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@itsbabs.bsky.social
artist 📸 + activist / have lupus, studying the spectacularization of hydroxychloroquine / just trying to have a nice time On The Internet™️ / she/they #DoMaskBlocShit 😷🦋🍐🏳️🌈
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@itsbabs.bsky.social
· Aug 5
are you so over wildfire smoke? allergies? this getting covid repeatedly thing? protect yourself with filtered air!
•Bonafide Masks
•WellBefore
•Dräger
•BeHealthy
•Laianzhi
•BNX
•3M
•MaskC
•CambridgeMask
*buying directly from distributors (some use amazon)=best way to avoid less than quality product
•Bonafide Masks
•WellBefore
•Dräger
•BeHealthy
•Laianzhi
•BNX
•3M
•MaskC
•CambridgeMask
*buying directly from distributors (some use amazon)=best way to avoid less than quality product
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Forced to choose between risking my job that pays my bills and risking my access to health care that I die without
Fucking love this timeline
Fucking love this timeline
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Forced to choose between risking my job that pays my bills and risking my access to health care that I die without
Fucking love this timeline
Fucking love this timeline
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The Edmund Fitzgwrald sinking on the same day Dr Manhattan's circulatory system appeared in the kitchen cannot possibly be a coincidence
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The Edmund Fitzgwrald sinking on the same day Dr Manhattan's circulatory system appeared in the kitchen cannot possibly be a coincidence
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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Wild and fascinating threads and replies on serotonin and the gut here
the destruction of all the happy lil guys in my gut, both by the c. diff itself and by the antibiotics, was so much more of a nightmare for my mental health than, theoretically, my years of actual depression. incredible stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Wild and fascinating threads and replies on serotonin and the gut here
i've been depressed in the past—whether it was due to my undiagnosed autoimmune disease, unknown, but what i *do* know is that even then, i did not want to direct my own exit from this corporeal realm (ahem, SI) more than when i had an 8 month c. diff infection, and ESPECIALLY when i was on vanco.
Like, 95% of it is in our GUT?! What? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29909048/
Serotonin in the gut: Blessing or a curse - PubMed
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT) once most extensively studied as a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system, is seen to be predominantly secreted in the gut. About 95% of 5-HT is estimated to be found in gut mainly within the enterochromaffin cells whereas about 5% is found in the brai …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
i've been depressed in the past—whether it was due to my undiagnosed autoimmune disease, unknown, but what i *do* know is that even then, i did not want to direct my own exit from this corporeal realm (ahem, SI) more than when i had an 8 month c. diff infection, and ESPECIALLY when i was on vanco.
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nate silver used two jabs at disabled people (AE’s eugenic ad & the concept of social distancing, a tool even anticovid activists rarely default to in 2025) to try to paint users of this website as ignoring one of the most devastating blows to healthcare policy and thus disabled people. pathetic.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
nate silver used two jabs at disabled people (AE’s eugenic ad & the concept of social distancing, a tool even anticovid activists rarely default to in 2025) to try to paint users of this website as ignoring one of the most devastating blows to healthcare policy and thus disabled people. pathetic.
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Tim Kaine is probably the most prominent elected official talking about the very real threat and struggle of long COVID and he just consigned millions to being screwed with ACA subsidies expiring.
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Tim Kaine is probably the most prominent elected official talking about the very real threat and struggle of long COVID and he just consigned millions to being screwed with ACA subsidies expiring.
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incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
the tldr for the qt and so much more
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
the tldr for the qt and so much more
nate silver used two jabs at disabled people (AE’s eugenic ad & the concept of social distancing, a tool even anticovid activists rarely default to in 2025) to try to paint users of this website as ignoring one of the most devastating blows to healthcare policy and thus disabled people. pathetic.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
nate silver used two jabs at disabled people (AE’s eugenic ad & the concept of social distancing, a tool even anticovid activists rarely default to in 2025) to try to paint users of this website as ignoring one of the most devastating blows to healthcare policy and thus disabled people. pathetic.
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Unlike the other site where they're busy asking a large language model which once called itself Mecha Hitler about how things work and getting mad when it gives them the wrong answers. Paragon of respectable discourse that place is.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Unlike the other site where they're busy asking a large language model which once called itself Mecha Hitler about how things work and getting mad when it gives them the wrong answers. Paragon of respectable discourse that place is.
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something you can do in your daily life to take just an ounce of this outstanding burden off of each others backs is to wear a mask in, at the very least, public indoor spaces. health is wealth is ever more literal. the wiggle room to become sick(er) is vanishing. why wouldn’t you, at this point?
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 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
something you can do in your daily life to take just an ounce of this outstanding burden off of each others backs is to wear a mask in, at the very least, public indoor spaces. health is wealth is ever more literal. the wiggle room to become sick(er) is vanishing. why wouldn’t you, at this point?
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I hate being in my 30s getting mad at the news first thing in the day. I was supposed to be a creative person waking up at noon to ponder the meaning of art and life and how I'll ever write the next great novel if I can't finish one shitty one, not thinking about the end of the US.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I hate being in my 30s getting mad at the news first thing in the day. I was supposed to be a creative person waking up at noon to ponder the meaning of art and life and how I'll ever write the next great novel if I can't finish one shitty one, not thinking about the end of the US.
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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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Please watch this all the way through.
I post so often about masking because I want better for you, myself, my friends, your friends, everybody.
This is a real scenario I personally know people to have endured.
I post so often about masking because I want better for you, myself, my friends, your friends, everybody.
This is a real scenario I personally know people to have endured.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Please watch this all the way through.
I post so often about masking because I want better for you, myself, my friends, your friends, everybody.
This is a real scenario I personally know people to have endured.
I post so often about masking because I want better for you, myself, my friends, your friends, everybody.
This is a real scenario I personally know people to have endured.
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it’s NOT trivial to drill this distinction NOW. it’s actually vital for those of us who continue masking for personal and communal health.
everyone needs to understand the fine line that gets walked when mask bills enter legislative bodies.
everyone needs to understand the fine line that gets walked when mask bills enter legislative bodies.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
it’s NOT trivial to drill this distinction NOW. it’s actually vital for those of us who continue masking for personal and communal health.
everyone needs to understand the fine line that gets walked when mask bills enter legislative bodies.
everyone needs to understand the fine line that gets walked when mask bills enter legislative bodies.
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any bills and laws about un-masking ICE MUST EXPLICITLY state government agencies bc there’s been MANY unmasking protestors bills that folks misread with hopium that they’ll apply to ICE agents.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
any bills and laws about un-masking ICE MUST EXPLICITLY state government agencies bc there’s been MANY unmasking protestors bills that folks misread with hopium that they’ll apply to ICE agents.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
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I agree that these people fucking suck but it's not because they're weak, "spineless", or anything else. It's because they love fascism and want in. They're power-hungry little freaks who will kill us all so they can make a few more bucks
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I agree that these people fucking suck but it's not because they're weak, "spineless", or anything else. It's because they love fascism and want in. They're power-hungry little freaks who will kill us all so they can make a few more bucks
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Tonight was a vote to advance. Call your MoCs: 2S & 1 Rep.
"The Sunday vote is procedural and does not mean the package has cleared the Senate. If the measure clears the chamber, it would still have to go to the House for passage before heading to...Trump’s desk."
1/2
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
"The Sunday vote is procedural and does not mean the package has cleared the Senate. If the measure clears the chamber, it would still have to go to the House for passage before heading to...Trump’s desk."
1/2
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end | CNN Politics
Several Senate Democrats are signaling a willingness to vote to reopen the government if they secure some concessions from the White House, according to a source. Follow here for the latest.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Tonight was a vote to advance. Call your MoCs: 2S & 1 Rep.
"The Sunday vote is procedural and does not mean the package has cleared the Senate. If the measure clears the chamber, it would still have to go to the House for passage before heading to...Trump’s desk."
1/2
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
"The Sunday vote is procedural and does not mean the package has cleared the Senate. If the measure clears the chamber, it would still have to go to the House for passage before heading to...Trump’s desk."
1/2
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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2/ "It could take days for a final bill to move through the Senate. The House has been out of session since Sept. 19 and would also need to come back to Washington and vote on the measure." (Nah, they can be there quick.)
Call your 2 Senators & 1 Rep. STAT!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Call your 2 Senators & 1 Rep. STAT!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Senate takes key vote toward ending government shutdown
The deal that split Democrats doesn’t extend expiring ACA subsidies. If a bill passes the Senate, it needs the House to approve and President Donald Trump on board.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
2/ "It could take days for a final bill to move through the Senate. The House has been out of session since Sept. 19 and would also need to come back to Washington and vote on the measure." (Nah, they can be there quick.)
Call your 2 Senators & 1 Rep. STAT!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Call your 2 Senators & 1 Rep. STAT!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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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? 🤨
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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? 🤨
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Genuinely impressive from a public health department, and depressing that it’s unusual.
Long COVID includes a wide range of symptoms and can affect anyone, no matter your age or other health conditions. Learn more, and prevent #LongCOVID by preventing COVID-19!
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Genuinely impressive from a public health department, and depressing that it’s unusual.
do you see now? how democrats sell out your health? how this move is a continuation of abdication?
like don’t you see ????
the took my and millions of other people’s medication and used them for their political whims with no qualms AND NOW THEY’RE DOING IT TO YOU
the took my and millions of other people’s medication and used them for their political whims with no qualms AND NOW THEY’RE DOING IT TO YOU
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
do you see now? how democrats sell out your health? how this move is a continuation of abdication?
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dems aren't an opposition party they are a complementary one
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
dems aren't an opposition party they are a complementary one