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Amy Hart
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She/her. I write books about anxious vampires, witches, and werewolves. 🇳🇿🏳️‍🌈

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Amy Hart @amyhartbooks.bsky.social · Jan 16
Hi! 👋 I’m Amy, an author from New Zealand who writes paranormal fantasy. My books are perfect for people who like:

🔮 Magic and mystery
🔮 Vampires
🔮 Witches
🔮 Werewolves
🔮 Found family
🔮 Mental health rep
🔮 Complex characters
🔮 And lots more!
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decodemestudy.bsky.social
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Graphic 1 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says: ‘The signals discovered are involved in the immune and nervous systems, indicating immunological and neurological causes to this poorly understood disease’. Graphic 2 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says: ‘At least two of the signals relate to the body’s response to infection’. Beneath this is an image of green germs. Graphic 3 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says: ‘Other signals point to the nervous system, one of which researchers previously found in people experiencing chronic pain, reinforcing neurological contributions to ME/CFS’. Beneath this is an image of a person curled up in bed feeling ill. Graphic 4 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘All of these signals align with how people with ME/CFS describe their illness’.
August 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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decodemestudy.bsky.social
(1/2) Key genetic differences found in people with ME/CFS > Swipe to find out more.

These findings reflect the lived experience of thousands of #pwME.

Thanks to all our participants & supporters who made this possible!

Read a summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk
Graphic 1 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. At the top in bold lettering, it says ‘Main Findings’. Beneath this it says ‘Your genes contribute to your chances of developing ME/CFS. Other key findings are on the following slides. Graphic 2 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘People with an ME/CFS diagnosis have significant genetic differences in their DNA compared to the general population’. Beneath this is an image of a DNA helix and a magnifying glass. Graphic 3 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘These lie in many places across the genome, and do not impact just one gene’. Beneath this is an image of a DNA helix and graphs. Graphic 4 of 4. DecodeME: The Results graphic. The slide says ‘Eight genetic signals have been identified. As DNA doesn’t change with ME/CFS onset, these findings reflect causes rather than effects of ME/CFS’. Beneath this is a blue magnifying glass with a DNA helix.
August 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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chromatowski.bsky.social
I think this is an important consideration for advocacy: most of us who take and advocate for precautions don’t really care about looking weird, and most of the people we need to reach really do.

Doesn’t matter if you think they shouldn’t: they do, so we need to figure out how to work with that.
exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · Jun 6
I feel like the lesson I took from the pandemic is that most people aren't thinking carefully about their day-to-day actions, they're doing what everyone around them is doing.

Like, many ppl's primary motivation is trying not to look weird
June 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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holliehartwright.bsky.social
Do we do cover reveals here? I'm doing a cover reveal.

WANT IT ALL, a light/dark academia #omegaverse, coming soooooon
May 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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julieannegenter.greens.org.nz
What a farce! Keeping teachers, nurses, midwives, care & support workers + other essential workers underpaid so they can give tax breaks to leveraged landlords, tobacco companies & mining companies.

It’s a political choice that benefits a few. #nzpol
May 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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d2p.bsky.social
Today is #InternationalMEawarenessDay recognising the #MillionsMissing with #MECFS.

One story from NZ documenting how families have to create their own health system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOA...
ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome: The mysterious illness trapping people in their bodies
YouTube video by Re: News
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
amyhartbooks.bsky.social
Today is #MEAwarenessDay. I was diagnosed with ME in 2023, even though I’ve had it for about nine years now, and it’s exhausting and debilitating, and I almost didn’t make this post because sometimes I just don’t want to think about it. 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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nzpsa.bsky.social
MEDIA RELEASE: Dark day for women as Government slams brakes on pay equity to save money.
www.psa.org.nz/news-media/dark-day-for-women-as-government-slams-brakes-on-pay-equity-to-save-money
📸Image description. A black tile with white text “Pay equity means fair pay for all. It means valuing community support workers, teachers, library assistants, and more. The Government is widening the gender pay gap.” A red PSA logo is bottom centre.
May 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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ladyjenpool.bsky.social
Me on Independent Bookstore Day
Gru with a large white pad that says "First we get a book". In the next panel it says "Then, we get another book". In the next panel it says "And then we say no more books". In the next panel it says "But then, we see another book". In the last panel Gru looks excited and it says "So we get two more books!"
April 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
amyhartbooks.bsky.social
Absolutely. It’s the most horrible feeling. Lost the ability to speak for a few hours the other night because there just wasn’t the energy available to get the words from my brain to my mouth. #pwme
gvnett.bsky.social Gretch @gvnett.bsky.social · Apr 27
Calling what happens to #pwme after exertion, malaise, is like telling someone with a broken leg they have a slothful bone. #mecfs #severeME
Black background with the word white text. Heading - malaise with a red strike through above the words neuroimmune exhaustion. Body of text - Diabolically, devastating, lack of ability to produce energy on demand. Not to be confused with a vague feeling of being unwell.
April 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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effies.bsky.social
I went from mild ME/CFS to moderate-to-severe because I pushed myself to exercise per doctor's orders. This is a permanent degradation in my quality of life and ability to do things.

If you have ME/CFS or Long Covid, and are prescribed exercise (or "graded exercise therapy"), GET ANOTHER DOCTOR.
thesicktimes.org The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · Apr 23
In February, we published a story about educating primary care doctors on #LongCOVID. The story focused on the University of Washington (UW)’s Long COVID clinic.

We received a letter from a reader, calling the expertise of UW’s clinic into question: bit.ly/4irtiCQ
Stock image of physical therapy equipment: a stress ball shaped like a virus, a pair of dumbbells, a yoga mat, bands. The text reads, “Letters to the editor. UW’s Long COVID clinic prescribed graded exercise therapy that made me worse. They shouldn’t be educating providers about Long COVID. The Sick Times.” Black text on a lavender background reads: The Sick Times I lost faith in the clinic’s guidance recently when my physician at the University of Washington gave me an ultimatum to pursue another round of physical therapy, start taking anti-depressant medication — or risk losing the clinic’s care. — A UW Long COVID clinic patient Black text on a lavender background reads: The Sick Times Now, I cannot leave the house unless I’m using a mobility aid as a result of pushing myself in a clinic-approved physical therapy program. Dr. Friedly and her staff cannot be trusted to train primary care providers on how to treat Long COVID and ME/CFS patients because they themselves do not respect this patient population. — A UW Long COVID clinic patient
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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ryanlcooper.com
one of the world's top cancer scientists, who works for Harvard, is at risk of deportation to Russia where she might be killed for criticizing Putin, because she allegedly failed to disclose carrying frog embryos at the border. it's upending American medical research: prospect.org/health/2025-...
Until now. For instance, the cancer scientist Kseniia Petrova, a Russian immigrant who worked at Harvard’s renowned Kirschner Lab, has been in a Louisiana ICE prison for two months now, and is facing deportation to Russia because she allegedly lied to a border control officer about carrying frog embryos for research purposes. Not only is this likely false—she told NBC News that she did tell the officers the truth—but the usual penalty for such a piddling violation is a $500 fine, knocked down to $50 for a first offense. Instead, ICE revoked her J-1 visa and threw her in prison pending a hearing to deport her back to Russia, where she might easily end up in prison or dead for criticizing the Putin regime. Petrova is not just any cancer scientist—she is perhaps the world’s top expert on analyzing the images produced by a new cutting-edge, ultra-specialized microscope that is being developed to diagnose cancer cases. Leon Peshkin, Petrova’s manager, told NBC that the task “requires a unique set of skills because you have to both be able to work as an embryologist and do applied math, modeling, data analysis and bioinformatics—all in one package.” Nobody else in the lab could do what she does, he added.
April 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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pusheen.bsky.social
☕ Happy World Book Day! 📚✨
Pusheen reads a book while comfy in a bean bag chair.
April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
This is a familiar pattern, and not familiar in a good way.
gregdoucette.bsky.social T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · Apr 22
So Donald Trump is creating an Autism Registry. Guess it's easier for RFK Jr to eliminate "undesirables" once there's a list of them...

🔗: www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
Excerpt from the linked story. Text reads: Medication records from pharmacy chains, lab testing and genomics data from patients treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service, claims from private insurers and data from smartwatches and fitness trackers will all be linked together, he said. The NIH is also now in talks with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to broaden agreements governing access to their data, Bhattacharya said. In addition, a new disease registry is being launched to track Americans with autism, which will be integrated into the data.
April 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.
April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Call your Congressional reps and tell them that you do NOT approve of these cuts. Pick your grounds based on personal experience (relying on Head Start programs, importance of AIDS/HIV research, ME/CFS funding, wastewater monitoring)-- and tell Congress you're pro-science, not pro-disease. 🧵💪
April 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
"The proposal would cut the CDC’s budget by about 44 percent, from $9.2 billion to about $5.2 billion, and would eliminate all of the agency’s chronic disease programs"-- that's us, folks! 🧵
April 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Some bad news for people living with #MECFS.

Under the 2026 "passback", the "reorganization" of HHS and CDC would cut all ME/CFS funding from CDC.

I think this is a 'scoop', since I'm unaware of anyone having reported on it, yet.

Let's talk about what a passback is, and what it means for us. 🧵🧪
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases The Budget discontinues funding for the Lyme Disease,. Prion Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Harmful Algal Bloom programs to prioritize funding for core infectious disease and surveiIlance activities. The Budget also includes $25 minion for the wastewater surveillance program within the Emerging Infectious Diseases PPA."
April 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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jillbles.bsky.social
Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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bootstheory.bsky.social
For the benefit of the usual suspects, this is what "Orwellian" actually means

Talking about "women's health" as though women are defined by having a functioning uterus, ignoring all the women (including cis!) who don't and erasing the trans men and NB folk who need this specific healthcare
tairawhitidoc.bsky.social Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · Apr 14
I am so tired of politicians who lack the cognitive ability to see the world as anything but simple binary-incapable of understanding science and nuance who instead use their ignorance to rally like-minded simpletons against society’s most vulnerable.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Coalition directs Health NZ to stop saying 'pregnant people'
Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has told the agency to use "clear language" and that "only women and people of the female sex can get pregnant".
www.rnz.co.nz
April 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
amyhartbooks.bsky.social
What the actual fuck??? There are just…so many things wrong about this.
bevanholloway.com Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com · Apr 9
What company* is running this marking?
What do they do with the kids’ data?
Do kids get to consent to their data being used that way?

*I’m assuming this isn’t AI developed in-house.
Artificial intelligence exam-marking on the way for Year 10 writing tests
NZQA will use artificial intelligence for exam-marking for the first time next month.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
amyhartbooks.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesApril day 9

My main character doesn’t take a lot for granted. She’s been turned into a vampire, lied to, sent to live in a magic academy with other supernaturals, and there’s always something unusual going on (trying to avoid spoilers here 😅)
Prompt list for FantasyIndiesApril
April 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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#FantasyIndiesApril day 8

I used to re-read books all the time as a kid but then that stopped as I got older. Now, I do re-read old favourites sometimes. There’s something comforting about familiar characters and plots.
Prompt list for FantasyIndiesApril
April 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
amyhartbooks.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesApril day 7: animals in WIP

There aren’t a lot of animals in my series, but the psychologist at the magical academy does have a miniature dragon who is kinda like a support dragon for the kids in sessions. It acts like a puppy. Eats dried apricots. Huffs smoke when it’s annoyed.
Prompt list for FantasyIndiesApril
April 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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passamezzo.bsky.social
9 April is #NationalUnicornDay, so here is a marginal musical #unicorn from a #bookofhours, c1407.
Ms Douce 144

#earlymusic #illuminatedmanuscript #marginalia #medievalsky #15thCentury
April 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM