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Jen Anderson

@jen.clearingblocks.com
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Teeth shouldn't be luxury bones. Public health comms, Tetris mastermind, catmancer, and freelance copy editor. Lots about brain injuries here. Views my own. She/her. 🏳️‍🌈 Need an editor? www.clearingblocksediting.com

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 23h
From this WashPost article on the long term effects of the flu: “When there’s potential for viruses to cause neuronal damage, then ‘we have to prevent getting infected as much as possible,’ [neurobiologist] Hosseini said.”
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Column | ‘Long flu’ can linger for months. Here’s how to reduce your risk.
Persistent symptoms can harm the lungs and other organs, including the brain.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 28/09/2026
Waiting for my plane at DFW and it's just a cacophony of coughing and sneezing and sniffling. Not a mask in sight beyond mine.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
People will cut out artificial food dyes, spend hours at the gym, drink vitamin infused water…and then go to the airport and rawdog breathing in an airborne pathogen that can disable you permanenty and is basically guaranteed to be there.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 16/09/2026
OK, the one thing I really dislike about the Z6III is that if you have even slightly long nails it's nigh impossible to pry the CFexpress card out of the slot.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 13/09/2026
Meanwhile, "Why am I having so many fucked-up nightmares?" asks the person reading CJ Leede before bed.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 13/09/2026
A friend and I were talking about how many "last-minute" friends we have, which is to say, how many people we could text or call at the end of the day to grab a drink or go for a walk or do literally anything on the fly, and we each had a hard time coming up with more than two.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 13/09/2026
This is the most boring season of F1, I swear.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 12/09/2026
Probably the least bad I've felt after a COVID vaccine, so I'm going to take that win. Just catastrophically tired.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 11/09/2026
Getting vaccinated at 7:15 a.m. at the local CVS is really where it's at.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions Adults who reported 2 or more infections had 76% higher odds of receiving a new medical diagnosis. Read more: bit.ly/4hleVmc
Sick man sitting on bed looking at thermometer
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 07/09/2026
Having a three-day weekend makes my life immeasurably better.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 06/09/2026
Got our last seventh-inning serenade of the year from @jgoldstrass.bsky.social!
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 04/09/2026
Big uptick in random activities triggering multiple days of deep exhaustion, head and body aches, sleep problems, sensory issues and more, which is disheartening and frustrating.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 02/09/2026
Fun fact: I do have underlying conditions but was able to schedule my shot without having to disclose literally anything. Didn't even have to check a box. This was my experience last year, too. Insurance gave zero fucks.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The work and everyday labor of living with ME/CFS contains this recursive loop of everyday labor of being ill." For @motherjones.com, I interviewed @elimrogers.bsky.social on her book tracing the history of ME/CFS and what it's like to be exhausted in America. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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The relentless work of being sick
A new book examines the labor of getting chronic illness diagnosed and treated—for those lucky enough to get care.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 01/09/2026
My car informed me it needed to do a software update today. 🫠
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 01/09/2026
Flu and COVID shot scheduled. I tend to get mine slightly earlier in the season because I travel a ton for work in October and November and want to be fully marinated beforehand.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 01/09/2026
I started watching AEW and it's been exactly the kind of ridiculous brain bleach I've needed, with bonus wholesome moments.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If we had clean air standards and mandatory respirators in healthcare, this wouldn’t happen. Patients deserve protection. They’re scared. They’re vulnerable. They’re often immune compromised. Infecting a baby in the NICU is a massive infection control failure. people.com/newborn-baby...
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Pa. Mom Says Her Newborn Was Exposed to Measles in Hospital NICU: ‘He’s Already Had to Overcome So Many Battles’
Brittany Nicole Sponenberg’s newborn was exposed to measles while in the NICU at Geisinger Medical Center. The hospital has since updated its visitor screening protocols as measles cases in the U.S. r...
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 28/08/2026
You ever realize that if you're not the person texting or calling or checking in that most people are totally cool with just falling off the face of the Earth?
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Recommended viewing – reports on avian influenza, the commercial determinants, and public health solidarity - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/recommended-...
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Recommended viewing – reports on avian influenza, the commercial determinants, and public health solidarity
Below we bring readers some recommended viewing – from avian influenza, to the unhealthy entanglement of the commercial and political
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
ORPHANED CATS NEED FOREVER HOME IN NORTHEAST (PLEASE READ *ENTIRE* THREAD) My wife's childhood friend died Thursday, leaving his two *mildly* special-needs cats. The elder, Wally, is about 13. ABSOLUTELY affectionate cat; GLORIOUSLY dim. His only issue is that he poops in bathtubs if given a chance
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain. @sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 26/08/2026
Thinking about when I got this text from my dad:
A screenshot of a text message reads: Jen there is a life-size cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton being shipped to you by mistake, arriving Monday. It was for our Nashville country auction theme and your address was still on my page. I will see what Amazon wants me to do with it
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 26/08/2026
Went out for a run and got absolutely demolished by biting flies we didn't have yesterday????
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 25/08/2026
It's that time of year where all the parents of school-age children I know post back-to-school photos of their children holding chalkboards displaying their personal information on public social media accounts. 🥴
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 24/08/2026
Such a small thing, but I paid an artist I follow for a little hand-drawn movie that now adorns my phone lock screen, and it brings me joy every time I look at it. Pay for real art!
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 23/08/2026
Photography folks: Do y'all have mirrorless camera feelings in terms of Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Fujifilm? Or are they mostly comparable?
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Reminder that IQ and BMI come from the same damn arbitrary place: the desire to establish a hierarchy of health that 1. doesn’t exist 2. supports white supremacy 3. justifies ostracism and death of disabled people
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 20/08/2026
TFW a big thing that's not your fault is about to become your problem. 🙃
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 20/08/2026
I use HubSpot at work, and they've recently routed all support requests through an AI agent that completely sucks ass, and I'm about to figure out where they're headquartered and dropkick the person who made that decision into the sun.
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
YOU ARE NOT IN TROUBLE - dashare.zone ADMIN
YOU ARE NOT IN TROUBLE - NO ONE MAY PUT YOU IN TROUBLE!!!!! YOU ARE NOT ON PUNISHMENT!!!! THE TICKLE IN DA BACK OF YOUR MIND TELLING YOU THAT YOUR IN TROUBLE IS SIMPLY AN ARTIFACT OF THE CURSED SOCIETY WE LIVE IN, AS THE TIMER TICKS DOWN EVERY SECOND YOU OWE SOMEONE MORE MONEY , BUT YOU DID NOT CONSENT TO ANY OF THIS , YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE FOOD WATER SHELTER CLOTHING AND CLEAN FUCKEN AIR WITHOUT ANY BULL SHIT!!! DA TEXT "I WILL NEVER BE IN TROUBLE. FAMILY BOSS GUY DRIVING BEHIND ME,CREDIT CARD GUY ON LINE, GRANDBOSS, MANAGER, PAST DUE BILL, TRIAL PERIOD ENDED, NEIGHBOR, JUREY DUTEY, NO ONE MAY PUT ME IN TROUBLE " ONE MORE THING WHEN YOU GET LETTERS AND FONE CALLS TELLIN YOU THAT YOUR IN TROUBLE THEY ALWAYS WANT MONEY, SO ITS JUST A WAY TO USE YOUR FEAR AS A LEVER FOR THE BILLIONAIRS TO TAKE THE LAST TEN BUCKS IN YOUR WALLET EVERY WEEK, FUCK EMM, I WILL NEVER BE AFRAID OF THE MONOPOLY MAN, AND HE HAS NO POWER OVER ME - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 19/08/2026
Back to the press release mines.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 19/08/2026
Ah yes, I see we're doing the "I am holier than thou because I don't like a book that's popular" discourse again.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 19/08/2026
Progressive: Hey we found that our driver was 100% at fault in totaling your vehicle. Here's $250 to cover your deductible. Good luck! Me: 🫠
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris,
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 18/08/2026
Because I've been bolstered by multiple medications for the past six months, I kind of forgot how catastrophic my PCS crashes can be and how long it takes to recover. This brought to you by "oh jeez I guess one weekend of rest doesn't count!"
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
my last two FT jobs didn't have sick leave (or at least not practically--they just gave you ~10 days of "leave" and if you got sick too much during the year, then too bad, your planned trip home for the holidays is canceled) and it's wild how difficult i find it to use them now that i have some
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 16/08/2026
Plant folks: Is this some sort of clematis? It's taking over the woods in the backyard.
Landscape view of an aggressive vine with wispy white flowers climbing over a bunch of different weedy plants.Close up of wispy white flowers arranged on a stalk surrounded by trifoliate leaves.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 15/08/2026
Breakfast on the water today.
Nose view of a gray and blue inflatable paddle board on still water with trees in the distance. The paddle is balanced horizontally across the board, and a small dry bag is visible. An everything bagel, black thermos, and flip flops are tucked under a bungee.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I love how the possibility of nondisabled bad actors means we have to make things really hard for disabled people in response. And by love I mean hate.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 12/08/2026
If workplaces gave employees downtime after conferences/events where folks are frequently on the clock for 12+ hours, it'd benefit everyone. Bonus: Disabled employees wouldn't have to beg for comp time and feel like they're asking for special treatment just to get what they need to function.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 11/08/2026
With all the travel I do for work, you would think I'd have figured out the trick to a good night's sleep in a hotel room, but alas, I always sleep terribly and wake up feeling like death.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 03/08/2026
Love when someone sends you an invite to something with more than 40 other people copied on it and everyone is hitting "reply all."
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 02/08/2026
I really need it to rain on weekdays, not weekends.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 28/07/2026
Been to a bunch of shows lately where the lead will be like "yeah I became a dad recently and it changed my life so here's a song about my kid" and the most insipid, limp song will inevitably follow, lol.
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Jen Anderson @jen.clearingblocks.com · 26/07/2026
We had a bunch of work done in the backyard that got done about a month later than it was supposed to, so they finished and reseeded when we were out of town during the heat dome, which meant nothing got watered and everything died, and now we have a big new yard project we weren't expecting.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 26/07/2026
If you hang out on threads like I do then you see that she posts Islamophobic shit about El-Sayed very regularly. She’s a racist. It’s not even subtle.
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