Harlock
@areyouyetliving.bsky.social
Plague Doctor. A nice derangement of epitaphs. (she/her)
Reposted by Harlock
In a letter drawn from a posthumous collection of correspondence, published in 2019, the neurologist Oliver Sacks argued that society had no immunity to the seductions of digital life. “What we are seeing—and bringing on ourselves—resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale,” he wrote.
The Machine Stops
The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
www.newyorker.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
In a letter drawn from a posthumous collection of correspondence, published in 2019, the neurologist Oliver Sacks argued that society had no immunity to the seductions of digital life. “What we are seeing—and bringing on ourselves—resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale,” he wrote.
Reposted by Harlock
The Senate just voted to strip Medicaid away from millions of people across the country.
There's no time to waste — tell your Representatives to protect our health care and save Medicaid.
There's no time to waste — tell your Representatives to protect our health care and save Medicaid.
Congress: Save Medicaid Now
Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.
action.aclu.org
July 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Senate just voted to strip Medicaid away from millions of people across the country.
There's no time to waste — tell your Representatives to protect our health care and save Medicaid.
There's no time to waste — tell your Representatives to protect our health care and save Medicaid.
Reposted by Harlock
If the Senate passes President Trump's budget bill, millions of us will lose access to critical health care services.
Our lives and communities are on the line. Tell your Senator: Protect Medicaid at all costs.
Our lives and communities are on the line. Tell your Senator: Protect Medicaid at all costs.
Congress: Save Medicaid Now
Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.
action.aclu.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If the Senate passes President Trump's budget bill, millions of us will lose access to critical health care services.
Our lives and communities are on the line. Tell your Senator: Protect Medicaid at all costs.
Our lives and communities are on the line. Tell your Senator: Protect Medicaid at all costs.
Reposted by Harlock
1/ Most people still don’t know how to use a rapid antigen test (RAT) correctly. So here’s a 🧵on how to get the most accurate results and avoid spreading COVID:
May 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
1/ Most people still don’t know how to use a rapid antigen test (RAT) correctly. So here’s a 🧵on how to get the most accurate results and avoid spreading COVID:
Reposted by Harlock
Summer surge is here! Of the people I know who still take precautions & test regularly, an uncomfortable number have Covid right now, which means even more Covid going around in those who never mask or test
1/ Most people still don’t know how to use a rapid antigen test (RAT) correctly. So here’s a 🧵on how to get the most accurate results and avoid spreading COVID:
June 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Summer surge is here! Of the people I know who still take precautions & test regularly, an uncomfortable number have Covid right now, which means even more Covid going around in those who never mask or test
Reposted by Harlock
Many more people have long Covid than realise imo.
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Many more people have long Covid than realise imo.
Reposted by Harlock
The only way to prevent long COVID is to avoid getting COVID.
This is the message public health should be delivering to the masses.
It’s dreadfully unfair that they’ve allowed a novel virus to go unmitigated, creating a mass disabling event where each infection is a dice roll with disability
This is the message public health should be delivering to the masses.
It’s dreadfully unfair that they’ve allowed a novel virus to go unmitigated, creating a mass disabling event where each infection is a dice roll with disability
April 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The only way to prevent long COVID is to avoid getting COVID.
This is the message public health should be delivering to the masses.
It’s dreadfully unfair that they’ve allowed a novel virus to go unmitigated, creating a mass disabling event where each infection is a dice roll with disability
This is the message public health should be delivering to the masses.
It’s dreadfully unfair that they’ve allowed a novel virus to go unmitigated, creating a mass disabling event where each infection is a dice roll with disability
Reposted by Harlock
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
Reposted by Harlock
Reposted by Harlock
🧪Women are x1.5 to 2 more likely to develop Long Covid
Likely reasons:
👉 differences in immune response
👉 oestrogen
👉 ⏫ expression of the RNA gene Xist in acute Covid
But there is still uncertainty due to the vast research gender gap
To read more: tinyurl.com/5yameaun
Likely reasons:
👉 differences in immune response
👉 oestrogen
👉 ⏫ expression of the RNA gene Xist in acute Covid
But there is still uncertainty due to the vast research gender gap
To read more: tinyurl.com/5yameaun
March 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🧪Women are x1.5 to 2 more likely to develop Long Covid
Likely reasons:
👉 differences in immune response
👉 oestrogen
👉 ⏫ expression of the RNA gene Xist in acute Covid
But there is still uncertainty due to the vast research gender gap
To read more: tinyurl.com/5yameaun
Likely reasons:
👉 differences in immune response
👉 oestrogen
👉 ⏫ expression of the RNA gene Xist in acute Covid
But there is still uncertainty due to the vast research gender gap
To read more: tinyurl.com/5yameaun
Reposted by Harlock
Even as public health and science are dismantled, we’re here to protect your family from pollution, allergens, and infectious airborne virii with quiet PC-fan filters. 10% off BREATHEFREE www.cleanairkits.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Even as public health and science are dismantled, we’re here to protect your family from pollution, allergens, and infectious airborne virii with quiet PC-fan filters. 10% off BREATHEFREE www.cleanairkits.com
Reposted by Harlock
Vermont (and a number of other states) are considering a right to mask bill!
“The Senate Government Operations Committee on Tuesday took up a bill, S.81, that would prevent local leaders from limiting or banning mask-wearing in their cities and towns.”
#NoMaskBan
vtdigger.org/2025/03/25/f...
“The Senate Government Operations Committee on Tuesday took up a bill, S.81, that would prevent local leaders from limiting or banning mask-wearing in their cities and towns.”
#NoMaskBan
vtdigger.org/2025/03/25/f...
Final Reading: Vermont Senate bill would prevent cities and towns from banning face masks - VTDigger
The proposal comes as bans on face masks have been put in place in other parts of the country in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
vtdigger.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Vermont (and a number of other states) are considering a right to mask bill!
“The Senate Government Operations Committee on Tuesday took up a bill, S.81, that would prevent local leaders from limiting or banning mask-wearing in their cities and towns.”
#NoMaskBan
vtdigger.org/2025/03/25/f...
“The Senate Government Operations Committee on Tuesday took up a bill, S.81, that would prevent local leaders from limiting or banning mask-wearing in their cities and towns.”
#NoMaskBan
vtdigger.org/2025/03/25/f...
Reposted by Harlock
Trump’s CDC is cancelling $11 billion in COVID funding allocated to health departments and nonprofits, claiming the grants are no longer necessary because the pandemic is over.
This is wrong. COVID is a continuing threat and millions have Long COVID. We still need to do more to mitigate its harms.
This is wrong. COVID is a continuing threat and millions have Long COVID. We still need to do more to mitigate its harms.
March 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump’s CDC is cancelling $11 billion in COVID funding allocated to health departments and nonprofits, claiming the grants are no longer necessary because the pandemic is over.
This is wrong. COVID is a continuing threat and millions have Long COVID. We still need to do more to mitigate its harms.
This is wrong. COVID is a continuing threat and millions have Long COVID. We still need to do more to mitigate its harms.
Reposted by Harlock
The Trump Administration's executive order denying trans people accurate passports has made it more difficult and dangerous for people to fly.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
What’s the Safest Way for Trans Americans to Travel Right Now?
The Trump administration’s new policy to discontinue “X” gender markers on passports has many transgender Americans wondering if it’s safe to fly.
www.them.us
March 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Trump Administration's executive order denying trans people accurate passports has made it more difficult and dangerous for people to fly.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
Reposted by Harlock
The American Federation of Teachers is suing the Department of Education for shutting down access to affordable repayment plans for tens of millions of student loan borrowers.
March 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The American Federation of Teachers is suing the Department of Education for shutting down access to affordable repayment plans for tens of millions of student loan borrowers.
Reposted by Harlock
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
What is “become a GOP member of congress” for 200, Alex?
In today’s episode, how does a brainless fungal thread make decisions?
Plus, AI might be coming for baseball.
Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
Plus, AI might be coming for baseball.
Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
March 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
What is “become a GOP member of congress” for 200, Alex?
Reposted by Harlock
Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?
Reposted by Harlock
Covid-19 Ranks Among Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History. Five years after the virus was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2025, worldwide deaths from COVID-19 are estimated at 19-36 million. COVID-19 is still referred to as a pandemic by the WHO www.statista.com/chart/34077/...
Infographic: Covid-19 Ranks Among Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History
This chart shows the deadliest pandemics/epidemics worldwide by estimated number of victims.
www.statista.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Covid-19 Ranks Among Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History. Five years after the virus was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2025, worldwide deaths from COVID-19 are estimated at 19-36 million. COVID-19 is still referred to as a pandemic by the WHO www.statista.com/chart/34077/...
Reposted by Harlock
Massive die-in in front of the New York Stock Exchange to protest the illegal cuts by DOGE and the Trump administration.
March 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Massive die-in in front of the New York Stock Exchange to protest the illegal cuts by DOGE and the Trump administration.
Reposted by Harlock
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
Reposted by Harlock
Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts
March 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts
Reposted by Harlock
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”
Reposted by Harlock
The Covid Toolbox is where you can find a range of content, such as articles, selected links, helpful graphics, and informative videos. SARS-CoV-2 resource hub. covidtoolbox.com
Covidtoolbox
The Covid Toolbox is where you can find a range of content, such as articles, selected links, helpful graphics, and informative videos. Covid is not over.
covidtoolbox.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Covid Toolbox is where you can find a range of content, such as articles, selected links, helpful graphics, and informative videos. SARS-CoV-2 resource hub. covidtoolbox.com