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Amanda V
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Former writer, photographer, road-tripper. Currently house-bound Covid long-hauler who deeply wants to get back to her life. Fundraising to support recovery and pay for treatment: https://gofund.me/f4a7fd6c
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We need a bit of help. I have long covid that’s become more severe. Just learned I’ve lost a lot of sight in one eye and can no longer drive. I need to take unpaid time off for tests and I’m worried about losing housing in a hcol area. Any shares, donations would be so appreciated gofund.me/f4a7fd6c
Donate to Long Covid stole my life. Help me get it back., organized by Amanda Vornbrock
In December, I'll have been living with long covid for two years. … Amanda Vornbrock needs your support for Long Covid stole my life. Help me get it back.
www.gofundme.com
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Holy sh*t.

NEW: Trump rally speaker Tony Hinchcliffe’s was set to call Harris a ‘c*nt’ before the campaign intervened and red flagged it.

Of course, that presumably means they approved the other racial slurs against Puerto Ricans & Latinos…

What a story from Bulwark.
Trump’s Shock Comic Was Set to Call Harris a ‘C*nt’
Tony Hinchcliffe’s set at Madison Square Garden wasn’t great for the campaign. It could have been much worse.
www.thebulwark.com
October 28, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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39.2% of registered Georgia voters have voted already. In the 2020 presidential election, 66.2% of registered voters voted, period. sos.ga.gov/page/electio...
October 27, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I thought I didn’t have the ability to be shocked anymore, but what the absolute hell. This is the definition of disrespect. And since he wasn’t a public figure before he was murdered, whose words and ideas are they using to falsely represent him?
Holeeeee shit. I was thumbing through IG and exclaimed “WHAT the FUUUUUUUUCK?” as this stopped me mid-scroll.
October 24, 2024 at 6:57 AM
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Cutting Social Security to give tax cuts to billionaires is socialism Republican style.
October 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM
We need a bit of help. I have long covid that’s become more severe. Just learned I’ve lost a lot of sight in one eye and can no longer drive. I need to take unpaid time off for tests and I’m worried about losing housing in a hcol area. Any shares, donations would be so appreciated gofund.me/f4a7fd6c
Donate to Long Covid stole my life. Help me get it back., organized by Amanda Vornbrock
In December, I'll have been living with long covid for two years. … Amanda Vornbrock needs your support for Long Covid stole my life. Help me get it back.
www.gofundme.com
October 22, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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I’ve compiled a list of studies and scientific articles on #MECFS & #LongCovid in order of years published (from 2024 dating back to the 1950s). If you notice any important studies I’ve missed, especially recent ones, please add them below in comments amandafrancey.medium.com/me-cfs-long-...
ME/CFS & Long COVID Studies
List of Medical Research and Science Articles on Post-Acute Infection Sequelae from the 1950s to Today
amandafrancey.medium.com
October 21, 2024 at 6:30 AM
So are the hospitals just healthy person storage now? brb checking to see if my mechanic knows how to remove gallbladders and stuff, just in case
Why are hospitals encouraging sick people to stay away instead of doing basic infection control like requiring masks?
October 20, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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this post on tumblr changed me as a person. whenever im getting upset about something stupid i say this to myself
October 19, 2024 at 11:50 PM
From before-COVID times. Husband and I trapped in a hotel room in Cannon Beach by a seagull that aggressively wanted my apple donut. Our attempts to leave resulted in hair loss and humiliation, but bird finally gave up after 70 minutes of aggressive window tapping.
October 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I’m not able to donate a lot, but if all of us give just a little we can prevent another life lost to domestic violence. This is an especially hard time of year in Seattle to be homeless, disabled, and hiding for your life.
This one is extremely important to me personally. If any of you feel that you owe me favors, I'm calling them in. Share, message people you know to share it, the whole 9. I can't give details for reasons of safety, but I can and do personally vouch for this without reservation.

gofund.me/149de804
Donate to Help Angela Escape Abuse and Find Safety, organized by Fey Harkness
A friend reached out to me recently asking for advice on how to help their estra… Fey Harkness needs your support for Help Angela Escape Abuse and Find Safety
gofund.me
October 19, 2024 at 7:24 AM
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In wonderful salmon news, Chinook have returned for the first time in 60 years to the upper reach of the Klamath River, only 2 weeks after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history

"Salmon remember...the fish are bright, strong & beautiful."

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
People — and salmon — return to restored Klamath to celebrate removal of 4 dams
After years of protests, court battles and even picketing, Klamath tribes are able to return to a restored river.
www.azcentral.com
October 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I will die if I don’t have health care.

And because America, if I lose my job (despite being great at it) because somebody needs to make shareholders happy with cost-cutting layoffs - that means I lose my healthcare.
October 19, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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William Gibson (abridged)
October 13, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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This is a good thread! Diet and exercise can have some protective benefits against some things, but those things don't include a vascular virus, nor a traumatic brain injury, or many of the other myriad things that can disable you. I know this is hard to reckon with, it's very frightening. Be brave
I’m seeing an increasing number of people insinuating that healthy living will prevent Long Covid & other chronic illness. I’ve had many people tell me to exercise more, get vitamin D “touch grass” and eat better.

A short 🧵 on healthy living & holistic approaches with pre-disability photos /1
October 18, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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American guitarist Dave Navarro is back with Jane's Addiction after a 2-year absence to battle Long Covid.

#LongCOVID

Source: archive.md/6RlN6
August 13, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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It’s in the top✨< 1%✨ most shared of all Mayo Clinic publications.

It’s the ✨most shared paper✨ amongst its contemporaries at Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

It’s in the ✨top 0.2%✨ most shared research products of all time.

It’s been live less than a week.

tinyurl.com/ywd3kmjs
October 9, 2023 at 2:00 AM