Agreed.

I only object to the debasement of the term 'class'. Aside from that, yes. 'Epstein Class' sounds exactly right. Looking at you, Establishment Dems (F.K.A. 'the donor class'). Epstein wasn't just a pedophile: he was an influence peddler. Morally bankrupt. That culture is what needs to go.

Oh they are doing their job: maximize earnings.
 The farcical fallacy underpinning this piece serves one purpose:

"Engagement" "The job" is what needs redefining (in politics, journalism, business). Someday, soon, society is going to realize that profit as the only driver is driving us off a cliff

What's worse, it will only reinforce the author's false premise that Long COVID "advocates" are the reason this "cure" isn't being explored. Oh, but it is. In piece after piece after piece of unsubstantiated pop-sci drivel. Dear @wired.com Cherry-picked anecdotes do not science make. #pwME

That @wired.com hit piece on Long COVID was actually a masterclass in gaslighting. Name-drop the hard science, only to dismiss it. Make it sound like all sides of this "debate" have legitimate arguments. It's the Climate Hoax all over again. "Climate skeptics are afraid of activist backlash".

1) Mention hard science only to dismiss it 2) Give the grift equal—nay, more—time & narrative approval 3) Watch engagement soar Climate obstructionism, anti-sanitary, anti-trans, anti-immigrant dog whistling all follow this lucrative recipe NYTimes, Atlantic do it Now @wired.com does too

@wired.com's premise is: BRT: "This cures Long COVID" Science: "Prove it" BRT: "Can't. Researchers are too afraid of the backlash" So… you're saying you've cured cancer, but because scientists are skeptical you're NOT going to organized a bullet-proof double-blind randomized control trial? 🤔🙄

"Significantly, this ruling did not make any judgement on whether the claims in Careless People are true or false, merely that Wynn-Williams may have violated the non-disparagement agreement she'd signed as an employee by making them public." Facebook doesn't want you to buy this book. Do it.

Still not enough proof. Let's wait and see. WCGW.

Listen, I get it. A general strike is very much like chemo. It's gonna hurt. A lot. You don't want to feel nauseous. You like your hair. You don't want to take time off for treatment. It'll cost too much. You feel fine. This is fine. The cancer will just go away on its own. Give it time.

It really is like chemotherapy. A general strike, social unrest, a toppling of this corrupt, criminal regime is the only thing that will work at this point. MAGA controls much of traditional media; all of social media; the legislative, judiciary and executive branches. It isn't going to get better

There are no easy options at this point. Yeah, that's scary. It sucks. You've done nothing because it doesn't hurt too much… yet. And action would mean pain, right now. You wish things were like before—but they aren't. What happens when you delay treatment? The cancer spreads. The host dies.

I'm sure it'll be fine. Just organize impactful civil disobedience AFTER the regime has gained every last lever of power and influence. Cause that always works. For now, let's just keep gathering evidence of the coming cataclysm. We need more proof that this isn't an overreaction. #YouAreRight

See below.

Your passive disapproval is no different than the "Good Germans" during WWII. Your complacency is condemning humanity to irreversible hardship. "But I marched! Made a sign!" History will NOT be kind to you. "Just wait 'til the midterms"? WHAT midterms?! DO YOU NOT SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU?

Anti-Fascism Is now considered terrorism. Do nothing. I'm sure it'll be fine. You think protesting is risky now? Just wait. You've gotten really good at that.

Trump. Once again. Telegraphing their every move. Right before your eyes. As you look on. Passively. [This, from the Soviet playbook. Which will "affect generations to come". Doesn't warrant mass workday mobilization though — It's becoming clear to the outside world that nothing will] #ElbowsUp

Hard disagree. THIS REGIME KNOWS NO SHAME. So it is not "shameful". It is alarming. Know the difference. Time is running out. #Trump #Midterms #CoupIncoming

I don't want a single one of you assholes say you didn't see it coming. Motherfucker's been telegraphing his moves more bluntly than Adolf did with Mein fucking Kampf. Might be a good time to do more than TAKE A FUCKING WALK ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. ACT now or what comes next is 100% on you.

What's maddening is that we have this long list of things that are objectively bad and about to get worse: • AI fraud • AI-fueled enshittification (slop) • AI-fueled unemployment • AI-fueled carbon emissions • AI-fueled mass surveillance/invasion of privacy And yet no one is acting upon it. (1/3)

“The limits of the applications of this technology is really only limited by a fraudster’s imagination” —Mason Wilder, research director at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners #AI #Deepfakes #Fraud #OpenAI

Fossil fuel interests are taking ever more desperate measures to prevent a transition to green energy. “There is inertia in the power and the economy of this archaic form of energy that lead to death… The question that needs to be asked is whether capitalism can adapt to a non-fossil energy model.”

Need a clear take on where things actually stand in regards to America's creep towards fascism? Watch this.

You've probably heard a lot about general strikes. But how exactly do they work? And is America on the verge of one? Labor journalist @kimkelly.bsky.social explains.

Day 1330 - On this, my yearly occasion to diss May. #LongCOVID #MECFS #Medsky

thinking about the gould quote again

"No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices." Edward R. Murrow, who died on this day in 1965

Who's in the bunker? Who's in the bunker? I have seen too much YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ENOUGH you haven't seen it I'll laugh until my head comes off Women and children first and children first and children… Mobiles skwerking, mobiles chirping: "Take the money and run take the money and run take the money"

Day 1325—Can't? Or just don't want to? Yes. For some things, we both know I don't want to. Could I? Sure. But the debt incurred would take weeks to pay back. You'd move on immediately. My metabolism won't afford me that luxury. #LongCOVID doesn't add insult to injury. It adds injury to insult.

Is there someone dead in the lobby or is there someone in custody? Was the person armed or not? Did he make it into the ballroom or not? Usually there should be a pretty wide grace period on finding this out, but there are literally hundreds of reporters in the room and nobody knows shit.

Everyone immediately assuming that an attempt on the President is staged is probably not a sign of a healthy democracy.

I’d rather hear details about this incident from legitimate law enforcement than from the most notorious liar in American politics.

"Stress has been proven to hinder immunity" True "Mindset really can influence outcome" True "That's probably what's ailing you" Ew "Pay for XYZ: it's been PROVEN to—" Fuck off "sEe?! yOu wOuLdn'T sTiLL bE siCk—iT's aLmOsT LikE yOu wAnT tO be" #NotHowItWorks #LongCOVID #MECFS #BrainRetraining #CBT

Day 1322—With the amount of Brain Retraining, Neurofeedback & Neuroplasticity podcasts, books & clinics being suggested to me by "concerned" friends & family, I'm happy to announce Long COVID & ME/CFS will soon no longer be a thing. Cause all these things clearly work. 😑

Like trying to reach the moon by growing ever taller trees. #ChatGPT #LLMs #AI #Claude #Mythos #Singularity

Subsidizing big oil while they keep us trapped in a bygone era. The future is here, Canada. We need to pressure @mark-carney.bsky.social to open his eyes to it. #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Wow missed this. “Norway reached 117% renewable electricity use in 2023, producing more than it consumes and exporting the surplus. “

“From an environmental perspective it makes no sense—and economically, even less. Energy shocks are moving countries everywhere even faster toward renewable energy which is cheaper, cleaner. How about get people off fossil fuels… Why are we still heating our homes with oil and gas?” #CdnPoli

"At a critical moment for the country, [Chief Justice John Roberts] acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan to address the global climate crisis." The rot goes far deeper than Trump. #SCOTUS has also been compromised by special interests. You're gonna need a clean sweep. #Impeach

So when you’re telling the truth, say it persuasively, and REPEAT YOURSELF. Saying it once isn’t nearly enough. #UrbanTruth (repetition works)

Rewatch Who Framed Roger Rabbit. That’s it. That’s the post. …. Ok it’s not quite the whole post. The movie doesn’t have to be based on a provable conspiracy, since those are really hard to prove, & it’s a movie with cartoons! But there’s plenty of evidence of dark money attacking public transit.

The Climate Crisis never went away. Now entering the Finding Out phase: “Right now 61% of the country is in drought and that’s steadily been going up for the calendar year” Next up: Water Wars. #ElbowsUp

Day 1312—I used to volunteered as Team in Training mentor (running marathons for cancer research) Now I can barely run errands. One mild COVID infection (2022) is all it took Last week, a fellow runner sent me this. It's not just that she sees me—It's that she followed through 💜 #LongCOVID #MECFS

This is why social media algorithmic manipulation (engagement-bait, sponsored misinformation) and corporate journalism model (engagement-bait, no editorial standards) need URGENT reform and regulation. Democracy/Humanity will not survive the current information landscape.

The US doesn’t need an election; it needs chemo. This cancer won’t go away on its own. Either you destroy it at its source (weaponized misinformation, institutional corruption) or it will spread until it has utterly consumed its host. American lethargy suggests it’s already at stage IV.

The US doesn’t need an election. It needs chemo. This cancer won’t go away on its own. #ElbowsUp

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

🎯 Celebrating relatively—not even exceptionally—low polling for Trump is ignoring the absolute shift in paradigm that has taken place. Things are not as they were. Utter incompetence & malice are not facing ANY accountability. You can't go back-and-forth between reason & madness. Hard no.