The Lone Masker

6 years on we are still washing hands for a predominantly airborne virus that causes vascular damage.

I'm wearing a black breatheteq respirator mask

Still masking! #MaskUp #😷

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

"New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000"‼️

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...

Ilhan Omar’s SOTU Guest Was Arrested During Trump’s Speech

This regime really hates disabled people.

Aliya Rahman was violently dragged from her car by ICE on her way to a doctor’s appointment.

She told them she was disabled, they didn’t care.

She’s been arrested again for standing up at the State of the Union.

I'm wearing a white drager n95 mask and clear frame glasses

Still masking #MaskUp

I can’t breach confidentiality… but I think I can say this much.

I am blown away by the change I am seeing in people’s health in the clinical setting… since C19. It’s not subtle. It’s like one of those paintings with every bright colour thrown on it.

It is very sad.

I'm wearing a lavender breatheTeq mask and rose tinted floral rim glasses.

Keep masking #MaskUp

Also, you can have a PhD in immunology or biology & still lack grounding in sociology or disability justice praxis.

This is where having humility & learning from others with lived experience & more knowledge in these areas is important

Voter fraud found in Georgia.
Not by Democrats.
Not by immigrants.
By Elon Musk's America PAC sending out pre-filled absentee ballot applications.
Every accusation is a confession.

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A Eurasian nuthatch, wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea), or simply nuthatch, eating seed on a bird table.

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #WinterSurvivors - birds that remain throughout the winter. Here's a nuthatch taking advantage of a well-stocked bird table.

#birds #photography

Jennifer @JenYetAgain@beige.party in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with. this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US. Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM Boosted by 968: Favourited by 1324:

mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again

Bright pink flowering crabapple tree. Yellow dandelions dot the ground.

A lot of things are horrifying right now, so I offer these blooms from our crabapple tree. #bloomscrolling

Female northern cardinal with tan and bright red feathers perched on a branch over a stream.

Female northern cardinals have the most beautiful subtle beauty.

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky

Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Lift up hair as if to put in half ponytail, place strap in part, let hair fall back down over the strap!

I'm wearing a black respirator mask

New mask, who dis? #MaskUp @breatheteq.bsky.social head strap mask!

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For those keeping score at home:

I just saw a video of people outside a hotel where 🐧 is singing “it’s not to late to change your mind, show us your courage.” And it’s really hard not to start ugly crying after that. I am once again saying Minnesota has stolen my whole heart.

I'm wearing a blue lace knit sweater, a white n95 mask, gemstone dangle earrings, and blue tinted glasses.

I finished a year-long knitting project this week! #MaskUp

This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.

ICE is afraid of children protesting “Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”

ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...

exactly. this is not difficult.

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I will keep saying that the MAGA are as much as a problem as Trump. It’s a movement unpicking science (antivaxxer/pro-infectionist) and Christian nationalism. You can read more about this here www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement

I'm wearing a white n95 drager mask and a white speckled sweater.

Still masking, every other person at the office was sick last week. #MaskUp

Why am I suddenly filled with glee after reading this?