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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · 8d

Confirmed at the CVS at 107 W Green in Champaign. I had to make an appointment over the phone(unclear if they do walk ins or not for this?), but they have it in stock!

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you!!!

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · 11d

Same, I've been checking around for it and no leads yet here in CU. Costco says 'coming soon' 🤔

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 12d

Built a reversed pinball game showing how Long COVID destroys your body. You try to let the virus OUT but your immune system keeps attacking, causing organ damage.
50% of healthcare workers affected. 38% globally.
Play it. Share it. Learn what millions face daily.
exercisetechlab.com/long-covid-p...

Long COVID: The Body's Battle | University of Illinois

exercisetechlab.com

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 22d

🧵*9/16/2025 noncooperation thread*

A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.

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IL State Sen Villa, in heels, yelling for people to stay in their houses, yelling at ICE "THIS IS MY CITY." Not even a megaphone.

Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 22d

Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 24d

Amen.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24d

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Sep 7

Is that a Kingfisher?

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s not “post-pandemic.” It’s “post-pretending to care.”

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Aug 30

I love when the answer to that question is yes 😊

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Aug 25

Found at my co-op!!!
I was going to make a blood oranges joke until I looked it up and this company *also* sells those 🧛‍♀️🦇

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great thread & solidarity from across campus. As the lone masker in my office and probably building, one of the many ?s running through my mind is "aren't they concerned about protecting their brains...?" 🤷‍♀️

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Jun 29

☝️☝️☝️

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Jun 29

Oh we wouldn't want to harsh the vibes at brunch for them, right??? /s

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Elevated Access @elevatedaccess.bsky.social · Jun 21

If you're looking for action after this week's SCOTUS decision, you can help families of trans kids can still get care in other states. We provide free air travel with both volunteer pilots and airline flights to make sure no one is left behind.

(Thank you, Ariana Grande, for the shout out.)

Help Trans Kids Get the Care They Need: Parents have spent years raising their kids and working with medical professionals to understand how best to keep them healthy and happy. Because of the SCOTUS decision this week, trans kids will face more barriers to the care they need because of their gender identity.

Transgender kids are not alone in this fight. We fly every day for families to access the care they need, for transgender people’s rights to control their own bodies and their own futures.

You can donate to support this work through the link in our bio. This work will need to happen for years to come.

What our passengers say: Anyone who gets to experience flying with you on your plane is very lucky and in great hands. I am so thankful I had a chance to be assisted in my time of need. During this hard time, I was given the support that made my difficult time so much better. I will always be grateful and remember the kindness I was blessed by. It truly had a major positive impact on my life. Thank you all!
- An Elevated Access passenger

You can donate, volunteer, and spread the word. People need to know that help exists. Others need to know what they can do to help. Donate and more at the link in our bio!

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Sotomayor, dissenting, says the majority "does irrevocable damage" to the equal protection clause and "invites legislatures to engage in discrimination by hiding blatant sex classifications in plain sight." She fears the damage in Skrmetti will go well beyond gender-affirming care, and she's right.

This case presents an easy question: whether SB1’s ban
on certain medications, applicable only if used in a manner
“inconsistent with . . . sex,” contains a sex classification.
Because sex determines access to the covered medications,
it clearly does. Yet the majority refuses to call a spade a
spade. Instead, it obfuscates a sex classification that is
plain on the face of this statute, all to avoid the mere possibility that a different court could strike down SB1, or categorical healthcare bans like it. The Court’s willingness to
do so here does irrevocable damage to the Equal Protection
Clause and invites legislatures to engage in discrimination
by hiding blatant sex classifications in plain sight. It also
authorizes, without second thought, untold harm to
transgender children and the parents and families who love
them. Because there is no constitutional justification for
that result, I dissent.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · May 14

Please do not fall for these lies. RFK Jr has cut funding to Long COVID research, disbanded Long COVID committees, and spread misinformation about COVID vaccines and treatments. He can not be trusted to meaningfully advance Long COVID treatments, and will only exploit vulnerable communities.

The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · May 14

During the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today, Kennedy testified that he is "100% committed to finding treatments for Long COVID."

The Sick Times will continue to follow the story.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · May 5

Results:
‘These findings indicate that even mild COVID-19 can result in persistent neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and functional network abnormalities, both in individuals with and without brain fog.’

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · May 5

My pop shared with me a piece in The NYTimes today about how to say ‘I Told You So’ you know, politely.

This is me being polite, and right, since day 1 🧵

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Journal manuscript titled: Persistent neurocognitive deficits in long COVID: Evidence of structural changes and network abnormalities following mild infection (published in Cortex, volume 187, June 2025, pp 98-110).

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · May 5

The "brutality" is young men are being told that they have to be decent people and that no one owes them attention (especially sexual attention) just because they want it. They're being told that in order to get a good partner they have to be a good partner. The horrors of being treated like women

Josh Olson @josholson.bsky.social · May 2

It's a brutal time for young men, and to be raising one. The primary message they now is get is "YOU'RE BAD" without any meaningful attempt to offer healthy pathways beyond "Don't be a boy."

Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Apr 14

Just clarifying, though this is not difficult to grasp: Anyone working on an industry project with a notorious transphobic bigot is OK with transphobic bigotry.

The end.

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Micah @rincewind.run · Apr 24

something I really appreciate about Pascal is that he's using his position - which is very secure, he's hugely successful and they're not going to throw away a bunch of money firing him - to be this outspoken

it's important that everyone speak out on trans rights but especially big names

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Apr 24

he’s right and he’s right to say it

Pedro Pascal Blasts J.K. Rowling as a 'Heinous Loser' for Her Anti-Trans Views, Backs Harry Potter Boycott

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · Apr 17

You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure.

Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.

Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · Apr 17

BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · Apr 18

Legit the best thing any Dem has done to date in response to Trump and it happened because he cared more about serving his constituents than public polling about immigration.

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 18

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Apr 18

this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 18

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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Kimberly @kimoesq.bsky.social · Apr 18

There is a local gluten free bakery who is doing a bunch of vegan options for the month of April.

Behold... raspberry almond chocolate chip, amazing 🥰

A vegan, gluten free cake in the flavor of raspberry almond chocolate chip. It is on a silver cake board atop a white counter top.

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