Jenn
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Reposted by Jenn
“Enabling of illness and death is not a byproduct of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but a feature of governance.
When you place Stephen Colbert’s medical emergency and cancellation alongside that political environment, you see previously high‑value icons treated as disposable.”
When you place Stephen Colbert’s medical emergency and cancellation alongside that political environment, you see previously high‑value icons treated as disposable.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“Enabling of illness and death is not a byproduct of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but a feature of governance.
When you place Stephen Colbert’s medical emergency and cancellation alongside that political environment, you see previously high‑value icons treated as disposable.”
When you place Stephen Colbert’s medical emergency and cancellation alongside that political environment, you see previously high‑value icons treated as disposable.”
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"Stephen Colbert had an emergency appendectomy weeks after a COVID related show cancellation in 2023.
Accounts like @1goodtern.bsky.social and @meetjess.bsky.social generated 700-1.6k likes for commentary engaging w/ research linking COVID with downstream complications such as acute appendicitis."
Accounts like @1goodtern.bsky.social and @meetjess.bsky.social generated 700-1.6k likes for commentary engaging w/ research linking COVID with downstream complications such as acute appendicitis."
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Stephen Colbert had an emergency appendectomy weeks after a COVID related show cancellation in 2023.
Accounts like @1goodtern.bsky.social and @meetjess.bsky.social generated 700-1.6k likes for commentary engaging w/ research linking COVID with downstream complications such as acute appendicitis."
Accounts like @1goodtern.bsky.social and @meetjess.bsky.social generated 700-1.6k likes for commentary engaging w/ research linking COVID with downstream complications such as acute appendicitis."
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“According to The Economist’s global excess deaths tracker, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have killed more than 30 million people worldwide.
COVID killed more people in four years than HIV/AIDS did in 40.“
COVID killed more people in four years than HIV/AIDS did in 40.“
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“According to The Economist’s global excess deaths tracker, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have killed more than 30 million people worldwide.
COVID killed more people in four years than HIV/AIDS did in 40.“
COVID killed more people in four years than HIV/AIDS did in 40.“
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“If Public Relations can shape public perception of a celebrity, even without direct contact to the content, how might our beliefs about more existential topics have been influenced?
How do we know what we know about the COVID-19 pandemic?“
How do we know what we know about the COVID-19 pandemic?“
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“If Public Relations can shape public perception of a celebrity, even without direct contact to the content, how might our beliefs about more existential topics have been influenced?
How do we know what we know about the COVID-19 pandemic?“
How do we know what we know about the COVID-19 pandemic?“
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“There is also an incentive for entertainment outlets and productions to avoid coverage that potentially raises liability concerns. Insurance policies began excluding communicable diseases such as COVID after 2020, meaning a production shutdown could leave a studio exposed.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“There is also an incentive for entertainment outlets and productions to avoid coverage that potentially raises liability concerns. Insurance policies began excluding communicable diseases such as COVID after 2020, meaning a production shutdown could leave a studio exposed.”
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“In the 2024 holiday season, Mariah Carey cancelled two of her tour dates. Mainstream coverage attributed this to “flu.” Research from Caltech shows that many COVID‑19 rapid tests produce high rates of false negatives. Many illnesses may in fact be undetected COVID infections.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“In the 2024 holiday season, Mariah Carey cancelled two of her tour dates. Mainstream coverage attributed this to “flu.” Research from Caltech shows that many COVID‑19 rapid tests produce high rates of false negatives. Many illnesses may in fact be undetected COVID infections.”
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“In 2025 alone, Josh Gad withdrew from Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl after contracting COVID. Carlos Santana postponed two tour dates after being hospitalized for dehydration and testing positive for COVID. Rod Stewart cancelled 2 concerts after contracing COVID.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“In 2025 alone, Josh Gad withdrew from Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl after contracting COVID. Carlos Santana postponed two tour dates after being hospitalized for dehydration and testing positive for COVID. Rod Stewart cancelled 2 concerts after contracing COVID.”
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" @colbertlateshow.bsky.social's own Facebook page promoted the clip as Tom Hanks having ‘mastered his subway disguise,‘ omitting the part where Hanks explicitly said the mask was for COVID prevention.
This echoed the frame of the previous tabloid coverage.”
This echoed the frame of the previous tabloid coverage.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
" @colbertlateshow.bsky.social's own Facebook page promoted the clip as Tom Hanks having ‘mastered his subway disguise,‘ omitting the part where Hanks explicitly said the mask was for COVID prevention.
This echoed the frame of the previous tabloid coverage.”
This echoed the frame of the previous tabloid coverage.”
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“Tom Hanks’s remark about wearing a mask for health reasons was amplified across social media. @thesicktimes.org reposted a photo of Hanks in a mask, captioned ‘I’ve had COVID enough in my life.‘ @luckytran.com excerpted Hanks’s line with commentary about masks and COVID prevention.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“Tom Hanks’s remark about wearing a mask for health reasons was amplified across social media. @thesicktimes.org reposted a photo of Hanks in a mask, captioned ‘I’ve had COVID enough in my life.‘ @luckytran.com excerpted Hanks’s line with commentary about masks and COVID prevention.”
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“Stephen Colbert joked about Tom Hanks riding the subway while wearing a mask: “that guy is clocking you so hard,” referencing photos that had circulated days before. The framing echoed news coverage that had appeared in tabloids, describing Hanks as travelling ‘incognito’.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“Stephen Colbert joked about Tom Hanks riding the subway while wearing a mask: “that guy is clocking you so hard,” referencing photos that had circulated days before. The framing echoed news coverage that had appeared in tabloids, describing Hanks as travelling ‘incognito’.”
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“And people did this, just like you, you and me... it was not Hitler who arrested me, not Goering, not Goebbels. The grocer, the janitor, the tailor, the shoemaker, the baker, they suddenly got a uniform, a swastika armband, and there they were, the master race...”
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“And people did this, just like you, you and me... it was not Hitler who arrested me, not Goering, not Goebbels. The grocer, the janitor, the tailor, the shoemaker, the baker, they suddenly got a uniform, a swastika armband, and there they were, the master race...”
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
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“A BMC Infectious Diseases survey found that 94.7% reported cognitive changes and a high proportion reported sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms and personality shifts. Beyond what people call “brain fog,” COVID may disrupt the neural circuits that regulate emotion.“
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“A BMC Infectious Diseases survey found that 94.7% reported cognitive changes and a high proportion reported sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms and personality shifts. Beyond what people call “brain fog,” COVID may disrupt the neural circuits that regulate emotion.“
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“The effects of COVID extend into changes in personality, including reduced empathy and increased irritability. Neuroimaging studies offer potential mechanism. A PET-scan study found increased glial activation in the prefrontal cortex, linking inflammation to brain injury.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“The effects of COVID extend into changes in personality, including reduced empathy and increased irritability. Neuroimaging studies offer potential mechanism. A PET-scan study found increased glial activation in the prefrontal cortex, linking inflammation to brain injury.”
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“STEPHEN COLBERT: The important thing is: I’m fine. We’re ALL FINE. If we’re not, I hereby declare a new normal.
[Mission Accomplished (again)]
Because in the end, America, COVID doesn’t change who we are—it helps us forget who that was.
[“The Word” static-glitch fade-out]”
[Mission Accomplished (again)]
Because in the end, America, COVID doesn’t change who we are—it helps us forget who that was.
[“The Word” static-glitch fade-out]”
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“STEPHEN COLBERT: The important thing is: I’m fine. We’re ALL FINE. If we’re not, I hereby declare a new normal.
[Mission Accomplished (again)]
Because in the end, America, COVID doesn’t change who we are—it helps us forget who that was.
[“The Word” static-glitch fade-out]”
[Mission Accomplished (again)]
Because in the end, America, COVID doesn’t change who we are—it helps us forget who that was.
[“The Word” static-glitch fade-out]”
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“Stephen Colbert: Now, some folks say repeated COVID infections might make us less empathetic, more self-centered.
To which I say: Finally, some good news!
[America but EXTRA]”
To which I say: Finally, some good news!
[America but EXTRA]”
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Stephen Colbert: Now, some folks say repeated COVID infections might make us less empathetic, more self-centered.
To which I say: Finally, some good news!
[America but EXTRA]”
To which I say: Finally, some good news!
[America but EXTRA]”
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“Stephen Colbert”: Nation, tonight’s Word is—
[On-screen graphic: “COVID”]
They say COVID can cause memory loss. Which is great news for anyone who still remembers the past decade.
[Measured in milligrams of Effexor]”
[On-screen graphic: “COVID”]
They say COVID can cause memory loss. Which is great news for anyone who still remembers the past decade.
[Measured in milligrams of Effexor]”
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Stephen Colbert”: Nation, tonight’s Word is—
[On-screen graphic: “COVID”]
They say COVID can cause memory loss. Which is great news for anyone who still remembers the past decade.
[Measured in milligrams of Effexor]”
[On-screen graphic: “COVID”]
They say COVID can cause memory loss. Which is great news for anyone who still remembers the past decade.
[Measured in milligrams of Effexor]”
Reposted by Jenn
“The appeal to a core self is a concept that exceeds virology, but Stephen Colbert might recognize as adjacent to metaphysics, maybe what Aquinas might call ‘essence.’ Something inviolable, even by a pathogen as comprehensively destructive to the biological self as COVID.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“The appeal to a core self is a concept that exceeds virology, but Stephen Colbert might recognize as adjacent to metaphysics, maybe what Aquinas might call ‘essence.’ Something inviolable, even by a pathogen as comprehensively destructive to the biological self as COVID.”
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“A study in The New England Journal of Medicine reported deficits in attention, memory and executive function after COVID-19 that were comparable to years of aging.
For Stephen Colbert, whose craft relies on sustained presence, even modest cognitive changes may affect delivery.”
For Stephen Colbert, whose craft relies on sustained presence, even modest cognitive changes may affect delivery.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“A study in The New England Journal of Medicine reported deficits in attention, memory and executive function after COVID-19 that were comparable to years of aging.
For Stephen Colbert, whose craft relies on sustained presence, even modest cognitive changes may affect delivery.”
For Stephen Colbert, whose craft relies on sustained presence, even modest cognitive changes may affect delivery.”
Reposted by Jenn
“A 2025 study found that the rate of complicated appendicitis rose significantly, even adjusting for treatment delays. A 2024 multicenter retrospective study found that SARS-CoV-2 infection raised the odds of complicated appendicitis by more than 3 times.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“A 2025 study found that the rate of complicated appendicitis rose significantly, even adjusting for treatment delays. A 2024 multicenter retrospective study found that SARS-CoV-2 infection raised the odds of complicated appendicitis by more than 3 times.”
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“Many continue to think of COVID‑19 as ar respiratory infection, but it is increasingly clear that it is a multisystem, neurovascular disease. SARS-CoV-2 is not limited to the airways because it targets the endothelium, the layer of cells lining every blood vessel in the body.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“Many continue to think of COVID‑19 as ar respiratory infection, but it is increasingly clear that it is a multisystem, neurovascular disease. SARS-CoV-2 is not limited to the airways because it targets the endothelium, the layer of cells lining every blood vessel in the body.”
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“Stephen Colbert’s health scare, and its proximity to the show’s COVID cancellations, raises an important question: could his acute appendicitis and subsequent complications relate in part to the infection a few weeks before?”
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Stephen Colbert’s health scare, and its proximity to the show’s COVID cancellations, raises an important question: could his acute appendicitis and subsequent complications relate in part to the infection a few weeks before?”
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“In 2023, The Late Show had weathered multiple COVID-related interruptions, first in April, then in October. Weeks later, the situation escalated when Stephen Colbert underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix, describing how he ‘was not aware of the trouble I was in.’”
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“In 2023, The Late Show had weathered multiple COVID-related interruptions, first in April, then in October. Weeks later, the situation escalated when Stephen Colbert underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix, describing how he ‘was not aware of the trouble I was in.’”
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“The Open Letter followed an action in AMC’s New York headquarters, where an empty wheelchair was placed with a sign reading ‘Disabled Artists Will Not Be Erased.‘ In October, the artists living with Long COVID reported that no response had been received from AMC or Eric Bogosian’s representatives.”
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“The Open Letter followed an action in AMC’s New York headquarters, where an empty wheelchair was placed with a sign reading ‘Disabled Artists Will Not Be Erased.‘ In October, the artists living with Long COVID reported that no response had been received from AMC or Eric Bogosian’s representatives.”