Patti LuPain
@pattilupain.bsky.social
Performing artist, ukulele enthusiast, NYC via SF. Don't kill immunocompromised people, #WearAMask
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2nd Graders Need an Air Purifier, a project from Mrs. Helzer
Help me give my students an air purifier and replacement filters to keep them healthy, well and promote their mental health in the classroom. I am fortunate to teach a class of kind, funny, and har...
www.donorschoose.org
I got a birthday gift card from @donorschoose.bsky.social so I put it towards a project (w matching!) for a classroom air purifier—join me if you can, just $89 left! www.donorschoose.org/project/2nd-...
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Corporation: Stock prices are way down! If only we could figure out what consumers want!
Consumer: Fair prices, humans in customer service and could you avoid knuckling under to anti-DEI authoritarians, plz?
Corporation: HAVE SOME MORE AI!!!!!
Consumer: Fair prices, humans in customer service and could you avoid knuckling under to anti-DEI authoritarians, plz?
Corporation: HAVE SOME MORE AI!!!!!
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Corporation: Stock prices are way down! If only we could figure out what consumers want!
Consumer: Fair prices, humans in customer service and could you avoid knuckling under to anti-DEI authoritarians, plz?
Corporation: HAVE SOME MORE AI!!!!!
Consumer: Fair prices, humans in customer service and could you avoid knuckling under to anti-DEI authoritarians, plz?
Corporation: HAVE SOME MORE AI!!!!!
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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being laid out by a cold as an adult is so demoralizing. like oh you’re gonna lie in bed with your little box of tissues and your little glass of orange juice? grow up
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
being laid out by a cold as an adult is so demoralizing. like oh you’re gonna lie in bed with your little box of tissues and your little glass of orange juice? grow up
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I'm documenting this with the hope that one day after I'm gone, my kids will read these messages and know that I always tried to protect them when no one else would.
Public health's failure to acknowledge the continued COVID pandemic is destroying livea and families because some choose to believe...
Public health's failure to acknowledge the continued COVID pandemic is destroying livea and families because some choose to believe...
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I'm documenting this with the hope that one day after I'm gone, my kids will read these messages and know that I always tried to protect them when no one else would.
Public health's failure to acknowledge the continued COVID pandemic is destroying livea and families because some choose to believe...
Public health's failure to acknowledge the continued COVID pandemic is destroying livea and families because some choose to believe...
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I’d like to see Claire Danes play a lady for whom everything is going great and nothing worries her at all. Maybe she’s not even a lead, just the lead’s friend who lives in comfort, amusement, and delight.
I think she’s earned it.
I think she’s earned it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’d like to see Claire Danes play a lady for whom everything is going great and nothing worries her at all. Maybe she’s not even a lead, just the lead’s friend who lives in comfort, amusement, and delight.
I think she’s earned it.
I think she’s earned it.
This is a solid strategy, NYC. Get your whistles ready!
I was thinking they would have a harder time in New York because of population density. Once ICE shows up to pull its garbage, there could be 30 New Yorkers there in a minute and 200 there within five minutes. It’s not like Los Angeles, and even Los Angeles was pretty responsive.
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is a solid strategy, NYC. Get your whistles ready!
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This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again
Governments, health leaders and communities have been urged to break the silence on COVID-19, and ensure there is transparent, consistent
www.croakey.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
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ICE should be abolished for the simple fact that being undocumented is a civil matter, not a criminal one. And if someone does break the law criminally, that's what we have regular police for. We don't need Patriot Act level gestapo on our streets, we never have.
And Greg Bovino, who works for
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And Greg Bovino, who works for
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November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ICE should be abolished for the simple fact that being undocumented is a civil matter, not a criminal one. And if someone does break the law criminally, that's what we have regular police for. We don't need Patriot Act level gestapo on our streets, we never have.
And Greg Bovino, who works for
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And Greg Bovino, who works for
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In recent weeks, at least 23 infants in the U.S. have been infected with botulism in an outbreak linked to ByHeart powdered infant formula
Experts Explain How Botulism Toxin Can End Up in Baby Formula
In recent weeks, at least 23 infants in the U.S. have been infected with botulism in an outbreak linked to ByHeart powdered infant formula
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In recent weeks, at least 23 infants in the U.S. have been infected with botulism in an outbreak linked to ByHeart powdered infant formula
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This is the ocean current that sets things off in the Day After Tomorrow.
"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is the ocean current that sets things off in the Day After Tomorrow.
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Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
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When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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“Actual scientists…have…produced a mountain of evidence that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 & other airborne viruses can be prevented. This compilation of research serves to dispel the obscene myth that “infection is inevitable,” & that the suffering repeated infections…cause cannot be prevented.”
🚨 ANSWERED: Can COVID-19 Be Prevented?
A compilation of over 40 studies on how to best prevent COVID-19, from respirators to vaccines to other interventions.
👇 READ, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE WIDELY: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-c...
A compilation of over 40 studies on how to best prevent COVID-19, from respirators to vaccines to other interventions.
👇 READ, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE WIDELY: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-c...
ANSWERED: Can COVID-19 Be Prevented?
A Collection of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research (40+ Studies)
www.panaccindex.info
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Actual scientists…have…produced a mountain of evidence that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 & other airborne viruses can be prevented. This compilation of research serves to dispel the obscene myth that “infection is inevitable,” & that the suffering repeated infections…cause cannot be prevented.”
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most of the internet being dependent on one service is great when that service shits itself and nothing at all works any more
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
most of the internet being dependent on one service is great when that service shits itself and nothing at all works any more
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I can't even understand what he's trying to suggest. Am I supposed to negotiate with my health care provider directly and cut out the insurance co? "Hmm, doc, $18,000 seems pretty steep for a surgery to repair my lung, would you take $864?"
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I can't even understand what he's trying to suggest. Am I supposed to negotiate with my health care provider directly and cut out the insurance co? "Hmm, doc, $18,000 seems pretty steep for a surgery to repair my lung, would you take $864?"
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The Democratic Party would be a lot better if it had embraced Zohran Mamdani the way it's embracing Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Democratic Party would be a lot better if it had embraced Zohran Mamdani the way it's embracing Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
I got a birthday gift card from @donorschoose.bsky.social so I put it towards a project (w matching!) for a classroom air purifier—join me if you can, just $89 left! www.donorschoose.org/project/2nd-...
2nd Graders Need an Air Purifier, a project from Mrs. Helzer
Help me give my students an air purifier and replacement filters to keep them healthy, well and promote their mental health in the classroom. I am fortunate to teach a class of kind, funny, and har...
www.donorschoose.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I got a birthday gift card from @donorschoose.bsky.social so I put it towards a project (w matching!) for a classroom air purifier—join me if you can, just $89 left! www.donorschoose.org/project/2nd-...
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life is short and precious. I don't want to take on negative energy from strangers.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
life is short and precious. I don't want to take on negative energy from strangers.
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Like every time you want to yell at someone who has a mild strategic disagreement with you, send an email to an elected official who really deserves to be yelled at
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Like every time you want to yell at someone who has a mild strategic disagreement with you, send an email to an elected official who really deserves to be yelled at
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Look what arrived in mail today. First copies of my book on the DOGE purges... If you are interested in what has happened to America this past year, please consider buying -- and spreading the word about -- this book. And I hope to see you at my readings around the country in January and February.
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Look what arrived in mail today. First copies of my book on the DOGE purges... If you are interested in what has happened to America this past year, please consider buying -- and spreading the word about -- this book. And I hope to see you at my readings around the country in January and February.
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In April 2009, the Washington Post asked 10 writers to make the case for something that deserves to be tossed out as part of "spring cleaning."
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
In April 2009, the Washington Post asked 10 writers to make the case for something that deserves to be tossed out as part of "spring cleaning."
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
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This needs to happen more often.
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This needs to happen more often.
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.
This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.
You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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I really appreciate everyone who has reached out in the last couple weeks about the Scripps long covid trial. I’m enrolled and excited to get started next month. Thanks for making me feel like I have friends looking out for me!
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I really appreciate everyone who has reached out in the last couple weeks about the Scripps long covid trial. I’m enrolled and excited to get started next month. Thanks for making me feel like I have friends looking out for me!
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The drink is called Stop Yelling At Us
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The drink is called Stop Yelling At Us