Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 17/07/2026public health must be public. People do not make good health decisions on their own in crises. But most will follow directions and use tools that are given to them and explained (more than once) clearly and accurately. 110615
Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 17/07/2026If you are in a smoke affected area rn the most common place to find respirators asap is gonna be a hardware store. The bigger stores wil have 3m auras, which will be more comfortable. But the smaller stores will still have the cup shaped n95s that people wear in construction & they are fine too. 46418
lumpelstiltskin.bsky.social @lumpelstiltskin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Not sure if it applies to all regions but CVS and Target were two other chain stores that consistently showed in stock Auras every time I've looked this up 020
John Mashey @johnmashey.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Yes, good ... and it's worse than many think, because more damage is done by the first increments of PM2.5, and all of it is accumulative. bsky.app/profile/john... Short 🧵John Mashey@johnmashey.bsky.socialPM1/ Smokey atmosphere ~ bad, also cigarette comparisons. Prof. C. Arden Pope & colleauges have been studying this for years, including this from 2020, w/ a Canadian coauthor. Fine particulate air pollution and human mortality: 25+ years of cohort studies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comFine particulate air pollution and human mortality: 25+ years of cohort studiesMuch of the key epidemiological evidence that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) contributes to increased risk of mor… 0184
Jill S @outseide.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I hate the whole “sensitive groups” because people want to believe they are strong or healthy or whatever adjective and I generally fall to that too and I KNOW I need to wear a mask/take measures once the AQI gets to like 100. Sensitive my ass. All animals are sensitive to these poisons. 1120
R Garner @rhgarner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026You know I’ve found that when outdoors and being active or in heavy smoke, the cup respirators with acceleration vents are actually the easiest wear. They stay off your face, don’t hold sweat, and are much cooler. Only appropriate in an environmental hazard situation, though, not one with illness. 140
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