Zverev also indirectly affected
Exhausted tennis professionals give up in droves
October 25, 2025, 3:46 PM
Norwegian Casper Ruud was one of those who could not finish the game.
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In the final weeks of the tennis year, more and more professionals are dragging themselves through tournaments with minor injuries. In Basel, a curious occurrence occurred: three of four quarterfinals were decided by forfeit. In Vienna, Alexander Zverev didn't even have to take the court.
"Exhausted tennis professionals give up in droves"
I wish we could figure out why this is happening so often latelyβ¦ Almost like thereβs an ongoing pandemic that weakens the immune system with every infection, and too many arenβt fully recovering before heading back on the court.
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27.10.2025 06:11 β π 270 π 68 π¬ 8 π 3
This is amazing. And itβs truly the stuff of nightmares.
27.10.2025 11:08 β π 17447 π 6856 π¬ 876 π 727
a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
25.10.2025 01:57 β π 14397 π 4399 π¬ 367 π 266
itβs wild that this is just sort of the most openly corrupt administration of all time and theyβre just allowed to do that and most media doesnβt say a word about it
25.10.2025 03:22 β π 15495 π 3063 π¬ 461 π 163
I'm seeing more and more articles about women losing hair. Hint: Read the first paragraph of this one
25.10.2025 05:45 β π 108 π 22 π¬ 9 π 4
The President has immunity.
Now Stephen Miller is telling ICE they have federal immunity while βfulfilling their dutiesβ.
We have a dictator with a secret police force and both have immunity from prosecution.
This is fascism.
They can and will do whatever they want.
25.10.2025 05:21 β π 5237 π 1743 π¬ 364 π 110
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Iβll never forgive schools and healthcare systems that had years to fix the air and didnβt.
They had the money. The science. The time.
They chose denial instead of duty.
#AirborneAIDS #LongCovid
22.10.2025 09:10 β π 276 π 70 π¬ 6 π 4
In vitro complement activation via nucleocapsid and spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - In vitro complement activation via nucleocapsid and spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients
Researchers studied 99 COVID-19 patients and found that SARS-CoV-2βs nucleocapsid protein can trigger complement activation even without matching antibodies.
This suggests the N protein may play a larger role than spike in severe immune overreactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
22.10.2025 12:53 β π 32 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0
Former French President Sarkozy starts jail sentence in Paris prison
Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five-year prison sentence in La SantΓ©. He maintains his innocence and vows to fight the decision.
FOLLOW THE MONEY U.S.
Sarkozy became 1st former French president to be imprisoned as he began serving a 5yr sentence in Parisβ La SantΓ© prison on Tuesday for criminal conspiracy in an attempt to use Libyan money to finance his 2007 election campaign.
#Pinks
www.euronews.com/2025/10/21/f...
21.10.2025 13:53 β π 164 π 73 π¬ 12 π 6
I just realized that THIS is for that UFC fight.
22.10.2025 14:10 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
When the tide comes in, you either stay parked on your beach towel or move to dry land.
That does not make you a coward. It makes you smart.
22.10.2025 00:51 β π 44 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Such a mind fuck how Covid conscious folks are accused of not "moving on" when really we're the only ones who've evolved our behavior to fit the science, while others cling to some 2019 glittery dream world indefinitely
22.10.2025 00:44 β π 694 π 155 π¬ 17 π 5
Research shows that it takes around 3.5% of the population actively participating in actions to bring about transformative change. Keep going! #upupup
22.10.2025 02:13 β π 4074 π 1249 π¬ 116 π 66
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because itβs even worse today.
21.10.2025 22:54 β π 30006 π 16313 π¬ 2410 π 1710
Poster by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) titled βLetβs stand together against the winter bugs!β featuring a smiling young person and a doctor. On the left, a red speech bubble labeled MYTH reads: βIβm young and healthy so I donβt need to bother about flu, RSV or COVID-19.β On the right, green boxes labeled FACT explain that protecting yourself also protects newborns, older adults, and people with chronic conditions, and that immunisation, staying home when ill, coughing into your elbow, and washing your hands help stop winter viruses from spreading. The design uses soft blue and green tones with a friendly, cartoon-style layout.
Good message, but still a fail. No mention of clean air, ventilation, or masks β which are far more effective at preventing respiratory virus transmission. π·
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
"Mythbusting: Protect yourself against the flu, RSV and COVID-19"
22.10.2025 04:47 β π 140 π 30 π¬ 9 π 2
christ almighty what is this guy doing
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
22.10.2025 01:16 β π 24769 π 6978 π¬ 3570 π 795
Without strong action to stop the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19, the situation in the US can only get worse.
#COVID19 #US
21.10.2025 06:01 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Two days ago, he took a shit on the American people. Today, he began demolishing the Peopleβs House. Thatβs all he does. He shits on people, and he destroys things. Bcuz heβs a horrible person. I blame him a lot for the death & destruction heβs caused. I blame his enablers & his appeasers even more.
21.10.2025 01:52 β π 19741 π 5533 π¬ 698 π 213
Before you tell a disabled person itβs their familyβs responsibility to care for themβ¦ remember that not everyone has family.
Whatβs more, disabled people are far more likely to be trapped in abusive relationships.
Better social supports would help them break free.
21.10.2025 05:08 β π 907 π 261 π¬ 21 π 8
Only 6 years too late π€¬
18.10.2025 16:29 β π 57 π 16 π¬ 5 π 0
Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
19.10.2025 13:30 β π 13187 π 4365 π¬ 1814 π 628
Come on I think you can confirm it wasnβt really him flying a fighter jet
19.10.2025 17:36 β π 262 π 19 π¬ 3 π 0
Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."
19.10.2025 14:56 β π 26574 π 7544 π¬ 1480 π 684
Best poster of the day!
18.10.2025 21:45 β π 38 π 7 π¬ 3 π 1
If you were at the No Kings events, please wear a mask for the next few days.
Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their healthcare. Theyβre losing their food assistance. Theyβre losing housing.
We need to protect each other.
19.10.2025 05:00 β π 1709 π 691 π¬ 33 π 18
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