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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 12h

So I guess firefox just randomly changed the color scheme of my browser and I was sitting here like wtf is wrong with my monitor... uhhh.... time to dig.

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The Articulate Autistic @articulateautistic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why Your Autistic Employee May Avoid “Chit-Chat” Is your autistic employee being rude, or are they avoiding chit-chat because it makes them uncomfortable? I explain in this article. www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-your-aut... #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Employment #Work #Job

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Why Your Autistic Employee May Avoid “Chit-Chat” - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic

Is your autistic employee being rude, or are they avoiding chit-chat because it makes them uncomfortable? I explain in this article.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🧵US Weekly COVID update: Sep 28, 2026 🔸1 in 92 Actively Infectious 🔸532,000 Daily Infections 🔸3,810,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸115,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸191,000 to 760,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸900 to 1,700 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com

An infographic report titled "COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data & Standard Levels" by the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated Sep 28, 2026.
The top half displays a color-coded map of the United States and its territories, showing localized COVID-19 risk levels by county. A color key at the bottom categorizes standard CDC relative levels and PMC prevalence estimates (proportion actively infectious) into five tiers:
• Very Low (Blue, <0.9%)
• Low (Green, 1.2%)
• Moderate (Orange, 2.0%)
• High (Red, 2.9%)
• Very High (Purple, >3.5%)
Large portions of the Southern, Western, and Midwestern U.S. are shaded in dark pink/purple and red, indicating high to very high transmission levels.
Below the map, a text summary states that the US has at least 40 states and territories with COVID outbreaks, matching the previous week's count. It explicitly lists all 40 affected states and territories in alphabetical order, starting with Alabama and ending with Wyoming.

An infographic report titled "National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)" by the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated Sep 28, 2026. The data is broken down into three main sections:
• Infections: States that 1 in 92 people (1.1%) are actively infectious. It estimates 532,000 new daily infections, 3,810,000 infections in the past week, 115,000,000 infections in 2026, and a cumulative 5.43 infections per person.
• Long COVID: Estimates 27,000 to 106,000 Long COVID cases resulting from new daily infections, and 191,000 to 760,000 cases from new weekly infections.
• Excess Deaths: Estimates 130 to 230 excess deaths resulting from new daily infections, and 900 to 1,700 deaths from new weekly infections.

A data table titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" by the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated Sep 28, 2026.
The table lists U.S. states and territories alphabetically from Alabama to Mississippi. For each location, it tracks data across multiple columns:
• Standard CDC Level and Revised CDC Level (noting a downshift in categories).
• PMC Estimate % Actively Infectious: Provides ratios and percentages, such as 1 in 25 (4.0%) for California and 1 in 15 (6.7%) for Hawaii.
• Chances anyone is infectious in a room of 10 to 100 people: Columns show statistical probabilities for room sizes of 10, 25, 50, and 100 people. For example, in Hawaii, there is a 50% chance in a room of 10 and >99% chance in a room of 100.
A footnote states that on August 14, 2026, the CDC revised categorical descriptors downward without notice.

A data table titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" by the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model, dated Sep 28, 2026.
This page continues the alphabetical listing of U.S. states and territories from Missouri to Wyoming. It details:
• CDC Levels: Compares standard levels against a revised, downshifted CDC tier system.
• PMC Estimate % Actively Infectious: Lists current ratios and transmission rates. Highlights include Oregon at 1 in 25 (4.1%), Puerto Rico at 1 in 21 (4.8%), and the U.S. Virgin Islands at 1 in 16 (6.2%).
• Chances anyone is infectious in a room of 10 to 100 people: Shows probabilities for varying group sizes. For example, in Texas, the risk scales from 31% in a room of 10 up to 98% in a room of 100.
Footnotes indicate limited data reporting for some areas and reference a website regarding the CDC's August 2026 downward category revisions.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Started watch It's Ya Boy KongMing live action (never saw the anime, we don't have a CR sub anymore.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bought some mooncakes yesterday. (Prob not making them this year like we've been unless we get a burst of energy. XD Been a busy/stressful week including worrying medical stuff.)

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The top graph shows our county-level COVlD map using the CDC's Standard Benchmarks. The bottom map shows the downshifted levels under the CDC's new system. This really makes a difference for early warning in the middle categories. I've highlighted 5 areas.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The other night we made breaddicks. Tonight I'm consuming some more leftover breaddicks. This is not an autocorrect or typo. They're tasty breaddicks.

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 21/09/2026

Industry accessibility veteran Tara Voelker launched @rebindstudios.com today, providing accessibility and production consultancy to the game industry. As layoffs disproportionately affect accessibility roles, these services are needed now more than ever. caniplaythat.com/2026/09/21/i...

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Industry accessibility veteran launches Rebind Studios - Can I Play That?

Industry accessibility veteran Tara Voelker launches Rebind Studios, providing accessibility and production consultancy to the game industry.

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 17/09/2026

This week at The Sick Times, Selina Nwulu argues that corporate interests have had more say in our behaviors toward both COVID-19 and the climate crisis than any evidence-based public health response. thesicktimes.org/2026/09/15/d...

A demonstrator holds a cardboard sign that reads "People Not Profit". The demonstrator has long hair and wears a high quality black mask. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Denial is a tactic for both the COVID-19 and climate crises. By Selina Nwulu. Commentary.”

Corporate influences in today’s age don’t look like outright denial; instead, leaders insist on the smoke and mirrors of “business as usual.”
Living in this denial, and subsequent neglect, is catastrophic on both a practical and existential level. What does it do to our sense of self and safety to be routinely gaslit out of reacting in real time to the crises that surround us?

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Surprisingly not ylvis or it fuckin wimdfy in the fox day trending, is all furries so far. (And I swear I see some -wolfs-, and def one squireel.) Ok fine. Someone has to. youtu.be/jofNR_WkoCE?...

A meme image of a fox in a snowstorm with its eyes shut and ears back clearly displeased with the current weather.
The text on the image says "it fucken WIMDY".

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ok, todays thyroid ultrasound has now defeated last weeks TV ultrasound for painfulness. Holy shit.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I should be asleep as I need to wake up for an appointment in 6 hours but... I'm at that weird point where that feels unlikely and it's like... do I stay up and go tired since I will start getting sleepy around the intended wakeup time....

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The Articulate Autistic @articulateautistic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Common Autistic Behaviors Mistaken for Lying, Deception, and Manipulation Do you think your autistic loved is lying to you? Do you believe they're deceitful and manipulative? That's not what's happening. Learn more. www.thearticulateautistic.com/common-autis... #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

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Common Autistic Behaviors Mistaken for Lying, Deception, and Manipulation - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic

Do you think your autistic loved is lying to you? Do you believe they're deceitful and manipulative? That's not what's happening. Learn more.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sometimes my husbands hair will do something really nice looking and it's a battle to get my camera up before he moves (a battle I generally lose). (This happens way more often now that we've grown his hair out and kept it long, best decision ever, def his most flattering look.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Why must annual checkups/care for AFAB be so unpleasant. T_T (Had the ultrasound part today, never fun, feel all bleh and owwy. It was atleast amusing when she for some reason said "into the cave" on approach. Def a first.)

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions" "Adults who reported having COVID-19 at least twice were significantly more likely to be diagnosed as having a new medical condition than those who reported never having been infected" #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne

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Repeat COVID infections tied to higher odds of new health conditions

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've had the hook and loop song in my head for the past 24hours... (I needed + bought + applied a bunch of velcro. Yes velcro velcro.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So we started playing Escape From Mystwood Mansion last night, more tonight... we got to the room after another we'd finished and I'm like.... fuck... there are books here... THIS was the library? AUGH. (I left the box in the early room I'd enountered w/lots of bookshelfs+books presuming library.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We finished Trine 4 tonight. Nuuu only one more Trine game. T_T

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hm, trying to figure out if there are any CC discords for the social aspect while being covid cautious. (So in the event of outings, everyone is on the same page instead of it always being me having to ask aquaintances for accomodations.) I see -mentions- on reddit but I don't have/want an acct.

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Psychology Today @psychologytoday.com · 31/08/2026

Loneliness isn't about being alone. It’s about feeling unimportant and unseen. Fortunately, there's an antidote. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

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The Pain of Feeling Unseen

Moments that make connection a habit, not a hope.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Last night we tried making some rainbow chip frosting, and made cupcakes. Not quite 80s/90s rainbow chip but that wasn't a true goal considering ingredients. Pleasant and cute though. (We did the make your own "chips" thing, more like "bits" but the ones I had as a kid were more round than chipish.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Earlier randomly had The Medic Droid songs popping into my head and... yea that's really random as they havn't even been on any of my playlists since like... longer than 10y ago.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Other studies have found similar. This is why it gets to me when young men celebrate how Covid is "over" for them personally. We live in a society, y'all. Let's at least try to protect those at higher risk

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In this study women had 48% higher odds of reporting Long Covid than men, and each additional decade of age was associated with a 27% higher odds www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-4...

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1 in 4 infected UK healthcare workers developed long COVID, report shows

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A reggaeton song I know came on in walmart, this of course led to the usual walking style change, and some ass wiggling.

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Shinra Archaeology @shinraarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Director Naoki Hamaguchi says they go deeper into Vincent's backstory in FFVII Revelation, and one thing interesting about him is that his hometown wasn't shown in the OG. There'll be some new reveals about things he did in the past and what made him as a character that people have never seen before

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Me sitting here wondering why I feel emotionally like beyond major ass, want to be fit again, but also really want cupcakes. Oh, hi PMDD, I wish you didn't take up so many days... Gets me every month, like, ohno why I feel liek this?

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Saw a pic of a cupcake, now want cupcake. Fuck. (This happens alot.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Watching Brad Mondo reaction vids again. (Always fun and educational.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We've been playing Trine 4 (after suffering through Trine 3) Trine 4 is back to the goodness we expect from Trine. There needs to be more games like this. Thinking and solving problems together and kinf of only light platforming. (I play wizard, he plays thief, we'll swap to knight as needed.)

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

TIL there really -was- a stereotype that westerners couldn't do the "asian squat". What? XD (It came up years ago when an ex was like "how are you doing that, white people can't?" when he realized how I went about looking at the lowest shelf in a store... I was like dafuck you talking about?)

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

USA: "COVID is surging in California for a second summer, peaking higher than in winter" 🔸Only 18% of U.S. adults received the 2025–26 vaccine (targeting LP.8.1/JN.1) 🔸Upcoming 2026–27 vaccines will target the now-dominant XFG variant, a JN.1 offshoot co-circulating with strains like NB.1.8.1.

A screenshot of an article from the San Francisco Chronicle website, published by staff writer Catherine Ho and updated on August 13, 2026, at 3:09 p.m.
The headline reads: "COVID is surging in California. Should you get vaccinated now or wait until fall?"
Below the headline is a photograph showing a close-up of a person with a tattooed arm sitting down and receiving an injection from a healthcare worker. The healthcare worker is wearing blue nitrile gloves and holding a syringe against the upper arm of the person, who is wearing a white sleeveless top.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I think either my beloved smollhands 8bitdo controller is getting bad drift, or Trine3 has issues. There's been alot of weirdness floating boxes (they kind of just flail all over the place) and some amount of unexplainable sudden self yeeting of the edge of the playfield. Kinda hoping it's Trine3.

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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 12/08/2026

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Anyone I know in SoCal likely to have a use for a 25 foot 8k HDMI cable that is of the thick variety? I bought one cause I needed that length hdmi, but wasn't expecting such thickness. Unfortunately can't return since opened but debating trying to find something more lightweight instead.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We finally started Trine 3 today, it's as yikes as expected with the camera/dimension style. (We've put it off a long time because of that. Gotta get through it and onto the one with the usual ways.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Just doin girly things. Running lots of cables and such for various tech purposes. Temporarily running weirder setups as my long ones won't come till tomorrow. Girl stuff.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Ketchup... slices... that looks like a sensory nope. (And less cost effective than ketchup... There's prob a use case... but it's not me. (And wouldn't be worth the $.) I imagine it'd stick to my mouth horribly. (Also the burger is freaking -pink-.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sweaty, sweaty. Finally got around to trying out the capture card now that I have a usb 3.0 extension (all mine were 2.0 and it didn't like that.) 3 songs on Dance Central is enough test for now. I'm not exactly at a good body state.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

o.O I got an email from X... addressed like I have an active profile. I deleted that thing over 2y ago... The hell?

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A study shows male mice recovering from severe COVID-19 can pass anxiety-like traits to their offspring. The virus alters RNA molecules inside their sperm, suggesting a father's infection before conception could change how the next generation develops mentally. Source: archive.md/U7dad

An image from psypost.org showing a microscopic view of swimming sperm cells rendered in a glowing, translucent neon-blue colour against a black background. Multiple sperm cells with distinct oval heads and long, wavy tails are visible drifting across the frame.
At the bottom left of the image, an overlaid black text box features white sans-serif text that reads: "Severe COVID-19 linked to anxiety in offspring via altered sperm RNA". Below the main image card, small grey text attributes the source link as "From psypost.org".

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

*tableflip* searching for medical providers that are in network(despite PPO) + not rated down to hell is so impossible. Ones insurance rates well on their page have low yelp/google scores. Help? At this rate I'll never find things. T_T (I don't know people in the area for legit recs so that's out.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ok suddenly trending is like sentences (weird ones but not the usual 1-2 words)... what happened? XD

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

*does a bunch of chores, gets all hot and sweaty, sits down a bit to hydrate while waiting for something to finish* "I'm so boooored". (And sadly it's not a matter of me getting dopamine from finishing the tasks, they yield none, but do keep me occupied.)

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@sega-west.bsky.social We need more Samba De Amigo Party Central DLC. (Ok alot of what I personally would be amused by is prob niche but like, moar songs needed. (Esp more Reggaeton.) I will pay moneys.

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RainbowMeowy @rainbowmeowy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Slowly sorting so that some of the current cables in the easy access box can move to the giant box of older cables (cause some of these in the easy access box are no longer current gen. XD)

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