Laine Adrienne
@laineadrienne.bsky.social
Sometimes artist, surviving endometriosis, garden gnome, COVID competent
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Some good news for 🇨🇦Canadians living with #LongCOVID - Canada is in the process of developing a (long overdue) registry of patients with Long COVID -
Why is this important?
Because what a government doesn't measure, it doesn't have to manage.
So, baby steps 👇
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
Why is this important?
Because what a government doesn't measure, it doesn't have to manage.
So, baby steps 👇
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
Developing a minimum dataset for a national patient registry on Long COVID in Canada: a Delphi consensus-based study
Objectives To develop survey items for a national patient registry on Long COVID using a modified Delphi process.
Design This study was based on a modified Delphi process involving three rounds of an...
bmjopen.bmj.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Some good news for 🇨🇦Canadians living with #LongCOVID - Canada is in the process of developing a (long overdue) registry of patients with Long COVID -
Why is this important?
Because what a government doesn't measure, it doesn't have to manage.
So, baby steps 👇
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
Why is this important?
Because what a government doesn't measure, it doesn't have to manage.
So, baby steps 👇
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
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Vancouverites - sharing this widely! It's about time. If other dentists want more business, it's time to adapt to meet the reality we're living in 🦷
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Vancouverites - sharing this widely! It's about time. If other dentists want more business, it's time to adapt to meet the reality we're living in 🦷
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The New York Times just ran a headline that says video contradicts what Trump claims. How hard would that be to say @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social ? Things are VERY bad with Canadian journalism when I have to use the NYT as a good example of something.
January 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The New York Times just ran a headline that says video contradicts what Trump claims. How hard would that be to say @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social ? Things are VERY bad with Canadian journalism when I have to use the NYT as a good example of something.
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CBC Radio wants to big up fiction on Canada Reads that talks about the immigrant experience but its news division wants to quote a president’s propaganda as fact and not describe what we can all see as truth, or quote witnesses, about a paramilitary that’s killing immigrants.
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
CBC Radio wants to big up fiction on Canada Reads that talks about the immigrant experience but its news division wants to quote a president’s propaganda as fact and not describe what we can all see as truth, or quote witnesses, about a paramilitary that’s killing immigrants.
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@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social any ideas? Why can’t CBC radio describe the video and quote witnesses instead of quoting Trump’s opinions and lies about what happened first and without context?
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social any ideas? Why can’t CBC radio describe the video and quote witnesses instead of quoting Trump’s opinions and lies about what happened first and without context?
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If CBC radio has watched the video why can they not describe the facts about how ICE murdered a woman? Instead they quote BOTH Trump and Kristi Noem’s description before saying the state reps “disagree” but they NEVER DESCRIBE THE FACTS. They relate Trump’s lie that she was weaponizing the car.
January 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If CBC radio has watched the video why can they not describe the facts about how ICE murdered a woman? Instead they quote BOTH Trump and Kristi Noem’s description before saying the state reps “disagree” but they NEVER DESCRIBE THE FACTS. They relate Trump’s lie that she was weaponizing the car.
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Please push back loudly against the chronic absenteeism propaganda. It’s absence. It’s absence due to illness. That is the no 1 reason for kids missing school. A big driver of that is that buses and school buildings are not safe/healthy for kids or workers. Everyone in school deserves healthy air.
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Please push back loudly against the chronic absenteeism propaganda. It’s absence. It’s absence due to illness. That is the no 1 reason for kids missing school. A big driver of that is that buses and school buildings are not safe/healthy for kids or workers. Everyone in school deserves healthy air.
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5/ Oh, look, more right there in the title:
Persistent 🚨immune dysregulation🚨 and metabolic alterations following SARS-CoV-2 infection
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Persistent 🚨immune dysregulation🚨 and metabolic alterations following SARS-CoV-2 infection
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Persistent immune dysregulation and metabolic alterations following SARS-CoV-2 infection
SARS-CoV-2 can cause a variety of post-acute sequelae including Long COVID19 (LC), a complex, multisystem disease characterized by a broad range of symptoms including fatigue, cognitive impairment, and post-exertional malaise. The pathogenesis of LC ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
5/ Oh, look, more right there in the title:
Persistent 🚨immune dysregulation🚨 and metabolic alterations following SARS-CoV-2 infection
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Persistent 🚨immune dysregulation🚨 and metabolic alterations following SARS-CoV-2 infection
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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“It's just a cold… right?”
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“It's just a cold… right?”
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
There are LOTS of reasons people stopped protecting themselves from COVID.
But once someone has stopped, they need to believe something about COVID. And “it's mild now, just a cold” works really well. Unfortunately it's not true.
#OneOfTheTwo🧵
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2/ and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else."
Some holdings, inc. "unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race," will be warehoused; the rest, thrown out.
The shutdown is part of a closing of 13 bldgs & >100 STEM labs on the MD campus by March.
Some holdings, inc. "unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race," will be warehoused; the rest, thrown out.
The shutdown is part of a closing of 13 bldgs & >100 STEM labs on the MD campus by March.
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 AM
2/ and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else."
Some holdings, inc. "unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race," will be warehoused; the rest, thrown out.
The shutdown is part of a closing of 13 bldgs & >100 STEM labs on the MD campus by March.
Some holdings, inc. "unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race," will be warehoused; the rest, thrown out.
The shutdown is part of a closing of 13 bldgs & >100 STEM labs on the MD campus by March.
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This is the most anti-intellectual, anti-science administration the US has ever seen; if it were a novel, it would be satire. Or horror.
Tomorrow, Trump is closing NASA’s largest research library, "a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Tomorrow, Trump is closing NASA’s largest research library, "a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 AM
This is the most anti-intellectual, anti-science administration the US has ever seen; if it were a novel, it would be satire. Or horror.
Tomorrow, Trump is closing NASA’s largest research library, "a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents...
1/2
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Tomorrow, Trump is closing NASA’s largest research library, "a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents...
1/2
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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Remember that it’s never too late to start taking Covid precautions.
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
A very Happy New Year to you all. If you're still mitigating against infection from SARS-CoV-2 you have nothing but my respect and admiration. Wishing each and every one of you a wonderful 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Remember that it’s never too late to start taking Covid precautions.
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
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Sitting at home for a few weeks, or even months is an implausible explanation for *more severe illness and hospitalisations for years on end*.
It does not explain why babies that had not been conceived yet are in the affected cohort.
It does not explain why babies that had not been conceived yet are in the affected cohort.
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Sitting at home for a few weeks, or even months is an implausible explanation for *more severe illness and hospitalisations for years on end*.
It does not explain why babies that had not been conceived yet are in the affected cohort.
It does not explain why babies that had not been conceived yet are in the affected cohort.
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PSA: You don’t owe anyone an explanation about the health reasons why you are wearing a mask.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
December 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
PSA: You don’t owe anyone an explanation about the health reasons why you are wearing a mask.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
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If you're knowingly spreading a disabling and deadly disease, you're not progressive.
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you're knowingly spreading a disabling and deadly disease, you're not progressive.
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I am very tired of claims that maskers or covid cautious people are all just antisocial weirdos who wanted an excuse to hide forever. Many of us had active, full social lives that we would still have - if you would agree to help make the environment safe. You won’t, so we’re trapped.
December 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am very tired of claims that maskers or covid cautious people are all just antisocial weirdos who wanted an excuse to hide forever. Many of us had active, full social lives that we would still have - if you would agree to help make the environment safe. You won’t, so we’re trapped.
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The thing about Jon Stewart is that he never outgrew his desire to appear to be the smartest person in the room despite the fact that in his absence the world completely outgrew his completely status quo aligned perspective
December 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The thing about Jon Stewart is that he never outgrew his desire to appear to be the smartest person in the room despite the fact that in his absence the world completely outgrew his completely status quo aligned perspective
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Good article by Julia, but I would add, don’t just let us be, HELP. Wear a mask in places where high risk people have to be, so you aren’t *contributing* to their risk. This is ground zero of a you’re either helping or hurting situation.
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Good article by Julia, but I would add, don’t just let us be, HELP. Wear a mask in places where high risk people have to be, so you aren’t *contributing* to their risk. This is ground zero of a you’re either helping or hurting situation.
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Viruses do not appear spontaneously in the air. They are breathed out by an infected person. It is not abstract, it is concrete. Every high risk person who gets severely ill or dies does so because someone sick did not avoid infecting them.It is not logical to put that burden entirely on the victim.
December 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Viruses do not appear spontaneously in the air. They are breathed out by an infected person. It is not abstract, it is concrete. Every high risk person who gets severely ill or dies does so because someone sick did not avoid infecting them.It is not logical to put that burden entirely on the victim.
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I really really really really dislike the new thing of calling staying in bed or being non-productive “rotting”.
December 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I really really really really dislike the new thing of calling staying in bed or being non-productive “rotting”.
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Rest is *good*, unscheduled time is *good.* You are not always either producing or decaying. Creativity flows from shutting things up enough to hear yourself, to be able to synthesize everything you’ve taken in lately.
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Rest is *good*, unscheduled time is *good.* You are not always either producing or decaying. Creativity flows from shutting things up enough to hear yourself, to be able to synthesize everything you’ve taken in lately.
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Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses
A Review discusses the scientific basis of and factors controlling airborne transmission of respiratory viruses including coronavirus.
www.science.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....