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Covid is airborne. Covid is not mild (ask your neurons & vasculature). And -- Covid is not over 😷 #wekeepussafe #covidcompetentcommunity #makeairbreathableagain #maskup [art credits: Eyvind Earle, "Paradise"; Artur Rosa, "Layers of Impossibility"]

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · Jul 21

There seem to be a lot of #BlueMAGA voices that are outraged at any perceived maligning of what they believe to be Joe Biden's heroic management of the pandemic he declared "over" in '23 - the one that is, in fact, ongoing.

"He did the best he could."

No. He did what Impact Research told him to.

The first page of a memo from a public relations firm, Impact Research, to President Joe Biden and his staff on February 24, 2022 (about a third of the way through the deadliest few months of the pandemic to date). In summary, the memo states that two years into the pandemic, people are over it and want to get back to normal, and that "nearly every American finally has the tools to protect themselves from this virus." The first two bullet points read "Declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal", and "Recognize that people are 'worn out' and feeling real harm from the years-long restrictions and [next words underlined] take their side."

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 12h

Given how bulby the face of that frog is I'd think it could take a whole full-face getup, which would help with eye protection too. As a bonus, full-face respirators with multi-gas cartridges are great to keep around in case of most natural disasters, so they're actually a great investment :)

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Use Alt Text not A.I. @carebear2717.bsky.social · 13h

Information and devastating that this is even a thing. Please mask up immediately

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 14h

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19.

"Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain."

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

www.news-medical.net

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 12h

A KN95 (or N95 for that matter) won't stop pepper spray; the molecules are far smaller than, say, a virus. Pepper spray is an oily aerosol, you need at least a P100 w/ a multi-gas cartridge.

www.crisisreadymedia.org/masks (*the photo for N95 is horrible, ignore it)

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Breathing Safely in the Fray: A Journalist’s Guide to Respiratory Protection During Civil Unrest

This Crisis Ready Report provides journalists with information on selecting the appropriate respiratory protection while covering civil unrest. It...

www.crisisreadymedia.org

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OCNJ @ocnj.bsky.social · 1d

PSA: Aranet Sale www.amazon.com/Aranet4-Home...

SAF Aranet4 Home: Wireless Indoor Air Quality Monitor for Office or School (CO2, Temperature, Humidity and More) Portable, Battery Powered, E-Ink Screen, App for Configuration & Data History

SAF Aranet4 Home: Wireless Indoor Air Quality Monitor for Office or School (CO2, Temperature, Humidity and More) Portable, Battery Powered, E-Ink Screen, App for Configuration & Data History: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

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ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 1d

Back at it.

Keep masks in healthcare

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Keith Muise @keithmuise.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t believe this news broke on the same day that a separate but equally qualified group of experts proved that electricity and trees are in fact also…. Real. What a day for science.
PS these are the same fools who were ripping on Violet Affleck for bringing attention to Long Covid last week.

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 1d

Also useful to mention that COVID seems to do this as well, especially with repeat infections and long covid. It doesn't do it with the same consistency as measles from what I've read, but if you feel like you get sick way more easily since having covid, get your titers checked!

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that measles infection actually dramatically reduces overall immunity, to the point that it's becoming pretty common for doctors to recommend patients get vaccine titers afterward to make sure they're still immune to vaccine-preventable diseases. Many patients need boosters.

Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social · 1d

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 1d

The Tuesday edition of the virus update is now out with the latest news and data of the day.

Early Signs Are That It Will Be A Bad Winter Respiratory Virus Season. youtu.be/QT983-m_1-Y?... via @YouTube

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Austin News @austin.thesocial.news · 1d

Biomarkers showing link between brain fog and long COVID found by Michigan scientists

#KVUE #Austin

Biomarkers showing link between brain fog and long COVID found by Michigan scientists

In a collaboration with Corewell Health and the MSU College of Human Medicine, two brain biomarkers were found in long COVID sufferers.

www.kvue.com

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 1d

This is a longshot but I'm wondering if anyone in the #covid aware or covid research communities has ever come across this situation: Someone I know has an extreme immunological reaction to exposure to SARS-CoV-2. They know this because they have access to lab tests and they display sky-high […]

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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 1d

People coming down with Covid all around me. We're in a big wave - protect yourself. Studies show chance of Long Covid/ other damage rises with every infection.

A month after school starts...who knew. And classrooms with no hepafilter units bec govt/schools disallow it. #bcpoli

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget that Dolly Parton gave a million bucks for covid research at the *very start* of the pandemic—including money that helped fund the development of the Moderna vaccine.

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 1d

From France:

"Myological evaluation of patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome".
All 22 had ME/CFS

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

Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update

#MEcfs #LongCovid

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 53, Supplement, September 2025, 105492
Neuromuscular Disorders
29PMyological evaluation of patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
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Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France
Available online 3 October 2025, Version of Record 3 October 2025.

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Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is a highly multifaceted condition, mimicking myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in patients with the most prolonged evolution. Due to the frequency of muscle pain and exertion intolerance, these patients are often suspected of having a muscular disease. Here we present the results of the neuromuscular evaluation of patients with a clinically defined PACS. Twenty-two consecutive PACS patients (17F, 5M; median age 47 yrs) were included. All had at least one Covid-infection, confirmed by PCR, with mild respiratory symptoms, only one having required hospitalization and transfer to intensive care unit at acute stage. After a variable period between weeks to few months, patients developed chronic fatigue (duration > 6 months; n=22, 100%), post-exertional malaise (n=22, 100%), cognitive impairment including short-term memory loss or “brain fog” (n=22, 100%), muscle pain (n=18, 82%). No other specific neuromuscular clinical sign were found. 100% of patients fulfilled diagnostic criteria for ME/CSF: CDC1994/Fukuda, International Consensus Criteria 2011, US Inst Medicine 2015, UK National Institute for health and Care Excellence, 2021. Nineteen (86%) didn’t show any recovery period after the onset of symptoms. ENMG examination was normal, without myogenic pattern; CK levels were normal; and muscle MRI available in f…

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

People under 25 collapsing at concerts isn’t a mystery — it’s COVID and Long COVID. Both can trigger POTS and other post-viral issues, but too many still ignore that reality.

Source: x.com/AgathasSapph...

Screenshot of a tweet by Fin replying to Sam Parker.

Sam’s tweet reads: “not to be so millennial but why is everyone under 25 about to collapse and die of thirst at concerts now.”

Fin responds: “it’s Covid it’s fucking Long Covid which causes POTS and a plethora of other issues. y’all need to stop asking these questions if you’re gonna ignore the answer.”

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Phil Vasquez @themontrealer.bsky.social · 1d

Why do people have to be such assholes?
My wife and I have had a similar thing happen to us as well.

#maskup @winslowsp.bsky.social @togetherwemask.bsky.social

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1d

A friend of mine was trolled at Costco this past week in Vancouver for wearing a respirator. She was nudged by a woman who snuck up behind her & told her "there's no such thing as Covid"

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much for the heads-up, I confirmed that in an incognito tab as I wasn't seeing that from my usual view. It looks like it's still free, but does require joining at the "free" level -- I'll check further in CSL3's Patreon to see if there was an announcement I missed. Thank you again!

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 1d

@covidsafersf.bsky.social a shortlist of events for this coming week with a link to a more comprehensive rundown :)

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Berdawn @berdawn.bsky.social · 1d

Masks save lives

A white woman wearing an N95 mask in an airport

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Rest of the world better mask up and wash their hands because our illiberalism is contagious. By @annamerlan.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

www.motherjones.com

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 1d

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Quarantegan @quarantegan.bsky.social · 1d

My thoughts exactly: that is the face of "You are SO going to hear about this, and very very loudly at that, as soon as I am over my shock and affront that you even did this to me in the first place 😾"

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 1d

Guess who is doing medical mystery shenanigans again! Thought Sam had something stuck in his nose. Instead we find a swollen spot in his mouth and mild ear inflammation... Meds and a revisit next week.

Selfie of a white woman with black hair and green eyes wearing an orange pastel sweater and black vest, with a black respirator mask. In a veterinary office with a gray cat backpack and a gray and white tabby cat looking out the backpack's bubble window.

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vignette♾️💫 @viggymane.bsky.social · 1d

I got Novavax #Covid-19 2025-2026 Vaccine a couple weeks ago and I didnt have any adverse reactions or experience any fatigue or muscle weakness. I also got my Flu Vaccine and pneumonia Vaccine ahead of the winter season. stay safe and mask up #notindenial

black person with black duck bull n95 respirator in black tank shirt with gold country of Ayiti necklace and gold frame glasses in front of pharmacy signs

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Ginger Billie @gingerbillie.bsky.social · 1d

In the Anything But Covid (ABC) news today, I am seeing a slow uptick in adults mentioning tonsil removal bc they are chronically sick.

My best friend just had it done. her words, “I know I probably have Long Covid but just wanna try this first.”

Liz Plank also revealed an upcoming removal.

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 1d

RFK is hurting you & your community.

You can protect your community by wearing a high-quality mask in public, like an n95.

This reduces illness & esp protects those who are at higher risk, have less access to healthcare, don’t have paid sick days, &c.

Resist RFK’s MAHA bs! Give/get free masks:

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