Good news: The FDA has reversed its decision and will now review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu vaccine after initially declining to consider it last week in an attempt to undermine vaccine science and trust.

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

Having had two docs make errors recently, I wonder how much hallucinating the AI notetaking software that they all seem to use is doing?

"Anyone who doesn't protect themselves would be stupid." - machine translated from this German piece on the protections Winter Olympic athletes are taking against respiratory illnesses. Winners mask up 😷✊. www.faz.net/aktuell/spor...

Imagine all the things we could be buying instead of submarines to support American aggression. Dental into Medicare, high speed rail, public housing, raising Jobseeker - all these things are too expensive. But war? There's always money for war.

🇩🇪 Circulating mitochondrial and cellular damage markersin long COVID: Links to cognitive function, psychological distress, and inflammation www.nature.com/articles/s41... "general cognition correlated positively with the relative [circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA]" #longCovid #NeuroPASC

Scoop: The NIH infectious-diseases institute (NIAID) will soon scrub “pandemic preparedness” and “biodefense” from its web pages, according to e-mails I obtained. The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.

me, 8: i'm gonna be somebody someday me, 38: i'm gonna take the world's best nap

Happy Valentines to all the Covid conscious cuties out there ❤️

Another great reason to mask up, guys: Covid infection impairs male fertility, even after recovery. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

There really is a shortage of talent in the Liberal party. Angus Taylor? Sussssan Ley? They're just not Prime Minister level players.

I walked 8000 steps on Saturday, and although I have needed a couple of extra naps, there's been no crash, no significant PEM. Progress!

The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes. In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠 thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...

I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one” Some of us have been screaming this for years www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Researchers in Germany have found impaired energy metabolism in the brains of people with Long Covid. medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English” my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist

The CDC says it's fine to resume normal activities 24 hrs after Covid symptoms are improving. A new, large prospective study with digital tracking shows recovery takes much longer than that www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maryland's legislature is considering a bill that would support grants and loans for Long COVID research and development, building on an existing state program. Hearings are happening next week! More from me @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2026/02/06/m...

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams

I read through hundreds of emails and scoured through years of correspondence and background information to write this 4600 word report. It confirms what we all have been saying about the anti-trans movement from the start. Read it from the top down, I can't even begin to summarize it all properly.

Olympic XC skiers know that an infection isn't worth the risk. fasterskier.com/2026/02/in-i...

In Germany, Long COVID affects up to 1 in 10 after infection. Using single-cell multiomics, researchers showed it isn’t one condition, identifying CD14+ monocyte state (LC-Mo) common after mild–moderate COVID, linked to fatigue, breathing symptoms, and raised inflammatory cytokines. #LongCOVID

The result of a powerful research project developed in collaboration with young people. 'Long Covid Lives' - a 3-part graphic series exploring the lived experiences of young people living with #LongCovid. positivenegatives.org/story/long-c... #LongCovidLives #Research #PPI #LongCovidKids

“Persistent physical and mental health impairments remained common up to 2.5 years after infection among nonhospitalized adults with long COVID, or post-COVID-19 condition (PCC)…”

The French police have raided the offices of X (The Everything App) as part of an investigation into the platform's complicity in crimes including child porn and holocaust denial. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

Despite Long COVID's toll on millions of children, there are only a handful of clinical trials that include them. @spichaksimon.bsky.social reported on three upcoming pediatric trials. Co-published with @19thnews.org! thesicktimes.org/2026/02/03/l...

Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From the review: “We review this body of literature and why metformin should now be offered to outpatient adults for treating acute SARS-CoV-2 infection to prevent long COVID.” academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

A fair-minded and comprehensive look at how fanfiction has been shaping contemporary publishing

I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy. www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...

New UK research is going to look into the links between LC and ME/CFS, hoping to find biomarkers www.bbc.com/news/article...

Shortest possible version: Most of the worst and loudest assholes of the last twenty years are people who came from, spent time on, or were inspired by the toxic conversations that happened on 4chan's /pol/ board. /Pol/ was an imageboard for "politically incorrect." It wasn't just politics, but /

there are no mastermind villains. every single one of them is sending 4th grade level emails to World's Most Famous Sex Criminal from their work account

Me and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social have even MORE good news and it concerns exotic varieties of pseudoscience you may not have even known exist www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Sadly, the push for anti-mask laws is back. The Alabama House has passed a bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor’s note.

when they tell you to go back to writing about gadgets www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

“There are a group of people who are trying to shake everyone else awake—urgently trying to inform us that COVID-19 is ongoing. That COVID-19 is an existential threat. I want to listen to them.” brennan.day/the-pandemic...

The Australian dream: to become a landlord propped up by government subsidies. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

And so it should raise questions. Covid is most definitely, sadly not over. www.miamiherald.com/news/health-...

RestFest is an artist-run film & video art festival & online gathering space created by/for Disabled, Deaf, Chronically ill, Neurodivergent, &/or Mad community. In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1! #disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID

One thing I see liberal outlets giving ground on that I feel the need to correct: it’s impossible to “dox” a paid public official By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations

"You can’t spell ‘masculine’ without ‘mask’", but unironically. Wearing an N95/P2 respirator is taking action to protect those in need, standing up for the downtrodden, shouldering the burden for those who cannot.

you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices. ... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.