melinda_is_done
@melindaiscomplex.bsky.social
My body has given up but I haven't...
ME/CFS Patient Leader & Complex-Chronic Disease Advocate (on hiatus). Co-founder #MEAction Maryland. Bed-tethered disabled by severe ME & LC & comorbids.
Orioles/Ravens/Caps fan. She/her
ME/CFS Patient Leader & Complex-Chronic Disease Advocate (on hiatus). Co-founder #MEAction Maryland. Bed-tethered disabled by severe ME & LC & comorbids.
Orioles/Ravens/Caps fan. She/her
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"Maybe they know that, despite the strong case for upgrading air filtration & establishing indoor air quality requirements, this has not been done, & masks are an easy-to-implement, effective layer of protection against pathogens":
Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
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Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
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Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
A Mental Health Professional’s Perspective
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Maybe they know that, despite the strong case for upgrading air filtration & establishing indoor air quality requirements, this has not been done, & masks are an easy-to-implement, effective layer of protection against pathogens":
Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
Via @bcschoolcovid.bsky.social
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I first heard about this initiative via @indivisible.org during their meeting after the first #NoKings protest.
The mass protests lead to incredibly practical community mobilization efforts like this. Everything matters. Everything builds. Get on board however you can, folks.
The mass protests lead to incredibly practical community mobilization efforts like this. Everything matters. Everything builds. Get on board however you can, folks.
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
October 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I first heard about this initiative via @indivisible.org during their meeting after the first #NoKings protest.
The mass protests lead to incredibly practical community mobilization efforts like this. Everything matters. Everything builds. Get on board however you can, folks.
The mass protests lead to incredibly practical community mobilization efforts like this. Everything matters. Everything builds. Get on board however you can, folks.
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Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
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just in time for SNAP to suddenly stop
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
just in time for SNAP to suddenly stop
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Eugenics.
“Physician payments” might make this sound less serious than it is.
150M Americans are covered by Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), close to half of all healthcare coverage. 98% of hospitals accept CMS, and the majority rely on it because it’s the biggest insurer by far. (And healthcare is 20% of US GDP.)
150M Americans are covered by Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), close to half of all healthcare coverage. 98% of hospitals accept CMS, and the majority rely on it because it’s the biggest insurer by far. (And healthcare is 20% of US GDP.)
Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Eugenics.
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“Physician payments” might make this sound less serious than it is.
150M Americans are covered by Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), close to half of all healthcare coverage. 98% of hospitals accept CMS, and the majority rely on it because it’s the biggest insurer by far. (And healthcare is 20% of US GDP.)
150M Americans are covered by Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), close to half of all healthcare coverage. 98% of hospitals accept CMS, and the majority rely on it because it’s the biggest insurer by far. (And healthcare is 20% of US GDP.)
Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
www.statnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Physician payments” might make this sound less serious than it is.
150M Americans are covered by Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), close to half of all healthcare coverage. 98% of hospitals accept CMS, and the majority rely on it because it’s the biggest insurer by far. (And healthcare is 20% of US GDP.)
150M Americans are covered by Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), close to half of all healthcare coverage. 98% of hospitals accept CMS, and the majority rely on it because it’s the biggest insurer by far. (And healthcare is 20% of US GDP.)
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Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
October 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
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The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.
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I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
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We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.
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This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
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we simply do not have a union anymore if the president is using troops from one state to invade others entirely on the basis of political disagreements
UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
we simply do not have a union anymore if the president is using troops from one state to invade others entirely on the basis of political disagreements
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It's 2025, 6 years into a pandemic that has caused an epidemic of new cases of #MECFS.
There have never been so many advocacy orgs and quality resources available to inform on MECFS.
And still, media pieces that mention #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis are misinformed and incorrect.
#pwME
There have never been so many advocacy orgs and quality resources available to inform on MECFS.
And still, media pieces that mention #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis are misinformed and incorrect.
#pwME
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It's 2025, 6 years into a pandemic that has caused an epidemic of new cases of #MECFS.
There have never been so many advocacy orgs and quality resources available to inform on MECFS.
And still, media pieces that mention #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis are misinformed and incorrect.
#pwME
There have never been so many advocacy orgs and quality resources available to inform on MECFS.
And still, media pieces that mention #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis are misinformed and incorrect.
#pwME
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IKEA tariffs is trending but not the 100% tariff on brand name pharmaceuticals which will actually kill ppl.
America in a nutshell.
America in a nutshell.
September 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
IKEA tariffs is trending but not the 100% tariff on brand name pharmaceuticals which will actually kill ppl.
America in a nutshell.
America in a nutshell.
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Our latest News in Brief post has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS and #LongCovid news, advocacy and research for the week of Sep 8-14.
Topics:
News, advocacy and articles
Coming events
Research news and commentary
& Published research
www.s4me.info/threads/news...
Topics:
News, advocacy and articles
Coming events
Research news and commentary
& Published research
www.s4me.info/threads/news...
News in Brief - September 2025
This thread has a Science for ME 'News in Brief' post for each week in September 2025 by a team including @Trish, @Kalliope, @ahimsa and @SNT Gatchaman. Scroll down to see this week's news.
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September 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our latest News in Brief post has headlines and links to further reading for #MECFS and #LongCovid news, advocacy and research for the week of Sep 8-14.
Topics:
News, advocacy and articles
Coming events
Research news and commentary
& Published research
www.s4me.info/threads/news...
Topics:
News, advocacy and articles
Coming events
Research news and commentary
& Published research
www.s4me.info/threads/news...
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I'm seeing some people post this and not realize this is PART of the radicalization. Building an audience from reasonable sounding videos and converting them into the pipeline. Weiss is doing this now as I get The Free Press ads about things like "low tech parenting" and workout fads.
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'm seeing some people post this and not realize this is PART of the radicalization. Building an audience from reasonable sounding videos and converting them into the pipeline. Weiss is doing this now as I get The Free Press ads about things like "low tech parenting" and workout fads.
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it's absolutely critical to understand in this moment that people aren't largely reacting to who Charlie Kirk was as a person, but who they knew him as because of what tiny pieces of him got clipped out and stuck in their newsfeeds.
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
it's absolutely critical to understand in this moment that people aren't largely reacting to who Charlie Kirk was as a person, but who they knew him as because of what tiny pieces of him got clipped out and stuck in their newsfeeds.
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RFK is secretary of Hazards and Human Suffering. His testimony today shows his staggering incompetency and his complete indifference to the truth — indifference that is costing lives.
He must be impeached before he harms more people. #ImpeachRFK
He must be impeached before he harms more people. #ImpeachRFK
September 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
RFK is secretary of Hazards and Human Suffering. His testimony today shows his staggering incompetency and his complete indifference to the truth — indifference that is costing lives.
He must be impeached before he harms more people. #ImpeachRFK
He must be impeached before he harms more people. #ImpeachRFK
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Unite w/ over 1000 current & former HHS employees (includes CDC) in the call for RFK Jr’s immediate removal as HHS Secretary. saveHHS.org
RFK Jr’s attacks on CDC affect health & safety of the nation. Public health is based on evidence & science not personal or political agendas.
#USAnotRFK #SaveHHS
RFK Jr’s attacks on CDC affect health & safety of the nation. Public health is based on evidence & science not personal or political agendas.
#USAnotRFK #SaveHHS
September 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unite w/ over 1000 current & former HHS employees (includes CDC) in the call for RFK Jr’s immediate removal as HHS Secretary. saveHHS.org
RFK Jr’s attacks on CDC affect health & safety of the nation. Public health is based on evidence & science not personal or political agendas.
#USAnotRFK #SaveHHS
RFK Jr’s attacks on CDC affect health & safety of the nation. Public health is based on evidence & science not personal or political agendas.
#USAnotRFK #SaveHHS