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Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 46m

People continue to call COVID advocates’ pleas for masking “unreasonable”.

Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.

My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Beyond all reason

Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 15h

Cambridge scientists from the World Health Network reviewed over 200 studies and found that SARS-CoV-2 can cause immune dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and accelerated aging which parallels HIV in key ways, though it remains distinct.

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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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 1h

A January report from Americans United for Life (AUL), a leading anti-abortion group, called on prosecutors to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) against abortion clinics and funds.

How RICO Could Be Weaponized Against Abortion Providers and Funds

Anti-abortion groups and public officials are citing the law, along with the Comstock Act, to target abortion care networks.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 20m

We do not need this shit. Fuck you, Sam Altman.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 32m

NEW: At least seven nonprofits that have been critical of OpenAI have received subpoenas in recent months, which they say are overly broad and appear to be a form of legal intimidation.

OpenAI accused of using legal tactics to silence nonprofits

Seven nonprofits that have been critical of OpenAI say the behemoth sent them wide-ranging subpoenas as part of its ongoing litigation against Elon Musk.

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Dewdropfairy2 @dewdropfairy2.bsky.social · 16h

He was a podcaster

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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 1d

It's really weird to see the Palestinian prisoners being kept by Israel not also being referred to as hostages!

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

Communicate irresponsibly and find out Alex 📢🤡

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS BID BY INFOWARS' ALEX JONES TO CHALLENGE $1.4 BILLION DEFAMATION JUDGMENT OWED TO FAMILIES OF SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIMS

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Count Breeedo🩸🔜 PAX U @breeedo.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 🤎

Land back.
Free Palestine.
Free Sudan.
Free The Congo.
Decolonize Puerto Rico.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Seems kinda important

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 2d

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 2d

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 1d

Snuggle your babies, hug your kids, appreciate your partner, love your people, and be grateful for each day of health you’re fortunate enough to have.

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Red Lori Bright Eyes Pissed Off American @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · 1d

KNOW who you are dealing with by the type of mask they wear

Not All Masks Are Equal

PROTECTION
a picture of KN95
Worn to protect the health yourself and of others and to provide cover for those unable to mask or vaccinate

ABUSE
a picture of gator masks
Worn to protect the identity of those committing human rights abuses against vulnerable members of our communities

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AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 1d

My flights hot take is that seats in economy should not recline into the space of the seat behind them.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

For Indigenous People's Day, I'd like to encourage fellow #Trekkies (and everyone else!) to read Black and Choctaw commentator @law-writes.bsky.social on one example of Native representation in #StarTrek.

www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...

How Star Trek: The Next Generation Took On Indigenous American Representation

A member of the Choctaw Nation parses through TNG's 'Journey's End.'

www.startrek.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Finally watched John Oliver on Bari Weiss. That felt cathartically personal.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Among the most hideous & ubiquitous historical fables taught in this country are about the “discovery” of America and the “settling” of North America by pioneers. But there’s even more.

This Indigenous People’s Day,decide to learn.Ned Blackhawk & @rebeccanagle.bsky.social’s works are extraordinary.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

If you live in Everett, Mass. and have any information about the 13-year-old boy abducted by ICE, please message me on Signal at marisakabas.04

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 2d

The feeling of the Gazan citizen now is that he survived and will not die from the missiles, and also his feeling that he literally lost everything.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way.

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 1d

A few PSAs from your friendly neighborhood pediatric shematologist

🩸vitamin k in newborns is lifesaving
🩸vaccines save lives
🩸no kid should drink more than 20 ounces of milk a day
🩸babies don’t need chiropractors
🩸home births can go south super quickly even in the very best of circumstances

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inblacknwhite @imagetree.bsky.social · 1d

A ceasefire is the bare minimum and yet the Zionist war criminals won't honor it.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 2d

Six years ago, Uganda announced a bill to legalize murdering gay people. The National Christian Organization paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers with the bill. Chick-fil-A funds The National Christian Org.

If you eat at Chick-fil-A, this is what your money goes to.
#Boycott

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder…
You have ONE DAY to collect your George Floyd pics to flood the zone to counteract the planned celebration of That Person’s birthday:

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

UK: COVID-19 could cost UK £7 billion a year without autumn vaccinations.

"A new OHE model shows that stopping annual autumn COVID-19 vaccinations could cost the UK economy £7 billion each year, highlighting the importance of continued immunisation"

Source: archive.md/nyvSp

A healthcare worker wearing blue scrubs, gloves, and a mask administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an older woman who is also masked. The headline above reads: “COVID-19 could cost UK £7 billion a year without autumn vaccinations” (Open Access Government, Oct 13, 2025).

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