Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

How to be an ally to disabled / #immunocompromised people:

Wear a mask in public

Don’t minimize the harms of COVID to chronically ill ppl

Don’t minimize harms of COVID to yourself / family / friends

Don’t refer to COVID in the past tense (e.g don’t say “during COVID” if u mean “during lockdown”)

2 55 150

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

You can check off most boxes if you wear a mask in public

By wearing a mask in public, you show that you don’t believe “COVID is over”

Also showing that you believe that COVID can harm & cause long term / permanent disability (LongCOVID)

You’re also protecting disabled / immunocompromised people

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

How to be an ally to disabled / #immunocompromised people:

Wear a mask in public

Don’t minimize the harms of COVID to chronically ill ppl

Don’t minimize harms of COVID to yourself / family / friends

Don’t refer to COVID in the past tense (e.g don’t say “during COVID” if u mean “during lockdown”)

10 39

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

Many ppl have dealt with some form of abandonment / betrayal in their lives

Now, magnify this by a few billion

Disabled & #immunocompromised people been abandoned by the gov’t, our society, our community / communities & those closest to us

Please wear a mask in public if you want to be an ally

8 24

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

This is why respirator masks should be mandatory for both visitors & staff in hospitals

It would help protect EVERYONE as the MMR vaccine doesn’t offer perfect protection

Layers work best = 😷 + 💉 + clean air (HEPA air purifiers)

There are measles outbreaks all over 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸

#KeepMasksInHealthcare

< Top Stories
@ CBCNEWS
Measles exposure possible at 2
Vaughan locations, public health agency warns
Confirmed case is the 5th connected to an outbreak declared on Sept. 4, agency says
Posted: September 18, 2025 3:24 PM EDT
Last Updated: 3 hours ago
Gabriela Silva Ponte, CBC News
York Region Public Health is notifying the public of a possible measles exposure connected to a confirmed case of the virus in Vaughan.
Anyone who has visited the following locations at the times listed may have been exposed, the agency said in a media release
Thursday.
• Kids Club Toronto at 3377 Bathurst St.,
Toronto, between 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sept. 12.
• Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital Emergency
Room at 3200 Major Mackenzie
Drive W., between 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 15
to 12:35 a.m. on Sept.16.

2 27 58

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 26d

Every Sept, communities across North America and around the world take to the streets for Take Back The Night, a global grassroots movement to end sexual violence and demand action.
From Sept 16-Sept 25 Take Back the Night events will be taking place across the province.
More: ofl.ca/event/take-b...

4 4

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Ontario Federation of Labour @oflabour.bsky.social · 20d

We unite with survivors with a demand for real accountability.
We demand governments, employers, institutions, and law enforcement stop protecting abusers and start protecting survivors. We demand action, not apologies.
Join us for Take Back The Night events: ofl.ca/event/take-b...

3 6

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · 28d

What’s your #DisabledRage? Download, share, and wheat paste these graphics created in partnership with Finnegan Shannon

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/

Graphic by Finnegan Shannon with a white background and black text. Below is a QR code and hashtag #DisabledRage. Text reads, MEDICAID CUTS = HIGHER OUT OF POCKET COSTS FOR YOU

1 47 110

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · 25d

🏥🩺🩻The upcoming cuts to Medicaid will strain the healthcare system and other connected social welfare systems. What is your #DisabledRage? You can download, share, and wheat paste this graphic and more. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/

Graphic by Finnegan Shannon with a white background and black text. Below is a QR code and hashtag #DisabledRage. Text reads, MEDICAID CUTS [arrow] REDUCTION IN HEALTHCARE [arrow] MORE E.R. VISITS AND WORSENING CONDITIONS

58 110

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

#BringBackMasks

#BringBackMasksInHealthcare

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

This is why respirator masks should be mandatory for both visitors & staff in hospitals

It would help protect EVERYONE as the MMR vaccine doesn’t offer perfect protection

Layers work best = 😷 + 💉 + clean air (HEPA air purifiers)

There are measles outbreaks all over 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸

#KeepMasksInHealthcare

1 9

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 20d

If there is even a question mark over the role of infectious aerosol, at close range or otherwise…

#Respie at a minimum.

#SaferAir

1 6 32

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 20d

I’m just gonna say it.

The lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic have taught us this. People generate and inhale infectious aerosol when breathing, speaking, singing and shouting.

So every HCW should use proper respiratory protection when caring for a patient

www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...

OU
Government of South Australia
SA Health
Menu
TR
On this page
Ebola virus is not transmitted through casual or remote contact. Ebola is not spread through
aerosols (though caution should be exercised when an aerosol generating procedure is undertaken).

1 13 62

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that one of the early symptoms of Ebola virus disease is a sore throat?

Hmmmm?

I wonder what that might mean?

11 15 78

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Lizzy (she/her) @justalizzy.bsky.social · 20d

So many babies are going to die before they even get to live.

Hey, idiots. If you want birth rates to go up, stop doing shit that will kill babies & their mothers. The less safe it is for a person to be pregnant & give birth, the less pregnancies there will be. How is that a hard concept to grasp?

CNN @cnn.com · 20d

JUST IN: Vaccine advisers to the CDC have voted to recommended against using the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for children under 4. https://cnn.it/3K73pNn

1 1 7

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

hand_to_eye @delightw2023.bsky.social · 20d

This is my worst fear. My immunity for measles has waned and my doctors have told me I can not take the MMR. I am immune suppressed. It's scary bc it's so contagious.

2 6

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Zahra Khan she/her @hellozeik.bsky.social · 23d

Also even if you have help it doesn't last forever

And people promise help and don't follow through all the time

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23d

People always tell me that I should have more support.

That if my level of function was really “that bad” I would have help.

Please believe me when I tell you help doesn’t magically appear when you become disabled.

Unless you’re rich or have family support, you’re on your own.

2 9

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Lizz💤 @lizzshenaniganz.bsky.social · 23d

Not to mention the fucked up fact that some of your own oldest friends or family members will actively avoid you because they see you as a burden and don't want to get involved.

Sadly a lot of people only want you around when you're "fun" or making them laugh & disappear when shit gets tough

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23d

People always tell me that I should have more support.

That if my level of function was really “that bad” I would have help.

Please believe me when I tell you help doesn’t magically appear when you become disabled.

Unless you’re rich or have family support, you’re on your own.

2 8

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Nicole B @kindkaleidoscope.bsky.social · 22d

Being chronically ill and disabled means getting real comfortable at being the only person capable of being your own hero.

It’s lonely.
It’s demeaning.
It’s exhausting.

And there’s literally no other option. You take care of yourself the best you can or you die. There’s no hero coming.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23d

People always tell me that I should have more support.

That if my level of function was really “that bad” I would have help.

Please believe me when I tell you help doesn’t magically appear when you become disabled.

Unless you’re rich or have family support, you’re on your own.

1 3 11

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Lizzy (she/her) @justalizzy.bsky.social · 22d

I'd love for ppl to read the comments on this. The sheer amount of us going in alone because there is no village & in the US there is no societal safety net. Ppl stay in DV situations cause to leave is a death sentence. Even family nope out. Being disabled is the loneliest I've ever been #disability

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23d

People always tell me that I should have more support.

That if my level of function was really “that bad” I would have help.

Please believe me when I tell you help doesn’t magically appear when you become disabled.

Unless you’re rich or have family support, you’re on your own.

4 31 91

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Lizzy (she/her) @justalizzy.bsky.social · 23d

When I got sick, everyone disappeared. I've been "mom" to all my friends all my life. Then the moment I need support, they're all gone. It's been 20yrs & I'm my only advocate.

2 39

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22d

It is so hard to ask for help, especially when you’re disabled & chronically ill.

When you’ve spent most of your life being treated as “less than” or a drain, you worry anyone you ask for help will judge you.

It takes a surprising amount of courage, so the best thing you can do is be kind

9 67 350

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23d

People always tell me that I should have more support.

That if my level of function was really “that bad” I would have help.

Please believe me when I tell you help doesn’t magically appear when you become disabled.

Unless you’re rich or have family support, you’re on your own.

24 78 440

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

This is why respirator masks should be mandatory for both visitors & staff in hospitals

It would help protect EVERYONE as the MMR vaccine doesn’t offer perfect protection

Layers work best = 😷 + 💉 + clean air (HEPA air purifiers)

There are measles outbreaks all over 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸

#KeepMasksInHealthcare

2 27 58

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Anna McDuff @annamcduff.bsky.social · 20d

So every time, every place you wear a mask helps normalize mask wearing, which keeps spaces safer for everyone. It’s a virtuous circle.

4 15

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 20d

Sci fi / horror conventions are requiring masks in 2025 but disability related conferences continue to refuse to consider masks & some even refuse to have virtual options

If you refuse to accommodate #immunocompromised people, you’re not as “inclusive” / “accessible” as you think you are

#ableism

• www.gaylaxiconmn.org
COVID-19 SAFETY AND POLICIES
Your health and safety are our highest priorities at Gaylaxicon 2025. We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming convention experience for all attendees. Please check this page for updates, as our guidelines may be updated based on evolving public health recommendations and requirements.
Our COVID-19 policies for Gaylaxicon 2025 are as follows:
• Masks: Masks covering your nose and mouth are required in all convention spaces, including registration, panel rooms, and gaming areas, with the following exceptions:
• While performing or presenting on a panel
• In the ConSuite and other designated eating spaces
• Briefly in masked spaces for sipping a beverage
• In non-convention areas of the hotel (ample open seating is available outside of convention spaces for eating and socializing without masks)
• Preferred Masks: High-quality masks such as
N95, KN95, and KF94 are strongly encouraged.
For more information on types of masks, please see CDC mask guidance.

4 24 60

Reposted by Brian (Stuttering Loudly)

Jason Guthartz @restructures.bsky.social · 22d

⬇️
bsky.app/profile/will...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was a litmus test people in the U.S. failed miserably, and we’re all still reeling from it. The results revealed to the ruling powers just how much they could get away with. It was a perfect storm of problems to determine how much punishment the masses would accept, leaving us in a badly beaten-down state, primed for fascism. Now, as tyrannical incursions increase, it’s helpful to recall how the sacrificing of vulnerable people, attacks on the public good, and anti-intellectual conspiratorial information have numbed us to this nightmare.

1 10 16