mcboingboing
@mcboingboing.bsky.social
Mid-Mod mom, editor, nit-picker, N95 wearer. #COVIDIsAirborne {she/her}
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Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
‘Natchez’: Histories Clash in a Complex Look at the City
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
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I don't think it's a coincidence that in the wake of that narrative we're seeing men who thrive on centering themselves in political narratives get mad because their M.O. of parachuting in and doing adventurism is not going over well with the folks doing the work.
February 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I don't think it's a coincidence that in the wake of that narrative we're seeing men who thrive on centering themselves in political narratives get mad because their M.O. of parachuting in and doing adventurism is not going over well with the folks doing the work.
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Renee Good's brother, Luke Ganger:
"And I still don't know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by."
"And I still don't know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by."
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Renee Good's brother, Luke Ganger:
"And I still don't know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by."
"And I still don't know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by."
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Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents in Chicago, testifying in Washington today:
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents in Chicago, testifying in Washington today:
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Marimar Martinez is displaying an enormous amount of courage.
An ICE agent shot her five times. Called her a “b*tch” and bragged “5 shots 7 holes”.
They tried to kill her.
Rather than cowering, she’s using her voice to warn others.
Thank you Ms Martinez.
An ICE agent shot her five times. Called her a “b*tch” and bragged “5 shots 7 holes”.
They tried to kill her.
Rather than cowering, she’s using her voice to warn others.
Thank you Ms Martinez.
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Marimar Martinez is displaying an enormous amount of courage.
An ICE agent shot her five times. Called her a “b*tch” and bragged “5 shots 7 holes”.
They tried to kill her.
Rather than cowering, she’s using her voice to warn others.
Thank you Ms Martinez.
An ICE agent shot her five times. Called her a “b*tch” and bragged “5 shots 7 holes”.
They tried to kill her.
Rather than cowering, she’s using her voice to warn others.
Thank you Ms Martinez.
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🧵 At 3pm ET today, I'll be live-posting highlights from the public forum for @lawfaremedia.org.
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
NEW: Renee Good's brothers—Brent and Luke Ganger—were announced as additional witnesses in tomorrow's 3pm ET Congressional hearing "on the violent tactics and disproportionate use of force" by DHS agents. They join the Good family's lawyer, another CBP shooting victim, and others
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
🧵 At 3pm ET today, I'll be live-posting highlights from the public forum for @lawfaremedia.org.
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
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Latest video looking behind the headlines at authoritarian things you might have missed from the Trump administration this week
youtu.be/eeHVsdn_yus
youtu.be/eeHVsdn_yus
US last week: what happened with ICE that you might have missed +attacks on environment & health
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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February 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Latest video looking behind the headlines at authoritarian things you might have missed from the Trump administration this week
youtu.be/eeHVsdn_yus
youtu.be/eeHVsdn_yus
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Part of what’s breaking my brain today is I’ve got friends fleeing the country, friends doing grocery runs for hunted neighbors, friends pretending nothing is wrong, and all of them are working on their taxes.
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Part of what’s breaking my brain today is I’ve got friends fleeing the country, friends doing grocery runs for hunted neighbors, friends pretending nothing is wrong, and all of them are working on their taxes.
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My work union has a satisfaction survey open, so I made sure to give them my thoughts.
"Extremely disappointed in terms of the union's response to the ongoing covid pandemic, which is a mass mortality event and significantly impacting workers..." 1/6
#CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #LongCovid
"Extremely disappointed in terms of the union's response to the ongoing covid pandemic, which is a mass mortality event and significantly impacting workers..." 1/6
#CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #LongCovid
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
My work union has a satisfaction survey open, so I made sure to give them my thoughts.
"Extremely disappointed in terms of the union's response to the ongoing covid pandemic, which is a mass mortality event and significantly impacting workers..." 1/6
#CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #LongCovid
"Extremely disappointed in terms of the union's response to the ongoing covid pandemic, which is a mass mortality event and significantly impacting workers..." 1/6
#CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #CleanTheAir #LongCovid
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Relevant article for you to educate yourselves:
"The deepening toll of Long COVID after 5 years of the pandemic"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
6/6
"The deepening toll of Long COVID after 5 years of the pandemic"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
6/6
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/12/zpfo-a12.html"
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Relevant article for you to educate yourselves:
"The deepening toll of Long COVID after 5 years of the pandemic"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
6/6
"The deepening toll of Long COVID after 5 years of the pandemic"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
6/6
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IT IS NOT “ALL IN YOUR HEAD”. THIS IS NOW PROVED BY ACTUAL SCIENCE.
Many years ago when I was a young and sprightly lolephant, I was told my asthma was because I was “too emotional”; & I was “addicted” to my inhaler.
For *asthma*, not even complex things like ME, fibromyalgia, long covid & endo.
Many years ago when I was a young and sprightly lolephant, I was told my asthma was because I was “too emotional”; & I was “addicted” to my inhaler.
For *asthma*, not even complex things like ME, fibromyalgia, long covid & endo.
"the relationship between reporting persisting symptoms & increased healthcare consumption could not be explained by cognitive-behavioural factors, depressive symptoms or neuropsychological functioning."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Screenshot from Science for ME update
#LongCovid #NeuroPASC
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Screenshot from Science for ME update
#LongCovid #NeuroPASC
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
IT IS NOT “ALL IN YOUR HEAD”. THIS IS NOW PROVED BY ACTUAL SCIENCE.
Many years ago when I was a young and sprightly lolephant, I was told my asthma was because I was “too emotional”; & I was “addicted” to my inhaler.
For *asthma*, not even complex things like ME, fibromyalgia, long covid & endo.
Many years ago when I was a young and sprightly lolephant, I was told my asthma was because I was “too emotional”; & I was “addicted” to my inhaler.
For *asthma*, not even complex things like ME, fibromyalgia, long covid & endo.
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From the review:
“We review this body of literature and why metformin should now be offered to outpatient adults for treating acute SARS-CoV-2 infection to prevent long COVID.”
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
“We review this body of literature and why metformin should now be offered to outpatient adults for treating acute SARS-CoV-2 infection to prevent long COVID.”
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
New review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID
The low-cost drug may lower the risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 40% to 60%.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The low-cost drug may lower the risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 40% to 60%.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
From the review:
“We review this body of literature and why metformin should now be offered to outpatient adults for treating acute SARS-CoV-2 infection to prevent long COVID.”
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
“We review this body of literature and why metformin should now be offered to outpatient adults for treating acute SARS-CoV-2 infection to prevent long COVID.”
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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Despite Long COVID's toll on millions of children, there are only a handful of clinical trials that include them. @spichaksimon.bsky.social reported on three upcoming pediatric trials.
Co-published with @19thnews.org!
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/03/l...
Co-published with @19thnews.org!
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/03/l...
Long COVID affects millions of children. The largest pediatric trial so far launches this year. - The Sick Times
One NIH study will test low-dose naltrexone, while other upcoming trials will test larozitide and taurine.
thesicktimes.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Despite Long COVID's toll on millions of children, there are only a handful of clinical trials that include them. @spichaksimon.bsky.social reported on three upcoming pediatric trials.
Co-published with @19thnews.org!
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/03/l...
Co-published with @19thnews.org!
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/03/l...
Trump administration continues its whitewashing of history in our national parks.
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
NPS Strips Historical Signage From Two Major National Parks
Signs referencing slavery, climate change, and Native American history have been removed from at least 17 national park sites in six states.
www.outsideonline.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Trump administration continues its whitewashing of history in our national parks.
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
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Day 1243—Petition to introduce this as a mandatory disclaimer under every hyped-up Long COVID & ME/CFS treatment:
"The Better the Study, the Less It Finds"
"The Better the Study, the Less It Finds"
The skinny on intermittent fasting
"the better the study , the less it finds"
gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/w...
"the better the study , the less it finds"
gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/w...
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Day 1243—Petition to introduce this as a mandatory disclaimer under every hyped-up Long COVID & ME/CFS treatment:
"The Better the Study, the Less It Finds"
"The Better the Study, the Less It Finds"
The good news: the Bateman Horne Center is developing a program in which ME/CFS and Long Covid experts would create a multifaceted care plan for your local care team to administer.
The bad news: Bateman Horne Center operates from an all-cash model and does not accept health insurance.
The bad news: Bateman Horne Center operates from an all-cash model and does not accept health insurance.
We’re building a new way to expand access to care.
Bateman Horne Center is developing the Access to Care Model, a scalable framework designed to extend informed care for ME/CFS & Long COVID beyond a single clinic.
Pilot launch planned for late 2026.
🔗 batemanhornecenter.org/building-access-now/
Bateman Horne Center is developing the Access to Care Model, a scalable framework designed to extend informed care for ME/CFS & Long COVID beyond a single clinic.
Pilot launch planned for late 2026.
🔗 batemanhornecenter.org/building-access-now/
February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The good news: the Bateman Horne Center is developing a program in which ME/CFS and Long Covid experts would create a multifaceted care plan for your local care team to administer.
The bad news: Bateman Horne Center operates from an all-cash model and does not accept health insurance.
The bad news: Bateman Horne Center operates from an all-cash model and does not accept health insurance.
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A moving 'thank you' from a longCOVID patient to the ME/CFS community. Worth a read.
centerleftstack.substack.com/p/those-who-...
centerleftstack.substack.com/p/those-who-...
Those Who Were Already Here
Learning to Live Inside a History I Did Not Choose
centerleftstack.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
A moving 'thank you' from a longCOVID patient to the ME/CFS community. Worth a read.
centerleftstack.substack.com/p/those-who-...
centerleftstack.substack.com/p/those-who-...
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I believe we need nationwide screening because we can’t see immune damage or blood vessel damage #InvisibleIllness. We need something like Oxford Coverscan.
One of the greatest barriers for addressing the #LongCOVID crisis is public invisibility. To make the illness more legible to the public, Kayli Jamieson’s research team has launched a photo exhibition called Living with Long COVID at the Museum of Vancouver. bit.ly/4byOFlX
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I believe we need nationwide screening because we can’t see immune damage or blood vessel damage #InvisibleIllness. We need something like Oxford Coverscan.
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One of the greatest barriers for addressing the #LongCOVID crisis is public invisibility. To make the illness more legible to the public, Kayli Jamieson’s research team has launched a photo exhibition called Living with Long COVID at the Museum of Vancouver. bit.ly/4byOFlX
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
One of the greatest barriers for addressing the #LongCOVID crisis is public invisibility. To make the illness more legible to the public, Kayli Jamieson’s research team has launched a photo exhibition called Living with Long COVID at the Museum of Vancouver. bit.ly/4byOFlX
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“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...
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
“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...
Might 👆 be connected to 👇?
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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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.
February 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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.