Laura

When asked to describe PEM ppl said it feels like: "my body is filled with wet sand". "they're hostage", "unrelenting", "torture poison", "all my cells dying...", "hell on earth", "prison in my mind", "punishment for existing", "like you are dying"

These are 9 tiny snippets from 100+ responses.

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

You can't reform police, like you can't vote out organized crime.

Fuck the police. Defund the police.

How Minnesota's Singing Resistance is expanding across the nation The group has attracted Minnesotans who haven't participated in political organizing before, organizers said.

Axios: 'How Minnesota's Singing Resistance is expanding across the nation'

'In six weeks, a group called Singing Resistance has grown from a few hundred Minnesotans singing in streets to a rapidly expanding nationwide movement attracting thousands..'

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Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.

I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.

Meanwhile, regular human beings in the Twin Cities and beyond are putting everything on the line to protect their neighbors—all their neighbors, including the ones they’ve never met, regardless of race or country of origin. The cognative dissonance is breaking MAGA minds”

ICE lost in Minneapolis because they have the same enormous and insurmountable problem that all authoritarians do: they cannot understand regular people because they themselves are cowards.”

Won't You Be My Neighbor? Woke Antifa's Secret Weapon

“Won't You Be My Neighbor?”

“You hear the word “neighbor” a lot in Minneapolis, and it means something different there than anywhere else I’ve been.”

“MAGA cannot comprehend these acts of generosity.”

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Imagine if wellness influencers put as much effort into pushing covid precautions and explaining the severity of issues caused by multiple infections as they did into selling the latest snake oil supplements.

Lines of academy cadets, one in command red seated but at attention while in a wheelchair.

I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."

That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.

Okay this is wild but I posted about my three year bedbound anniversary on LinkedIn and talked about LC. And it has over 500 reactions and soooo many comments. Ive had at least ten women of color message me saying they have LC. There are so many people suffering.

Solving Long COVID: How Decades of HIV Research Paved the Way Discover how UCSF is leading the charge in Long COVID research, uncovering key findings that advance our understanding of the condition. UCSF researchers have adapted innovative tools and methodologie...

“HIV taught us how chronic viral infections can affect the body long after initial illness, and how important it is to involve patients in that research,” said @michaelpelusomd.bsky.social. “Applying those lessons to #LongCovid has helped us accelerate discovery” www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...

It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.

"We don't have an idea yet as to motive," the RCMP just said.

So anyone claiming to know why this happened right now is full of shit.

Stop listening to disgusting ghouls with hateful agendas.

It bears repeating that so much of the far-right alternative media ecosystem built itself up through its (sensational and often inaccurate) coverage of mass shootings, namely by identifying scapegoats or running interference

Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point

if paul existed today, he would absolutely be a megachurch pastor

RTO disproportionately impacts the careers of women and disabled people. I’m so glad to see Bruce Fanjoy push back against this regressive policy

Carney himself wrote in his book about how beneficial being able to work from home was for him, but now is trying to take it away from everyone else

Bruce Fanjoy: Statement Regarding the Return to Office Policy February 9*, 2026 On February 5th, 2026, the federal government announced an updated Return-to-Office (RTO) policy for federal public servants. Today, I am calling upon the government to reconsider this policy for the following reasons: 1. The new RTO policy makes it harder to achieve the government's priorities of reducing the operating cost of government, improving affordability, and respecting the environment. Instead, it will cost both the government and citizens more and increase pollution. 2. There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians. 3. The RTO policy makes it harder for public servants to balance work with other responsibilities. I believe Canada is better served by a hybrid model that balances a mix of in-office and remote work. The right balance is flexible and depends on circumstances. Done well, a hybrid model reduces the cost of government and benefits workers and all Canadians. To my constituents in Carleton, I hear you. I will continue to press for solutions that work for you and all Canadians. Sincerely, Bruce Fanjoy Member of Parliament for Carleton

Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants:

“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”

When you see unhoused people asking for money what you should see is a fracturing of the social contract where an issue (housing) that should be addressed on a municipal or statuary level is instead foisted on individuals in a way designed o put callouses on their souls

Wow, average of 60 days to fully recover physiologically from a “moderate to severe” covid infection.

#LongCovid #MedSky #IDSky #CovidIsntOver #MaskUp

One of the things that keeps me going in the ongoing fight against COVID and for Long COVID treatments is how far we’ve gotten with HIV. If you organize with us we can do this too

Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

Please mask. If you're in the position to make decisions about your organization's OH & S, please reinstate masking requirements. Community is the best antidote to fascism, and we need to keep each other safe to build it in the first place. Please. Mask.

Graphic 1 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. At the top in bold lettering, it says ‘Main Findings’. Beneath this it says ‘Your genes contribute to your chances of developing ME/CFS. Other key findings are on the following slides.

Graphic 2 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘People with an ME/CFS diagnosis have significant genetic differences in their DNA compared to the general population’. Beneath this is an image of a DNA helix and a magnifying glass.

Graphic 3 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘These lie in many places across the genome, and do not impact just one gene’. Beneath this is an image of a DNA helix and graphs.

Graphic 4 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘Eight genetic signals have been identified. As DNA doesn’t change with ME/CFS onset, these findings reflect causes rather than effects of ME/CFS’. Beneath this is a blue magnifying glass with a DNA helix.

(1/2) Key genetic differences found in people with ME/CFS > Swipe to find out more.

These findings reflect the lived experience of thousands of #pwME.

Thanks to all our participants & supporters who made this possible!

Read a summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk

Incredible work. What a great way to communicate the toll of long covid and break the dominant narrative of "you just need to push through a bit"

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Long COVID is REAL. I went from healthy to bedbound.
+65M+ worldwide are suffering. +Symptoms: fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, heart palpitations, hair loss, & more.

If you know someone with ‘mysterious symptoms’, it’s likely Long COVID, not perimenopause. Don’t ignore it. #LongCovidAwarenessDay

Picture of me with long COVID, looking tired, bedridden, in the dark. Pictures of me 3 years ago, smiling, jumping on a ski slope.

I have been sick with Long COVID for 3 years.
Bedridden for nearly two years.
Unable to have a conversation for 1.5 years.

Long COVID is devastating, and it doesn’t always get better with time.
#LongCOVIDAwarenessDay

Five Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Gaslighting: Life With Long Covid People with Long Covid are still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget.

Rolling Stone: 'Five Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Gaslighting: Life With Long Covid'

'We've been discounted for half a decade, still sick from a pandemic the rest of the world would rather forget'

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Long Covid is one of the world’s biggest challenges A new Science perspective by Ziyad Al-Aly and Eric Topol adds to the calls for governments to take action to meet the challenges posed by Long Covid.

Still no cures; 3.1m LC UK sufferers and rising.

You won't appreciate iate how bad things could be until its too late.

The best you can do is😷 🌬🌞avoid 3Cs and don't get too close, as much as you are able.

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It is a shame Alberta is dragging its feet signing the new federal child care deal because early data suggests it was one of the provinces where it really, REALLY, worked.

A huge amount of Alberta women left the labour force between 2019-24 except women with kids 0-5 years.