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The U.S. has entered its 13th COVID wave, with an estimated 1 in 86 Americans currently infectious. Around 567,000 new infections are occurring daily, totalling 3.69 million in a week. PMC estimates a single week at this level could result in 900–1,600 excess deaths.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
September 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The U.S. has entered its 13th COVID wave, with an estimated 1 in 86 Americans currently infectious. Around 567,000 new infections are occurring daily, totalling 3.69 million in a week. PMC estimates a single week at this level could result in 900–1,600 excess deaths.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Because ignoring it, and pretending you aren’t adding another bullet to your Covid roulette gun every time you get an infection, is part of the denialism 80% of this country is living in.
September 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Because ignoring it, and pretending you aren’t adding another bullet to your Covid roulette gun every time you get an infection, is part of the denialism 80% of this country is living in.
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NYT email headline from today - "How to prepare for respiratory virus season"
That links to an article that doesn't mention masks or clean air. Or the fact that we've been having a Covid wave this summer. It's not seasonal
That links to an article that doesn't mention masks or clean air. Or the fact that we've been having a Covid wave this summer. It's not seasonal
September 7, 2026 at 12:19 PM
NYT email headline from today - "How to prepare for respiratory virus season"
That links to an article that doesn't mention masks or clean air. Or the fact that we've been having a Covid wave this summer. It's not seasonal
That links to an article that doesn't mention masks or clean air. Or the fact that we've been having a Covid wave this summer. It's not seasonal
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every job deserves comfort, dignity and safety! 🫡
September 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
every job deserves comfort, dignity and safety! 🫡
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Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
August 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
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“COVID has had detrimental effects on me, people around me and so many others, so I work diligently to ensure we can be as safe as possible (i.e masking, testing etc), thus meaning we can show up as best we can to care in many other forms.” —Lydia
Read Story:
www.instagram.com/p/DcQukDoRLl6/
Read Story:
www.instagram.com/p/DcQukDoRLl6/
August 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
“COVID has had detrimental effects on me, people around me and so many others, so I work diligently to ensure we can be as safe as possible (i.e masking, testing etc), thus meaning we can show up as best we can to care in many other forms.” —Lydia
Read Story:
www.instagram.com/p/DcQukDoRLl6/
Read Story:
www.instagram.com/p/DcQukDoRLl6/
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The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.
August 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.
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The conversation about AI in health stuff is always about the risks of patients using AI.
I'm more worried about possibilities like every appointment gets inspected by an insurance company in detail so that if a patient uses the slightly wrong words about something their care is denied.
I'm more worried about possibilities like every appointment gets inspected by an insurance company in detail so that if a patient uses the slightly wrong words about something their care is denied.
August 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The conversation about AI in health stuff is always about the risks of patients using AI.
I'm more worried about possibilities like every appointment gets inspected by an insurance company in detail so that if a patient uses the slightly wrong words about something their care is denied.
I'm more worried about possibilities like every appointment gets inspected by an insurance company in detail so that if a patient uses the slightly wrong words about something their care is denied.
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More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
August 4, 2026 at 11:14 AM
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
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If you deny that COVID pushed our hospitals to the limit, vaccines work, and healthcare workers are heroes, you should not be allowed to hold public office, let alone lead a health agency.
August 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
If you deny that COVID pushed our hospitals to the limit, vaccines work, and healthcare workers are heroes, you should not be allowed to hold public office, let alone lead a health agency.
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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.
People still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.
August 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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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if you hated covid "lockdowns" try long covid
August 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
if you hated covid "lockdowns" try long covid
I need this
Rachel Weisz
If not Matt Damon, who is you alternative Odysseus?
July 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I need this
💯
I recommend doi.org/10.1126/science.caredit.aay0523 by @jananiharan.bsky.social for a good intro to the hidden curriculum.
"If you know these things, you barely notice them. If you don't, they are completely bewildering" is the most visceral way I've heard it described, and that resonated with me.
"If you know these things, you barely notice them. If you don't, they are completely bewildering" is the most visceral way I've heard it described, and that resonated with me.
I felt lost in a new academic culture. Then I learned about the hidden curriculum
Navigating unspoken norms and expectations was a challenge for this international student, but she eventually found the support she needed
doi.org
July 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
💯
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I mask in public still because no one has given me any convincing scientific evidence that getting repeat COVID infections is safe or sustainable for health, especially brain health 🧠
July 25, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I mask in public still because no one has given me any convincing scientific evidence that getting repeat COVID infections is safe or sustainable for health, especially brain health 🧠
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Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
July 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
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Women’s World Cup is about 11 months away. FYI.
July 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Women’s World Cup is about 11 months away. FYI.
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Dogs at the Rescue Center get to pick their own toy 🧸
June 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Dogs at the Rescue Center get to pick their own toy 🧸
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imagine young people exploring identity, problem-solving and choice making in a consequence free environment?! 😱
#dimension20
#dimension20
May 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
imagine young people exploring identity, problem-solving and choice making in a consequence free environment?! 😱
#dimension20
#dimension20
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It’s incredibly frustrating that we don’t have timely or accurate Covid variant data in the US anymore.
It’s possible that the public health lab funding sources for this on-going effort (which has been carrying us as the CDC does almost zero sequencing) are starting to dry up.
It’s possible that the public health lab funding sources for this on-going effort (which has been carrying us as the CDC does almost zero sequencing) are starting to dry up.
May 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It’s incredibly frustrating that we don’t have timely or accurate Covid variant data in the US anymore.
It’s possible that the public health lab funding sources for this on-going effort (which has been carrying us as the CDC does almost zero sequencing) are starting to dry up.
It’s possible that the public health lab funding sources for this on-going effort (which has been carrying us as the CDC does almost zero sequencing) are starting to dry up.
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This is particularly funny and accurate in the context of this stuff about ballsmaxing…
i post this every year because men soaking in toxic masculinity are all “why can’t we get women” and Tom Holland dances in drag and lands one of the hottest women on the planet, maybe there’s a lesson here guys
May 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is particularly funny and accurate in the context of this stuff about ballsmaxing…
Has @michaelhobbes.bsky.social seen this?
This is, by far, the best take I’ve seen on Mel Robbins’s* “let them” theory
*putting aside the fact that she stole the idea from Cassie Phillips
*putting aside the fact that she stole the idea from Cassie Phillips
May 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Has @michaelhobbes.bsky.social seen this?
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"Should I start masking again because of #hantavirus?"
It's been a wise preventive behavior to mask the past 6 years. The U.S. has twice annual COVlD waves. We've dipped into a "lull" after the 12th wave this winter, but we're still at 180,000 estimated new daily infections.
It's been a wise preventive behavior to mask the past 6 years. The U.S. has twice annual COVlD waves. We've dipped into a "lull" after the 12th wave this winter, but we're still at 180,000 estimated new daily infections.
May 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"Should I start masking again because of #hantavirus?"
It's been a wise preventive behavior to mask the past 6 years. The U.S. has twice annual COVlD waves. We've dipped into a "lull" after the 12th wave this winter, but we're still at 180,000 estimated new daily infections.
It's been a wise preventive behavior to mask the past 6 years. The U.S. has twice annual COVlD waves. We've dipped into a "lull" after the 12th wave this winter, but we're still at 180,000 estimated new daily infections.
8 WEEKS?!
Unlike the CDC, UKHSA recommends a 45-day isolation period based on a consensus regarding the max incubation period for Andes #hantavirus. This precautionary measure aims to monitor individuals for potential symptoms, with reports indicating a incubation window of up to 8 wks.
🚢 CDC activated Level 3 response for a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. 17 Americans will be monitored at @nebraskamed.bsky.social’s National Quarantine Unit. None show symptoms yet, while 9 others in 6 states are also under observation. www.ketv.com/article/hant...
#Hantavirus
#Hantavirus
May 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
8 WEEKS?!