Amanda Finley Digs All the Things
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COVID long-hauler, former archaeologist, opera singer, now fed employee. Kids, homeless, dogs. Isotopes+🍩 #WearAMask
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From a tent in the woods, this Kansas City woman advocates for her fellow COVID long-haulers
After losing her apartment, Amanda Finley sought refuge at a Missouri campsite she calls her "happy place." Even as much of the country returns to normal, she's working to remind people that COVID lon...
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I'm housed now, but not because of any assistance program. Just lucky, and friends.
But for many others with long COVID, their housing instability journey is just beginning.
www.kcur.org/health/2021-...
But for many others with long COVID, their housing instability journey is just beginning.
www.kcur.org/health/2021-...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
www.floridatrend.com/feature/2025...
Sobering read: it's no longer how do we prevent or slow it down -- it's how do we deal with this reality.
Sobering read: it's no longer how do we prevent or slow it down -- it's how do we deal with this reality.
When Ice Melts
As Greenland’s ice melts at record speed, Nova Southeastern University wants to lead the fight against the resulting sea level rise in Florida.
www.floridatrend.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
www.floridatrend.com/feature/2025...
Sobering read: it's no longer how do we prevent or slow it down -- it's how do we deal with this reality.
Sobering read: it's no longer how do we prevent or slow it down -- it's how do we deal with this reality.
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Whose side is he on? Whose side are we on? Spoiler alert: We already knew the answers. This just confirms them.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Whose side is he on? Whose side are we on? Spoiler alert: We already knew the answers. This just confirms them.
I love Angie so much. Lend a hand, if you can!
I was given a turkey snf hsm to make for Thanksgiving for my kids and myself 🙇. Radiation and chemo have made my mom so sick she don't even talk. We text. But it's still sad to just dt be us. I also am short on money for sides and dessert but my bills are paid. If anyone can help $angie4hope cashapp
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I love Angie so much. Lend a hand, if you can!
Bad news on the job front. I struck out on every lead that seemed promising.
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Bad news on the job front. I struck out on every lead that seemed promising.
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Hey everyone, I'm trying to help my friend Violet raise money for herself and her kids to survive right now. She's a disabled single mom who recently escaped a horrible domestic abuse situation. She can barely work and isn't making enough to survive. Please share & donate; gofund.me/741322da6
Donate to Help a Mum Rebuild a Safe, Stable Home for Her Children, organized by Violet Coal
My name is Violet. I’m a mum of two autistic children. I am a surv… Violet Coal needs your support for Help a Mum Rebuild a Safe, Stable Home for Her Children
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November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hey everyone, I'm trying to help my friend Violet raise money for herself and her kids to survive right now. She's a disabled single mom who recently escaped a horrible domestic abuse situation. She can barely work and isn't making enough to survive. Please share & donate; gofund.me/741322da6
Hey everyone, I'm trying to help my friend Violet raise money for herself and her kids to survive right now. She's a disabled single mom who recently escaped a horrible domestic abuse situation. She can barely work and isn't making enough to survive. Please share & donate; gofund.me/741322da6
Donate to Help a Mum Rebuild a Safe, Stable Home for Her Children, organized by Violet Coal
My name is Violet. I’m a mum of two autistic children. I am a surv… Violet Coal needs your support for Help a Mum Rebuild a Safe, Stable Home for Her Children
gofund.me
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Anyway, great preprint if you want to check it out. Those structural biologists and biochemists really know their shit.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Anyway, great preprint if you want to check it out. Those structural biologists and biochemists really know their shit.
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This is a very sad day for public health and evidence-based science in general.
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is a very sad day for public health and evidence-based science in general.
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Not beating the Nazi allegations I see
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Not beating the Nazi allegations I see
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Important piece on how we got here.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy. - KFF Health News
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exerc...
kffhealthnews.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Important piece on how we got here.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
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This is fucking disgusting.
This platform & a few others has just been finding ways to violently bully or shame the sex workers who enriched them for as long as I can recall.
Just more modern day plantation owners.
This platform & a few others has just been finding ways to violently bully or shame the sex workers who enriched them for as long as I can recall.
Just more modern day plantation owners.
“OnlyFans will screen creators in the United States for criminal convictions, CEO Keily Blair has announced in a post on LinkedIn”
www.xbiz.com/news/293733/...
www.xbiz.com/news/293733/...
OnlyFans Institutes Criminal Background Checks for US Creators
OnlyFans will screen creators in the United States for criminal convictions, CEO Keily Blair has announced in a post on LinkedIn.
www.xbiz.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is fucking disgusting.
This platform & a few others has just been finding ways to violently bully or shame the sex workers who enriched them for as long as I can recall.
Just more modern day plantation owners.
This platform & a few others has just been finding ways to violently bully or shame the sex workers who enriched them for as long as I can recall.
Just more modern day plantation owners.
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Oh crap. There was a BA.3.2 in California last week.
It's GBW and 'environmental', so presumably from plane waste.
@ryanhisner.bsky.social
Had you heard about it? Did they miss it? It was only 5% of the sample, but very clear.
It's GBW and 'environmental', so presumably from plane waste.
@ryanhisner.bsky.social
Had you heard about it? Did they miss it? It was only 5% of the sample, but very clear.
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Oh crap. There was a BA.3.2 in California last week.
It's GBW and 'environmental', so presumably from plane waste.
@ryanhisner.bsky.social
Had you heard about it? Did they miss it? It was only 5% of the sample, but very clear.
It's GBW and 'environmental', so presumably from plane waste.
@ryanhisner.bsky.social
Had you heard about it? Did they miss it? It was only 5% of the sample, but very clear.
My pet sitting client for next week cancelled, which is totally fine, but I was counting on that $350.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My pet sitting client for next week cancelled, which is totally fine, but I was counting on that $350.
4. More pandemics. Seems like a biggie to me.
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
4. More pandemics. Seems like a biggie to me.
This is the way. Do this. Long COVID is long -- and you don't want to find out for yourself.
I have books to write and people to take care of. I don’t have time to get Covid or a cold!
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is the way. Do this. Long COVID is long -- and you don't want to find out for yourself.
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🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠
Part 3...
Depression is real and biological in Long Cövid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Part 3...
Depression is real and biological in Long Cövid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces depressive-like behaviors by disrupting astrocytic Cx43-mediated gap junction intercellular communication
Long COVID has emerged as a global health concern, with depression being one of its most debilitating and poorly understood manifestations. Despite ev…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠
Part 3...
Depression is real and biological in Long Cövid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Part 3...
Depression is real and biological in Long Cövid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thanks, Dave! Sending to my sleep med doc.
🚨🚨THIS 🚨🚨
Sleep architecture and rapid eye movement sleep without atonia in post-COVID-19 insomnia url: academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
Sleep architecture and rapid eye movement sleep without atonia in post-COVID-19 insomnia url: academic.oup.com/sleep/articl...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thanks, Dave! Sending to my sleep med doc.
And a good morning fuck you too, Markwayne. I'm disabled because your boy Donnie decided to do his own research on COVID. Yay, bleach!
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
And a good morning fuck you too, Markwayne. I'm disabled because your boy Donnie decided to do his own research on COVID. Yay, bleach!
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So many things about Trump make more sense if you think of them as creating channels for corruption.
- Settle a lawsuit
- Buy his cryptocurrency
- Donate to his election fund/ballroom/etc.
- Make trade concessions
- Or, just give him a fucking gold bar
- Settle a lawsuit
- Buy his cryptocurrency
- Donate to his election fund/ballroom/etc.
- Make trade concessions
- Or, just give him a fucking gold bar
A Rolex, a gold bar, a trade deal and the ethics of presidential gifts : Consider This from NPR
At a recent gathering of Swiss business executives in the White House, the CEO of Rolex presented President Trump with a gold-plated desk clock.The CEO of a precious-metals company presented the presi...
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
So many things about Trump make more sense if you think of them as creating channels for corruption.
- Settle a lawsuit
- Buy his cryptocurrency
- Donate to his election fund/ballroom/etc.
- Make trade concessions
- Or, just give him a fucking gold bar
- Settle a lawsuit
- Buy his cryptocurrency
- Donate to his election fund/ballroom/etc.
- Make trade concessions
- Or, just give him a fucking gold bar
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I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
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November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Are you an Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) enrollee? Have your monthly premiums increased?
We want to hear from you: https://bit.ly/47tEo8n
We want to hear from you: https://bit.ly/47tEo8n
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
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Keep in mind that there is a lot of illegitimate traffic here and elsewhere when we’ve had a big win.
Today the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the Senate unanimously and the House with but one down vote.
Texas maps also got thrown out.
Don’t fall for the naysaying.
Today the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the Senate unanimously and the House with but one down vote.
Texas maps also got thrown out.
Don’t fall for the naysaying.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Keep in mind that there is a lot of illegitimate traffic here and elsewhere when we’ve had a big win.
Today the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the Senate unanimously and the House with but one down vote.
Texas maps also got thrown out.
Don’t fall for the naysaying.
Today the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the Senate unanimously and the House with but one down vote.
Texas maps also got thrown out.
Don’t fall for the naysaying.