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Long Covid MCAS POTS Vax injured Still wearing a mask!; Spoonie, Politics but it sucks now, cats. Thr*ads kimduke62, P*st & Spo*tible & the bird KimDuke, Slava Ukraini!, cynical AF, profanity, especially now. Dark humor to survive. RESIST
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Learn these motherfuckers' names, they just betrayed every single member of the Democratic coalition and let Republicans rip healthcare away from over 11 million people.

Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Fetterman
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.

If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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daytrading
U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has introduced groundbreaking legislation aimed at curbing potential conflicts of interest in government by prohibiting the President, members of Congress, and their immediate family members from owning, trading, or creating cryptocurrencies.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Love this!!!
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#LongCovid #POTS #MCAS #dysautonomia

Just an fyi since we're all concerned about the impact of various tests.

I had a PET/CT scan yesterday and did fine! No contrast, just the radioactive sugar water.

Only symptoms were dizziness for a minute and a headache. Common, not too bad.
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When a dear friend knows what you need before you do. 💜
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
#longcovid
Met most of the #breastcancer team yesterday. (No oncologist yet, was a surgeon appt)Not one familiar with long Covid, MCAS or POTS / dysautonomia.

News got worse, & I stopped them TWICE to say "I am not having normal anxiety, POTS is flaring, my hr & BP are spiking...
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Mike Johnson has given the house a very very very very very very very very very long vacation because he’s worried about the Epstein files
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
#LongCovid I've had a really rough couple of weeks but couldn't figure out why I've been depressed the last 3 hours. I just figured it out. A candidate for city counselor called and I answered and since I wasn't feeling well I was just going to politely hang up. But I got a good feeling from her.
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), an illness you likely know nothing about, is one of the many things you risk with Covid.

1 in 22 infections develop ME.

Is this what you want an oncologist saying about you? 👇

#MECFS #LongCovid

(PS there’s no FDA approved treatment yet)
Dr. Fridbjörn Sigurdsson was a medical oncologist before focusing on ME/CFS. During the 2025 Invest in ME conference, he said:

"What I have learned is that most of the patients that I have seen with ME are so much sicker than my cancer patients."
#IIMEC17 11 Clinicians' Panel Discussion
Open Panel Discussion Chaired by Professor Andrew Wilson, UEA, UK More at https://investinme.org/iimec17-andrewwilson.shtml
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@angryhacademic.bsky.social

Another question for you! I know the MRI with dye you had set your MCAS/PEM/POTS? back for at least a month - was it the gadolinium?

That was recommended by the radiologist and I threw a polite "no fucking way is that shit happening" fit & gave him an MCAS lesson
October 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Big news here: the White House has backed down from shutting down I-5 this weekend following our reporting last night.
October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@angryhacademic.bsky.social
Did you ever have to figure out a way to use oxygen with an n95?

Think cannula under it and mask tape over it would work?

I know it would be irritating but would it be safe and possible do you think?
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fuck long Covid, just fuck it. Fuck POTS too. Just got a bad biopsy result (the c word that can fuck off too), and instead of heading out to counseling I'm flat w/coat hanger pain and high BP. And anxiety of course.
Just fucking fuck this shit...
October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#LongCovid Trust yourself, especially if you've been in this for a few years.

I just switched facilities for a biopsy - my anxiety was so high I didn't trust them not to kill me by mishandling MCAS & Dysautonomia reactions.

The new place? Complete opposite. AND they'll pre-treat/treat. PHEW.
October 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Oh yay, another dysautonomia flare while trying to handle some of this new medical bullshit. Chest pain, coat hanger pain, jaw pain. Anxiety and blood pressure spike for the cherry on top.

A 911 call for someone w/out this crap, a 'fuck I have to lie down NOW' for the rest of us.🙄

#LongCovid
October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM