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CB Beal
@arcbender.bsky.social
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They/them. Inclusion fairy. Educator. Neurospicy. UU.
Still Coviding. On Nipmuc land.
Preemptive Radical Inclusion. Clean Air, Community Care.
We Can't Fight Fascism If We Keep Getting Sick[er]
justiceandpeaceconsulting.com
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arcbender.bsky.social
Capitulation is capitulation.
Giving in to bullies, whether in Middle School, 🧊-y streets, or Congress, NEVER gets people free.

Dems, if you haven't learned about fascism (which might could explain why you keep doing the same thing you always did), start now.
On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder.
🧵1/10
This is primarily a word-based image. It is written with the conceit of a To Do List. It reads: Fall chores from Nov 10 until completed Swap bug light string for holiday cheer string Refill sand and salt bins Replace broken snow shovel Get turkey, duck, and oil for the fryer Replace politicians too chickenshit to fight fascism. Tim Kaine Angus King Jeanne Shaheen Dick Durbin Catherine Cortez Masto John Fetterman Maggie Hassan Jacky Rosen “Do not speak of “our institutions unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf.” There is a small meme with a misspelled STOP sign painted on a street. It is spelled STPO, and it reads, "you only had one job." added to this meme is "hold the line against an authoritarian takeover." There is also a snip of the first paragraph of Lesson 2, which is quoted completely in the OP.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
arcbender.bsky.social
You know what goes up when airplanes stay on the ground?

The amount of other people's exhaled air swirling
around your faceholes.

We protect people by protecting them.
COVID, 🧊, food insecurity; all of it.
We protect and help one another, or we don't.
Simple.

Full alt text in image.
😷🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿🗽
This is a word based image. In the background is a partially transparent photo image of abouu 100 people in a weaving line at an airport. The words read, "What goes up when airplanes stay on the ground? The amount of other people's exhaled air swirling around your faceholes. Even though we are in a relative "lull," it's estimated that there will be 2 million new effingvirus cases a week for the next couple of weeks. But we're in month 2 of a CDC data blackout and thousands of people are piled on top of each other in airports and on airplanes for hours at a time.... it is bad. Even if you don't usually, this is a situation where you should wear a good well fitted respirator.."
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation.

"Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize"

Source: archive.li/0CwNs
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize By Eli Cahan October 16, 2025
October 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
This 👇 is 🎯🎯🎯 - 4min video, but worth watching, bookmarking, and sharing!

youtu.be/Omc37TvHN74?...

H/t @isucceed.bsky.social
why facts dont change minds (goose explains)
YouTube video by Honkology
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
arcbender.bsky.social
dear my white people.
this thread, and reflect.
k thx.
chanda.blacksky.app Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 13
An interesting note in the midst of all of this "resistance" and "oh no, there's more white supremacy" is the number of popular white commentators on "how bad things are" have posted something racist or sexist and how badly they've taken it when I said something, no matter how civil I was
September 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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bostonglobe.com
Josh Kraft, the nonprofit leader who sought to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu, said he was ending his bid for Boston mayor.
Josh Kraft drops out of race for Boston mayor - The Boston Globe
“When I kept looking at the next eight weeks, the negativity, and all that it was going to be about. I realized, wow, I can do more," Kraft said.
trib.al
September 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
Charlie Kirk’s death is awful and abhorrent but it’s appalling that the President is calling for national mourning for a right wing propagandist and hasn’t said a word about Officer David Rose or the brave employees at the CDC
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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uua.org
As the weight of violence presses more heavily on our world, many of us carry grief and weariness. ✨ Our faith does not retreat. It rises. ✨

Grounded in love, we show up for one another and for our neighbors with courage and compassion.

https://sidewithlove.org/actioncenter

#UU #LoveAtTheCenter
A square graphic with a stylized mountain landscape in shades of blue, a yellow and peach gradient sky, and a white sun rising above the peaks. White birds fly in the sky. Large white text at the center reads: “In times like these, our faith does not retreat. It rises.” At the top left is the text “http://UUA.ORG .” At the bottom left is a yellow heart-shaped brushstroke logo with the words “Side With Love.” At the bottom right is the red and orange Unitarian Universalist Association flaming chalice logo.
September 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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willcarless.bsky.social
In 20 years of journalism on several continents I’ve never seen authorities leave an active crime scene open like this.

Wild

Especially since there are hundreds of cops nearby
willcarless.bsky.social Will Carless, USA TODAY @willcarless.bsky.social · Sep 11
#BREAKING: I spoke w construction workers whose colleague says he spoke w the suspected #CharlieKirk shooter yesterday.

I also watched FBI agents collecting evidence and viewed a track the gunman appears to have taken through some trees:

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
FBI recovers rifle used in Charlie Kirk shooting, traces path through woods
FBI investigators released limited details about the bolt-action rifle recovered in Utah. They're tracing a path the alleged shooter fled on.
www.usatoday.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
arcbender.bsky.social
Aaaannnnnnd, someone let him tweet himself again.
governor.ca.gov Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 10
The best way to honor Charlie's memory is to continue his work: engage with each other, across ideology, through spirited discourse. In a democracy, ideas are tested through words and good-faith debate — never through violence.
September 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
arcbender.bsky.social
SinceTrump/RFK Jr/Doge fired most of the staff, it seems the CDC asked Harold to update the charts
The image is a criticism of the CDC and its handling of COVID-19 data. Top: Text reads "Trump/RFK Jr/Doge fired most of the staff, so the CDC asked Harold to update the charts." next to this is an image of Harold and the Purple Crayon Left Side: A line graph titled "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits with Diagnosed COVID-19 in United States, All Ages." The graph shows a wavy blue line representing the percentage over time, from November 2024 to August 2025. A red line overlays a portion of the blue line, circling it in the May 2025 data. Bottom Left: Text reads "May 28 = .04" beneath the left graph. Right Side: An image of the book cover "Harold and the Purple Crayon", next to a second graph. Right Side Graph: An image of a graph displaying "% ED visits diagnosed as COVID-19". The value '1.6%' is displayed with smaller text indicating the week ending 2025-08-30 and a previous week of 1.5%. Bottom Right: Text , "The same May 28 is now made to look like it is zero". There is a graph next to it with a smaller percent value indicated at the matching time on the horizontal axis these indicate that the graph is now made to appear to "bottom out" at zero, but really they have simply moved it off the graph entirely
September 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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togetherwemask.bsky.social
🚨Eight U.S. states (MA, ME, VT, CT, RI, NY, NJ & PA) are considering a collaboration in creating science-based 💉immunization policy and guidance, @nbcboston.com reports. bit.ly/NBC_Boston_8...

🔥But let's be clear, under the new CDC guidance, most Americans are still eligible for COVID Vaccines. 🧵
NBC Boston article: Northeastern states consider regional approach to vaccine guidance after CDC changes By Malcolm Johnson • Published August 22, 2025 • Updated on August 22, 2025 at 7:44 pm https://bit.ly/NBC_Boston_8StatesGuidance  
September 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
This Labor Day, I’m thinking about all my colleagues in the US federal government who lost their jobs due to the Trump administration’s cruel and unconstitutional dismantling of our democracy. Solidarity and gratitude for your service to our country.
September 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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deonandan.bsky.social
Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer:

-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040

How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.

You will note USA is not on this list.
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
Not to belabor the point but RFK Jr is going to implement policies that will kill thousands or even millions of people if he is not removed.

Thanks to @thewarningses.bsky.social @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for the frank discussion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxc...
Why the CDC Matters More Than Ever | A Conversation with Dr. Angela Rasmussen
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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shesbonky.bsky.social
If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.

#pediatriccancer #cancermom
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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crankyqueer.bsky.social
So proud to be a part of this project! Thank you to @thesicktimes.bsky.social and @longcovidjustice.bsky.social and to all the fantastic writers, translator @lygianavarro.com, medical reviewers and patient reviewers!
longcovidjustice.org Long COVID Justice @longcovidjustice.org · Dec 19
We are thrilled to release the next batch of resources in our Long COVID Essentials series, created in partnership with @thesicktimes.bsky.social!
A purple and teal ombre image announces, "Update! Long COVID Essentials, new resources are live! - ME/CFS, Severe ME, Fatigue & PEM - Getting help- finding providers, tracking symptoms, meds to consider - Understanding research, & more - Long COVID in children & youth - Long COVID in people living w/ HIV and trans people - First set of resources in Spanish! The footer reads, "The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice."
December 19, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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covid19disease.bsky.social
BREAKING: Seven Suspected Tuberculosis Cases Reported at Tacoma ICE Facility State Health Officials Confirm Outbreak
August 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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covid19disease.bsky.social
www.king5.com/article/news...
Seven suspected tuberculosis cases at Tacoma ICE processing facility
The KING 5 Investigators discovered seven suspected cases of TB at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, confirmed by the Washington State Department of Health.
www.king5.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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factrage.bsky.social
From Sewers to Sentinels: The CDC's Disease Tracking System Covers 151 Million Americans, But Its Future Is Uncertain
#WastewaterEpidemiology #PublicHealth #DiseaseSurveillance #CDC #NWSS #HealthTech #Science #FactRage #FactRageNews

tglm.us/E690W
The Unseen Oracle: How Wastewater Epidemiology Is Revolutionizing Public Health and the Perils That Lie Ahead
"Wastewater epidemiology offers an early warning for disease outbreaks but faces critical funding and ethical challenges that threaten its future."
tglm.us
August 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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jdm2.bsky.social
For my covid conscious folks mutuals here, I made a thread on the fediverse talking about wastewater data being used amongst covid circles to relax precautions. I can’t do it.
#covid #covidisnotover

boriken.social/@Jdm2/114953...
jdm2 🇵🇷 (@Jdm2@boriken.social)
Let’s talk about covid preparedness. I’ve seen people within covid informed spaces mention that they’ve relaxed mitigation efforts due to low levels of covid19 on wastewater around where they live. ...
boriken.social
August 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
arcbender.bsky.social
I've seen a lot of posts about folks getting back from vacation exhausted – more than usual post-vacation tiredness – or having a flu or bad bug, allergies, or a 4-day sore throat "from shouting too much," or Norovirus bad.

But the only virus that's rising right now is the effingvirus.

1/
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OH! I should probably know this! A month of effingvirus, July 20, 2025. Image description: In the upper left hand of the corner of the image there are a number of speech bubbles that say things like "it's just a summer flu," "stomach bug," "just allergies," "Meh, a sore throat." "Exhausted from vacation," and "Um, honey, we're out of toilet paper…" There is a response that says NOPE. Nope. Nopeerini. No. It's probably not a "flu." The only thing rising in the United States right now is the effingvirus, new variants you aren't immune to. there's a six panel graph put out by waste water scans weekly data for this week, July 18, 2025. It indicates that SARS-COV-2 is high. Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV, HMPV, EV-D68 are all low. Further, it notes that these are not in seasonal onset, and that the effingvirus has medium concentrations and an upward trend in the last 21 days. The graph is displayed inside an image of a vintage television set. The same type comment in a speech bubble response reads, "thanks for the info, but I'm just gonna turn the dial for denial." The written response to that is "Oh, come on, don't be that guy. Be the hero who changes his destiny." Footnotes are provided from wastewater scan weekly data repeating the above with the addition of a commentary that it's probably not Norovirus either, and a quote from wastewater scan that says "Norovirus is in the low category nationally with low concentrations, and no significant upward or downward trend over the last three weeks."
July 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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teachrprecarity.bsky.social
#Covid_19 #covid #LongCovid #Doctors #PublicHealth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPUT...
Covid for Doctors - Dr Nancy Malek
YouTube video by Dr. Nancy Malek MBBS FANZCA
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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pscleanair.gov
Bandanas and dust masks won’t cut it. When wildfire smoke is in the air, you need filtration. N95, KN95, and KF94 respirators are your best bet for blocking fine particles (PM2.5) that can damage your lungs. See www.pscleanair.gov/wildfires for more information during wildfire season
July 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM