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A graphic from the World Health Network showing a faded, enlarged image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the background. At the top, small text reads, “This is the first of a series of posts on Long COVID by David Brasure.” Centered in bold black text: “COVID isn’t a cold. It’s cigarettes all over again.” At the bottom, smaller text explains that the World Health Network works to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.

Absolutely wrecked with grief at these two losses.

@leslieleeiii.bsky.social’s Long Covid journey has mirrored my own and for the same length of time.

@sfdirewolf.bsky.social has been a beacon of light, joy, hope, and inspiration for so many of us. She will be deeply missed by her community.

Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles.

Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.

This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.

So glad the people who cared about Alice Wong are posting photos of themselves masked in solidarity, right? Right?
Because we all know the way to help the marginalized individuals in our society is to slow the continued spread of COVID.

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If an airborne virus emerged that undeniably targeted people like you… would you wear a mask to protect yourself?

Now try to find a group of people that don’t suffer negative effects of a lot of currently circulating viruses…

Include time off work, loss of earnings, secondary infections,

So is now a good time to bring up wearing a mask and releasing real science DATA daily in the news?

“I’m honored to be your ancestor.”

While I’m pretty sure Alice Wong will be haunting a few people, I hope her fierce soul rests peacefully. What a loss for the human world.

Glad I got to become disabled in a world that already had Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social in it. I learned so much from her incredible writing & activism. May her memory be a blessing, & may we all continue her work.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.

Embarrassing that Minnesota, home of the Mayo Clinic, is not part of this alliance. I guess tracking the pandemic and things like H5N1 might cut into their profit…

They’ll say anything but Covid…

Memory problems increase among Nordic children - The Nordic Times In both Sweden and Norway, the number of children seeking medical care for memory problems has increased dramatically.

“Between 2019 and 2024, for example, the number of doctor visits related to memory problems more than doubled, from 41,722 doctor visits to 98,910 doctor visits in 2024. Among children aged 5-14, visits had nearly tripled.”

Ever noticed how these increases are always since 2019?

My husband just participated in a 3 month study of intermittent fasting at the Mayo Clinic. While his glucose levels went down a little, his cholesterol actually went up, despite 14 lb weight loss. In those 3 months, he only broke the fast one day, for my birthday breakfast.

What happened to the “My Body, My Choice” crowd? Why limit access to vaccines? If you don’t want a booster, don’t get it. Less than 25% of Americans were even getting boosted last year! Just let the people get the booster if they want it!

Hurting the wallets of the Billionaire class is the best way to stop all of this nonsense! Strikes and Boycotts are the tools we all have.

What’s it gonna take? The system needs a reboot and the best way is to push the off button! #GeneralStrike #NationalStrike

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

The reporting on this is atrocious. ICE agents committed a hit & run this week. And the news are saying this protestor “tripped”?! #GTFO #LA

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It’s really time for y’all to #WearAMask

arguing against birthright citizenship in front of the supreme court while at the same time pitching a netflix show where immigrants compete for citizenship is such a perfect microcosm of america right now that it feels fake

Democrats just flipped the Omaha mayor's office with ads like this. The right-wing obsession with genitals is starting to backfire.

NYT headline: Elon Musk Warns Rare Earth Magnet Shortage May Delay Tesla's Robots China's halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Teslas plans to manufacture Optimus robots.

oh no you guys, not the robots

Illustration info-Graphic with a cute black cat enjoying a book, seated on a mushroom. A weary piece of candy corn sits below. Economic blackout Feb 28th: Don’t buy stuff. Amazon Boycott March 7-14. Nestle boycott: March 21-28. Walmart boycott: April 7-14. Economic Blackout 2: April 18.

Flood Google with this:

1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. it says Gulf of America
3. Click three little dots to the right of it
4. hit "Send Feedback"
5. hit "Gulf Of America"
6. hit "Inaccurate content"
7. hit "Incorrect," then tell them its name: ‘This body of water is the Gulf of Mexico’

Migraine is more than a headache — a radical rethink offers hope to one billion people Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the reasons why.

Migraine is more than a headache — a broad phenomenon that originates in the brain & can manifest in many debilitating symptoms, including light sensitivities & aura, brain fog & fatigue.
A radical rethink of the condition offers hope to one billion people 🧪 #MedSky

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

From the Masks4All community on Reddit: debunking the myth that N95s are super protective for 40 hours of wear (let's stop recommending it!) Explore this post and more from the Masks4All community

I made a reddit post with the info from my two instagram posts on rewearing N95s. I like having the info from both posts together and it might be easier to look through in this format :). let's stop spreading the myth than N95s are super protective for 40 hours! www.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/...

Even Canada has the ick when it comes to American food. Way to go America. Just keep pretending #H5N1 is not a problem…I’m sure it will take care of itself.🫠

Pre-pandemic, we didn’t have this many near-misses, collisions, or plane crashes.

When y’all are ready to admit what chronic brain damage does to visuospatial skills & executive function, I’ll be here—pointing at the warnings I gave YEARS ago…

But go ahead, keep pretending it’s all ‘coincidence.’

The cactus is always surrounded by pricks.