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tern @1goodtern.bsky.social · Apr 29

I've just seen some staggering data on how badly infections are affecting urgent care here *now*.

It's hard to comprehend.
It's hard to get your head round it.

You need to see it to believe it.
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Peter Liepmann @datadrivenfp.bsky.social · Apr 29

Just one aspect:
news.sky.com/story/one-in...
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4% of HCW have LC
UK

One in five doctors with long COVID forced to stop working or cut back hours

A GP has told Sky News how she lost her job and thought she was going to lose her house after the condition caused her to take six months off work.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 17h

#MythBustingMonday
“Vaccines contain dangerous and toxic ingredients.”
This one never dies, so let’s tackle it properly. Yes, vaccines contain multiple components but context, chemistry, and dose matter. Vaccine ingredients have been studied for decades, across trials and billions of doses. A 🧵

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JP @jp30567.bsky.social · 14h

Bei der besch…. Wirklichkeit will ich gar keinen Kontakt.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 1d

The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?

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Kari - 😷 Remember them ☂️ @kswenger.bsky.social · 1d

Police Who Tear-Gas Abortion-Rights Protesters Could Induce Abortion | Scientific American share.google/EjgR9RNokoiL...

Police Who Tear-Gas Abortion-Rights Protesters Could Induce Abortion

Tear gas is widely used by law enforcement, even though it may cause spontaneous abortion

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Bissiges Mäuschen 🐭 @bmauschen.bsky.social · 18h

What do British sea monsters eat?

Fish and ships 🤭

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Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · 20h

Wir sehen es doch in den USA was uns erwartet: Das Märchen von den "linksgrünen Medien" wird jetzt dazu genutzt, um die ganze Medienlandschaft gleichzuschalten. Das Regime übt Druck auf Kritiker aus, die Medienbosse buckeln vor dem Möchtegern-Diktator. Fallt nicht auch hierzulande darauf herein.

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JP @jp30567.bsky.social · 15h

Vielleicht statt hin und zurück fahren (falls du es so machst), eher im Kreis um einen Areal fahren?

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irenabuzarewicz.bsky.social @irenabuzarewicz.bsky.social · 16h

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JP @jp30567.bsky.social · 15h

It was MADE political. Propaganda works.

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JP @jp30567.bsky.social · 15h

He will rather try to buy heaven with the intention to turn it into a golfing field.

Or buy the hell and bankrupt it.

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JP @jp30567.bsky.social · 15h

Maybe that’s what causes the bruise on his hand: handshake wrestling.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

There are, of course, ways to save money in this business. Many US clothing factories run on what's known as a "piece rate" system, where workers are paid per operation, not by the hour. This system allows factories to skirt minimum wage laws.

It's also how we get US sweatshops

A garment worker peeking out behind some sewing equipment.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Patrick Seemann @nohillside.ch · 2d

Milliardär, der sein Geld unter anderem mit Überwachungssoftware macht, beklagt sich darüber, dass er seine Milliarden nicht mehr vor Steuern verstecken kann.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, Al and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: "It's become quite difficult to hide one's money."

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 2d

1. Before 2020, I never, ever remember getting sick being portrayed as a good thing.

"Most people will get one or two respiratory infections every year. In some ways, it's a *good thing* when you are a child or healthy adult".

*my emphasis.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Common cold, flu, Covid: Why is Britain so sick right now?

Why coughs and colds seem to be taking hold currently - and what you can do to protect yourself.

www.bbc.com

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Robert Schuh @rvschuh.bsky.social · 3d

Schlicht und einfach eine Schande für dieses Land... 😐

www.derstandard.at/story/310000...

Ein Fünftel aller Sozialhilfe-Bezieher ist behindert – und es drohen neue Härten

Wer Sozialhilfe sagt, zeigt meist auf Migranten mit Kindern. Dabei sind 22 Prozent der Bezieher Menschen mit Behinderung, die vielfach um ihre sozialen Rechte umfallen

www.derstandard.at

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon.

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JP @jp30567.bsky.social · 2d

Błagam, proszę nie zniżać się do poziomu podwórkowych pyskówek. Jeszcze do niedawna można było poznać porządnych ludzi po sposobie wyrażania się, teraz robi się to coraz trudniejsze.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 3d

Triple terror.

In the Chernihiv region, a russian drone targeted a service car of engineers who came to repair an energy facility after russia's previous attack — killing two workers and injuring three.

When rescuers arrived, russians shelled them too.

Unspeakable horror. Don't look away.

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Jan Off @janoff.bsky.social · 3d

"Wurst" zählt doch schon seit jeher zu den hässlichsten Worten, die die deutsche Sprache zu bieten hat, ein Klang wie ein Oberschenkelhalsbruch.
Nun ergibt sich die Chance für neue Wortschöpfungen. "Söderle" wäre zum Beispiel eine Möglichkeit.
"Eine Mettsöderle und 400 Gramm Söderlesalat bitte."

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 3d

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 4d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Dominik Steiger @dominiksteiger.bsky.social · 3d

"Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market" - sick all through the year.

"These findings suggest that COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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