Elizabeth Milo

#NoKings

Lessons to learn from US collapse: support local news, support investigative reporting, keep your public broadcasting going.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Benefits of #ventilation in sickness & health have been known for over a century. It’s wonderful to see the country’s second largest hospital promoting it here, together with science-based infection prevention & control.

Can a university follow suit?

#StayHome #SafeAir
@unisouthampton.bsky.social

It breaks my heart to share these, but I have to.

My cats who caught bird flu did NOT have any sneezing, no nasal discharge, or symptoms I'd associate with the flu.

Gandalf had a fever, loss of appetite, and then this weakness of hind limbs, which progressed rapidly.

This is a neuro symptom.

LinkedIn post: On January 24th I formally resigned from my position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I started at CDC in 2010, and I have spent 20 years in public service, including my 15 years in service at the federal level. Here is a little bit of what I wrote in my resignation, because I'm not sure that anyone is actually going to read it. "I feel honored to be among the public health professionals that have had the privilege to work at CDC. As I reflect on my own experiences and accomplishments during my time here, I am humbled by the magnitude and the importance of our work. To my colleagues: we have worked together through chaos and uncertainty, transition, reorganization, preparation, and response. You are the most selfless, dedicated, and passionate people I know. I have watched you work around the clock, take additional details, deployments, and responsibilities, try to balance work and family, forego self-care, and keep pushing and work together to protect the public’s health. I’ve seen your sacrifice. I want you to know that your support and guidance has been invaluable, and I am proud of the work we have accomplished together." While I was backing up files I found my oath that I signed in 2010. I believe in our work, and I am sad to be leaving federal service. But I have immense gratitude for all of the opportunities that I've had and the connections that I've made. I will continue to protect the public's health in a different capacity (stay tuned...) but for now, thank you for trusting me.

The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.

Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.

Finally, some media coverage in Australia on the mass mortality of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in 2024.

The government’s cover-up is crumbling.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

People with chronic illness have been doing PSAs informally for five years now anyway, but now that public health comms are formally suspended, I guess it’s really just us??

So yeah, pass it on—important thing to watch for if you’ve been sick recently.

When I say that COVID is a huge unacknowledged part of our current political landscape, this is what I mean. Every single powerful US institution spent the last four years *actively* convincing people that public health doesn't matter and that if they just look out for themselves they'll be fine.

COVID 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many are forgetting Five years after SARS-CoV-2 surfaced, scientists reflect and look ahead to the next threat

Maria Van Kerkhove: “The world I live in right now, no one wants to talk about COVID-19…Everyone is acting as tho this pandemic didn’t really happen…I feel this massive gravitational pull to go back to what we were doing before…There’s no way we should be going back.” www.science.org/content/arti...

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- Ronald W, Davis, PhD.

If you’re dealing with Long Covid - there’s a chance you’re also dealing with MCAS and/or POTS/Dysautonomia.

They’re two of the most common comorbids - and can have a devastating impact on quality of life.

New allergies? Alcohol intolerance? Dizziness? Fatigue? Fainting?

A mega 🧵 of resources

I just made a starter pack for providers who are still masking. If you’re still wearing a mask, lmk and I’ll add you!

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10/30/24, Frontiers: 'Orthostatic intolerance with tachycardia (postural tachycardia syndrome) and without (hypocapnic cerebral hypoperfusion) represent a spectrum of the same disorder'

By Peter Novak, David Systrom, et al.

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Black square with white and red writing. Text: #MEAction’s Petition to the NIH to Fund the ME/CFS Roadmap now has over 7,000 signers! Add your voice. Sign now!

✨This petition will close TOMORROW, Nov 15!✨ We're over 7k-- next stop 10k!

In this political climate, it's more important than ever to tell NIH that we need to fund infection-associated chronic illnesses.

Sign & share widely!

US signers: lnkd.in/e99rsvdT
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Michael Stipe wearing a high quality mask on a plane. Instagram caption reads: “Theres a lot of virus out there protect yourself and others, especially as we're all going to be around family and vulnerable.”

“Theres a lot of virus out there protect yourself and others, especially as we're all going to be around family and vulnerable.”

Thank you Michael Stipe for following the science and wearing a high quality mask! ❤️

Art: comic illustration of people indoors laughing and partying without masks while a pair stand in the corner watching them all. The pair watching are Covid and Death, and both of them are wearing party hats.

I just updated the Huge, FREE covid safety resource list. Lots of new info, tips, and community resources! Plus answers to questions I've been getting about testing, cool new prevention tools, 24/7 long covid helplines, and more.

Link: www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f...

Overjoyed to announce my Concise Clinical Review of ME/CFS in Mayo Clinic Proceedings (with updated diagrams!) Very glad to have worked with
Stephanie Grach, and Ravi Ganesh and Tony Chon on this! #MedEd #MedTwitter 🧵 www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...