Malaise Muffin
@drdawndpt.bsky.social
Pelvic & ortho physical therapist, fan of lifting heavy things, baker and maker. Mom to two human girls, two feline ones, and a feline chaos monkey. Midwest transplant to PNW.
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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My should-be-entirely-non-controversial position is that any personal assets over, say, $500 million should be taxed at about 90%, and if you're genuinely opposed to that, why? What human being needs that much money? Or more than that?
Capitalism is a sickness.
Capitalism is a sickness.
December 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
My should-be-entirely-non-controversial position is that any personal assets over, say, $500 million should be taxed at about 90%, and if you're genuinely opposed to that, why? What human being needs that much money? Or more than that?
Capitalism is a sickness.
Capitalism is a sickness.
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
July 30, 2024 at 7:50 AM
On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
I keep a list of recs that I can easily send people.
And if you’re wondering where to start, ask me or literally any other romance reader, we love to recommend books!
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I keep a list of recs that I can easily send people.
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If you're watching Heated Rivalry and thinking, "Holy shit there's all this sex and pleasure and fun and yearning and character exploration and I think they might figure it out and find happiness, is this even legal???" I am begging you to start reading genre romance, you are going to be thrilled!
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If you're watching Heated Rivalry and thinking, "Holy shit there's all this sex and pleasure and fun and yearning and character exploration and I think they might figure it out and find happiness, is this even legal???" I am begging you to start reading genre romance, you are going to be thrilled!
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.
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Thinking about the other week at the bears game where a very big Chicago man brought his own koozie for his beers. I said to him “wow. It never occurred to me to do that” and he looked me dead in the eye and very seriously said “this ain’t my first rodeo.”
December 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thinking about the other week at the bears game where a very big Chicago man brought his own koozie for his beers. I said to him “wow. It never occurred to me to do that” and he looked me dead in the eye and very seriously said “this ain’t my first rodeo.”
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Here's how that would go in a recent IL case:
-Springfield officer Sean Grayson murders Sonya Massey
-he lies (as he did): she was trying to burn him with a pot of boiling water
-his name isn't released bc he's a "victim"
-his previous misconduct isn't publicly discussed
-no outcry, no charges
-Springfield officer Sean Grayson murders Sonya Massey
-he lies (as he did): she was trying to burn him with a pot of boiling water
-his name isn't released bc he's a "victim"
-his previous misconduct isn't publicly discussed
-no outcry, no charges
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Here's how that would go in a recent IL case:
-Springfield officer Sean Grayson murders Sonya Massey
-he lies (as he did): she was trying to burn him with a pot of boiling water
-his name isn't released bc he's a "victim"
-his previous misconduct isn't publicly discussed
-no outcry, no charges
-Springfield officer Sean Grayson murders Sonya Massey
-he lies (as he did): she was trying to burn him with a pot of boiling water
-his name isn't released bc he's a "victim"
-his previous misconduct isn't publicly discussed
-no outcry, no charges
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The best corners of the world and web are narrated, with whimsy and kindness, by one voice--
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The best corners of the world and web are narrated, with whimsy and kindness, by one voice--
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It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
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Hey folks "I fucking hate him and everything he stands for, the blood of millions is on his hands, and he needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for his crimes" is compatible with "even the worst people deserve basic human rights."
Things would be easier if it wasn't.
Things would be easier if it wasn't.
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Hey folks "I fucking hate him and everything he stands for, the blood of millions is on his hands, and he needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for his crimes" is compatible with "even the worst people deserve basic human rights."
Things would be easier if it wasn't.
Things would be easier if it wasn't.
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The following is a statement from the WGA on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The following is a statement from the WGA on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
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Detroit people! Transit and train people!
For some reason they have free (u pay $8 shipping) Detroit People Mover shirts right now, til Dec 8.
www.moq1.com/detroit-tran...
For some reason they have free (u pay $8 shipping) Detroit People Mover shirts right now, til Dec 8.
www.moq1.com/detroit-tran...
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Detroit people! Transit and train people!
For some reason they have free (u pay $8 shipping) Detroit People Mover shirts right now, til Dec 8.
www.moq1.com/detroit-tran...
For some reason they have free (u pay $8 shipping) Detroit People Mover shirts right now, til Dec 8.
www.moq1.com/detroit-tran...
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We should not be using this in schools
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We should not be using this in schools
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The ways in which we are societally conditioned to doubt women’s expertise, accuracy and experience is something I confront constantly
ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The ways in which we are societally conditioned to doubt women’s expertise, accuracy and experience is something I confront constantly
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You know how Tony Stark always has some super cool little thing he wears that expands into his iron man suit like a necklace or a watch or whatever? I want that but like a really nice flannel throw blanket
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You know how Tony Stark always has some super cool little thing he wears that expands into his iron man suit like a necklace or a watch or whatever? I want that but like a really nice flannel throw blanket
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*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
A++ 🧵
I mean, yeah. That's the entire point? Heated Rivalry, the book, is about loneliness and isolation and shoving yourself so deeply in the closet that you can't see anything outside of it, except you can't deny yourself one fundamental sweetness. The one that allows you to express your true self.
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A++ 🧵
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I love the US postal service and am happy to pay $30 a year for it
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I love the US postal service and am happy to pay $30 a year for it
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best package warning graphic i've ever seen 🪶
November 8, 2023 at 3:48 PM
best package warning graphic i've ever seen 🪶
This was so fun to watch in person. I almost missed the second one!
Clutch win in Seattle 😱
Captain Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter score two goals in 22 seconds in the final minutes to secure @pwhltorrent.bsky.social's first win!
Captain Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter score two goals in 22 seconds in the final minutes to secure @pwhltorrent.bsky.social's first win!
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This was so fun to watch in person. I almost missed the second one!
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Blue canarye yn the outlette by the lighte swicche
Who waccheth ovir thee
Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul
Who waccheth ovir thee
Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Blue canarye yn the outlette by the lighte swicche
Who waccheth ovir thee
Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul
Who waccheth ovir thee
Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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