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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨
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Former doc filmmaker/cinematographer/teacher, current full-time sick person, occasional poet
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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · May 19
Thank you to Pleiades for publishing my snarky little CDC hate poem 🖤
Emily Fraser Encouraging News As the CDC director announces with a smile that the overwhelming number of deaths occurred in people with at least four comorbidities —people who were unwell to begin with I think of the film noir my students made where local townspeople kept being killed— how after every murder twelve-year-old Charlie in a too-big trench coat and fedora announced in his best old timey radio voice: There's been a murder. But don't worry— it was only a SMALL murder.
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chromatowski.bsky.social
Hey #MedSky, have you ever treated someone with ME/CFS? If so, your input is sought on this survey!
vashetc.bsky.social v. ashley @vashetc.bsky.social · 13h
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a research study I just launched on rest, energy, & ME/CFS, open to people with ME/CFS & medical or healthcare providers who are currently practicing or conducting research & have had at least 1 patient or participant with ME/CFS. Visit restandmecfs.com for more.
This is a flyer for the Rest & ME/CFS research study, IRB number 26-6. It says "participate in a survey about rest, energy, and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". In the upper right corner it says Questions? Email Study Co-PI Victoria: empwrtc@protonmail.com Below the header is interwoven circles, one is black with text that says Fully Virtual, low- energy version included. The circle behind is an image of white silk wrinkled. Next to it text says To participate you must be: Over the age of 18 AND EITHER Have ME/CFS worked with at research. (self or professionally diagnosed) or be A medical/healthcare provider who has least one person with ME/CFS, currently practicing or conducting Below this it says learn more at www.restandmecfs.com There are two icons on the bottom left corner. One says ETC and above it are six icon-stick figure people holding hands in a circle. Next to it is Cal Poly Pomona's logo, a diamond with an orangey yellow background and palm trees and a building inside. The Cal Poly Pomona Institutional Review Board has reviewed and approved for conduct this research involving human subjects under protocol IRB 26-6
February 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Thank you for making this more accessible! 🙏 I hope a lot of people will submit!
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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chromatowski.bsky.social
Hi all!

There will be two windows to share your story in the form of written testimony to support the Maryland Long Covid Innovation bill. The first is:

This Friday 2/6 from 8am-3pm

To make it easier, @viralpersistence.bsky.social and I have written up a how-to: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
chromatowski.bsky.social C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 5d
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:
Sign the Petition
Advocate for Maryland HB 0027 for Long COVID R&D
www.change.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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drinfosec.bsky.social
New review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID (Feb 3, 2026)
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new...
New review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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meactnet.bsky.social
The clock is ticking. The NIH now has 180 days to develop an implementation plan for the ME/CFS Research Roadmap. In 6 months, we SHOULD have a plan to implement the NIH’s roadmap for biomarkers, treatments & clinical trials.

#MEAction partnered with #NotJustFatigue to secure this support.

#NIH
A large alarm clock with a road going behind it against a cream background. Text: The Clock is Ticking. The NIH has been directed by Congress to come up with a plan to implement the ME/CFS Research Roadmap in 6 months.
February 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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gregpak.net
Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.

Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.

go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Debated between choosing this one or The Best Ever Death Metal Band… they’re both so good!
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Will say almost everyone who called was lovely & polite though, including these two. Took some heat for the federal government supporting fracking/natural gas (which, CORRECT) & a few men going after my age, but mostly good vibes from the public!
February 4, 2026 at 6:25 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Also worked a hotline for the National Renewable Energy Lab & had to convince a man he probably shouldn’t set sail for Hawaii on a homemade solar-powered raft with his dog
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
I once worked an EPA hotline for recycling & found myself counseling a woman on a very contentious-sounding breakup featuring stolen trash bins
bill-of-lefts.bsky.social No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 1d
there are two kinds of people: those who have worked intake for legal organizations, and those who have not.

you really don’t know how insane the general public is until you‘ve done that.
notalawyer.bsky.social Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d
there are in fact extremely graphic allegations against Thomas in the files BUT they’re contained within an extremely weird, rambling email that does not seem reliable
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Fall of the Star High School Running Back
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
To think she coulda just been a ballerina 🫠 Apologies to Langston Hughes but what happens to a dream deferred? Something something fester stink rotten explosion
newsjennifer.bsky.social @NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.

"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."

people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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whatexactlyisup.bsky.social
too good not to have alt-text
Screenshot of text. Highlighted sentence reads, “Having been invited in 2010 to an Epstein dinner with Woody Allen and then Prince Andrew in New York, the magazine editor, Tina Brown, replied: "What the fuck is this...?” Full text: The idea that anyone did not know about Epstein's conviction as a sex abuser is absurd. Some people spurned his social approaches. Having been invited in 2010 to an Epstein dinner with Woody Allen and then Prince Andrew in New York, the magazine editor, Tina Brown, replied: "What the fuck is this...? The paedophile's ball?" Brown's reaction should have been everyone's. So should that of Melinda Gates, the now ex-wife of Bill Gates, who stepped into Epstein's home once and immediately regretted it. Alas, their
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
“All that wanting, right? Sometimes it happens & sometimes it doesn't & sometimes it happens worse.”
May 22, 2023 ALL THAT WANTING, RIGHT? Devin Kelly I wanted a poem to come out of my sadness, but no poem came. I wanted a revolution to come out of my burnout, but no revolution came. I wanted a bird to fly through my open window, but my window was closed. I wanted sun on an evening when it was already dark. I wanted just a bit of grief rather than despair. &, in my shame, I wanted my childhood back. I wanted to walk backward out of the room where I kept my secrets. I wanted to say I'm hurt before my hurt became a character trait I told no one but myself. When I wanted unknowing, I was given certainty, & when I wanted the hard & fixed line, I was given mystery. Sometimes, I wanted to give it all back, but to who, I wondered, & how? I wanted a life to come out of my life, but instead I was left with my life. All that wanting, I think now, & still I woke this morning to light & the memory of the time a bird did fly through the open window of my apartment, &, scared & senseless, shat all over the couch before leaving. All that wanting, right? Sometimes it happens & sometimes it doesn't & sometimes it happens worse. Make do, little friend I call myself. Walk backward out of the room you have made out of your wanting into the room of where you are. The poem is here. The revolution, too. & love, still, even in the evening, when light still shines.
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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regretteruane.bsky.social
Sobbing “because I’m worth it, it’s okay not to be okay” & colouring my whole entire self in from face to feet with the BACP lipstick collection & wondering why I’m still completely & utterly fucked
jessgulliver.bsky.social Jess Gulliver @jessgulliver.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, this will help midlife women deal with the pressure
February 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Maybe I’m late to the game on this but there’s a gluten free option now fyi ☺️
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d
Hey everyone!

Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!

But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.

I just resorted our list to put those on the top.

Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Oh no 🐣
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
no new pictures, where are you at mentally?
Bunny with a walkie talkie says, “wtf, over.”
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 AM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
I currently have two extremely ill friends I’m worried may not be with us anymore because they went through medical crises & then stopped responding. On top of the illness, the loss of our lives, the abandonment, we have to carry this sort of life & death trauma while the world looks away.
February 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
emilyesfraser.bsky.social
Shared this on insta & will share here too. If you’re not in the ME or Long Covid communities you’re likely unaware of just how often we have to watch young people die.
Most of the people whose names I share here with 💙🕯️ were in their 20s, 30s, & 40s. (Samuel was 21. He developed severe ME from Covid.) They should be living vibrant lives. They WOULD be living vibrant lives if not for the systemic, worldwide denial a defunding of ME & Long Covid. ME has one of the lowest qualities of life of any disease-the "mild" end of the disease takes away 50% of your function; the very severe end is pure agony, a living death—a yet ME receives next to no biomedical research funding. ME has been recognized by the WHO as a neuroimmune disease since the 70s, & yet there isn't a single approved treatment. If you want help, you have to be rich enough to try a bunch of things out of pocket & you have to be lucky enough to happen upon something that helps. Even doctors, neurologists, & Google VPs can't find help for their severely ill, bedbound kids. It affects far more people than MS, more than most of the autoimmune diseases you're probably well aware of, & yet, most doctors don't know the most basic facts about it & if you follow their advice you'll almost certainly get worse. Many of the people approved for euthanasia around the world have severe ME. They are considered obviously ill & suffering severely enough to die... & yet not ill or suffering enough to deserve research funding, palliative care, safe housing, caregivers, enough money to live on with dignity. Schrödinger's disease. Sick & suffering enough for the state to kill you, but if you ask for help to live you're suddenly not sick at all & should get your ass out of bed & back to work. We can also just call it eugenics. RIP Samuel. RIP Jennifer. You deserved so much better.
February 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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drjenirwin.bsky.social
“Younger and middle-age individuals are disproportionally affected by neurologic manifestations of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection regardless of acute COVID-19 severity.” (Choudhury et al., 2025; DOI: 10.1002/ana.27128)

Might 👆 be connected to 👇?

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Psychological distress among Ontario teens has nearly tripled in a decade, study finds
Psychological distress, including depression and anxiety, among Ontario teenagers has increased in the past decade, and it may be linked to cannabis use, a new Ontario study suggests.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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kevinjkircher.com
Put another way, we could get rid of corn ethanol, switch 30% of the freed-up farmland to solar to generate 100% of US electricity, and use the other 70% of the freed-up land for whatever we want.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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ianlivingston.bsky.social
A fun case study since there have been 72 million articles on the cold in the east and 4 on the warmth in the west
climatologist49.bsky.social Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 3d
January 2026 temperature rankings compared to all Januarys since 1895.
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Horrifying details here about the conditions inside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis and about how the detainees are being treated, including being “sent out into the cold—sometimes at night—to find their own way home” when released:
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM