J. Jason, DJ - FM/AM

I've wanted to try the flomask, but it seems like so much less filter surface area than the 3M Aura I generally wear, and which feels really easy to breathe through

Can you tell us more about that from a user perspective?

I’m seeing a lot of misinformation, shaming and disinformation around masking to prevent covid.

First things first, the only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid Covid.

Second, a layered approach works best to prevent infection.

One of those layers is masking. 🧵

I just heard two different groups of CC people talking about this powered respirator - a HEPA filter for your head!

This is the first result on Bluesky for "Microclimate Air 3"; I'll keep looking - my local grocery store has horrible CO2 levels, and I look pretty weird anyhow; why not go whole hog?

Text from article entitled "Size distribution and viral RNA load of influenza virus-laden airborne particles emitted from pigs over the course of an H1N1 infection", at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18467-z My comments: The most important point seems to be that the pigs were infected even though the researchers were unable to detect virus - but that point is barely touched upon, probably because there is lingering doubt as to aerosol transmission versus droplet transmission Actual alt text for this image taken from the article linked above: "In our study, we were not able to isolate viable viruses from any of the aerosol samples, despite the fact that infection of sentinel pigs happened shortly after IAV pig inoculation indicating that viable viruses were being transmitted through the air. The air flow rate of 850 L/min used in the isolator system resulted in very high air exchange rates of 28.5 per hour, and the ACI sampling methods might have induced a portion of virus losses and inactivation, which may have affected the isolation of viruses from aerosol samples."

Exactly. And aerosol infection continues to be ignored - just as Dr Semmelweis found hand washing reduced infection but was ridiculed

Link in alt text - study of aerosol infection notes infection occurred from undetectable virus levels, but didn't make that inability to detect the primary point!

I think Blue State leaders need to unify to defend us and our liberties. The Constitution has not been repealed. We have not consented to live under tyranny. If they choose to continue down path to authoritarian rule, we should sever our bonds & withhold our tax dollars. I’ve seen e-fucking-nough.

The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.

This is such a vitally important point!

The first I heard of this was probably this Wired article - incredible that it didn't immediately change medical minds, but I still find most folks have no idea there was this huge pair of tiny mistakes:

www.wired.com/story/the-te...

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141 F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law PAGE 22 - OPINION AND ORDER Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56 Filed 10/04/25 Page 23 of 31 within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination was simply untethered to the facts. c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

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When COVID hit and the medical establishment decided to ignore evidence that COVID was airborne, they were playing right into the hands of the anti-vaxx lobby that had been chipping away at Science for decades.

Once you justify ignoring one part of Science you permit all of it to be ignored.

Holocaust was legal, hiding Jews was not.

Slavery was legal; freeing slaves was not.

Segregation was legal; fighting for equality got you killed.

Being a wealthy child molester is legal; abortions is not.

Laws are not a guide for human decency and morality.

Yup antivaxx is the money scam

Don't fool yourselves. During the Nazis reign of terror, people back then were making excuses no different than the blissfully ignorant fools who are currently making excuses for the Trump regime. 😳👇

New KFF poll: Americans want Congress to extend the expiring, enhanced Obamacare credits by a whopping margin of 78% to 22% — a remarkable political entrenchment for subsidies that were a heavy political lift for Democrats just a few years ago, per Politico.

Judge IMMERGUT, a Trump appointee to the bench, ruled that Trump's call-up was based on false claims about unrest in Portland and that Trump's own statements were "simply untethered to the facts." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

important for us in the US to note: even a solidly right wing government can't ignore this.

Reminder: what's behind #TrumpsShutdown - GOP wants to keep the cuts set up in their BBB, & take health care away from millions, just so they can extend tax cuts for the rich.

Democrats oppose these cuts bc no one should lose healthcare just so Republicans can give another tax break to the wealthy.

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I guess so, or maybe not

Whatev

"Fox" is how dumb people pronounce "Faux"

Which is really pronounced "Foe"

Which is really what they are - Foe of America

They labeled it right in plain sight - truth in advertising is good, I suppose

And they helped create a cult that has taken control of much of America

Apathy wins again

If there's a heaven, perhaps we are in it right now - able to feel with all of our senses something that our souls without our bodies perhaps cannot feel?

Maybe reincarnation is real, and we keep coming back as ourselves, and getting better and better at being us, & Plato was right about soulmates

If there's a heaven, it's a place where everybody masks when they are respiratory illnesses around, so nobody has to get them

If there's a hell, it's a place where nobody masks even when they are obviously deeply sick with something you don't want to get

Empathy is greater than selfishness

Can we lower the flags for Jane Goodall?

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it "Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."

Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court for 20 years now.

In that time, his Republican-appointed majority has completely transformed America and its politics, with many of its most destructive opinions written by Roberts himself.

I keep thinking the same thing, Jen - though I thought it was more like 5 years:

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Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.

“Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the virus…”

If I may offer an edit: “Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to [the government and corporate media]…”

You can read all this and more here:
• www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
• www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/26/1...
• pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39229011/
• news.mit.edu/2025/superch...
• newatlas.com/medical/mit-...
• www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

approach could come in handy for formulating protein-based vaccines to protect against many more challenging viruses, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19), or other pandemic outbreaks.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have unveiled a promising new vaccine that generates a powerful immune response against HIV and other viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza with just ONE dose. By combining immune-boosting adjuvants, the vaccine encourages the body to generate more antibody variations.

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...