María Cristina García
@mariacristinagarcia.com
Pop culture enthusiast, recovered academic, theatre technician. Mostly homebound due to #LongCOVID since 2020. 🇻🇪 on my dad’s 🇵🇭 on my mom’s.
Hell yeah! Tirzepatide had an almost instantaneous effect on my reduced mental stamina. Still not “cured” but grateful to have this drug in my Long COVID kit.
Please, more of these off-label trials of treatments that are anecdotally proven. We have nothing else.
Please, more of these off-label trials of treatments that are anecdotally proven. We have nothing else.
The Scripps tirzepatide trial is in @wired.com today! Thanks so much for covering this @emilymullin.bsky.social!
The signup link for the trial: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
The signup link for the trial: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Hell yeah! Tirzepatide had an almost instantaneous effect on my reduced mental stamina. Still not “cured” but grateful to have this drug in my Long COVID kit.
Please, more of these off-label trials of treatments that are anecdotally proven. We have nothing else.
Please, more of these off-label trials of treatments that are anecdotally proven. We have nothing else.
@bsky.app I’m going to use my first ill wish to wish for a million ill wishes, distributed amongst transphobes in proportion to their hoarded wealth. 🧞♂️
it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
August 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@bsky.app I’m going to use my first ill wish to wish for a million ill wishes, distributed amongst transphobes in proportion to their hoarded wealth. 🧞♂️
The spouse and I met in marching band, and our daughter has been bewildering us with KPop Demon Hunters. Maybe MBCPR will be something we can enjoy as a family?
If you loved KPop Demon Hunters, you'll find mildly entertaining Marching Band Consumer Product Regulators.
June 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The spouse and I met in marching band, and our daughter has been bewildering us with KPop Demon Hunters. Maybe MBCPR will be something we can enjoy as a family?
If you think “I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you” is a gem of a lyric, welcome to this essay, which is all the jewels in the Tower of London (but, like, of ethical provenance).
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you think “I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you” is a gem of a lyric, welcome to this essay, which is all the jewels in the Tower of London (but, like, of ethical provenance).
Reposted by María Cristina García
Elizabeth Warren for Senate Minority Leader.
Mazie Hirono for Senate Minority Leader.
Markey, Merkley or Welch for Senate Minority Leader.
Fuck it, Large Boulder The Size Of A Small Boulder for Senate Minority Leader. At least when it falls into a position it can be trusted to fucking stay there.
Mazie Hirono for Senate Minority Leader.
Markey, Merkley or Welch for Senate Minority Leader.
Fuck it, Large Boulder The Size Of A Small Boulder for Senate Minority Leader. At least when it falls into a position it can be trusted to fucking stay there.
March 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Elizabeth Warren for Senate Minority Leader.
Mazie Hirono for Senate Minority Leader.
Markey, Merkley or Welch for Senate Minority Leader.
Fuck it, Large Boulder The Size Of A Small Boulder for Senate Minority Leader. At least when it falls into a position it can be trusted to fucking stay there.
Mazie Hirono for Senate Minority Leader.
Markey, Merkley or Welch for Senate Minority Leader.
Fuck it, Large Boulder The Size Of A Small Boulder for Senate Minority Leader. At least when it falls into a position it can be trusted to fucking stay there.
Well, @npr.org, my spouse had to learn how to wash my hair. A cab driver transporting me to the hospital expressed disbelief that my spouse hadn’t left me. On days when I have more energy, my spouse gets emotional over having part of me “back” for a bit.
Joy? Go to hell.
Joy? Go to hell.
March 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Well, @npr.org, my spouse had to learn how to wash my hair. A cab driver transporting me to the hospital expressed disbelief that my spouse hadn’t left me. On days when I have more energy, my spouse gets emotional over having part of me “back” for a bit.
Joy? Go to hell.
Joy? Go to hell.
Reposted by María Cristina García
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Reposted by María Cristina García
YES! Chuck, where do you live? Can you call your Senator?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
YES! Chuck, where do you live? Can you call your Senator?
If a children’s* cartoon gets the civility trap, imagine how easy it is for manipulators to abuse it.
*Let’s be real; “Phineas and Ferb” transcends age.
*Let’s be real; “Phineas and Ferb” transcends age.
January 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If a children’s* cartoon gets the civility trap, imagine how easy it is for manipulators to abuse it.
*Let’s be real; “Phineas and Ferb” transcends age.
*Let’s be real; “Phineas and Ferb” transcends age.
Recently I advised a triage nurse that I have terrible veins. He looked askance at my scars. “How do you know?” BECAUSE I REQUIRE WEEKLY IV INFUSIONS FOR LOW BLOOD VOLUME
Pain=10 for hours. Out of body almost. I wanted him to stick me already. How to advocate for myself with an acceptable affect?
Pain=10 for hours. Out of body almost. I wanted him to stick me already. How to advocate for myself with an acceptable affect?
Answering honestly about needing medication for severe pain can also lead to people just being given Tylenol, especially if they’re Black.
Could ER staff please stop asking patients “what do you want us to do?”
There’s no way for us to answer this question honestly.
If a disabled person is in your ER - I promise you they agonized over whether to come get care. They’re afraid you will mistreat them. They want you to do your job
There’s no way for us to answer this question honestly.
If a disabled person is in your ER - I promise you they agonized over whether to come get care. They’re afraid you will mistreat them. They want you to do your job
January 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Recently I advised a triage nurse that I have terrible veins. He looked askance at my scars. “How do you know?” BECAUSE I REQUIRE WEEKLY IV INFUSIONS FOR LOW BLOOD VOLUME
Pain=10 for hours. Out of body almost. I wanted him to stick me already. How to advocate for myself with an acceptable affect?
Pain=10 for hours. Out of body almost. I wanted him to stick me already. How to advocate for myself with an acceptable affect?
Is this gift from my in-laws factoring into my satisfaction with my marriage? Yes.
Delightful behind-the-scenes tour of the technological, economic, and artistic developments that culminated in my stealing the Sunday Trib in my sock feet before my mother woke up.
Delightful behind-the-scenes tour of the technological, economic, and artistic developments that culminated in my stealing the Sunday Trib in my sock feet before my mother woke up.
Hellobonjour! How Comics Were Made, my book on the history of making and printing newspaper comics, is in a post-holiday, pre-possible-tariff sale! Get 10% off with coupon code OCANADA at checkout through 12 Jan 2025.
howcomicsweremade.com/order
howcomicsweremade.com/order
January 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is this gift from my in-laws factoring into my satisfaction with my marriage? Yes.
Delightful behind-the-scenes tour of the technological, economic, and artistic developments that culminated in my stealing the Sunday Trib in my sock feet before my mother woke up.
Delightful behind-the-scenes tour of the technological, economic, and artistic developments that culminated in my stealing the Sunday Trib in my sock feet before my mother woke up.
Why isn’t this a national scandal?
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 21, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Why isn’t this a national scandal?
Bundled up. Went downstairs. Walked 800 ft. Sat on my rollator for five minutes. Reversed the process once my daughter got out of ballet class.
THEN TOOK A FIVE-HOUR NAP.
Progress!
#LongCOVID #POTS
THEN TOOK A FIVE-HOUR NAP.
Progress!
#LongCOVID #POTS
December 8, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Bundled up. Went downstairs. Walked 800 ft. Sat on my rollator for five minutes. Reversed the process once my daughter got out of ballet class.
THEN TOOK A FIVE-HOUR NAP.
Progress!
#LongCOVID #POTS
THEN TOOK A FIVE-HOUR NAP.
Progress!
#LongCOVID #POTS