C.H. Romatowski
@chromatowski.bsky.social
This account will prob be about biomed research—complex chronic illnesses and Covid—w/some material on disability justice and organizing.
ME ‘05, LC ‘23, many of their friends along the way. Very severely ill (FUNCAP 0.9). No unsolicited advice please!
ME ‘05, LC ‘23, many of their friends along the way. Very severely ill (FUNCAP 0.9). No unsolicited advice please!
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When I see losses like this, I’m so frustrated by what could have been. What if we did something as simple as tripling the budget for medical research like Dr. Williams himself did? Could he have been saved? And how many others like him?
A total tragedy. He developed a treatment that has proven life saving for so many patients with previously intractable depression, then himself succumbed to the same disease.
Nolan Williams, Who Stimulated the Brain to Treat Depression, Dies at 43 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
Nolan Williams, Who Stimulated the Brain to Treat Depression, Dies at 43 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
I’m just gonna keep saying “triple the NIH budget” until it sounds like common sense.
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I’m working on a story for @thesicktimes.org about things people with Long Covid and other energy-limiting illnesses (as well as their caregivers) can do to protect themselves and their communities from ICE. I’d love to speak with any of the following:
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February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I’m working on a story for @thesicktimes.org about things people with Long Covid and other energy-limiting illnesses (as well as their caregivers) can do to protect themselves and their communities from ICE. I’d love to speak with any of the following:
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The time of day for cancer immunotherapy is associated with major outcomes. Early is better. Results from a randomized trial of lung cancer, backs up the importance of our circadian rhythm and immune system
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The time of day for cancer immunotherapy is associated with major outcomes. Early is better. Results from a randomized trial of lung cancer, backs up the importance of our circadian rhythm and immune system
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Folks, I hate to break it to you, but if you think incontinence signals incompetence? That's ableism. It just is. No ifs. No buts.
And the social shame and other forms used to discipline this is one the first expressions of the shit (hah) Foucault was on about.
And the social shame and other forms used to discipline this is one the first expressions of the shit (hah) Foucault was on about.
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Folks, I hate to break it to you, but if you think incontinence signals incompetence? That's ableism. It just is. No ifs. No buts.
And the social shame and other forms used to discipline this is one the first expressions of the shit (hah) Foucault was on about.
And the social shame and other forms used to discipline this is one the first expressions of the shit (hah) Foucault was on about.
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
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No need to imagine. The country incarcerates children as young as 9 years old daily in youth prisons and jails. Those children are routinely sexually and physically assaulted and also emotionally tortured. They are fed terrible food and given barely any education. This country has done this for yrs.
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
No need to imagine. The country incarcerates children as young as 9 years old daily in youth prisons and jails. Those children are routinely sexually and physically assaulted and also emotionally tortured. They are fed terrible food and given barely any education. This country has done this for yrs.
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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So many people with ME have died in the past few months, it’s unbearable.
January 31, 2026 at 9:44 PM
So many people with ME have died in the past few months, it’s unbearable.
“A growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial infections resolve, even in some cases when symptoms were mild.
“The discoveries raise fresh concerns about the Trump administration's COVID policies.”
“The discoveries raise fresh concerns about the Trump administration's COVID policies.”
Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Studies offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had COVID infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations and cut research.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“A growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial infections resolve, even in some cases when symptoms were mild.
“The discoveries raise fresh concerns about the Trump administration's COVID policies.”
“The discoveries raise fresh concerns about the Trump administration's COVID policies.”
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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I am working on a story about this bill for @thesicktimes.org! DM or email me if you would like to share comments on its significance.
Long Covid friends—
A bill in the Maryland legislature would create an R&D fund for LC—a big deal when new federal funding is stalled.
The advocate behind the bill is asking for people anywhere to submit written testimony on Fri 2/6 on your experience w/LC, to say why this is needed!
More info:
A bill in the Maryland legislature would create an R&D fund for LC—a big deal when new federal funding is stalled.
The advocate behind the bill is asking for people anywhere to submit written testimony on Fri 2/6 on your experience w/LC, to say why this is needed!
More info:
Sign the Petition
Advocate for Maryland HB 0027 for Long COVID R&D
www.change.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I am working on a story about this bill for @thesicktimes.org! DM or email me if you would like to share comments on its significance.
Long Covid friends—
A bill in the Maryland legislature would create an R&D fund for LC—a big deal when new federal funding is stalled.
The advocate behind the bill is asking for people anywhere to submit written testimony on Fri 2/6 on your experience w/LC, to say why this is needed!
More info:
A bill in the Maryland legislature would create an R&D fund for LC—a big deal when new federal funding is stalled.
The advocate behind the bill is asking for people anywhere to submit written testimony on Fri 2/6 on your experience w/LC, to say why this is needed!
More info:
Sign the Petition
Advocate for Maryland HB 0027 for Long COVID R&D
www.change.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Long Covid friends—
A bill in the Maryland legislature would create an R&D fund for LC—a big deal when new federal funding is stalled.
The advocate behind the bill is asking for people anywhere to submit written testimony on Fri 2/6 on your experience w/LC, to say why this is needed!
More info:
A bill in the Maryland legislature would create an R&D fund for LC—a big deal when new federal funding is stalled.
The advocate behind the bill is asking for people anywhere to submit written testimony on Fri 2/6 on your experience w/LC, to say why this is needed!
More info:
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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If you've gotten gender affirming care in the United States and consider it "health care" please consider submitting a comment.
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
CTA Defend Trans Kids: If you're a clinician, a parent, a trans adult, or just someone who cares, I wrote a guide on how to submit effective comments opposing the federal ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Deadline 2/17/26
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149210... 🔗
Deadline 2/17/26
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149210... 🔗
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 PM
If you've gotten gender affirming care in the United States and consider it "health care" please consider submitting a comment.
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
Legally, their position requires rewriting reality so that GAC isn't healthcare
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I really try to keep an even keel, and self-regulate because it’s the only way to be in this for the long haul, but sometimes the fury overtakes you for a bit.
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I really try to keep an even keel, and self-regulate because it’s the only way to be in this for the long haul, but sometimes the fury overtakes you for a bit.
It’s one of those things that 99% of people will not understand until they learn the hard way, but like. For the 1%—
I wish healthy people understood that if you develop a medical condition that doctors don’t understand, you’re gonna be TREATED BADLY BY DOCTORS. And there’s a widely circulating virus that leaves people with incurable medical conditions that doctors don’t understand.
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM
It’s one of those things that 99% of people will not understand until they learn the hard way, but like. For the 1%—
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realizing that democrats could be using their ginormous fundraising apparatus to send out links to rent funds or even, hell, frontline orgs is just so annoying
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
realizing that democrats could be using their ginormous fundraising apparatus to send out links to rent funds or even, hell, frontline orgs is just so annoying
An Indonesian study of 5,735 adults found that compared to unvaccinated individuals, people who received mRNA Covid vaccines had significantly lower odds of Long Covid, while recipients of non-mRNA Covid vaccines had increased odds.
Study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 AM
An Indonesian study of 5,735 adults found that compared to unvaccinated individuals, people who received mRNA Covid vaccines had significantly lower odds of Long Covid, while recipients of non-mRNA Covid vaccines had increased odds.
Study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:21 AM
lolololol
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Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
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People are asking a lot “how is this happening?” It’s happening the way abolitionists have warned you for decades it’s happening — you can’t dehumanize whole groups of people, pay for their brutalization & not expect for more bounty hunters to come.
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
People are asking a lot “how is this happening?” It’s happening the way abolitionists have warned you for decades it’s happening — you can’t dehumanize whole groups of people, pay for their brutalization & not expect for more bounty hunters to come.
Abolition is a disability issue
Nearly 1 in 4 people killed by Maryland police was in mental health crisis, AG finds
Nearly 1 in 4 people killed by Maryland police was in mental health crisis, AG finds
Since 2021, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has reviewed 86 cases in which someone was killed by police — and 20 of those cases involved mental health crises, according to a report released...
buff.ly
January 30, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Abolition is a disability issue