Nikink https://linktr.ee/n1k1nk
@n1k1nk.bsky.social
Freelance writer for Onyx Path Publishing (WoD, CofD, Ex3, TC: Aeon, and TC: Aether), and Weaponized Ink (The Savage Age). He/Him/They/Them. Covid is airborne, wear a mask, minimize harm.
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#OneOfTheTwo Jon Stewart mocked for masking. Because Covid destroyed my body & my life. There are ~half a billion people with #LongCovid around the world. Why would anyone assume they’re too special to become one of us?
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#OneOfTheTwo Jon Stewart mocked for masking. Because Covid destroyed my body & my life. There are ~half a billion people with #LongCovid around the world. Why would anyone assume they’re too special to become one of us?
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NSW Measles Alert
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles following the notification of three confirmed cases of measles who were unknowingly infectious while visiting many locations across Sydney
Includes Gran Torino Restaurant Double Bay and Allianz Stadium
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles following the notification of three confirmed cases of measles who were unknowingly infectious while visiting many locations across Sydney
Includes Gran Torino Restaurant Double Bay and Allianz Stadium
News - Measles alert for Sydney
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles following the notification of three confirmed cases of measles who were unknowingly infectious while visiting many locations...
www.health.nsw.gov.au
December 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
NSW Measles Alert
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles following the notification of three confirmed cases of measles who were unknowingly infectious while visiting many locations across Sydney
Includes Gran Torino Restaurant Double Bay and Allianz Stadium
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles following the notification of three confirmed cases of measles who were unknowingly infectious while visiting many locations across Sydney
Includes Gran Torino Restaurant Double Bay and Allianz Stadium
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Just because something is invisible, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. When evidence of existence is presented, denial is not a rational response.
Covid-19 itself may not be visible to the eye, but the overwhelming evidence of its existence & mode of infection is visible to anyone whose eyes are open.
Covid-19 itself may not be visible to the eye, but the overwhelming evidence of its existence & mode of infection is visible to anyone whose eyes are open.
December 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Just because something is invisible, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. When evidence of existence is presented, denial is not a rational response.
Covid-19 itself may not be visible to the eye, but the overwhelming evidence of its existence & mode of infection is visible to anyone whose eyes are open.
Covid-19 itself may not be visible to the eye, but the overwhelming evidence of its existence & mode of infection is visible to anyone whose eyes are open.
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This one better? I haven't slept
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This one better? I haven't slept
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December 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 19 Dec 2025
🔹 QLD: ⬆️ UP (+11.6%) 32 in hospital
🔹 NSW: ⬆️ UP (+5.6%)
🔹 SA: ⬆️ UP (+2.5%) 3 deaths reported
🔸 WA: ⬇️ DOWN (–4.1%) Avg 12/day hospital
▫️ VIC: Next update 29 Dec
▫️ TAS: Next update 9 Jan
▫️ ACT: Reporting paused for 2025
🔹 Aged care: ⬆️ UP (+18.9%) 1 death
🔹 QLD: ⬆️ UP (+11.6%) 32 in hospital
🔹 NSW: ⬆️ UP (+5.6%)
🔹 SA: ⬆️ UP (+2.5%) 3 deaths reported
🔸 WA: ⬇️ DOWN (–4.1%) Avg 12/day hospital
▫️ VIC: Next update 29 Dec
▫️ TAS: Next update 9 Jan
▫️ ACT: Reporting paused for 2025
🔹 Aged care: ⬆️ UP (+18.9%) 1 death
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 19 Dec 2025
🔹 QLD: ⬆️ UP (+11.6%) 32 in hospital
🔹 NSW: ⬆️ UP (+5.6%)
🔹 SA: ⬆️ UP (+2.5%) 3 deaths reported
🔸 WA: ⬇️ DOWN (–4.1%) Avg 12/day hospital
▫️ VIC: Next update 29 Dec
▫️ TAS: Next update 9 Jan
▫️ ACT: Reporting paused for 2025
🔹 Aged care: ⬆️ UP (+18.9%) 1 death
🔹 QLD: ⬆️ UP (+11.6%) 32 in hospital
🔹 NSW: ⬆️ UP (+5.6%)
🔹 SA: ⬆️ UP (+2.5%) 3 deaths reported
🔸 WA: ⬇️ DOWN (–4.1%) Avg 12/day hospital
▫️ VIC: Next update 29 Dec
▫️ TAS: Next update 9 Jan
▫️ ACT: Reporting paused for 2025
🔹 Aged care: ⬆️ UP (+18.9%) 1 death
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By Dr. Michael
COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease.
It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and immune dysregulation. This is concerning because the injury is cumulative with each infection(endothelium does not easily regenerate).
COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease.
It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and immune dysregulation. This is concerning because the injury is cumulative with each infection(endothelium does not easily regenerate).
December 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
By Dr. Michael
COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease.
It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and immune dysregulation. This is concerning because the injury is cumulative with each infection(endothelium does not easily regenerate).
COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease.
It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and immune dysregulation. This is concerning because the injury is cumulative with each infection(endothelium does not easily regenerate).
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Hobbit Hole.
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Steely Elladan.
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Nick Cave Troll
December 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Hobbit Hole.
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A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Steely Elladan.
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Nick Cave Troll
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Steely Elladan.
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When you consider the vast array of human pathogens healthcare workers are exposed to… the amount of drug resistant ones too…
It’s diabolical.
It’s diabolical.
This.
This is the problem.
OH and S standards are different for HCWs and for the life of me (and them) I can't understand why.
This is the problem.
OH and S standards are different for HCWs and for the life of me (and them) I can't understand why.
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
When you consider the vast array of human pathogens healthcare workers are exposed to… the amount of drug resistant ones too…
It’s diabolical.
It’s diabolical.
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Eat the rich
But also
Wear a fucking n95
But also
Wear a fucking n95
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Eat the rich
But also
Wear a fucking n95
But also
Wear a fucking n95
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“Love it or hate it it’s here to stay” is a crazy thing to keep saying about a technology. If people don’t like using something it doesn’t have to stay we’re not talking about bad weather here
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“Love it or hate it it’s here to stay” is a crazy thing to keep saying about a technology. If people don’t like using something it doesn’t have to stay we’re not talking about bad weather here
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Researchers in Brazil found SARS-CoV-2 uses a sophisticated tactic to evade the body’s defenses. It can dodge the immune system before invading cells, then manipulate the host cell’s genetic material after infection—an approach not previously seen in other pathogens. This helps it escape detection.
COVID-19 Alters Host RNA, Disables Immune Response
Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, uses a
www.miragenews.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Researchers in Brazil found SARS-CoV-2 uses a sophisticated tactic to evade the body’s defenses. It can dodge the immune system before invading cells, then manipulate the host cell’s genetic material after infection—an approach not previously seen in other pathogens. This helps it escape detection.
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Postcards from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
December 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Postcards from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
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By Hiroshi Yasuda:
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
By Hiroshi Yasuda:
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.
You may be selected in the next wave.
Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
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“You tell me, Mr Anderson — what good is washing your hands if the virus is in the air?”
#COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNotOver #MaskUp 😷
#COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNotOver #MaskUp 😷
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“You tell me, Mr Anderson — what good is washing your hands if the virus is in the air?”
#COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNotOver #MaskUp 😷
#COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNotOver #MaskUp 😷
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Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID.
Study of 2,054 workers in Spain (2020–23) found nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) developed long COVID.
People in high-exposure jobs face a 44% higher risk of long COVID — Health and social care workers, teachers, retail, transport, and security staff.
Study of 2,054 workers in Spain (2020–23) found nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) developed long COVID.
People in high-exposure jobs face a 44% higher risk of long COVID — Health and social care workers, teachers, retail, transport, and security staff.
Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID.
Study of 2,054 workers in Spain (2020–23) found nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) developed long COVID.
People in high-exposure jobs face a 44% higher risk of long COVID — Health and social care workers, teachers, retail, transport, and security staff.
Study of 2,054 workers in Spain (2020–23) found nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) developed long COVID.
People in high-exposure jobs face a 44% higher risk of long COVID — Health and social care workers, teachers, retail, transport, and security staff.
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“We need to start calling anti-vaxxers ‘pro-disease’ so there’s no confusion on who they actually are ☹️”
Source: x.com/ennui365/sta...
Source: x.com/ennui365/sta...
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“We need to start calling anti-vaxxers ‘pro-disease’ so there’s no confusion on who they actually are ☹️”
Source: x.com/ennui365/sta...
Source: x.com/ennui365/sta...
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This article is ten years old. www.engadget.com/2015-12-02-p...
December 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This article is ten years old. www.engadget.com/2015-12-02-p...
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Add to this that social media age checks in Australia are being outsourced to KWS, a US-based subsidiary of Epic Games -- created by startup SuperAwesome (youth-targeted ad strategies).
"We may share your information with our Epic Games family of companies" www.kidswebservices.com/en-US/partne...
"We may share your information with our Epic Games family of companies" www.kidswebservices.com/en-US/partne...
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Add to this that social media age checks in Australia are being outsourced to KWS, a US-based subsidiary of Epic Games -- created by startup SuperAwesome (youth-targeted ad strategies).
"We may share your information with our Epic Games family of companies" www.kidswebservices.com/en-US/partne...
"We may share your information with our Epic Games family of companies" www.kidswebservices.com/en-US/partne...
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These have the best names, omg. "the dignity of lycanthropy based risk" 😆 #transrightsarehumanrights #trans #pride
Today's the last day to pick up the Ban the Ban bundle! 27 TTRPGs for $20 that goes to helping fight for the rights of trans kids to access healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Thank you everyone who's supported us so far, one last hurrah! Pick it up here: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#nzpol #ttrpg #dnd
Thank you everyone who's supported us so far, one last hurrah! Pick it up here: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
#nzpol #ttrpg #dnd
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
These have the best names, omg. "the dignity of lycanthropy based risk" 😆 #transrightsarehumanrights #trans #pride
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"COVID alters brain structure long after infection, new Qld study finds"
"Queensland researchers have discovered coronavirus significantly alters the brain long after recovery, with MRI scans revealing lasting changes even in people without ongoing symptoms."
Source: archive.md/JURHA
"Queensland researchers have discovered coronavirus significantly alters the brain long after recovery, with MRI scans revealing lasting changes even in people without ongoing symptoms."
Source: archive.md/JURHA
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"COVID alters brain structure long after infection, new Qld study finds"
"Queensland researchers have discovered coronavirus significantly alters the brain long after recovery, with MRI scans revealing lasting changes even in people without ongoing symptoms."
Source: archive.md/JURHA
"Queensland researchers have discovered coronavirus significantly alters the brain long after recovery, with MRI scans revealing lasting changes even in people without ongoing symptoms."
Source: archive.md/JURHA
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Who is more likely to get long COVID? New study uncovers genetic drivers behind the disease.
University of South Australia–led researchers combined genetic and molecular data from 100+ international studies, identifying 32 causal genes linked to long COVID, including 13 new genes.
archive.md/dyiOM
University of South Australia–led researchers combined genetic and molecular data from 100+ international studies, identifying 32 causal genes linked to long COVID, including 13 new genes.
archive.md/dyiOM
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Who is more likely to get long COVID? New study uncovers genetic drivers behind the disease.
University of South Australia–led researchers combined genetic and molecular data from 100+ international studies, identifying 32 causal genes linked to long COVID, including 13 new genes.
archive.md/dyiOM
University of South Australia–led researchers combined genetic and molecular data from 100+ international studies, identifying 32 causal genes linked to long COVID, including 13 new genes.
archive.md/dyiOM
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This is wild. A 22-year-old having COVID 9 times isn’t “normal” or acceptable.
She washes her hands religiously, but COVID is airborne — Public health failed her.
She had been healthy and happy for most of her life, but repeated infections have clearly taken a toll on her health and wellbeing.
She washes her hands religiously, but COVID is airborne — Public health failed her.
She had been healthy and happy for most of her life, but repeated infections have clearly taken a toll on her health and wellbeing.
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is wild. A 22-year-old having COVID 9 times isn’t “normal” or acceptable.
She washes her hands religiously, but COVID is airborne — Public health failed her.
She had been healthy and happy for most of her life, but repeated infections have clearly taken a toll on her health and wellbeing.
She washes her hands religiously, but COVID is airborne — Public health failed her.
She had been healthy and happy for most of her life, but repeated infections have clearly taken a toll on her health and wellbeing.
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A study found 8% of US healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID kept working while sick, and this increased as the pandemic went on.
Presenteeism was more common among those with graduate degrees and higher incomes than among lower-paid or less-educated workers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/pre...
Presenteeism was more common among those with graduate degrees and higher incomes than among lower-paid or less-educated workers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/pre...
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A study found 8% of US healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID kept working while sick, and this increased as the pandemic went on.
Presenteeism was more common among those with graduate degrees and higher incomes than among lower-paid or less-educated workers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/pre...
Presenteeism was more common among those with graduate degrees and higher incomes than among lower-paid or less-educated workers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/pre...