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chronic illness warrior surviving a day at a time & missing my old life | attorney | artist | nature lover | democrat | spoonie | #LongCovid since March 2020 | Lyme, MCAS, dysautonomia, etc, etc, my body is falling apart
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I have a butternut squash-sized cat
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Epstein file release be like
December 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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I am convinced in the future we will look back and realise the sheer unimaginable folly of letting a virus that can cause immune dysregulation and cognitive dysfunction in humans infect and re-infect the global population over and over again. Worse still, that we encouraged it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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There’s an amendment for this.
December 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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'Australian study tracks ties between Long COVID, disabling conditions'

'A total of 86 percent of those with Long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9 percent of Australians overall.'

accesspress.org/australian-s...
Australian study tracks ties between Long COVID, disabling conditions | Access Press
When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold – a few days of […]
accesspress.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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New studies come out all the time. I understand it’s hard to face but everyone should know the truth.

“Everyone [who’s] had COVID-19 tends to have some lasting reduction in brain blood flow (CBF), mainly in frontotemporal areas – even if they feel 100% recovered [and the infection was mild].”
Latest 🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on Covid's impact on the right-occipital areas, where visual information is processed!

SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."

Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Epstein-Barr virus is linked to development of the autoimmune disease lupus in new research

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Virus That Causes Mono May Also Cause Lupus
Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.

Please share!
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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As many eyes will be on court downtown today, there are early indications ICE may be active in this area again.

Agents reportedly snatched a daycare worker in Roscoe Village this morning.
ICE/CBP is active in Lincoln Park right now, has been spotted near Damen/Clybourn at Costco + Jewel (this is in addition to a morning abduction reported at Costco earlier).

People believe grocery delivery drivers are being targeted and are asking folks to alert other vulnerable workers as well.
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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When operation midway blitz started, the term “detained” was used to describe federal agents taking ppl. There has been a shift in the language being used among rapid responders and Chicagoans. Abduction/kidnapped feels more accurate bc there are no warrants, no badged agents, no due process.
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Practically every day we encounter someone who still has no idea ICE shot and killed someone in Chicago already. This happened before many people tuned in (and many have already tuned out again).
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago.
Chicago-area man killed by ICE honored at Franklin Park Day of the Dead celebration: ‘Someone who was wanted’
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González.
trib.al
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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NEW: Jury selection begins in the trial of sandwich guy today. The prosecutors are accusing him of "throwing a meat sandwich" at "point-blank range."

POINT-BLANK RANGE 💀 www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Jury selection begins in the trial of D.C.'s 'sandwich guy'
Sean Dunn went viral this summer for throwing a salami sub at a Customs and Border Protection agent.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Chicagoland. Whistle solidarity. What do you do if you hear 4 short whistles? Move away from the whistle if you are at risk. Run towards the whistle if you can document. Everyone has their own risk. Train for Rapid Rapid response, Know Your Rights and SALUTE. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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The President of the United States thinks a test for dementia is an IQ test, and none of his sycophants will tell him he’s wrong.

Let that sink in.
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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The CDC also published this infographic which clearly shows infections leading to organ damage and yet we still have no clear health messaging or preventive policy in place. Only a sliver of a band of vaccine offering. A vaccine only policy with no vaccines!
October 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.

Would be a shame if it went viral.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM