My Year of Rest and Relaxation It's been a year since I contracted COVID-19 and developed Long COVID. I've had to face my worst fears, but I'm still here.

"It’s a vicious cycle; people attend unsafe events. They become #disabled with #LongCOVID. They’re too sick to attend events. They’re too sick to demand safety and #accessibility ..More people drop out of public life.": buff.ly/OTGatVX

by @juliadoubleday.bsky.social
#LongHauler #disability

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

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I'm confused. Do we go to our polling site or do we go to one of the locations on the flyer?

Powerful words from the parents of Alex Pretti. He should be alive today. The only reason we know his name is because he was murdered by ICE. The same goes for Renee Good.

ICE and the Trump Admin can lie about the facts, but believe what you see, not what they say, and read this from the Prettis:

We're officially in preorder season! 3xBlast's "I Love Being Part Of The Economy, It's What I Was Born To Do" is out as the single for Chip For Change: Tenacity!

Head to Bandcamp to get a headstart on this one, and go check out the awesome video on Youtube!

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Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Red sun on a checkerboard landscape -- A cropped version of the cover art for HangOnGetReady's AnyYes EP. I'm off Spotify, pls grab me on bandcamp :)

Just removed as much of me as I could from Spotify. Fuck em. Let's celebrate, here are some #bandcamp codes!

Redeem: hangongetready.bandcamp.com/yum

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Reposts encouraged, support appreciated, much <3 to you all
#musiciansky #chiptune #free #freecode

[27 Jun 2025] @DrTedros at WHO media briefing:

“We cannot talk about COVID-19 in the past tense. Although the crisis has passed, the virus remains.

It continues to evolve, it continues to kill, and millions of people continue to live with post COVID-19 condition or long COVID.”

Five smiling children from diverse backgrounds huddle together, looking down at the camera against a clear blue sky.

Protect kids from gun violence. 🗳️ Vote for candidates supporting stronger gun laws & mental health resources. Every child deserves to be safe. 🗳️ Find out where your candidates stand at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide #July2025

Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads Media has the public talking about the "razor blade" COVID variant, but years of inaccurate public health messaging have taken their toll

As NB.1.8.1 spreads, there’s only one thing spreading faster: misinformation. Here, I run down 5 of the most common errors I see circulating about COVID and encourage people to integrate airborne disease mitigation into their lives holistically.

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If anyone in the DC area is heading to AwesomeCon next week, I'll be there showing off Bruisin' Cruisers. Come by, say hi, get some pogs, play our game! 💙🚗
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Wearing a mask is not a crime — it is a right.

We condemn Governor Hochul's push for passing a mask ban within the FY2026 state budget.

A mask ban is an affront to New Yorkers’ right to health, safety, and protest.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️

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Reposing what @juliadoubleday.bsky.social posted on X: There is an obsession (especially in the media) w creating a false dichotomy between ppl whose bodies already express the harm of multiple covid infections and those whose bodies aren’t yet doing that (or they aren’t aware of it). It’s false

oh look y'all… a way to contact Schumer despite the fact he's doing his slimy, wiggly best to dodge the american people:

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these are schumer's chief of staff and legislative director… two of the most critical staff positions:

Can we have precedented times back

Buffalo's Juneteenth festival, one of the oldest such celebrations in the northern U.S., started in 1976, and is considered one of the nation's largest. Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Learn more: BuffaloJuneteenth.com

If you oppose "DEI", you should have to use the full phrase instead of the letters. Be brave and say "I oppose diversity, equity, and inclusion". Bonus points if you admit which part of that you don't like. Making it an acronym transforms it into a thought-terminating cliché. From now on, be proud of your opinions, but be specific. Let everyone know if it's diversity you don't like, or if it's equity, or if it's being inclusive.

Our final MAGFest 2025 spot is up at our website (neondeity.com), showcasing the wonderful art drawn for us by folks who came by the booth.

MAGFest is always a special time and this year was no different. <3 you all!

#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #neondeity #magfest #mivs #bruisincruisers

"You're so quiet and shy"

I don't feel comfortable to unmask my autism around you.

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If you are wondering
how so many people
can just ignore
the suffering of others,
remember: at this point
in the pandemic
they have had plenty
of practice.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

While I will admit
that I find it heartening
to see so many people
expressing outrage
at a nominee
minimizing the dangers
posed by Covid,
I would find it more heartening
if those same people
were still willing to act
to protect themselves
from the serious dangers
posed by Covid.

Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Fifty-Third Week I am sorry but it is too late to heed the warnings of those who decades ago said we were on track to wind up right where we are now, but if you would honor Cassandra’s kinfolk you can start b…

If in these
catastrophic times
you worry that there is
nothing
nothing you can do,
remember:
that in these
catastrophic times
refusing to become numb
counts as something.

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A compendium of the 253rd week of plague poems…

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