Katie Klocksin, by the wayside
@katieklocksin.bsky.social
One of the #MillionsMissing with #LongCovid #MECFS // Once a radio and podcast producer, always a Transom alum
😷 Long covid is common 😷
😷 Long covid is common 😷
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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Yeah 😔 I know I’m not worthless, but I also know society sees me as worthless & that has real consequences
sick people should be able to count on social programs for care so we don't have to put ourselves through self-esteem shredding relationships just to get sufficient help
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
I feel so incredibly worthless today and am questioning why I'm even on this planet, and while part of me knows--
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Yeah 😔 I know I’m not worthless, but I also know society sees me as worthless & that has real consequences
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Went looking for COVID19 death statistics recently:
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
The full impact of the pandemic has been much greater than what is indicated by reported
deaths due to COVID-19 alone. Strengthening death registration systems around the
world, long understood to be ...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Went looking for COVID19 death statistics recently:
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
18.2 million people worldwide, 1.13 million in the US
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We still have no day of remembrance or mourning.
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Shipped this bad boy out today and I am so happy with how it turned out.
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Shipped this bad boy out today and I am so happy with how it turned out.
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For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
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this reminds me that I love telling the story of the first time I went to Confession as a kid and very gravely told Father Harrington that I had picked the whole crust off the pie my mom had baked for guests that night and ate it because I was mad at her, which made him laugh so hard he cried
When I was a kid Ma was known for her desserts. Her Thanksgiving job was several pies, fruit and meat, all with homemade crust. One year her crusts were ruined in a baking accident and she had to use frozen store bought. Did 10-year-old me announce that fact to the whole family? I sure did.
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
this reminds me that I love telling the story of the first time I went to Confession as a kid and very gravely told Father Harrington that I had picked the whole crust off the pie my mom had baked for guests that night and ate it because I was mad at her, which made him laugh so hard he cried
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I often think about how I can't safely do protest coverage because what if this happens to me and I can't get my meds.
Freelance photojournalist @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social was arrested while reporting on an immigration protest outside an ICE facility in Miami on Nov. 22.
He was held in custody for 30-plus hours and released with charges of trespassing and resisting an officer.
He was held in custody for 30-plus hours and released with charges of trespassing and resisting an officer.
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
pressfreedomtracker.us
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I often think about how I can't safely do protest coverage because what if this happens to me and I can't get my meds.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Biden had the Pandemic Handbook prepared under the Obama administration. He also had access to some of the greatest minds of epidemiologists & virologists from around the world. To pretend Covid was over because "six out of ten Americans are worn out from the pandemic" is a pathetic cop out.
There seem to be a lot of #BlueMAGA voices that are outraged at any perceived maligning of what they believe to be Joe Biden's heroic management of the pandemic he declared "over" in '23 - the one that is, in fact, ongoing.
"He did the best he could."
No. He did what Impact Research told him to.
"He did the best he could."
No. He did what Impact Research told him to.
![The first page of a memo from a public relations firm, Impact Research, to President Joe Biden and his staff on February 24, 2022 (about a third of the way through the deadliest few months of the pandemic to date). In summary, the memo states that two years into the pandemic, people are over it and want to get back to normal, and that "nearly every American finally has the tools to protect themselves from this virus." The first two bullet points read "Declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal", and "Recognize that people are 'worn out' and feeling real harm from the years-long restrictions and [next words underlined] take their side."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5pds6fax4nwcysq5nqsxiqn2/bafkreif6tt6kusbzze6n2dwxkihv3qth3gp5bqsbtpsrkihi5mhxyyumi4@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Biden had the Pandemic Handbook prepared under the Obama administration. He also had access to some of the greatest minds of epidemiologists & virologists from around the world. To pretend Covid was over because "six out of ten Americans are worn out from the pandemic" is a pathetic cop out.
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Today @thesicktimes.org: big story from @spichaksimon.bsky.social examining exercise trials for Long COVID. His analysis found that, among LC exercise trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov, less than 20% even *mention* PEM in their trial registration. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise - The Sick Times
An analysis by The Sick Times find that less than 15% of Long COVID clinical trials testing the benefits of exercise or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation measured post-exertional malaise, according to th...
thesicktimes.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today @thesicktimes.org: big story from @spichaksimon.bsky.social examining exercise trials for Long COVID. His analysis found that, among LC exercise trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov, less than 20% even *mention* PEM in their trial registration. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
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“People who are performing these studies are extraordinarily ignorant, and their ignorance is dangerous,” said @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social. She and other experts agree these trials are a waste of $$ and will not advance our biological understanding of Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise - The Sick Times
An analysis by The Sick Times find that less than 15% of Long COVID clinical trials testing the benefits of exercise or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation measured post-exertional malaise, according to th...
thesicktimes.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“People who are performing these studies are extraordinarily ignorant, and their ignorance is dangerous,” said @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social. She and other experts agree these trials are a waste of $$ and will not advance our biological understanding of Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
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The rationale behind these studies, Seltzer contests, is [that] “it presumes that the patient had never heard of exercise until a doctor told them [it] exists.”
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
“People who are performing these studies are extraordinarily ignorant, and their ignorance is dangerous,” said @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social. She and other experts agree these trials are a waste of $$ and will not advance our biological understanding of Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise - The Sick Times
An analysis by The Sick Times find that less than 15% of Long COVID clinical trials testing the benefits of exercise or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation measured post-exertional malaise, according to th...
thesicktimes.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The rationale behind these studies, Seltzer contests, is [that] “it presumes that the patient had never heard of exercise until a doctor told them [it] exists.”
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
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You'd think we could take a better approach to finding treatments or cures for people with long COVID. We should be considered terminally ill at some point (2-3 years?) and given the "Right to try" treatments, which trump signed into law in his first term. Doctors are afraid of legal liability.
Costs of #LongCovid "are estimated at an average annual burden of $1 trillion globally"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
You'd think we could take a better approach to finding treatments or cures for people with long COVID. We should be considered terminally ill at some point (2-3 years?) and given the "Right to try" treatments, which trump signed into law in his first term. Doctors are afraid of legal liability.
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Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.
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What pisses me off is that the AI bubble WILL fucking pop and drag the economy down with it and the industry will inevitably get bailed out, which is honestly such a great long con.
Here's why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever
Tech companies are pouring billions into AI chips and data centers. Increasingly, they are relying on debt and risky tactics. Financial analysts are worried there's a bubble that will soon pop.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What pisses me off is that the AI bubble WILL fucking pop and drag the economy down with it and the industry will inevitably get bailed out, which is honestly such a great long con.
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Saw this kettle of black vultures from my hotel room in Miami.
They always look like they’re on some important business, even when they’re just riding air and vibing. They have CEO energy for no reason.
“We are majestic. We are organized. We are…looking for a dumpster.”
They always look like they’re on some important business, even when they’re just riding air and vibing. They have CEO energy for no reason.
“We are majestic. We are organized. We are…looking for a dumpster.”
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Saw this kettle of black vultures from my hotel room in Miami.
They always look like they’re on some important business, even when they’re just riding air and vibing. They have CEO energy for no reason.
“We are majestic. We are organized. We are…looking for a dumpster.”
They always look like they’re on some important business, even when they’re just riding air and vibing. They have CEO energy for no reason.
“We are majestic. We are organized. We are…looking for a dumpster.”
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Just saw Taylor Tomlinson’s announcement that she’s canceling the rest of her tour because she’s been sick for awhile & she’s still sick & she needs to prioritize her health. I hope she recovers but damn, I hate how familiar that line is 😔
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just saw Taylor Tomlinson’s announcement that she’s canceling the rest of her tour because she’s been sick for awhile & she’s still sick & she needs to prioritize her health. I hope she recovers but damn, I hate how familiar that line is 😔
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The first feature-length documentary on ME/CFS & #LongCOVID, “What Doesn’t Kill You…” is crowd-funding.
I believe video and in particular documentaries can be a powerful way to get messages across & am impressed so far so have donated for a second time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1rS...
#MEcfs
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I believe video and in particular documentaries can be a powerful way to get messages across & am impressed so far so have donated for a second time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1rS...
#MEcfs
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The First Feature-Length Documentary on ME/CFS and Long COVID (Now Crowdfunding)
YouTube video by What Doesn't Kill You
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November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The first feature-length documentary on ME/CFS & #LongCOVID, “What Doesn’t Kill You…” is crowd-funding.
I believe video and in particular documentaries can be a powerful way to get messages across & am impressed so far so have donated for a second time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1rS...
#MEcfs
1/
I believe video and in particular documentaries can be a powerful way to get messages across & am impressed so far so have donated for a second time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1rS...
#MEcfs
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Very happy to share that tomorrow, I will be able to share a transcript and downloadable video of an interview I conducted for The Viral Underclass in 2020 with Alice Wong. It will be freely available for any use, as part of an effort to share Alice’s archive.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Very happy to share that tomorrow, I will be able to share a transcript and downloadable video of an interview I conducted for The Viral Underclass in 2020 with Alice Wong. It will be freely available for any use, as part of an effort to share Alice’s archive.
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Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.
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Took a day trip yesterday to see the Sandhill Cranes gather at sunset at the Jasper-Pulaski FWA and it was absolutely and totally worth it. 😍 #birds
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Took a day trip yesterday to see the Sandhill Cranes gather at sunset at the Jasper-Pulaski FWA and it was absolutely and totally worth it. 😍 #birds
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I do agree with @catacalypto.bsky.social that this is all made even worse due to the total collapse of well-informed tech journalism in 2025, but this is very much a public trust issue big tech inflicted upon themselves
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I do agree with @catacalypto.bsky.social that this is all made even worse due to the total collapse of well-informed tech journalism in 2025, but this is very much a public trust issue big tech inflicted upon themselves
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impressive to watch a huge industry go very swiftly from “widely popular and largely trusted” to “widely considered to be as or even more evil than the oil companies that occasionally spill tons of toxic cute-animal-killing goo into crucial waterways” though
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
impressive to watch a huge industry go very swiftly from “widely popular and largely trusted” to “widely considered to be as or even more evil than the oil companies that occasionally spill tons of toxic cute-animal-killing goo into crucial waterways” though
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There is no such thing as an intelligent report on increasing school absences due to chronic illness and mental health issues that does not lead with a discussion of the out-of-control virus that causes chronic illness and mental health issues.
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
There is no such thing as an intelligent report on increasing school absences due to chronic illness and mental health issues that does not lead with a discussion of the out-of-control virus that causes chronic illness and mental health issues.
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄