Hearth and Hound

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Dear Tilly Norwood: Some Blunt Advice, Actress to “Actress,” From Betty Gilpin The Emmy-nominated actor and author pens an open letter to the AI avatar that's got Hollywood in a tizzy.

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Lucy’s sister!!!

Wow. I had never read this one. Incredibly powerful. The close is also a gut punch.

“When the force has been cut down / to one inspector, dressed in brown / he makes the murderer whom he pleases / and all investigation ceases”

This bodega owner pays for good report cards! #blacksky #AMomentofJoy Academic Division!

Just recorded a pod on solar+storage and holy shit y'all, if you are not tracking this market on a daily basis, you have no idea how wild it is. The global average price of a battery pack fell 40% *from 2023 to 2024*. That dropped the LCOE of a solar+storage plant by 22%. In a year!

"Never can there come fog too thick, never can there come mud and mire too deep, to assort with the groping and floundering condition which this High Court of Chancery, most pestilent of hoary sinners, holds this day in the sight of heaven and earth."

-Charles Dickens
Bleak House

“We’re like passengers on the Titanic insisting our ship can’t sink,” says Yale historian Marci Shore.

She, Timothy Snyder & Jason Stanley—experts on fascism & authoritarianism—are fleeing to Canada.

When they say democracy’s in danger, believe them. America is not unsinkable.

Image is of two graphs showing the production of energy and how it goes from aerobic (in green) to anaerobic (in red) at a certain threshold— which changes in patients suffering from PEM (Post Exertional Malaise) Caption: "These patients were healthy—vaccines DO NOT prevent this kind of injury. There are no treatments, there is no cure. THIS IS WHAT COVID DOES" Long COVID: a narrative review of the clinical aftermaths of COVID-19 with a focus on the putative pathophysiology and aspects of physical activity. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfimm/iqac006 Abstract: The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause multi-systemic symptoms that can persist beyond the acute symptomatic phase. The post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also referred to as long COVID, describe the persistence of symptoms and/or long-term complications beyond 4 weeks from the onset of the acute symptoms and are estimated to affect at least 20% of the individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 regardless of their acute disease severity. The multi-faceted clinical picture of long COVID encompasses a plethora of undulating clinical manifestations impacting various body systems such as fatigue, headache, attention disorder, hair loss and exercise intolerance. The physiological response to exercise testing is characterized by a reduced aerobic capacity, cardiocirculatory limitations, dysfunctional breathing patterns and an impaired ability to extract and use oxygen. Still, to this day, the causative pathophysiological mechanisms of long COVID remain to be elucidated, with long-term organ damage, immune system dysregulation and endotheliopathy being among the hypotheses discussed. Likewise, there is still a paucity of treatment options and evidence-based strategies for the management of the symptoms. In sum, this review explores different aspects of long COVID and maps the literature on what is known about its clinical manifestations, potential pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment options.

"…to this day, the causative mechanisms of long COVID remain to be elucidated, with long-term organ damage, immune system dysregulation and endotheliopathy being among the hypotheses. Likewise, there is still a paucity of treatment options…" shorturl.at/WFqOE

THIS IS WHAT COVID INFECTIONS DO TO YOU