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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Big thanks to @avilewis.ca for giving a shout out to the long Covid community in this @ndp.ca livestream this week I loved how he connected the fight for clean air across climate justice and Covid prevention - and his reminder that "we’re fighting for everyone’s right to joy" ✊🏼
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“Who knows what other childhood curiosities are quietly growing into world-changing ideas right now in bedrooms, backyards and notebooks across the globe? The next big breakthrough might not come from a high-tech lab. It might come from a 10-year-old who just can’t stop wondering about butterflies”💖
Photo of 10 year old Japanese boy, Jo Nagai, with a black and white swallowtail butterfly on his jacket collar and another one on his index finger as he smiles at camera. Caption reads:

A Japanese boy noticed his butterflies seemed to recognise him. He spent two years designing an experiment and proved that metamorphosis does not erase memories formed during the caterpillar stage.
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Diana Chard @dianachard.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
*insert scream here*
Image of a IPAC card showing precautions needed for various viruses and diseases and incorrectly identifying many as “droplet + contact” when they are airborne.
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Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I'm asking: “Why is nobody involved in research, strategy, policy & “big ideas” connecting the dots on COVID & attendance?” “Why are the “big ideas” folks ignoring the impact of COVID on children's cognition & learning?” “Why are they bigwigging around ignoring research?”
Teacher wearing FFP3 mask in front of "Whaam!"  by Roy Lichtenstein.
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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
www.canada.ca/en/global-af... “The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity. We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children…”
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Joint statement on behalf of 26 partners on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Po...
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
2. As a result, the current sharp delineation between infectious disease and chronic disease will come to be seen as a relic of an outdated paradigm. It is perfectly possible that the prevention of pathogenic infection could be the key to vastly increasing healthspan. /end
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
1. I firmly believe that *the* future revolution in our understanding of human health engendered by research into Long Covid will be that pathogenic infection plays a far, far more significant role in the development of chronic diseases than we currently understand.
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Babs 🩵🐝⌛️🦋🔻 @babs05.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Yep. Basically, yes. IYKYK 😷 #WearAMask And if you don't know, you can still look it up. Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing www.nature.com/articles/s41... @1goodtern.bsky.social x.com/1goodtern/st...
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You know, I think the reason people aren't freaking out about this report in Nature detailing the physical brain damage caused by covid infection is the physical brain damage caused by covid infection.
https://nature.com/articles/s41598-025-04815-6
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Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Hi! I specialize in medication toxicity. All available, real-world data has proven mifepristone is actually even safer than many over the counter medicines. Mortality rates: Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000 Penicillin 2/100K Viagra 4/100K Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
America Chose the Monster
We all make mistakes.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Trump and his enablers have no problem with welfare for corporations and the rich. But when it comes to vital programs that help millions, they're suddenly concerned about the deficit. Don't be fooled. They believe in socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
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Sass @sasswashere.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Sure hope you & your kids have been wearing Respirators & not getting diseased/infected/reinfected with airborne SARS2 “covid” rampant, unmitigated. www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docu...
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The broligarchy strikes again. South African billionaire Peter Thiel's Palantir. This is the dude who groomed and hand delivered JD Vance to the white house. It's all a big grift at our expense.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 29/05/2025
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
npr.org
Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
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Prof. Rob McLeod @robscot.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
💥Breaking news 💥 The #ImpAQS project report is out... Improving Air Quality in Schools... a longitudinal study of #ventilation & #airquality in Austrian classrooms... @tugraz.bsky.social Access full report & Exec summary👇 En - www.tugraz.at/en/institute... De - www.tugraz.at/institute/ib...
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Now named Nimbus bsky.app/profile/trya...
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Meet "Nimbus", aka SARS-CoV-2 variant NB.1.8.1. (Thread) 1/
Diagram showing the ancestry of Nimbus (NB.1.8.1). The evolution of NB.1.8.1 has including three recombination events, including XBB (Kraken) and BA.2.86 (Pirola) lineages.Evolutionary tree of SARS-CoV-2 variants showing the small fraction of diversity covered by every variant with a Greek letter except "Omicron", and the enormous diversity within "Omicron", including Nimbus NB.1.8.1.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
What do we know about the new coronavirus NB.1.8.1 strain. "A new highly contagious variant of the coronavirus is being linked to large surges of cases throughout Asia, and now it’s hit the US. Here is everything you need to know about it." Source: archive.md/D6Nup
What do we know about the new coronavirus NB.1.8.1 strain.

A new highly contagious variant of the coronavirus is being linked to large surges of cases throughout Asia, and now it’s hit the US. Here is everything you need to know about it.

Anthony Piovesan
3 min read
May 28, 2025 - 6:13AM
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 27/05/2025
Aside from the fact that anyone can get seriously ill from COVID, a key point they are deliberately hiding when removing access is that COVID vaccines reduce transmission. People choose to get vaccinated to protect other people. It is wrong and harmful to take that choice away.
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Steve Being @stevebeing.me · 28/05/2025
I know it's gradually at first, then all at once. I'm just not so sure where the line is. Maybe you only see the line in the rear view mirror.
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Vicki the cats' mother @catsmother.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Exactly this. It's easier to blame parenting, mobile phones and "lockdowns" rather than face the awful truth that we have repeatedly exposed children to a virus which damages the brain.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 28/05/2025
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
abcnews.go.com
RFK Jr. cuts COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women -- and why it matters
The move could alter guidance for doctors as well as some insurance coverage.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
So this is a mess. The "three-guys" recommendations are a hash-up. ACIP's role here is crucial and there is no suggestion that they do a bad job in crafting vaccine recommendations. This is not good. end/
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
You can see this in the insistence of expanding the warnings on myocarditis--it's clearly not in line with the science. 4/ www.frontiersin.org/journals/car...
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Frontiers | Myocarditis in SARS-CoV-2 infection vs. COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: To compare the incidence of myocarditis in COVID-19 vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 infection groups.Methods: Electronic databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Coch...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
3 guys, none with infectious disease or pedatric expertise, just ran roughshod over normal procedures to block COVID shots for kids, pregnant people. This is so awful & insane & we should treat it as such. Reporters, you're on notice. Both sides this at your peril & watch your credibitlity evaporate
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
How much of this behavioural disturbance is due to COVID-induced neurodevelopmental damage? apple.news/ABt3-JmM0QZC...
apple.news
‘Culture of disrespect’: Australian teachers say students’ behaviour is driving them from profession — Guardian Australia
Government review is welcome but teachers say their needs must be considered to arrest dramatic decline in retention rates
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Dr Una McIlvenna @unamcilvenna.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
While a dr is at work, Israel murders 9 of her 10 children. Absolute monsters www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
theguardian.com
Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children
Dr Alaa al-Najjar was on duty at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when she received her children’s bodies
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but something good happened, in Ohio of all places, and I wanted to share…
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Jonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
They say it can’t be done, but here we are, California is generated 106% of California’s entire state electricity demand from renewables. California has a population bigger that 154 other countries around the world. It’s the 4th largest economy, in the world. Let that sink in. #energysky #greensky
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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
COVID’s still killing 350+ Americans a week. Why? Because MAGA brain rot turned public health into a culture war. Low boosters, ignored meds, this is what anti-vax propaganda costs. It’s not just ignorance. It’s negligence. #COVID19 #VaccinesSaveLives
economictimes.indiatimes.com
COVID is back in a big way: Over 350 people are dying from the coronavirus in the U.S. each week, says CDC data
Despite available vaccines and treatments, COVID-19 continues to cause an average of 350 deaths weekly in the U.S., according to the CDC. Low vaccination rates, waning immunity, and delayed treatment ...
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
What? Did you all forget to do leg day on the immunity workout schedule? (This is sarcasm. C19 is thought to be immune evasive and damaging to health.)
New Mutation or Weak Immunity? New Wave of COVID-19 Spreads in Asia
May 16, 2025, 1:07 PM
Photo: Image by Midjourney. Hong Kong authorities have assessed COVID-19 activity as
'quite high'
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
One hundred ninety thousand deaths SO FAR
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Магдалена Хорват 😷 @magdalenahorvat.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
I agree. Media coverage is abysmal. We need grassroots PSAs #CovidHarmsYourHeart #CovidCausesHeartDamage #AvoidCovid #AvoidLongCovid #weararespirator 😷
youtu.be
It's not just love that's in the air
YouTube video by The John Snow Project
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Quick COVID update from me discussing latest variants and prospects for summer here. open.substack.com/pub/christin...
open.substack.com
Latest Covid variants and outlook for UK summer
There probably will be a Covid summer wave.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/05/2025
We explained that a large function of policing has been to create violence and exploitation in Black communities and the collective leadership of institutions throughout the US said “that’s absolutely vital to our ability to function.”
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 25/05/2025
Find a cool product on Amazon?
That company exists off Amazon.
1. Google company name 
2. Order from their site
2a. Can usually find a 10% off code
3. Still get product in 2-8 days
4. Company avoids losing 25% margin share to Amazon
5. You avoid giving money to Bezos
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
With NIOSH on the chopping block, it’s a good time to look for non-American respirators. There’s a Canadian company that makes a headstrap N99 that’s certified to NIOSH standards! It also comes in black, though I don’t currently see that option on the US store:
shop.vitacore.com
CAN99™ 9500 - Surgical Respirator NIOSH N95
World Leading Filtration, Breathability, and Fit. The CAN99™ 9500 Surgical Respirator was Designed to Provide the Highest Level of Protection of Any Disposable Respirator. NIOSH Certified N95 Surgical...
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Gc Rox @gcrox.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
This is excellent, alarming & important.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/05/2025
This is absolutely terrible news. With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately. h/t @merz.bsky.social
reuters.com
Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Cultural Revolution-Mandate of Heaven mashup with American characteristics.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
MP expenses for 2024 are out and @PierrePoilievre spent nearly a million more than Trudeau and Singh COMBINED. #cdnpoli
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases @jidjournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Streptococcus pyogenes surveillance through surface swab samples to track the emergence of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in rural Japan ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky
doi.org
Streptococcus pyogenes surveillance through surface swab samples to track the emergence of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in rural Japan
Japan recently experienced a record surge in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS).
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Cara Smusiak (she/her) @carasmusiak.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Kudos to NL! Love to see this. FYI for Ontarians: You only have a 5-year window (age 65-70) to get it for free.
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
THIS PART: Ford has made sure that HE’S protected but you aren’t. Nothing can stop Premier Ford from the long list of his intentional crimes. THIS ONE WILL KILL PEOPLE AND HE KNOWS IT. We had the chance to stop him but most of you continue to vote for him. Blood is on YOUR hands too #ONpoli #BikeTO
ctvnews.ca
Ford defends bill that would prevent injured cyclists from suing Ontario over bike lane removal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending legislation proposed by his government that would prevent cyclists or their families from suing the province if they're injured or killed in areas where the gove...
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Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Wastewater monitoring is an essential public health tool that provides insights into the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in Ottawa. We need an early warning system to inform everyone about the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses.
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