Thanks for these two sources!

Oooo I’m obsessed!!!

All anti-mask laws—even those with so called “medical exceptions”—stigmatize mask-wearing.

Fewer people wearing masks increases the spread of infectious diseases.

No matter how lawmakers try to spin it, any law that criminalizes wearing a mask endangers public health. Period.

Oooo that’s great to know! Thank you! Our mask bloc is going to be tabling a punk show so I was thinking it’d be fun to slap a couple of temp tattoos on my mask for the event!

Hey #covidcautious Bluesky folks, does anyone have an information about the efficacy of using temporary tattoos on an n95 mask?

CDC is gone. I will not longer be sharing CDC guidance.

HHS to cut 10k jobs. HHS duties: monitoring infectious diseases, inspecting foods and hospitals and overseeing health insurance programs for 1/2 country. HHS 82,000 to 62,000 positions. I’m sure no one will be hurt by this. /s

And then correctly notes that Trump's domestic policies are profoundly anti-capitalist (and anti-capital!)

My N95 mask is like any article of clothing, like a hat, for example. I take it with me and use it when entering public indoor spaces. It's so simple, so easy. It's very effective protection against ALL AIRBORNE DISEASES. There are many circulating, not just COVID. Masks work.

I hate that I can’t tell if this is satire or not

YouTube video by PatricktheBioSTEAMist Dispelling Misinformation Around Facemasks - Yes, They Work, Yes They Protect Against Covid-19

Dispelling Misinformation Around Facemasks - Yes, They Work, Yes They Protect Against Covid-19
youtu.be/JUroBP84lho

Do we know who made this headline change?

Yet another minimizer whose ego can't handle recognizing 👉we were right about everything👈.

She’s essentially saying it here, but worth saying explicitly that communities impacted by extreme weather and fires now include virtually everywhere in this country.

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.

Don’t let Donold’s AI Gaza video distract you from the fact they’re going to destroy Medicaid and kill millions in exchange for tax cuts for themselves.

Today is a devastating reminder that infectious diseases don’t care what your ‘beliefs’ are. Everyone is likely to be affected directly or indirectly. Serious challenges require serious people at the helm. Protect your loved ones. Educate. Advocate. The cost of not doing so will be too much to bear.

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

It’s always a punch to the gut to see direct steps that will increase preventable deaths. With the recent measles death and hampering of vaccine production, wearing a mask is another tool that I hope people will reconsider trying again. We need to use all the tools when some are taken away.

F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

“It’s a six-month production cycle,” Dr. Offit said. “So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.”

RFK at his confirmation hearing: “I am not anti-vaccine”

After RFK confirmed as HHS head:
- CDC flu vaccine campaign pulled
- Childhood vaccine schedule reviewed
- Federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates withdrawn
- Meeting to update flu vaccines cancelled

House Passes Budget Bill—Major Win For Trump And Johnson In First Legislative Test Republicans had little wiggle room to pass the measure in a razor-thin House.

BREAKING: The House narrowly approved a budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 yrs to pay for Trump's agenda. It would tighten border security, fund the deportation of migrants, boost military spending, etc. It will mean massive cuts to Medicaid #BlueSky #MedSky

If you haven't been masking NOW is a really good time to start.

It's one of the easiest things you can do to protect other people even if you don't care about yourself.

You spread illness BEFORE you show symptoms.

“Were they dying from chronic disease or were they dying from Covid”

Covid. They died from Covid

This is health supremacy. Chronic illness is not someone’s fault. Disability can’t be fixed with diet & exercise. We’re no less deserving of life

This is escalating eugenics and it won’t stop with us

Accidentally fired the guys running the nuclear program.

Accidentally fired experienced air traffic controllers.

Accidentlly fired the people trying to contain the bird flu....

Accidentally fired...

The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel, who has published an enemies list identical to Trump's, to serve a 10-year term as FBI Director.

He will be a major cog in Trump's vengeance machine to silence and intimidate critics.

Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/kash-patel-in-his-own-words

Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service.

Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.

504 plans are how kids can carry EpiPens or make sure their classroom is peanut free. It’s how kids with diabetes can use insulin. It’s how kids with mobility issues can have more passing time or use an elevator. An attack on 504 is an attack on everyone. Listen to @lollardfish.bsky.social.

New EO (link below) orders HHS to terminate the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID (section 2iv). Share widely on all platforms. This is a perfect example of how this administration does not care about Americans. If this is efficiency, then what IS Trump's plan for people with Long COVID?

Indoor air pollution causes short and longterm health issues. It’s crucial to make the invisible visible.

Let air cleaners do the work so a child’s lungs don’t have to.

#AirFiltersWork
#SafeAirSchools
#SafeAir4All