Amy Schemmel
amyschemmel.bsky.social
Amy Schemmel
@amyschemmel.bsky.social
Speech-Language Pathologist
Rock music 🎶 fan 🤘🏼
Long Covid 3 years
Mother of three awesome big kids
Labradoodle mom
Minnesotan
Unapologetic Liberal 💙
PSA: There’s a difference between wearing a mask or respirator & wearing a gaiter or face covering to disguise identity. It’s important to discern & communicate this nuance because if you don’t, you might encourage elected officials to ban masks for everyone, which would be a public health disaster.
July 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Feb 24
URGENT: The House is set to vote tomorrow on whether to advance $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid — eviscerating essential programs that provide lifesaving services for people with disabilities, children, seniors, and more.

Tell your representative now: Don't cut Medicaid.
Congress: Save Medicaid Now
Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Survivorship Bias That’s Killing Us: Long COVID and the Myth of “Moving On”

It’s easy to believe everything is fine when you only see the survivors. The people who didn’t die, who seem to be “back to normal,” are the faces we focus on. But what about the ones you don’t see? (1/11)
January 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It’s out in the open and they admit it now.
January 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM