Riley O'Brien
@tanukiriley.bsky.social
He/him pronouns but my real gender is gamer ✌️
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too true 😮💨 it’s why masking up regardless of how you’re feeling rocks, actually !!!
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
too true 😮💨 it’s why masking up regardless of how you’re feeling rocks, actually !!!
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WEAR A MASK!!
My hairstylist, who owned her salon, was permanently disabled by long COVID. A client was dishonest about COVID exposure and infected her. She has amazing family to support her, but she had to give up styling and sell her salon bc of her health.
Protect yourself and others!!
My hairstylist, who owned her salon, was permanently disabled by long COVID. A client was dishonest about COVID exposure and infected her. She has amazing family to support her, but she had to give up styling and sell her salon bc of her health.
Protect yourself and others!!
It costs next to nothing to wear a mask
It’s one of the best investments you can make in your long term health
Covid is still here & still disabling
It only takes one infection to change your life forever
Masks, especially N95s, are great protection!
If you can’t afford one try a mask block:
It’s one of the best investments you can make in your long term health
Covid is still here & still disabling
It only takes one infection to change your life forever
Masks, especially N95s, are great protection!
If you can’t afford one try a mask block:
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
WEAR A MASK!!
My hairstylist, who owned her salon, was permanently disabled by long COVID. A client was dishonest about COVID exposure and infected her. She has amazing family to support her, but she had to give up styling and sell her salon bc of her health.
Protect yourself and others!!
My hairstylist, who owned her salon, was permanently disabled by long COVID. A client was dishonest about COVID exposure and infected her. She has amazing family to support her, but she had to give up styling and sell her salon bc of her health.
Protect yourself and others!!
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added "CDC" to my mute words bc I just can't anymore, y'all
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
added "CDC" to my mute words bc I just can't anymore, y'all
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
it's bad, but many people who understand it's bad now did not understand it was also bad before when it was their guy doing the eugenics, and I just can't with their outrage anymore
where was the outrage when it could have prevented this
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THE NEW VINE WILL TAKE YOUR CONTENT like everybody is excited because “vine is back and they don’t allow AI!!!” But that is only because they want new content to scrape for training AI. Don’t be fooled.
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
THE NEW VINE WILL TAKE YOUR CONTENT like everybody is excited because “vine is back and they don’t allow AI!!!” But that is only because they want new content to scrape for training AI. Don’t be fooled.
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wearing a respirator today, this weekend, lowers the risk of bringing unwanted microscopic guests to your holiday celebrations, now less than a week away. your government has no interest in supporting you to preventing illness, nor in caring for you once you’re ill—take responsibility. mask up.
we are in an unprecedented untenable situation: wanton destruction of federal public health apparati (already reduced by biden), on top of a precarious, ever consolidating for-profit “care” system that’s been inching toward collapse for yrs as insurance rates soar—& you won’t help prevent illness? 🤨
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
wearing a respirator today, this weekend, lowers the risk of bringing unwanted microscopic guests to your holiday celebrations, now less than a week away. your government has no interest in supporting you to preventing illness, nor in caring for you once you’re ill—take responsibility. mask up.
lrp go watch the 2004 funimation dub of Case Closed
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
lrp go watch the 2004 funimation dub of Case Closed
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every line in this six second clip of the case closed dub
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
every line in this six second clip of the case closed dub
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Important piece on how we got here.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy. - KFF Health News
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exerc...
kffhealthnews.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Important piece on how we got here.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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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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bro it's so crazy how children in the US are property of their parents before they're people. not getting your kid vaccinated is medical neglect but we let the parents decide because their ownership trumps the child's right to life saving medical care
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
bro it's so crazy how children in the US are property of their parents before they're people. not getting your kid vaccinated is medical neglect but we let the parents decide because their ownership trumps the child's right to life saving medical care
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NYTimes was also aware a staff writer was a close friend of Epstein - who had been offered incriminating photos of a Presidential candidate - and chose instead to spend the next decade on totally unjustified, frankly delusional, propagandized coverage of trans people and their doctors as “predators”
I'm sorry, I'm still having a hard time getting over that the owner of the NY Times is in the Epstein files thing and they haven't even acknowledged this in any reporting.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
NYTimes was also aware a staff writer was a close friend of Epstein - who had been offered incriminating photos of a Presidential candidate - and chose instead to spend the next decade on totally unjustified, frankly delusional, propagandized coverage of trans people and their doctors as “predators”
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Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
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“Leslie Lee rightly criticized the inconsistency of people who mourned Lynch’s passing while, in their own lives, failed to take simple protective steps — like wearing a respirator — that could have helped keep people like Lynch stay safe and alive.” Powerful writing about our friend.
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Leslie Lee rightly criticized the inconsistency of people who mourned Lynch’s passing while, in their own lives, failed to take simple protective steps — like wearing a respirator — that could have helped keep people like Lynch stay safe and alive.” Powerful writing about our friend.
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Covid-19. Bird flu. Et al. Now is a *really* good time to wear those respirator masks, my friends.
I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.
I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Covid-19. Bird flu. Et al. Now is a *really* good time to wear those respirator masks, my friends.
I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.
I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.
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We should nationalize the railroads. I'm not talking half-assed state capitalist nonsense like Amtrak or Conrail I'm talking one big centrally planned railroad run as a public good with no profit motive.
TAKE THE FUCKING TRAIN COMRADE.
TAKE THE FUCKING TRAIN COMRADE.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We should nationalize the railroads. I'm not talking half-assed state capitalist nonsense like Amtrak or Conrail I'm talking one big centrally planned railroad run as a public good with no profit motive.
TAKE THE FUCKING TRAIN COMRADE.
TAKE THE FUCKING TRAIN COMRADE.
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information to get acquainted with if youre not already. its never too late to learn and try, its okay to admit you were deceived. just be fucking honest with yourselves. repair the harm youve been complicit in however best you can manage
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Still Masked Still Right Fact Sheet - 05072025.pdf | Powered by Box
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November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
information to get acquainted with if youre not already. its never too late to learn and try, its okay to admit you were deceived. just be fucking honest with yourselves. repair the harm youve been complicit in however best you can manage
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This is important to know about—it’s a common Covid outcome! One of my many scary first year of #LongCovid symptoms was not being able to breathe almost any time I tried to eat. It would start a few bites in & I would gasp for air for the next two hours, my lungs refusing to open properly
So I try not to give too many gory details about life with long covid, but I also think it’s important to give a clear picture of what can happen to anyone.
Over the last yearish, I’ve become allergic to more than 70 foods. Today I lost soy. I’m not how long I can keep eating at all.
Over the last yearish, I’ve become allergic to more than 70 foods. Today I lost soy. I’m not how long I can keep eating at all.
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is important to know about—it’s a common Covid outcome! One of my many scary first year of #LongCovid symptoms was not being able to breathe almost any time I tried to eat. It would start a few bites in & I would gasp for air for the next two hours, my lungs refusing to open properly
ready to tear it all out of the chasm of my chest and other such expressions of deep festering anger, depression, and despair, etc etc
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
ready to tear it all out of the chasm of my chest and other such expressions of deep festering anger, depression, and despair, etc etc
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The Biden Administration reduced the COVID isolation guidelines from 10 days to 5 (when many are infectious for 14 days) because of a letter from the CEO of JetBlue. Fauci defended this decision as "preserving societal function." Sure didn't help anyone who went on to be disabled by Long COVID!
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Biden Administration reduced the COVID isolation guidelines from 10 days to 5 (when many are infectious for 14 days) because of a letter from the CEO of JetBlue. Fauci defended this decision as "preserving societal function." Sure didn't help anyone who went on to be disabled by Long COVID!
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"the deal guarantees a vote to extend ACA subsidies"
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"the deal guarantees a vote to extend ACA subsidies"
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If you want to order from small businesses for the holiday season, November is the best time! It ensures that anything custom is completed on time and that nothing gets stuck in December shipping delays
If you want to order from small businesses for the holiday season, November is the best time! It ensures that anything custom is completed on time and that nothing gets stuck in December shipping delays
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
www.etsy.com/shop/sadiabies
If you want to order from small businesses for the holiday season, November is the best time! It ensures that anything custom is completed on time and that nothing gets stuck in December shipping delays
If you want to order from small businesses for the holiday season, November is the best time! It ensures that anything custom is completed on time and that nothing gets stuck in December shipping delays
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This is another large loss to our surveillance capabilities.
At this point I have no clue how we will pick the variant for next years Covid vaccine.
We will lose the ability to know when convergence (XFG) or other high mutation changes occur (BA.3.2 we’ve been monitoring)
Cryptic lineages too.
At this point I have no clue how we will pick the variant for next years Covid vaccine.
We will lose the ability to know when convergence (XFG) or other high mutation changes occur (BA.3.2 we’ve been monitoring)
Cryptic lineages too.
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is another large loss to our surveillance capabilities.
At this point I have no clue how we will pick the variant for next years Covid vaccine.
We will lose the ability to know when convergence (XFG) or other high mutation changes occur (BA.3.2 we’ve been monitoring)
Cryptic lineages too.
At this point I have no clue how we will pick the variant for next years Covid vaccine.
We will lose the ability to know when convergence (XFG) or other high mutation changes occur (BA.3.2 we’ve been monitoring)
Cryptic lineages too.