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Laine Adrienne

@laineadrienne.bsky.social
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Sometimes artist, surviving endometriosis, garden gnome, COVID competent

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Pretty key sentence. People have screamed “ITS ENDEMIC” at me since at least 2023, and A) it wasn’t and B) using endemic to mean “it’s fine now” is very, very stupid.
"We were told it was going to be endemic, and people didn't really think that that just meant it was going to keep coming back. It is back," Thirsk said.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did a single person that promoted or currently promoted immunity by infection have a workable plan to stop it getting into vulnerable populations? Anyone? Most didn’t even believe anyone other than a trained professional could use a respie.
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Kristin Meekes @kmeekes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The pandemic should have led to clean indoor air, treatments for long covid and related illnesses, next gen vaccines, normalization of masking, mandatory respiratory protection in healthcare, sick leave, and a paradigm shift around what infections do to people
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Connie Walker @conniewalker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"We will not be intimidated," said Casimir. "This is not going to deter us from gathering, reflecting, or honouring our survivors and the children who returned home," she said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. politicians, leaders condemn reported white nationalist gathering on First Nation reserve | CBC News
B.C. politicians and leaders are denouncing an apparent gathering of white nationalists on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc reserve near Kamloops, B.C. Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir says the nation received report...
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Connie Walker @conniewalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's taken a minute but I'm excited to tell you about a new project and a new podcast (eventually). In many ways, Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s was just the beginning…. More here: contactingconnie.substack.com/p/who-is-pro...
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Who is protected by the destruction of Indian Residential School records?
“There’s not a single Indigenous person in Canada, who has not been touched by the legacy of Residential Schools.” - Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You got what you wanted! You are living your normal lives, as demanded, free of legal or social responsibility toward disabled people who are still at high risk. Now you’re going to laugh at us trying to find ways to keep going? That’s not just discrimination, that’s dehumanization.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Am I shaming you? Absolutely. Someone needs to say it. I’m all for having a laugh at dark things sometimes. Even disability can be funny, and disabled people are hilarious. This isn’t that. This is a “those ‘sick’ people sure are crazy and gross!” laugh. Be ashamed.
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Miles W. Griffis @mileswgriffis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Now that it’s time to pay the piper, the state and its media allies are working desperately to sever the connection between COVID-19 and its consequences." Julia Doubleday takes down an ableist Telegraph column that denies the reality of Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2026/09/21/c...
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COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women - The Sick Times
The Telegraph published an article titled, “How having a disability became cool." This article shores up the government narrative that rising rates of disability are being driven, not by the ongoing a...
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
AI is ruining cute animals for me
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you want the right to an Assisted Death, help figure out a way to ensure the disabled have a right to life. Help us fix the broken systems that would rather euthanize us than help us. Help us survive.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The worst part of the Assisted Dying debate is people assuming it’s black and white. They think if you oppose the policy, you oppose giving people the choice. I support the right to die. What I don’t support is offering it to disabled people instead of medical treatment.
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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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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well said
Tweet from @NairYasmin

So many people are forced to work through their sickness are often not allowed to even mask in their workplaces. AOC could have easily sent a clear message: "Covid is serious, and since I can, I'll work remotely and minimise the risk. Everyone deserves my kind of privilege."
Yasmin Nair (One Tenacious B.) @NairYas... • 14h
AOC is setting a terrible example. She can choose to work remotely, make sure she's well enough to travel, and not potentially infect others. Instead, she's sending a message to Americans that's it's not only okay but necessary to spread the virus. 1/2...
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Dr Jackie Turvey Tait @jaxtait.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"We’ve seen a ratcheting up of anti-disability rhetoric and policy, from the return of “r” slur, to the normalization of euthanasia. We are likely to see more legalization of assisted dying with fewer and fewer safeguards as the crisis of #LongCovid worsens." #AssistedDyingBill
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COVID is disabling young women, not Tiktok
“Sickfluencers” are merely symptoms of a mass disabling event
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every time the guardian posts uncritically about ai I’m gonna share this as a reminder www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...
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Guardian Media Group announces strategic partnership with OpenAI
Guardian Media Group today announced a strategic partnership with Open AI, a leader in artificial intelligence and deployment, that will bring the Guardian’s high quality journalism to ChatGPT’s globa...
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It is unbelievably painful to watch people go to the mat for AI having feelings and deserving rights when they aren’t convinced disabled people are sentient and deserve dignity.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A lot of people have said to me “but why would the government lie about the risks from Covid?” And I’m sorry but the answer is always because capital is valued over lives and they want you to go back to work, it was true in the mines, true on the railroads, true post-9/11, and true now.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sharing my 🧵 on Assisted Dying and why many disabled people fear a slippery slope This is based on Canada’s MAiD It’s been “offered” to me when I was clear I wanted treatment My condition wasn’t terminal I don’t oppose the right to die, but we must ensure disabled people have the right to live.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Routine reminder that Bhattacharya is an economics researcher who has never practiced medicine and whose best known publication is overtly fraudulent. He has never done infectious disease research and has never treated a single virus or infection in his entire career. He’s likely never seen measles.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years.
Photo from the telegraph. Red background with a roll of wheelchair stickers on white paper. Text reads “how having a disability became cool”
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Usually, when a disease is “endemic” countries have long standing plans to battle them. Targets, including zero targets. Now, we use the word to pretend we can ignore something.  Yet another way COVID-19 is an exceptional disease.
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Alex @alexrees.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So excited for this, and it's a perfect excuse to sing the praises of CRIP CAMP, which Judy is in and is one of my favourite docs ever. Free on YouTube!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFS8...
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CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Full Feature | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Very grateful & very proud to be a part of 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍, Siân Heder’s new film about Judy Heumann & her fellow disability activists. Select cinemas Nov 6.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As I’ve said before. The immune system is a cleansing fire. At full speed it can really burn the house down. Don’t provoke it unnecessarily…
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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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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton is credited in at least 37 research papers on the COVID vaccine, including the first phase I trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It’s one thing to take a personal risk, like dining indoors in public… but it’s another thing to not do anything to prevent passing your risk on after that at home, work, or in aged/health/care settings. That’s the real problem.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes.
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Laine Adrienne @laineadrienne.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This should be much bigger news!
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
India: "Study reveals alarming 2.5x surge in cardiac emergencies post-COVID among youngsters" Before the pandemic in 2018–19, patients under 40 made up over 8% of cardiac emergencies. That figure has since escalated more than 2.5x to nearly 21% of cases. Source: archive.md/IPpPy
A screenshot of an online news article from The New Indian Express, updated on August 22, 2026. The headline reads, "Study reveals alarming 2.5x surge in cardiac emergencies post-COVID among youngsters." Below the headline, the subheading states, "Before the pandemic took hold in 2018–19, young patients aged 40 or younger made up just over 8% of total cardiac emergencies."
The article features a photograph of a young woman sitting at a wooden desk in front of a laptop, holding her face in her hands in a gesture of stress or exhaustion. A caption beneath the photo reads: "Medical experts urge young adults to maintain a minimum of 30 minutes of daily physical exercise, eliminate intoxicants, and undergo periodic cardiovascular screenings." The article byline attributes the piece to Ejaz Kaiser.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I haven’t lost hope on the COVID front. There’s still hope we can engineer these things to much lower levels… But I do wonder if we will recover our compassion again? If we will ever unprogram the acceptance of killing the “vulnerable”. Or is that a road without a u turn?
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Such a tragedy. The child had "no visible bite or scratch wounds," so no one realized he had rabies until it was too late. Folks, if you wake up with a bat in the room with you - even if you think it didn't come near you - you've got to get the rabies vax series. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Rabies in an 11-Year-Old Boy After Bat Contact
Early facial numbness and sore gums masked a deadly diagnosis in a boy who had direct bat contact but no obvious wound.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
Cartoon image of a street with much of the space taken up by a car with a single driver, while the rest of the street has people tightly packed in a bus, a bus shelter and riding bikes in a bike lane. Adding insult to injury, the driver says “damn those bike paths and bike lanes taking all the space.”
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Back-to-school season is here, and so are the school-year germs. Help your child and their classmates have a healthier school year by keeping them home as much as you can when they're sick! If they have to go to school, be sure they have a mask, and encourage them to wear it as much as possible!
Sickness is not a school supply! Things to send to school with your kids: Pencils and pens, A water bottle, Books, Excitement to learn new things!

Things to leave home: COVID-19. The flu, Measles, “Stomach bugs," Any other virus that can spread to others! Help your child recover faster and protect their teachers and classmates by keeping them home as much as possible when they are sick, but if you have to send them to school (we get it, childcare and time off work aren’t 
always easy), send them with a high-quality mask. 

Masks can also protect your child from getting sick with illnesses spread by others!
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Darren Parkinson @greendarrenshipley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"It's had a devastating impact on my life - everything I used to enjoy doing, I can no longer do." Both the BBC and Yorkshire Post have carried my story today. It's time for government action on #LongCovid - are you listening @andyburnham.bsky.social?
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Warning.‼️
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Post-infectious persistent gut inflammation In case you're wondering about those new food allergies and intolerances doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Eosinophil-associated intestinal immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection in K18-hACE2 mice
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is frequently associated with gastrointestinal manifestations; however, intestin...
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California Department of Public Health @capublichealth.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Going on a trip? Don’t let COVID-19 crash your summer plans. Wearing an N95 mask protects you from respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Consider wearing a mask in indoor and crowded places like airports and planes. Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026
We could, and just hear me out, not give a fuck about able bodied persons receiving the benefits of accommodations. This is actually what we should do about it: nothing. Not a fucking thing. supposed "grift" is only a problem in a world looking for an excuse to deny accommodations.
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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The immune systems of people with long Covid may remain locked in a prolonged battle with remnants of the coronavirus, producing inflammation while failing to effectively eliminate its source, new research suggests. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Long Covid Study Finds Gut Immune System Struggling to Clear Lingering Virus
The immune systems of people with long Covid may remain locked in a prolonged battle with remnants of the coronavirus, producing inflammation while failing to effectively eliminate its source, new res...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Long Covid study finds gut immune system struggling to clear lingering virus" Scientists studied colorectal tissue from 44 Long COVID patients and 13 recovered, finding viral RNA in 27% of cases 2 years post-infection. The virus triggers chronic gut inflammation while disabling clearing pathways.
An image showing an online news article from The Edge Malaysia covering a Long COVID medical study.
Key Elements:
•	Logo: The brand name "THE EDGE" in large teal and black font, with "MALAYSIA" underneath.
•	Headline: Text reads "Long Covid study finds gut immune system struggling to clear lingering virus".
•	Byline & Date: "By Jason Gale / Bloomberg" and published on "12 Aug 2026, 09:54 am".
•	Google News Banner: A small Google News icon with the text "Make The Edge Malaysia your preferred source on Google".
•	Main Visual: A close-up photograph of a classic black medical stethoscope with silver metal binaural and grey ear tips, resting curled up on a light grey surface.
•	Photo Credit: Small text in the bottom right corner reading "Bloomberg".
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We need to accept that most doctors are clinicians and not scientists. Aerosol scientists, biochemists, engineers, etc. may be way more up to date on a topics like Covid (and other topics!) than doctors. It's ok to not trust your doctor if they are behind on the latest research
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 05/08/2026
I'm really, really, really tired of public health officials going out of their way to tell us that the dead had "underlying conditions" — a phrase so vague as to be useless in actually informing risk assessment. It's just ableism...
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Dear Everyone That Doesn’t Do Anything To Prevent That Mild™️ Thing We Don’t Talk About, Your brain is not spare. You will need it. Do something today to protect it. Kind Regards Doc B
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
here's a fun lil exercise for cis people: how many articles would a publication have to print calling for your extermination before you would expect people who care about you to stop giving them money? and how would you feel if their excuse for still supporting them is some fuckass crossword puzzle?
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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Something to remember whatever the illness they’re telling you only the weak need worry about.
A screenshot of Fauci saying, “even though you'll find the vulnerable will fall by the wayside,”
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
If you're scared about being the only person wearing a mask, I can tell you that most people do not care. I've been masking for the past 6 years. I've travelled to several different countries in that time. I've never had Covid and I've endured a handful of snarky comments at most. Be brave.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
Please stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.
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