It's ME(Jaime)
@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Scientific Director, #MEAction
Stanford Med
Université de Montréal
TIME100 Health
#ME, #EDS, #POTS, #LongCOVID
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Université de Montréal
TIME100 Health
#ME, #EDS, #POTS, #LongCOVID
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Hello, new followers! Past time I did an intro thread. 👋
I'm Jaime Seltzer, Scientific Director at #MEAction, a nonprofit for people with infection-associated chronic illnesses like #MECFS & #LongCOVID. I maintain research affiliations w/Stanford U & Université de Montréal. 🧵
I'm Jaime Seltzer, Scientific Director at #MEAction, a nonprofit for people with infection-associated chronic illnesses like #MECFS & #LongCOVID. I maintain research affiliations w/Stanford U & Université de Montréal. 🧵
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I say this as someone who loves technology but hates the tech industry - why do we have to love technology? why do we have to give something like AI clemency for its errors? It's a product we are being sold, it should have to earn our money or attention.
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I say this as someone who loves technology but hates the tech industry - why do we have to love technology? why do we have to give something like AI clemency for its errors? It's a product we are being sold, it should have to earn our money or attention.
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Shame on NYU Langone for ending gender-affirming care & kicking trans New Yorkers to the curb. It's a violation of their promise to treat all people equally, kindly, and respectfully — and a violation of NYC's human rights law as well. Bending the knee is bad; denying people care is even worse.
February 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Shame on NYU Langone for ending gender-affirming care & kicking trans New Yorkers to the curb. It's a violation of their promise to treat all people equally, kindly, and respectfully — and a violation of NYC's human rights law as well. Bending the knee is bad; denying people care is even worse.
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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Pfizer External Research & Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Invasive Mold Infections 🧪
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
cdn.pfizer.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Pfizer External Research & Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Invasive Mold Infections 🧪
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
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So it seems like my once radical position of “the existence of a border implies the violence needed to defend it so in order to end all war we must abolish all borders” is becoming mainstream
February 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
So it seems like my once radical position of “the existence of a border implies the violence needed to defend it so in order to end all war we must abolish all borders” is becoming mainstream
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In my humble opinion, if we want to push back on the current political culture of trampling on the very concept of civic virtue, we're just gonna have to live with some people tying those virtues to their faith.
It's okay to talk about why a belief in Jesus makes you want to be a good person IMO
It's okay to talk about why a belief in Jesus makes you want to be a good person IMO
So, I see Andy Beshear has a book out offering himself up as the latest Bible-thumping Dem (see James Talarico.) Folks, if you think competing for evangelicals is the Dem path to victory...no. If you think we need more religion in US politics...no. Religion in politics is a problem not a solution.
February 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
In my humble opinion, if we want to push back on the current political culture of trampling on the very concept of civic virtue, we're just gonna have to live with some people tying those virtues to their faith.
It's okay to talk about why a belief in Jesus makes you want to be a good person IMO
It's okay to talk about why a belief in Jesus makes you want to be a good person IMO
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One of the dumbest things about the world being all software now is the feeling of impermanent everything
Little shit like buttons moving around feels like nothing is stable, which I think echoes and in a small way exacerbates actual structural instability in society
Little shit like buttons moving around feels like nothing is stable, which I think echoes and in a small way exacerbates actual structural instability in society
February 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
One of the dumbest things about the world being all software now is the feeling of impermanent everything
Little shit like buttons moving around feels like nothing is stable, which I think echoes and in a small way exacerbates actual structural instability in society
Little shit like buttons moving around feels like nothing is stable, which I think echoes and in a small way exacerbates actual structural instability in society
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I really wonder if the 20 and 30 somethings in Trump's White House are even really cognizant of how many of Nixon's men did jail time. I think all Trump cares about is that Nixon himself didn't.
February 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I really wonder if the 20 and 30 somethings in Trump's White House are even really cognizant of how many of Nixon's men did jail time. I think all Trump cares about is that Nixon himself didn't.
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My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
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“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
Pfizer External Research & Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Invasive Mold Infections 🧪
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
cdn.pfizer.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Pfizer External Research & Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Invasive Mold Infections 🧪
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
Of potential interest to the #IACC community:
cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/20...
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
February 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
At about 5.2M views, now...
In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
February 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
At about 5.2M views, now...
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Baltimore County Council bans immigration detention centers. 6-0 vote.
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
Council blocks construction of ICE detention center in Hunt Valley
The Baltimore County Council took swift action Tuesday night to block the construction of an ICE detention center in Hunt Valley.
wbaltv.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Baltimore County Council bans immigration detention centers. 6-0 vote.
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
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Stephen Colbert, with grace and humor, is making his network overlords look like the most pathetic cowards imaginable, and that’s what they are. The last two nights have been a masterclass in courage and precise examples of how everyone should deal with this stupid administration.
February 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Stephen Colbert, with grace and humor, is making his network overlords look like the most pathetic cowards imaginable, and that’s what they are. The last two nights have been a masterclass in courage and precise examples of how everyone should deal with this stupid administration.
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This infant is an American citizen so they just fine murdering American babies. That’s where we’re at now
UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis.
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...
2-Month-Old Baby Juan Nicolás & His Mother Were ‘Abandoned Across the Border’ Hours After He Was Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Castro Says
“His life is in danger,” Congressman Castro said Tuesday about the baby.
thebarbedwire.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
This infant is an American citizen so they just fine murdering American babies. That’s where we’re at now