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Feed for Long Covid new arrivals on BlueSky. Reposts from trusted LC advocacy and supportive accounts who've migrated from other social media. Named in honour of surreal British 1970s cartoon Noah And Nelly. "All aboard the Skylark!"

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · Dec 2

All aboard the Skylark!

A feed for Long Covid community new arrivals to BlueSky. You may not have time or energy to re-establish your connections yet, so this feed will repost from trusted LC advocates and allies.

Think of it as a gentle landing until you're ready to rebuild.
#covid #longcovid

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

This is exactly why I say wearing a mask is an act of resistance.

They want us sick.

They want us weak.

They want many of us dead.

Get your vaccines if able, but adding a high quality respirator like an N95 can prevent many airborne contagions.

It’ll keep you & your community safe.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9h

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

When I think of violent criminals … Winnie the Pooh and Cookie Monster are top of the list.

Hide your honey and your baked goods!

Portland is rubbing off on Chicago. The inflatable animals have arrived at the Broadview ICE detention facility chanting “this is what democracy looks like”

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

6 people were killed and 12 injured in two separate homecoming shootings in Mississippi yesterday.

Today 4 people are dead and 20 injured after a shooter opened fire on Willie’s Bar and Grill in South Carolina.

No flags will be lowered. No speeches will be given. The gun laws won’t change

4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said.

www.wral.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

If an elected offiicial can’t answer a direct question, they should be cut off.

They shouldn’t be allowed to go on long winded rants trying to change the subject and obfuscate facts.

If VP Vance can’t answer Yes or No to “did Tom Homan take a $50k bribe”… I think we all know the answer is Yes

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 7h

I hope Karma nails these jerks….all of them. Hell might not even be enough… never knew there were such sick mean people… and 75 million voted for this?? And millions more helped it happen by not bothering to vote.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social · 8h

If you want a safe space to come & make fun of RFK Jr & MAHA, get in touch.

If you use satire as part of your act, you are probably aware of how much of your own life, and your own behavior is influenced by the people you make fun of.

It's why you make fun of them.

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Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social · 8h

I run an event where there is an expectation that attendees wear masks.

However we do appreciate how difficult this can be when families are divided, and people feel isolated.

We would LOVE some comics to attend!

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Bacharach/David cover)

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Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social · 8h

My children wear masks. We live in England, but they very much enjoy watching American comics make fun of RFK Jr, MAHA, JD Vance, & the President of the United States.

Those comics don't mask, but they do help my children to mask, so thank you.🧵

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 9h

How much more damage will they do??

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 9h

Hello, Jake Tapper...are you paying ANY attention? Time for another book??

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 11h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 9h

I need a Tommy Flowers Was Robbed t-shirt. Great piece!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Move over, Alan Turing: meet the working-class hero of Bletchley Park you didn’t see in the movies

The Oxbridge-educated boffin is feted as the codebreaking genius who helped Britain win the war. But should a little-known Post Office engineer named Tommy Flowers be seen as the real father of comput...

www.theguardian.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 9h

From the picture it looks like this is IN MICE, but a cautious WOW from me.

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 10h

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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Danilo Buonsenso @buonsenso.bsky.social · 11h

Working (and Keeping Your Salary) When Long COVID or ME/CFS Makes Full-Time Work Impossible

danilobuonsenso.substack.com/p/working-an...

Working (and Keeping Your Salary) When Long COVID or ME/CFS Makes Full-Time Work Impossible

danilobuonsenso.substack.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12h

OK I’ve done my Sunday sport (12 rounds in the ring with Reviewer 2). Got my mug of tea and bit of cake. Which Diane Keaton movie shall I watch? #academicsky

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 13h

It’s so very disappointing from our national broadcaster to let those lies about ‘hate marches’ being ‘racist’ go unchecked & presented as facts. It’s a despicable state of affairs if the most trusted & ‘impartial’ broadcaster -who we pay-allows such unchallenged smears of 100,000s of people. Shame.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17h

Priti Patel smears the hundreds of thousands who marched in London yesterday in support of the Palestinians & against our govts complicity in Israels genocide.

Patel also claims people are burning copies of the Torah on the pro Palestinian protests. Which is a lie of course

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · 11h

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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 13h

Change starts local. When national health guidance falls short, our cities, counties, and states can step up. That’s where you come in.

We’re proud to announce our Health Department Outreach Campaign — a collective effort to rebuild trust and strengthen infection-prevention (...)

Promotional graphic from whn.global with a dark blue background.
Main text in large white letters reads:
“In 3 steps, you can help shape public health messaging where you live.”
Below that:
“WHN invites everyone to contact their local health departments and advocate for stronger public health messaging.”
A white-outlined button in the center says:
“Here’s how you can get started →”
At the bottom, in white and yellow text:
“whn.global/health-department-outreach-campaign.”

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At the top, a white-outlined button says: “Step 1.”
Main text:
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Supporting text below reads:
“Acknowledge the good work they’re already doing, then encourage them to go further by strengthening science-based messaging on Long COVID, clean air, masking, testing, and more. (Use our email templates to make it easy).”
At the bottom, in white and yellow text:
“whn.global/health-department-outreach-campaign.”

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At the top, a white-outlined button says: “Step 2.”
Main text:
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At the bottom, in white and yellow text:
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At the top, a white-outlined button says: “Step 3.”
Main text:
“Spread the word.”
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“Invite others to take part — every voice adds strength to the message for healthier, safer communities. When you add your outreach to our map, you help amplify the movement and build momentum for stronger public health.”
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“whn.global/health-department-outreach-campaign.”

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 13h

Reading Miriam Margolyes’s book “Oh Miriam” and struck by how much I identify with her analysis of her maternal & paternal grandmothers. I mean I couldn’t have had a more different background than her yet her writing is somehow so personal to me. She is a true national treasure. I love her!

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 14h

🧪 New research in paediatric #LongCovid showing microclots

👨‍🔬David Walt's lab at Harvard & Massachusetts General Hospital have devised an objective test 👇

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 16h

Do you know who makes a dictatorship? It’s not the racists. It’s not the criminals. It’s not even the idiots.

It’s the sycophants.

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 16h

More Bad JuJu for kids and Cøvid.

Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults!

journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...

journals.lww.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

Once again, the move fast and break things strategy backfires as the regime has to reverse a number of layoffs.

They’re testing us.

They make horribly bad and dangerous decisions and wait to see how much public outcry there is.

If it’s a lot, they change course.

It’s exhausting.

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17h

“You’re so lucky! I wish I didn’t have to work!”

People act like we’re getting a permanent vacation.

The reality is we are forced to live in legislated poverty.

Barred from earning or marrying without losing our meagre benefits.

Denied autonomy.

And we’re sick & in pain.

It’s a 24/7 job.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 17h

Feeling unwell?

If you have COVID symptoms, TEST
If you test positive, ISOLATE
If you can’t test, MASK

Protect yourself and others (especially high-risk people) - it still matters!

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · 15h

In an article in Delayed Gratification, written in about 2018, about the common cold, a researcher said yes, you'll have lasting immune memory to the cold you just caught, but with about 160 different types of virus causing common colds your chances of ever using that immunity are exceedingly low.

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