What I find so demoralizingly paradoxical is how utterly unknown it remains for something so allegedly widespread.
At a friend’s bday party last week (for 20 min) w/College teachers, osteopaths, all I got were blank stares. ALS, MS, Parkinson’s they know. Long COVID? No.
Widespread? Really? (1/2)
There’s no denying what happened to me. There’s a clear before—infection—and after. I’m now disabled; unable to work/play. If millions were like me, we’d know
Until we have diagnostic tests—biomarkers—actual Long COVID prominence will remain speculative
That’s a problem, because we need help (2/2)
@merriam-webster.com, not saying you should. Just saying… if you did?
😈🔥✊
If this were from the @merriam-webster.com account, it would be golden.
They can’t, of course. Because it isn’t. But oooh if they did.
Mind?! Are you mad?
If I knew you personally, I'd offer to stand watch outside your home. We need people like you.
Don't let the bastards get you down.
At 3 Air Changes per Hour the probability of inhaling the Omicron strain through mouth breathing is 96%. At 10 ACH? 94%.
HOWEVER: nasal breathing is found to be safer than mouth breathing.
When ACH = 30, THE PROBABILITY OF INFECTION THROUGH NASAL BREATHING IS LESS THAN 5% (!!!)
#COVID #CleanAir
It bothers me that we all had the same thought: “stay safe”. I’d have us all form a human shield around @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and dare these bastards to make a move.
No one should have to weather the hate and threats alone. As a fellow Montrealer, as your neighbour, know that I have your back.
As a Steph Curry superfan and ex-baller, this was LONG overdue. #NBA #Porzingis #POTS #LongCOVID
04.03.2026 04:06 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mrsa-mssa-gram-negative-bacteraemia-and-cdi-quarterly-report/quarterly-epidemiological-commentary-mandatory-gram-negative-bacteraemia-mrsa-mssa-and-c-difficile-infections-data-up-to-april-to-june-2025
"All these doomers and forever maskers saying that COVID somehow disrupts immune function. There is no evidence of that"
Isn't there, though? ISN'T THERE?
"Circumstantial. Correlation is not causation". Correct. Just as wilful ignorance is not the same as skepticism.
#LongCOVID #MedSky #Scisky
Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01074597
In case it wasn't clear enough. #LongCOVID isn't going away. It isn't getting better. And yes, the 2026 numbers just keep going up (see ALT). We need #CleanAir and for #PublicHealth to do its damn job. Wearing a mask shouldn't be taboo. Condemning people to #MECFS hell should not be okay. #CdnPoli
03.03.2026 20:50 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Just stumbled onto this:
"Project Syndicate taps the most insightful contributors—from Africa, Asia, Europe & the Americas—to provide trenchant, authoritative analysis of the issues commanding global attention & promote viable solutions to the world’s urgent problems."
i.e. What the world needs.
Sign Canada’s Digital Sovereignty Charter Canadian democracy is under threat. Algorithms and deceptive content are shaping what we see, think, and share, while foreign tech giants collect our data without limits. Our current laws and digital systems aren’t strong enough to protect us. This leaves Canadian voices, our choices, and our digital identities at risk. Parliament must step up and champion Canada’s Digital Sovereignty Charter now to protect our democracy and our digital future. Endorse the Digital Sovereignty Charter yourself today! Write to your member of parliament here: https://action.openmedia.org/page/186119/action/
@openmedia.org Made a one-pager for you. The future of our democracies depend on digital sovereignty. To everyone else reading this: Write to your member of parliament here: action.openmedia.org/page/186119/...
Unless we apply pressure, nothing will change. And it must. Time's up #ElbowsUp #CdnPoli
The urgency grows…
"The US had the scale (and the public subsidies) to “win”, but what a hollow victory it has shoved on the rest of us: monopolistic, big tech run amok. Like big tobacco and big oil before it, Silicon Valley has saddled us with the costs: overpowered democratic systems..."
Urgently.
"The US had the scale (and the public subsidies) to “win”, but what a hollow victory it has shoved on the rest of us: monopolistic, big tech run amok. Like big tobacco and big oil before it, Silicon Valley has saddled us with the costs: overpowered democratic systems..."
Urgently.
"The US had the scale (and the public subsidies) to “win”, but what a hollow victory it has shoved on the rest of us: monopolistic, big tech run amok. Like big tobacco and big oil before it, Silicon Valley has saddled us with the costs: overpowered democratic systems..."
Urgently.
"The US had the scale (and the public subsidies) to “win”, but what a hollow victory it has shoved on the rest of us: monopolistic, big tech run amok. Like big tobacco and big oil before it, Silicon Valley has saddled us with the costs: overpowered democratic systems..."
"Minitel was overtaken by the internet not because the gvt brought it to life, but because France Télécom insisted on end-to-end control to monetise it—exactly the same mechanism behind the way that tech monopolies have “enshittified” the modern internet." #DigitalSovereignty #ElbowsUp
Links in ALT
Wild that an immunologist would still hesitate: Like thinking—as many Koreans still do—that having a fan on while you sleep can kill you:
- Just to be safe, let's turn off the fan.
- But it's 42 degrees!
- Still. Just in case.
- ??!! Fine.
The broader point is an important one, however:
🧵(1/6)
🇨🇦 Canada needs real digital sovereignty NOW to secure the future we deserve. ✍️ Endorse the Digital Sovereignty Charter’s five principles today! openmedia.org/DigitalChart... @openmedia.org
27.02.2026 04:26 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0@elhopkins.bsky.social, care to respond?
27.02.2026 01:56 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Yeah. Real classy.
Jingoism's taught early and often in Murica. Deep down, they still think they're the Greatest Country On Earth™—they're just going through a rough patch.
Trump's regime ends as soon as Americans decide it does. They just can't be bothered.
YOU = S.A.
We = Remember.
#ElbowsUp 🇨🇦
And the jingoistic U-S-A is out of MAGA's playbook. Not cute, gross.
Reminder: this ends as soon as Americans decide it does. A general strike, pressure on the HANDFUL of politicians you'd need to cross the aisle. SOMETHING. But no. It stops at virtue-signaling.
While the world burns.
YOU: S.A.
The jingoism.
The empty symbolism.
The performative bullshit.
U!S!A! is an ugly, ugly chant. Always has been. The rest of the world always cringed at it. Now? We shake our heads at your collective IMPOTENCE and COMPLICITY.
YOU: S.A.
While everybody, everywhere pays.
So no. Not cool.
I keep wondering: What would Foglia write. How would he snap us out of our lethargy?
23.02.2026 23:48 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"A few words about Trump. He has everything it takes to be hated by Foglia"—LaPresse 1988
Pierre Foglia (1940-2025) was the most masterful columnist to ever take pen to paper. Of course he knew what Trump really was—anyone paying attention did
We could really use him now
No one
Is paying attention
NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
13.02.2026 02:23 — 👍 12542 🔁 4746 💬 1329 📌 663
TIME100 Health 2026 — The blind spot in regards to post-viral illness—including the increased risk of cancers, infections MIs, dementia—is troubling. Even its public health experts are mum about #LongCOVID & #MECFS
We don't exist. None of this is happening to any of us.
And yet... 🧵1/7
#MedSky
Amazing how complacent everyone remains.
It's not like the administration has been subtle about their intentions: To lie, steal, murder & cheat their way to absolute power.
"How could we have known the numbers were cooked?"
BECAUSE TRUMP SAID THEY WOULD BE. REPEATEDLY.
Fool me once…
#JobsReport
Amazing how complacent everyone remains.
It's not like the administration has been subtle about their intentions: To lie, steal, murder & cheat their way to absolute power.
"How could we have known the numbers were cooked?"
BECAUSE TRUMP SAID THEY WOULD BE. REPEATEDLY.
Fool me once…
#JobsReport
Fun fact - the red flower Lady Gaga wore during the Superbowl halftime show is called a "Flor de Maga".
The Flor de Maga has been Puerto Rico's official national flower since 2019.
