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Melissa Mazur
27 days ago
âThey rename it âchronic fatigue syndromeâ to downplay its seriousness & they mock the hundreds of severely ill patients who are calling the CDC begging for helpâŚâ
#WorldMEDay
#MEcfs
#InternationalMEAwarenessDay
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Senator Elissa Slotkin
about 1 month ago
In 2020, President Trump wrote an executive order that he didn't sign. It would have directed the Defense Secretary to seize ballots and voting machines. He has said he regretted not signing that order. I asked Secretary Hegseth about that today and he refused to answer.
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Will Hegseth Send Troops to the Polls?
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
https://youtube.com/shorts/6sZTREtDefw?feature=share
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Alexandra Thompson
about 2 months ago
Exercise is always a good thing, right? Well, maybe not. For people with long covid or ME/CFS, it can be devastating. And science needs to catch up (all views my own blah blah blah)
www.newscientist.com/article/2523...
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Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good
Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating symptoms: post-exertional malaise
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2523882-exercise-advice-for-long-covid-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good/
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Kai Ryssdal
about 2 months ago
stable genius right hereâŚđ
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Proton
about 2 months ago
Your inbox shouldnât know you that well.
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Solve M.E.
about 2 months ago
Tell your Senators to sign the Dear Colleague letter in support of ME/CFS research funding. Contact them by April 15th with our easy-to-use action tool here:
https://solvecfs.quorum.us/campaign/157943/
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Reimagining You
Finding identity, meaning, and purpose when life doesnât look the way it used to.
https://onelifelivedwell.substack.com/p/reimagining-you
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AI Warfare Is Outpacing Our Ability to Control It
We must set global norms before these technologies become entrenched in how wars are fought, writes Anna Hehir.
https://techpolicy.press/ai-warfare-is-outpacing-our-ability-to-control-it
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Billy Hanlon
2 months ago
CNBC: "OpenAIâs Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes" 'OpenAI hired Simo in May, and her condition, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS, relapsed a few weeks before she started in the role'
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/03/o...
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OpenAI's Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes
OpenAI President Greg Brockman will oversee product in Simo's absence.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/03/openai-fidji-simo-medical-leave-executive-changes.html
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Grace Hurford PhD
2 months ago
âWe talked about all M.E. had taken from us. From her, it had stolen her career, her imagined children, snowboarding, often even the strength to get out of bed. But the worst theft was her brilliant technologistâs mind. She told me she constantly felt concussedâŚâ đ
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đ˘ Medical providers: your signature is needed. We're asking CMOs to share accurate ME/CFS resources & support its inclusion in licensure/exam pathways.
go.solvecfs.org/e/1109402/Cl...
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Clinician Sign-On: Chief Medical Officer Outreach Letter
Thank you for lending your clinical voice to this effort. By signing on, you are joining fellow healthcare providers in asking Chief Medical Officers to take two concrete steps: disseminate accurate M...
https://go.solvecfs.org/e/1109402/ClinicianSignOnForm/qwvyw2/1467777190/h/iY8Yc5JMqfAxdSDL93dDuPm5G6AKkAVHyN5INJAf7Vo
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If you or someone you know is suffering with
#MECFS
, you can take action by signing a letter asking State Medical Boards and State Health Leadership to recognize ME/CFS competency as a patient safety and standard-of-care issue. Please take action now!
go.solvecfs.org/e/1109402/St...
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Community Letter Sign-on Form
Thank you for adding your voice to this effort. By signing on, you are joining patients, caregivers, clinicians, and allies across the country in asking State Medical Boards and State Health Leadershi...
https://go.solvecfs.org/e/1109402/StateMedicalBoardForm/qwvyvv/1467777190/h/iY8Yc5JMqfAxdSDL93dDuPm5G6AKkAVHyN5INJAf7Vo
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@peters.senate.gov
Please support our 3 asks for FY27 Appropriations: ⢠$15.4M for the CDC ME/CFS Program ⢠$50M for the NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap ⢠ME/CFS in the PRMRP
#MEAwareness
#MECFS
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@slotkin.senate.gov
Please support our 3 asks for FY27 Appropriations: ⢠$15.4M for the CDC ME/CFS Program ⢠$50M for the NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap ⢠ME/CFS in the PRMRP
#MEAwareness
#MECFS
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Solve M.E.
2 months ago
Today for #MECFSAdvocacyWeek: make your voice heard at the federal level. Contact your reps:
solvecfs.quorum.us/campaign/157943
Share our posts:
tinyurl.com/MECFSFederalAdvocacyDay
#MECFSAdvocacyWeek
#MECFS
#pwME
#MEAwarenessHour
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#MEAction Network
2 months ago
ME/CFS affects ~9 million Americans. There are no FDA-approved treatments. We need medical research funding to change that. Today advocates are asking Congress to change that - join us! It takes 5 minutes: https://ow.ly/2hKo50YySls #MECFS #MEAwarenessHour
Solve M.E.
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C.H. Romatowski
2 months ago
@beyer.house.gov
As a constituent with ME/CFS, Iâm asking you to support 3 asks for FY27 Appropriations: ⢠$15.4M for the CDC ME/CFS Program ⢠$50M for the NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap ⢠ME/CFS in the PRMRP Please support all 3âmy whole family in VA-08 is counting on you!
#MEAwareness
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C.H. Romatowski
2 months ago
@markwarner.bsky.social
As a constituent with ME/CFS, Iâm asking you to support 3 asks for FY27 Appropriations: ⢠$15.4M for the CDC ME/CFS Program ⢠$50M for the NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap ⢠ME/CFS in the PRMRP Please support all 3âmy whole family in VA is counting on you!
#MEAwareness
#MECFS
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C.H. Romatowski
2 months ago
@kaine.senate.gov
As a constituent with ME/CFS, Iâm asking you to support 3 asks for FY27 Appropriations: ⢠$15.4M for the CDC ME/CFS Program ⢠$50M for the NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap ⢠ME/CFS in the PRMRP Please support all 3âmy whole family in VA is counting on you!
#MEAwareness
#MECFS
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Solve M.E.
3 months ago
9 million Americans have ME/CFS. There are still no FDA-approved treatments. This year, Congress can change that. Here's what we're asking for in FY27 appropriations: đ§ľ
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Billy Hanlon
3 months ago
Tulane University: âTulane study reveals key differences in long-term impacts of COVID-19 and fluâ âThe findings, published in Frontiers in Immunology, help explain why long COVID often includes neurological symptoms such as brain fog, fatigueâŚâ
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Tulane study reveals key differences in long-term impacts of COVID-19 and flu
Tulane University News and Press Releases
https://news.tulane.edu/pr/tulane-study-reveals-key-differences-long-term-impacts-covid-19-and-flu?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQOk0NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe5O0FgC7L5Z_Tu4IoV046-YuXzA4hZCZb0_-Ekbpjb_XmRgxR14HhagW-9JY_aem_WU2cPurMmdez4dR1MgvF0Q
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âNearly Everyâ Child With Measles Suffers This Hidden Threat
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âNearly Everyâ Child With Measles Suffers This Hidden Threat
Immune amnesia â measlesâ little-known complication â can leave unvaccinated children at a higher risk for infections for years.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nearly-every-child-measles-suffers-this-hidden-threat-2026a100067a?src=mbl_msp_android&ref=share
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Billy Hanlon
3 months ago
Bloomberg: How Covid Quietly Rewires the Brain Researchers keep discovering more about the long-term neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2. By Jason Gale
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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How Covid Quietly Rewires the Brain
Researchers keep discovering more about the long-term neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-25/how-long-do-covid-s-effects-last-brain-issues-are-still-being-found
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WeRateDogs
4 months ago
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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"With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch"
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Colbert Slams FCC and CBS, Priming for Fight Over Equal-Time Rules
In a biting monologue on âThe Late Show,â the comedian said his network was cowering to regulators prematurely.
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/colbert-slams-fcc-and-cbs-priming-for-fight-over-equal-time-rules-b610cee6?st=Gppu9R&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
4 months ago
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C.H. Romatowski
4 months ago
ME/CFS is debilitating enuf to tend to disappear those affected from public life, so many people have no idea what it looks like. If youâre curious, this Sundance-premiered, Oscar-shortlisted doc streams free on YouTube and does a remarkable job making visible an illness usually obscured from view.
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UNREST Feature Documentary (With Captions and Multilingual Subtitles)
YouTube video by Unrest Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOpyLTyVxco
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Billy Hanlon
4 months ago
â â Submitted support for Maryland's TEDCO Long COVID Innovation Grant and Loan Program (HB0027) this AM!
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Matt Lazell-Fairman
4 months ago
May still be time to sneak in a testimony for anyone wanting to support the effort to get dedicated research funds for Long Covid in Maryland.
#LongCovid
#MECFS
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CISA was DOGEd last year. AI will be taking corporate jobs that have security privileges. Seems like a perfect storm for cyber security nighmare.
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Hackers Recruit Unhappy Insiders to Bypass Data Security
The souring economy has hackers on the hunt for disgruntled workers open to assisting with cyberattacks through authorized access into their employerâs digital systems.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hackers-recruit-unhappy-insiders-to-bypass-data-security-a8ed6ec2
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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
4 months ago
If you are worried how data will be used against ICE protesters. Or how smart homes reveal your secrets. Or smart cars or medical devices will become evidence in court. Listen to this conversation. There are risks, rewards, and even solutionsâŚ
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Rhiannon Giddens
4 months ago
Ok y'all. Whats going on is making me cry on the regular. It feels weird to be here at the GRAMMYs - but I want to honor the music of my ancestors by playing it- we gonna do some busking tomorrow, come say hello if youâre in town for the shindig.
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Billy Hanlon
4 months ago
NYT: 'Religious Leaders in Minnesota Say Itâs Their Duty to Resist ICE' 'Progressive clergy members are in the spotlight â protesting, organizing and getting arrested. Itâs a split screen to the Trump administrationâs muscular, conservative Christianity'
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/b...
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Religious Leaders in Minnesota Say Itâs Their Duty to Resist ICE
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/briefing/religious-leaders-in-minnesota-say-its-their-duty-to-resist-ice.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwY2xjawPsjRpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFaeDM3bkIzOWpveXlHYm1xc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvuoLeJlyslKxdwR45ZQg7JXWHAwKxhgHFhRjxqXoqJxTiX0UPZhE4-qztn7_aem__g3aYHwbu5IrUMOLPxspzQ
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Billy Hanlon
4 months ago
'In the Twin Cities, ICE resistance goes mainstream' âDoing nothing isnât okay.â âThis movement that weâre building is about love and itâs about the powerful futures that we want to build each other."
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/21/i...
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In the Twin Cities, ICE resistance goes mainstream ⢠Minnesota Reformer
The week before an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in south Minneapolis, her 67-year-old neighbor Terri Sullivan heard that a school in nearby Richfield that serves mostly Latino students needed ...
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/21/in-the-twin-cities-ice-resistance-goes-mainstream/
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Billy Hanlon
4 months ago
NPR: 'A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota' 'Since making the pattern available for $5, the shop has raised nearly $400,000, Mashaal said Friday.'
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
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A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant commu...
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/31/nx-s1-5693767/red-hat-protest-minnesota
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Jon Collins
4 months ago
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/30/st-peter-police-chief-intervenes-prevents-federal-agents-from-arresting-resident
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A very good 17 minute documentary on POTS. If you are someone you love suffers from POTS this might be a helpful video to share with them and would be good to share with Healthcare providers.
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POTS : An Invisible Illness | Full Movie
YouTube video by PCARES
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnwkEqQ6ics&si=6TXz5wrTB0DNPPQ7
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Is this one of the many facets of PEM that is found in people with
#longcovid
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Your Brain Has a Built-In Isolation Mode - Neuroscience News
New research uncovers the exact immune-to-brain pathway that drives the loss of social motivation during sickness.
https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-sickness-isolation-29979/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=67ea95b5beda3bf6600b7324
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I have long Covid. Donât call my chronic disease a âjourneyâ
www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/c...
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I have long Covid. Donât call my chronic disease a âjourneyâ
A âjourneyâ is something you choose. No one chooses chronic illness.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/25/chronic-disease-journey-long-covid/
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Miriam E. Tucker
7 months ago
Some healthcare providers are still referring to
#mecfs
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#longcovid
as psychological or "functional" despite considerable research to the contrary. Here, I review the latest findings and expert thinking, with potential for treatment:
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Research Into ME/CFS Pathology Points to Possible Treatments
With greater understanding of the complex pathomechanisms of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers aim to target treatments.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/research-me-cfs-pathology-points-possible-treatments-2025a1000uuu
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Miriam E. Tucker
7 months ago
"Graded exercise" is neither supported by evidence nor recommended for people with an illness defined by worsening with exercise.
#mecfs
#longcovid
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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No Evidence Supports Using Graded Exercise for ME/CFS
Studies examining the effects of activity-based interventions havenât required post-exertional malaise as a core criterion for the now-termed âmyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.â
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-evidence-supports-using-graded-exercise-myalgic-2025a1000tuf
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Open Medicine Foundation (OMF)
8 months ago
đĽ Recordings Available: Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS đ Access them here:
ow.ly/Aw2G50XcIIO
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David Kaufman
8 months ago
Just published: Low-dose rapamycin alleviates clinical symptoms of fatigue and PEM in ME/CFS patients via improvement of autophagy: a pilot study. J Transl Med 23, 1148 (2025).
doi.org/10.1186/s129...
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Low-dose rapamycin alleviates clinical symptoms of fatigue and PEM in ME/CFS patients via improvement of autophagy: a pilot study - Journal of Translational Medicine
Background mTOR activation is associated with chronic inflammation in ME/CFS. Previous studies have shown that sustained mTOR activation may cause chronic muscle fatigue by inhibiting ATG13-mediated a...
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-07213-8
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Susannah Fox
8 months ago
Sunday morning read:
www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
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A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5558451/caregiver-caregiving-family-burnout-support-advice
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Julia MĂŠtraux
8 months ago
Someone knowing their limits and stopping before a crash starts is an important part of pacing yourself. Very concerning conclusions.
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Just a reminder that this is coming up quickly, on 10/31. You can register to watch remotely or in person. Im very curious to see what they come up with.
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This is a beautifully worded description of how people with ME have to navigate the world. I have yet to meet a person with ME who "prefers" living like this. In fact, we abhor it.
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C.H. Romatowski
8 months ago
#NEISvoid
inside baseballâ The NIH teamâs response to this (the Davenport et al comment) is awful. Itâs here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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emily fraser đżđâ¨
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Important thread for
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