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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 16h

US research:

"COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences...similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"Policymakers should consider...policies & actions that mitigate the spread of #COVID19"

#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver

Key Points
Question Following the COVID-19 pandemic, has SARS-CoV-2 circulation been associated with health-related absences from work and labor force exits?

Findings In this nationally representative cohort study of approximately 158.4 million workers, rates of health-related work absences remained elevated after the pandemic and were associated with circulating SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent decreases in labor force participation by absence-affected workers.

Meaning 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; policymakers should consider expanding interventions and data collection efforts to address the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the labor force.

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Sam Seltzer-Johnston @sbseltzer.net · 42m

holy shit this is sinister

Luc @aura.dog · Aug 16

Chrome's adblock dying has really just shown how bad ads have gotten now huh

This appeared and fullscreened my window, hid my cursor, for clicking on a youtube download link lol

old people are just not built to handle this

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Tara Tarantella @tarantella.bsky.social · 3h

Wow. An ad that’s a full-throated understanding and specific support of the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m impressed to the level of “Can this ad truly be coming from a Democrat?” level of impressed

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 14h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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random videos with breakcore @memesbreakcore.bsky.social · 2h

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 10h

This is so peaceful. Love the vibrations in the water when the toad is calling 😍🐸

Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 14h

Spring peepers battling! Teeny tiny froglets! A great froggie soundtrack! Because frogs seem to be having a moment here in the US.

#herps 🌿 #frogs

My Favorite Frog and Toad Encounters

YouTube video by Get To Know Nature

m.youtube.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 11h

I feel like this theory also explains why the “Trump is weird” approach that Walz hit on last year was so effective and why everything fell apart once the consultants got involved and told him to act normal.

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 11h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 4h

Seen at least two "the children are bad cus they like brainrot" and

motherfuckers showin their entire ass not even knowing what Dadaism is, or why it'd suddenly be relevant again as an aesthetic and artistic movement

(but I'm good calling it brainrot that's fine, Dadaism is an equally stupid name)

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𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕧𝕚 𓅰 🐱 @lucavi.bsky.social · 6h

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 11h

the huntress

fanart of Artemis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit - dark jeans, bra with some sort of laces around the belly -, moon and arrows tattoos on the arms and chest, dark green hair, and a tiny owl standing on her head
she's adjusting her outfit, head slightly tilted down, eyes closed, smiling
she also wears an arrow earring and a moon necklace

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

It’s not too late to wear a mask.

It’s not too late to protect your health.

It’s not too late to show you care about the health of those around you.

It’s not too late to do your part to make public spaces inclusive & accessible.

It’s radical kindness & community care.

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Sam Seltzer-Johnston @sbseltzer.net · 6h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tXs...

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schooliedee.bsky.social @schooliedee.bsky.social · 7h

#devtober day 11 - part 4 of movement parity

I have a rough version of the Quest 64 movement system being simulated at the original 30 fps (reusing the projectile sim approach), and it's starting to feel a little closer.

Was a big relief to finally see the walking + spin behavior for slow U-turns.

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 7h

“If H5N1 does make the jump in the US, we will likely not know about it until it is already a pandemic.”

open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

The Death of Public Health

Another Friday night massacre, but this time it's not just an essential federal public health agency that will die

open.substack.com

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 21h

I have a theory that when designing a social simulation / generator, it can be useful to keep in mind a story you’d like your system to be able to organically generate. not every system should generate the same story but I have a short list of high-salience interesting stories I reach for. (1/2)

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 13h

every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues

(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Yoyoyollie @yoyoyollie.bsky.social · 13h

Dogfighting around massive bloody pillars, dont ask why (it was a cool idea ok)

(wishlist the game in pinned)
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #DeliveryMustComplete

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syntheticthrone.bsky.social @syntheticthrone.bsky.social · 14h

Testing a mount + rider boss for my Pikmin and Monster Hunter-inspired action game, MOULDER.

The Night Mare and a very unfortunate faun (voiced by @bobilka.bsky.social).

#Moulder #Godot #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #Pikmin #ULTRAKILL #MonsterHunter #Soulslike #screenshotsaturday

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23h

This is what I mean when I say, when it comes to political positions, most ppl just run on vibes. 100% feelings-before-facts. Japan is screaming towards a population crash at 1,000 MPH, it's not reversible at this point. But you have political parties agitating to return to hermit kingdom status.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

Japan’s far right is on the rise, alarming foreign workers. Nowhere is that anxiety more apparent than in the city of Toyota, where immigrants power the economy while facing political backlash.

Japan Needs Foreign Workers. Its Far Right Is Turning Against Them

In the city of Toyota, immigrants help power the economy while facing political backlash.

bloom.bg

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 2d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

2025 is full of moments like this - learning about some awesomely good and important thing the government did that this evil administration is killing

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Sam Seltzer-Johnston @sbseltzer.net · 1d

What are the sources for all the blue colored states? Are there links somewhere?

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🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🇵🇦 Femininomicon ex Mortis @ofvick.bsky.social · 1d

Anyways, with MMWR riffed out, this map seems relevant moreso than ever before

The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 16d

Updating the health alliance map because there are people who want Nevada to join the WCHA. Additionally it seems Alabama should be classified as a plot in Nurgle's Garden.

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

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