Reposted by Khalil DennisWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The fact that Islamophobia is welcomed, championed, and cheered at this Republican Convention. People are chanting to hurt and shoot Muslim American candidates. It will barely be mentioned this weekend. I assume journalists will ask Democrats to condemn Hasan Piker instead, right? 351015282
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Call for sources and interviews discussing HRT access and effects on Trans Long Hauler Communities (ie. People living with/experiencing symptoms of Long Covid). Please reach out to me at khalildennis37@gmail.com or comment below for further inquiry. 051
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Honored to be part of this cohort! As we see the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic render large portions of LGBTQ+ society invisible, how does post-viral illness-related disability affect hormone replacement therapy (hrt), especially amidst growing, anti-trans legislation & narrowing access to treatment? 0122
Reposted by Khalil DennisJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I looked into if Medicaid-funded providers who oversee disabled people living independently are ready for worsening climate events. The support they need from the federal government isn’t there, and it’s worsened under Trump. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comHome care wasn't ready for the climate crisis—even before Trump's Medicaid and FEMA cutsAs extreme weather mounts, disaster relief for millions of people is being systemically gutted. 5238143
Reposted by Khalil DennisBryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Oudone Lothirath missed four out of five chemotherapy appointments while in ICE detention and received no medical care there. Now he will likely die in a matter of days. www.startribune.com/how-ice-deta...startribune.comDetained by ICE, he missed multiple cancer treatments. Now he’s in hospice.Some immigrants with chronic health problems were swept up by ICE in Minnesota, leading to missed medications and, for one man, missed chemotherapy sessions. 10725101474
Reposted by Khalil DennisMaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 23/02/2026“I wear a mask because countless studies have detailed the damaging cumulative effects of COVID.”—Peace is holding their “Long COVID Story Short”, a zine they and mom Dimitrea created as an autobiographical example of the urgency of care and attention needed for Long Haulers.🧵 115151
Reposted by Khalil DennisMaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 17/08/2025The Layered Approach recognizes that certain strategies might not be accessible or feasible for everyone. More tools provide more options and protection. —Check out the 14 strategies in our #LongCOVID Defense Guide on #MaskTogetherAmerica’s website: masktogetheramerica.org/layered-char... 614258
Reposted by Khalil DennisMaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 25/02/2026 “It's crucial in the same way condoms and STI screenings are crucial to sexual health. Mitigation is mitigation, and if we purport to value consent and testing, then it only makes sense that unwanted exposure to viral illness be respected and modeled.”—Kae @khaoticaa.bsky.social journalist 🧵 14310
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Genocide scholars: The US is in the early stages of genocide on trans people Trans people: WE KNOW 🙄🙄🙄 181
Reposted by Khalil DennisKhalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Recent piece published w/ @thesicktimes.org arguing that “Long COVID advocacy is inadequate without sex workers, who have a long legacy of catalyzing consent education and facilitating disease prevention,” using the experiences of Black trans disabled Sex Workers. thesicktimes.org/2026/01/06/l...thesicktimes.orgLong COVID advocacy is incomplete without sex workers - The Sick TimesTo Olive and other Black queer community members, many Long COVID advocates pay lip service to the disease’s disproportionate effects on Black, Brown, and trans communities while excluding those voice... 316584
Reposted by Khalil Dennisdemi 🪄 @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 07/01/2026we’re better than this, friends. please 021
Reposted by Khalil DennisMikaela Grace ❤️🔥 🏡in RVA @mikaelagracexo.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Floored that someone on a call just literally said “is COVID still a thing?” And then I had to listen to two people tell me why they “can’t wear a mask” and believe personal choice is more important than protection. I truly do feel like I live in an alternate reality than most people. It sucks. 2151
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Recent piece published w/ @thesicktimes.org arguing that “Long COVID advocacy is inadequate without sex workers, who have a long legacy of catalyzing consent education and facilitating disease prevention,” using the experiences of Black trans disabled Sex Workers. thesicktimes.org/2026/01/06/l...thesicktimes.orgLong COVID advocacy is incomplete without sex workers - The Sick TimesTo Olive and other Black queer community members, many Long COVID advocates pay lip service to the disease’s disproportionate effects on Black, Brown, and trans communities while excluding those voice... 316584
Reposted by Khalil DennisJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 11/12/2025New from me at @motherjones.com: Senate Republicans blocked the Democratic plan to extend ACA tax credits while trying to pass (and failing too) health saving accounts plans, which @mirandayaver.bsky.social told me, are not useful for poor and middle-class folks. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comSenate Republicans blocked yet another chance to save Obamacare subsidiesACA health care "is not a luxury item. It is basic survival for a lot of people." 111049
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The level of suppression that KOSA will implement (and the precedent it will set for future laws) presents a dark future for your internet privacy and free speech online. This is NOT the kind of regulation on the internet you want, trust me! 01214
Reposted by Khalil DennisTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 10/12/2025KOSA is back along with 17 other dangerous censorship and surveillance laws that congress is trying to ram through. CALL UR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL THEM —no KOSA —do not repeal Section 230 —no online digital ID laws —no age verification laws CALL NOW!!!! We are about to lose the internet 7994934
Reposted by Khalil DennisLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 15/11/2025bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken 232464562
Reposted by Khalil DennisEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/11/2025One night recently, I got a Signal message Would I be interested in seeing an internal Trump admin memo? I said yes (duh). Then, I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. The memo shows how the VA is making access to health coverage header for just one group: Male vets w/ breast cancer…. 17639249
Reposted by Khalil DennisEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Here's the story. www.propublica.org/article/vete...propublica.orgCiting Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get CoverageA Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde... 313435
Reposted by Khalil DennisKhalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 01/08/2025New Article for @southsideweekly.bsky.social southsideweekly.com/advocates-wa...southsideweekly.comAdvocates Want Funds for Vacant CPD Positions ReallocatedNearly $200 million budgeted for unfilled CPD roles should go instead to peacekeepers and mental health programs, activists say. 031
Reposted by Khalil DennisKhalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Hello, My name is Kae, & I am a journalist attempting to cover Covid-19/Long Covid/Disability Stories here in Chicago. Here is one of my first articles, an interview with Long Covid Researcher Jess Maciuch, a Northwestern University Researcher living w/ ME/CFS. www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...citybureau.orgThe Consequences of Ignoring Long Covid — City BureauNorthwestern University researcher Jess Maciuch says Long Covid, chronic illness and disability have been overlooked during election season, which puts more vulnerable people at risk. 1127
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 01/08/2025New Article for @southsideweekly.bsky.social southsideweekly.com/advocates-wa...southsideweekly.comAdvocates Want Funds for Vacant CPD Positions ReallocatedNearly $200 million budgeted for unfilled CPD roles should go instead to peacekeepers and mental health programs, activists say. 031
Reposted by Khalil DennisKhalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Check out my article published w/ @citybureau.bsky.social covering the absence of Covid-19 & Long Covid coverage during the 2024 Election Cycle. “This sense of urgency is critical ‘as we dive deeper into COVID-denialism, fascism [and] eugenics,’ Reaux said.” www.citybureau.org/newswire/lon...citybureau.orgChicago Needs Stronger Long Covid Protections, Organizers and Advocates Say — City BureauCovid-19 mitigation was largely a non-issue during election season, but Chicago organizers and disability advocates are urging residents to demand that public officials reinstate citywide Covid mandat... 21912
Reposted by Khalil Dennislay @laymagdalene.bsky.social · 29/05/2025STALLED‼️JUNE B!LLS! + R3NT DUE IN THREE DAYS (3)! ONLY $185 LEFT🚨 1315/1500! 10 MATCHES OF $20 = DONE! 19 MATCHES OF $10 = DONE QT WITH PAY LINKS AND LIKE memo: ♥️ v: laaylaa-3000 (MY ONLY ACCOUNT) c: bbylay1 p: layskywalker 0510
Reposted by Khalil DennisSean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Tired of being gaslit about your Covid precautions in healthcare facilities or #LongCovid? This 1-page letter has key studies on brain, heart & immune damage—perfect for printing & handing to your doctor. Download: uofi.app.box.com/s/9llu70jkrf... #PatientAdvocacy #ChronicIllness #MedicalGaslightinguofi.box.com 52409157
Reposted by Khalil DennisSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 17/04/2025"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."euronews.comPhotographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debutThe Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month. 4848523006
Reposted by Khalil DennisNick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 07/04/2025What if COVID doesn't just make sick, but makes us easier to infect? Experts say the virus is chipping away at our immune systems. But some aren’t convinced. I spoke with doctors, scientists, and parents caught in a relentless cycle of illness, and here's what I found:canadianaffairs.newsIs COVID quietly sabotaging our immune systems?Experts are increasingly coalescing around the view that COVID has weakened our immune systems, leaving us vulnerable to other infections 311004381
Reposted by Khalil DennisTom Wambsgans’ Second Wife, PhD @drwambsgans.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Did you know that you can sign up for a Haymarket book club and they will send you a new book each month? My next one is Reconsidering Reparations. I can’t wait! 0145
Reposted by Khalil DennisBilly Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The Sick Times: 'False hope: In Sub-Saharan Africa, wars damage Long COVID research and surveillance' The first ever community-funded Long COVID surveillance in Mozambique and Congo started in 2023 thanks to trailblazing researchers. thesicktimes.org/2025/02/25/f...thesicktimes.orgFalse hope: In Sub-Saharan Africa, wars damage Long COVID research and surveillance - The Sick TimesIn summer 2023, clinical nurse Rino Da Costa was well into recruiting participants for a study to monitor Long COVID cases in Naquitengue, a village in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique. It was a prom... 12712
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Check out my article published w/ @citybureau.bsky.social covering the absence of Covid-19 & Long Covid coverage during the 2024 Election Cycle. “This sense of urgency is critical ‘as we dive deeper into COVID-denialism, fascism [and] eugenics,’ Reaux said.” www.citybureau.org/newswire/lon...citybureau.orgChicago Needs Stronger Long Covid Protections, Organizers and Advocates Say — City BureauCovid-19 mitigation was largely a non-issue during election season, but Chicago organizers and disability advocates are urging residents to demand that public officials reinstate citywide Covid mandat... 21912
Reposted by Khalil DennisSean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Covid is not a cold or the flu. Never was or will be. Though it might just cause you to die from another infection, like flu or RSV. But let’s be clear. Covid kills far more people. Always did and will continue to… until we install precautions that protect us from all airborne pathogens. 416743
Reposted by Khalil DennisKayli Jamieson @wanderingkayli.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Extremely well done. Should be mandatory reading. “Long COVID is an everyone problem because everyone has blood vessels, a gut microbiome, ACE-2 receptors, T cells, and a blood-brain barrier…it is devastating, and it is happening to people every day. And it can happen to you, after any infection.” 08130
Reposted by Khalil DennisCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Flu hospitalization rates are higher so far this season than at the same point during each of the past FIFTEEN YEARS, at least Chart shows Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET) cumulative hospitalization data; red line is current (2024-2025) season gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluvie... 432090722
Khalil Dennis @khaoticaa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Hello, My name is Kae, & I am a journalist attempting to cover Covid-19/Long Covid/Disability Stories here in Chicago. Here is one of my first articles, an interview with Long Covid Researcher Jess Maciuch, a Northwestern University Researcher living w/ ME/CFS. www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...citybureau.orgThe Consequences of Ignoring Long Covid — City BureauNorthwestern University researcher Jess Maciuch says Long Covid, chronic illness and disability have been overlooked during election season, which puts more vulnerable people at risk. 1127