Jenn Cole
@jenncole.bsky.social
Designer. Cook. Theater goer. Living with long covid. Aspiring writer, mostly about trauma and healing. I dream of hope, permission, and being bicoastal.
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Quite apart from the misinterpreted and poorly presented science that will continue to get some of his readers killed or disabled, I’d like to point out another glaring factual error.
People that wear masks did not and do not refuse to enter society. Society refuses to accept mask wearers.
People that wear masks did not and do not refuse to enter society. Society refuses to accept mask wearers.
I spoke to the people who continue to shape their lives around avoiding Covid and only breathing ‘clean’ air
‘Refusing to mask during an ongoing pandemic is absolutely violent and it’s undeniably participating in social murder.’
For @telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
‘Refusing to mask during an ongoing pandemic is absolutely violent and it’s undeniably participating in social murder.’
For @telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Quite apart from the misinterpreted and poorly presented science that will continue to get some of his readers killed or disabled, I’d like to point out another glaring factual error.
People that wear masks did not and do not refuse to enter society. Society refuses to accept mask wearers.
People that wear masks did not and do not refuse to enter society. Society refuses to accept mask wearers.
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In 2020, Arundhati Roy wrote a gorgeous, prescient essay called “The Pandemic is a Portal”. In this piece, I discuss who actually walked through it: the COVID conscious community, and why I’m proud to be a part of it.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
The Pandemic Has Been a Portal (for a few of us)
It's true that most people keep choosing "normalcy". But the COVID conscious community is showing us a radical new way forward, that centers care
www.thegauntlet.news
July 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In 2020, Arundhati Roy wrote a gorgeous, prescient essay called “The Pandemic is a Portal”. In this piece, I discuss who actually walked through it: the COVID conscious community, and why I’m proud to be a part of it.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
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There aren’t 34 million “able bodied” Americans on Medicaid
There’s no such things as the “genuinely disabled”
It’s ableist propaganda designed to get you to see us fakers, scammers or useless eaters
We aren’t the enemy. We aren’t stealing your tax dollars
The billionaires are. Pay attention.
There’s no such things as the “genuinely disabled”
It’s ableist propaganda designed to get you to see us fakers, scammers or useless eaters
We aren’t the enemy. We aren’t stealing your tax dollars
The billionaires are. Pay attention.
July 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
There aren’t 34 million “able bodied” Americans on Medicaid
There’s no such things as the “genuinely disabled”
It’s ableist propaganda designed to get you to see us fakers, scammers or useless eaters
We aren’t the enemy. We aren’t stealing your tax dollars
The billionaires are. Pay attention.
There’s no such things as the “genuinely disabled”
It’s ableist propaganda designed to get you to see us fakers, scammers or useless eaters
We aren’t the enemy. We aren’t stealing your tax dollars
The billionaires are. Pay attention.
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
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Happening now in Camarillo, protesters are desperately facing off against ICE to try to defend America’s farm workers.
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July 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Happening now in Camarillo, protesters are desperately facing off against ICE to try to defend America’s farm workers.
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really does feel like if we can cyberbully the House into passing changes on the shit they openly hate and get it kicked back upstairs again there’s a chance it might not survive the Senate a second time
if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life
if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life
The package now goes to the House who is expected to vote on it this week. Any changes to the bill in the House will force the Senate to take up the bill again.
The current bill as written raises the debt limit by $5 trillion.
The current bill as written raises the debt limit by $5 trillion.
July 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
really does feel like if we can cyberbully the House into passing changes on the shit they openly hate and get it kicked back upstairs again there’s a chance it might not survive the Senate a second time
if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life
if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life
This. Other dems take note.
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This. Other dems take note.
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They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
June 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
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This story explains a LOT of things: ChatGPT appears to be rooting on sociopathic mental illness by validating every delusion of grandeur.
It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine.
www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...
It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine.
www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...
May 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This story explains a LOT of things: ChatGPT appears to be rooting on sociopathic mental illness by validating every delusion of grandeur.
It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine.
www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...
It also explains, in part, the hype cycle around AI: rich people, addicted to praise, invented a Compliment Machine.
www.garbageday.email/p/this-is-wh...
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Normalize discussion of the COVID integrity debt that the next generation of public health and infection control professionals will spend their entire careers struggling to pay off.
Happy International Women's Day!
A reminder that this specific screwup has now killed ~25 million people.
A world that allows an influential, entitled, ignorant man to just shout down a smarter and more knowledgeable woman 👉can literally kill you.👈
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
A reminder that this specific screwup has now killed ~25 million people.
A world that allows an influential, entitled, ignorant man to just shout down a smarter and more knowledgeable woman 👉can literally kill you.👈
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Normalize discussion of the COVID integrity debt that the next generation of public health and infection control professionals will spend their entire careers struggling to pay off.
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they don't want us to "stay healthy."
they want to "make america healthy again" by culling those they deem unhealthy.
that's why the cuts. if you die of covid or cancer or measles it's because you deserve it.
because you're not "fit" and don't deserve to survive.
that's it. that's the bit.
they want to "make america healthy again" by culling those they deem unhealthy.
that's why the cuts. if you die of covid or cancer or measles it's because you deserve it.
because you're not "fit" and don't deserve to survive.
that's it. that's the bit.
There’s something rich about Dr Oz claiming it’s an American’s “patriotic duty” to stay healthy when he’s in an administration actively trying to cut healthcare, abortion access, vaccines & public health and when America is one of the only developed nations that doesn’t have universal healthcare.
April 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
they don't want us to "stay healthy."
they want to "make america healthy again" by culling those they deem unhealthy.
that's why the cuts. if you die of covid or cancer or measles it's because you deserve it.
because you're not "fit" and don't deserve to survive.
that's it. that's the bit.
they want to "make america healthy again" by culling those they deem unhealthy.
that's why the cuts. if you die of covid or cancer or measles it's because you deserve it.
because you're not "fit" and don't deserve to survive.
that's it. that's the bit.
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Disability is not a moral failing. It’s not a punishment. It’s not karma.
It’s part of the human experience. Our bodies are frail, and given enough time most people will experience disability.
The idea that we’re lazy, choosing not to “try hard” or want to be sick is a fallacy born out of ableism
It’s part of the human experience. Our bodies are frail, and given enough time most people will experience disability.
The idea that we’re lazy, choosing not to “try hard” or want to be sick is a fallacy born out of ableism
April 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Disability is not a moral failing. It’s not a punishment. It’s not karma.
It’s part of the human experience. Our bodies are frail, and given enough time most people will experience disability.
The idea that we’re lazy, choosing not to “try hard” or want to be sick is a fallacy born out of ableism
It’s part of the human experience. Our bodies are frail, and given enough time most people will experience disability.
The idea that we’re lazy, choosing not to “try hard” or want to be sick is a fallacy born out of ableism
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179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
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Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense.
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
March 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Begging folks to stop referring to the pandemic in the past tense.
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
It’s still “during COVID”. The pandemic isn’t over just because you want it to be.
We have no sterilizing vaccine. No treatment or cure for Long Covid. People are still dying & becoming disabled every day because we refuse to adapt
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
In addition to the environmental and IP issues, it’s also just *inaccurate* 60% of the time.
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 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In addition to the environmental and IP issues, it’s also just *inaccurate* 60% of the time.
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When the “freedom” crowd yell about Covid mitigations - they’re quick to say it’s their right to take whatever risks they want.
When something is airborne & harms others - it’s not that simple.
Take smoking. You have the legal right to smoke even though it’s bad for you 🧵
When something is airborne & harms others - it’s not that simple.
Take smoking. You have the legal right to smoke even though it’s bad for you 🧵
December 30, 2024 at 3:34 AM
When the “freedom” crowd yell about Covid mitigations - they’re quick to say it’s their right to take whatever risks they want.
When something is airborne & harms others - it’s not that simple.
Take smoking. You have the legal right to smoke even though it’s bad for you 🧵
When something is airborne & harms others - it’s not that simple.
Take smoking. You have the legal right to smoke even though it’s bad for you 🧵
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Y’all claim you don’t want RFK Jr. but won’t practice any infection control whatsoever, so me thinks you do want him.
Y’all need someone to blame other than yourselves. 🙃
Yes, he will make everything far worse, but your attitudes & maladaptive behavior around infection control got us here.
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Y’all need someone to blame other than yourselves. 🙃
Yes, he will make everything far worse, but your attitudes & maladaptive behavior around infection control got us here.
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December 14, 2024 at 12:53 AM
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When you’re chronically ill - one of the hardest things to do is ask for help.
We know our bodies best - and by the time we’re asking for help we’ve exhausted ALL available options.
We aren’t looking for your random suggestions about how we should do yoga or touch grass 🧵
We know our bodies best - and by the time we’re asking for help we’ve exhausted ALL available options.
We aren’t looking for your random suggestions about how we should do yoga or touch grass 🧵
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 AM
When you’re chronically ill - one of the hardest things to do is ask for help.
We know our bodies best - and by the time we’re asking for help we’ve exhausted ALL available options.
We aren’t looking for your random suggestions about how we should do yoga or touch grass 🧵
We know our bodies best - and by the time we’re asking for help we’ve exhausted ALL available options.
We aren’t looking for your random suggestions about how we should do yoga or touch grass 🧵