Angela (she/they)
@cinnamunthunder.bsky.social
Covid Conscious Asian Americanadian |
UWaterloo Student + writer + aspiring game dev |
@uwimprint.bsky.social @uw-english.bsky.social Code Coven IGM 2021
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UWaterloo Student + writer + aspiring game dev |
@uwimprint.bsky.social @uw-english.bsky.social Code Coven IGM 2021
pfp by grgikau.com | views are my own
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Just finished exams so a proper intro to new followers (and old). Hi, I'm Angela! I'm a UW undergrad student who's also a staff writer at @uwimprint.bsky.social and the UW English Society! I'm a math major, but I also do game dev, writing, and Covid conscious advocacy on the side.
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December 10th - Day of the Devs 🔨
"This place never loved us back."
2026 | DECONSTRUCTEAM x SELKIE HARBOUR
🟥 published by @devolverdigital.com
Stay tuned for a first look at our new game this December on @dayofthedevs.org
2026 | DECONSTRUCTEAM x SELKIE HARBOUR
🟥 published by @devolverdigital.com
Stay tuned for a first look at our new game this December on @dayofthedevs.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
December 10th - Day of the Devs 🔨
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I don’t know, I thought after Long Covid effectively ended my chance at a directing career, ruined my health, my energy, my ability to eat a lot of foods, and my body, it would seem pretty obvious why I don’t want to get it again, even going so far as to sacrifice (the horror!) bars and restaurants.
February 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I don’t know, I thought after Long Covid effectively ended my chance at a directing career, ruined my health, my energy, my ability to eat a lot of foods, and my body, it would seem pretty obvious why I don’t want to get it again, even going so far as to sacrifice (the horror!) bars and restaurants.
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Japan’s Osaka University Hospital Reinstates Mandatory Masking for All Patients and Staff Starting Nov 25 Amid Growing Influenza Epidemic
Japan’s Osaka University Hospital Reinstates Mandatory Masking for All Patients and Staff Starting Nov 25 Amid Growing Influenza Epidemic
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
⚠️ BREAKING:
Japan’s Osaka University Hospital Reinstates Mandatory Masking for All Patients and Staff Starting Nov 25 Amid Growing Influenza Epidemic
Japan’s Osaka University Hospital Reinstates Mandatory Masking for All Patients and Staff Starting Nov 25 Amid Growing Influenza Epidemic
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apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-... Some hopeful signs regarding #Covid management.
Not Just a Health Issue
Philosophy applied to life. Book synopses/criticisms. Montaigne Freud Plato Nietzsche Hume, on art parenting education sex religion human nature.
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-... Some hopeful signs regarding #Covid management.
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Trans and non-binary workers face worse socioeconomic outcomes, including higher poverty rates and lower wages, than their cisgender peers.
www.readthemaple.com/trans-and-no...
www.readthemaple.com/trans-and-no...
Trans And Non-Binary Workers Are Worse Off Than Cis Peers
They face inferior socioeconomic outcomes, including higher poverty rates and lower wages
www.readthemaple.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trans and non-binary workers face worse socioeconomic outcomes, including higher poverty rates and lower wages, than their cisgender peers.
www.readthemaple.com/trans-and-no...
www.readthemaple.com/trans-and-no...
My colleague wrote about the impact of #UWaterloo's RTO policy for staff on campus health, especially when it comes to airborne illness transmission. uwimprint.ca/uw-staff-lef...
UW staff left questioning new working guidelines
Uncertainty about staff health and morale remain
Several UW staff have expressed concerns about new work guidelines sent out to the university community, which outline an expectation that university s...
uwimprint.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My colleague wrote about the impact of #UWaterloo's RTO policy for staff on campus health, especially when it comes to airborne illness transmission. uwimprint.ca/uw-staff-lef...
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"a few provinces have returned to proactive masking in hospitals: BC, NB, and PEI. Their premiers are in NDP, Liberal, and PC parties, respectively, so these changes can happen across party lines."
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
Not Just a Health Issue
Philosophy applied to life. Book synopses/criticisms. Montaigne Freud Plato Nietzsche Hume, on art parenting education sex religion human nature.
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"a few provinces have returned to proactive masking in hospitals: BC, NB, and PEI. Their premiers are in NDP, Liberal, and PC parties, respectively, so these changes can happen across party lines."
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
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Australia's Heart Foundation just launched an info campaign on the harms of COVID to cardiovascular health - good to see!
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Australia's Heart Foundation just launched an info campaign on the harms of COVID to cardiovascular health - good to see!
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
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People who recovered from mild–moderate COVID-19 still show persistent lung and vascular inflammation. This ongoing inflammatory response suggests COVID can have systemic, long-term effects that may raise cardiovascular (CV) risk even after symptoms improve.
Source: archive.md/QUpNk
Source: archive.md/QUpNk
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
People who recovered from mild–moderate COVID-19 still show persistent lung and vascular inflammation. This ongoing inflammatory response suggests COVID can have systemic, long-term effects that may raise cardiovascular (CV) risk even after symptoms improve.
Source: archive.md/QUpNk
Source: archive.md/QUpNk
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Latest 🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on Covid's impact on the right-occipital areas, where visual information is processed!
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Latest 🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on Covid's impact on the right-occipital areas, where visual information is processed!
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
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Five years ago, we all applauded nurses, public health, and health care workers every evening for saving lives.
Today, the federal government does not consider these workers professional.
This says everything about the state of US health care.
Today, the federal government does not consider these workers professional.
This says everything about the state of US health care.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Five years ago, we all applauded nurses, public health, and health care workers every evening for saving lives.
Today, the federal government does not consider these workers professional.
This says everything about the state of US health care.
Today, the federal government does not consider these workers professional.
This says everything about the state of US health care.
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"Among the 181 participants, only one developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. However, an epidemiological investigation suggested that this infection was more likely acquired outside the hospital than during clinical duties." #PPE
jkms.org/search.php?w...
jkms.org/search.php?w...
Effect of Personal Protective Equipment on the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Workers
Lee SJ, et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2025 Sep;40(43):e276. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e276
jkms.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Among the 181 participants, only one developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. However, an epidemiological investigation suggested that this infection was more likely acquired outside the hospital than during clinical duties." #PPE
jkms.org/search.php?w...
jkms.org/search.php?w...
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Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
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Get vaccinated. But also know that, while helping prevent serious illness in the initial acute phase, in some cases COVID vaccines may reduce the risk of infection only by roughly 30% for 2-4 months. And they don’t prevent long term issues. So that’s where the need for masking comes in
Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Get vaccinated. But also know that, while helping prevent serious illness in the initial acute phase, in some cases COVID vaccines may reduce the risk of infection only by roughly 30% for 2-4 months. And they don’t prevent long term issues. So that’s where the need for masking comes in
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Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
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In the past couple years, I've noticed a trend of formally CC folks justifying & defending powerful politicians & influencers for going to superspreaders maskless, being too burnt out to care about Covid etc.
We need to hold powerful people accountable
We need to hold powerful people accountable
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In the past couple years, I've noticed a trend of formally CC folks justifying & defending powerful politicians & influencers for going to superspreaders maskless, being too burnt out to care about Covid etc.
We need to hold powerful people accountable
We need to hold powerful people accountable
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The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
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When I first learned what Covid can do to the brain, I concluded that as long as there's no perfect/near-perfect sterilizing vaccine, I'm never unmasking in public.
tinyurl.com/covidiq
tinyurl.com/covidiq
COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain. Significant Drops in IQ Scores Are Noted.
Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging
tinyurl.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
When I first learned what Covid can do to the brain, I concluded that as long as there's no perfect/near-perfect sterilizing vaccine, I'm never unmasking in public.
tinyurl.com/covidiq
tinyurl.com/covidiq
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry confirms what our communities have lived for years: the government’s pandemic response wasn’t just a failure - it was a historic abandonment. “Too little, too late” doesn’t capture the scale of the harm. /1
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry confirms what our communities have lived for years: the government’s pandemic response wasn’t just a failure - it was a historic abandonment. “Too little, too late” doesn’t capture the scale of the harm. /1
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Full Report & Key Summary
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/news/inquiry...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/news/inquiry...
Inquiry publishes second report and 19 recommendations, examining ‘Core UK decision-making and political governance' - Archives
The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has today published her second report which concludes that the response to the pandemic by the United Kingdom’s four governments was often ...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Full Report & Key Summary
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/news/inquiry...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/news/inquiry...
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Seeing this administration push tens of millions of dollars into autism research while the folks providing job and skills training or direct care are barely paid minimum wage is infuriating. What if instead of trying to "cure" autism, we just supported autistic people?
I want to live in a world where even if there's a "cause" of autism found, the answer would be "so?" But we don't live in that world, and that includes people on all parts of the political spectrum.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Seeing this administration push tens of millions of dollars into autism research while the folks providing job and skills training or direct care are barely paid minimum wage is infuriating. What if instead of trying to "cure" autism, we just supported autistic people?
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ICYMI: Yesterday, the CDC updated its vaccine safety page to say that vaccines might cause autism (they don’t) and that the science isn’t settled (it is).
For substantiation, the page links out to several studies by anti-vax allies of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
For substantiation, the page links out to several studies by anti-vax allies of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
CDC Updates Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation, Cites Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Allies
It is the latest move by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to undermine vaccines.
www.importantcontext.news
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
ICYMI: Yesterday, the CDC updated its vaccine safety page to say that vaccines might cause autism (they don’t) and that the science isn’t settled (it is).
For substantiation, the page links out to several studies by anti-vax allies of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
For substantiation, the page links out to several studies by anti-vax allies of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
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I think "fake it til' you make it" is genuinely a great bit of advice but people (understandably!) think it means "lie until you've duped everyone" when in reality it's much more "act like you belong here because you actually do and you need to get over yourself"
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I think "fake it til' you make it" is genuinely a great bit of advice but people (understandably!) think it means "lie until you've duped everyone" when in reality it's much more "act like you belong here because you actually do and you need to get over yourself"