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angel💀 @sabattons.com · 12h

things I knew as an adult but didn't (really) know as an adult with a compromised immune system — pneumonia and its related infections really (are) that stubborn and really (are) that serious. I have been living an identical life to an ailing victorian child for the past two weeks.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 55m

“I don’t mask and I’m not sick”

“I don’t know anyone with Long Covid”

“I’m not worried I trust my immune system”

“If I get sick I will try harder to get better”

These are all coping mechanisms.

People can’t accept that they will likely become disabled eventually. 🧵

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Patti LuPain @pattilupain.bsky.social · 1h

I always tell those people I would love to read research that shows repeat covid infections are fine—and I really mean it! They never provide it though. 😭

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han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 4h

I just think that if you are going to state definitively that something is not a risk, then you should be able to readily cite at least ONE study that wasn't later retracted as false. or you should have to read ten of the newest papers on how covid fucks you up. vibes will not save you!!

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Eileen @eileenart.bsky.social · 4h

I think most of us would be overjoyed if there were studies showing that SARS2 is mild and the risks are actually low. None of us like living like this! It's a logistical nightmare trying to safely access healthcare, and the more people you live with, the more challenging it is to avoid infection.

han olliver @hanolliver.bsky.social · 4h

I just think that if you are going to state definitively that something is not a risk, then you should be able to readily cite at least ONE study that wasn't later retracted as false. or you should have to read ten of the newest papers on how covid fucks you up. vibes will not save you!!

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Eileen @eileenart.bsky.social · 12h

I will say again: It is not anti-vax rhetoric to be open and honest about what the current SARS-CoV2 vaccines actually do, and do not do. I think a major source of vax distrust came from government falsely claiming that it would prevent infection/spread. Then, when breakthrough infections happened..

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Pandemic 𓅃. Index @panaccindex.bsky.social · 13h

Feeding into the binary fallacy that death is the only bad outcome from COVID-19 does nothing except normalize & forward the agenda of the anti-vaccine movement.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12h

Have had very helpful convos with folks from CBS, and would love to hear from a few more of you!

If you work at CBS, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

If you don't work there, fear not. You can still help by boosting this :) Thank you!

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VC @vgc1720.bsky.social · 11h

Average ppl: People who are still masking are living in fear and not following the science.

The science: ~6 million US children have Long Covid and more than 20 million adults. 400+ million cases worldwide, and oh by the way…

time.com/7322188/covi...

Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID

The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.

time.com

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VC @vgc1720.bsky.social · 2h

I’m so sorry that all of us with long COVID won’t just shutup & die faster.
That must be so inconvenient for everyone who dgaf.
I guess we are just down right churlish!

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Agent Q (ISU get ducked) @poohpalooza.bsky.social · 1d

idk man i think immuno-compromised people deserve to be able to go to the doctor and supermarkets and movie theatres and take public transportation without risking getting sicker (forever) but i guess that's not a common position these days.

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sleater-kenny omega @layneransom.bsky.social · 20h

Before any bs: N95 masks work, but if the seal comes loose for even a moment in a public setting, that’s an exposure risk. That risk is *much* lower if others mask too.

There are also babies and children who can’t mask *or* get vaccinated but hey who gives a shit about them amirite

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Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · Aug 9

Given the ease in which CO2 can be measured, its source, and its association with both disease transmission and ventilation, CO2 has become an excellent metric by which to gauge indoor air quality.

A threshold of 800 ppm has been suggested as point in which the air deemed well ventilated.

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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 10h

it is not hard to put on a mask in indoor places where you’re not eating. it does not ruin the experience to cover your face for 20 min at trader joe’s. establishing this as a social norm would prevent so much illness. five years in i do not understand why this breaks so many people’s brains

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 3h

Jewish law & Bible scholarship don't think the word in the 10 Commandments for "steal" is about, like, shoplifting.

Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--

the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.

Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 10h

So now that asshole has promised Argentina 40 billion dollars, instead of just the 20 billion.

And we are ENRAGED about this?

Cut services to Americans to bail out investors in Argentina’s stupid ideas!!

It’s unreal!!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.

Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.

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The Real McCoy @rippermd41.bsky.social · 7h

Excellent piece.

Every time this discourse rolls around they treat those of us that mask like we’re hypochondriacs.

No we’re the ghosts of infections past.

We plead with you so that you can avoid our fate. In return you mock us.

#MECFS #LongCovid

Screenshot from Beyond All Reason by Julia Doubleday reads: But Long COVID can happen to anyone. We keep saying it. Nobody listens. For convenience I continue to separate "those with Long COVID" who must avoid another infection from those
without- who can afford some mystery number of infections. But it's possible your next infection may disable you too. It is for yourself, as much as for others, that COVID is worth avoiding. The
"unreasonable" of wearing a mask indoors does not compare to the "unreasonable" of Long
COVID plus the "unreasonable" of scrambling to avoid another infection while the still-well-enough people sniff that doing anything to mitigate the virus is simply asking too much of them.

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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 4h

A must-read. I can’t even keep track of how many friends & acquaintances with Long Covid (myself included) have poured our life’s savings into trying to recover, making painstakingly slow strides here & there, only to have it all wiped out & worse by a reinfection. Please give us a fucking break!

Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 11h

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.

substack.com

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 3h

"“COVID dead-enders”? what’s more dead-end than promoting repeated mass infection of a virus that weakens the immune system & invades the body’s every organ?"

this. no one wants All This to be over more than the people engaging in the behaviors that prevent the thing from continuing.

Kevin Ball @stairway-to-kevin.bsky.social · 1d

asserted with the arrogance unique to overconfident white-ass reply guys who’ve *no* clue of the science. also is there a greater misnomer than “COVID dead-enders”? what’s more dead-end than promoting repeated mass infection of a virus that weakens the immune system & invades the body’s every organ?

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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 3h

I get asked this constantly, or it takes the form of a declaration, like “well we can’t mask ALL THE TIME FOREVER!!” as if that’s what I said and not “they should require masks in the fucking chemotherapy wing.” literally my mom has cancer and her doctor sits there breathing on us in our n95s.

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 4h

I just want to make it clear that the reason people ask this question isn’t genuine, and no response you can give to it will be taken in good faith.

GOP Delenda Est @qed2.bsky.social · 4h

I didn't ask OP a question, I asked you! Is your supposition that leftist solidarity requires masking every time, forever? (let's say, just in the specific types of places you named)

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Patti LuPain @pattilupain.bsky.social · 4h

Did you see the modeling that seemed to indicate if we all wore n95s during those few months when most people were masking we coulda beat it? 😭

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Patti LuPain @pattilupain.bsky.social · 4h

I guess I don’t really understand the pushback? High risk people are asking people to mask, not spreading illness is a good thing, barring medical issues I’m just not sure why people wouldn’t wear a mask on the subway, which is super gross anyway.

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Patti LuPain @pattilupain.bsky.social · 4h

This site is the best! cleanairstars.com/filters/

Air Filters - Clean Air Stars

Choosing an air filter can be confusing, but it needn't be. 1. Determine the room dimensions or person capacity To reduce the risk of transmission we aim to introduce as much fresh or filtered air int...

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Patti LuPain @pattilupain.bsky.social · 4h

Personally I would love to get to the original target of 10k cases per day. There’s lots of ways we could get there, better vaccines, clean air standards, etc. but yeah, while this is running rampant and there are no mitigations, masking in key spaces would be great.

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