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Ivan l'Africain

@alterivan1.bsky.social
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Linguistics. Design. 🌱Ⓥ 🇷🇪 Interested in #Decolonize #LongCovid #MECFS He/him

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 27/12/2025
Jon Stewart has some absolute fucking NERVE to be making fun of Long COVID survivors and people still masking on his piece of shit podcast when he’s seen UP CLOSE the government deny healthcare and resources for 9/11 survivors who breathed in toxic air and are suffering decades later. What a psycho
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Philip Palermo @palermo.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
A screenshot of an episode of The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart with captions that read:

Tim Miller: Well, it's a progressive outlet, so there are a couple of people wearing masks.

Jon Stewart: Oh, there's always two. And you always say, "Oh, are you sick?" 

And they go, "Uh, I don't want to talk about it."
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Finn Callaghan Art @finncallaghanart.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Raffle closes at midnight tonight Despite all your kind shares/tweets/posts/texts there’s only 6 entrants so your odds of winning are good! Donate €10 to one of the Gaza accounts in the thread below & dm/email me a pic of your donation to enter Good luck! #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Palestine #Gaza
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safehourberlin.bsky.social @safehourberlin.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Our first COVID Safe swing dance class tonight was a blast. We will do it again soon! #teamvorsicht #maskup #inpersonjoy
People wearing masks and dancing. Shot through a window with reflection.
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Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez @mvgutierrezmd.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Cool to see Will Toledo (of Car Seat Headrest) wearing a mask to perform at Austin City Limits. I found out he had Long Covid that stopped their touring in 2022. Glad to see them back! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
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Ivan l'Africain @alterivan1.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@mommunism.bsky.social hi Molly I'm really sorry for the public post, I know you are already overwhelmed with requests but if you have 5 minutes to check the DM I sent you and share the small campaign my friend is running for our Palestinian friends, I would be so grateful 💙😭
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Holly Chessman @hollychessman.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This is the schedule for next week’s #LongCovidAwareness presentations. It looks great. Also, the dysautonomia doctor speaking on Friday is my doctor! 👏👏👏 #longcovid #mecfs #chronicillness
This flyer lists off the events for next week’s Long Covid Awareness program. There is a QR code on the program in the bottom right corner.

The text reads:

MONDAY MARCH 10 - SATURDAY MARCH 15, 2025

Join us every day from 3-4pm to hear from researchers & providers:

Monday March 10: Discover MGH's work on brain biomarkers &
'BIDMC's breathing wellness program

Tuesday March 11: Find out about BWH Stellate Ganglion Nerve Blocks & BIDMC RECOVER Overview, with Ellen Alden from Stress Less Studios

Wednesday March 12: Learn about BIDMC physical & occupational therapists, and BMC Long Covid respiratory training program

Thursday March 13: Hear about BIDMC CLEO Study & BWH|SLP speech-
cognitive therapy program

Friday March 14: Connect with researchers from BWH Recover Autonomic and MGH's Long COVID Clinical trial

Saturday March 15, 10am-12pm: gathering for connection - in-person & virtual options (see separate flyer for details)

Zoom: COVID Recovery Center Zoom Link

*All sessions will be recorded and shared after!

Daily reminders will be sent by email with the Zoom link!
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Ivan l'Africain @alterivan1.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
@mommunism.bsky.social hey Molly can I dm you regarding sharing 🇵🇸 something please 🙏🏾
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Use what you have on hand: KN95 and N95 are both proven to filter larger particles (PM2.5) in smoke, helping to protect your lungs.
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Will Your COVID-19 Mask Protect You from Wildfire Smoke?
As the wildfires rage on, people in the West now have to protect themselves not only from the novel coronavirus, but from wildfire smoke as well. Health experts say an N95 mask is your best bet for pr...
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Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Many of you already know about my battle with an autoimmune disease that started shortly after I got COVID in 2022. Here's a summary from a science/health blog aimed at battling disinformation. 🧪😷🧠 Separate from my story, there is a lot of other useful health content! www.youcanknowthings.com
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You Can Know Things
A blog about science in a world of untrue facts.
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Pro tip from someone who used to cover fires all the time: N95s and KN95s (and other masks) will protect against the particulate matter that will otherwise potentially get into your throat, lungs, and bloodstream and make you feel like total shit.
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Adrienne Asher @asheradrienne.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Rheumatoid arthritis and bone pain / loss in #LongCovid
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New research unravels connection between rheumatoid arthritis, long COVID and bone pain to bone loss
Long COVID causes bone pain and bone loss in 25% of cases by triggering inflammation and immune responses, especially in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.
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ArianaExtraaGrande @arianaextraagrande.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
NEW - Research unravels connection between rheumatoid arthritis, long COVID, and bone pain to bone loss
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News | Lerner Research Institute
Read the latest advances from Lerner scientists, including new findings, grant awards innovations and collaborations.
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Kneel Downe @kneeldowne.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Is anyone going to help me? Multiple Sclerosis and Long Covid have robbed me of four years. I'm slowly getting back to where I need to be but I really do need help. paypal.me/KneelDowne Please please please help if you can...
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Pay Kneel Downe using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/KneelDowne and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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Ivan l'Africain @alterivan1.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
One of my friends who refuses to wear a N95/FFP2: "If I get Long Covid then I'll just go to the doctor... jeez!" The doctor:
Screenshot of a doctor commenting on Reddit.

First comment on /r/Medicine, thread called "I used to like masks. Now I hate them."

Comment by the doctor: 

"The rules need to be changed because the virus has changed. Makes me feel like the rules are outdated. Because they are. A study just came out as well stating natural immunity is as good or better than vaccines for preventing severe disease (which is a rarity nowadays). And we all know vaccines don’t prevent transmission. These might be uncomfortable truths for you, but as the times change the recommendations and science change."

2. Same doctor posts on /r/Conservative, commented on a Breitbart article.

Comment by that doctor is: "I mean, people are claiming any health problems they have after they had COVID are long COVID. So…"
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Immunity debt is mentioned regularly by the press but it’s a completely unproven scientific theory. It wasn’t even conceived until after 2020 and yet it’s often on the news like science fact. healthydebate.ca/2023/01/topi...
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Debunking the myth of immunity debt - Healthy Debate
Immunity debt is an attractive concept. But there is little evidence that it's causing the resurgence in pediatric respiratory infections.
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Ivan l'Africain @alterivan1.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
My procrastination is so powerful that it took me seeing 8 buttholes on my feed to finally change my Bsky moderation settings (took me 3 clicks, pretty good UX btw).
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Farm workers in solidarity with Amazon workers. Los campesinos en solidaridad con los trabajadores de Amazon. #SolidaritySeason
A farm worker holding a sign in a snowy field saying Solidarity with Amazon workers
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Royal Free 1955 @rfh1955.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
At no point in this is #longcovid mentioned.
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Mayor of clown town @mikeydei.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Another year being a covid conscious person and having to listen to the people around you at Christmas about how covid is over and doesn't mean anything while simultaneously complaining about their health declining and how they're always sick these last few years
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Max Newland @maxnewland.com · 22/12/2024
In case you see me in public and you're wondering why I'm still wearing an N95...
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🏔️Eleanore @eleanorefiore.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Update: i did get sick and it gave me long covid. I had symptoms for 8 months and failed three classes. I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with my brain after it completely rewired it 🙃 wear a mask
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Openly Black Alexis @alexisphoenix.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Covid conscious gf bathroom selfie cause it's been awhile
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Anil van der Zee @anilvanderzee.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Interesting take by Christian Puta on the red blood cell deformation and oxygen delivery. www.wissenschaft.de/gesundheit-m... It is however not exclusive to SARS-CoV-2 as we've also seen deformation in people with ME in the 1980-90. me-pedia.org/wiki/Leslie_... .
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
What I have been saying for years. Cardiovascular events are #immunothrombosis events. Hypertension is an immunological disorder with vascular end-points driven by #thromboinflammation.
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@Alex @aletuge.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Reportage de la @RadioTeleSuisse 👉🏻 Covid long: le calvaire des patients. Avec le témoignage d’une infirmière infectée sur son lieu de travail (non, the vaccin n’existait PAS encore!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTuv...
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Covid long : le calvaire des patients entre errance médicale et traitements douteux | RTS
YouTube video by RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse
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Martine Mounier @reverseyourmind.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Miracle de Noël 😇🙃 5 ans et des MILLIERS d’études scientifiques plus tard, WhatSUpDoc se réveille et écrit : « Certaines études commencent à soupçonner que le #covidlong s’accompagne de nombreuses autres pathologies. » www.whatsupdoc-lemag.fr/article/clau...
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Claude Giacomuzzi, médecin généraliste, vit l'enfer depuis qu'il a attrapé le Covid-19 : « il y a lieu de s’interroger sur les causes de toutes les pathologies annexes »
Claude Giacomuzzi, médecin généraliste, vit l'enfer depuis qu'il a attrapé le Covid-19 : « il y a lieu de s’interroger sur les causes de toutes les pathologies annexes » - Claude Giacomuzzi, médecin g...
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Adriana P. LongCovid Canada Collab. @longcovid-adri.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
2mo check in for #Reclaim trial, will know if I’ve been on placebo or the actual med. absolutely no one is masked🤦‍♀️ #saltingthevibes #MaskUp #COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #LongCovid 🖤🤘
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The Lone Masker @wndrtsy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It's Friday Eve! #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #😷
I'm wearing a green and navy flannel shirt, a white draeger n95 mask, and clear frame glasses. My wavy brown and teal hair is tucked behind my ears.
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Mooncraft Chains @mooncraftchains.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
hoping to create a feed for coviding crafters & businesses To be on the list your work doesn't have to be related to covid, just be a creator who is coviding ✨
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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Very interesting DIY CR box (HEPA + carbon filter) for vehicles by 🧵@jocelyn99.bsky.social w/ list of parts: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18688...
I built this one for my car. I leave it plugged in since car has to be on to work & it automatically goes on and off.

Rest of ALT text from OP's ALT:
Pic of fan filter on front console of car
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Maike Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Funny how people question my mask but not how my family of four is supposed to survive if Long Covid knocks me out once again
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Darren Parkinson @greendarrenshipley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Yesterday #LongCovid cost me my job. 20 years working as a Learning Disability Nurse for the #NHS. My livelihood gone, my role in life gone, my ability to help others gone. Long Covid ruins lives.
Photo of my work ID badge with my name and photo. "Darren Parkinson, community nurse, CAMHS, Calderdale." Blue NHS lanyard is attached.
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Dr Jackie Turvey Tait @jaxtait.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
#LongCovid ruins lives 💔 Workers have a right to a safe working environment. How many healthcare workers are suffering the consequences of infection control policy that refuses to recognise #CovidIsAirborne? We need better air quality in hospitals & the right PPE.
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Long COVID Campaign | www.longcovidcampaign.org @lccampaign.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Renowned cellist, composer & person living with #LongCOVID Joshua Roman hit The Hill with Long COVID Campaign last week to advocate for critical research funding & care. Thanks to Senators Marshall & Mullin & Chair Aderholt senior staff for meeting on #LongCOVID patient community needs & support.
Photo of renowned cellist, composer and person living with Long COVID Joshua Roman standing in front of the U.S. Capitol with his cello, before meeting with key Congressional leaders to advocate for Long COVID research funding and patient support on December 12, 2024.Renowned cellist, composer and person living with Long COVID Joshua Roman and Long COVID Campaign's Meighan Stone with senior health policy staff from the office of Senate HELP Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee member Senator Mullin (R-OK). Thank you to Senator Mullin's team for meeting to discuss the critical need for continued and accelerated Long COVID research and support for the over 20 million Americans living with Long COVID.Renowned cellist, composer and person living with Long COVID Joshua Roman, Long COVID Campaign's Meighan Stone, and Chloe Shōko Rogers with a senior health policy staffer from the office of Senate HELP Committee member Senator Marshall (R-KS). Thank you to Senator Marshall's team for meeting to discuss the critical need for continued and accelerated Long COVID research and support for the over 20 million Americans living with Long COVID.
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tern @1goodtern.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
There is a certain genre of news story that is starting to wind me up. It's the "I thought I had Long Covid, but then I found out I had [insert symptom of Long Covid]" genre.
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Ivan l'Africain @alterivan1.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Adding this to the list. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
Meme "Reasons to live".

Pepe the Frog is seen reading a book titled "Reasons to live" in the top panel.

In the bottom panel, we can read on a page "A new way to take down SARS-CoV-2 by C&EN magazine"
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Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
In August 100 writers and artists set sail on a trip to the Arctic circle. The ship turned into a hot bed of covid. Over half of passengers contracted the virus, including the best selling author Isabel Kaplan, who now has serious long covid. I spoke to her www.donotpanic.news/p/the-arctic...
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The Arctic Plague Ship That Disabled A Best Selling Author
In August more than one hundred writers, musicians and artists converged on Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost town, before setting sail around Svalbard, a group of islands in the Arctic circle.
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