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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 1d

This piece reminded me of an unfun thing I've wanted to talk about since attending the @vangamegarden.bsky.social showcase, which is that of the 100-odd devs tabling there, I observed only one (1) wearing a mask for an event with 100s-to-1000s of attendees

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"The fact that COVID infections damage our brains is not debatable. There are hundreds of studies to support that COVID affects the brain, leading to memory, attention, executive function, and mental health issues. Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly already put together a great compendium of information and research concerning what we know about COVID and the brain last year- although, of course, more has emerged since then.

His piece, COVID-19 Leaves Its Mark on the Brain, is subtitled, “Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging”. The piece thoroughly reviews the cognitive risks of COVID; below is a selection from a longer list of studies in the piece:

Large epidemiological analyses showed that people who had COVID-19 were at an increased risk of cognitive deficits, such as memory problems.

Imaging studies done in people before and after their COVID-19 infections show shrinkage of brain volume and altered brain structure after infection.

A study of people with mild to moderate COVID-19 showed significant prolonged inflammation of the brain and changes that are commensurate with seven years of brain aging.

Laboratory experiments in human and mouse brain organoids designed to emulate changes in the human brain showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers the fusion of brain cells. This effectively short-circuits brain electrical activity and compromises function.

Studies show that even when the virus is mild and exclusively confined to the lungs, it can still provoke inflammation in the brain and impair brain cells’ ability to regenerate.

COVID-19 can also disrupt the blood brain barrier, the shield that protects the nervous system – which is the control and command center of our bodies – making it “leaky.” "

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 18h

Photo of a rowlet plush wearing sunglasses sitting in a tree

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bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 15h

wtaf are you talking about

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 23h

Oshawott has a sword

Screenshot of the Pokémon anime showing oshawott holding a large sword

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 3d

#bskycensorship A little less direct today, but Suzanne Lacy's "Three Weeks in May 1977" was a piece of performance art in which Lacy went to LAPD HQ to pick up SA reports and stamp their locations on a public map every day for...well, 3 weeks.

Suzanne Lacy's completed "Three Weeks in May 1977"

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 5d

Everything else aside, Tilly Norwood is a terrible name. Angela Anaconda ass name

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Scary Draconic Bastard 🎃 @deshex.bsky.social · 7d

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 5d

By popular demand: #bskycensorship

Ajax seizes Cassandra, 4500 BCE, from the Met.

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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 14d

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Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 14d

Still can’t quite believe this is a real movie, but the fact that Spaceballs 2 decided to unveil its cast by spoofing the Force Awakens table read photo (*and* by putting a pizza on a chair in tribute to the late great Pizza the Hutt) is an encouraging sign. screencrush.com/spaceballs-2...

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 14d

the way Dratini faints in Pokémon stadium 💀

Screenshot of a Dratini in Pokémon stadium standing straight up

Screenshot of a Dratini in Pokémon stadium standing falling over fainted

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 15d

America 2025. Please Don’t Offend The White Supremacists

4 panel comic

Panel 1: On the left hand side of the panel a member of the KKK is snivelling like a pissy little baby. A Red Guy and a Purple Guy stand next to him. The Red Guy says to the Purple Guy, “Look what you’ve done”

Panel 2: The Red Guy continues “You’ve upset this poor, sweet racist”
the little KKK bitch whimpers “I don’t even feel like lynching a black person”

Panel 3: The Red Guy goes on with disgusting sympathy “He doesn’t even feel like lynching a black person”

Panel 4: The Red Guy says “And that’s his FAVOURITE thing to do” he puts his arm around the whiny little pointy robed cunt.

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Nate @thenatewolf.bsky.social · 15d

Me: sometimes I stay up all night and I don't go to bed. It's called "bonus time".

My loved ones: no it's not.

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hypotyposeis.bsky.social @hypotyposeis.bsky.social · 15d

#disney #raising-prices. This is retaliation against the consumers who stood up and used their voices and wallets to support #free #speech. It’s time to cut the cords!

Disney+ is raising prices again, including on HBO Max, Hulu bundles - 9to5Mac

Disney+ is getting another price increase, and this time popular bundles will be impacted too, including those featuring HBO Max and Hulu.

9to5mac.com

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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 15d

The NDP’s Pharmacare Act is now federal law—but the Carney Liberals are dragging their heels on implementation. Canadians can’t afford mixed messages and half-measures. Every province and territory must be included. No more delays. It’s time to deliver public pharmacare for everyone.

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 15d

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 15d

#bskycensorship

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16d

reader’s note: we did not, in fact, learn not to do that again

Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 16d

What reading the news feels like every damn day now:

"What have we learned, Palmer?"

"I don't know, sir."

"I don't know either. I guess we learned not to do that again."

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iggy @skroobler.bsky.social · 16d

Waffles the Cat, being majestic.

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky #tripawed #threeleggedcat

Waffles the three-legged, chonky, tabby cat, on his side with his front, left leg in front of him, looking back over his shoulder.

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Anthony Clark @nedroid.com · 16d

REGINALD (holding Beartato back as he tries to add salt into a mixing bowl): Beartato, no!!! That’s a *finishing* salt!
BEARTATO (furious): I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16d

everyone else in the admin over the last couple days: what are you talking about, there was no attempted government censorship, stop fearmongering

trump: I’m gonna sue them for putting kimmel back on the air

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16d

“I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!”

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16d

Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals

“Apes had it worked out. No ape would philosophize, ‘The mountain is, and is not.’ They would think, ‘The banana is. I will eat the banana. There is no banana. I want another banana.’”

Micah @rincewind.run · 17d

Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music

"'What do you do with them?' he said.

'I bang them together.'

'And then what?'

'What do you mean, "And then what?"'

'What do you do after you've banged them together?'

'I bang them together again,' said Lias, one of nature's drummers."

Micah @rincewind.run · 18d

Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids

“No one is more worried by the actual physical manifestation of a god than his priests; it's like having the auditors in unexpectedly.”

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 16d

#bskycensorship Day 3: Theodore Geisel, 'Rape of the Sabine Women', held in collection at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth.

Rape of the Sabine Women, Theodore Geisel, oil on canvas, about 1930

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Sumari @subignis.bsky.social · 17d

Catherine, Called Birdy, the Lioness Quartet, and The Last Unicorn.

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