoesntkillyou.movie?fbclid=IwdGR...

www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n... @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Flu is airborne Covid is airborne Please change the guidance!

❗grey + white matter regions critical for memory, cognition, brain health ❗clear differences across ALL groups ❗significant alterations: brain neurochemicals, brain signal intensity, tissue structure ❗not only individuals with Long COVID but also 🚨 those who considered themselves fully recovered 🚨

Happy to support this call for cleaner and safer indoor air in schools @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social Children's wellbeing deserves the utmost attention from policymakers. Cleaner air, including from viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, can contribute significantly to better health

From a good thread on secondary infections after flu or Covid. You don't want to get Covid! Get your flu and Covid vaccines, mask up, and stay home when sick. Clean the air. Protect those most vulnerable, including the elderly and babies, and those with chronic conditions. #health #Covid #flu

🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on "venous and arterial thrombosis in coronavirus infection" "SARS-CoV-2 induces hypercoagulability through direct endothelial infection (via ACE2 receptors), leading to endothelialitis, release of von Willebrand factor..." 🧵 threadreaderapp.com/thread/20002...

🚨🧵by Zdenek Vrozina on risk of ischemic stroke... "COVID-19 is not just an acute event - it is a long-term vascular insult. This study shows that the risk of ischemic stroke remains elevated for at least four years after SARS-CoV-2 infection..." Full 22-tweet 🧵: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19999...

New video available! #MEAction’s Shalida Dobbins interviews author Brian Buckbee about his book, We Should All Be Birds. https://ow.ly/194q50XK35U Reminder: Audio or ebook giveaway! Must be in US, Canada, or UK. Fill in form by Dec. 31: https://ow.ly/CJkc50XK35V#MEAction’s #pwME #LongCovid

COVID's lasting mark on the brain “MRI approach identified significant alterations in brain neurochemicals, brain signal intensity, & tissue structure not only in individuals with Long COVID but also in those who considered themselves fully recovered” news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...

Why do I wear an N95 mask? Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes. You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.

examining wrinkles like, it's good to feel. it's necessary to feel, in order to know the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of high school football

#Flu has never been harmless. People still die of it every year, like they always have. It can also disable people. It's not too late to get vaccinated, and always a good idea to #MaskUp when in public indoor spaces. #healthcare #vaccines #pediatrics

waking up to snow like 😌 it's a hanukkah and last day of open enrollment miracle 🥲

Research shows that “stunning” fails at best 3-26% of the time, but at some facilities this has been reported to be as high as 90%. So at best between 1.8 and 15.6 billion animals are still conscious when slaughtered. Bleeding out takes a long time so many are also still conscious when they’re. .

There will never be 'humane treatment' and 'welfare' in this hell for animals and a few fines now and then can never change this fact. To anyone who still consumes dairy, this is the suffering you choose to support.

one of the most helpful things i got from my mph program happened on the first day: @meganranney.bsky.social said, studies don't move people, stories do. feeling a personal connection can get people to listen. have the data to back your argument up, but it takes emotion to move most people

monkey see sensor go off, monkey open a window!! monkey knows to mask even before it lights up!!! if anyone in this admin or the last gave a singular crap about public health, air monitors and purifiers and upper room UVC light would be in every room talker.news/2023/07/10/a...

The Epstein saga “punctures the very myth that made the president who he was to much of his base” and poses a unique threat to his administration, reports @ryanbiller.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

So much for states rights… President Trump has signed an executive order blocking states from enforcing their own AI regulations. "We want to have one central source of approval." | BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

notifications about brad pitt on my phone 🤢 i'd rather never support an abuser, thnx

Mild COVID in monkeys caused long lasting changes in brain and body. Months later they still had problems with smell and taste, thinking, sleep and heart control. This looks similar to long COVID in people.

Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."

When I saw the Matrix in the movie theater, everyone in the audience audibly gasped when we saw Trinity in bullet time at the start of that first action sequence. And when it was over, someone said "She badder than Superman."

1/ "How to disarm the conversation around #LongCOVID with someone that either gaslights, doesn't believe in, or isn't educated on the subject of Long COVID" - @seekingboston.bsky.social

If you refuse to wear a respirator mask in all public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, you are not "following the science." #COVID19 #respirator

navigating an automated call menu's dead ends. the minotaur's maze

Wear. A. Mask. #WearAMask Covid, Flu A, and RSV are wreaking havoc. COVID weakens your immune system, making you more vulnerable to reinfection and other viruses. That helps explain why Flu A cases are surging now. All of these illnesses cause long term health effects.

exact same situation with the cosmetic chemists who try to say some PFAS and phthalates are okay

At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.

the "affordability's a hoax" stuff reminds me of the time mcdonald's gave its workers budgeting worksheets that included "2nd job" as part of financial planning www.eater.com/2013/7/16/64...