Reposted by QueermintLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Frog hotels IG: @_pollinatorsreserve Snohomish, WA 25174461295
Reposted by QueermintAndrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Another reason to loathe AI, in case you didn't have enough yet. 042
Reposted by QueermintBen Schwarz @benschwarz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...theconversation.comMore than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report findsThe report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan. 431754967
Reposted by QueermintAndrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026W. T. F. 🤬 022
Reposted by Queermintpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 03/08/2026By Jenna Smith 514342664
Reposted by QueermintFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Cat Fact: Once you get a cat you have a 250% higher chance of mention them in every conversation you have. 1674441298
Reposted by QueermintKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 04/08/2026That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas? 10895452183
Reposted by QueermintAndrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026As I futilely peel the label off the protein powder canister so that it can be recycled... 031
Reposted by QueermintKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Just a gentle reminder that many disabled creators can’t paywall their newsletters without losing their disability benefits. They’re producing content entirely for free. Most Substack alternatives charge creators who don’t paywall, and disabled people can’t afford that. We need better options! 214644
Reposted by QueermintKSWriteshere 🍉♊ @kswriteshere.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Y'all. Just learned the Otis is presumed to be gone to that big forest in the sky as he hasn't been seen since 2023. He'll forever be the champ. No bear has beaten his 42 salmon in one sitting streak. RIP, my guy. 🥹🐻(holding back tears and bear emojis) 0911
Reposted by QueermintKSWriteshere 🍉♊ @kswriteshere.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This feels like a great day to bless Mae. #helpfolkslive #mutualaid #helpsky #fundsky #DisabilityPridemonth #ForTinu 01314
Reposted by QueermintProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out. 9840201933
Reposted by QueermintCrits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 27/07/2026We gratefully sent 6 kittens home this week (all from the group of 9 who we helped their fosters scoop from their yard). Somehow, one who didn’t find his home yet is Doublestuff, a super sweet little tuxie guy w/a short, curled-up tail that makes him extra cute. www.petfinder.com/cat/doublest... 535394
Reposted by QueermintEsther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Catching Covid & Flu doesn’t make you stronger, it just increases health risks and means you miss work. Proven links now to heart problems after both infections. 🧵 15623
Reposted by QueermintKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Give people the support they need to live a dignified life, and they won’t feel pressured to access Medical Assistance in Dying. Make sure they’re getting the medical care they need. Ensure they’re housed & fed. If you don’t offer the care needed to live, assisted dying becomes coercive:cbc.caSault Ste. Marie man wants to offer ‘competitive alternatives’ to medical assistance in dying | CBC NewsThe founder of a start-up called Right to Live Canada, Eric Holmes says MAID could be avoided in some cases if patients had better housing or financial outcomes. 518068
Reposted by Queermint🌜Princess Luna the cat🌛 @princessluna.bsky.social · 27/07/2026(I agree with this. If you chose to use this to bash Muslims, I don't want your fucking phony "allyship.") 19226
Reposted by QueermintChantal Britt @chantalbritt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026More than 6 years after the pandemic started, people with long covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis are still struggling to cope with their physical disabilities as well as the stigmatisation and psychologisation, while research, healthcare and support are inadequate. www.rts.ch/info/sante/2...rts.chSix ans après la pandémie, que deviennent les malades du Covid long ?Le 19 février dernier, un jeune Autrichien de 22 ans, Samuel, fait appel au suicide assisté pour mettre fin à sa "souffrance inimaginable" causée par le Covid long. Plus de six ans après le début de l... 0125
Reposted by Queermint101 East @aj101east.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death in the Philippines, claiming about 98 lives daily. It hits remote communities hardest, where healthcare is limited. 101 East meets Dr Heidi Sampang, who is using drones to help fight the disease. aje.news/TBfight 06324
Reposted by QueermintJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 26/07/2026People make posts like this and don’t mention Covid, currently circulating at high levels, and for me, it’s impossible to take their indignation seriously when they’ve completely shut their eyes to a whole disease from which they are very much still at risk - and causing risk. 417644
Reposted by QueermintMark Simmonds @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Who doesn’t love a Stonechat? A very common winter bird around Pinoso but only a very few pairs breed in the area. Always super birds to see. #birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #Alicante 515221
Reposted by Queermint 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍉 @chrishehim.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Well done! 👏 Pauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination finding Judges find in Faruqi’s favour after One Nation leader launched an appeal against judgement she had breached Racial Discrimination Act www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comPauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination findingJudges find in Faruqi’s favour after One Nation leader launched an appeal against judgement she had breached Racial Discrimination Act 04610
Reposted by QueermintDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Thailand: COVID-19 cases have been rising for 12 consecutive weeks—jumping 4000% since early May Reported weekly cases: 🔸W19: 226 🔸W20: 284 🔸W21: 370 🔸W22: 610 🔸W23: 929 🔸W24: 1231 🔸W25: 1720 🔸W26: 2373 🔸W27: 3594 🔸W28: 4920 🔸W29: 6633 🔸W30: 9276 Source: dvis3.ddc.moph.go.th/t/DDC_CENTER... 37644
Reposted by QueermintAndrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This alone should be enough to mandate universal masking in hospitals. Period. 23717
Reposted by QueermintDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026"When COVID-19 is caught in hospital, the risk doesn’t end with infection" A new study found patients who caught COVID-19 in hospital were more likely to die within 30 days than those infected in the community. Outcomes improved over time, but hospital-acquired COVID still carried a higher risk.doherty.edu.auWhen COVID-19 is caught in hospital, the risk doesn't end with infection - Doherty InstituteA new study led by VICNISS, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, found that hospitalised patients who acquired COVID-19 in hospital were more likely to die within 30 days than patients whose infection was acquired in the community. 7260139
Reposted by QueermintDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026England is seeing a "worrying increase" in young women in their 20s getting type 2 diabetes. Over 12,000 people under 30 now live with it, and women make up most cases. Some studies show the risk might increase after a COVID illness, but researchers note that the evidence isn't conclusive yet.🤦♂️ 515060
Reposted by QueermintDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Low case numbers don't mean low risk. COVID-19 is still circulating, and many people are finding that out the hard way. Worth a read. Source: x.com/1goodtern/st... 715163
Reposted by QueermintGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026One thing I'd add is that when someone says "I've gone beyond left and right", in most cases it means they've drifted to the far right. Russell Brand is one of many examples. 29586120
Reposted by QueermintIan M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 27/07/2026That's quite a few at once. And given these "suspect" infection announcements have regularly been confirmed, these are likely to be confirmed. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...abc.net.auSeven new suspected H5 bird flu cases detected in SAFederal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins says urgent testing is being conducted by the CSIRO. 1136
Reposted by Queermintseries of gj tubes @ozarkhowling.bsky.social · 23/06/2026still at $132 overdue to stay housed with who knows how much time left until they come knocking for it 😵💫 anything helps! 💞 ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...ko-fi.comBuy kati (series of gj tubes) a CoffeeBecome a supporter of kati (series of gj tubes) today! 033
Reposted by QueermintSAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Happy Magpie Monday from adoptable kitty, Maverick! Maverick is another of our sweethearts currently residing in our The Kitchen Magpie sponsored room at our shelter. Look at his fancy fur! Maverick is such a good boy, he loves reaching out for his pets and he will be a super forever family 17018
Reposted by QueermintPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 22/06/2026As the summer begins please, my friend, remember that regardless of what the last several years have led you to believe it is not normal (it really is not normal) for everyone you know to get sick in the summer. 17719
Reposted by QueermintAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Something people still don’t grasp—in the US or the UK—is that getting an appropriate wheelchair is not as simple as a doc going “you need a wheelchair, here’s a scrip, go pick it out”. For one thing, ableism and the bogeyman of “deconditioning” means some doctors would rather you fall. 621079
Reposted by QueermintCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/06/2026Why does planning an essay feel like you're doing all the work before doing the work, Grammarly? Because learning the subject, figuring out what you want to say, and planning out of the structure of how to say it *IS* the vast majority of the work of writing. Any writer knows this. You do too. 1041264
Reposted by QueermintElizabeth @elizajody.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Thanks to @moriartylab.bsky.social we have a COVID forecast update! Ontario's forecast June 20-July 3, 2026. About 1 of every 401 people is infected. Click on the link below to find your province or territory by using the tabs on the left of the page. datastudio.google.com/embed/report... 0105
Reposted by Queermintwes(is no longer)injapan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I stole this from the Worldcup subreddit because it makes a very good point. 461519266
Reposted by QueermintJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 23/06/2026All the props in the world to this guy, but THIS IS NOT A FEEL-GOOD STORY IT IS A DAMNING INDICTMENT OF OUR SOCIETY AND HOW WE TREAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE 43131708
Reposted by QueermintSarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Happy Monday from the one billion wildflowers my husband planted for me and all of the pollinators that live here now. I sure hope one of our neighbors has hives. Also if you’ve ever thought let’s just till that grass and plant wildflowers. Yes (This is one of four large strips!) 172187269
Reposted by QueermintLawyer in Beta dot com @lawyerinbeta.com · 11/06/2026Fyi Target recalled some of their baby wipes for bacterial contamination, including the “fragrance free” ones 🙃 & merely quietly issued a press release, didn’t tell anyone directly despite having the data on who bought those 42815
Reposted by QueermintFalco SkyWolf @falcoskywolf.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Would you help me get a jump on this week's rent? Need $700 by 11AM Sunday. #PleaseShare, and help a queer fella with many disabilities stay housed and survive? Anything counts! #MutualAidRequest #KeepFolksAlive #DisabilityCrowdFund 23233
Reposted by QueermintPolitico @politico.com · 11/06/2026At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, members of the group’s House of Delegates sent a clear message to their leaders: Call out RFK Jr. — even if it costs us in the pocketbook.politico.comAmerica’s doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr.The American Medical Association has sought a working relationship with the health secretary. Members saw moral compromise. 465122973936
Reposted by QueermintIt's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Holy hell. Apparently, Pokémon Go users were unknowingly building a map that was sold to a military drone company, to make strikes more accurate. Mass lawsuit when, this is unconscionable. dronexl.co/2026/06/09/p...dronexl.coPokémon Go Scans Quietly Trained The Navigation Tech Now Headed Into Military DronesPokémon Go players' 30 billion scans trained navigation tech now bound for military drones, via Niantic Spatial's defense partnership with Vantor. 1020094
Reposted by QueermintChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/06/2026WE SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED 🤬 The way the U.S. welcomed the team from Senegal 🇸🇳 vs. The way Mexico welcomed the team from Spain 🇪🇸 #WorldCup 56158282640
Reposted by QueermintRay Mitchell @raymitchell.blacksky.app · 11/06/2026Saw something this morning where they're repatriating Malawians. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comMalawian migrants repatriated from South Africa amid xenophobia concerns arrive homeMalawi is among several African nations transporting their citizens out of the country following reports of violence against migrants. 144
Reposted by QueermintAFRICA IS HOME @africaishome.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Nigeria🇳🇬 has begun repatriating its citizens from South Africa following a wave of violent anti-immigrant protests that left several people dead and caused widespread destruction. 147
Reposted by QueermintHolly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 12/06/2026We're on our way to the vet hospital for Bertie's eye & tooth operations! ✨ When I realised we had to raise £5.5k in under a week, I thought we had no chance. Now we're only 1k away. Can we get over the finish line before we pick him up? gofund.me/68934ed70 Thank you thank you thank you ❤️ 511545
Reposted by QueermintScarletp @scarletp1792.bsky.social · 12/06/2026““But I figured: get it done at the start of the year and then it’s out of the way”” Tell me again about public health education (or the SEVERE lack of it!) 🤦♀️ That is just not how covid works! FFS 🤦♀️ #PublicHealthIsDead & the Aussie swim team had done a better job with masking 🤷♀️ 031
Reposted by QueermintDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Western Australia weekly COVID update: Week ending 7 June 2026 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.3% est. (-0.8%) 🔹Reported cases: 120 (+5.2%) 🔹Hospitalisation: 46 per day (-4.1%) 🔹ICU: 7-day average was 0 🔸Influenza: 94 (+30.5%) 🔸RSV: No data (increased marginally in the past week) 0298
Reposted by QueermintBedWords @snacklesbian.bsky.social · 12/06/2026actually i recommend reading about Muscular Christianity, it has been around for a couple hundred years and shaped the socio-political landscape more than you'd think (YMCA, modern olympics, FCA in schools, and various forms of white supremacist male chauvinism): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscula...en.wikipedia.orgMuscular Christianity - Wikipedia 151
Reposted by QueermintElegant Sledgehammer FREE LINK @tinyteerex.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Hey! Ho! Let's go! BOOST FOR BRITT! DONATE! BOOST FOR BRITT! DONATE! 11010