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Calling COVID “airborne AIDS Despite blunting the immune system, COVID is very unlike HIV. Experts say

www.salon.com/2022/12/02/n...

the thing is do non-covid-conscious people even care about HIV/AIDS the way we do? do they have historical context and even understand it? or is it just another “other” to them?

It's not just about the death rate. Covid is still here; people are still developing Long Covid (Ask Me How!) and having their lives devastated as a result.

Michael you’ve been minimizing Covid for years! You’ve had long covid patients and even researchers explain to you why you can’t keep doing this in great detail and you’ve never taken any of us seriously!

You’re a long time minimizer! Of course you’re going to say this. You build your career

I will die on this hill:

it isn’t hard to say “at the height of the pandemic” or “at the start of COVID” during a podcast interview. Producers, hosts, don’t let your guests say “during COVID” like this thing is over. Correct them. Ask them to say the sentence again. This is your job.

The New Mexico Department of Health has issued a standing order that expands access to updated COVID-19 vaccines by allowing healthcare providers and pharmacists to vaccinate anyone six months and older without requiring individual prescriptions.

You can get a copy here:

Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2 “Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...

The most important part of this article, to me, is the end.

It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.”

Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5)

www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between May and August by looking at the decadal average line positions.

🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)

• about 370,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,170,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,910,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,580,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Post from Matt Turnbull: These are really challenging times, and if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone. I know these types of tools engender strong feelings in people, but I'd be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances. I’ve been experimenting with ways to use LLM AI tools (like ChatGPT or Copilot) to help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss. Here are some prompt ideas and use cases that might help if you're feeling overwhelmed: Career Planning Prompts: “Act as a career coach. I’ve been laid off from a [role] in the game industry. Help me build a 30-day plan to regroup, research new roles, and start applying without burning out.” “What kinds of game industry jobs could I pivot to with experience in [Production/Narrative/LiveOps/etc.]?” Resume & LinkedIn Help “Here’s my current resume. Give me three tailored versions: one for AAA, one for platform/publishing roles, and one for startup/small studio leadership.” “Rewrite this resume bullet to highlight impact and metrics.” “Draft a new LinkedIn ‘About Me’ section that focuses on my leadership style, shipped titles, and vision for game development.” Networking & Outreach “Draft a friendly message I can send to old coworkers letting them know I’m exploring new opportunities.” “Write a warm intro message for reaching out to someone at [studio name] about a job posting.” Emotional Clarity & Confidence “I’m struggling with imposter syndrome after being laid off. Can you help me reframe this experience in a way that reminds me what I’m good at?” No AI tool is a replacement for your voice or your lived experience. But at a time when mental energy is scarce, these tools can help get you unstuck faster, calmer, and with more clarity. If this helps, feel free to share with others in your network. Stay kind, stay smart, stay connected.

Matt Turnbull, Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing - after the Microsoft layoffs - suggesting on Linkedin that may maybe people who have been let go should turn to AI for help. He seriously thought posting this would be a good idea.

Bingo board titled #MEAwarenessMonth 2025 ACTION BINGO With an illustration of a diatom and a piñata There are 9 boxes that contain the messages: 1. AMPLIFY (like, comment, share) posts by #pwME with #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MillionsMissing #MEAwareness #WorldMEDay #MECFS #DisabilitySOS 2. SIGN the MEAction Network letter in support of the "ME/CFS Research Roadmap." 3. Learn more about #GreatestMEdicalScandal at www.johnvsjon.com 4. SEND the Mao Clinic Proceedings Concise Review #Diagnosis and Management of MyalgicEncephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" to your doctors and friends in healthcare. 5. SEND the new Bateman Horne Center "Clinical Care Guide to Managing ME/CFS, Long Covid, and IACCs" to your doctors and friends in healthcare. 6. Follow the MEAction Network, the World ME Alliance, The Sick Times and other advocacy and news orgs to stay informed on ME, Long Covid, and IACCs news & campaigns. 7. FOLLOW and if possible DONATE to orgs advancing research, for example: Open Medicine Foundation, Polybio Foundation 8. DONATE to Mutual Aid #pwmE #MutualAid #MECFS #SevereME #DontLetMEDie 9. JOIN @johnvsjonvsme in tagging journalists, actors, scientists, and other professionals you want to see cover and champion #GreatestMEdicalSCandal

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Comment below when you've covered one or many of these boxes so I can rejoice with you! (1/4)

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I think this comes from a good place but I disagree. A common thread in deradicalization stories is stigma: Once people start losing friends and jobs they reconsider their beliefs.

Obviously you should try to be nice to people but you also need to draw a line where you won’t engage anymore.

meanwhile, prominent pundits continue to deny that there the administration adheres to a segregationist ideology

was JUST explaining this - do NOT validate the premise, ever. That's the fucking game. When RFK says "these people will never pay taxes" the response isn't "yes they will" it's "who cares, that's a human being, I don’t give a fuck what you say, we do not create metrics for whether someone is human"

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i don’t think it can be said enough that this is loser shit

My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Most psych meds have GI side effects because your GI system is basically a second brain full if its own neurotransmitters and such, and has like half a dozen interoceptive senses reporting back to your brain only 2 of which you're able to be consciously aware of.

The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/

Hi new Bluesky users. Semi-annual reminder to follow my favorite part of this website: the Gift Links feed.

It shows any free link to an otherwise paywalled article that’s shared by anyone on Bluesky. It has legit changed how I read the news.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Or a Starter Pack for Climate Change: go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ

Necessary disclaimer: I will block people who say (even seemingly jokingly) that it would be good if her husband prevented her from voting because she would vote for Trump.

Fuck off with the logic of voting suppression.

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hey, cis people: want to do the opposite of what i usually ask you to do?

**tell them that tim walz defending trans people’s right to healthcare and full participation in society is the right message and you want to see more of it.**

tell them what tim walz just said to glennon doyle was good.

If you yelled at the Harris campaign (rightfully) yesterday over its treatment of trans folks, I highly recommend you also write and recognize Walz’s statement today.

As a former public servant, complaints become white noise, even at volume. Acknowledgement of what you want to see goes far.

Under a setting sun, two pictures of a Tyranosaurus Rex (person in an inflatable suit) looking, mouth agape, at the comet that could be mistaken by a dinosaur brain as another asteroid come to wipe out the pre-birds.

Photography: The Final Days of the Dinosaur, 65m BC (colorized)