R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 29/06/2026www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1...technologyreview.comStripe, Anthropic, and OpenAI are backing an effort to stop respiratory infectionsIntercept, a new nonprofit, will focus on countering the common cold and the flu. 000 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadDarren Freebury-Jones @freeburian.bsky.social · 21/12/2025The third episode of SHAKESPEARE & FRIENDS is now available on #youtube. Rachel and I tackle the question: Is it better to be a witty fool? youtu.be/HlduCiuTiOU?... 012 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadDarren Freebury-Jones @freeburian.bsky.social · 15/01/2026www.tiktok.com/@shakespeare...tiktok.comEp3 flatulistTikTok video by Shakespeare & Friends 011 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadDarren Freebury-Jones @freeburian.bsky.social · 18/01/2026SHAKESPEARE AND FRIENDS, the series I co-host with the brilliant Rachel Aanstad, is now also available in audio-only option. Lend your podcast ears here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...creators.spotify.comShakespeare & Friends • A podcast on Spotify for CreatorsDarren Freebury-Jones and Rachel Aanstad discuss the big questions about Shakespeare's work 031 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadDarren Freebury-Jones @freeburian.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Looking forward to recording the fourth episode of the podcast series I co-host with Rachel Aanstad, SHAKESPEARE & FRIENDS. Here is a clue to our topic... 032 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Hey is anyone I know still here? Hope you are all doing well. Still masking and writing about Shakespeare in my little world 050 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadArturo Portnoy @portna.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Why would you sabotage your own life? Why set yourself up for chronic illness, endless infection cycles, premature death? Is putting on a mask in indoor public spaces really that difficult? Read about COVID, Long COVID, and think. Think hard, because your health depends on it. 16455122 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadBilly Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The Sick Times: “Now offline: Government resources about Long COVID as a disability” “It seems like Long COVID has been targeted” thesicktimes.org/2025/02/11/n...thesicktimes.orgNow offline: Government resources about Long COVID as a disability - The Sick TimesSeveral government resources about accommodations for people with Long COVID have become unavailable in the last week, following purges of government websites and datasets under the Trump administrati... 67739 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Somebody please tell Democratic leaders in Congress that "Yeah, but what are you gonna do?" is not the inspiring rallying cry they think it is. 827430 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I have found a way to make my book free! defensive-hygiene-for-the-home.tiiny.sitedefensive-hygiene-for-the-home.tiiny.siteDefensive-Hygiene-for-the-HomeDefensive-Hygiene-for-the-Home 010 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadJorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons 16665202210685 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 01/02/2025My book Defensive Hygiene for the Home is on sale for .99 cents. It includes instructions on making HOCL <3 www.amazon.com/Defensive-Hy...amazon.comDefensive Hygiene for the Home: A Practical Guide to Cleaner, Safer, and More Organized LivingDefensive Hygiene for the Home: A Practical Guide to Cleaner, Safer, and More Organized Living - Kindle edition by Aanstad, R.K.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Defensive Hygiene for the Home: A Practical Guide to Cleaner, Safer, and More Organized Living. 020 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Just finished writing about the Hundred Years War and The Wars of the Roses. Can confirm. 000 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 14/01/2025The way celebrities like Neil Gaiman use their fan base as a private army is giving very Medieval English Wars of the Roses vibes. There's a reason he was so active here. It was to maintain a defensive barrier between himself and his victims. 120 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 14/01/2025I got absolutely DRAGGED on this app to the point of not posting on it anymore when I asked Neil Gaiman why he wasn't masking right after he got c*vid. His fans were awful to me. Their slavish defense of that man was vicious. The bravery of his victims is incredible. Fk NG and Fk his enablers. 1154 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 25/12/2024'In this alternative reality, it’s likely we would still decorate our homes with evergreen plants to symbolise nature’s resilience and vitality at midwinter. The nativity story, however, would be lost in the dustbin of history.'theguardian.comThe birth of Jesus would probably have been forgotten – if it wasn’t for a plague | Jonathan KennedyWhen a terrifying Ebola-like pandemic struck the Roman empire, Christianity offered solutions that the old ways didn’t, says academic and author Jonathan Kennedy 5237 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Hey peoples if you are in a house with a functioning traditional fireplace you can increase the ventilation in your home by lighting a fire. The chimney effect pulls in fresh air. Old air is expelled and it gets hot enough to destroy any germs. Check the damper first and happy holidays! 120 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 18/11/2024I have to go to the dentist next week behold the Nose Mask. I used a Readimask and surgical tape. It's comfortable and secure. #WearAMask 050 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstad🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · 15/11/2024I also blame media & journalists. Several of us tried to reach out to journalists & media anchors hoping to get health disinfo covered widely exposing the entire network. But they just wouldn't cover it because it wasn't a hot enough topic. Well, now it is hot! I see you posting about it. Too late! 221831 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The only place to spit in a rich man's house is in his face - Diogenes 020 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hey Bluesky Ive been gone for a bit writing about the 16th century. Hope you are all as well as can be hoped for. 090 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 20/04/2024I bought a new memory foam mattress about the same time as I developed severe #ME/CFS. Now I'm wondering if it is making me sicker. How many of you sleep on memory foam and have you considered that it may be a problem? 150 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 17/04/2024I know there are many people in worse shape than me but having covid and spring allergies at the same time on top of the normal ME/CFS is making me feel very sorry for myself. 160 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 13/04/2024Hey #covidcautious community it finally got us because I couldn't convince my husband that it wasn't safe to be unmasked outside. What do we do now? Other than the obvious of keeping the viral load down and resting. 480 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 08/04/2024I've relented and gone back to Xitter. It's a bummer but it's still the only way to keep current You can find me @VioletEglantine. I needed to start a new account which is fine. It's nice to start from scratch. 030 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstadthey/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 02/03/2024Wearing a mask is so fucking easy. Where is the floor, if not there? If you’re not willing to do that, what’s the bare minimum? It’s pretty pathetic. Like yeah you’re gonna be a HUGE help! 👍 815929 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 24/02/2024I can't believe it. 4 days of wearing a neck brace and I can sit up straight for hours at a time. If I recover from this chronic illness I won't know what to do with myself. The whole thing is shocking and at the same time I'm afraid to be hopeful. hEDS CCI ME/CFS 180 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadEver (fae/faer), Abra's #1 Fan 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @everincarnate.bsky.social · 22/02/2024For my COVID-conscious friends: Today is the last day to submit a written comment to the CDC asking for more frequent/less costly COVID vaccine access. It's super easy to do: The link in the quote post will guide you through it! 5145145 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 22/02/2024Hey #disability EDS ME/CFS people has any of you worked with Cervical Cranial Instability issues? I started wearing a neck brace and a bunch of symptoms went away. 😱 241 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 10/12/2023London in extreme denial about risk of airborne illness. Again. WTH is going on in the UK? 040 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 10/12/2023@enemyinastate.bsky.social threadreaderapp.com/thread/17335... 000 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 09/12/2023Working on the prototype for our new 1:24 scale tavern kit 170 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 09/12/2023Welp. I guess it's time to start posting these MPX infographics again. I apologize for the lack of alt text but I'm not physically able to do that right now. I will provide ones with alt text as soon as I can manage it 💜 031 0
R.K.Aanstad @rkaanstad.bsky.social · 03/12/2023I'm going to be avoiding social media for a bit but I'll be back. You're all in my heart 💜 360 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstadclaude zachary @leftist101.bsky.social · 02/12/2023twitter.com/votesocialis... 011 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstademeritrix @emeritrix.bsky.social · 02/12/2023"From the model results we conclude that the time scale for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via aerosols can be as little as a few minutes in normal indoor environments" #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comInfectivity of exhaled SARS-CoV-2 aerosols is sufficient to transmit covid-19 within minutes - Scien...Scientific Reports - Infectivity of exhaled SARS-CoV-2 aerosols is sufficient to transmit covid-19 within minutes 01913 0
Reposted by R.K.AanstadDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/12/2023A “humanitarian pause” is a contradiction. There’s nothing humanitarian about mass killing with a temporary break. We need a permanent ceasefire. 320146 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstadeffluvium @warhorsey.bsky.social · 02/12/2023the winter of our incontinence 043 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstadclaude zachary @leftist101.bsky.social · 02/12/2023twitter.com/pslnational/... 021 0
Reposted by R.K.Aanstadbubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 01/12/2023look idgaf about advent as a concept, but if you’re a person who struggles with seasonal depression in the winter, getting an advent calendar or three so you have little daily treats to look forward to is not a bad idea. you can just start them whenever, and chain them or whatever. it’s ok! 2952189 0
