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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 8h

He really is full of shit.

#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 9h

You’ve gotta get ahead of your face issues.

#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 9h

X post: AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD* @fitterhappierAJ •10/7/25 0 It would actually be very pleasant to live in Veldhoen's fictional world. The list of demands he has, that there is no lymphopenia, superantigen, immune dysfunction, etc, would require ignoring prestigious journals that he himself has never published in.
You were wrong, Marc, and bested by someone who was still in med school and hadn't done a postdoc.
I think he may have propaganda funding to post this unshakable series of beliefs

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Now it is brain damage
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Mary Van Beusekom, MS, February 29, 2024 Topics: COVID-19

The identification of a SARs-CoV2 S2 protein derived peptide with super-antigen-like stimulatory properties on T-cells
Thai Hien Tu, Fatima Ezzahra Bennani, ... Christopher E. Rudd S + Show authors
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Abstract
The mechanisms of postacute medical conditions and unexplained symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection [Long Covid (LC)] are incompletely understood. There is growing evidence that viral persistence, immune dysregulation, and T cell dysfunction may play major roles. We performed whole-body positron a air emission tomography imaging in a well-characterized…

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

This is a fantastic article I encourage everyone to read.

The damaging effects of COVID on our immune system are not up for debate.

It’s not hypothetical.

And it’s not limited to “only the vulnerable”.

This is why many of us mask. Respirators like an N95 do a great job preventing covid.

Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 12h

‘While SARS-CoV-2 does not cause HIV/AIDS, its ability to induce immune dysfunction—including T cell depletion & dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection incl opportunistic, accelerated bio aging, neurological, & systemic damage provide parallels... .’
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 10h

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

“We may be witnessing the emergence of a population-level acquired immune deficiency — not sexually transmitted, but airborne.”

That line isn’t from a tweet. It’s from a peer-reviewed paper in AJPM Focus (2025).

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Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 16h

I’m sorry that THE SITUATION feels unreasonable. It’s fair to say that the situation is unmanageable, a situation that all the ppl who already have contracted long covid and who can’t afford more infections have been thrust into. That is something to take up with the govt - a reason to be furious

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 12h

There are thousands of studies showing the long term health risks to people posed by COVID-19.

Any rational person would look at this data and pause for thought.

I think we aren’t doing that because we aren’t very rational at the moment.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Nate @natedub.bsky.social · 11h

NYT Opinion columnists and manufacturing consent for neverending Covid infections, name a more iconic duo.

Neighbors taking this stance gave me and my (3x vaccinated) family Covid for the first time in 2023 and gave my partner Long Covid - sure would have been “rational” to mask around them, huh?

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Frank Elavsky ⌁ @frank.computer · 11h

It is rational to fear what covid does to the body.

And this ableist machismo, separating "fear" and rational thinking, isn't helpful here. They aren't dichotomous.

It is rational to mask in order to avoid covid, long covid, spreading covid, and causing others to have long covid.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 13h

Wouldn’t it be great if one time someone with influence who was minimizing the threat of COVID actually took the time to read some of the studies & articles we presented & thought, Hey, I didn’t know this… I know better than to hold my breath though.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 13h

Speaking of studies, here’s one from today.
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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

🚨Important new article! 🚨
“Both [SARS-CoV-2 & HIV-1] can establish persistent infections in tissue reservoirs, immune dysfunction, vulnerability to other infections including opportunistic, systemic damage including hallmarks of accelerated biological aging, and premature neurocognitive disorders.”

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 13h

This most recently happened to me just the other day. Wonder if I’d had this paper if he still would’ve blocked me.
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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone else happened to see a brief exchange here wherein a doctor or healthcare professional said this comparison was inaccurate & unhelpful.
bsky.app/profile/m00p...

chadzia dax 🔞😷🖖🏻 @m00psy.bsky.social · 3d

it does persist in the body, though.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 13h

This will be very handy to share with people who become upset when compare COVID to HIV/AIDS.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

Big thanks to
@salamonsmd.bsky.social , @dalupton.bsky.social, @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social & the other contributors for this important work.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“…provide parallels in terms of AIDs in the broader immunological context.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“While SARS-CoV-2 does not cause HIV/AIDS, its ability to induce immune dysfunction—including T cell depletion and dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection including opportunistic, accelerated biological aging, neurological, and systemic damage…”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“More research is needed to develop causal treatments for chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection and other biological mechanisms of Long COVID: endothelialitis, thrombosis, premature senescence, dysbiosis and immune dysregulation resulting in increased vulnerability to viral, bacterial and fungal infections.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“It is essential to prioritize airborne infection prevention, especially while no causal therapies are available for the sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“Combined with its airborne spread and high transmissibility, SARS-CoV-2 is an ongoing threat to immunity and contributes to the population-level spread of many infections, amplifying its impact on public health.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“These outcomes are further highlighted by the increased vulnerability to infectious diseases, including those that are signature indicators of immune deficiency typically associated with HIV/AIDS, as well as likely several types of cancer.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“The phrase emphasizes key similarities and is grounded in evidence of shared outcomes, including immune dysfunction through T cell depletion and exhaustion, persistent systemic damage, and neurocognitive decline.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“The statement that SARS-CoV-2 is “airborne AIDS” may be an oversimplification, but it draws attention to emerging evidence showing that the virus induces a distinct form of acquired immunodeficiency (AID).”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

“HIV integrates into DNA, whereas SARS-CoV-2 and its parts persist in organs like the blood vessels, brain, heart, tonsils, and lungs.”

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 14h

🚨Important new article! 🚨
“Both [SARS-CoV-2 & HIV-1] can establish persistent infections in tissue reservoirs, immune dysfunction, vulnerability to other infections including opportunistic, systemic damage including hallmarks of accelerated biological aging, and premature neurocognitive disorders.”

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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june 🧛‍♀️ @juneever.green · 16h

these guys would be catatonic after a week in a rural lesbian’s shoes

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 16h

Whenever I see men complain about the male loneliness crisis or unique emotional/psychological issues faced by men, it’s very clear that they just don’t see women as full people capable of experiencing the exact same emotions they do

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