Yesterday I thanked the DC Sandwich Guy for his passionate speech reminding us that everyone has the right to live freely. Today I want to thank the jury. They forced the prosecution to argue that a subway sandwich was a “weapon” capable of assault. Then they firmly told them it was ridiculous.

🎯🧵by @parentmishmash.bsky.social on Twitter with reminders & tips for ensuring your mask/respirator is well-fitting "Any mask is better than no mask, for sure. But a big leaky gap at the nose or chin means the mask is not going to be as protective..." Full 🧵: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19763...

This is how I make a seal cut at the nose on my kid's Zimi mask so that it fits better around her nose bridge, thus eliminating gaps around each side of her nose. The fit factor went way up on fit testing with this hack!

Just focus on buying a good high-CADR unit and put it wherever you have space for it. It won't be substantially more effective next to you, high/low etc. Placing it further from room occupants also reduces perceived noise levels.

More data, this time using the Tempest Pro in floor/wall/ceiling mount configuration, shows that air purifier placement in a room is largely irrelevant. youtube.com/shorts/L6dCa...

Does a beard really reduce respirator fit? Yes. Check out this video by Pro Safety and Training in Australia. They fit tested a bearded employee, Dan, before and after shaving. The difference in mask seal is massive. youtube.com/watch?v=dCWo...

Can you tell scam respirator ads on Facebook from legit ones? I checked out if the fan powered respirator in this ad by PekeSafety is a total scam, an awesome deal, or somewhere in between. Video link in next comment.

Kids Mask Size Chart by Parenting Mishmash @wemaskcolorado.bsky.social @parentmishmash.bsky.social —to help you find a good fit for your child as well as what to try next when they grow. Mish is on Facebook too. www.facebook.com/masktogether...

it’s actually wild that, as far as i know, there’s nothing about anticovid activism on wikipedia. no mask blocs, no clean air clubs, very little mention of organized guerilla pro-social public health at all thus far.

hi yes hello please drop any and all anti-covid activism articles as responses to this post—i have many but certainly not all, and we may have some wiki wizards on the case >:)

Our Clean Air Event was a huge success! Recording at youtu.be/eVfbeJ8J8Ww. The takeaway? Breathing clean air is a necessity, and we can use simple tools to provide layered protection from airborne hazards, ranging from COVlD to wildfire smoke. #MaskTogetherColorado #MaskTogetherAmerica 😷 ❤️

He’s Puerto Rican, so is a US citizen. Still trying to learn more.

We have heard that a 20 year Navy veteran - a senior enlisted leader in the Reserves - was detained in LA, told that his military ID was fake, and held by ICE. Command tracked him down in ICE custody after he missed drill. Navy JAG is actually now suggesting that sailors carry passports…?!?!

😷 every worker in healthcare settings is to use a respirator, no longer just HCWs 😷 patients are to be given respirators and only given surgical masks if unable to wear a respirator 😷 respirators are to be worn in all areas and at all times unless it’s an area with high air exchange rates

Here are some of the proposed changes to improve workplace safety in healthcare settings: 😷 surgical masks should not be used for respiratory protections 😷 elastomeric respirators are to be put into widespread use & there are several situations where they are the preferred option vs N95

The CSA Z94.4:2024 Selection, use and care of respirators draft standard has been posted for a 60-day public review period. If this standard is adopted, respirators will be required in health care settings by default. Your feedback can help.

Here's a shorthand reminder of what SARS CoV-2 does to one's metabolism that I co-curate. Only high-quality peer-reviewed studies—each with a TLDR takeaway. Remember—Not all studies are created equal. Particularly in regards to this slippery & politically charged plague. #LongCOVID #COVID

As we discussed the state of the world I told the old punk that now more than ever I felt I was without hope and in response the old punk told me: hope is not the belief that things will get better, hope is the belief that they might.

Colorado confirms first measles outbreak as 2nd Arapahoe County resident in 2 days tests positive for measles: www.denver7.com/lifestyle/he...

Read interview of Prof. Gillespie @mariagillespie.bsky.social by @msjulieslam.bsky.social #MaskTogetherAmerica www.instagram.com/p/DKQh8IQMnv4/ www.facebook.com/masktogether...

"I feel very safe and confident when out and about in my clear mask - and I didn't even have to take it down at the TSA!" Math Prof. @mariagillespie.bsky.social in her modified OmniMask souped-up with 3M P100 filters & a voice diaphragm from a Honeywell half mask. www.instagram.com/p/DKQh8IQMnv4/

The U.S. Pandemic Response is Rotting. Here's the background story on Instagram ➕ Facebook: www.instagram.com/p/DJ_9KhOOAU... www.facebook.com/masktogether... Write to the FDA to fight for access to vaccines for ALL! The pandemic is not over!

Fight for our rights to multi-layered protection against SARS-CoV-2. Submit a comment to the FDA by 11:59AM ET today, May 23, 2025 www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...   Subject: Federal Government G0007.

🚨NB.1.8.1, linked to a significant outbreak in Asia, now spreads in the US. Liz Bonis @local12.bsky.social interviewed @hamcohealth.bsky.social Director Dr. Steve Feagins on a potential COVID surge this summer. bit.ly/WKRC_NB181 Layered prevention is best: 😷+💉+ 🔄+🧴 #MaskTogetherAmerica #CleanAir

Much of Europe will probably see a summer wave starting soon, with both XFG and NB.1.8.1 growing at similar rates, and the combination is already probably in the 30% prevalence range.

The data tells us that everyone can benefit from getting updated Covid vaccines. Covid vaccines reduce the risk of becoming sick, developing Long Covid, and becoming hospitalized, for everyone.

This interview (1 & 2) is worth your time & attention. Sidhwa brings a distinctive perspective/analysis - he has a firm grip on the healthcare "landscape" in Gaza bc he was there working as a trauma surgeon, & as a US citizen by birth he can fathom the many forms of US complicity that got us here.

Yes, Antarctic sea-ice extent has been crashing, with the 3-year running average recently setting a new record low, down nearly 20% from its 2016 peak and more than 10% from its long-term average. The 3-year running average smoothes out short-term anomalies and tells the story:

Your 'moment of doom' for May 14, 2025 ~ Sooner than expected. “We’re witnessing ice dynamics that simply shouldn’t happen on these timescales. The acceleration pattern suggests we’ve potentially crossed a critical threshold that our models didn’t anticipate until the 2040s.”

Remote teaching in 2020 launched my interest in high quality virtual mathematics presentation. Just today I completed this playlist for undergraduate combinatorics, the result of years of learning and a semester of hard work: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We need more doctors that will give out notes freely for mask wearing. Every good doctor knows how important wearing a mask is, not just for oneself, but for everyone around you. There is so much ableism in this email. The eugenics of it all.

Where is Public Health? Last week, I was writing about #measles spreading in Ontario and Alberta and the invisibility of public health officials there. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... CBC News has more on the topic today, including this observation. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

STUDY: "These findings indicate that even mild #COVID19 can result in persistent neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and functional network abnormalities, both in individuals with and without brain fog." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

And this highlights the core difference between the blue and red teams. One does its fascism with decorum. A highly educated and respected doctor telling you it's okay to commit social murder is accepted because he said it nicely, and you don't believe he can be evil.

Fauci saying elderly and immunocompromised people will "fall by the wayside" and RFK Jr's speech about autistic people are two sides of the same eugenics coin. How so, you ask? ⬇️

Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/18/t... by @mark-ungrin.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

With no real plan for aftercare as well. They're going to force people into treatment, then dump them on the street with no homes, no job, no income, and expect them to stay clean. It's an "act busy" attitude which will have horrible results, and will likely end up bogging down the courts.

Forced “treatment” is incarceration of people who have not been convicted of a crime for the benefit of private recovery businesses making money from government contracts. Like other private detainment situations, the people are the commodity from which they make money. It is not effective or care.

All conferences should be doing this, not just US based ones. Not just for accessibility & inclusion but also to reduce travel & carbon costs

*And continues to rip

if covid taught us anything it’s that doctors aren’t even that smart, so the pointlessness of it all burns

Important to remember this didn't "just happen". It wasn't necessary. It was 👉 done to us👈, by people who couldn't put their egos aside for long enough to learn. Empire-building science cosplayers whose reaction to the real thing was to shut them out - then double down and bury their own errors.

2/ "The average waning rate after the second dose of MMR vaccine (ages 10-33 years) was 4.8% per year...This decline in antibody levels suggests that vaccine-induced protection may be compromised..." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36935110/#:~...

Read interview of Mish @parentmishmash.bsky.social who won a Kanro Grant to build Dental Masks -a solution for people to avoid infection during dental/medical appointments that require mouth access. ✍️ @msjulieslam.bsky.social IG www.instagram.com/p/DH60lwhvOP... FB www.facebook.com/masktogether...

Britain’s Heathrow Airport will be closed Friday after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to the airport and thousands of homes.

Marginalized ppl feel the need to fight for a better 🌎 as our lives LITERALLY depend on it If you’re more privileged, please think ab how you can amplify our voices & be an ally Wearing a mask is part of it as COVID disproportionately affects BIPOC ppl, people of low income & immunocompromised ppl